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)。
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