[C] outside competitors will continue to exist。
[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat。
32. What is many captive shippers' attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?
[A] Indifferent。
[B] Supportive。
[C] Indignant。
[D] Apprehensive。
33. 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。
34. 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。
35. 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。
名师解析
31. According to those who support mergers, railway monopoly is unlikely because
在那些支持铁路公司合并的人看来，垄断之所以不可能发生，是因为
[A] cost reduction is based on competition. 成本的降低源于竞争。
[B] services call for cross-trade coordination. 服务需要跨行业协调。
[C] outside competitors will continue to exist. 外部竞争者将继续存在。
[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat. 托运商将掐住铁路公司的咽喉。
【答案】 C
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 题目问的是支持并购的人为什么认为铁路行业内不会形成垄断。根据题干关键词 “支持者，合并，不可能”可以定位到第二段。支持者认为“Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks。”意思是“因为要和卡车竞争，所以不存在垄断的可能”。所以[C]最符合文章的意思。[A]不对，文章说支持者认为合并能降低成本，而不是竞争降低成本。[B]不对是因为文中只是说可以更好协调服务，而不是跨行业。[D]把主语和宾语弄反了，而且也不是支持者的观点，所以也是错误的。
32. What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?
许多受控制的托运商对铁路行业合并的态度是
[A] Indifferent. 冷淡的。 [B] Supportive. 支持的。
[C] Indignant. 义愤的。 [D] Apprehensive. 担心的。
【答案】 D
【考点】 态度题。
【分析】 本题问的不是作者的态度，而是货主的态度，要求考生根据文中所提供的线索做判断。通过题干关键词“shipper，attitude”来定位，如：“But many shippers complain that.。.”(第二段)，“Many captive shipper also worry.。.”(第五段)，“Many captive shippers fear that.。.”(第五段)，我们可以判断出货主的态度是“忧虑的”，对未来的状况“忧心忡忡”。所以[D]是正确的。
