A promotion（促銷(xiāo)活動(dòng)）offering 98 yuan domestic plane tickets is being advertised by Chinese online travel platform LY.COM.While such a low-price sounds amazing，there is just one catch：The purchaser is not told where the flight is heading，nor when it will take off.
The promotion has become a trending topic on Chinese social media as some people have been attempting to book them ahead of the upcoming May Day holiday.Labeled as a "destination blind box" on the site，tickets are purchased through a rather hassle-less booking procedure，in which passengers provide their travel information，select a departure airport and then pay their 98 yuan.If the randomly chosen date and destination are unsuitable，users may ask for a refund，but once they "lock in" their tickets，there is no going back.
"Destination blind box" is now a hot topic on China's online platforms. "I believe young people are a big target demographic（特定年齡段人口）for this promotion，because they not only enjoy the thrill of the unknown，but also like to show off their lives through these types of commercial activities.Like this one for instance，it doesn't matter if they finally go or not.Booking a ticket and posting about it on social media can still suggest that one has adventurous and life-loving qualities，" said Fan，a marketing expert who has worked with civil aviation（航空）clients.
Many people not only shared the screenshots of tickets they drew，some even came up with a tutorial to teach the booking procedure under the free cancelling policy.However，some others claimed it is too rare to draw a ticket that is ideal. "If it wants to be a profitable activity，the release of the tickets must have been planned ahead and is not as random as it seems.It will not have popular airlines.The marketing campaign may also be aimed at the fast sale of some tickets from less popular airlines that were originally not that expensive.If they sell a large quantity of tickets，the company may still earn a profit even though the price is 98 yuan，" an expert in tourism suggested.
（1）Which of the following best explains "catch" underlined in paragraph 1？ CC
A．Benefit.
B．Mistake.
C．Disadvantage.
D．Charm.
（2）What is paragraph 2 mainly about？ AA
A．The purchase introduction to "destination blind box".
B．The popularity of "destination blind box".
C．The original purpose of "destination blind box".
D．The origin of "destination blind box"
（3）Why will "destination blind box" appeal to young people according to Fan？ CC
A．It helps them save money on the cost of travel.
B．It allows them to experience various adventures.
C．It accords with their lifestyle and attitudes.
D．It satisfies their desire to travel around China.
（4）What can we infer about the promotion from the last paragraph？ BB
A．It makes it easy to get an ideal ticket.
B．It still needs to be improved.
C．It will not bring in any profit.
D．It will give a boost to tourism.
【考點(diǎn)】經(jīng)濟(jì)；說(shuō)明文．
【答案】C；A；C；B
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