[A] New restrictions on carry-on bags.

　　[B] The declining efficiency of the TSA.

　　[C] An increase in the number of travellers.

　　[D] Frequent unexpected secret checks.

　　23. The word “expedited” (Liner 4, Para. 5) is closet in meaning to

　　[A] quieter.

　　[B] cheaper.

　　[C] wider.

　　[D] faster.

　　24. One problem with the PreCheck program is

　　[A] a dramatic reduction of its scale.

　　[B] its wrongly-directed implementation.

　　[C] the government’s reluctance to back it.

　　[D] an unreasonable price for enrollment.

　　25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　[A] Less Screening for More Safety

　　[B] PreCheck – a Belated Solution

　　[C] Getting Stuck in Security Lines

　　[D] Underused PreCheck Lanes

　　答案：21-25 ACDDC

　　21. 答案【A】explain American’s tolerance of current security checks.

　　解析：本題目為例證題，考察論點(diǎn)與論據(jù)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞the crash of Egypt Air Flight 804定位到第二段第二句。例證題中的例子為論據(jù)，所要找的答案為論點(diǎn)，而論點(diǎn)在論據(jù)之前，因此該題目的答案是第二段的第一句話。二段首句說的是美國人愿意忍受長時(shí)間的安全檢查。正確答案A的American’s tolerance是原文Americans are willing to tolerate的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，current security checks是原文的time-consuming security 的同義轉(zhuǎn)化。干擾項(xiàng)B的urgency to strengthen security worldwide，原文未提及worldwide，屬于擴(kuò)大范圍;選項(xiàng)C的major U.S. major airports屬于具體信息的干擾;選項(xiàng)D的privacy 隱私并未提及，是常識性干擾。

　　22. 答案【C】An increase in the number of travelers.

　　解析：本題目為原因細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的long waits at major airports定位到原文第三段的第二句，原文的resulted in 與題干中的contributed to是同義轉(zhuǎn)化，所以定位內(nèi)容就是提升的安全措施以及航空旅游的增加。正確答案C的an increase in the number of travelers 是原文a rise in airline travel的同義替換。干擾項(xiàng)A的carry-on bags是在第四段的最后一句出現(xiàn)的，非定位句內(nèi)容;選項(xiàng)B的TSA efficiency也出現(xiàn)在第四段;選項(xiàng)D的unexpected secret checks未提及。

　　23. 答案【D】faster.

　　解析：本題目為詞義句意題，考察上下文邏輯關(guān)系。根據(jù)題干，定位到第5段第3句，“Passengers who pass a background check are eligible to use expedited screening lanes”，結(jié)合下一句中的這樣會saving time for everyone involved，即可以節(jié)省時(shí)間的安檢，與選項(xiàng)對應(yīng)就是答案D faster更快。干擾項(xiàng)A更安靜，選項(xiàng)B更便宜，選項(xiàng)C更廣泛，都無關(guān)，屬于常識性干擾。

　　24. 答案【D】an unreasonable price for enrollment.

　　解析：本題目為具體細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞problem with the PreCheck program定位到倒數(shù)第二段的第二句話 this price tag has been the PreCheck’s fatal flaw.本句中的代詞this代詞指代本段第一句話，說的是Passengers必須每五年pay 85美元來做background checks。正確答案D中的unreasonable price 是原文的85美元，enrollment就是原文的process background checks。干擾項(xiàng)A其規(guī)模的極具下滑未提及，選項(xiàng)C其錯(cuò)誤的執(zhí)行屬于過度推理，選項(xiàng)C政府不愿意支持是對原文的曲解。

　　25. 答案【C】Getting Stuck in Security Lines

　　解析：本題目為全文主旨題。全文的中心主題出現(xiàn)在第一段和二段首句的范圍。第一段介紹事實(shí)背景，第二段首句提及了美國人對于安全檢查方面的狀況，并在下文提及了所出現(xiàn)的問題。正確答案C安檢流程線陷入困境是對原文的總結(jié)概括。干擾項(xiàng)A的Screening 是原文的具體細(xì)節(jié)，選項(xiàng)B和選項(xiàng)D的PreCheck是原文最后三段的內(nèi)容。

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