2. 外语
  3. A. affected B. backward C. booming D. cancel E. capacity F. closures G. estimated H. force I. historic

A. affected B. backward C. booming D. cancel E. capacity F. closures G. estimated H. force I. historic

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问题    A. affected   B. backward   C. booming    D. cancel     E. capacity
   F. closures   G. estimated   H. force     I. historic    J. predicted
   K. pressure   L. progress    M. running    N. violently    O. worldwide
   An air-travel crisis caused by a volcanic cloud emitting from Iceland worsened sharply Saturday. The US President and other world leaders were forced to 【C1】______ plans to attend the Polish president’s funeral. Across Europe, commercial flight bans were in 【C2】______ in 24 countries, with some closing airports through Monday. Concerns have also been raised that a long period of【C3】______and delays could affect the pace of European economic recovery when it is lagging be- hind that of the United States.
   Given the global links of international air travel, the problems in Europe were beginning to spread chaos 【C4】______. As far away as Singapore, the backup of international passengers was so bad that hotels were becoming hard to find in the city-state. In Europe, economists were assessing the longer-term impact of the 【C5】______ flight disruptions, but winners and losers were emerging. Airlines and air-freight companies were the most 【C6】______, with the aviation industry facing losses  【C7】______ at $200 million a day. British Airways and other airlines said they are not insured against groundings by volcanic clouds.
   Rail lines were seeing 【C8】______ business, however, with many adding trains and operating at standing-room-only 【C9】______. Auto rental agencies in Paris were 【C10】______ out of cars, and some taxi companies were getting enormous cross-national fares. Hotels were also cleaning up. Although many are seeing cancellations by guests who never arrived, in most cases those losses have been more than made up for by a market of travelers with no place to go.
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答案C
解析 空格后的名词business提示，这里需要填入一个形容词、分词或名词。上文说到火山云影响了航班，该句开始说铁路的情况，结合后面的with many adding trains“加开列车”可以推测，此处讲的是winner。的情况，词库中的booming“繁荣的”符合语义。backward“落后的”放入句中不通顺，可排除。
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