单选题Why was the last decade a tough time for travel agents?ABecause of soaring price for the fuel.BBecause of reduced commissions and rising ticket prices.CBecause of competition from rivalry companies using the Internet.DBecause of concern for air travel safety.
单选题
Why was the last decade a tough time for travel agents?
A
Because of soaring price for the fuel.
B
Because of reduced commissions and rising ticket prices.
C
Because of competition from rivalry companies using the Internet.
D
Because of concern for air travel safety.
参考解析
解析：
录音中首先指出“过去十年对旅行代理人来说是一段艰难的时间”，接着提到美国航班减半，然后就“largely eliminated commissions on domestic flights”（大量减少国内航班的佣金），致使许多代理人不得不add fees to ticket prices（增加机票的价格），这样一来很多游客就自己在网上订票了。因此选B。
【录音原文】
The last decade has been tough on travel agents. U.S. airlines at first halved and then largely eliminated commissions on domestic flights, forcing many agents to add fees to ticket prices. That led many leisure travelers and business fliers to book their own tickets on the Internet. Then the stock market turned and the economy slowed, dragging travel down with it.
录音中首先指出“过去十年对旅行代理人来说是一段艰难的时间”，接着提到美国航班减半，然后就“largely eliminated commissions on domestic flights”（大量减少国内航班的佣金），致使许多代理人不得不add fees to ticket prices（增加机票的价格），这样一来很多游客就自己在网上订票了。因此选B。
【录音原文】
The last decade has been tough on travel agents. U.S. airlines at first halved and then largely eliminated commissions on domestic flights, forcing many agents to add fees to ticket prices. That led many leisure travelers and business fliers to book their own tickets on the Internet. Then the stock market turned and the economy slowed, dragging travel down with it.
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