2014年12月大学英语六级长篇阅读匹配5.docxVIP

2014年12月大学英语六级长篇阅读匹配5Getting Air Traffic under Control　A) The shortest distance between two points is a straight line---unless you happen.to be traveling in an airplane. Commercial airliners around the world follow circuitous flight paths, waste time in holding patterns before landing and burn precious fuel taxiing (滑行) . Part of the blame can be placed on crowded airports and airspace, especially in heavily trafficked (交通繁忙的) areas like New York City.But delays and inefficiencies in air travel are due in large part to an outdated traffic-control system that still relies on slow, ground-based