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根据短文,回答题。Who’stoblame?ThetrailofresponsibilitygoesbeyondpoormaintenanceofBritishrailways,saYindustrvcritics.Stingygovernments—bothLaborandTory—havecutdownoninvestmentsIntrainsandrails.Inthemid-1990saConservativegovernmentpushedthroughthesaleoftheentiresubsidy-guzzlingrailnetworkOperatingfranchiseswereparceledoutamongprivatecompaniesandaseparatefirm,Ralltrack,wasawardedownershipofthetracksandstations.Inthefuture,thetheoryranbackthen,theprtvatesectorcouldpayforanyimprDvements__________withalittlehelpfromthestate__________andtaketheblameforanyfailings.Todavsurveysshowthattravelersbelieveprivatizationisoneofthereasonsfortherailwaystailures.Theyaskwhetherthepursuitofprofitsiscompatiblewithguaranteeingsafety.Worse,splittingthenetworkbetweencompanieshasmadecoordinationnearlyimpossible.“Therailwaywastomapartatprivatizationandthestructurethatwasputinplacewas…designed,ifwearehonest,tomaximizetheproceedstotheTreasurv,”saidRailtrackbossGeraldCorbettbeforeresigninglastmonthinthewakeoftheHatfieldcrash.
Generally,thecontrastswithmainlandEuropearestark.OverthepastfewdecadestheGermans,FrenchandItalianshaveinvested50percentmorethantheBritishintransportationinfrastructure.Asaresult,awebofhigh-speedtrainsnowcrisscrossestheContinent,fundedbygovernmentswillingtocommitstatefundstomajorcapitalprojects.Spainiscurrentlyplanning1000milesofnewhigh-speedtrack.InFrancesuperfasttrainsalreadyshuttlebetweenallmajorcities,oftenondedicatedlines.AndinBritain?WhentheEuro-startrainsthatlinkParis,LondonandBrusselsemergefromtheChannelTunnelontoBritishsoilandjointhecrowdedlocalnetwork,theymustslowdownfroml86mphtoamaximumof100mph—andtheyusuallyhavetogoevenslower.
Foronce,thegovernmentislistening.Afterall,commutersarevoters,too.Inapre-votespendingspree,thegovernmenthascommitteditselftohugeinvestmentintransportation,aswellaseducationandthepublichealthservice.Overthenextloyears,therailwaysshouldgetanextra£60billion,partlythroughhighersubsidiestotheprivatecompanies.AsBlairacknowledgedlastmonth,“BritainhasbeenunderinvestedinandinvestmentiscentraltoBritain’sfuture”Yondon’thavetotellthe3millionpassengerswhousetherailwayseveryday.LastweektrainstoDarlingtonwereanhourlate__________andcrawlingatLocomotionN0.1speeds.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthortriesto__________. A.tracethefailureofBritain’srailnetworktoitsdefectiveorigin
B.remindpeoplethegloriouspastofBritain’srailway
C.argueforBritain’srailnetwork
D.callforimpartialityinassessingthesituation
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