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.
- X2 t9 W8 z4 q1 n9 c- P: J　　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.
# R8 B9 r" \- S/ w! R　　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."
$ D  E! Y/ c9 E5 |, _4 k　　1. A) little
! I! V' e; o4 d# a8 E" Q) E& e　　B) slowly
; G% L# j" w: {) D　　C) quick
/ {7 `& S2 h9 C0 ~+ H　　D) radically
　　2. A) burst
　　B) explode
　　C) opened
$ E$ y/ s! b1 a' l  ^# u
: F- u0 k$ |& i$ O　　D) disappeared

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</p>　　3. A) gained
　　B) made
　　C) lost
! F3 D) m$ f; d. {/ c5 T　　D) disappeared
* x8 u7 }6 \9 E6 m& w　　4. A) emerged
( I7 h8 Z0 y1 _+ K& w) j' B　　B) merged
* M2 p' w0 _% n1 r　　C) has combined
0 F5 Z1 C1 C9 U/ [" n　　D) mixed
3 s# g3 N/ {0 d# Y. U; J% H　　5. A) what
　　B) which
　　C) where
9 {8 P2 h; b) M- Q; J  h# G4 y　　D) that
5 f0 ]. d/ v2 m, k　　6. A) expand
　　B) to extend
) @1 ?+ r9 }& H. @8 S( h, W" t　　C) expanded

　　D) extended

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</p>　　7. A) called
3 z9 ]0 L$ i3 Y4 n% J4 G　　B) calling
　　C)to call
　　D) calling on
+ V6 V. A2 a5 c, D; d8 H/ L　　8. A) to
　　B) for
& Z5 @- A2 J9 Z* x2 _! O, I- @　　C) with
　　D) by
　　9. A) what
5 ]3 `. S# k/ f9 _* l# Z. D8 k　　B) that
5 @$ J. l# P4 T* n　　C) which
. E' G& ~, [$ j6 K# i1 n" ]　　D) this
$ D- _4 Y* g0 B; |# X　　10. A) put off
　　B) canceling
" C) H  n- p; s# |$ s7 c. N5 @) \: W　　C) destroyed
& n: Z7 R8 o' c9 V6 h. }　　D) canceled
　　11. A) before
6 O5 a  p) d/ m. [　　B) in advance
. P% l& N4 F( T" H2 f4 t　　C) ahead of
9 t* L' [9 F5 q% \. x7 o! Z　　D) later
4 I: {- s% Y5 }9 l' n! v　　12. A) introduced
- u6 q# F. m/ S+ p+ y) r4 l$ ^　　B) brought in
, v! M- k1 U/ O/ y　　C) taken in
, H3 r+ o1 d+ R% j0 S　　D) adapted
　　13. A) advanced
+ x( |; j# Q. H' j" F5 h( l　　B) before
- y7 a6 M. Z1 o! a　　C) ahead
/ L$ C$ T0 t0 G" z. i　　D) prior to
' T. d3 ~# e  F+ T8 J　　14. A) lately
　　B) later
6 f6 z7 |2 j1 D' V8 P　　C) late
; N' _0 b0 G% {+ {# F3 c　　D) latter
/ V, J; ^7 _( L" Z　　15. A) despite of
　　B) despite
% ^$ f$ [7 K) C- j, I　　C) in spite
0 j* l! k+ K/ f6 l　　D) although
　　参考答案: DACBD CADCD BAABB