If you’ll be taking vacation time in the coming year and plan on flying, here are some shopping tips

阅读理解A
If you’ll be taking vacation time in the coming year and plan on flying, here are some shopping tips for you. Those who fly first class and don’t care what airline tickets cost are excused from this lesson.
When to buy
If you are shopping for domestic (国内的) flights, check prices on Tuesday afternoons. This is an old tip but still useful because most US carriers continue to release sales on Tuesday morning, and competitors quickly drop their fares to match the better deals.
When to fly
Weekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights. In the US, the cheapest days are typically Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. A good itinerary (Ðг̱í) for the expensive US spring break travel period is Tuesday to Saturday; it will save you money over weekend-to-weekend travel.
 Where to fly
We continue to see good deals to Boston and Denver and more and more nice prices to Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C. As for Europe, there have been surprising deals throughout the fall and those will continue into the winter.
Direct vs. connecting flights
Compare the price of direct with connecting flights. Sometimes adding a stop to your route will save you money. An example: an Francisco to Raleigh/Durham: $553 direct, $362 one-stop.
You’d better think twice about the direct flight for San Francisco to Raleigh.
Compare, compare, compare
Stifle the impulse to go to your favorite airline site to purchase tickets without doing any comparison. Example: Let’s say you want to fly from New York to London and figure your favorite US legacy carrier will get you there for the best price. Airline price: $554 round-trip.
However, the comparison site also showed a cheaper flight from the same legacy carrier ($521). See what you’re missing when you fail to compare?
1. When can you possibly find the best price for flights within the US?
A. On Monday morning. B. On Tuesday morning.
C. On Tuesday afternoon. D. On Sunday morning.
2. What does the underlined phrase “stifle the impulse” in the last but one paragraph mean?
A. Feel free to do something. B. Hold off on doing something.
C. Get well prepared for something. D. Make quick decision on something.
3. Who is the text intended for?
A. Those who usually choose first class for their flights.
B. Those who want to find suggestions on where to fly.
C. Those who are traveling during the spring break.
D. Those who are looking for the best airline ticket prices
【答案】1. C    2. B    3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章给读者提供了几个可以买到便宜机票的小建议。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段的If you are shopping for domestic (国内的) flights, check prices on Tuesday afternoons.可知美国国内航班的最佳票价很可能在周二下午能找到。C. On Tuesday afternoon.（周二下午）符合以上说法，故选C项。
【2题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句子Stifle the impulse to go to your favorite airline site to purchase tickets without doing any comparison.可知，没有进行任何比较去你喜欢的航空公司购票的行为……，再结合文章的主要目的——买到低价票，可推测划线部分的意思是“抑制/推迟”。B. Hold off on doing something.（推迟做某事）符合以上推测，故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段If you’ll be taking vacation time in the coming year and plan on flying, here are some shopping tips for you. Those who fly first class and don’t care what airline tickets cost are excused from this lesson.可以推测这篇文章是写给那些准备乘飞机出游，同时想买到低价机票的人。D. Those who are looking for the best airline ticket prices.（那些寻找低价机票的人）符合以上说法，故选D项。