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.
  n$ M% @4 S! o　　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 $70. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, __9__ feared losing business.
% }: J9 q8 ^5 j+ ]$ Z2 o　　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.
, A: \/ y' A  k　　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."
' V( t. ^  A/ ]' f/ p1 h6 O　　1. A) little
; c" n$ K, l% m" E( N　　B) slowly
# L5 l. E/ q  L2 U  S　　C) quick
　　D) radically
　　2. A) burst
　　B) explode
　　C) opened

( |2 ^8 U) x+ v2 g+ }　　D) disappeared

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</p>　　3. A) gained
2 Y  n1 u& s7 b$ P+ F( N6 E　　B) made
　　C) lost
　　D) disappeared
0 u9 c0 ~- I9 L0 Y! o* ~; a　　4. A) emerged
　　B) merged
' R- D7 h" L0 ]- h2 g' J% N0 s　　C) has combined
　　D) mixed
　　5. A) what
　　B) which
' i. y" g1 I* D9 w8 \  l6 K1 D/ I　　C) where
% o! g3 J# w0 X- d7 r3 f　　D) that
　　6. A) expand
! Q" U, X- Y9 W& W1 B& q' @( F' v　　B) to extend
4 A  @! ~. C1 W; K　　C) expanded
5 q6 r" m) T( o, w0 g* }1 j
! d5 a5 @+ k, [( _; d1 D　　D) extended

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</p>　　7. A) called
# M1 W4 _/ E3 v　　B) calling
, P9 X, p5 J% }9 W/ I　　C)to call
　　D) calling on
　　8. A) to
　　B) for
% ?9 h0 Y2 m5 `0 {8 c: q　　C) with
　　D) by
; _, z: R. }% @8 W　　9. A) what
, x* i" ?& u3 }1 M$ p' [' G" X　　B) that
　　C) which
% T  }* k* |9 R" c, p　　D) this
# k6 G, J$ v( L6 k9 |　　10. A) put off
+ |' r( E, q3 V+ I$ w1 |5 k　　B) canceling
　　C) destroyed
- ^0 Y9 W5 c- l1 J　　D) canceled
　　11. A) before
2 c: @; w, K3 j$ B8 z6 b* v& w　　B) in advance
　　C) ahead of
0 R8 P6 ^! \& G! m3 i4 g　　D) later
3 D, _2 N5 ~" J5 _' f. o. u/ p! O# z2 e　　12. A) introduced
  ~& `9 ?/ i9 C7 v" o5 Y4 I　　B) brought in
　　C) taken in
　　D) adapted
　　13. A) advanced
* l" a& }' d/ b( x/ S- Q　　B) before
$ b2 K! q$ |  ]) X+ X$ v7 ]　　C) ahead
　　D) prior to
4 C3 ^, |/ }6 Y　　14. A) lately
; q" ~0 {1 R& `; `2 v0 F8 A　　B) later
3 Q4 ^! Z$ ?0 r# E　　C) late
# d4 m+ X  W) T9 g0 R　　D) latter
0 U' s6 F4 O- Q1 f  T% Q　　15. A) despite of
　　B) despite
! v$ q5 }" M0 H& P; S1 Z! t　　C) in spite
　　D) although
　　参考答案: DACBD CADCD BAABB