Ifyoudon’tthinktechnologycanimproveyourtrip,meetJudyWil...

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If you don’t think technology can improve your trip, meet Judy Williams. When she and her

husband recently checked into Blu Hotel in Zurich, a clerk asked them to sign the dotted line on a

room rate hundreds of dollars higher than their online offer.

“It was not a cheap stay,” says Williams, a lawyer from Billings, Mont. But it became more of

one after her husband fired up the app he’d used to book their room on his smartphone.

“As soon as we showed him the cost, he honored it,” Williams says.

Technology may create challenges for travelers but it can also solve them. It’s more than

making sure of a hotel cost. The latest can help users select hotels by location, make a

secure booking and view the confirmed (已确认的) cost so they never need to re-discuss their hotel

price.

Another pain point for travelers is traffic that eats away precious vacation time. There’s a new app called Commute which is aimed at users who have to make the same trip every day. But if you’re headed to Los Angeles or Honolulu, where visitors can easily get stuck in hours of heavy

traffic, Commute can help.

Just input basic information about your destination and expected leaving time, and the app

will start sending you traffic information 15 minutes before you leave. Testing Commute proved to

be a challenge for me, because my home address is about 900 miles from my place of work. But if

you have only a short distance to travel through a heavily populated area, you can use Commute to

avoid traffic jams.

Another source of travel-related problems is money. That’s particularly true when you’re

dealing with a foreign currency. The latest Travel Money Tracker helps travelers prevent currency

mix-ups. It immediately changes a country’s native currency to yours, so you know exactly how

much that Espresso (浓咖啡) in Milan costs in dollars. It can also warn you when you’re

overspending, which can sometimes be a problem when you’re on vacation. The only catch, of

course, is that you have to remember to record all your purchases.

Taken together, these apps solve some of the most common travel problems. But not all of

them. Some things, no smartphone can fix, which means I get to keep my job – for now at least.

12. What does the writer want to tell through the example of Judy Williams?

   A. The cost of Blu Hotel was higher than that of others.

   B. The clerk was very friendly and patient.

   C. The smartphones have many functions.

   D. Technology can make our trips better.

13. Commute is not suitable for those who_______________.

   A. have a long journey

   B. go on the same trip every day

   C. can easily get stuck in traffic jams

   D. travel a short distance downtown

14. What is the function of Travel Money Tracker?

   A. It tells people how much Espresso costs.

   B. It warns people when they are shopping.

   C. It changes the native currency to yours.

   D. It records all people’s purchases.

15. What is the purpose of this passage?

   A. To encourage people to travel.

   B. To introduce some new apps.

   C. To help people with technology problems.

   D. To provide people with traveling information.

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