2015考研英语阅读无所适从的列车
<p> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thedesired">thedesired</span> <span word="twofer">twofer</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="tracksand">tracksand</span> <span word="locomotives">locomotives</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ofAmericas">ofAmericas</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>,<span word="once">once</span> <span word="built">built</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carsand">carsand</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="thatwould">thatwould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="thosedreams">thosedreams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="havedecided">havedecided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="outdatedinfrastructure">outdatedinfrastructure</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="bogeyman">bogeyman</span>, <span word="andRepublican">andRepublican</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beginbuilding">beginbuilding</span>.</p><p> 前不久，奥巴马希望通过高铁的修建给美国带来梦寐以求的两项实惠。第一，高铁轨道的修建及机车的制造将会让美国的无业人员重获工作。并且，一旦完工，人们的出行方式将从汽车和飞机变成高铁，一种更加清洁环保并且可以减少使用国外石油的出行方式。但这些美好的愿望几乎已全部幻灭。共和党人决定政府的开支不应花在过时的基础设施建设上，这是建造高铁的困难所在，在弗罗里达，威斯康星和俄亥俄州的共和党州长已经拒绝了用联邦州政府的公债基金建设高铁。</p><p> <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 73 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aDemocrat">aDemocrat</span>, <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="theyoung">theyoung</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Pat">Pat</span>, <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="builtambitious">builtambitious</span> <span word="aqueducts">aqueducts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thefirst">thefirst</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="visions">visions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>. <span word="These">These</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="theological">theological</span> <span word="bentand">bentand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="liking">liking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span>, <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Moonbeam">Moonbeam</span>.</p>
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