【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 22-25
Tralvel to the United States decreased after the terrorist attacks of 2001．In reaction to the attacks，the United States government increased security requirements For travelers．
These requirements have caused long lines in airports and extended searches of passengers and their belongings．Businesses and universities have become increasingly concemed that the problems involved with travel have reduced the number offoreign visitors．
But recently，the Bush administration announced a plan；it says that will improve security at the nation's borders，while welcoming foreign visitors．The plan uses improved technology to speed up security processes.
Officials say the new system will reduce problems that often delay the approval of international travel documents，or visas．People coming to the United States to study at American colleges will receive visas that permit them to remain in the country for longer periods of time．
Under the new program，travelers will no longer be required to appear at American diplomatic offices in their country to be questioned for visas．Instead,they can be questioned at local offices throughout their country on live video broadcasts．
The government plan also includes changes at American airports to make foreign visitors feel more welcome when they arrive in the United States．This program will first be tested at airports in Houston，Texas and Washington D.C. Foreign travelers arriving in the United States through these airports will receive helpful information and personal assistance．
New passports，called e-passports，will also be created．These documents will contain biological information on computer chips．The biological information makes it difficult to copy the passports for illegal use．Other governments in addition to the United States are also beginning to develop these documents．

22．What are businesses worried about concerning the government's security requirements?

[解析] 选A，综合推断题。文章指出，政府的安全要求导致机场里排起了长队，加强对乘客及其物品的搜查。公司和大学越来越担心这些与旅行相关的问题已导致国外来访者数量的减少。此处所说的与旅行相关的问题就是来美外国游客数量的减少，故选A。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
What can we learn about the government's new plan from the passage?

[解析] 选C，信息明示题。文章指出，布什政府宣布的新计划将利用改良的科技来加快安检过程，故选C。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析]
Where will travelers be questioned for visas according to the new plan7

[解析] 选D，信息明示题。文章指出，依据新的计划，旅行者无须再到本国的美国大使馆为签证进行面试，他们可以通过直播的视频广播在当地办事处接受问询，故选D。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
Why is it difficult to copy the e-passports for illegal use?

[解析] 选A，信息明示题。文章最后指出，新型护照，又称电子护照，其中包含存储于电脑芯片上的生物信息，生物信息使得护照很难被复制用于非法用途，故选A。