题文
Searching for airfares often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.
“You just don’t know when to pull the trigger. It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.
Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press (美国联合通讯社)followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It’s the most expensive time to buy.
There’s no way to guarantee the best fare. But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:
● Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That’s when airlines most often offer sales.
● Buy in advance, but not too early. The best time is four to six weeks before traveling. In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks and two to three weeks in advance.
● Make use of social media. Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive (独家) sales to travelers who interact (互动) with them on Twitter and Facebook. Those specials are often gone within hours.
● The so-called discount airlines – JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier – adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same. But their prices aren’t always the lowest. Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good deal.
小题1: What can we infer from the first sentence of the text?A．Passengers are unable to search for airfares.B．Airlines often play games with passengers.C．Airfares are set in different situations.D．It’s difficult for passengers to get the best price.小题2:The underlined phrase “pull the trigger” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______. A．startsearchingB．getthehighestpriceC．makeapurchaseD．getonboardtheplane小题3:By using a lot of figures, the author intends to _______.A．show there is standard price for every single airlineB．discover the rules behind airfaresC．guarantee passengers a low priceD．prove airfares can vary widely小题4:Passengers are advised to book flights _______.A．in the middle of the weekB．on special websitesC．several months before travelingD．with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
搜索机票往往看起来像乘客注定会失败的游戏。因为票价在几个小时内就变化了。不过还是有一些办法的，如不在周末买票，买票不要太早或太晚，利用社会媒体以及用票价比较稳定的航线等。
小题1:推理判断题。文章第一句话的意思是：搜索机票往往看起来像乘客注定会失败的游戏。与D（乘客很难得到最好的飞机票的价格。）。
小题2:词意猜测题。你不知道什么时候射击。不像买别的我能想到的东西。 start searching开始搜；get the highest price 得到最高价；make a purchase 购买 ；get on board the plane上飞机。带入四个意思可知，只有C更符合语境。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours.可知，作者通过大量的数字想证明机票的价格在几个小时内就变化了。所以选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据作者给的一些建议可知，建议星期二、三、四买，是一周的中间。 所以选A项意思符合。旅行前4到6周，排除C；所谓打折的航线通常是价格比较稳定，不一定最低排除D； 没有专门的网站，所以排除B。
考点
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日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
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为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
