考研英語閱讀例題：As Penny-Pinchers Hover,Business Trips Rebound

微信掃描二維碼關(guān)注啟航考研（qh_kaoyan）考研自學(xué)平臺咋學(xué)微信號：咋學(xué)網(wǎng)（zaxueapp）AsPenny-PinchersHover,BusinessTripsRebound節(jié)儉出行，商務(wù)旅行回暖TheNewYorkTimesNovember29,2010Someairlines,afteralongperiodofcuttingcapacity,arenowcautiouslyaddingseatstoaccommodatethegrowthindemand.Delta,forexample,saidinOctoberthatitsfourth-quartercapacitywouldbeup3to5percentdomesticallyand10to12percentinternationally.WallStreetloveshearingthatairlinesareholdingthelineoncapacitybecauseitmeansthatsupplyanddemandarebalancedinfavorofthesupplier.ButsinceJanuary,accordingtoarecentreportbytheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,worldwideairlinecapacity“hasenteredthemarketatafasterratethandemand.”Airlineshavebeenrushingtoassurestockmarketanalyststhattheystillhavethedemand-supplyequationundercontrol.Meanwhile,companiesarealarmedbyindicationsthattravelcostsarerising,evenasimprovedeconomicconditionsargueforsendingmoreemployeesoutontheroad.Nextyear,accordingtotheAmericanExpressGlobalBusinessTravelForecastreleasedlastmonth,“pricingpowerwillswingbacktoairandhotelsuppliersforthefirsttimeintwoyears.”Forbusinesstravelers,ofcourse,thisallmeansmorelecturesfromcorporatetravelmanagersaboutsavingmoney.AstheAmericanExpressreportputit,companiesneedtore-examinecostcontroltacticstoguardagainsttheexpected“significantrateincreases”nextyear.AccordingtotheannualBusinessTravelerSurveyjustreleasedbytheconsultingcompanyDeloitte,24percentofrespondentsplantotakemorebusinesstripsnextyearandanadditional56percentexpecttotakeatleastasmanyasin2010.They’reonatighterrein,too.Halfsaidtheywerenowrequiredtoobtainpreapprovalforbusinesstrips.Nearlyaquartersaidtheywerenowstayingatcheaperhotels.Now,thoseofuswhohavebeenaroundthisrodeoforawhilehaveseenthisparticulareventmanytimes.Corporatetravelmanagerswailthatcostsaresoaring,andtheydemandcompliancewithneworold,butalwaysstrict,travelpolicies—orelse.Butasbusinessconditionsimproveandtheneedtotravelbecomescompelling,manybusinesstravelerspushbackandsay,ineffect,“WhaddyameanIhavetosavemoneybyconnectingonthatcrummyairlinethroughChicagoandHoustontogettomydestinationinLosAngeles,whereyouexpectmetostayatsomecheaphotelthat’sanhour’sdrivefrommymeeting?”Sowe’lllistentothelecturesandtravelwithourusualfiscalprudence.ButwecantakeheartinastatisticreleasedbytheInternationalAirTransportAssociation.Penny-pinchingaside,internationalpremiumtravelinfirst-andbusiness-classwasup12.1percentinSeptember.Astheysayattherodeo,Yippee!1Whatcanweinferfromparagraphone?ASomeairlinesarebenefitingfromtheimprovedeconomicconditions.BSomeairlinesaretryingtobalancethedemandandsupply.CSomeairlineshavebeencuttingdownthepriceforalongtime.DSomeairlineshaveprovidedaccommodationfortheirpassengers.2AccordingtoarecentreportbytheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,.AairlineshavesuppliedmoreseatsthanactuallydemandedBairlineshaverespondedtothedemandatafastspeedCairlineshavereliedonstockmarketanalyststoenterthemarketDairlineshavehadthedemand-supplyequationundercontrol3Companiesarefacingtheproblemof.AmorebusinesstripsBhighertravelexpensesCshortageoffundsDrevisionofcostcontroltactics4Thestatement“They’reonatighterrein,too”inparagraphfivemeans.Atheymustreducetheirbusinesstrips,tooBtheymustsavetheirownmoney,tooCtheyarealsoaffectedbythenewsituationsDtheyarealsounderstrictcontrol5Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorimpliesthat.AemployeeshavetotravelwiththeirusualfiscalprudenceBairlineswillbenefitfromtheincreaseofinternationalpremiumtravelCthestatisticreleasedbytheInternationalAirTransportAssociationisauthoratativeDcompaniesmayinvestmoretomakebusinesstripsmorepleasurableforemployees考研詞匯capacity［k?'p?siti］n.①容量，容積；②能量，能力；③接受力；④生產(chǎn)力［真題例句］Anotherlineofthoughtassumesamemorystoragesystemoflimitedcapacity(①)thatprovidesadaptiveflexibilityspecificallythroughforgetting.［1995年閱讀5］［例句精譯］另一種思路則假定人的記憶存儲系統(tǒng)儲量有限，這個系統(tǒng)專門通過遺忘提供適應(yīng)的靈活性。［真題例句］Thatconceptimplieseducationalopportunityforallchildren-therightofeachchildtoreceivehelpinlearningtothelimitsofhisorhercapacity(②),whetherthatcapacitybesmallorgreat.［1994年閱讀3］［例句精譯］這一概念暗示了所有兒童都有接受教育的機會——即每個兒童，不管其本身的能力大小與否，都有權(quán)利在學(xué)習(xí)上最大限度地得到幫助。［真題例句］Americascapacity(④)utilisation,forexample,hithistoricallyhighlevelsearlierthisyear,anditsjoblessrate(5.6%inAugust)hasfallenbelowmostestimatesofthenaturalrateofunemployment-theratebelowwhichinflationhastakenoffinthepast.［1997年閱讀5］［例句精譯］例如，美國的生產(chǎn)力利用率在今年前段時間達到了歷史最高水平，失業(yè)率（8月份為5.6%）已降到低于對自然失業(yè)率的大多數(shù)估測——過去，當(dāng)比率低于自然失業(yè)率時，通貨膨脹率早已迅速上升。cautious［'k?:??s］a.（of）小心的，謹慎的［真題例句］Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.［2004年閱讀3］［例句精譯］去年在感恩節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)之間零售商的銷售收入是全年的百分之二十四，對于他們來講,在關(guān)鍵時期該謹慎行事了。accommodate［?'k?m?deit］v.①留宿，收容；②供應(yīng)，供給；③使適應(yīng)；使符合［真題例句］Andtheyalso