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Flight cancellations(取消) and loss of luggage can ruin even the best-planned holiday. The key to a stress-free trip is having a backup plan.
Fly non-stop. The worst problems involve connections, so it is important to take non-stop flights whenever possible. If you do have to make a connection, try to route through a southern city, where snowstorms and de-icing delays will be less likely. Always allow at least two to three hours for flight connections.
Check the weather. Check the weather in your connecting city, not just the arrival and departure city. If your departure flight is cancelled because of weather, you can go home or back to your hotel. Airlines promise to get you on the next available flight, not the next flight. That could be several days later on a sold-out holiday weekend.
Go early. The earlier in the day you fly, the better your chance of getting rebooked the same day after a missed connection. It will also put you ahead of stranded(滯留的) passengers who arrive later.
Rebook immediately. As soon as your flight is delayed or cancelled, get on the phone and rebook your flight instead of waiting at the ticket counter. If your rebooking is delayed, call or ask your travel agent to find a seat on another carrier, and then ask your original carrier to endorse your ticket to the new airline. Airlines are not required to do this but often do. Learn more at www. dot. gov/ airconsumer/ fly-rights.
Ship bags. A few days before your flight, ship suitcases or holiday gifts to your destination by a documented express service. It’s preferable to losing bags because of re-routed flights and sometimes cheaper than paying airline overweight bag fees.
Know your rights. Airlines are not required to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights, but it never hurts to ask for goodwill vouchers(折扣) for meals, taxis or a room.
小題1:When making a flight connection, it’s common that you’ll___________.
A．stop in the south
B．choose a good city without snowstorm
C．be trapped in the storm
D．wait for two or three hours
小題2:The suggested way for you to rebook your flight is___________.
A．through the phone
B．by waiting at the ticket counter
C．by changing another airline
D．by surfing the Internet
小題3:According to the passage, we can infer____________.
A．it will take long to rebook the tickets
B．your luggage is easy to be lost
C．you will pay more for your overweight luggage
D．with the same ticket you can take the next flight
小題4:The underlined word “compensate” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “___________”.
A．payB．askC．hostD．treat
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．The Worst Problem in the Trip.
B．The Preparation Before the Flight Trip.
C．How to Book the Plane Ticket.
D．How to Plan the Holiday.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：我們在乘坐飛機的時候，經常會出現航班取消或行李丟失的情況，但是做好一些備用的計劃可以讓你的旅行免去很多煩惱。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：If you do have to make a connection, try to route through a southern city, where snowstorms and de-icing delays will be less likely. 可知當你需要中轉的時候，選擇一個沒有暴風雪的好城市，選B。
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：As soon as your flight is delayed or cancelled, get on the phone and rebook your flight instead of waiting at the ticket counter.可知最好的重新預定航班的方法是通過打電話，選A。
小題3:推理題：從文章倒數第二段的句子：It’s preferable to losing bags because of re-routed flights and sometimes cheaper than paying airline overweight bag fees.可以推斷出對于你過重的行李，你將會付更多，選C。
小題4:猜詞題：從文章最后一段的句子：Airlines are not required to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights, but it never hurts to ask for goodwill vouchers(折扣) for meals, taxis or a room.航空公司沒有義務因為延誤和取消航班給乘客補償，但是要求飲食折扣，出租車或房間還是可以的，可知“compensate”的意思是“付錢”，所以選A。
小題5:標題確定題：從文章第一段的句子：Flight cancellations(取消) and loss of luggage can ruin even the best-planned holiday. The key to a stress-free trip is having a backup plan.可知這篇文章講的是在航空旅行之前的準備工作，選B。
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