2014考研英语完型填空模拟题及解析：日本铁路公司新计划

　　日本铁路车站的经济计划

　　There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd，one of the six companies，created out of the privatized nationa__l__ railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth1，its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations__2__is drawing interest.

　　In a plan called“Station Renaissance”that it__3__in November，JR East said that it would__4__using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants，extending them to__5__more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up__6__for such goods as books，flowers and groceries__7__over the Internet. In a country where city__8__depend heavily on trains__9__commuting，about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway，the company __10__. So，picking up commodities at train stations__11__consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station__12__stores for this purpose，but it plans to create__13__spaces for the delivery of Internet goods.

　　The company also plans to introduce __14__cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for__15__information__16__ train tickets and commuter passes__17__the magnetic ones used today，integrating them into a/an __18__pass. This will save the company money，because__19__for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also__20__the space needed for ticket vending.

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　　2.[A] creatively [B] originally [C] authentically [D] initially

　　3.[A] displayed [B] demonstrated [C] embarked [D] unveiled

　　4.[A] go beyond [B] set out [C] come around [D] spread over

　　5.[A] applications [B] enterprises [C] functions [D]performances

　　6.[A] districts [B] vicinities [C] resorts [D] locations

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