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Clearlyconsumerscanbenefitfromthesetie-ups.PassengersflyingAmericanorUSAirways,forinstance,cannowuseeithercarrier'

snetworkof72worldwideclubsandlounges.Theycancombinetheirfrequent-flierawards,allowingthemnotonlytobuildupredeemablemilesmorequicklybutalsocashthemintomoredestinations.AmericancanplugintoUSAirways'

deeperwebofconnectionsupanddowntheEasternSeaboard;

USAirways,withfewerroutestoSouthAmerica,theCaribbeariandEurope,willbeabletoofferagreaterarrayofinternationalflights.Intime,AmericanandUSAirwayshopetocreatethemoreambitiouspartnership--aso-calledcode-sharingagreementthatwouldallowthetwocarrierstocoordinateflightscheduleswithoutenteringafull-fledgedmerger.Thegoalis"

seamlessservice"

--withouthavingtochangeairlines.

Priceisawildcardinthesealliances.Consumergroupsworrythattheywillreducecompetition,translatinginturnintohigherfares.Theycouldberight.Giventherapidtrendtowardconsolidation,manyanalystsforeseeadaywhenmostmajor"

hub"

airportswillbedominatedbyasingleairlineorconsortium.AreportlastyearbytheGeneralAccountingOfficefoundthatticketprices,insuchcases,rangedfrom45to65percenthigherthanatcitieswheretwoormorecarrierscompeted.AndjustlastweektheTransportationDepartmentannounceditwasinvestigatingallegationsofprice-fixingbythemajorairlines--aimedatkeepingsmallerdiscount-carriersfromintrudingontheirturf--andtheJusticeDepartmenthasbegunsimilarprobes.Themessage?

Airlinesmayyearntomerge--butwinningapprovalfromskepticalauthoritiesmightbetougherthantheyexpect.

13.Judgingfromthepassage,thefrequent-flierprogramisonebywhich________.

A）peoplewhohavebuiltupacertainnumberofflyingmileswithanairlinewillgetafreeticket.

B）peoplewhoflyanairlinefrequentlywillgetadiscount

C）peoplewhohavebuiltupacertainnumberofflyingmileswithanairlinewillgetacashaward

D）peoplewhoflyanairlinefrequentlywillgetextraservice

14.accordingtothispassage,thefederalgovernment'

sattitudetowardsairlinemergersisoneof_______

A）encouragementB）restriction

C）prohibitionD）approval

15.Theexpression"

awildcard"

inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.

A）achiefconcrnB）animportantfactor

C）anunpredictableelementD）anecessaryconsequence

16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Airlinemergerswillgiverisetointensecompetition.

B）Consumersbenefitfromairlinemergers.

C）Tie-upsbetweenairlinesseemtodrawlittlepublicattention.

D）Ticketpricestendtobehigherwherethereisonlyonecarrier.

Passage5

AdecadeagoSusicMakinsterlearnedshemighthavealiverproblem.Herdoctorstoldhernottoworry.Soshedidn'

t--untilthreeyearsago,whenshewasastonishedtolearnshehadtestedpositiveforhepatitis（肝炎）C,ablood-bornevirusshehadneverheardof.Makinster,then45,hadbeenlivingwithaninfectionthatwouldlikelystaywithherforlifeandthatcouldeventuallydestroyherliverandcauseherdeath.Yetshehadnoideahoworwhenshehadcontractedthevirus.

HepatitisCwasn'

tevendiscovereduntil1989.Todayanestimated3.9millionAmericansareinfected,andmostofthemstilldon'

sknowit.LikeHIV,hepatitisCisaslowactingvirusthatcanbetransmittedbysharedneedlesandbloodtransfusions.Butitisfarmorerampant.Thereisnovaccinetopreventitsspread,andnoreliabletreatment.Some75percentofpeoplewhocontracttheviruswillcarryitforlife;

20percentwilldevelopcirrhosisoftheliver.HepatitisCisnowthenation'

sleadingreasonforlivertransplantation,andthesecondleadingcauseofcirrhosis（afteralcohol）.Itwillkillroughly10,000Americansthisyear--andthatnumberisexpectedtotripleoverthenexttwodecades,asmorepastinfectionscometolight.SaysSurgeonGeneralDavidSatcher,"

Thisisamajorpublichealthcrisis."

Untiltreatmentislesshit-or-miss,livingwithhepatitisCwillbeamatterofaccommodation.Thoughmostpeoplewhocontractedthevirusbecomec