二孩政策致“飞人”变多
二孩政策致“飞人”变多
Air travel data shows a rise in baby passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush as a result of the general second-child policy. Travel agency Ctrip’s ticket sales show that the number of babies on airplanes during the Spring Festival travel rush, also known as “chunyun”, has risen 18 percent compared to last year.
The growth in the number of baby passengers is double the increase in ticket sales for children. This trend is linked to the introduction of the general second-child policy last year which allows all couples to have a second child.
The data also shows that flights to and from Beijing were the most expensive among all Chinese cities, costing more than 2,800 yuan ($400) per ticket. Shanghai came the next with an average ticket price of about 2,600 yuan.
The number of passengers flying first-class or business-class has risen by 131 percent compared to last year. That is partly because of the difficulty in securing a ticket during the festival travel rush, and partly because of an increasingly higher demand for quality services for Chinese people's deeper pockets.
When it came to the most popular tickets, flights from Shanghai to Hotan were top of the list. Tickets for flights from Beijing to Tonghua were the next hardest to buy.
This year’s chunyun started on Jan. 13 and ended on Feb. 21. The peak for the travel rush was from Jan. 24 to 26, right before the Lunar New Year, and from Feb. 2 to 4 when the holiday finished.

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1.Baby passengers increased because _______.

A Chinese people have become richer

B all couples have a second child

C China introduced the general second-child policy

D it was difficult to ensure a ticket

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Air travel data shows a rise in baby passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush as a result of the general second-child policy.可知婴儿乘客增多是因为普遍二孩政策的执行，故选C。

2.During chunyun, ______ on airplane rose 18% compared to last year.

A business-class passengers

B first-class passengers

C baby passengers

D adult passengers

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Travel agency trip’s ticket sales show that the number of babies on airplanes during the Spring Festival travel rush, also known as “chunyun”, has risen 18 percent compared to last year.可知春运期间婴儿乘客相比去年上涨了18%，故选C。

3.Which ticket was the hardest to buy during chunyun?

A The ticket from Shanghai to Hotan.

B The ticket from Hotan to Shanghai.

C The ticket from Beijing to Tonghua.

D The ticket from Shanghai to Beijing.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句When it came to the most popular tickets, flights from Shanghai to Hotan were top of the list.可知上海到和田的机票最难买，故选A。

4.The Spring Festival travel rush lasted for _______.

A 6 days

B 15 days

C 30 days

D 40 days

解析：选D。数字计算题。根据最后一段第一句This year’s chunyun started on Jan 13 and ended on Feb 21.可知春运从1月13日到2月21日，总共40天，故选D。

5.What does the underlined part mean?

A Chinese people’s pockets are big.

B Chinese people have become richer.

C Chinese people have more changes.

D Chinese people are rich enough to buy plane tickets.

解析：选B。句意理解题。根据前后文可知中国人以前坐飞机的频率不高而现在坐飞机的频率高是因为中国人变得有钱了，故选B。