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This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight —no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID.
Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an award. Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99,good anywhere in the US or Canada through February, along with the lowest ticket prices.Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and US Airways have raised the cost for lost-ticket replacement to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50 last week. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.
单选题 Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据第一段可知，航空公司引进无票航班的目的是为了减少开支，故选B。
单选题 To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据第二段第一、二句可知，如果乘坐无票航班，乘客下次就可以用99美元的价格为朋友购买一张机票，故选C。
单选题 Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。根据第二段可知，paper lovers指的是购买纸制机票的乘客，故选A。
单选题 The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据第二段最后一句可知，航空公司提高丢失机票替代票费用的原因是想用来支付越来越高的替换和找寻丢失机票的费用，故选D。
单选题 The word "award" (para. 2) means______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词义猜测题。根据后面的例子可知，航空公司给予了一定的优惠，也就是给乘客一些奖励，故选C。