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    Here are Important Travel Notices from United Airlines, March 20, 2019, 7:12 AM. Information is updated as it is received.

1. Travel and the Zika virus

If you have a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus (as listed on the CDC website) and have concerns, please contact the United Customer Contact Center with any questions or changes to your reservation. Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change their destination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund if their tickets were booked before February 28, 2019. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional charges may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route.

2. Longer lines at security checkpoints

Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit www.tsa.gov.com and apply for tsa pre-check.

3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland

EU Regulation 261/2004 requires air lines to provide the following notice: if you are not allowed to board or if your flight is canceled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.

4. How to protect yourself

Travelers to regions affected by Zika can take precautions to prevent contracting the disease by protecting themselves against mosquitos. The CDC recommends visitors to areas with Zika wear long-sleeved clothing, apply mosquito repellant, and use a mosquito net at night.

1.Travelers don’t have to pay additional fees when they want to ________.

A.rearrange their travel date at any time

B.cancel their flights booked before February

C.apply for a refund for tickets booked in March

D.choose a longer and more expensive route to a new destination

2.What do we know from Notice 2?

A.Pre-check can be done online to save time for travelers.

B.Security checkpoints are not available during this period.

C.It usually takes longer time to go through the security check in the US.

D.Security check of International flights is stricter than that of the US ones.

3.Compensation can be asked for when ________.

A.passengers refuse to board the plane

B.passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam

C.passengers’ flight is delayed at least two hours

D.passengers forget to state their right in the form

4.Which is the effective method to protect yourself against Zika?

A.Wearing long-sleeved shirts only during the flight.

B.Protecting the mosquitos with the disease

C.Avoiding the smell of mosquito repellant.

D.Setting a mosquito net before going to sleep.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了United Air lines向乘客公布的重要旅行通知。

1.

细节理解题。根据Travel and the Zika virus中的Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change their destination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund if their tickets were booked before February 28, 2019.可知，根据疾病控制和预防中心的指导建议避开受影响地区的乘客，可以免费更改目的地或旅行日期，或者如果他们的机票是在2019年2月28日前预订的，可以选择退款。由此可知，如果旅客想取消二月份之前预订的航班，他们不需要支付额外的费用。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据Longer lines at security checkpoints中的Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport.可知，全美运输安全管理局安检处程序的变化可能会导致安检处的队伍变长。请做出相应地计划并留出在机场的额外时间。由此可知，在美国，通过安全检查通常需要较长的时间。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland中的if you are not allowed to board or if your flight is canceled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.可知，如果你不被允许登机，或者你的航班被取消或延误了至少两个小时，向登记柜台或登机门索要表格，说明你的权利，特别是关于赔偿和帮助的权利。由此可知，当乘客的航班延误至少两小时时，可以要求赔偿。故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据How to protect yourself中的The CDC recommends visitors to areas with Zika wear long-sleeved clothing, apply mosquito repellant, and use a mosquito net at night.可知，美国疾病控制与预防中心建议前往寨卡疫区的游客穿长袖服装，使用驱蚊剂，夜间使用蚊帐。结合选项可知，D项Setting a mosquito net before going to sleep.(睡觉前搭一个蚊帐)与原文相符。故选 D。