2016考研英语阅读每日精选：美国人基本上停止生长了

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BFT阅读(综合)-试卷36

BFT阅读（综合）-试卷36(总分：56.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Part 3(总题数：4，分数：56.00)Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? Since OPEC agreed to supply cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979-1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term. Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past. Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultation and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0. 25%- 0. 5% of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil-importing emerging economies — to which heavy industry has shifted — have become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed. One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodity price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%, and in 1979 by almost 30%.（分数：14.00）(1).The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is ______.（分数：2.00）A.global inflationB.reduction in supply √C.fast growth in economyD.Iraq's suspension of exports解析：解析：本题是细节题。

研究生英语阅读教程(提高级)课后习题翻译(带原文、最全版)

Lesson 11. Yesterday’s terrorism darkened, marked and forever altered the way Americans live their lives. 昨日发生的恐怖主义活动使美国人的生活暗淡无光，在他们的生活中留下了印迹，并永远地改变了他们的生活。

2. “We are going to have to learn what a lot of other countries have gone through: to manage fear at a cultural and national level,” said Charles Figley, a professor of trauma psychology at Florida State University. “We’re getting a lesson in the way fear works.”佛罗里达州立大学创伤心理学教授查尔斯?费格里说:“我们得学一学其它许多国家曾经经历过的东西，那就是从文化上和在全国范围内来应对恐惧。

”他还说:“我们正在体验恐惧是怎样起作用的。

”3. In a country long proud and even boastful of its openness—a country where an ordinary citizen can stroll through the U.S. Capitol unescorted—the terrorist attacks are likely to force Americans to a lot of that. Metal detectors now mark the front door of many government buildings, and security guards are a fixture in the lobby of most large office buildings.美国是一个一向以开放自豪甚至洋洋得意的国家，在这里，人们可以独自在美国国会大楼中闲庭信步，而现在，恐怖袭击很有可能迫使美国人处处小心，惶惶不可终日。

2016年职称英语理工类阅读理解全部文章的译文及答案

★第1篇-Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles 福特放弃电动汽车第一篇福特放弃电动汽车分析人士评论，福特汽车公司放弃电动汽年的举动有力地证明了这种技术是行不通的。

通用汽车公司和日本本田汽车公司早于1999年就停止了电池动力汽车的生产，转而开发燃料电池和电池内燃混合机，这对消费者更有吸引力。

福特宣布它现在也要做同样的尝试。

3年前，福特推出名为Think City的双排座汽车和Think或Think Neighbor系列高尔夫车，希望能销售5000辆汽车、10000高尔夫车。

但由于需求不足，截至2002年仅生产了大约1000辆汽车，售出的高尔夫车还不足1700辆。

“关键是我们认为电动车不能代表大众市场环保交通的未来”，福特欧洲区的Tim Holmes于周五说，“我们感觉自己对电力车已做了昀好的尝试。

”Think City系列的运行里程仅53英里，电池充电需6小时。

通用公司的EVI电力车也仅能运行100英里。

昂贵的电池也意味着电动汽车的造价比汽油动力车高出许多。

日本丰田产的RA V4EV系列电动车在美国的售价达42000美元，而同系列的汽油动力车仅售17000美元。

丰田和日产汽车公司是现在仅存的两大电动车制造商。

“应该说电池动力车已经获得了充分的机会。

福特现已转向电池内燃混合机开发项目，我们应据此评价他们的发展。

”Roger Higman，英国Friends of the Earth组织的一位高级交通运动代表这样对《环保新闻》评论说。

日本本田和丰田公司推出的混合机汽车在过去几年取得了良好的销售业绩。

混合动力车比汽油机车运行里程更长，电池又可自行充电。

福特表示，他们认为这样的机车有助于达到美国新制订的车辆排放规定。

不过，这些规定究竟允许怎样的排放物现在还不十分清楚。

六月份通用和戴姆勒克莱斯勒公司赢得一项法庭裁决，可推迟两年执行一项加州法令，该法令要求汽车生产商在2003年前向该州提供10万辆零排放和其他低排放汽车。

翻译考试英语阅读美国应叫停生物燃料生产

翻译考试英语阅读美国应叫停生物燃料生产The worst drought for 50 years is inflicting huge damage on the US maize crop, with serious consequences for the overall international food supply.美国玉米作物正受到50年来最严重旱情的宏大破坏，使国际粮食总体供给情况受到了重大影响。

()The situation reminds us that even the most advanced agricultural systems are subject to the vagaries of the weather, leading to volatility in supplies and prices not just on domestic markets but also internationally. Climate change and extreme weather events will further plicate the picture.当前形势提醒我们，即使是最兴旺的农业体系也无法摆脱天气无常的影响，这不仅会导致国内市场供给和价格波动，还会涉及国际市场。

气候变化和极端天气现象更使情况雪上加霜。

US maize production had been expected to increase to record levels this year. That view will prove optimistic. Much of the reduced crop will be claimed by biofuel production in line with US federal mandates, leaving even less for food and feed markets. The August US Department of Agriculture estimates, announced today, will give a more precise idea for just how much the maize crop is reduced. Few people are expecting good news.人们原本预料，今年美国玉米产量将打破历史最高纪录。

考研真题文章及出处

第一部分英语知识运用部分历年试题解析1．（2011年）笑有助于改善情绪2．（2010年）“霍桑效应”遭到质疑3．（2009年）从动物智商研究中得到的启示4．（2008年）高智商与遗传疾病5．（2007年）西班牙和葡萄牙前殖民地独立后面临的问题6．（2006年）美国无家可归者增多的现象7．（2005年）人类的嗅觉第二部分阅读理解A部分历年试题解析I 社会生活、伦理类1．（2011年Text 3）新媒体给营销传播带来的机遇和风险2．（2011年Text 4）提倡理性的育儿幸福观3．（2010年Text 3）社会流行潮的传播4．（2009年Text 1）通过培养新习惯促进创新思维5．（2008年Text 1）压力对女性健康造成负面影响6．（2006年Text 1）美国社会同化现象II 科普类1．（2009年Text 2）DNA检测及其存在的问题2．（2008年Text 3）美国人的身高停止增长3．（2007年Text 2）智商测试不能准确反映人的能力4．（2006年Text 3）海洋物种濒临灭绝的现状5．（2005年Text 1）动物的公平意识6．（2005年Text 2）全球气候变暖问题急待解决7．（2005年Text 3）梦可以被控制III 商业经济类1．（2011年Text 2）美国高端职场的裸辞现象2．（2010年Text 2）商业方法专利受到潜在威胁3．（2010年Text 4）会计准则发生改变4．（2009年Text 3）正规教育的缺乏不会限制生产率的提高5．（2008年Text 2）学术期刊出版的变化6．（2007年Text 3）美国中产阶级家庭经济风险增加7．（2007年Text 4）企业数据保护的重要性8．（2006年Text 2）莎士比亚故居的经济现象IV 文化历史教育类1．（2011年Text 1）古典音乐产业面临的挑战2．（2010年Text 1）报刊艺术评论的衰落3．（2009年Text 4）新英格兰的文化生活4．（2008年Text 4）美国开国元勋们对奴隶制的复杂态度5．（2007年Text 1）人的成就取决于后天培养而非先天遗传6．（2006年Text 4）艺术的功能7．（2005年Text 4）一本关于正式英语退化的书第三部分阅读理解B部分历年试题解析1．（2011年）知识和人才的专业化给人文学科带来的困境2．（2010年）欧洲食品杂货批发转型3．（2009年）19至20世纪的文化人类学理论4．（2008年）如何写作初稿5．（2007年）父母帮助孩子顺利进入成年期6．（2006年）美国博彩业的兴旺7．（2005年）加拿大建立国家药品管理机构第四部分阅读理解C部分历年试题解析1．（2011年）意识创造了我们内在性格和外部环境2．（2010年）基于经济利已主义的环保制度不可取3．（2009年）广义的教育4．（2008年）达尔文论智力5．（2007年）法律教育对于新闻报道事业的意义6．（2006年）对“知识分子”的定义7．（2005年）欧洲的电视媒体第五部分写作A部分历年试题解析1．（2011年）推荐信2．（2010年）扫墓启事3．（2009年）建议信4．（2008年）道歉信5．（2007年）建议信6．（2006年）申请信7．（2005年）辞职信第六部分写作B部分历年试题解析1．（2011年）旅程之“余”2．（2010年）文化“火锅”，既美味又营养3．（2009年）网络的“近”与“远”4．（2008年）合作的重要性5．（2007年）乐观心态是成功的关健6．（2006年）偶像崇拜7．（2005年）年轻人应该赡养父母。

2016考研英语阅读每日精选：Over fishing

2016考研英语阅读每日精选：OverfishingOver fishingWhen prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals: they suddenly became extinct.当史前的人到达世界的一个新的地方时，那里的大部分动物就会发生奇怪的事情，它们突然灭绝了。

Smaller species survived.小部分动物种族存活了下来。

The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction.但大部分的，成长缓慢的动物则成了狩猎的目标，并且很快被狩猎到灭绝。

Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.现在相类似的事情发生在大海中.That the seas are being overfished has been known for years.这些年在海中的捕捞活动太过频繁。

What researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown is just how fast thingsare changing.就像Ransom Myers 和Boris Worm 这些年所研究的，事物在迅速地变化着。

They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world.他们研究了半个世纪以来世界上所有的鱼场。

Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biologicalmatter) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean,他们的方法不是为了试图估算特定区域的海洋中实际动物总数(活着生物的总数)，but rather changes in that biomass over time.而是研究单位面积中海洋生物数量的变化。

外刊阅读之选词填空(7)

外刊阅读之选词填空Passage sevenProgrammeIn 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day. In so doing, Member States acknowledged that the Earth and its ecosystems are our common home, and expressed their (31) ______ that it is necessary to promote Harmony with Nature in order to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. The same year, the General Assembly adopted its first (32) ______ on Harmony with Nature.The General Assembly has widely acknowledged that the world's depletion of natural resources and rapid environmental degradation are the result of unsustainable consumption and production patterns which have led to adverse consequences for both the Earth and the health and overall well-being of humanity. The scientific community has well (33) ______ evidence that our present way of life, in particular our consumption and production patterns, has (34) ______ affected the Earth's carrying capacity.Loss of biodiversity, desertification, climate change and the disruption of a number of natural (35) ______ are among the costs of our disregard for Nature and the integrity of its ecosystems and life-supporting processes. As recent scientific work suggests, a number of planetary boundaries are being transgressed and others are at risk being so in a business-as-usual world. Since the industrial (36) ______, Nature has been treated as a commodity that exists largely for the benefit of people, and environmental problems have been considered as solvable through the use of technology. In order to meet the basic needs of a growing population within the limits of the Earth's finite resources, there is a need to devise a more (37) ______ model for production, consumption and the economy as a whole.Devising a new world will require a new relationship with the Earth and with humankind's own existence. Since 2009, the aim of the General Assembly, in adopting its nine resolutions on Harmony with Nature, has been to define this newly found relationship based on a non-anthropocentric relationship with Nature. The resolutions contain different (38) ______ regarding the construction of a new,non-anthropocentric paradigm in which the (39) ______ basis for right and wrong action concerning the environment is grounded not solely in human concerns. A step in this direction was further reaffirmed in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012), entitled "The future we want":"We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that "Mother Earth" is a common expression in a number of countries and regions, and we note that some countries recognize the rights of nature in the context of the (40) ______ of sustainable development."（430）【参考答案】BAHCD IEJFK【原文翻译】Programme 计划In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day. In so doing, Member States acknowledged that the Earth and its ecosystems are our common home, and expressed their conviction that it is necessary to promote Harmony with Nature in order to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. The same year, the General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Harmony with Nature. 2009年，联合国大会宣布4月22日为国际地球母亲节。

2016考研英语二答案详解：阅读理解

2016考研英语二答案详解：阅读理解Text 121 答案B remodel the way of thinking.解析：此题是文中人物观点题。

根据Cortina定位到第二段前三句。

Cortina认为尽早接触计算机科学是有益的。

第三句It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. 译为在转变思维程序方面小孩不像年龄较大的学生一样困难，即B remodel the way of thinking 转变思维方式即为同义替换。

22 答案D interest解析：此题是细节题。

根据关键词Friedman定位到第四段第二句but之后引号里面内容“我们试图让课程符合学生兴趣”，故而D interest为正确答案。

23 答案A help students learn other computer languages解析：文中人物观点题。

题干问的是Deborah Seehorn认为在Flatiron这里所学到的技能将能怎么样，据此定位到第五段But处，和题干基本一致，该句指出“But the skills they learn…appl to any coding language”，意思是他们学到的技能可以应用于任何编码语言。

对比答案选项，A选项的意思是“帮助学生学习其他的计算机语言”属于原文定位处的同义替换。

24 答案C become better prepared for the digitalized world解析：细节题。

题干指出：根据最后一段，Flatiron的学生被期望去干什么。

据此定位到最后一段的These kids are going to be处，是题干的同义复现。

定位句“These kids are…be surrounded by computers for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think…….the better.”，意思是学生们越早学越好。

补全短文翻译(职称英语2016)

补全短文第一篇Mobile Phones第一篇移动电话根据科学家罗伯特·贝尔的观点，如果移动电话被证实是一种辐射危害的来源的话，那在上面应该贴一个标签。

而且直到移动电话发射塔的电磁辐射对人体健康的长期影响有一个合乎科学的评价之前，不能建造更多的发射塔。

“没有人会在一个晚上就倒地死去，伹我们还是应该寻找更多的科学论据去指出它的危害。

”罗伯特?贝尔在一次关于少量辐射对人体健康影响的会议上说。

“如果移动电话被证明有危害，就应该在它上面贴一个警告标签，直到设计出合适的隔离屏为止。

”他说。

在公众中一个广泛的流行说法是，现在的科学家们还不能完全地保证，电磁辐射对人类没有负面影响。

正如罗伯特?贝尔所指出，仅在澳大利亚就有330万部移动电话，而且正以每天2 000部的速度增加。

估计到公元2000年之前澳大利亚将拥有800万部移动电话，接近每两人一部手机。

同时，在澳大利亚境内分布着2 000座发射塔，其中有许多还坐落在人口密集的居民区。

例如，Telstra, Optus和Vodaphone所建造的发射塔从地理位置上来说是合适的，但都忽视了公众的需求。

从这些发射塔发出的电磁辖射可能已经对附近的居民产生了一些有害影响。

罗伯特?贝尔建议，在更多的研究工作未完成之前，政府应该禁止在学校操场、儿童日托中心、医院、运动场所以及儿童占比例较高的居住场所方圆500米范围内建造发射塔。

他说显现的证据表明，儿童以成年人三倍多的比例吸收微量辐射。

同时他补充说还有一个证据证明如果癌症患者受到电磁波的辐射，就会导致疾病的加速恶化。

那么谁资助这项研究呢?罗伯特?贝尔认为由较大的电话公司提供资金是合情合理的，他还极力主张政府进行一系列广泛的关于辐射可能对身体健康有所影响的调查与研究。

第二篇P208 Baby Talk第二篇婴儿语婴儿通常在1 ~15个月的时候开始说话。

Ryan Jones刚刚8个月，但他已经开始和父母“说话”了。

他饿的时候，就会把手一张一合，这个动作表示牛奶。

2016考研英语阅读每日精选：美国奴隶制

2016考研英语阅读每日精选：美国奴隶制The Sorry Legacy of the FoundersIn 1784, five years before he became president ofthe United States, George Washington, 52, wasnearly toothless.1784，在52 岁的乔治·华盛顿在成为美国总统 5 年前，牙齿就几乎已经掉光了。

So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth intohis jaw - having extracted them from the mouths ofhis slaves.所以要请牙医给他移植九颗牙齿—而这些牙齿是从他的奴隶口中拔来的。

That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember fromtheir history books.这跟很多人在历史书上读到过的那个砍樱桃树的华盛顿有点大相径庭。

But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of thefounding generation.但是最近开始，历史学家开始越来越关注奴隶制在美国开国一代人的生活中所扮演的角色。

They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almostcertainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.他们多半是受了1998 年DNA 事件的影响。

考研英语外刊文章阅读训练一

Children Born At High Altitudes May Be Stunted In Growth And Development, Study Finds研究发现，出生在高海拔地区的儿童可能会发育迟缓Children born at5,000feet or more above sea level are typically smaller at birth and more likely to remain stunted than those born at lower altitudes, according to new worldwide research published Monday.据周一最新发布的一项全球研究显示，在海拔5000英尺（约合1500米）或更高的地方出生的孩子通常比在海拔较低的地方出生的孩子有着更小的体型，也更容易发育不良。

This was true even if the children were born into"ideal-home environments" defined as having good health coverage,higher living conditions and highly educated mothers,the study found,which meant stunting was unlikely to be due to common risk factors such as poor diet and disease.研究发现，即使孩子出生在“理想家庭环境”中，也会出现这种情况。

“理想家庭环境”的定义是拥有良好的健康保障、较高的生活条件和受过高等教育的母亲。

这意味着发育迟缓不太可能是由不良饮食或疾病等常见危险因素造成的。

Children living in ideal home environments grew at rates deemed standard by the World Health Organization until they lived at around500meters above sea level, the study found.At that altitude and higher,children's height-for-age scores began to decrease.研究发现，在海拔低于500米的地方，生活在理想家庭环境中的儿童的成长发育速度符合世界卫生组织的标准。

2016年考研英语第二篇阅读

2016年考研英语第二篇阅读This passage mainly talks about the impact of climate change on bird migration and the measures that can be taken to address this issue.Climate change is affecting bird migration in various ways. The warming temperatures are causing some bird species to alter their migratory routes and timing. For instance, blackcap warblers that typically migrate from their breeding grounds in Germany to winter in Spain are now increasingly migrating to the UK as the weather there becomes more favorable. Similarly, some species, such as the Eurasian collared dove, are no longer migrating at all but instead are staying in their breeding grounds all year round due to the warmer climate.In addition to changing their migration patterns, climate change is also affecting the availability of food and habitat for birds. Warmer temperatures are causing shifts in blooming times of plants and the emergence of insects, which can have a major impact on the timing of bird migration. If birds arrive in an area and find that their food sources are not yet available, they may be forced to either wait, move on to a different location, or suffer from starvation.To address these issues, conservationists are working to create new habitats and protect existing ones. They are also implementing measures to reduce the impact of climate change, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the use of clean energy sources. Additionally, scientists are studying the genetic and physiological adaptations of birds that are able to survive in changing environments, which can help identify ways to breedmore resilient bird populations.Overall, climate change is having a profound impact on bird migration and the ecosystems they rely on. By taking action to address the causes and effects of climate change, we can help to ensure that bird populations continue to thrive and the natural world remains healthy and vibrant for future generations.。

2016考研英语阅读真题：考研英语(二)第2篇_毙考题

2016考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第2篇Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands once lent red to the often gray 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 conservations 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 landowner 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 of 67,000 birds over thenext 10 years.And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (W AFWA), 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.生物学家估计美国中西部和西南部的广袤草原上曾生活着多达200万只的小草原松鸡，这些红色的小草原松鸡为灰蒙蒙的草原风貌增添了几分红艳。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十八)

It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitableand in California optional .Small wonder. Americans’ life expectancyhas nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips ...It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitableand in California optional .Small wonder. Americans’ life expectancyhas nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can bereplaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population aquality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death—and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatnessof ours。

Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate andperish, even under ideal conditions. We all understand that at somelevel, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to besolved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, wedemand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it'suseless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians—frustrated by their inability to cure the disease andfearing loss of hope in the patient—too often offer aggressivetreatment far beyond what is scientifically justified。

考研英语阅读理解精读练习二十一

考研英语阅读理解精读练习Once upon a time—when the U.S. dollar was king—American students blithely flocked overseas to nibbl e on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro—which currently is at 68 cents to the dollar—the cost of living has skyrocketed. "Years ago we could say studying abroad was the same price as staying on campus," says Daeya Malboeuf, an associate director at Syracuse University. "There's no way we can say that anymore."Yet this unfavorable economic environment hasn't stopped students from scrambling overseas. According to the Institute of International Education,study-abroad programs have grown 144 percent in the past decade and continue to increase around 8 percent each year. Considering the rising costs, "it's surprising how little the students haven't been deterred," says Natalie Bartush, who handles the study-abroad program at the University of Texas.Where the real change appears to be happening as a result of rising prices is in the length and location of students' foreign study choices. The number of participants in short-term summer programs has swelled, as has the interest in courses at more exotic locales. For Middlebury College students, for example, a year in Florence costs around $37,000; at Santiago, Chile, it's $27,000. Such price differences have contributed to modest or flat growth at traditionally popular programs in western Europe and Australia, whereas schools in Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and China (particularly Hong Kong) are aggressively expanding to meet rising demand.Program directors are quick to point out that the shift is not just about money. "You can't understand the United States today without understanding what's going on outside our borders, and that's not just Europe anymore," says Rebecca Hovey, dean of the study-abroad program at the School for International Training. Interest in nontraditional locales spiked even before the dollar began dropping, and foreign countries are marketing themselves to American students. A surge of support from education nonprofits and the State Department also has fueled the trend.Study-abroad costs also vary wildly based on the way colleges structure their programs. Schools that effectively swap students with a foreign college are less affected by the falling dollar, but American schools that operate their own student centers often end up paying more for rent, utilities, and faculty salaries as the U.S. currency falters. The dollar's slide also means that trying to set student fees in advance is a tiresome guessing game for college officials. Most of these educators' energy, however, is spent scrounging up extra financial aid for needy travelers. Students already getting help can usually transfer their aid to tuition and fees abroad, but basics like housing and food are often at the mercy of the fluctuating dollar. Airfare, which can exceed $1,000 round trip, is not generally included in school fees, and whirlwind trips across continents are rarely cheap.The emphasis on student financial responsibility is especially evident at private schools like Syracuse, which charges the same pricey tuition abroad as at home. Even at more affordable public universities and private colleges like Middlebury—which charges U.S. students the often cheaper tuition of the international host schools—counselors are quick to peddle the virtue of thrift, a lesson no longer lost between those on safety and culture shock.1. The fact that American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable sconesa and croissants implies that_____[A] studying abroad cost almost the same as staying in U.S. for higher education.[B] American students were encouraged to study overseas to enrich their experience.[C] the cost of living at abroad was moderate for American students.[D] the U.S. dollar was the strongest currency in the world.2. The changes of study-abroad caused by the dollar’s depreciation are the following ones except_____[A] students’ enthusiasm of studying abroad in short period does not disappear but vice versa.[B] students become hesitant when considering long-term overseas programs.[C] programmes in western Europe and Australia suffer declining popularity. [D] students who chose to study at certain continents are at a rapid growth. 3. Rebecca Hover’s statement implies that_____[A] the United States are now more readily influenced by the other countries than before.[B] shift in the mainland may also be caused by factors outside of America.[C] Europe can no longer influnece the United States as before.[D] the United States are extending its influence beyond its boraders.4. Who are probably most affected by the dollar’s dip?[A] The international exchange students.[B] The students who have got scholarships.[C] The students at costly private schools.[D] The students at public universities.5. The best title for this passage is_____[A] Impact of the Dollar’s Devaluation.[B] American Students at Abroad.[C] Study-abroad Costs for American Students.[D] Shift of American Students’ Foreign Study.文章剖析：这篇文章主要讲述美元贬值后对于美国学生留学的影响。

BFT阅读(综合)-试卷20

BFT阅读（综合）-试卷20(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Part 2(总题数：4，分数：40.00)1. The American baby boom after the war made unconvincing advice to the poor countries that they restrain their birth. However, there has hardly been a year since 1957 in which birth rates have not fallen in the United States and other rich countries, and in 1976 the fall was especially sharp. Both East Germany and West Germany have fewer births than they have death, and the United States is only temporarily able to avoid this condition because the children of the baby boom are now an exceptionally large group of married couples.2. It is true the American don't typically plan their birth to set an example for developing nations. We are more affected by women's liberation: once women see interesting and well-paid job and careers available, they are less willing to provide free labor for child raising. From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive. And to the high cost of children are added the uncertainties introduced by divorce; couples are increasingly unwilling to subject children to the terrible experience of marital breakdown and themselves to the difficulty of raising a child alone.3. These circumstances — women working outside the home and the instability of marriage — tend to spread with industrial society and they will affect more and more countries during the remainder of this century. Along with them goes social mobility, ambition to rise in the urban world, a main factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century.4. Food shortage will happen again when the reserves resulting from the food harvest of 1976 and 1977 have been consumed. Urbanization is likely to continue, with the cities of developing nations struggling under the weight of twice present population by the year 2000.5. The presently rich countries are approaching a stable population largely because of the changed place of women, and they incidentally are setting an example of restraint to the rest of the world. Industrial society will spread to the poor countries, and aspirations will exceed resources. All this will lead to population in the 21st century smaller than was feared years ago. For those anxious to see the population brought under control, the news is encouraging. Questions 1-5 Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet, bo not mark any letter twice. A. The factors bringing down the birthrate in Europe B. Women's liberation affects the birthrate C. Birthrate in US raised after the war D. Bringing population under control is possible E. The birthrate in United States is low F. Food shortage and urbanization brought population under control G The reasons that low-birthrate involved（分数：10.00）(1).Paragraph 1 1（分数：2.00）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：C）解析：解析：第1段第1句点明主题：战后人口出生率的增长和战后的一代处于婚育年龄才避免了美国人口的负增长。

精读6课后翻译题目及答案

It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God. (L. 1 How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience)It is only the result or effect of the law of the survival of the fittest applied to nature or to human society.Belief can be the servant of truth—but even more of convenience. (L. 1 How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience)Belief can be useful in the search for truth. But more often than not it is accepted because it is convenient and self-serving.The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. And so is it in economic life. It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God. (L. 1 How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience)美国这朵玫瑰花后以其华贵与芳香让观众倾倒、赞不绝口。

而她之所以能被培植出来，就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾给掐掉了。

六级阅读资料

一Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. Afterall, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth injust a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut(初次登台) on NASDAQ in May,Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Zynga, Yelp, Pandora, OpenTable,Groupon, LinkedIn, and Angie's List combined, plus that of the bulk of the publicly tradednewspaper industry:As shocking as this utter failure may be to the nearly 1 billion faithful Facebook usersaround the world, it's no surprise to anyone who read the initial public offering (IPO)prospectus (首次公开募股说明书). Worse still, all the crises that emerged when the companydebuted-overpriced shares, poor corporate governance, huge challenges to the core business,and a damaged brand-remain today. Facebook looks like a prime example of what Wall Streetcalls a falling knife-that is, one that can cost investors their fingers if they try to catch it.Start with the valuation(估值). To justify a stock price close to the lower end of theprojected range in the IPO, say $ 28 a share, Facebook's future growth would have needed tomatch that of Google seven years earlier. That would have required increasing revenue by some80 percent annually and maintaining high profit margins all the while.That's not happening. In the first half of 2021, Facebook reported revenue of $ 2.24 billion, up38 percent from the same period in 2021. At the same time, the company's costs surged to $ 2.6 billion in the six-month period. This so-so performance reflects the Achilles' heel of Facebook's business model, which thecompany clearly stated in a list of risk factors associated with its IPO: it hasn't yet figured outhow to advertise effectively on mobile devices, The number of Facebook users accessing thesite on their phones surged by67 percent to 543 million in the last quarter, or more than half itscustomer base.Numbers are only part of the problem. The mounting pile of failure creates a negativefeedback loop that threatens Facebook's future in other ways. Indeed, the more Facebook'sdisappointment in the market is catalogued, the worse Facebook's image becomes. Not onlydoes that threaten to rub off on users, it's bad for recruitment and retention of talentedhackers, who are the lifeblood of Zuckerberg's creation.Yet the brilliant CEO can ignore the sadness and complaints of his shareholders thanks tothe super-voting stock he holds. This arrangement also was fully disclosed at the time of theoffering. It's a pity so few investors apparently bothered to do their homework.◆61. What can be inferred about Facebook from the first paragraph?A.Its market meltdown has been easily halted.B.It has increased trade with the newspaper industry.C.It has encountered utter failure since its stock debut.D.Its shareholders have invested $ 50 billion in a social network.◆62. The crises Facebook is facing_____A.have been disclosed in the IPO prospectusB.are the universal risks Wall Street confrontsC.disappoint its faithful usersD.have existed for a long time◆63. To make its stock price reasonable, Facebook has to____A.narrow the IPO price rangeB.cooperate with GoogleC.keep enormously profitableD.invest additional $ 2.6 billion◆64. It can be inferred from the context that the "Achilles' heel" (Line 1, Para. 5) refersto____A.deadly weaknessB.problem unsolvedC.indisputable factD.potential risk◆65. What effect will Facebook's failure in the market have?A.Its users' benefits will be threatened.B.Talented hackers will take down the website.C.The CEO will hold the super-voting stock.D.The company's innovation strength will be damaged.参考答案61.C)。

考研英语文每日一学

【标题：Meat consumption raises mortality rates】（肉食消费增加了死亡率）有关肉食或素食对环境和健康的影响，是2016年外刊经常讨论的话题。

今天的文章选自于《科学美国人》2016年5月。

【精选】(1) This study found a 3.6-year increase in life expectancy for those on a vegetarian diet for more than 17 years, and that all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat.(2) A review of large-scale studies involving more than 1.5 million people found all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, ____ red or processed meat, on a daily basis.(3) Conducted by physicians from Mayo Clinic in Arizona, "Is Meat Killing Us?" was published today in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.【作业】今天布置的是一个完形填空题。

请问空缺部分的最佳单词是：[A] uniquely[B] rarely[C] specially[D] particularly【解词】life expectancy 预期寿命vegetarian a. 素食的mortality n. 死亡率processed a. 加工的on a daily basis 按照每日的【解句】1、第（1）句的主干为this study found，之后found有两个宾语：其一、a 3.6-year increase in life expectancy for those on a vegetarian diet for more than 17 years；其二、宾语从句that all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat。