4. What does the last paragraph of the passage imply?

　　　 A. Airline profits in America will be under even greater pressure.

　　　 B. The population of obsess people will increase rapidly.

　　　 C. American airlines will charge more for fuels.

　　　 D. Fast food restaurants will be forced to change their menus.

B

A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.

The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness.

Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband. The device, worn by drivers, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel (方向盘). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response.

Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.

In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should ou0en a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.

The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.

3. What measures did many American airlines take in response to the record increase in the price of crude oil last year?

　　　 A. They increased the average passenger weight when calculating aircraft loads.

　　　 B. They brought up their ticket prices.

　　　 C. They charged obsess travelers for two seats.

　　　 D. They overcharged travelers’ luggage.

2. The underlined phrase “gone bust” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to 　　　　　.

　　　 A. become stronger　　　 　 B. got banned　 C. failed financially　 D. expanded further

1. This passage is most probably taken from 　　　　.

　　　 A. a government report　　　　 B. a yearly economy review

　　　 C. an airline guidebook　　　　 D. a newspaper

45. A. defeated　　　 B. caught　　　　　　 C. damaged　　　　　 D. struck

44. A. yard　　　　　 B. wind　　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　　 D. rain

43. A. waited　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　 D. excited

42. A. see　　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　　 C. beat　　　　　　 D. ask

41. A. gone　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　 C. followed　　　　　 D. lost