2012年考研英语阅读理解试题及答案（4）
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 4</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passing">passing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="afactor">afactor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="foresee">foresee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="armies">armies</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="foresaw">foresaw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weare">weare</span> <span word="together">together</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="colds">colds</span>, <span word="catarrhs">catarrhs</span> （粘膜炎） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumptions">consumptions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deafening">deafening</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glare">glare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>-<span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="apoplexy">apoplexy</span> （中风）. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="plunging">plunging</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="equalize">equalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span>, <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="digestion">digestion</span>, <span word="tranquilize">tranquilize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span>-<span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="endurance">endurance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cushioned">cushioned</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> （滑稽的） <span word="press">press</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="enquired">enquired</span> <span word="into">into</span>.</p>
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