2024年全国研究生入学之英语一考试高频题及答案.pdf

全国研究生入学考试重点试题精编

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一、选择题

1、Howcanthetrainoperatorspossiblyjustif~yetanotherincreasetorailpassengerfaresIthas

becomeagrimlyreliableannualritual:everyJanuarythecostoftravellingbytrainrises,imposing

asignificantextraburdenonthosewhohavenooptionbuttousetherailnetworktogettowork

orotherwise.Thisyearsrise,anaverageof2.7percent,maybeafractionlowerthanlast

years,butitisstillwellabovetheofficialConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)measureofinflation.

Successivegovernmentshavepermittedsuchincreasesonthegroundsthatthecostofinvesting

inandrunningtherailnetworkshouldbebornebythosewhouseit,ratherthanthegeneral

taxpayer.Why,theargumentgoes,shouldacar-drivingpensionerfromLincolnshirehaveto

subsidisethedailycommuteofastockbrokerfromSurrey

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Equally,thereisasensethatthetravailsofcommutersintheSouthEast,manyofwhomwillface

amongthebiggestrises,havereceivedtoomuchattentioncomparedtothosewhomustendure

therelativelypoorinfrastructureoftheMidlandsandtheNorth.

However,overthepast12months,thosecommutershavealsoexperiencedsomeoftheworstrail

strikesinyears.Itisallverywelltrainoperatorstrumpetingtheimprovementstheyaremakingto

thenetwork,butpassengersshouldbeabletoexpectabasiclevelofserviceforthesubstantial

sumstheyarenowpayingtotravel.Theresponsibilityforthelatestwaveofstrikesrestsonthe

unions.However,thereisastrongcasethatthosewhohavebeenworstaffectedbyindustrial

actionshouldreceivecompensationforthedisruptiontheyhavesuffered.

TheGovernmenthaspledgedtochangethelawtointroduceaminimumservicerequirementso

that,evenwhenstrikesoccur,servicescancontinuetooperate