一、局部情感态度题与全文情感态度题的区别

　　两者其实虽然都是情感态度题，但是在本质上他们没有什么共同之处，在全文情感态度题里所有不可能成为正确答案的选项在这里都可以成为正确答案。而且他们的解题方法没有任何共同之处。他们唯一的共同点就是都是情感态度题。

　　二、局部情感态度题的解题步骤

　　（一）根据局部对象或者局部对象的主体找出本题的出题句；

　　（二）在出题句（或称得分句）中寻找含有感情色彩的词语或句子；

　　（三）比较该感情色彩的词语或句子和四个选项，选择一个意思和该词语最为接近的选项；

　　三、局部情感态度题历年真题解析

　　例1、In recent years， railroads have been combining with each other， merging into supersystems， causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995， the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year， after a series of mergers is completed， just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.

　　Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly， they argue， is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances， such as coal， chemicals， and grain， trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

　　The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such“captive”shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business.

　　Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government‘s Surface Transportation Board for rate relief， but the process is expensive， time consuming， and will work only in truly extreme cases.

　　Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone‘s cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate， they argue， shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so， leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line.

　　It‘s theory to which many economists subscribe， but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail.“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace？”asks Martin Bercovici， a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper.

　　Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad industry as a whole， despite its brightening fortunes. still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another， with Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the $10. 2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year.

　　Conrail‘s net railway operating income in 1996 was just $427 million， less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. Who’s going to pay for the rest of the bill？ Many captive shippers fear that they will， as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.

　　What is many captive shippers‘attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry？（2003）

　　（A）Indifferent. （B） Supportive. （C） Indignant. （D） Apprehensive.

　　「解析」：

　　第一步：根据局部对象或者局部对象的主体找出本题的出题句；根据该题的题干，我们可以依据many captive shippers找到本题目的出题句（得分句）为最后一段的第一句话。

　　第二步：在出题句（或称得分句）中寻找含有感情色彩的词语或句子；在最后一段的第一句中我们找到了worry这个单词；

　　第三步：比较该感情色彩的词语或句子和四个选项，选择一个意思和该词语最为接近的选项；发现D不仅有理解的意思，还有忧虑的意思，因此本题选D；