Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.

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        India launched its helicopter taxi service on Monday, promising to ferry customers the 40 miles between Bangalore’s Electronic City tech hub and the international airport terminal in 15 minutes. Customers can book their helicopter ride through a mobile app. The service, which claims to be the first of its kind in India, offers only one route, (5) [but Bangalore airport will add more once it gets approval.] Helicopter taxi is not an affordable option for many travelers. (6) [A car ride for the same journey costs less than half as much.] But Bangalore airport says (7) [it is a competitive alternative to a car ride for tech executives in a hurry.] “A large number of high-class travelers, including CEOs, have to spend more than three hours by road to get there, and that is a loss of time,” a Bangalore airport spokesperson said. “This is not a low-cost option, but it is an option,” she added. The helicopters ferried around eight customers to the airport on their first day. The company that owns and operates the service is called Thumby Aviation. It previously specialized in private charter flights for government officials.

7. Who are the targeted customers of the helicopter taxi service?（直升机的士服务的目标客户是谁？）

解析：B。录音中间部分提到，班加罗尔机场称，搭乘直升机对于匆忙赶时间的科技高管来说，是比乘车更好的选择。因为包括首席执行官在内的很多高级旅客必须经过三个多小时的路程才能到达，这是一种时间的浪费。由此可知，收费高昂的直升机的士服务将目标客户锁定在高级旅客上，故B项为正确答案。

错项排除：A项中的International和C项在录音中无依据，故均可排除。D项利用录音中的in a hurry进行干扰，但录音中说的是赶时间的科技高管，并不是所有赶时间的乘客都是该项服务的目标客户，故D项排除。