Question

    China Eastern Airline and other domestic airlines have begun to allow mobile phone use on their flights(航班) or announced plans to cancel the ban（禁令）.

On Thursday, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PED), such as smartphones and tablets, but phones still have to be changed to airplane mode（飞行模式）. China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines announced Thursday they would allow mobile phone use on all their flights soon.

The permission comes after the Civil Aviation Administration of China（中国民用航空局） asked that the ban be canceled earlier this week. According to the guideline before, staffs in the planes needed to ask passengers to turn off any devices that could interrupt the flight, even airplane mode was not permitted.

Inflight wifi is available on 74 of China Eastern Airlines' aircrafts, covering all international routes and 166 domestic routes. Hainan Airlines has enabled inflight wifi on 17 of its airplanes.

"Before, I just slept aboard the airplane, sometimes read magazines in front of me and then had nothing to do. But now, I can use my social network accounts like Weibo or Wechat," said a passenger named Zuo, who took a flight with wifi from Shanghai Thursday.

Before 2018, mobile phone use on aircraft was banned over safety concerns. The ban is a common international practice, but with technological development and a higher demand from passengers, the ban has been canceled by some airlines.

Other Chinese airlines are also considering allowing mobile phone use. A number of airlines from other countries already provide inflight wifi service, an important factor for passengers choosing flights of different airlines.

1.Which airlines allow mobile phones to be used in the flight now?

A.China Eastern Airline and China Southern Airlines.

B.Hainan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

C.China Eastern Airline and Hainan Airlines.

2.When you took the plane, you were asked to ________ according to the old guideline.

A.turn off your smartphone

B.change your smartphone to airplane mode

C.interrupt the flight

3.What does the underline word “domestic” mean?

A.航班的 B.国内的 C.短途的

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Passengers can call their friends during the flight according to the new rule.

B.Passengers used to have nothing to do but sleep during the flight.

C.Passengers were banned to use mobile phones before because of safety.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Airlines in China began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices.

B.Civil Aviation Administration of China has canceled the ban.

C.Important factors for passengers choosing flights.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了随着技术的发展和旅客的更高要求，一些航空公司已经取消了禁令，开始允许在乘坐飞机时使用移动手机。其他中国航空公司也在考虑允许使用手机。

1.

细节理解。根据文中“China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PED), such as smartphones and tablets, but phones still have to be changed to airplane mode（飞行模式）.” 东航和海南航空开始允许乘客使用智能手机和平板电脑等便携式电子设备，但手机仍需改为飞行模式。中国南方航空公司和厦门航空公司周四宣布，他们将很快允许所有航班使用手机。故选C。

2.

细节理解。根据文中“According to the guideline before, staffs in the planes needed to ask passengers to turn off any devices that could interrupt the flight, even airplane mode was not permitted.”根据之前的指引，飞机上的工作人员需要要求乘客关闭任何可能中断飞行的设备，甚至不允许使用飞机模式。故选A。

3.

词句猜测。根据“covering all international routes” 覆盖所有国际航线。可知下文中“domestic”国内航线。这里是说“东航74架飞机提供机上wifi，覆盖所有国际航线和166条国内航线。”故选B。

4.

推理判断。根据文中“But now, I can use my social network accounts like Weibo or Wechat," said a passenger named Zuo, who took a flight with wifi from Shanghai Thursday.” 但现在，我可以使用我的社交网络账号，比如微博或微信。可知选项A“Airlines in China began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices.”说法错误；根据“Before, I just slept aboard the airplane, sometimes read magazines in front of me and then had nothing to do.”以前，我只是睡在飞机上，有时在前面看杂志，然后就无所事事。选项B“Passengers used to have nothing to do but sleep during the flight.”是错误的；根据文中“Before 2018, mobile phone use on aircraft was banned over safety concerns.” 2018年之前，出于安全考虑，禁止在飞机上使用手机。可知选项C是正确的。故选C。

5.

主旨大意。根据文中“On Thursday, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PED) ”周四，东航和海南航空开始允许乘客使用智能手机和平板电脑等便携式电子设备，及“Before 2018, mobile phone use on aircraft was banned over safety concerns. The ban is a common international practice, but with technological development and a higher demand from passengers, the ban has been canceled by some airlines.” 2018年之前，出于安全考虑，禁止在飞机上使用手机。禁令是国际通行的做法，但随着技术的发展和旅客的更高要求，一些航空公司已经取消了禁令。可知，这篇短文主要是讲述了中国的航空公司开始允许乘客使用便携式电子设备。故选A。