2016考研英语:英语阅读理解经典篇章(9)

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2016考研英语阅读题源:Russianspies

2016考研英语阅读题源:Russianspies

2016考研英语阅读题源:Russianspies考研英语频道讯:2016考研英语阅读题源:Russian spies2016考研英语阅读题源:Russian spiesRussian spies俄国熊间谍们Unearthing Moscow's moles挖出莫斯科内应How the FBI claims to have caught Putin's spooks inNew York FBI是怎么宣布抓住普京在纽约的探子呢HOW American sanctions might bite on Russianbanks is a matter of great interest to the Kremlin. So Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, theSVR, asked one of its undercover agents in New York to find out, prosecutors claim. EvgenyBuryakov was outwardly an executive at Vnesheconombank, a Russian state-owned financialagency. But in real life he was allegedly “Zhenya”—working with two Russian intelligenceofficers who doubled as diplomats, also in New York.检察官说,美国制裁如何打击俄罗斯银行攸关克里姆林宫的切身利益。

因此俄罗斯海外情报部门,SVR询问了它在纽约的一处地下情报部门找出结果。

叶夫根尼·布里亚科夫对外是俄罗斯银行的经理,这是一家俄罗斯国有金融机构。

但是实际上。

他被控为“振亚”——和另两位外交官员共事且都为情报机构人员,他们现也在纽约。

2016年考研英语二真题原文与答案解析

2016年考研英语二真题原文与答案解析

2016 年考研英语二真题原文及答案解析Section 1 Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numberedblank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing totake greater risks. And new research suggests that happiness might influence__1__firm work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happy places spend more on R&D (research and development). That’ s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-termthinking__3__for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that comewith happines s would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly tradedfirms in those areas.__7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with thehappiness of the area in which they were__8__.But is it really happiness thatinvestment, or could something else about happier cities__9__why firms there spendmore on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might makefirms more likely to invest–like size, industry, and sales–and for indicators that a place was__11__to live in, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally__12__even after accounting for these things.The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong foryounger firms, which the authors__13__to― less codified decision making process the possible presence of― younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.‖ The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality.__17__ this doesn’t prove that ha ppiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer- term view, the authors believe it at least__18__at that possibility. Itimagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future.― It surely seems lausiblep that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&D more than the average,‖ said one researcher.’ s’’ s linked to‖ and’ s not hard to1.[A] why [B] where [C] how [D] when2.[A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusion3.[A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessary4.[A] individualism [B] modernism [C] optimism [D] realism5.[A] echo [B] miss [C] spoil [D] change6.[A] imagined [B] measured [C] invented [D] assumed7.[A] Sure [B] Odd [C] Unfortunate [D] Often8.[A] advertised [B] divided [C] overtaxed [D] headquartered9.[A] explain [B] overstate [C] summarize [D] emphasize10.[A] stages [B] factors [C] levels [D] methods11.[A] desirable [B] sociable [C] reputable [D] reliable12.[A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] broke13.[A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D]compare14.[A] serious [B] civilized [C] ambitious [D]experienced15.[A] thus [B] instead [C] also [D] never16.[A] rapidly [B] regularly [C] directly [D] equally17.[A] After [B] Until [C] While [D] Since18.[A] arrives [B] jumps [C] hints [D] strikes19.[A] shape [B] rediscover [C] simplify [D] share20.[A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] send out1. [ 标准答案 ][C]how[考点分析 ]连词辨析[选项分析 ]? 根据语境,―新发现表明:快乐可能会影响工作__的稳定。

2016年考研英语二阅读真题(直接打印方便笔记自用版)

2016年考研英语二阅读真题(直接打印方便笔记自用版)

2016 Text 1It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers –but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or -determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gea r lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time theyproblem and organize the results –apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers – in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes – for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want – the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that – the better.1.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to .[A]complete future job training[B]remodel the way of thinking[C]formulate logical hypotheses[D]perfect artwork production2.In delivering lessons for high-schoolers, Flatiron has considered their .[A]experience[B]interest[C]career prospects[D]academic backgrounds3.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will .[A]help students learn other computer languages[B]have to be upgraded when new technologies come[C]need improving when students look for jobs[D]enable students to make big quick money4.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to .[A]bring forth innovative computer technologies[B]stay longer in the information technology industry[C]become better prepared for the digitalized world[D]compete with a future army of programmers5.The word “coax” (Line 4, Para. 6) is closest in meaning to .[A]persuade[B]frighten[C]misguide[D]challenge2016 Text 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens – a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands – once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species’ historic range.The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. “The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation,” said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered,” a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. But Ashe and others argued that the “threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservation approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action, and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken’s habitat.Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowners or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat. The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat. USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average ofand Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let “states remain in the driver’s seat for managing the species,” Ashe said.Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. Some Congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. Not surprisingly, industry groups and states generally argue it goes too far; environmentalists say it doesn’t go far enough. “The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction,” says biologist Jay Lininger.6.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie chicken as threatened is .[A]its drastically decreased population[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists[D]the insistence of private landowners7.The “threatened” tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it .[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure[B]would involve fewer agencies in action[C]granted less federal regulatory power[D]went against conservation policies8.It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that unintentional harm-doers will not beprosecuted if they .[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations9.According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species is .[A]the federal government[B]the wildlife agencies[C]the landowners[D]the states10.Jay Lininger would most likely support .[A]industry groups[B]the win-win rhetoric[C]environmental groups[D]the plan under challenge2016Text 3That everyone’s too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There’s never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don’t seem sufficient. The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such meth ods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn’t work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning – or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book’s the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, wr ites, “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication... It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by beco ming more efficient.In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it in as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading – useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.” No mind-setSo what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You’d think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too –providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you’re “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.11.The usual time-management techniques don’t work because .[A]what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B]what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C]what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D]what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed12.The “empty bottles” metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to .[A]update their to-do lists[B]make passing time fulfilling[C]carry their plans through[D]pursue carefree reading13.Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A]encourage the efficiency mind-set[B]develop online reading habits[C]promote ritualistic reading[D]achieve immersive reading14.“Carry a book with you at all times” can work if .[A]reading becomes your primary business of the day[B]all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C]you are able to drop back to business after reading[D]time can be evenly split for reading and business15.The best title for this text could be .[A]How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B]How to Find Time to Read[C]How to Set Reading Goals[D]How to Read Extensively2016 Text 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in lifeoptimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those “just getting started in life” face a tougher climb than earlier generations in reaching such signpost achievements as securing a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-year-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs, says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily, he said, “I can’t afford to pay my monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to make that happen.” Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young. “I still grew up in an upper middle-class home with paren ts who didn’t have college degrees,” Schneider said. “I don’t think people are capable of that anymore.”16.One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .[A]trying out different lifestyles[B]having a family with children[C]working beyond retirement age[D]setting up a profitable business17.It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .[A]favor a slower life pace[B]hold an occupation longer11[C]attach importance to pre-marital finance[D]give priority to childcare outside the home18.The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .[A]become increasingly clear[B]focus on materialistic issues[C]depend largely on political preferences[D]reach almost all aspects of American life19.Both young and old agree that .[A]good-paying jobs are less available[B]the old made more life achievements[C]housing loans today are easy to obtain[D]getting established is harder for the young20.Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A]He found a dream job after graduating from college.[B]His parents believe working steadily is a must for success.[C]His parents’ good life has little to do with a college degree.[D]He thinks his job as a technician quite challenging.1213。

考研英语阅读unit-9

考研英语阅读unit-9

Unit 9Old sin makes new shame.P art ADirections:Read the following texts. Answer the questions blow each text by choosing [A],[B],[C] or [D].Text 1Deanne Julius, a former member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, argued in a recent speech that there is a risk of a significant deflationary period in the main economies between now and 2005. But many of today’s central bankers, brought up to believe that their job is to fight inflation, seem to be underplaying the risk.Deflation is much more harmful than inflation. Falling prices encourage consumers to postpone spending in the expectation of cheaper goods tomorrow; they also make it impossible to deliver negative real interest rates if these are needed to drag an economy out of recession. Most dangerous of all is a cocktail of deflation and debt. Deflation pushes up the real burden of debt, while the value of assets linked to that debt, such as house prices, may have to fall even more sharply in nominal terms to return to a fair level. This has already caused severe balance-sheet problems in Japan, and now America and Germany may be at risk: In both countries debts have surged to record levels.Central bankers in America and Europe — but not in Japan — still have room to cut interest rates. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) held interest rates unchanged at 3.25% on September 12th. So long as inflation remains above the ECB’s target of “less than 2%”, the bank will be in no rush to ease policy. The Fed is also widely expected to keep rates steady at its policy meeting on September 24th. Why wait, when the risks are so lop-sided? Once deflation sets in, monetary policy can do little to revive an economy. If economies perk up and a rate cut turns out to have been unnecessary, it can be reversed: With ample excess capacity, the risk of inflation taking off is low.Many central bankers do not seem to grasp that this economic cycle is different from its predecessors. The recession was caused not, as before, by inflation taking off, but by the bursting of an asset-price bubble. American economists blame Japan’s deflation on the incompetence of its policymakers. There is some truth in this, but the awkward fact is that post-bubble economies tend to be deflation-prone.Even with interest rates at zero, Japan might have escaped deflation two years ago, when the American economy was strong, by devaluing the yen. But the world economy cannot pull off that trick. That is why central banks in America and Europe need to heed the danger now. “Deflationis like quicksand,” says Dylan Grice, “easy to get stuck in, more difficult to escape.”1. It can be inferred that many of today’s central bankers[A] don’t know how to fight deflation.[B] don’t regard fighting deflation as their job.[C] don’t pay enough attention to the danger of deflation.[D] don’t think there exists a risk of deflation.2. According to the text, during deflation falling prices might lead to[A] consumers’ frantic purchasing.[B] consumers’ suspending their purchasing plan.[C] an excess of demand over supply.[D] the delivery of negative real interest rates.3.The balance-sheet problems in Japan is mentioned to illustrate the danger of[A] a cocktail of deflation and debt.[B] zero interest rates.[C] economic recession.[D] wrong monetary policies.It seems that American and European central bankers don’t know[A] they still have room to cut interest rates.[B] the recession this time was caused by the bursting of an asset-price bubble.[C] Japan’s deflation was not due to the incompetence of its policymakers.[D] the world economy might escape deflation with zero interest rates’s attitude towards deflation is[A] frightened. [B] worried.[C] unconcerned. [D] confused.Text 2Engineers and scientists working on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover project are in the final stages of readying the twin robots for launch and picking safe and scientifically rewarding landing sites on the Red Planet. During the past two years, Mars scientists have mulled over some 185 landing sites. They have debated the merits of each, and continue to wrestle with a matrix of maddening worries — from high winds, dust and swings of daylight temperatures to dangerous rocks that might cripple chances for successfully landing and operating the robots.Four landing locales have been culled from a huge list of promising sites. Each has its merits as well as drawbacks. “First and foremost, of course, is the fact that if you don’t land safely you don’t get any science back. This is in fact the first time that site selection has used science to triage landing sites on Mars,”said John Grant, co-chair of the Landing Site Steering Committee.Those landing locations are on the table because they address the science objectives of the rover missions: Determine if water was present on Mars and whether there are conditions favorable to the preservation of evidence for ancient life. Each wheeled rover carries the Athena package of science gear. That array of equipment has undergone rigorous calibration and testing. Matching Athena’s performance to the right site to maximize scientific output and achieve testing of scientific hypotheses is crucial.Each rover will have a primary mission lasting at least three months on the Martian surface.Manning served similar duty for the Mars Pathfinder/Sojournerrover mission that touched down on the Red Planet in July 1997. The project was less than three years from start to launch. Manning said, “We had to do so much over again. So many parts of the system we had to go back and re-engineer for this larger mass vehicle. For instance, the huge gaggle of airbags that cocoons each rover during hard landing has been dropped —tested some 50 times. Early tests proved worrisome — so much so that significant beefing up of the airbags was necessary. Similarly, there were a number of ill-fated tests of the MER parachute system. That too demanded considerable extra work to iron out a mission trouble spot.”For Jim Garvin, NASA led scientists for Mars exploration,MER is the first real taste of the surface. The twin rovers armed with the Athena science payload will calibrate the whole community on what Mars is truly like. He said, “I like to call rocks ‘Mother Nature’s artifacts’.I think what MER will give us is far less confusion about two very different types of sites.”6. What does “wrestle with a matrix of maddening worries” (Line 7, Paragraph 1) mean?[A]To fight for the threat of some tricky problems.[B] To evaluate the advantages of each landing site.[C] To find the solutions of many complex problems.[D] To deal with how to operate robots successfully.7. What is the most important thing for scientists to do in exploration of the Mars?[A] To decide if conditions are favorable for ancient life.[B] To find the most appropriate landing sites.[C] To achieve testing of scientific hypotheses.[D] To calibrate and test the equipment.8.The safe and scientifically rewarding landing sites on the Mars are[A] places where the robots can land and determine if there is water on Mars.[B] locations where scientists can get something unknown about Mars.[C] sites that do no harm to astronomers and can provide scientific information.[D] l ocales where the twin robots can land safely and get scientific information.9.Manning’s statement implies that[A] many parts of the system had to be re-engineered.[B] NASA attaches great importance to the MER project.[C] scientists are not sure about the MER project.[D] the MER parachute system had to be tested.10.What is this passage mainly about?[A] Scientists are heating up the exploration of Mars.[B] Scientists are trying to find landing sites on the Red Planet.[C] Scientists are getting scientific information from Mars.[D] Scientists are knowing little about the four spots on Mars.Text 3Before the summer of 2000, the 54-year-old John Haughom could accomplish just about anything at work. “I could move mountains if I put my mind to it.” he says in those days. But that summer Haughom found he couldn’t move them anymore. On the phone with his wife one morning, Haughom broke down. A couple of days later, Haughom checked himself in for athree-week stay at the Professional Renewal Center, an in-patient clinic 30 miles outside Kansas City that helps him deal with stress.Haughom is far from alone. A host of new studies and plenty of anecdotal evidence show that stress in the workplace is skyrocketing. Whatever the cause, stress levels are at record highs. The statistics are startling. According to a new study by the Federal Government’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, more than half the working people in the U.S. view job stress as a major problem in their lives. This year the European Community officially dubbed stress the second-biggest occupational-health problem facing the continent.Ten years ago experts warned that stress was out of control, in part because of a shaky economy. What’s notable about today’s wave of stressed-out workers is that it rises all the way to the top. Lack of control is generally considered one of the biggest job stressors, so it used to be thought that middle managers carried the brunt: Sandwiched between the top and the bottom, they end up with little authority. Powerful chief executives officers (CEOs) were seen as the least threatened by stress. But in today’s tough economy, top executives don’t have as much control as they used to. “Stress is just part of the job, fortunately or unfortunately, stress is part of our character building,” Lebenthal says. “But I think I don’t need any more character building. What I need is a vacation.”But if you think that going on vacation is hard —and studies show that 85% of corporate executives don’t use all the time off they’re entitled to —seeking treatment for stress is even harder. Being able to handle stress is perhaps the most basic of job expectations. So among the corporate elite, succumbing to it is considered a shameful weakness. Stress has become the last affliction that people won’t dare admit to. Most senior executives who are undergoing treatment for stress —and even many who aren’t —refused to talk on the record about the topic. “Nothing good can come out of having your name in a story like this.” one CEO said through his therapist.11. What does the sentence “Haughom is far from alone” (line1,Para. 2) mean?[A] Haughom does not feel lonely though he lives by himself.[B] There are many other people who are afflicted by stress.[C] Haughom lives far from the workplace where he works by himself.[D] Haughom does not feel lonely even if he stays at the Center by himself.12. What is the European Community’s attitude toward stress?[A] Stress is a disease that people should try to handle.[B] Stress has great influence on working people’s lives.[C] Stress is one of the most serious occupational problems.[D] Stress is a major problem all the people face.13. Why are middle managers regarded as most threatened by stress?[A] Because they don’t have as much control as they used to.[B] Because they are not able to handle stress.[C] Because they have little power over the situation in the company.[D] Because they need more character building.14. The CEO’s statement in the last sentence of this passage implies that[A] stress has become such a taboo that people won’t dare admit.[B] CEOs don’t like their names appearing in story books.[C] CEOs are afraid of being recorded.[D] not admitting this weakness will produce something good.15.What is this text mainly about?[A] Increasingly serious lack of vacation in people’s work.[B] The second biggest disease in the world.[C] The most serious problem people have to face.[D] Serious pressure faced by working people.Text 4With its common interest in law-breaking but its immense range of subject matter and widely-varying methods of treatment, the crime novel could make a legitimate claim to be regarded as a separate branch of literature, or, at least, as a distinct, even though a slightly disreputable, of shoot of the traditional novel.The detective story is probably the most respectable at any rate in the narrow sense of the word of the crime species. Its creation is often the relaxation of University dons, literary economists, scientists or even poets. Fatalities may occur more frequently and mysteriously than might be expected in polite society, but the world in which they happen, the village, seaside resort, college or studio, is familiar to us, if not from our own experience, at least in the newspaper or the lives of friends. The characters, though normally realized superficially, are as recognizably human and consistent as our less intimate associates. A story set in a more remote environment, African jungle, or Australian bush, ancient China or gas-lit London, appeals to our interest in geography or history, and most detective storywriters are conscientious in providing a reasonably authentic background.The elaborate, carefully assembled plot, despised by the modern intellectual critics and creators of significant novels, has found refuge in the murder mystery, with its sprinkling of clues, its spicing with apparent impossibilities, all with appropriate solutions and explanations at the end. With the guilt of escapism from Real Life nagging gently, we secretly revel in the unmasking of evil by a vaguely super-human detective, who sees through and dispels the cloud of suspicion which has hovered so unjustly over the innocent.Though its villain also receives his rightful deserts, the thriller presents a less comfortable and credible world. The sequence of fist fights, revolver duels, car crashes and escapes from gas-filled cellars exhausts the reader far more than the hero, who, suffering from at least two broken ribs, one black eye, uncountable bruises and a hangover, can still chase and overpower an armed villain with the physique of a wrestler. He moves dangerously through a world of ruthless gangs, brutality, a vicious lust for power and money and, in contrast to the detective tale, with a near-omniscient arch-criminal whose defeat seems almost accidental.Perhaps we miss in the thriller the security of being safely led by our imperturbable investigator past a score of red herrings and blind avenues to final gathering of suspects when an unchallengeable elucidation of all that has bewildered us is given and justice and goodness prevail. All that we vainly hope for from life is granted in these stories.16.The crime novel may be regarded as[A] a respectable form of the traditional novel.[B] not a true form of novel at all.[C] related in some ways to the historical novel.[D] an independent development of the novel.17.Intellectuals write detective stories because[A] the stories are often in fact very instructive.[B] they enjoy writing these stories in their spare time.[C] these stories demands considerable intelligence.[D] the stories are an accepted branch of literature.18.What feature of the detective story is despised by intellectual critics?[A] The many seeming impossible events.[B] The unmasking of the evil and the recognition of the good.[C] The existence of a neat closely-knit story.[D] The lack of interest in genuine character revelations.19.The most incredible characteristic of the hero in a thriller is[A] his exciting life.[B] his amazing toughness.[C] his escape from danger.[D] his ability to defeat his enemies.20.The detective story and the thriller are unlike in[A] providing a sense of security.[B] providing excitement and suspense.[C] appealing to the intellectual curiosity of reader.[D] ensuring that everything comes right in the end.Part B 社会生活646 易Directions:You are going to read a text, followed by a list of examples or explanations. Choose the best item from the list [A]-[F] for each numbered subheading (1-5). There is one extra item which you do not need to use.In the last few decades, it has become accepted wisdom that diet plays a key role in health. Furthermore, it is generally understood that some foods, in particular fats, sugars, and salt, are bad if eaten in excess. This has in tur n created a vast “health food” market, both through specialty shops and on particular lines in almost all retailers. Now, some of the theories behind healthy eating are coming under attack.21. Links between diet and health were identified by a few pioneer nutritionists in the first half of the 20th century.22. Studies of people with a very different diet from that of Western society gave hints to the links to some degree.The theory of “diseases of Western civilization” was developed. This suggested tha t some factor or factors in our way of life made us particularly susceptible to a range of serious health problems that were virtually unknown in the past.23. Yet it calls efforts to verify the links.Links between food and health are even more difficult to pin down. Harmful factors known or suspected include many additives, including colorings and preservatives, agrochemical residues, microbial contaminants, natural toxins in food, and the types of food itself.24. Concerns on the relations between food and health are undergoing.Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is important to the functioning of the body and is made in the liver. It is also provided in the diet by diary products and meat. However, high levels in the blood are thought to contribute to hardening of the arteries, leading to heart attacks. People who are overweight often, but by no means always, have higher levels of cholesterol than thin people. Saturated fatty acids are particularly high in cholesterol. Since heart disease is one of the major killers in Western society, reduction of cholesterol has become a preoccupation of many people. To date, advice about this has concentrated on reducing consumption of fatty meat and dairy products, with substitution of more vegetables, margarine made with polyunsaturated fats, and so on.25. However,the studies are still of doubtful accuracy.Some of the alternatives to a high-cholesterol diet are turning out to have problems of their own. For example, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils made from soybeans and maize are now thought to be possibly linked to development of heart disease themselves.Although we many well see some modification of ideas about diet and health over the next few years, the general principles of increasing fresh food, roughage, and vegetables and reducing rich foods, remain a good basis for a healthy diet.[A] Over the past few years, the role of different foodstuffs in creating diseases of Western civilization has become the focus of controversy. In particular, links between cholesterol and heart disease have become increasingly well concerned.[B] Sir Robert McCarthy carried out a series of comparisons on populations in different parts of India and found marked contrasts in average life span, which he ascribed to different diets.[C] For the last few decades, much medical research had been concentrated on identifying these links. Perhaps even more importantly, their relative importances, and the interactions between various factors, have to be distinguished. This is not as easy as it sounds. Identifying precisely why any particular person becomes ill or dies of heart disease or cancer is impossible.[D] There are clearly links between West diet and both cancer and heat disease, and a range of established health problems linked with being overweight that are at least partial caused by too many fatty foods and sugars,which are not found in some other co untries’ diet.[E] The Eskimo people of the far north, some African tribes of people, farmers in the Himalayas, and the Japanese, found that these groups were virtually free of many of the major killer diseases of Europe and North America, including heart disease and cancer.[F] The research into links between cholesterol levels and heart disease is ambiguous; as is evidence that lowering cholesterol helps prevent heart disease. It now appears that the precise chemical form of cholesterol is important, and perhaps also the way that it reaches the body.Part CDirections: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.26)According to the best evidence gathered by space probes and astronomers, Mars is an inhospitable planet, more similar to Earth’s Moon than to Earth itself — a dry, stark, seemingly lifeless world. Mar’s air pressure is equal to Earth’s at an altitude of 100,000 feet. The air there is 95% carbon dioxide. Mars have no ozone layer to screen out the Sun’s lethal radiation. Daytime temperatures may reach above freezing, but because the planet is blanketed by the mere wisp of an atmosphere, the temperature drops to -50℃(-60℃F) at night. 27) Today there is no liquidwater, although valleys and channels on the surface show evidence of having been carved by running water. The polar ice caps are made of frozen water and carbon dioxide, and water may be frozen in the ground as permafrost28)Despite these difficult conditions, certain scientists, believe that there is a possibility of transforming Mars into a more Earth’like planet. Nuclear reactors might be used to melt frozen gas es and eventually build up the atmosphere. This in turn could create a “greenhouse effect” that would keep heat from radiating back into space. Liquid water could be thawed to form a polar ocean. 29)Once enough ice has melted, suitable plants could be introduced to build up the level of oxygen in the atmosphere so that, in time, the planet would support animal life from Earth and even permanent human colonies. “This was once thought to be so far in the future as to be irrelevant,” said Christopher McKey, a research scientists at the National Aeronautics and space Administration. “But now it’s starting to look practical. We could begin work in four or five decades.”The idea of “terra-forming” Mars, as enthusiasts call it, has its roots in science fiction.30)But as researchers develop a more profound understanding of how Earth’s ecology supports life, they have begun to see how it may be possible to create similar conditions on Mars. Don’t plan on homesteading on Mars any time soon, though. The process could take hundreds or even thousands of years to complete, and the cost would be staggering.做题点拨与全文翻译Part AText 1语境词汇1.deflationary a.通货紧缩的2.underplay v.对…轻描淡写,贬低…的重要性3.deliver vt.发表(意见、见解),宣布;解救,拯救;给予(打击等)4. recession n. (经济的)衰退,衰退期5.cocktail n.混合物;鸡尾酒会;用海鲜或水果做的菜6.nominal a.名义上的,有名无实的;(费用等)很少,象征性的;名词性的7.lopsided a.不平衡的8.perk v.愉快,活跃或振作起来9.reverse v.彻底改变;颠倒;使倒退,反向10.heed v.(正式)注意(警告或忠告)难句突破1.Falling prices encourage consumers to postpone spending [in the expectation of cheaper goods tomorrow]; they also make it impossible to deliver negative real interest rates [if these are needed to drag an economy out of recession].【分析】并列句。

2016考研英语二阅读理解解题

2016考研英语二阅读理解解题

阅读理解解题流程Text 1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part, theresponse has been favorable, to say the least. “ Hooray! At last! ” wrote Anthony Tom- masini, a sobersided classical-music critic.One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert ‘ s appointment th in e Times , calls him “ an unpretentious musician with no airof the formidable conductor about him. ” As a description of the next music directorof an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time, attention, and money of the artloving public, classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater companies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. These recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today 's live performances; moreover , they can be “consumed ” at a time and place ofthe listener ' s choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thusbrought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert.One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert ‘ s own interest in new music hasbeen widely noted: Alex Ross, a classical-music critic, has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into diff“ereanmt,amrkoeredlyvibrant organization. ” But what will be the nature of that difference Merely expanding theorchestra ' s repertoire will not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America oldest orchestra ‘ sand the new audience it hopes to attract.21. We learn from Paragraph 1 that Gilbert 's appointment has ______ .[A] incurred criticism[B] raised suspicion.[C] received acclaim[D] aroused curiosity.22. Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is ____ .[A] influential[B] m odest[C] respectable[D] t alented23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers ______ .[A] ignore the expenses of live performances[B] reject most kinds of recorded performances[C] exaggerate the variety of live performances[D] overestimate the value of live performances24. According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings ?[A] They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.[B] They are easily accessible to the general public.[C] They help improve the quality of music.[D] They have only covered masterpieces.25. Regarding Gilbert ‘ s role in revitalizing the Philharmonic, the author feels _____ .[A] doubtful[B] enthusiastic[C] confident[D] puzzledText 2When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and sai d he was leaving “ to pursue my goal of running a company. ” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision, ” McGsays. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn ‘ t alone. In recenhtewNeoe.k2setxecutives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don ' t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent businessenvironment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first sig ns of recovery begi n to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willi ng to make the jump without a n et. In the third quarter, CEO tur no ver was dow n 23% from a year ago as n ervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, accordi ng to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opport un ities will abo und for aspiri ng leaders.The decisi on to quit a senior positi on to look for a better one is unconven ti on al.For years executives and headh un ters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO can didates are theones who must be poached. Says Korn/Ferry senior part ner Dennis Carey: “I can ‘ t thi nk of a sin gle search I here a ' ve done wboard has not in structed me to look at sitti ng CEOs first. ”Those who jumped without a job haven ' always Ianded in top positions quickly.Elle n Marram quit as chief of Tropica na a decade ago, say ing she wan ted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He fin ally took that post at a major finan cial in stituti on three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financialcrisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.“ Ttraditi onal rule was it ' s safer to stay where you are, but that ' s bee n fun dame ntallyin verted, ” says one headh un ter. “ The p e obtew h ort theworst are thosewho' ve stayed too long. ”26. Whe n McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described asbei ng _______ .[A] arroga nt[B] f ra nk[C] self-ce ntered[D] i mpulsive27. Accord ing to Paragraph 2, senior executives ' quitti ng may be spurred by[A] their expectation of better financial status[B] their n eed to reflect on their private life[C] their strained relations with the boards[D] their pursuit of new career goals28. The word “ poachedine 3, Paragraph 4 ) most probably means ___________[A] approved of[B] a tte nded to[C] h un ted for[D] g uarded agai nst29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____ .[A] top performers used to cling to their posts[B] loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated[C] top performers care more about reputations[D] it 's safer to stick to the traditional rules30. Which of the following is the best title for the text ?[A] CEOs: Where to Go[B] CEOs: All the Way Up[C] Top Managers Jump without a Net[D] The Only Way Out for Top PerformersText 3The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for.No Ion ger. While tradit ional “ paid ” mesUah as^televisio n commercials and pr int advertiseme nts -still play a major role, compa nies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create“earned ” media by willingly promoting it to friends, and a company may leverage “owned” media by sending -email alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing 's impact satebmrosadfroramngeof factors beyond conventional paid media.Paid and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products.For earned media, such marketers act as the initiator for users ‘ responses. But in some cases, one marketer 'esd omwendia become another marketer 'spaid media -for instance, when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. This trend, which we believe is still in its infancy, effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further. Johnson & Johnson, for example, has created BabyCenter, a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. Besides generating income, the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective, gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies 'marketing, and may help expand user traffic for all companies concerned.The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more(and morediverse )communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways. Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media: an asset or campaign becomes hostage to consumers, other stakeholders, or activists who make negative allegations about a brand or product. Members of social networks, for instance, are learning that they can hijack media to apply pressure on the businesses that originally created them.If that happens, passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products, putting the reputation of the target company at risk. In such a case, the company ‘ s response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful, and the learning curve has been steep. Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.31. Consumers may create ________________ “ earned ” media when they are.[A] obsessed with online shopping at certain Web sites[B] inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them[C] eager to help their friends promote quality products[D] enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products32. According to Paragraph 2, sold media feature _______ .[A] a safe business environment[B] random competition[C] strong user traffic[D] flexibility in organization33. The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media ______ .[A] invite constant conflicts with passionate consumers[B] can be used to produce negative effects in marketing[C] may be responsible for fiercer competition.[D] deserve all the negative comments about them.34. Toyota Motor ‘ s experience is cited as an example of ____________ .[A] responding effectively to hijacked media[B] persuading customers into boycotting products[C] cooperating with supportive consumers[D] taking advantage of hijacked media35. Which of the following is the text mainly about[A] Alternatives to conventional paid media.[B] Conflict between hijacked and earned media.[C] Dominance of hijacked media.[D] Popularity of owned media.Text 4It ‘s no surprise that Jennifer Senior 's insightful, provocative magazine. cover story“I love My Childre n, I Hate My Life, ” is arous ing mindtlchattjets people —talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience. Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Even though the day- to-day experience of raising kids can be soul- crushingly hard, Senior writes that “thevery things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight. ”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about n ewly adoptive -and n ewly sin gle -mom San dra Bullock, as well as the usual“Jennifer Aniston is pregnant ” news. Practically every week features at least onecelebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kittenkilling It doesn ‘t seem qru, i t heefna,i to compare the regrets of parents to theregrets of the childless. Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn 't have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.Of course, the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like US Weeklyand People present is hugely unrealistic, especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all. No shock there, considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on; yet to hear Sandra and Britney tell it, raising a kid on their (read: with round-“own”the-clock help )is a piece of cake.It 'shard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it 's interesting to wonder if the images we see everyweek of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren 'tin some small,subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting “ the Rachel ” might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.36. __________________________________________________________ Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child can bring _________________________________ .[A] temporary delight[B] e njoyment in progress[C] happiness in retrospect[D] l asting reward37. ________________________________ We learn from Paragraph 2 that .[A] c elebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip[B] s ingle mothers with babies deserve greater attention[C] n ews about pregnant celebrities is entertaining[D] h aving children is highly valued by the public38.It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folks _______ .[A] a re constantly exposed to criticism[B] a re largely ignored by the media[C] f ail to fulfill their social responsibilities[D] a re less likely to be satisfied with their life39.According to Paragraph 4, the message conveyed by celebrity magazines is[A] s oothing[B] a mbiguous[C] c ompensatory[D] m isleading40.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph ?[A] H aving children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.[B] C elebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child rearing.[C] H aving children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life.[D] W e sometimes neglect the happiness from child rearing.Text 5Text 3The US$3-million Fundamental Physics Prize is indeed an interesting experiment, as Alexander Polyakov said when he accepted this year in Ma'rchs. aAwnadridt is far from the onlyone of its type. As a News Feature article in Nature discusses, a string of lucrative awards for researchers have joined the Nobel Prizes in recent years. Many, like the Fundamental Physics Prize, are funded from the telephone-number-sized bank accounts of Internet entrepreneurs. These benefactors have succeeded in their chosen fields, they say, and they want to use their wealth to draw attention to those who have succeeded in science.What ' s not to like Quite a lot, according to a handful of scientists quoted in the News Feature. You cannot buy class, as the old saying goes, and these upstart entrepreneurs cannot buy their prizes the prestige of the Nobels. The new awards are an exercise in self-promotion for those behind them, say scientists. They could distort the achievement-based system of peer-review-led research. They could cement the status quo of peer-reviewed research. They do not fund peer- reviewed research. They perpetuate the myth of the lone genius.The goals of the prize-givers seem as scattered as the criticism. Some want to shock, others to draw people into science, or to better reward those who have made their careers in research.As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prizes -both new and old —are distributed. The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, launched this year, takes an unrepresentative view of what the life sciences include. But the Nobel Foundation 's limit of three recipients per prize, eachof whom must still be living, has long been outgrown by the collaborative nature of modern research -as will be demonstrated by the inevitable row over who is ignored when it comes to acknowledging the discovery of the Higgs boson. The Nobels were, of course, themselves set up by a very rich individual who had decided what he wanted to do with his own money. Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards, two things seem clear. First, most researchers would accept such a prize if they were offered one. Second, it is surely a good thing that the money and attention come to science rather than go elsewhere. It is fair to criticize and question the mechanism -that is the culture of research, after all -but it is the prize- givers money to do with as they please. It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude and grace.31. The Fundamental Physics Prize is seen as ____[A] a symbol of the entrepreneurs . ' wealth[B] a possible replacement of the Nobel Prizes.[C] an example of bankers ' inve. stments[D] a handsome reward for researchers.32. The critics think that the new awards will most benefit _______[A] the profit-oriented scientists.[B] the founders of the new awards.[C] the achievement-based system.[D] peer-review-led research.33. The discovery of the Higgs boson is a typical case which involves _____[A] controversies over the recipients . ' status[B] the joint effort of modern researchers.[C] legitimate concerns over the new prizes.[D] the demonstration of research findings.34. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following is true of the Nobels[A] Their endurance has done justice to them.[B] Their legitimacy has long been in dispute.[C] They are the most representative honor.[D] History has never cast doubt on them.35. The author believes that the new awards are _____[A] acceptable despite the criticism.[B] harmful to the culture of research.[C] subject to undesirable changes.[D] unworthy of public attention.Text 6“ The Heartof the Matter, the” just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) ,deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report 'faislure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by “ federal, state and localgovernments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others”to “ maintainnational excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education. In response, the Am”erican Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among the commission '51s members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as prominent figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy, stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation andcompetition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.Unfortunately, despite 2? years in the making, “ TheH eart of the Matter ” never gets to theheart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. The commission ignores that for several decades America ' csolleges and universities have produced graduates who don ' t know the content and character of liberal education and are thusdeprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “ progressiv-eli,beral ” or left propaganda.Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets and self-reliance —as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.s report36. According to Paragraph 1, what is the author ' s attitude toward the AAAS[A] Critical[B] Appreciative.[C] Contemptuous.[D] Tolerant.37. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to ____[A] retain people ' s interest in liberal education.[B] define the government ' s role in education.[C] keep a leading position in liberal education.[D] safeguard individuals ' rights to education.38. According to Paragraph 3, the report suggests _____[A] an exclusive study of American history.[B] a greater emphasis on theoretical subjects.[C] the application of emerging technologies.[D] funding for the study of foreign languages.39. The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are _______[A] supportive of free markets.[B] cautious about intellectual investigation.[C] conservative about public policy.[D] biased against classical liberal ideas.40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text[A] Ways to Grasp “ The Heart of the Matter ”[B] Illiberal Education and “ The Heart of the Matter ”[C] The AAAS ' s Contribution to Liberal Education[D] Progressive Policy vs. Liberal Education。

2016考研英语精品阅读:饲蜜

2016考研英语精品阅读:饲蜜

WHEN Camilla Goddard first started to keep bees in London, it was difficult to find places awayfrom anxious neighbours or teenage vandals. Nine years later she has hives all over the city: inparks, churchyards, primary schools and on the roofs of hotels. She collects swarms frompeople's attics and sells honey at her local shop. A hobby has become a thriving business. 起初,卡米拉.高达(Camilla Goddard)着手在伦敦饲养蜜蜂时,很难找到合适的驻点,因为附近要么是颇有戒备心理的邻居,要么就是淘气爱搞破坏的青少年。

如今九年过去了,而她的蜂箱已经遍布整个城市:公园里、教堂里、小学校园里及旅馆屋顶上都随处可见。

她通过收集隐匿在居民阁楼中的蜂巢,然后在自家经营的小超市中出售蜂蜜。

而现在,这已俨然成为一种新兴商业模式。

Apiculture is fashionable. Since 2008 membership of the British Beekeepers Association(BBKA) has almost doubled, to 24,000 people. Around 1,500 are in London. Courses in thecapital are always buzzing, says Angela Woods, an enthusiast. Despite the stereotype ofbeekeepers as luxuriantly bearded eccentrics, many newbies are young—women are particularlykeen.The boom was partly a by-product of worries about bees and awareness of the hugebenefits they bring. Colonies in many countries have been suffering mysterious suddencollapses since 2006. Urban eco-warriors found beekeeping an appealing practical outlet fortheir angst. Businesses, keen for green plaudits, also leapt on the trend. Fortnum &Mason, London's poshest department store, has hives on its roof (this newspaper, aneighbour, does not—yet). 眼下,养蜂业十分火热。

2016考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章

2016考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章

2016考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章:New banks感谢凯程考研李老师对本文做出的重要贡献大学毕业后,有的同学直接保研或者考上了研究生,还有一种同学是工作几年后重新考上研究生。

及时获取了考研报考信息的人,很清楚的知道自己在备考期间最需要做什么事,读什么书、还知道应该旁听什么课程,与什么人交朋友、建立人际关系。

现凯程教育为考研考生们带来重要信息。

New banks新兴银行Ripe for disruption扰乱时机正当时A rush of new entrants hope to shake up banking新兴银行这股狂流欲重组银行业“I PROMISE to open a bank account for a British citizen in just two minutes”, says Nazzim Ishaque brightly. With a background in IT, banking and asset management, he is submitting plans to the regulators to start a new bank called Lintel; the two-minute pledge is one of his selling points. Mr Ishaque reckons that he can do better than the existing banks, and is putting plenty of his own money where his mouth is, as part of the £5m ($7.5m) start-up cost. He hopes to start doing business early next year.Nazzim Ishaque明确表示:“我承诺可以两分钟内为英国人民开通银行账户。

2016考研英语:英语阅读经典篇章(1)

2016考研英语:英语阅读经典篇章(1)

2016考研英语:英语阅读经典篇章(1)Is there any major holiday that isn't celebrated with a special festive food? Given the important role food plays in Chinese culture, it is not surprising that many foods have symbolic meaning. The symbolic significance of a food may be based on its appearance or on how the Chinese word for it sounds. Here are several symbolicChinese foods:哪个特殊的中国节日会没有美食的陪伴呢?美食在中华文化中扮演着重要角色,也自然地有了象征意义。

食物的象征意义可以来源于外形本身或者名字发音。

以下是一些中华文化中极具象征性的食物:1. Eggs1. 鸡蛋Eggs hold a special symbolic significance in many cultures, and China is no exception. The Chinese believe eggs symbolize fertility. After a baby is born, parents may hold a "red egg and ginger party," where they pass out hard boiled eggs to announce the birth. (In some regions of China the number of eggs presented depends on the sex of the child: an even number for a girl, and an odd number if a boy hasbeen born)。

2016考研英语阅读真题

2016考研英语阅读真题

2016考研英语阅读真题2016考研英语阅读真题是考生备考过程中必不可少的一部分。

这一年的阅读真题涵盖了多个领域,包括科学、历史、文学等等。

通过对这些真题的分析和解读,考生可以更好地了解考研英语阅读的要求和特点,从而有针对性地进行备考。

首先,我们来看一道关于科学领域的阅读真题。

这道题目讲述了一种新型的太阳能发电技术。

文章中提到,这种技术利用了纳米材料的特性,可以将太阳能高效地转化为电能。

同时,这种技术还具有环保、可再生的特点,对于解决能源危机和减少碳排放具有重要意义。

通过阅读这篇文章,考生不仅可以了解到科学领域的最新进展,还可以学习到一种新型能源技术的原理和应用。

接下来,我们来看一道关于历史领域的阅读真题。

这道题目讲述了一个历史事件,即某国在二战期间的抵抗运动。

文章中提到,这个抵抗运动起初规模很小,但随着时间的推移,逐渐壮大,并对敌人造成了重大打击。

这个抵抗运动的成功不仅展示了人民的勇气和坚持,也成为了历史上的一段佳话。

通过阅读这篇文章,考生可以了解到历史事件的背景和过程,进一步了解到历史对人类社会的影响。

除了科学和历史领域,文学也是考研英语阅读的重要组成部分。

一道关于文学的阅读真题可能是一篇小说的片段,或者是一篇关于某位作家的介绍。

通过阅读这样的文章,考生可以了解到不同文学作品的风格和主题,进一步提高对文学作品的理解和鉴赏能力。

通过对2016考研英语阅读真题的分析和解读,我们可以发现,这些真题涵盖了多个领域,包括科学、历史、文学等等。

通过阅读这些文章,考生可以了解到最新的科学进展、历史事件的背景和过程,以及不同文学作品的风格和主题。

这些知识不仅有助于考生在考试中取得好成绩,也有助于考生对社会和人类文明的理解和思考。

最后,我想给考生一些建议。

首先,要多做真题,通过做题来熟悉考试的要求和题型。

其次,要注重阅读理解能力的培养,通过多读书、多看报来提高自己的阅读水平。

此外,要注重积累词汇和短语,通过背单词、记短语来扩大自己的词汇量。

2016考研英语一阅读解析

2016考研英语一阅读解析

2016考研英语一阅读解析
2016考研英语一整体难度较去年明显下降,Part B更是舍弃了排序题和7选5,第2次考察了少见而又相对简单的标题题(2007年第1次考察)。

以下从几个方面给予同学们一些借鉴。

1. 文章:无论内容或结构,与2015年相比难度明显下降。

2. 题型:细节题35%(7题),推理题35%(7题),词汇题10%(2题),态度题10%(2题),主旨题10%(2题)。

分布较以往相当,难题数量下降(7题,35%,其中最难的当属No.28)。

3. 解题:65%(13题)可以明确在原文的出处;直接根据理解就能解题的达到65%(13题);排除法中相对容易的更是达到了85%(17题),换句话讲,错误选项的干扰难度下降,也能间接提升猜测的正确率。

2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析

2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析

2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析紧张的2016英语初试结束了,凯程教育的电话瞬间变成了热线,同学们兴奋地汇报自己的答题情况,几乎所有内容都在凯程考研集训营系统训练过,英语专业课难度与往年相当,答题的时候非常顺手,英语题型今年是选择题,阅读题、作文题,相信凯程的学员们对此非常熟悉,预祝亲爱的同学们复试顺利。

英语分笔试、面试,如果没有准备,或者准备不充分,很容易被挂掉。

如果需要复试的帮助,同学们可以联系凯程老师辅导。

下面凯程英语老师把英语的真题全面展示给大家,供大家估分使用,以及2017年考英语的同学使用,本试题凯程首发,转载注明出处。

2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)真题及答案(完整版)(注:以下选项标红加粗为正确答案)Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)In Cambodia the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends,1those of the young women, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and them ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations. or the young man's parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4 , a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. 5 a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good family.doesn't have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait the months.1. [A] by way of [B] as well as [C] on behalf of [D] with regard to2. [A] adapt to [B] provide for [C]compete with [D] decide on3. [A] close [B] renew [C]arrange [D] postpone4. [A] In theory [B] Above all [C] In time [D] For example5. [A] Although [B] Lest [C] After [D] Unless6. [A] into [B] within [C] from [D] through7. [A] sine [B] or [C] but [D] so8. [A] test [B]copy [C]recite [D]create9. [A] folding [B] piling [C] wrapping [D] tying10. [A] lighting [B] passing [C] hiding [D] serving11. [A] meeting [B] association [C] collection [D]union12. [A] grow [B] part [C] deal [D]live13. [A] whereas [B] until [C] for [D] if14. [A] obtain [B] follow [C] challenge [D]avoid15. [A] isolated [B] persuaded [C] viewed [D] exposed16. [A]wherever [B] however [C] whenever [D]whatever17. [A] changed [B] brought [C] shaped [D] pushed18. [A] divided [B] invested [C] donated [D] withdrawn19. [A]clears [B] warms [C] shows [D] breaks20. [A]while [B] so what [C]once [D] in thatSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for woman. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that" incite excessive thinness" by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health. That's a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves to health -as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape -measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans, if fully enforced ,would suggest to woman (and many men )that they should not let others be orbiters of their beauty .And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect ratherthan dieting their way to sine zero or wasp-waist physiques .The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mess could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images there rely more on pear pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France's actions, Denmark's fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regardingage, health, and other characteristics of models .The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical charter clearly states, we are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people. The charter's main toll of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen. Fashion week, which is men by the Danish Fashion Institute .But in general it relies on a name-and -shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.21. According to the first paragraph, what would happen in France?[A] Physical beauty would be redefined[B] New runways would be constructed[C] Websites about dieting would thrive[D] The fashion industry would decline22. The phrase "impinging on"(Line2 Para2) is closest in meaning to[A] heightening the value of[B] indicating the state of[C] losing faith in[D] doing harm to23. Which of the following is true of the fashion industry[A] The French measures have already failed[B] New standards are being set in Denmark[C] Models are no longer under peer pressure[D] Its inherent problems are getting worse24. A designer is most likely to be rejected by CFW for[A] setting perfect physical conditions[B] caring too much about models' character[C] showing little concern for health factors[D] pursuing a high age threshold for models25. Which of the following maybe the best title of the text?[A] A challenge to the Fashion Industry's Body Ideals[B] A Dilemma for the starving models in France[C] Just Another Round of struggle for beauty[D] The Great Threats to the Fashion IndustryText 2For the first time in the history more people live in towns than in the country. In Britain this has had a curious result. Whilepolls show Britons rate "the countryside" alongside the royal family. Shakespeare and the National Health Service (NHS) as what make them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save "the beauty of natural places for everyone forever". It was specifically to provide city dwellers with spaces for leisure where they could experience "a refreshing air". Hill's pressure later led to the creation of national parks and green belts. They don't make countryside any more, and every year concrete consumes more of it .It needs constant guardianship.At the next election none of the big parties seem likely to endorse this sentiment. The Conservatives' planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation,even authorizing "off-plan" building where local people might object. The concept of sustainable development has been defined as profitable. Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development. The Liberal Democrats are silent only u sensing its chance, has sides with those pleading for a more considered approach to using green land. Its campaign to protect Rural England struck terror into many local conservative parties.The sensible place to build new houses factories and offices is where people are in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place. The London agents Stirling Ackroyed recently identified enough sites for half of million houses in the Landon area alone with no intrusion on green belts. What is true of London is even truer of the provinces. The idea that "housing crisis"equals "concreted meadows" is pure lobby talk. The issue is not the need for more houses but, as always, where to put them under lobby pressure, George Osborne favours rural new-build against urban renovation and renewal. He favours out-of-town shopping sites against high streets. This is not a free market but a biased one. Rural towns and villages have grown and will always grow. They do so best where building sticks to their edges and respects their character. We do not ruin urban conservation areas. Why ruin rural ones?Development should be planned, not let trip, After the Netherlands, Britain is Europe's most crowed country. Half a century of town and country planning has enable it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living. There is no doubtof the alternative-the corrupted landscapes of southern Portugal, Spain or Ireland. Avoiding this rather than promoting it should unite the left and right of the political spectrum.26. Britain's public sentiment about the countryside[A] is not well reflected in politics[B] is fully backed by the royal family[C] didn't start fill the Shakespearean age[D] has brought much benefit to the NHS27. According to paragraph 2,the achievements of the National Trust are now being[A] largely overshadowed[B] properly protected[C] effectively reinforced[D] gradually destroyed28. Which of the following can be offered from paragraph 3[A] Labour is under attack for opposing development[B] The Conservatives may abandon "off-plan" building[C] Ukip may gain from its support for rural conservation[D] The Liberal Democrats are losing political influence29. The author holds that George Osbornes's preference[A] shows his disregard for the character of rural area[B] stresses the necessity of easing the housing crisis[C] highlights his firm stand against lobby pressure[D] reveals a strong prejudice against urban areas30. In the last paragraph the author show his appreciation of[A] the size of population in Britain[B] the enviable urban lifestyle in Britain[C] the town-and-country planning in Britain[D] the political life in today's Britain Text 3"There is one and only one social responsibility of business" wrote Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist "That is, to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits." But even if you accept Friedman's premise and regard corporate social responsibility(CSR) policies as a waste of shareholders's money, things may not be absolutely clear-act. New research suggests that CSR may create monetaryvalue for companies at least when they are prosecuted for corruption.The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm. This could add value to their businesses in three ways. First, consumers may take CSR spending as a "signal" that a company's products are of high quality. Second, customers may be willing to buy a company's products as an indirect may to donate to the good causes it helps. And third, through a more diffuse "halo effect" whereby its good deeds earn it greater consideration from consumers and others.Previous studies on CSR have had trouble differentiating these effects because consumers can be affected by all three. A recent study attempts to separate them by looking at bribery prosecutionsunder American's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA).It argues that since prosecutors do not consume a company's products as part of their investigations,they could be influenced only by the halo effect.The study found that,among prosecuted firms,those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties. Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firm's political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.In all, the study concludes that whereas prosecutors should only evaluate a case based on its merits, they do seem to be influenced by a company's record in CSR. "We estimate that either eliminating asubstantial labour-rights concern, such as child labour, or increasing corporate giving by about20% result in fines that generally are 40% lower than the typical punishment for bribing foreign officials." says one researcher.Researchers admit that their study does not answer the question at how much businesses ought to spend on CSR. Nor does it reveal how much companies are banking on the halo effect, rather than the other possible benefits, when they companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.31. The author views Milton Friedman's statement about CSR with[A]uncertainty[B]skepticism[C]approval[D]tolerance32. According to Paragraph 2, CSR helps a company by[A]guarding it against malpractices[B]protecting it from consumers[C]winning trust from consumers.[D]raising the quality of its products33. The expression "more lenient"(line 2,Para.4)is closest in meaning to[A]less controversial[B]more lasting[C]more effective[D]less severe34. When prosecutors evaluate a case,a company's CSR record[A]comes across as reliable evidence[B]has an impact on their decision[C]increases the chance of being penalized[D]constitutes part of the investigation35. Which of the following is true of CSR according to the last paragraph?[A] The necessary amount of companies spending on it is unknown[B] Companies' financial capacity for it has been overestimated[C] Its negative effects on businesses are often overlooked[D]It has brought much benefit to the banking industryText 4There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint. Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate. "Sometime in the future," the paper's publisher said back in 2010.Nostalgia for ink on paper and the rustle of pages aside, there's plenty of incentive to ditch print. The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper - printing presses, delivery trucks - isn't just expensive; it's excessive at a time whenonline - only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints. Readers are migrating away from print anyway. And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.Overhead may be high and circulation lower, but rushing to eliminate its print edition would be a mistake, says BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti.Peretti says the Times shouldn't waste time getting out of the print business, but only if they go about doing it the right way. "Figuring out a way to accelerate that transition would make sense for them," he said, "but if you discontinue it, you're going have your most loyal customers really upset with you."Sometimes that's worth making a change anyway. Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailingservice to focus on streaming. "It was seen as blunder," he said. The move turned out to be foresighted. And if Peretti were in charge at the Times? "I wouldn't pick a year to end print," he said "I would raise prices and make it into more of a legacy product."The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they'd feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in. "So if you're overpaying for print, you could feel like you were helping," Peretti said. "Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional revenue." In other words, if you're going to make a print product, make it for the people who are already obsessed with it. Which may be what the Times is doing already. Getting the print edition seven days a week costsnearly $500 a year - more than twice as much as a digital - only subscription."It's a really hard thing to do and it's a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesn't have a legacy business," Peretti remarked. "But we're going to have questions like that where we have things we're doing that don't make sense when the market changes and the world changes. In those situations, it's better to be more aggressive that less aggressive."36. The New York Times is considering ending it's print edition partly due to[A] the increasing online and sales[B] the pressure from its investors[C] the complaints from its readers[D] the high cost of operation37. Peretti suggests that in face of the present situation, The Times should[A] make strategic adjustments[B] end the print sedition for good[C] seek new sources of leadership[D] aim for efficient management38. It can be inferred from paragraphs 5and 6 that a " legacy product"[A] helps restore the glory of former times[B] is meant for the most loyal customers[C] will have the cost of printing reduced[D] expands the popularity of the paper39. Peretti believes that in a changing world[A] traditional luxuries can stay unaffected[B] cautiousness facilitates problem-solving[C] aggressiveness better meets challenges[D] legacy businesses are becoming out dated40. which of the following would be the best title of the text?[A] shift to online newspapers all at once[B] Cherish the Newspapers still in Your Hand[C] keep Your Newspapers Forever in Fashion[D] Make Your print Newspapers a luxury GoodPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each of the numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings. Mark your answers on the ANSER SHEET. (10 point)[A] Create a new image of yourself[B] Decide if the time is right[C] Have confidence in yourself[D]Understand the context[E]Work with professionals[F]Make it efficient[G]Know your goalsNo matter how formal or informal the work environment, the way you present yourself has an impact. This is especially true in the first impressions. According to research from Princeton University , people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and likeability in just a tenth of a second, solely based on the way you look.The difference between today's workplace and the "dress for success" era is that the range of options is so much broader. Norms have evolved and fragmented. In some settings, red sneakers or dress T-shirts can convey status; in other not so much. Plus, whatever image we present is magnified by social-media services like LinkedIn. Chances are, yourheadshots are seen much more often now than a decade or two ago. Millennials, it seems, face the paradox of being the least formal generation yet the most conscious of style and personal branding. It can be confusing.So how do we navigate this? How do we know when to invest in an upgrade? And what's the best way to pull off one than enhances our goals? Here are some tips: 41___[B] Decide if the time is rightAs an executive coach, I've seen image upgrades be particular helpful during transitions-when looking for a new job, stepping into a new or more public role, or changing work environments. If you're in a period of change or just feeling stuck and in a rut, now may be a good time. If you're not sure, ask for honest feedback from trusted friends, colleagues and professionals. Look for cues about howothers perceive you. Maybe there's no need for an upgrade and that's OK42_____[G]Know your goalsGet clear on what impact you're hoping to have. Are you looking to refresh your image or pivot it? For one person, the goal may be to be taken more seriously and enhance their professional image. For another, it may be to be perceived as more approachable, or more modern and stylish. For someone moving from finance to advertising, maybe they want to look more "SoHo." (It's OK to use characterizations like that )43 ____[D]Understand the contextLook at your work environment like an anthropologist. What are the norms of your environment? What conveys status? Who are your most important audiences? How do the people you respect and look up to present themselves? The better youunderstand the cultural context, the more control you can have over your impact.44 _____[E]Work with professionalsEnlist the support of professionals and share with them your goals and context. Hire a personal stylist, or use the free styling service of a store like J. Crew. Try a hair stylist instead of a barber. Work with a professional photographer instead of your spouse or friend. It's not as expensive as you might think.45 ______[F]Make it efficientThe point of a style upgrade isn't to become more vain or to spend more time fussing over what to wear. Instead, use it as an opportunity to reduce decision fatigue. Pick a standard work uniform or a few go-to options. Buy all your clothes at once with a stylist instead of shopping alone, one article of clothing at a time.Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Mental health is our birthright. (46) we don't have to learn how to be mentally healthy, it is built into us in the same way that our bodies know how to heal a cut or mend, a broken bone. Mental health can't be learned, only reawakened. It is like immune system of the body, which under stress or through lack of nutrition or exercise can be weakened, but which never leaves us. When we don't understand the value of mental health and we don't know how to gain access to it, mental health will remain hidden from us. (47) Our mental health doesn't go anywhere; like the sun behind a cloud, it can be temporarily hiddenfrom view, but it is fully capable of being restored in an instant.Mental health is the seed that contains self-esteem -confidence in ourselves and an ability to trust in our common sense. It allows us to have perspective on our lives-the ability to not take ourselves too seriously, to laugh at ourselves, to see the bigger picture, and to see that things will work out. It's a form of innate or unlearned optimism. (48) Mental health allows us to view others with sympathy if they are having troubles, with kindness if they are in pain, and with unconditional love no matter who they are. Mental health is the source of creativity for solving problems, resolving conflict, making our surroundings more beautiful, managing our home life, or coming up with a creative business idea or invention to make our lives easier. It gives us patience for ourselves. And towardothers as well as patience while driving, catching a fish, working on our car, or raising a child. It allows us to see the beauty that surrounds us each moment in nature, in culture, in the flow of our daily lives.(49)Although mental health is the cure-all for living our lives, it is perfecting ordinary as you will see that it has been there to direct you through all your difficult decisions. It has been available even in the most mundane of life situations to show you right from wrong, good from bad, friend from foe. Mental health has commonly been called conscience, instinct, wisdom, common sense, or the inner voice, we think of it simply as a health and helpful flow of intelligent thought. (50) As you will come to see, knowing that mental health is always available and knowing to trust it allow us toslow down to the moment and live life happily.【参考译文】46. 我们不必一定去学习如何做到心理健康,这种能力植根于我们自身,就像我们的身体知道如何愈合伤口,如何修复断骨。

2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析

2016考研英语一真题原文及答案(完整文字版)解析

凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!2016考研英语一真题原文及答案考研英语一真题原文及答案((完整文字版文字版))解析解析紧张的英语初试结束了,凯程教育的电话瞬间变成了热线,同学们兴奋地汇报自己的答题情况,几乎所有内容都在凯程考研集训营系统训练过,英语专业课难度与往年相当,答题的时候非常顺手,英语题型今年是选择题,阅读题、作文题,相信凯程的学员们对此非常熟悉,预祝亲爱的同学们复试顺利。

英语分笔试、面试,如果没有准备,或者准备不充分,很容易被挂掉。

如果需要复试的帮助,同学们可以联系凯程老师辅导。

下面凯程英语老师把英语的真题全面展示给大家,供大家估分使用,以及年考英语的同学使用,本试题凯程首发,转载注明出处。

年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语((一)真题及答案真题及答案((完整版完整版))(注:以下选项标红加粗为正确答案以下选项标红加粗为正确答案))1凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!,凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!(),,,凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!凯程考研集训营,为学生引路,为学员服务!参考译文】【参考译文参考译文我们不必一定去学习如何做到心理健康,这种能力植根于我们自身,就像我们的身体知道如何愈合伤口,如何修复断骨。

心理健康不会去往他方。

如同乌云可能蔽日,心理健康可能会暂时隐藏于视线之外,但它完全可以在须臾之间复原如初。

心理健康使我们在他人陷入危难之时给予同情,痛苦不已时给予善意,无论对谁,都能给予无条件的爱。

尽管心理健康是人们度过一生的一剂万能良药,但它又普通不已,因为当你需要做出艰难决定时,都可感受到它的存在。

2016年考研英语阅读材料:RaceinAmerica

2016年考研英语阅读材料:RaceinAmerica

2016年考研英语阅读材料:RaceinAmerica下面是小编为您带来的2016年考研英语阅读材料。

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2016年考研英语阅读材料:Race in AmericaRIOTS are rarely so widely anticipated. By 8pm on November 24th, when the prosecutor in Ferguson, Missouri, announced the grand jury's decision not to charge a police officer with a crime for shooting an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, cops in riot gear were already in place and barriers surrounded municipal buildings. Mr Brown's parents and Barack Obama called for calm. Yet soon America's TV screens were full of burning police cars, crowds coughing on tear gas, and young black men throwing bricks and smashing shops. America's history of racial injustice looked as potent as ever.That would be the wrong conclusion to draw. Looking back at the riots in Los Angeles in 1992 that followed the acquittal of four white police officers who had savagely beaten a black motorist, Rodney King, a lot has changed. America has a black president. The LA riots, which left 53 dead, happened in one of America's great cities, and sparked violence in others. This time the focus was a struggling suburb; in Los Angeles black teenagers protested peacefully alongside white ones.Blacks plainly still suffer prejudice across America: they account for 86% of the vehicle stops made by police in Ferguson. But America's race problem is increasingly one of class. Blacks' biggest problem is now poverty, which is most visible in places such as Ferguson. Like many post-war suburbs across America, Ferguson is stuck between the prosperous white exurbs of St Louis and the city's somewhat revitalized centre. In 1990 itspopulation was three-quarters white; by 2010, it had become two-thirds black. The sub-prime mortgage crisis hit it hard. Many of its homeowners still owe more than they own.Solving the problems of places like Ferguson is less about passing more anti-discrimination laws than about rekindling economic growth and spreading the proceeds. But there are also ways of making politics and policing work better that would contribute greatly to racial harmony in America.Ferguson's political institutions have not kept up with its demography. Of the city's six-member council, five are white. The hapless mayor, James Knowles, is a white Republican who was re-elected in 2013 in an election in which fewer than one in eight eligible voters turned out. He is in charge of the police force, in which three out of 53 officers are black. Such disparities feed the belief―held by blacks across the country―that both justice and law-enforcement systems are racist.Police brutality reinforces that belief. If there was one lesson from the attack on Rodney King, it was that police officers should behave like civilians, not an occupying army. Around 500 people were killed last year by the police―though since nobody counts, nobody really knows.In Ferguson, bad policies help to explain why distrust turns to anger. Take, for example, the way the town is financed. In 2013 a fifth of Ferguson's ge neral revenues―some $2.6m, in a city of 21,000 people―were derived from fines and asset confiscation. That is equivalent to $124 a year for every man, woman and child in the city. Paying fines, even for minor traffic offences, can involve queuing for hours. Those who miss court dates can be jailed until they pay, accumulating more fines along the way. Slowly but surely, the justice system has become an elaboratemechanism for criminalising poverty.参考译文:人们通常很难预测什么时候会发生暴动。

2016考研英语二真题及答案解析(文字完整版)【9】

2016考研英语二真题及答案解析(文字完整版)【9】

2016考研英语二真题及答案解析(文字完整版)【9】Section IV Writing47、【参考范文】Dear Jack,Your letter of congratulations was received. Thank you for your nice words on my winning the contest. In the letter, you asked me about the skills to do translation, so the following are my advice for you.Firstly, you should analyze the sentence structure, thus catching the meaning of the sentence. Secondly, find the proper words to translate the meaning of the source language into the target language. Thirdly, revise your translation at least three times to check if there are any mistranslations or missed meanings.I hope my advice helpful. Wish to see you soon.Yours sincerely,Li Ming48、【参考范文】Portrayed in the above pie chart is a survey of college students’ purposes of traveling. The number of students who take traveling as a chance to see beautiful scenes accounts for 37%, while students who would like to travel to relieve pressure from study take up 35 %.There are several reasons behind the trend revealed in the above chart. To begin with, as the present society is filled with fierce competition, most college students nowadays are under great pressure to stand out among others or to lunch a decentjob after graduation. Therefore, they tend to choose traveling as an outlet to relieve their stress. Secondly, with the fast advancement of the living standards of Chinese families, traveling is increasingly affordable to most college students. For this reason, students prefer to travel to see different views to enjoy themselves or to make some friends.From my perspective, no matter what reason it is for, traveling is of great benefit for students to acquire a broader perspective of life. If time permits, we college students should go to see the outside world more often.。

高中英语真题-2016高考英语阅读理解选练(9)

高中英语真题-2016高考英语阅读理解选练(9)

高中英语真题:2016高考英语阅读理解选练(9)阅读理解.。

Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash an d a long-handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy l eft him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into th e whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repe ated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat dow n.He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of int eresting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laug h. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beau tiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owne d. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his po ckets —nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he pu t the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the ideaAt this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picke d up the brush and started again to whitewash.While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eati ng an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked alon g, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding-Dong-Dong”,“Ding-Dong-Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he ma de other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he sto pped.Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stare d a moment and then said: “Hello!I’m going swimming, but yo u can’t go, can you?”No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence an d looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came near er. Tom’s mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on workin g.Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, you’ve got to work, hey?”Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why,it’s you, Ben! I wasn’t n oticing.”“Say—I’m going swimming. Don’t you wish you could? But of courseyou’d rather work —wouldn’t you? Of course you would.”Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said “What do you call work?”“Why,isn’t that work?”Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly .“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”“Oh come, now, you don’t mean to say that you like it?”The brush continued to move.“Like it? Well, I don’t see why I shouldn’t like it. Does a boy ge t a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said,“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”Tom thought for a moment, was about to agree; but he chang ed his mind.“No—no —it won’t do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be pe rfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don’t think there isone boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it we ll enough.”“No—is that so? Oh come, now —let me just try. Only just a little.”“Ben,I’d like to, but if it isn’t d one right, I’m afraid Aunt Polly …”“Oh,I’ll be careful. Now let me try. Say —I’ll give you the core of my apple.”“Well, here —No, Ben, now don’t.I’m afraid …”“I’ll give you all of it.”Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to la ugh, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, T om sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought in for a dead rat —and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the aftern oon came, Tom had won many treasures.And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the ti me, with plenty of company -and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything bel onging to his friends.He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that i n order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necess ary to make the thing difficult to get.1. How many characters are mentioned in this story?A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 72. Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?A. Because he is tired and wanted to play with his toys.B. Because he wanted to throw his toys away.C. Because he wanted to give his toys to his friends.D. Because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his to ys.3. Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he cha nged his mind because ______.A. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfB. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple firstC. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashingD. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better.4. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fence.B. Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others.C. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for himD. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with the eye of an artist.5. What made Ben Rogers eagerly gave up his apple and offe r to brush the fence for Tom?A. His warm heart and kindness to friends.B. His curiosity about Tom’s brushing job.C. Tom’s threat.D. Aunt Polly’s idea]6. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this pass age?A. The Happy WhitewasherB. Tom And His FellowsC. Whitewashing A FenceD. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get【参考答案】1—6、BDBCBA阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

2012016年考研英语真题注释答案解析【最新精选】

2012016年考研英语真题注释答案解析【最新精选】

2009年考研英语真题注释+答案解析(中英文对照版)一、完型填空文章大意:介绍了对动物智力研究所引发的思考。

Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are.1 Consider―考虑‖the fruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmer‘s piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly 2 tend to do表示―有…倾向,往往…‖to live shorter lives. This suggests that 3 dimmer比较暗淡的bulbs burn longer, that there is an 4 advantage优势in not being too terrifically bright.通过对动物智力的研究,提出:聪明是要付出代价的。

Intelligence, it 5 turns out证明是out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow 6 off 离开起点时the starting line because it depends on learning —a 7 gradual渐进的(学习是一个渐进的过程)process —instead of instinct. Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things they‘ve apparently learned is when to8 stop 停止(本文的主旨是智力需要昂贵的代价。

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析(9)

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析(9)

Section C Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Questions 56-60 are based on thefollowingpassage. You had me at“Hello”!It turns out our opening words make people take less than a second to form an impression of someone’s personality based on their voice alone. We know that our voices Call transmit subtle signals about our gender,age,even body strength and certain personality traits,but Phil Mcaleer at the University of Glasgow and his colleagues wondered whether we make an instant impression.To find out,mey recorded 64 people as they read a passage.They then extracted the word“hello”and asked 320 people to rate the voices on a scale of 1 to 9 for one of 10 perceived personality traits—includingtrustworthiness,dominance and attractiveness. Although it’s not clear how accurate such snap judgments are,what is apparent is that we all make them,and very quickly.“We were surprised by just how similar people’s ratings were.”says ing a scale in which orepresents no agreement on a perceived trait and l reflects complete agreement,all10 traits scored on average 0.92—meaning most people agreed very closely to what extent each voice represented each trait. It makes sense that decisions about personality should happen really fast,says Mcaleer.“There’s thisevolutionary‘approach/avoidance’idea—vou want to quickly know if you call trust a person so you can approach them or run away and that would be redundant if it took too long to figure it out.” The impression that our voices convey—even from an audio clip lasting just 390 milliseconds—appears to be down to several factors,for example,the pitch of a person’s voice influenced how trustworthy they seemed.“A guy who raises his pitch becomes more trustworthy,”says Mcaleer.“While girls are on the opposite.” The methods used in this paper are familiar,but the conclusions are novel and interesting.The way the study links personality to attractiveness and reproductive fitness makes sense biologically.The team hope that their work can be used to help create artificial voices for people who have lost their own due to a medical condition and create likable and engaging voices for satnavs,and other robotics. 56、What’s the meaning of“You had me at‘Hello”’? A.When I say“hello”,you will get my greeting. B.When I say“hello”,you will give me a response. C.When I say“hello”,you will form an impression of my voice. D.When I say“hello”,you will reA.ize my personA.ity in a second. 57、 What conclusion Call we get from the research performed by professor Mcaleer and his colleagues? A.Most people agreed each voice represented each trait. B.0ur voices can tansmit subtle signals about ourselves. C.People can make accurate snap judgments very quickly. D.People cannot form all instant impression through voice. 58、 What does Mcaleer mean by saying the line that‘'there’s this evolutionary approach/avoidance’idea”(Line2,Para.4)? A.People can avoid others quickly if they trust them. B.People can approach others quickly if they distrust them. C.People hope to know others quickly to approach or avoid them. D.People dislike to spend much time to understand others. 59、 When does a girl become more trustworthy compared with a guy? A.A girl would be more trustworthy when she raises her voice up at the end of word. B.A girl would be more trustworthy as she glides from a high to a low pitch. C.A girl would be more trustworthy as she keeps the same pitch during conversation. D.A girl would be more trustworthy when she alter the pitch from time to time. 60、 What is the purpose of this study? A.To help create artificiA.voices for people who have lost it. B.To create likable and engaging voices for satnavs. C.To make contribution to the creation of voices for robots. D.All ofthe above. 56.What’Sthemeaningof‘'Youhadmeat‘Hello”’?当我说“你好”时,你就已经了解我了,这句话是什么意思? A.When I say‘'hello”,you will get my greeting.当我说你好时,你得到了我的问候。

2016考研英语一真题及答案详解(阅读部分)

2016考研英语一真题及答案详解(阅读部分)

2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)阅读部分Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections;Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)Text lFrance,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for woman. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week toalaw that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that”incite excessive thinness”by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health. That's a start.And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves to health-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls,about the social tape -measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to woman(and many men )that they should not let others be orbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to sine zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mess could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a fewother countries,it is trying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images there rely more on pear pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France's actions,Denmark's fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical charter clearly states, we are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people. The charter's main toll of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen. Fashion week,which is men by the Danish Fashion Institute.But in general it relies on a name-and -shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.Even better would be to helpelevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.21. According to the first paragraph,what would happen in France?[A] Physical beauty would be redefined[B] New runways would be constructed[C] Websites about dieting would thrive[D] The fashion industry would decline【答案】A【解析】推断题。

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2016考研英语:英语阅读理解经典篇章
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The eight hour workday became the norm after the Ford Motor Company found that number resulted in maximum productivity at its factories. But there is a major problem with this: the idea of an eight-hour day with a short lunch break is based on the most effective formula for physical labor, not mental work and certainly not creative mental work. One of the best ways to recharge is to engage in something
different。

自从福特汽车公司发现员工每天工作八小时效率最高,八小时就成了标准工作时间。

但是问题在于:每天工作八小时,中午休息一段时间是针对体力劳动提出的,对于脑力劳动或者创造性要求高的脑力劳动是不适用的。

让大脑恢复活力的最好方法就是做不同的事情。

Here are five other ways to give your brain a break during your workday:
下面这五种方法教你在工作日放松大脑:
1. Take a moment to do something you love. Take advantage of what’s at or near your office. Being fully engaged in an activity lifts the mood and contributes to
feelings of overall well-being。

1. 花一些时间做你喜欢做的事。

充分利用办公室里或者周围能让你感兴趣的东西。


身心地投入到能让你心情愉悦、感觉良好的活动中。

2. Get in touch with nature. Being outside activates different brain regions than sitting inside, as most of us do for the majority of our workday. Simple ways to incorporate nature include taking a walk in a nearby park or regularly having
lunch outside。

2. 享受大自然。

上班时间,我们几乎都坐在室内,但是户外活动能使其他一些大脑区
域活跃起来。

融入自然最简单的方法就是在附近的公园散步或者在户外吃午餐。

3. Be physically active. Company-sponsored yoga classes and in-office gyms are becoming increasingly common, with good reason. Exercise is good for our brains. If you can’t get in a full workout, don’t fret: stretching for five minutes or even using a standing desk makes small changes that can spur creativity and recharge
your batteries。

3. 活跃身体。

公司资助的瑜伽课以及办公室内的健身操越来越普遍,这是个好现象。

运动对大脑有好处。

如果你不能完成一整套健身操,不要担心,花个五分钟伸展身体或者利用写字台做一些刺激大脑创造力的运动,给你的大脑充充电。

4. Nap. I’ll admit that this is the hardest to do in a typical office environment, but if you can find a way, the benefits are huge. Some offices actually have sleeping pods, but for those that don’t, slip out into your car for a power nap. Much of what happens in the brain while we sleep is still unknown, but what is certain is that people perform better in terms of memory and concentration after a nap。

4. 小憩。

我必须承认在办公室里很难做到这一点。

但是你总能找到办法,小睡的好处是巨大的。

一些办公室会提供睡觉的吊床,如果没有,去你的车里睡吧。

我们还不了解睡眠时大脑所有的活动,但是可以确定的是,睡觉之后人们的记忆力更好和注意力更集中。

5. Do nothing. If a snooze isn’t possible, then simply sit in a quiet place and allow yourself to relax for ten minutes. Just as when sleeping, important mental
processes occur when we daydream。

5.什么都不做。

如果无法小睡的话,就找个安静的地方放松十分钟吧。

和睡眠一样,做
白日梦时大脑也会进行一些重要调整。

Brain breaks can make a big difference in your ability to be productive, creative, and innovative. The paradox is that doing less often allows you to do more。

让大脑休息一下对你的工作效率、创造力、创新能力都会有所帮助,有时候少做一点事
情是为了之后能够做得更多。

厚积薄发,只有知识涉猎广泛才能更加应对考试、生活,希望小编整理的这些资料对
2015考研生有所帮助。

小提示:目前本科生就业市场竞争激烈,就业主体是研究生,在如今考研竞争日渐激烈的情况下,我们想要不在考研大军中变成分母,我们需要:早开始+好计划+正确的复习思路+好的辅导班(如果经济条件允许的情况下)。

2017考研开始准备复习啦,早起的鸟儿有虫吃,一分耕耘一分收获。

加油!。

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