单选题
How does the woman think about British railways? A. Good or bad, they are the most convenient. B. Like or dislike, you have to use them. C. Believe or not, they have great profit. D. Gain or lose, they should be modified.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 14-17 W: There is an element there about competition then, isn't there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry. There's only one railway system in the country. If you don't like a particular kind of big beans, you can go and buy another. But if you don't like a particular railway, you can't go and use another. M: Some people who write to me say this. They say that if you didn't have monopoly, you wouldn't be able to do the things you do. Well, I don't think we do anything deliberately to upset our customers. We have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized. W: Do you think that's a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized? M: Oh I think so, yes. Because in general, modes of transport are all around. Let's face the fact. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that. W: So what are you saying then? Is it if the railways happen to be nationalized, they would simply have disappeared? M: Oh, I think they would have. They're disappearing fast in America. Er, the French railways lose 1 billion pounds a year. The German railways, 2 billion pounds a year. But you see, those governments are preparing to pour money into the transport system to keep it going. W: So in a sense, you cope between two extremes. On the one hand, you're trying not to lose too much money. And on the other hand, you've got to provide the best service. M: Yes, you are right.
[解析] 本题为细节题。根据女士所说的话“If you don't like a particular kind of big beans，you can go and buy another. But if you don't like a particular railway．you can't go and use another.”中可知，不管你喜不喜欢，你日常生活中不得不使用。
单选题
What do some people writing to the man complain of? A. The crowd in train stations. B. The expensive ticket fares. C. The poor service on the trains. D. The monopoly of British Railways.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。男士的话中出现提示句“Some people who write to me say this”。提示下句即是抱怨的内容：“They say that if you didn't have monopoly，you wouldn't be able to do the things you do”。因此，主要是抱怨英国铁路的垄断。
单选题
What threatens the existence of current railways according to the man? A. The poor operation. B. Threat from other transportation ways. C. Frequent delays of the train. D. The pressure made by foreign railway companies.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。从“Because in general，modes of transport are all around．Let's face the fact．The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that．”可知，其他模式的交通工具威胁现存的铁路运营的生存。
单选题
What does the man think about overseas railways? A. They will be standardized. B. They provide poor service. C. They will be replaced very soon. D. They lose a great deal of money.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。排除法可完成本题，没有提到铁路标准化的问题，故排除A。作为火车的运营发言代表，男士在对话中提到将提供更好的服务，排除B。不管有无其他类型的交通工具，火车都不会消失，排除C。至于D项，女士在对话中谈到“you're trying not to lose too much money”，可推知目前火车铁路部门的投入是相当大的。