题文
Travel can be a lifesaver. But in today’s economy (经济) with airlines adding new fees almost daily and ticket prices sharply on the rise, many have written off travel as too expensive. However, with a few saving tricks and a little research, there are still lots of great deals to be had on airline tickets and more.Early Bird Gets the Deal.
Travel experts say that there are certain times of day when more deals are available. Airfares can change three times a day as airlines adjust their prices to fill up flights. Early morning is when the fares tend to be lowest.
What Wouldn’t a Business Traveler do?
Flying when business travelers don’t can save you big money. Most business travelers fly on Mondays and Fridays, so Tuesday and Wednesday are the best days. Airlines will usually lower their prices on these days to aggressively try and fill empty seats.
Fly to popular places at unpopular times. The slowest time of the year for travel is in the Fall between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Again, to try and fill more empty seats, the airlines will lower prices and offer better deals to get people to fly during this time of the year.
Package Deals
Many times the best deals on airfare can be found as part of a package rate. Most travel sites have package rates available. Often, the entire package (hotel, airfare, rental car) is cheaper than just the plane ticket on another site. Even if you don’t need the rental car, with the money you’ve saved on the flight, you can afford to take a taxi. These deals are especially good on last minute bookings.
With a little inside knowledge and some good timing, you can get yourself a steal on a ticket to the vacation you thought was out of reach.
小题1:Which would be the best title for the text?A．Tips on Vocation TravellingB．Advice for Business Travelers C．The Effect of Economy on AirlinesD．Tricks of Finding the Cheapest Flights小题2:Many people have to cancel their travel plan because they _____.A．have no saving tricksB．consider economic reasonsC．seldom do researchD．can’t have great deals小题3:Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the text?A．Fly to popular places.B．Don’t Miss the Holydays.C．Better Avoid the Crowds. D．Lose No Chance for Travelling.小题4:What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Saving tricks can make the seemingly impossible vacation possible.B．Inside knowledge and good timing help you to steal tickets from airlines.C．Vacation will be out of reach without inside knowledge and good timing.D．Who thinks the vacation is out of reach never grasps the tricks of saving. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
本文讲述了随着飞机票价格的不断升高，很多人都放弃了旅行。本文介绍了几种买到打折飞机票的好方法。
小题1:D 主旨大意题。根据本文的主题段第一段最后句However, with a few saving tricks and a little research, there are still lots of great deals to be had on airline tickets and more.
可知本文讲述的一些帮助我们买到最便宜的飞机票的方法。故D正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第一段第2行many have written off travel as too expensive.可知很多人取消自己的飞机旅行是因为飞机票实在太贵了！故B正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据下段第一句Fly to popular places at unpopular times.让我们在不流行的时间去那些很受欢迎的地方，也就是告诉我们要避开拥挤的人群。故C正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据With a little inside knowledge and some good timing, you can get yourself a steal on a ticket to the vacation you thought was out of reach.可知运用知识和合适的时间，你让你自己得到一些你原认为你无法到达的地方去旅行。故A正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Travel can be a life.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
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。
【备考提醒】
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。
