单选题 U.S. airlines would have to suffer the following losses if there were war with Iraq except that ______.

A、 the industry would have to lose $180 million revenue each year with one gallon of jet fuel increasing one penny on sale
B、 the overall traffic volume is expected to drop at least over eight percent, which took place during the first gulf war
C、 the U. S. government refuses to give the main airline companies any essential financial sup- port once the war broke out
D、 it would take a few years to get the prewar ticket prices resumed and then to spur the passengers' riving demand

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题可用排除法，选项A，B，D的内容分别在文中第十段、第九段和第六段有叙述，选项C“战争爆发后美国政府将会拒绝给主要航线任何必要财政支持”在文中没有叙述。