【正文】 d onto flights.That number has skyrocketed in recent years—86 million more bags were carried on in the year than during the same period two years earlier, the Transportation Security Administration estimates.The reason for the carryon jump is no mystery: All the major domestic airlinesnow charge to check (托 運) even one bag, generally $25. To save money and time at the baggage claim, passengers carry as much as they can on board, with predictable consequences.At security checkpoints, these millions of extra bags, many of them denselypacked, mean longer lines. Once past security, the fun continues at boarding. On a typical flight, there’s a fierce fight for scarce overhead bin space, extending the boarding process. Bags that are stuffed under seats make passengers even more unfortable.There has got to be a better way. In fact, there is. Here’s what a more sensible system would look like:No fee for the first piece of checked luggage. It would be better if airlines simply raised fares( 機票) instead of fees. Limit the carryon size and charge for large carryons. Use templates( 標尺) at the security checkpoints to cut off the monster bags that now often escape airline staff’s notice until they’re right at the door of the plane. Tax the airlines’ ine from fees the same way that fares are taxed. Currently, the fees are tax free, encouraging airlines to generate ine through fees rather than fare increases.We’re sympathetic to the airline industry’s need to make money, but the baggagefees—previously intended to offset rising fuel costs—have bee an interruption that slows down the security check, offloads costs onto fliers and makes the boarding process even more unpleasant than it already is.1． What makes the air travelers most frustrated at the airport? A. The limited overhead bin space for bags.B. The number of bags they carry onboardC. The long line at the baggage claim.D. The extra fee they have to pay for carryons.解析：B。得知：讓乘客最為頭痛的就是安檢和登機的時候攜帶過多的行李。(三) 詞義猜測題詞義猜測是指在閱讀理解中，考生需要根據上下文的意思和自己所學的內容去推測不熟悉或者陌生的詞匯或者短語的大意，要求考生就詞匯或者短語找出近義詞或者合理的解釋說明。(2) 考查考生對指代詞的理解，例如文章中所出現的it, this, that等指代詞，考查這些詞匯所指代的意思。(4)考查考生理解文中俚語、諺語的意思。(2) 通過文章中對詞匯或者短語的定義和解釋來猜測語義。(3) 利用文章中的同義詞和反義詞來猜測語義。(4) 通過邏輯關系來猜測語義。(5) 利用某系詞綴可以猜測詞語的意思。For example:2012年浙江省專升本閱讀試題Passage Three中第12題：We covet（垂涎）their food, their wine and their ability to stay slim while consuming both … but should we be admiring the French for their parenting skills, as well? In her very buzzy new book, “Bringing Up Bebe,” American mom and Paris resident Pamela Druckerman makes the argument that the French have a leg up on rearing their children. “There’s something about the way the French parent that makes it less of a grind and more of a pleasure,” writes Druckerman, a former Wall Street Journal reporter. She cites a 2009 study finding mothers in Ohio think caring for their children is far less pleasant than mothers in Rennes, France.What exactly do French parents do that’s so different from American parents? A few examples: Teaching kids patience and selfcontrol through delayed gratification: French parents teach their children to wait for what they want from an early age—for a few minutes, usually— instead of immediately giving into kids’ demands. “ I’m now convinced that the secret of why French kids rarely whine or collapse into tantrums（發(fā)脾氣）—or at least do so less than American kids—is that they’ve developed the internal resources to cope with frustration,” Druckerman writes. Sleep training often begins at birth: In France, babies are expected to be sleepingthrough the night by the time they’re four months old. Parents don’t ignore their babies’ cries but they do pause before responding to them. “French parents believe it’s their job to gently teach babies to sleep well,” she writes. “They don’t view being up half the night with an eightmonthold as a sign of parental mitment.” They don’t give in to guilt over spending time away from their kids: French women believe that “it’s unhealthy for mothers and children to spend all their time together. …Children—even babies andtoddlers—get to cultivate their inner lives without a mother’s constant interference.” 12. The underlined words “have a leg up” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______. A. offer help B. gain