[C] outside competitors will continue to exist

　　[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat

　　12. What is many captive shippers attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?

　　[A] Indifferent.[B] Supportive.

　　[C] Indignant.[D] Apprehensive.

　　13. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that.

　　[A] shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad

　　[B] there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide

　　[C] overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief

　　[D] a government board ensures fair play in railway business

　　14. The word “arbiters” (Line 7, Paragraph 4)most probably refers to those.

　　[A] who work as coordinators[B] who function as judges

　　[C] who supervise transactions[D] who determine the price

　　15. According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by.

　　[A] the continuing acquisition[B] the growing traffic

　　[C] the cheering Wall Street[D] the shrinking market

　　核心词汇：

　　merge 合并

　　heighten 使提高，加强

　　monopoly 垄断

　　freight货物，运费

　　substantial可观的，大量的；实质的，真实的

　　coordinated协调的

　　bulk (巨大的)体积，大量；(大)块

　　consolidation巩固，加强

　　appeal (to)申诉，上诉；吸引

　　captive被俘虏的(文中指shippers—托运商受制于铁路公司)

　　discrimination歧视；区别

　　flourish繁荣

　　一词多义的词汇(本文的意思，就是第一个意思非该词的最常见意义)：

　　ground理由，根据；地面

　　subscribe同意，赞成；订购，订阅

　　表示态度倾向的词汇：

　　indignant愤慨的

　　apprehensive 忧虑的，担心的

　　上述的词汇对理解全文与选择答案影响很大，特别是表示态度倾向的词汇indignant和apprehensive，直接关系到12题的答案选择。复习时应将各课的词汇(包含问题与选项中的词汇)按照上述分类整理记忆，以提高答题的正确率。

　　注：本文撰写时参考了李传伟编著的《2007年考研英语阅读真题全方位突破》(中国广播电视出版社)。

来源：北京新航道学校

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