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高 三 英 语 试 题 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答

题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Searching for airfares（飞机票价） 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 change 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 0n Sunday．

The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press 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

（独有的 ） sales to travelers who interact 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．

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．