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Some years ago, Houston airport faced a troubling issue. Passengers were(1)about the long waits at baggage claim (行李提取处).(2), the executives increased the number of baggage handlers. The plan(3): the average wait fell to eight minutes, well within industry standard.(4)the complaints persisted.
(5), the airport executives undertook a more careful analysis. They found that it(6)passengers a minute to walk from their arrival gates to baggage claim and seven more minutes to get their bags. (7), roughly 88 percent of their time was spent standing around waiting for their bags.
So they decided on a new approach:(8)reducing wait time, they moved the arrival gates farther away from the main terminal. Passengers now had to walk six times longer. Complaints dropped to near(9).
This story shows that the experience of waiting is defined only partly by the objective(10)of the wait. Occupied time (walking to baggage claim) feels(11)than unoccupied time ((12)at baggage claim). Research on queuing has shown that, people on average,(13)how long they’ve waited in a line.
This is also(14)one finds mirrors next to elevators. The(15)was born during the post-World War II boom, when the spread of high-rises(16)complaints about elevator delays. The reason behind the mirrors was(17)to the one used at the Houston airport: give people something to occupy their time.(18)overnight, the complaints ceased.
We’ll never(19)lines altogether, but a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make those(20)delays more bearable. And when all else fails, bring a book.

问题1选项
A.warning
B.thinking
C.asking
D.complaining
问题2选项
A.In response
B.In fact
C.In theory
D.In turn
问题3选项
A.failed
B.worked
C.stopped
D.continued
问题4选项
A.So
B.But
C.Or
D.And
问题5选项
A.Puzzled
B.Scared
C.Delighted
D.Relieved
问题6选项
A.spent
B.needed
C.cost
D.took
问题7选项
A.In general
B.In addition
C.In any case
D.In other words
问题8选项
A.in spite of
B.instead of
C.by means of
D.because of
问题9选项
A.nothing
B.zero
C.none
D.no
问题10选项
A.complaint
B.reach
C.feeling
D.length
问题11选项
A.shorter
B.better
C.longer
D.harder
问题12选项
A.looking
B.standing
C.serving
D.pointing
问题13选项
A.dislike
B.disagree
C.overestimate
D.misunderstand
问题14选项
A.how
B.what
C.why
D.when
问题15选项
A.reason
B.problem
C.standard
D.idea
问题16选项
A.called for
B.pointed out
C.led to
D.began with
问题17选项
A.accustomed
B.specific
C.helpful
D.similar
问题18选项
A.Rather
B.Quite
C.Entirely
D.Almost
问题19选项
A.cross
B.eliminate
C.draw
D.create
问题20选项
A.inadequate
B.impatient
C.impossible
D.inevitable
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