Many airlines allow passagers to print their boarding pass online.

A.workload

B.download

C.payload

D.upload

听力原文： In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network, extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid, will be by train, not plane.

When the network is complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high-speed lines, with trains operating at speeds of 300kms per hour; upgraded lines, which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225kms per hour; and existing tines, for local connections and distribution of freight. If business people can choose between a 3-hour train journey from city center to city center and a 1-hour flight, they'll choose the train, says an executive travel consultant. They won't go by plane anymore. If you calculate flight time, cheek in and travel to and from the airport, you'll find almost no difference, and if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first. Since France introduced the first 260-km per hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981, the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90 percent of their passengers to high speed trains. If people accept the community of European Railways' plan, the 21st century will be the new age of the train.

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A．To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years.

B．To reform. railroad management in western European countries.

C．To electrify the railway lines between major European cities.

D．To set up an express train network throughout Europe.

听力原文： Reports say Japan and US have reached an agreement on a dispute over air-cargo transport rights in Asia. The agreement means Washington and Tokyo will re-negotiate 1952 Aviation Treaty which allowed American airlines to fly on from Tokyo to other places of Asia but didn't allow Japanese airlines the same way to fly on from America to other destinations. Tokyo has always said that the treaty was unfair and Japan has always wanted it changed. According to the agreement, Japan will allow American airlines carrier Federal Express to fly on through Tokyo to seven other destinations in Asia. Now Japan has always said it was happy to allow that if the treaty was re-negotiated. It does seem very clear that Japan will come out of this one on top. This is certainly not the first dispute and certainly won't be the last dispute, either. There are several outstanding areas of friction between Japan and US. At the moment, they are negotiating about photographic film and photographic paper. It could take a year to resolve. But even where the two countries do reach an agreement, there is still room for argument. They reach the famous car agreement about a month ago. They are still bickering about it.

Japan and the United States are now

A．negotiating about photographic material.

B．negotiating an automobile agreement.

C．facing serious problems in trade.

D．on the verge of a large-scale trade war.

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How many airlines were there in India five years ago？

A．2.

B．3.

C．5.

D．10.

听力原文： Reports say Japan and the US have reached an agreement on their dispute over air- cargo transport rights in Asia.

The agreement will mean that Washington and Tokyo will renegotiate a 1952 Aviation Treaty which allowed American airlines to fly on from Tokyo to other places in Asia but didn't allow Japanese airlines the same rights to fly on from America to other destinations. Tokyo has always said that the treaty was unfair and Japan has always wanted it changed.

According to the agreement, Japan will allow the American airline carrier Federal Express to fly on through Tokyo to 7 other destinations in Asia. Now Japan has always said it was happy to allow that, if the treaty was renegotiated. It does seem very clear that Japan has come out of this one on top.

This is certainly not the first dispute and it certainly won't be the last dispute, either. There are several outstanding areas of friction between Japan and the US. At the moment, they are negotiating about photographic film and photographic paper. It could take a year to resolve. But even where the two countries do reach agreement there is still room for argument. They reached this famous car agreement about a month ago. They are already bickering about it.

Japan and the United States are now

A．negotiating about photographic material.

B．negotiating an automobile agreement.

C．facing serious problems in trade.

D．on the verge of a large-scale trade war.

According to the passage, in operating airlines it is essential to

A．keep in mind the need of the executives only.

B．satisfy the need of the low fare passengers at the expense of the executives.

C．try to attract as many passengers as possible by reducing fares.

D．cater to the need of passengers sitting at both ends of the jets.

We can learn from the first paragraph that Easyjet______.

A．pioneered many innovative business ideas

B．competed heavily with Ryanair for European market

C．set a good example for South West Airlines

D．benefited greatly from adopting effective business ideas

ke-off and landing, few has given them a total ban, as many passengers want to work during flight.

______

urist season.

A．sophisticated

B．competitive

C．considerate

D．superficial