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.
　　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 $70. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, __9__ feared losing business.
% ?2 B! {0 G4 ~( q# }　　While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be __10__ or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days __11__, and there were limited seats available.
　　Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were __12__, American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day __13__ purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days __14__, Ameriacn Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, __15__ an executive’s comment that "nobody’s cost structure can survive MaxSavers."
" C3 @! o- L$ |4 {# L9 N" `( s　　1. A) little
% L/ ]$ S3 g) h" l% `　　B) slowly
　　C) quick
6 s! s3 j3 z4 y) ~　　D) radically
1 n0 W" a' V* G3 Y6 U; a; q$ z　　2. A) burst
　　B) explode
　　C) opened
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! r8 V1 j5 b9 R4 R& e  c' \( A  J　　D) disappeared

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</p>　　3. A) gained
　　B) made
　　C) lost
　　D) disappeared
　　4. A) emerged
　　B) merged
　　C) has combined
　　D) mixed
　　5. A) what
　　B) which
　　C) where
% k6 f% C+ v2 `　　D) that
, P, Z; t4 Z7 X: T* L; m6 e　　6. A) expand
; N6 R2 E& Q* I2 e, Q0 b1 }　　B) to extend
' P9 ^" B: |  t, a. _　　C) expanded
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　　D) extended

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</p>　　7. A) called
　　B) calling
8 v! H" f# u. n7 @; E　　C)to call
　　D) calling on
# ?: U6 E  I( C7 l* Y! u　　8. A) to
　　B) for
　　C) with
　　D) by
+ M, n  s6 h& r8 P1 W7 [7 G, [9 _　　9. A) what
　　B) that
) Y1 K. @. O% L8 P+ i% `　　C) which
　　D) this
: o. [3 y! e' ?. t" ?* k* u　　10. A) put off
　　B) canceling
　　C) destroyed
, X  I! s# ~$ W" u7 O% a　　D) canceled
0 U7 @: M  j8 S* |　　11. A) before
　　B) in advance
& D5 L# j) ?+ e9 V4 e# `. k7 j　　C) ahead of
  L7 e! E$ `3 O( K% v, {& l　　D) later
　　12. A) introduced
　　B) brought in
　　C) taken in
　　D) adapted
　　13. A) advanced
* f: k9 ]* ?! P+ v7 @) {! ^3 g　　B) before
+ b1 M4 a+ Y' c5 A% p6 p　　C) ahead
* g# n# s8 h1 {, q. |+ L　　D) prior to
　　14. A) lately
　　B) later
0 }# L/ c$ X8 I9 G# \　　C) late
　　D) latter
  U& n8 h% `5 G1 P　　15. A) despite of
　　B) despite
　　C) in spite
, @; x5 U8 [) ^9 P. o1 ~4 e4 J　　D) although
　　参考答案: DACBD CADCD BAABB