Question

【題目】Small seating in the economy-class(經(jīng)濟(jì)艙) sections of airplanes is not just uncomfortable but potentially life-threatening. Space has become so tight that passengers cannot protect themselves in the event of a crash.

A report on a long distance flight from the doctors of Vienna stated that only 10% in economy class could adopt the recommended brace position on the plane’s safety tips in case of emergency, and they were the smallest of the group. And 30% of their fellow passengers traveling in first class could adopt the position, which is internationally recognized as improving the chances of survival in the event of a crash. The authors of the report are now calling for greater space between seat rows to increase safety.

A spokesman for British Airways (BA), which is responsible for safety on all British planes, opposed the idea that small seating was a threat（威脅） to passengers. “We don’t think it is a safety matter,” he said, “We have high safety standards and all UK aircraft meet them.” In the past month, both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic introduced sleeper seats, stressing the outstanding comfort in the front of the planes. But that space gained is space lost in economy.

Until recently, economy class was at least “bearable”—with an 86-centimeter seat. Scheduled Airlines such as BA and KLM gave passengers enough leg room and comfortable seats. But the arrival of new, weight-saving seats caused economy class to take a turn for the worse. Extra rows have been put into the plane, with the result that the average seat now is 79 centimetres. Singapore Airlines has become the latest carrier to narrow down its seats. It announced free wine for economy passengers last September, but at the same time reduced leg room by 8 centimetres.

Economy class on Scheduled Airlines is now often little better than economy on Qatar Airways. Some Qatar Airways even offer the chance to upgrade—at a price—to seats which, at 89-91 centimetres, are roomier than those of most Scheduled Airlines.

【1】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Scheduled Airlines produced new comfortable seats for economy class.

B. Doctors from Vienna said less space between seats could cause danger.

C. Spokesman for BA declared that narrow seat space was a threat.

D. Qatar Airways offered larger seats with no more charge.

【2】What might be the author’s attitude towards reducing the space of economy seats?

A. Neutral.B. Sceptical.C. Supportive.D. Disapproving.

【3】 Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A biography.B. A book review.

C. A magazine. D. A realistic novel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

文章主要介紹了目前主要航空公司的飛機(jī)經(jīng)濟(jì)艙越來越狹小，這會給乘客的安全帶來危險(xiǎn)。

【1】B考查判斷推理題。根據(jù)選項(xiàng)A中的關(guān)鍵詞Scheduled Airlines找到文章的對應(yīng)段落最后一段的第一句話的關(guān)鍵詞little better排除A；根據(jù)選項(xiàng)C中的關(guān)鍵詞Spokesman for BA找到文章的對應(yīng)段落第三段的第一句話的關(guān)鍵詞opposed排除C；根據(jù)選項(xiàng)D中的關(guān)鍵詞Qatar Airways找到文章的對應(yīng)段落最后一段的第二句話的關(guān)鍵詞at a price排除D；根據(jù)選項(xiàng)B中的關(guān)鍵詞Doctors from Vienna找到文章的對應(yīng)段落第二段的第一句話的關(guān)鍵詞safety，in case of emergency判斷選B。

【2】D考查判斷推理題。neutral中立的；sceptical懷疑的；supportive支持的；disapproving不支持的。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞the author’s attitude找到文章的第一段，根據(jù)第一段的作者語氣可推斷作者對狹小的經(jīng)濟(jì)艙空間是不支持的。故選D。

【3】C考查細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。a biography傳記；a book review書評；a magazine雜志；a realistic novel真實(shí)小說。通讀全文，并根據(jù)全文介紹的是飛機(jī)經(jīng)濟(jì)艙越來越狹小的空間帶來的危害，可知很有可能節(jié)選自一本關(guān)于生活的雜志文章中。故選C。