考研英语阅读理解精读100篇高分版TEXT1
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span> <span word="ispreparing">ispreparing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dairyprice">dairyprice</span>-<span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> 270 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Failure">Failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provethat">provethat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="processorsmay">processorsmay</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 80 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="Trading">Trading</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asda">Asda</span>, <span word="Sainsburys">Sainsburys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Safeway">Safeway</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="thedairy">thedairy</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="Wiseman">Wiseman</span>, <span word="Dairy">Dairy</span> <span word="Crest">Crest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cheese">Cheese</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ina">ina</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="ofjust">ofjust</span> <span word="over">over</span> 116 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leniency">leniency</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="companiesthat">companiesthat</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>.</p><p> <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="atthe">atthe</span> <span word="OFT">OFT</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="discoverwhich">discoverwhich</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pricing">pricing</span> <span word="formula">formula</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watchdogrecognises">watchdogrecognises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="politiciansand">politiciansand</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="notcertain">notcertain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="OFT">OFT</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="thatit">thatit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="todairy">todairy</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="averagecost">averagecost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 11.25 <span word="over">over</span> 2002 <span word="and">and</span> 2003. <span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="wentup">wentup</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> 3<span word="p">p</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pint">pint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, 15<span word="p">p</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15<span word="pon">pon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="recompense">recompense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>,<span word="however">however</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Councilgave">Councilgave</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="dent">dent</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="highstreet">highstreet</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="sceptical">sceptical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>. <span word="FarmersFor">FarmersFor</span> <span word="Action">Action</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="pricessince">pricessince</span> 2000, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="forcompensation">forcompensation</span>.</p>
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