Flight cancellations(取消) and loss of luggage can ruin even the best-planned holiday. The key to a stress-free trip is having a backup plan.
Fly non-stop. The worst problems involve connections, so it is important to take non-stop flights whenever possible. If you do have to make a connection, try to route through a southern city, where snowstorms and de-icing delays will be less likely. Always allow at least two to three hours for flight connections.
Check the weather. Check the weather in your connecting city, not just the arrival and departure city. If your departure flight is cancelled because of weather, you can go home or back to your hotel. Airlines promise to get you on the next available flight, not the next flight. That could be several days later on a sold-out holiday weekend.
Go early. The earlier in the day you fly, the better your chance of getting rebooked the same day after a missed connection. It will also put you ahead of stranded(滞留的) passengers who arrive later.
Rebook immediately. As soon as your flight is delayed or cancelled, get on the phone and rebook your flight instead of waiting at the ticket counter. If your rebooking is delayed, call or ask your travel agent to find a seat on another carrier, and then ask your original carrier to endorse your ticket to the new airline. Airlines are not required to do this but often do. Learn more at www. dot. gov/ airconsumer/ fly-rights.
Ship bags. A few days before your flight, ship suitcases or holiday gifts to your destination by a documented express service. It’s preferable to losing bags because of re-routed flights and sometimes cheaper than paying airline overweight bag fees.
Know your rights. Airlines are not required to pensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights, but it never hurts to ask for goodwill vouchers(折扣) for meals, taxis or a room.
【小题1】When making a flight connection, it’s mon that you’ll .A．stop in the southB．choose a good city without snowstormC．be trapped in the stormD．wait for two or three hours【小题2】The suggested way for you to rebook your flight is .A．through the phoneB．by waiting at the ticket counterC．by changing another airlineD．by surfing the Internet【小题3】According to the passage, we can infer .A．it will take long to rebook the ticketsB．your luggage is easy to be lostC．you will pay more for your overweight luggageD．with the same ticket you can take the next flight【小题4】The underlined word “pensate” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “ ”.A．payB．askC．hostD．treat【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?A．The Worst Problem in the Trip.B．The Preparation Before the Flight Trip.C．How to Book the Plane Ticket.D．How to Plan the Holiday.B
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(答案→)B
解析：我们在乘坐飞机的时候，经常会出现航班取消或行李丢失的情况，但是做好一些备用的计划可以让你的旅行免去很多烦恼。
【小题1】细节题：从第二段的句子：If you do have to make a connection, try to route through a southern city, where snowstorms and de-icing delays will be less likely. 可知当你需要中转的时候，选择一个没有暴风雪的好城市，选B。
【小题2】细节题：从第五段的句子：As soon as your flight is delayed or cancelled, get on the phone and rebook your flight instead of waiting at the ticket counter.可知最好的重新预定航班的方法是通过打电话，选A。
【小题3】推理题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：It’s preferable to losing bags because of re-routed flights and sometimes cheaper than paying airline overweight bag fees.可以推断出对于你过重的行李，你将会付更多，选C。
【小题4】猜词题：从文章最后一段的句子：Airlines are not required to pensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights, but it never hurts to ask for goodwill vouchers(折扣) for meals, taxis or a room.航空公司没有义务因为延误和取消航班给乘客补偿，但是要求饮食折扣，出租车或房间还是可以的，可知“pensate”的意思是“付钱”，所以选A。
【小题5】标题确定题：从文章第一段的句子：Flight cancellations(取消) and loss of luggage can ruin even the best-planned holiday. The key to a stress-free trip is having a backup plan.可知这篇文章讲的是在航空旅行之前的准备工作，选B。