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The United States: Fliers may want to have their tickets in
hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing
everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight—no paper
needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (带照片的身份证).
Anyone who
buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16
will get an award (奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another
ticket for a friend for $ 99, good anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb.
12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra
frequent-flier miles for the ticket less crowd. And there are rising
punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last
week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost ticket replacement (替换) to 70fromeither 60 or $
50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push
travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and
tracking a missing ticket.
1.Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?
A. it is
cheaper for air travelers.
B. It helps
reduce the cost for airlines.
C. It can use
computer fliers to plan air traveling.
D. It helps
prevent fliers from losing their tickets.
2.To encourage people to take ticketless
flights, the airlines ________.
A. sell their
tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following year
B. let
travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets
C. allow each
other traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs
D. offer ticketless travelers free miles to fly in the
US
3.Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the
text?
A. People who
like to have paper airplane tickets.
B. People who
love paper products of various kinds.
C. People who
travel with paper on a plane.
D. People who
have lost their tickets and buy a second one.
4.The airline companies say that they have
raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________.
A. attract
travelers to take ticketless flights
B. punish
those who insist on using paper tickets
C. do better
than other airline companies
D. pay for
the work to deal with lost tickets