2012职称英语卫生类A级完形填空训练（1）

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People Express 　　People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and __1__ changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express’ bubble __2__ because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express __3__ hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.
/ s1 R( K, M. [/ F$ B9 O: y8 Q　　In early 1987, Texas Air __4__ People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed __5__ the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate business for its __6__ continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category __7__ MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than "supersaver" rates offered __8__ all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was $70. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, __9__ feared losing business.
9 b& ]9 S: q6 u6 l4 G& D　　While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be __10__ or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days __11__, and there were limited seats available.
　　Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were __12__, American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day __13__ purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days __14__, Ameriacn Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, __15__ an executive’s comment that "nobody’s cost structure can survive MaxSavers."
　　1. A) little
　　B) slowly
& R4 s1 A, U" O  _, F3 K! ]　　C) quick
9 O% O! B' G3 A1 K) S" U! k8 T3 E　　D) radically
　　2. A) burst
/ `4 E+ n" F6 y9 z+ g3 }9 C　　B) explode
　　C) opened
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　　D) disappeared

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</p>　　3. A) gained
　　B) made
　　C) lost
5 y( [7 f, g5 a  t# S% Y( d0 g( e　　D) disappeared
) g  E# C- O* W# a3 l　　4. A) emerged
' X; o. d/ R7 f5 c) `　　B) merged
　　C) has combined
　　D) mixed
　　5. A) what
6 a/ j) C. y( V　　B) which
7 ]1 Y! l+ z- L9 t　　C) where
　　D) that
　　6. A) expand
# J; j! c# h1 m. |, y. l　　B) to extend
5 A. ]& Q6 }1 p( ^  n. l, {　　C) expanded

# n" e1 ?" r$ I$ z' M　　D) extended

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</p>　　7. A) called
4 a! D0 m) t" v　　B) calling
　　C)to call
　　D) calling on
　　8. A) to
　　B) for
　　C) with
3 p  x7 c' w- ^5 C, p" F　　D) by
　　9. A) what
　　B) that
; y  f, G3 b9 [2 }. }( {) f　　C) which
; I# i! \2 C( I& h　　D) this
4 g% w8 I; t1 ~1 c" D3 l, c/ C　　10. A) put off
# h2 Z: z! U7 y# A2 D6 h6 s4 x% ?　　B) canceling
　　C) destroyed
　　D) canceled
8 v: |- H9 `/ n9 f; b& ]' N. K+ A　　11. A) before
: z3 }; y% Q+ d$ d　　B) in advance
% n9 o  I; A  R　　C) ahead of
; \. I( v9 d8 G+ ]) E7 X　　D) later
　　12. A) introduced
8 i4 T" \& i$ a& ^2 F3 U9 p, M3 B　　B) brought in
7 w* Z  E3 _/ i7 }4 C& ]6 d　　C) taken in
4 k$ q. R( B% Q" d　　D) adapted
$ L8 h% L. W2 o9 w+ E, e2 S% u　　13. A) advanced
　　B) before
. e: ]2 D4 z: A5 f( B- k　　C) ahead
  j# q" ]) H; w7 c7 z( o7 s9 ^8 N　　D) prior to
; k- ]! n7 R1 s, k7 N　　14. A) lately
　　B) later
% n- E; d. M$ ~- b+ \　　C) late
5 b- R" c- q& b% r6 h8 {　　D) latter
: s. n3 y  k7 Z( z/ h　　15. A) despite of
　　B) despite
" e( f; W. ]3 w" d( ^8 Q- k　　C) in spite
9 {& l3 z+ Y  h+ {　　D) although
- [) ~6 j7 E3 }2 Q% {　　参考答案: DACBD CADCD BAABB