试题

段5：①Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases. ②The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. ③Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on. ④Consider the $10.2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year. ⑤Conrail’s net railway operating income in 1996 was just $427 million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. ⑥Who’s going to pay for the rest of the bill? ⑦Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.

55. 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.

答案：A

问：55题B选项the growing traffic的错误原因的如下哪项？

A : 原文并未提及the growing traffic与铁路行业成本增加有关联，选项属于无中生有

B : 原文说的是the cost of the capital（资金成本）是its surging traffic（增长的运输量）产生的原因，而非结果，选项混淆了因果

C : 原文虽然提到铁路行业still does not earn enough to cover the cost... surging traffic，即增长的运输量是成本增加的原因，但其后Yet引出转折，说明铁路公司持续的收购（continue... acquire...）才是成本增加的主要原因（mainly caused by），选项属于答非所问

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