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SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequesti onsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Mar kyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40po
ints)
Text1
Firsttwohours,nowthreehours—thisishowfa rinadvanceauthoritiesarerecommendingpeo pleshowuptocatchadomesticflight,atleastats omemajorU.S.airportswithincreasinglymass
ivesecuritylines.
Americansarewillingtotoleratetime-consumi ngsecurityprotocolsinreturnforincreasedsaf ety.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804,whichterr oristsmayhavedownedovertheMediterranea nSea,providesanothertragicreminderofwhy. Butdemandingtoomuchofairtravelersorprov idingtoolittlesecurityinreturnunderminespu blicsupportfortheprocess.Anditshould:Wast edtimeisadragonAmericans’economicandpr ivatelives,nottomentioninfuriating.
Lastyear,theTransportationSecurityAdmini stration(TSA)foundinasecretcheckthatunde rcoverinvestigatorswereabletosneakweapon s—bothfakeandreal—pastairportsecurityne arlyeverytimetheytried.Enhancedsecuritym easuressincethen,combinedwithariseinairlin etravelduetotheimprovingeconomyandlowoi lprices,haveresultedinlongwaitsatmajorairp ortssuchasChicago’sO’HareInternational.Iti snotyetclearhowmuchmoreeffectiveairlinese curityhasbecome—butthelinesareobvious.
Partoftheissueisthatthegovernmentdidnotan ticipatethesteepincreaseinairlinetravel,sothe TSAisnowrushingtogetnewscreenersontheli ne.Partoftheissueisthatairportshaveonlysom uchroomforscreeninglanes.Anotherfactorm aybethatmorepeoplearetryingtooverpackthe ircarry-onbagstoavoidchecked-baggagefees, thoughtheairlinesstronglydisputethis.
ThereisonesteptheTSAcouldtakethatwouldn otrequireremodelingairportsorrushingtohir e:EnrollmorepeopleinthePreCheckprogram. PreCheckissupposedtobeawin-winfortravele rsandtheTSA.Passengerswhopassabackgrou ndcheckareeligibletouseexpeditedscreeningl anes.ThisallowstheTSAtofocusontravelersw hoarehigherrisk,savingtimeforeveryoneinvo lved.TSAwantstoenroll25millionpeopleinPre
Check.
Ithasnotgottenanywhereclosetothat,andone bigreasonisstickershock:Passengersmustpay $85everyfiveyearstoprocesstheirbackground checks.Sincethebeginning,thispricetaghasbe enPreCheck’sfatalflaw.Upcomingreformsmi ghtbringthepricetoamorereasonablelevel.Bu tCongressshouldlookintodoingsodirectly,by helpingtofinancePreCheckenrollmentortocu
tcostsinotherways.
TheTSAcannotcontinuedivertingresourcesi ntounderusedPreChecklaneswhilemostofthe travelingpublicsuffersinunnecessarylines.Iti slongpasttimetomaketheprogramwork.