A. Airport services
B. Air transport prices
C. Transport by plane
D. Development
E. Fast growth in the US airlines
F. Beginning time
【小题1】
Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargo and mail. Air transport panies run scheduled airlines and non-scheduled services over local, national, and international routes. The aircraft run by these panies change from small planes to large planes.
【小题2】.
The first air passenger services began in 1910, when dirigibles(飞艇)began working between several German cities. The first scheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the US in 1914. Several experimental airmail flights took place in India, Europe, and the USA before World War I, but air transport services did not bee a true business until after the war.
【小题3】
During World WarⅡintercontinental air transport began to bee well set-up. After the war the new long-distance planes with developed equipment were increasingly able to prevent storms and strong wind and make flights cheap. Jumbo Jets began working in 1970.
【小题4】
During the 1970s the number of home passengers on US airlines increased about 78%, and during the 1980s the number was up about 58%. In 1990 there were 41. 8 million international passengers: the number was a 75% increase over 1980.
【小题5】
Major airports provide all kinds of services to make travel easy and pleasant for passengers. These change from such basic services as ticket-sales counters and restaurants to luxury(豪华的)hotels, shopping centers and play areas for children. C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】选C。通读全段可知, 本段说明航空交通的概括情况, 故选择C项。
【小题2】选F。通读全段可知, 本段说明航空客运刚刚开始时的情况, 故选择F项。
【小题3】选D。通读全段可知, 本段说明航空客运在二战之时和二战后至七十年代的发展的情况, 亦即紧跟前段之后的情况, 故选择D项。
【小题4】选E。通读全段可知, 本段说明二十世纪七十年代至九十年代美国航空业, 特别是私人航空客机的发展情况, 故选择E项。
【小题5】选A。通读全段可知, 本段说明航空业在服务方面的情况, 故选择A项。