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2022年考博英语-苏州大学考前拔高综合测试题(含答案带详解)1. 单选题If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the worlds busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late May, it carried its one millionth passengers, having run only a limited service between London, Paris and Brussels since November 1994, starting with two trains a day in each direction to Paris and Brussels. By 1997, the company believes that it will be carrying ten million passengers a year, and continue to grow from there.From July, Eurostar steps its service to nine trains each way between London and Paris, and five between London and Brussels. Each train carries almost 800 passengers, 210 of them in first class.The airlines estimate that they will initially lose around 15%-20% of their London-Paris traffic to the railways once Eurostar starts a full service later this year (1995), with 15 trains a day each way. A similar service will start to Brussels. The damage will be limited, however, the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.In the short term, the damage caused by the 1 million people-levels traveling between London and Paris and Brussels on Eurostar trains means that some air services are already suffering. Some of the major carriers say that their passenger numbers are down by less than 5% and point to their rivals-Particularly Air Franceas having suffered the problems. On the Brussels route, the railway company had less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5% drop to no visible decline in traffic.The airlines optimism on returning traffic levels is based on historical precedent. British Midland, for example, points to its experience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which saw passenger numbers fold by 15% when British Rail electrified and modernized the railway line between London and Yorkshire. Two years later, travel had risen between the two destinations to the point where the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.41.British airlines confide in the fact that ( ).42.The authors attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as ( ).43.In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to ( ).44.The railways Brussels route is brought forth to show that ( ).45.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in the following part the author is going to ( ).问题1选项A.they are more powerful than other European airlinesB.their total loss wont go beyond a drop of 5% passengersC.their traffic levels will return in 2-3 yearsD.traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air问题2选项A.worried.B.delightedC.puzzledD.unrivaled问题3选项A.provide a comparison with EurostarB.support the airlines optimismC.prove the inevitable drop of air passengersD.call for electrification and modernization of the railway问题4选项A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good businessB.the airlines can well compete with the railwayC.the Eurostar train service only caused little damageD.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering问题5选项A.praise the airlines clear-mindednessB.warn the airlines of high-speed rail servicesC.propose a reduction of London/Paris flightsD.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model【答案】第1题:C第2题:A第3题:B第4题:C第5题:B【解析】41.细节理解题。根据文章第四段, “The damage will be limited, however, the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.”,可知航空公司相信,损失将是有限的,乘客数量将在两到三年内恢复到以前的水平。可判断出英国航空公司坚信他们的交通水平将在2-3年内恢复。选项C符合题意。42.作者态度题。纵观全文,作者认为列车的开通对航空公司的影响力度是有限的,客人最后还是会重新选择航空运输,所以对乘客数目下降的现象还是持乐观态度的,但是从整篇文章的语气来看,作者还是心存担忧的。选项A符合题意。43.推断题。根据文章第四段, “the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.”,客户自航空公司坚信乘客最终还是会选择航空运输。又根据文章最后一段, “The airlines optimism on returning traffic levels is based on historical precedent.”,可知航空公司对恢复客流量水平的乐观态度是基于历史先例。可推断出作者下文提到British Rail的例子就是为了证明这一观点:航空公司对航空运输的水平持客观态度。选项B符合题意。44.推断题。根据文章第五段, “On the Brussels route, the railway company had less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5% drop to no visible decline in traffic.”,可知在布鲁塞尔的航线上,铁路公司没有那么成功,航空公司的报告显示,只造成了5%左右的下降,并没有明显的影响。可推断出布鲁塞尔铁路的开通事例说明了欧洲之星列车只对航空运输造成了很小的损害。选项C符合题意。45.推断题。整篇文章都在说明和强调航空公司对列车开通带来的乘客流量下降并没有很重视,而是一直持乐观态度,相信乘客最终会选择航空运输,但是作者却对此表现出担忧,可推断出作者在接下来的文段中将会给予航空公司一些警告,以让他们能注重列车服务发展带来的冲击。选项B符合题意。2. 单选题In the spring of 2010, fiscal austerity became fashionable. I use the term advisedly: the sudden consensus among Very Serious People that everyone must balance budgets now wasnt based on any kind of careful analysis. It was more like a fad, somet
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