問題詳情
第二篇：How is it possible that two passengers sitting shoulder to shoulder in the same plane can pay suchdifferent prices for their ticket? Buying an air ticket has become a test of skill and timing, 36 thecustomer is responsible for getting the best deal possible. With the online reservation systems of cut-priceairlines it is your fault if you get a bad deal, because there is no travel agent to 37 .Nowadays, all airlines have a ‘pricing’ department which is responsible for ‘yield management’. In otherwords, their job is to adjust the price of ticket in order to get the maximum possible profit for each seat on theflight. Ticket prices vary 38 supply and demand and depend on how full the flight is, and when youmake your reservation. The result is a 39 difference in prices. In one investigation, Le Mondenewspaper made enquiries at different times about Air France tickets on the same flight from Paris to NewYork in economy class. They were quoted 17 different prices, ranging from €467 to €3,228. Airlinesjustify these variable pricing policies on the extremely narrow profit margins of the business. To illustrate this,easyjet use a graphic which shows the seating plan of a plane with 155 seats. They need to sell 39 of theseseats to 40 airport costs. 37 seats go in fuel costs and 15 to pay the pilots and crew. That leaves just 9seats for profit.
【題組】36.
(A) where
(B) which
(C) what
(D) how
參考答案
答案：A
難度：非常困難0.173575
統計：A(67),B(163),C(53),D(75),E(0)
用户評論
【Liz】評論
Buying an air ticket has become a test of skill and timing, 36 the customer is responsible for getting the best deal possible.
【啾啾榜上有名】評論
從空格到句尾為子句部分，所修飾的先行詞依前句來看應該與事、物有關。由於本句為非定用法，選項中只有where、which適用。從前句與後句來看，後句顯然不是用來說明前句中的某個特定名詞，而是針對片語Buying an air ticket描述的狀況，說明「在買機票的情況中」，顧客要對自己負責。因此這裡的先行詞=Buying an air ticket=一個情境，屬於抽象的場合，使用關係副詞where出處：【大數據解密】國營事業招考：英文必考1000題 (宏典文化) by 羅然