Booking a trip on an online travel site is convenient, but comes with its own set of problems.

◆They know who’s gone to spend more.

Last year, U. S travel research company Orbitz tracked people’s online activities to test out whether Mac users spend more on travel than PC users. Turns out that on average, Mac users lay out US $ 20~30 more per night on hotels. As a result, online travel sites show these users more expensive travel options first. To avoid paying more, sort results by price.

◆Their software doesn’t always link to the hotel’s system.

A guaranteed reservation is almost impossible to come by anywhere — but the risk of your flight or hotel being overbooked increases with third-party providers. The middleman’s software isn’t immune(防護(hù)作用的) to system errors, so always call the hotel or airline to make sure your booking was processed.

◆You could miss out on loyalty (積分) points.

Third party providers can get between you and frequent flyer miles or points. Many hotel loyalty programs don’t recognize external sites, others award only minimum points without special offers, like double points on hotel stays.

◆Don’t be fooled by packages: Often, they’re low-end items grouped together.

Ever notice how travel sites recommend a hotel, a rental car, and tour package all in one click. These deals usually feature travel that no one wants, like flights with multiple layovers(中途停留). Check the fine print.

◆Once your trip is purchased, you’re on your own.

An online travel agency can’t provide assistance the same way an agent can if a flight is cancelled or a room is substandard. Basically, when you arrive at the airport or hotel, you’re just another customer who booked at the lowest rate.

1.What does the writer mainly intend to tell readers?

A. Tips of how to reserve flights on line.

B. Problems of reserving a hotel on line.

C. Notices about reserving a trip on line.

D. Traps in reserving hotels and flights on line.

2.Why do people probably spend more on their online reservation for trips?

A. They book at prices offered first by travel sites.

B. They are shown less expensive travel options first.

C. Some of the travel expenses are earned by Mac users.

D. Their flights or hotels are overbooked by tourist agencies.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined “fine print”？

A. Detailed items. B. Discounted prices.

C. Good deals. D. Special services.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The third parties will provide good travel services on line.

B. Few people book trips on line because of possible troubles.

C. Travelers’ interests may not be guaranteed with booking on line.

D. Those booking trips on line will benefit much from loyalty points

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江西省2016-2017學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第一次月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：閱讀理解

U.S. News evaluated more than 28,000 schools for the 2016 Best High Schools rankings. These 10 schools scored the highest out of the 500 top-ranking gold medal schools. Here are four of them.

Carnegie Vanguard High School

Carnegie Vanguard High School is a Texas school for talented and gifted teens. The school’s curriculum consists of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Students must take at least seven AP courses to graduate. Students consistently exceed(超越)state and national averages on SAT and ACT exams. Carnegie requires every student to complete 100 hours of community service before graduation.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank# 10

Houston, TX 77019

Phone: (713) 732-3694

Academic Magnet High School

Academic Magnet High School aims to challenge each student, teacher and parent with high academic expectation. All courses are AP courses, and every student has to complete a year-long independent research project. Students’ work has been published in multiple(多種多樣的)academic and professional journals.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank# 8

5109AWest Enterprise St, North Charleston

Phone: (843) 746-1300

Pine View School

The curriculum at Pine View School mixes traditional classroom learning with independent study. Pine View School places a strong emphasis (強(qiáng)調(diào)) on volunteer work. Students must complete advanced foreign language courses to graduate. After-school activities at Pine View include rowing clubs, Model United Nations and National Honor Society.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank # 7

1 Python Path 1 Python Path, Florida.

Phone:(941)486-2001

Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology uses the unique curriculum that starts with the advanced biology, math and technology programs for seniors. The school has more than 10 specialized research labs. After-school activities at Thomas Jefferson High School for science and technology include cultural groups such as the Persian Club and a variety of athletic teams.

Medal Awarded Gold: National Rank#5

6560 Braddock Rd

Phone: (703) 750-8300

1.What are the conditions for a student to graduate from Carnegie?

A. Taking six AP courses and finishing 100 hours of community service.

B. Taking at least seven AP courses and finishing 100 hours of community service.

C. Taking seven AP courses and finishing 50 hours of community service.

D. Taking eight AP courses and finishing 50 hours of community service.

2.Academic Magnet High School places a strong emphasis on .

A. physical education B. students’ writing C. volunteer work D. academic quality

3.Pine View School which has after-school activities .

A. lays stress on volunteer work

B. has more than 10 specialized research labs

C. provides AP course for talented and gifted students

D. requires students to finish a year-long independent research project

4.Which high school has a strict request for foreign languages?

A. Academic Magnet High School B. Thomas Jefferson High School

C. Pine View School D. Carnegie Vanguard High School

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：寧夏銀川市2017屆高三上學(xué)期第六次月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：短文填空

I thought that I had great skills in 1.(deal) with kids, so I applied for a job to teach kids. The day of my interview was also my first day of work. My first mistake led to my first lesson. Don’t try to make 2.(friend) with managers, but be respectful. After going through some work with 3.

couple of kids I learned I was not as good as I thought I was, and it was 4.(good) to ask for help than do what you thought was right.

A few days after work, feeling pressured to do a good job, I found repetition 5.(make) it more comfortable. It wasn’t long 6. I learned how to develop respectful relationships with my bosses and what tone of voice 7.(use) with kids. I started sounding more confident and realized that the more confident you sound, the more 8. seems that you know what you are doing.

What surprised me most after a few months was how little money I had spent．Money from working long hours seemed to be more valuable to me than money 9.(give) by my parents. I kept it firmly in my hands and suddenly shopping was a 10.(total) different experience. The cost of items translated into how many hours I needed to work to pay for it.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2016-2017學(xué)年廣東省高二第二學(xué)期第一次月考英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：短文填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Beautiful appearance indeed attracts people’s attention. If we have beautiful appearance of course we 1. (give) people a deep impression, as the2. (say) goes that everyone has 3. mind of appreciating beauty. But we must admit the fact that appearance can’t decide everything, but only the ability can do it. The good example is Mariah Sharapova, 4. is a famous tennis player. Early in her career, many people 5. (notice) her beautiful appearance and the ability to play tennis. As time passed by, more and more beautiful female tennis 6. (play) came into our sight. 7., only Mariah gets famous all the time, and the reason is 8. she is outstanding among these girls. She has won so many championships, which makes her an 9. (attract) girl. Beautiful appearance opens a door for people, but only the ability makes us well-known all the time. People will show the respect to us 10. (most) for our hard work instead of our beautiful faces.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：福建省福州市畢業(yè)班3月綜合質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷（有答案） 題型：短文改錯(cuò)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Most people directly link senior high school life with plenty of stress and endless homeworks. However, some interest activities indeed contribute to reduce the pressure. Last week the entertainment department of our Student Union organized the activity in which each class shoot a short movie. Our class chose a story setting in World War II, that showed the preciousness of peace. I think his process was a good lesson that taught to me how to strike a balance between studying or relaxation. Now I determined than ever to treasure everything I have and fight for my future.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：河南省信陽(yáng)市2016-2017學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第一次月考英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：完形填空

Rachel looked through troubled eyes at her sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief.” Her sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that's a _______________accusation to make against your best friend!”

Rachel remembered two days ago when she had brought out her coin collection for Eric to _______________. At the end of that day, Rachel’s mother asked her to do her a favor, so she asked her friend, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?” Eric said, “Go ahead. I’ll clean up here, _______________at the piles of coins on the floor.

When Rachel returned, it never occurred to her to _______________her coins until two days later that she realized some quarters were_______________.

Sarah said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

“Ask him what? Hey, best friend, did you _______________ my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, _______________ if that would be a good idea. The theft of her collection left her with a feeling of _______________. “How could I have misjudged my friend’s _______________?”

The next day Rachel went to Eric' s house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn’t be ________________. In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, ________________ Eric had obviously stolen from her. Rachel finally could not stand it any more and stood up. Suddenly, Eric ________________, “I can’t stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing her own ________________ burst forth from her friend! Instead of sounding ________________, Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.

“Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait. ” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the ________________. Laid out in front of her were all of the quarters from her coin collection.

Each quarter was in its own ________________ in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

Rachel felt ________________rush over her neck and ears. She said ________________, "Thank you! This means. . . a great deal to me. ” She was grateful that Eric had cut her ________________before she said something she would ________________ Eric was exactly the type of person she wanted as a friend!

1.A. initial B. tentative C. authentic D. serious

2.A. classify B. excavate C. distribute D. see

3.A. remarking B. gesturing C. playing D. glaring

4.A. seek B. select C. check D. collect

5.A. destroyed B. messed C. missing D. decreasing

6.A. replace B. steal C. pick D. remove

7.A. deciding B. knowing C. asking D. minding

8.A. stupidity B. abandon C. sympathy D. betrayal

9.A. favour B. character C. appearance D. method

10.A. still B. confident C. generous D. silent

11.A. when B. so C. after D. if

12.A. expressed B. condemned C. yelled D. argued

13.A. purpose B. choices C. desire D. thoughts

14.A. shocked B. curious C. guilty D. cruel

15.A. jar B. box C. can D. bag

16.A. spot B. form C. condition D. style

17.A. air B. heat C. wind D. sweat

18.A. awesomely B. abruptly C. weakly D. acutely

19.A. off B. down C. out D. up

20.A. illustrate B. compromise C. tolerate D. regret

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：吉林省2017屆高三上學(xué)期第二次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：短文填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 1. (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 2. too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3. not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very 4. (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guest, 5. had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt 6. a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 7. the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t 8. (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only 9. very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 10. (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：河北省邢臺(tái)市2016-2017學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第一次月考英語(yǔ)試卷（有答案） 題型：完形填空

It’s amazing how one dollar can change the culture of a school.

We have a ____ school of about 30 students.It is really full of ___ and pressure as most of the kids get good ____ and try to be the best ones.It’s _____ except that a lot of us middle kids felt really pressured.We got the feeling that we are so selfish—it’s every man for

_____ .

_____ ,my friend and I set out to find a way to ____ the culture.We decided doing things for others was the only way to _____ our depression（沮喪）about school.

On the first day of school we put a ______folded into a heart into one of the leaders’ lockers with a piece of paper that _____ ,“Buy yourself a snack.”We ___ to give away small gifts every day.We didn’t know the _____ it would have.

People went ______ over it and everyone was talking about who it might be doing the acts of kindness and ____ that they should do something too.It is so much fun to see the _____ on everyone’s faces now! Lots of other people have started sharing ______now too: Chocolate bars,cookies and money left ____ in the vending machine（自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)）.And lots of notes are on the thanks board saying:“thanks to whoever started.”

Now I actually expect to go to school to have the chance to _____ people up.I hope kindness will ______ to the other schools.___ anybody is struggling with being depressed At school and work,I totally suggested doing acts of kindness.

1.A. small B. large C. foolish D. hopeless

2.A. decoration B. selection C. competition D. application

3.A. grades B. jewels C. Receptions D. signals

4.A. unbelievable B. magical C. good D. hopeless

5.A. others B. yourself C. nothing D. himself

6.A. In relief B. In charge C. In response D. In cash

7.A. spotted B. continue C. praise D. change

8.A. get over B. take over C. come up with D. keep up with

9.A. paper B. hat C. dollar D. ticket

10.A. agreed B. said C. voted D. talked

11.A. refused B. hoped C. persuaded D. escaped

12.A. risk B. opinion C. effect D. beginning

13.A. wild B. sad C. angry D. peaceful

14.A. regretting B. disagreeing C. doubting D. deciding

15.A. tears B. pain C. smiles D. terror

16.A. manners B. selfishness C. kindness D. sadness

17.A. on duty B. on average C. on foot D. on purpose

18.A. bring B. cheer C. speed D. hold

19.A. spread B. refer C. react D. harm

20.A. Until B. Though C. Unless D. If

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2016-2017學(xué)年山東省高二（實(shí)驗(yàn)班）3月月考英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Saber Miresmailli was on vacation in London when, caught in a bit of traffic on London Bridge, he decided to take a photo of Tower Bridge.

“I noticed the couple,” he said. “At that moment, I did not see anyone from the wedding party or a photographer with the couple, so I took several pictures. Usually, my pictures are not very good given the fact that I don’t use flash and I don’t stop to compose (構(gòu)圖)—so when I got back after two weeks, I was very surprised to find this one turned out so well.”

Miresmailli said, “I thought to myself, if it was me getting married, I would have wanted the picture.”

So he posted the photo on Facebook and attached a few friends with the hope of finding the couple and passing them the picture. What happened next, he said, “was crazy.”

“I received more than 2,000 requests from perfect strangers and lots of positive and negative emails.” Until this afternoon, almost 230,000 people had shared his Facebook post on the photo.

There’s also been an uncertain identification of the couple. It’s likely that their names are Laura and James. “If it’s the right couple,” Miresmailli said, “they are on their honeymoon in Bali and have no idea about the photo. I believe they will be shocked to find out about their fame”.

Miresmailli said he’s been drowned by the interest in the photo.

“I just want to give them their picture and go back to work and tend my tomatoes,” he said.

1.Saber Miresmailli is seeking for a couple who ________.

A. held the wedding party in Bali

B. were looking for their wedding pictures

C. were taken a photo by him without knowing it

D. became famous for their honeymoon experience

2.Why are Miresmailli’s photos usually not satisfactory?

A. They are not developed in time.

B. He is not good at finding views.

C. He doesn’t take enough pictures.

D. He doesn’t care much about photograph skills.

3.What is the right order of the whole story?

a. received requests and emails

b. posted the photo on Facebook

c. noticed a couple

d. took a photo

e. was caught in traffic

f. attached some friends

A. e, d, c, b, a, f B. e, c, d, b, f, a C. c, d, e, b, f, a D. c , e, d, b, a, f

4.Miresmailli said the words in the last paragraph with a sense of ________.

A. pride B. duty C. appreciation D. humour

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案