It’ s not a new idea. I remember a newspaper columnist years ago who put forth the idea that the heavier among us should pay more for their seats on planes, trains and buses. Who hasn’ t been squeezed into a middle seat between two plus-sized folks on a flight? It’ s happened to me; one time my married seatmates had purposefully chosen their seats to have more space until a sold-out flight put me between them. Not one of my better flying experiences.

What if such a policy is adopted by some airlines in the United States? Could such pricing provide a much-needed motivation for Americans to reduce body weight? I hope so. But, as we know, more than one-third of us are obese and another third are overweight. The high probability is that the heavy customers will not s uddenly lose weight or stop flying, but will instead choose a different airline, simply moving the supposed problem elsewhere.

There's no doubt that the heavier will suffer more discrimination (歧视). Discrimination against the overweight in the United States has increased by 66 percent over the last decade —“and is comparable to rates of racial discrimination, especially among women,”wrote Yale University researcher Rebecca M. Puhl. Your weight can affect your salary, your chances for employment, how others view yoand even, now, your air fares.

“If the policy succeeds it may encourage the spread of body discrimination across different industries and the wider culture,” said one British editorial writer. He holds that it is companies' duty to provide equipment that meet the needs of their customers.

And we'll see how effective it is as a business model.

32. In Paragraph 3, Chris Langton _____.

A. explained the reasons for the ticket policy

B. showed the difficulties of the ticket policy

C. expressed his doubt about the ticket policy

D. discussed the advantages of the ticket policy

33. If some American airlines adopt the ticket policy_____.

A. they will possibly lo se a lot of customers

B. there will be less overweight people

C. people will use other forms of transportation

D. the problem of overweight planes will be partly solved

34. The author mentions Puhl's study to show_____.

A. women are less likely to suffer discrimination

B. racial discrimination is getting worse nowadays

C. the ticket policy will have little influence on the obese

D. the ticket policy will make body discrimination more serious

35. Which best describes the British editorial writer's attitude to Samoa Air's policy?

A. Optimistic. B. Defensive. C. Disapproving. D. Casual.

【答案】AADC

【解析】

1.推理判断题。根据“Planes are run by weight and not by seat. The plane can only carry a certain amount of weight and that weight needs to be paid.” He believes other airlines should adopt the policy.可知Chris Langton认为飞机是根据重量而不是根据座位运行的。飞机只能承载一定的重量，因此要按体重收费。他认为其它的航空公司也应该采用这样的政策。根据意思可知Chris Langton是在解释这种按体重收费的政策。故选A项。

2.细节理解。根据第五段The high probability is that the heavy customers will not suddenly lose weight or stop flying, but will instead choose a different airline, simply moving the supposed problem elsewhere.可知采用这种政策最大的可能性就是那些体重大的顾客不会突然减肥或者停止飞行，相反而是选择不同的航空公司，所以采用这种政策的航空公司就会失去很多客户。故选A项。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知Puhl认为美国在过去的十几年内，对体重的歧视已经上升了66%。体重会影响到你的薪水，你的就业机会，其他人看待你的方式以及你的航空费用。因此在这里是为了表明这样的机票政策会使体重方面的影响更加严重。故选D项。

4.观点态度题。根据最后一段“If the policy succeeds it may encourage the spread of body discrimination across different industries and the wider culture,”可知作者认为如果这种政策成功的话，可能会在不同的行业以及更广的文化中促使体重方面的歧视。因此作者对这种政策是持反对态度的。A项Optimistic意为“乐观的”;B项Defensive意为“防御的，自卫的”;C项Disapproving意为“反对的”;D项Casual意为“随便的”。故选C项。

【备注】这是一则议论文。主要讨论了美国航空公司根据顾客体重来购机票的政策，作者对此是持反对态度的。

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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