2018考研英语阅读每日精选：美国人基本上停止生长了
2018年考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（52）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（52）
Not long ago, with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak, the U.S. workforce
时间状语伴随状语主语
was derided as poorly educated and one of primary cause of the poor U.S. economic performance.
谓语主语补⾜语后置定语
译⽂: 不久前,美国经济进⼊衰退期，⽽⽇本经济正处在泡沫破裂前的繁荣期，⼈们嘲讽美国的劳动⼒受教育程度低，并认为这是美国经济低迷的主要原因之⼀。
分析：本句的主⼲是…the U.S. workforce was derided as…，as之后的部分做主语的补⾜语，其中还包含了⼀个后置定语of the poor U.S. economic performance修饰causes。
主⼲之前由with引导的独⽴主格结构做整个句⼦的伴随状语。
2018考研英语一阅读2
2018考研英语一阅读22018考研英语一阅读2内容如下：1) A new survey by Harvard University finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trump's use of Twitter. The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source, Not a president's social media platform.2) Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news, according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for Buzz Feed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.3) Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cyberspace. A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use “distributed trust”to verify stories. They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives-especially those that are open about any bias. “Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints,”the survey concluded.4) Such active research can have another effect. A 2014 surveyconducted in Australia, Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people's reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.5) Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests. This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information. A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is “reader error,”more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting. About a third say the problem of fake news lies in “misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news”via social media．In other words, the choice to share news on social media may be the heart of the issue. “This indicates there is a real personal responsibility in counteracting this problem,”says Roxanne Stone, editor in chief at Barna Group.6) So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president, they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills -and in their choices on when to share on social media.26. According to the Paragraphs 1 and 2, many young Americans cast doubts on .[A] the justification of the news-filtering practice.[B] people's preference for social media platforms.[C] the administration’s ability to handle information.[D] social media was a reliable source of news.27. The phrase “beer up”(Para.2) is closest in meaning to .[A] sharpen[B] define[C] boast[D] share28. According to the knight foundation survey, young people .[A] tend to voice their opinions in cyberspace.[B] verify news by referring to diverse resources.[C] have s strong sense of responsibility.[D] like to exchange views on “distributed trust”29. The Barna survey found that a main cause for the fake news problem is .[A] readers outdated values.[B] journalists' biased reporting[C] readers' misinterpretation[D] journalists' made-up stories.30. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?[A] A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online[B] A Counteraction Against the Over-tweeting Trend[C] The Accumulation of Mutual Trust on Social Media.[D] The Platforms for Projection of Personal Interests.。
2016考研英语阅读每日精选：美国人基本上停止生长了
2016考研英语阅读每日精选：美国人基本上停止生长了In The U.S., Height Hits Its Head On The Genetic CelingIn the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of onlythree players in the National Basketball Association(NBA) listed at over seven feet.在20世纪60年代早期，Wilt Chamberlain 是美国国家篮球协会中仅有的身高超过7英尺的三个人之一。
If he had played last season, however, he would havebeen one of 42.可是如果他参加了上个赛季的话，他就变成了1/42了。
The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years,这些年来在较大的职业体育运动中的运动员的身体状况发生了很大的改变，and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growingnumbers of bigger, longer frames.而他们的经理人也更愿意调整队员的运动服来适应队员们更大，更高的身材。
The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans havegenerally stopped growing.虽然体育界的这种趋势可能蒙蔽了一个没有被承认的现实：美国人基本上停止生长了。
Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today's people - especiallythose born to families who have lived in the U. S. for many generations - apparently reachedtheir limit in the early 1960s.虽然现在人们比140 年前高了2英寸，特别是那些出生在已移民美国很多代的那些人，但是明显的，在二十世纪60年代早期，已经到达了他们的身高的极限。
2018年考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（29）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（29） If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admired, the educated not least among them. 译⽂：如果雄⼼的传统仍具有⽣命⼒，那么它就应该受到⼴泛的推崇，尤其应该受到那些⾃⾝得到他⼈羡慕的⼈们的⾼度重视，这些⼈中受过良好教育的⼈可不占少数。
分析：这是⼀个并列关系的并列句。
前⼀个分句⼜包含由if引导的条件状语，主句中的主语it指代the tradition of ambition。
后⼀分句中who are themselves admired修饰people，the educated not least among them是people的补语。
【词汇指南】 摘⾃《⼗天搞定考研词汇》(王江涛、刘⽂涛) vitality[vai'tæliti](n.)活⼒,精⼒;茁壮;⼒度(CET-6、考研词汇)(vital-⽣命的,有⽣命⼒的，ity-抽象名词后缀→活⼒,精⼒——引申为“茁壮;⼒度”。
) 2个扩展词： ●vital ['vaitl](adj.)⽣命的,有⽣命⼒的;⽣死攸关的(CET-4)(2013年-阅读1)(vit=viv-词根,⽣命，al-的→⽣命的,有⽣命⼒的——引申为“⽣死攸关的”。
) ●revitalize [ri:'vaitəlaiz](v.)使复活,使恢复(超纲词汇)(2011年-阅读1)(该词是revive的同源近义词;其中，re-重新,再⼀次，vital-⽣命的，ize-动词后缀→使复活,使恢复) 1个近义词： ●vivid ['vivid](adj.)⽣动的,活泼的;栩栩如⽣的(CET-4)(2005年-阅读3)(viv-⽣命，id=ed-的→焕发出“⽣命”活⼒的——即“⽣动的,活泼的”，引申为“栩栩如⽣的”。
新东方周征西：2018考研-英语一-传统阅读-Text2(新东方版)
social media.
的方面，也是在选择何时在社交媒体中分享信息的方
面。
题目解析
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26. 事实细节题
正确答案 [D]
26. According to the Paragraphs 26. 根据一二两段，
1 and 2, many young Americans 许 多 美 国 年 轻 人 质
题目解析
三、得出结论，表明作者态度 第六段：年轻人在思辨能力和选择性分享信息上，展现出良好的行为准则
参考译文
Para1
第一段
① A new survey by Harvard University finds more
① 哈佛大学的一项最新调查发现，超过三分之二
than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of 的美国年轻人不赞成特朗普总统使用推特。② 这意味
actively seeking out opposing viewpoints,‖ the survey
concluded.
Para4
第四段
① Such active research can have another effect. ②
① 年轻人积极主动地辨明是非会产生另一种效
A 2014 survey conducted in Australia, Britain, and the 果。② 由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校在澳大利亚、英国
filtered through other source, （31）not a president’s social
media platform.
Para2
第二段
2018考研英语阅读理解练习题及答案
2018考研英语阅读理解练习题及答案2018考研英语阅读理解的复习，做练习题是必不可少的。
今天，店铺准备了2018考研英语阅读理解练习题，以供考生练习。
2018考研英语阅读理解练习题：【原文】When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurredto me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral movethat hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandonmy relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgracedgovernment minister, I covered my exit by claimi ng “I wanted to spend more time with my family".Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, myexperiment in what the Americans term "downshifting" has turned mytired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from apassionate advocate of the philosophy of “ have itall", preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages ofShe magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after hermuch-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up ofstress, that abandoning the doctrine of "juggling your life", andmaking the alternative move into “ downshifting ” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success andsocial status. Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelseyused to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines,the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “ quality time ” .In America, the move away from juggling to a simpler, lessmaterialistic lifestyle is a well-established trend. Downshifting—also known in America as “voluntarysimplicity”—has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be termedanti-consumerism. There are a number of best-selling downshifting self-helpbooks for people who want to simplify their lives; there are newsletters, suchas The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans usefultips on anything from recycling their cling-film to making their own soap;there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid-'90sequivalent of dropping out.While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economicdecline ― after the massredundancies caused by downsizing in the late’ 80s ― and is still link ed to the politics of thrift, in Britain, atleast among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have differentreasons for seeking to simplify our lives.For the women of my generation who were urged to keep jugglingthrough the '80s, downshifting in the mid-'90s is not so much a search for themythical good life —growing your ownorganic vegetables, and risking turning into one —as apersonal recognition of your limitations.2018考研英语阅读理解练习题：【题目】37. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1??[A]Full-time employment is a new international trend.[B]The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.[C] “ A lateral move ” means stepping out of full-time employment.[D]The writer was only too eager to spend more time with herfamily.38. The writer's experiment shows that downshifting_________.[A]enables her to realize her dream[B]helps her mold a new philosophy of life[C]prompts her to abandon her high social status[D]leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazine39. “ Juggling one'slife ” probably meansliving a life characterized by _________.[A]non-materialistic lifestyle[B]a bit of everything[C]extreme stress[D]anti-consumerism40. According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the U.S. asa result of _________.[A]the quick pace of modern life[B]man's adventurous spirit[C]man's search for mythical experiences[D]the economic situation2018考研英语阅读理解练习题：【答案】名师解析37. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1?根据第一段，下文哪一个是正确的?[A] Full-time employment is a new international trend.全职工作是一个新的国际趋势。
2018年考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（55）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（55） In Australia — where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their Part — other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. 译⽂：在澳⼤利亚，⼈⼝⽼龄化、延长寿命技术和公众态度的变化都发挥着各⾃的作⽤。
其他州也将考虑制定类似的法律来处理安乐死问题。
分析：这个句⼦的主⼲是... other states are going to consider...。
句⾸的In Australia是介词词组表⽰地点状语，后⾯where引导定语从句where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their Part，进⼀步解释Australia的具体情况。
【词汇指南】 aɡe [eidʒ](n.)年龄;(⼈⽣的)某⼀时期;成年;⽼年(v.)(使)变⽼;变旧,成熟(中考词汇)(2003年-阅读4)(有学者认为，“aɡe-年龄、时期”由“staɡe-阶段,时期”简写⽽来，后引申为“成年、⽼年”。
) 1个派⽣词： aɡinɡ ['eidʒiŋ](n.)⽼化(超纲词汇)(2012年-阅读2)(inɡ-名词后缀) population [,pɔpju'leiʃən](n.)⼈⼝;(某地域的)全部居民(中考词汇)(2003年-阅读4、2006年-阅读1、2008年-阅读3、2010年-阅读3、2013年-阅读3、2015年-完型)(popul=people-⼈民，ation-名词后缀→由“⼈民”引申为“⼈⼝、全部居民”) 考点搭配：aging population ⽼年⼈⼝，⼈⼝⽼龄化(2003年-阅读4) 1个扩展词： populate ['pɔpjuleit](vt.)居住于;移民于,殖民于(超纲词汇)(2007年-阅读2)(该词是“population-⼈⼝,全部居民”的动词形式，ate-动词后缀→由“居民”引申为“居住于”。
2018年专八真题阅读理解第一篇的难点注释
2018年专八真题阅读理解第一篇的难点注释2018年专八阅读理解难点注释第一篇、1.Department of Immigration-- 澳大利亚移民局。
从2017年12月20日起它已更名为Department of Home Affairs，简称DHA。
澳大利亚内务事务部2.close on接近3.assisted passage援助移民4.migrate移居5.proceed续进行：进行或前进6.ambitious雄心勃勃的7.envisage/ ɪn`vɪzɪdʒ /展望; 想像8.mineral采自地下的任何物质; （尤指）金属矿石9.injection注入10.exploit利用或开发（尤指矿藏和其他自然资源）11.continental United States美国大陆，美国本土，不包括阿拉斯加，夏威夷，其他美属太平洋岛。
12.descent出身; 血统13.recruit招聘14.frontier国界15.subsidized passage补贴移民，补助移民16.drawback缺点17.integration与社区融合（尤指种族间）18.continental migrant欧洲大陆移民（continental 指）19.gravitate•（受到或好象受到一种无法抗拒的力量的吸引）移向20.colony侨居地21.avow公开宣称/ əˈvau;22.substantially大体上23.homogeneous/ ˏhɔməˈdʒiːnɪəs/同质化社会24.by and large大体上; 基本上25.selective挑挑拣拣的26.cause of concern令人担忧的问题27.country of origin原籍国,出生国28.return fare返程票29.outside lavatory室外卫生间30.crudity粗鲁 /'kruːdɪtɪ/31.stark荒凉的; 光秃秃的32.council housing-- (美国称为 public housing•)33.houses or flats owned by the government for which the rent is lower than homes that are privately owned公租房34.National Health scheme国民医疗服务制度，英国的医保35.housebound困居家中的36.inadequate不充分的37.outlying偏僻的, 边远的38.correspondence通信,信件往来39.Housing Commission home 澳大利亚联邦住房委员会的廉租房40.wage packet--薪金或工资（美国用法：paycheck）the money that you earn, especially when it is given to you in notes and coins in an envelope41.qualification--（获得的）学位, 文凭, 证书, 执照等42.anything but根本不,决不43.rosy picture美好的景象44.Aussie澳洲人 /'ɔ:si:; 'ɔzi/45.blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂46.go down heart-break alley 步入伤心路47.expansive开放的，慷慨的。
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（27）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（27） Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs — the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago. 译⽂：当然，现在⼈们对成功及其标志的兴趣似乎并不亚于从前，避暑别墅，欧洲旅⾏、宝马车——地点、地名和品牌或许会有变化，但现在对这些东西的渴求似乎并不亚于⼀⼆⼗年前。
分析：此处出现了两个⽐较级，less interested in success and its signs now than formerly和less in demand today than a decade or two years ago。
【词汇指南】 摘⾃《⼗天搞定考研词汇》(王江涛、刘⽂涛) less [les](adj.)更少的(adv.)更少地(⾼考词汇)(有学者认为，“less-更少的(地)”由“lack-缺乏、不⾜”弱读⽽来→数量不⾜、少之⼜少的——即“更少的”，引申为“更少地”) 考点搭配：anything less than 绝⾮(2011年-阅读4) 1个派⽣词： ●lesser [ˈlesə](adj.)较⼩的;次要的(超纲词汇)(2005年-阅读1)(er-⽐较级) former ['fɔ:mə](n.)[the～]前者(adj.)在前的,以前的;前任的(⾼考词汇)(2003年-阅读4、2005年-阅读2)(for-前，mer=matter-物质,事情,东西→前⾯的东西——即“前者”，引申为“在前的,以前的;前任的”。
考研英语阅读外刊原文(今日美国)
US birthrates drop to record lows美国人口出生率降至历史新低US birth and fertility rates fell by 4 percent last year, the largest decline in nearly 50 years, the government said Wednesday.周三，美国政府网站称，去年美国的出生率和生育率均下降4%，达近50年来最大降幅。
About 3.6 million babies were born in the US last year, down from about 3.75 million in 2019, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. Births fell for the sixth consecutive year to the lowest level since 1979. When births were booming in 2007, the US recorded 4.3 million.美国疾病预防控制中心的最新数据显示，去年美国新生儿约为360万，低于2019年的375万。
出生率连续6年下降，跌至1979年以来的最低水平。
在出生率高峰的2007年，美国的新生儿数量高达430万。
The rate dropped for women of every major race and ethnicity. The number of births fell 8 percent for Asian Americans, the highest decline among all ethnicities. Birthrates fell 4 percent for black and white women, 3 percent for Hispanic women and 6 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives.所有主要种族和民族的女性死亡率都有所下降。
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析(85)
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（85）2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（85）New ways of organizing the workplace — all that re-engineering and downsizing — are only one contribution to the overall productivity of an economy, which is driven by many other factors such as joint investment in equipment and machinery, new technology, and investment in education and training.译文：企业重组的新方法——所有那些重新设计和缩小规模的做法——只是一个经济组织生产力提高的部分原因。
很多其他因素也在起作用，如对机器设备的投资、新技术，以及对教育和培训的投资。
分析：这个句子看似庞大，分析之下就简单了。
先找出核心句：New ways are one contribution，再来看其它部分：new ways后面of organizing the workplace限定了new ways的内容;破折号之间的部分是进一步说明new ways of organizing the workplace的一些具体内容;contribution后面的to接的是名词宾语，这之后有一个which引导的定语从句，修饰的是前面的名词an economy。
在这个定语从句中by后面的宾语是factors，后面的such as跟随的三个名词短语就是列举的内容。
【词汇指南】new [nju:](adj.)新的;新近出现的(中考词汇)(有学者认为，ne=nat-词根,出生，w=well-水井;涌现→涌现出来的、新出生的——即“新的;新近出现的”。
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（30）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（30） The grand mediocrity of today — everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring — means that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class India compared to the tribes. 译⽂：当今⼈与⼈在很⼤程度上的平等——每个⼈的⽣存机会和⼦⼥数量都相同——意味着和在印度⼟著部落中的情况相⽐，印度中、上层阶级已丧失了80%的⾃然选择中的优势。
分析：该句的主语是The grand mediocrity，谓语是means，其后跟着that引导的宾语从句that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class India compared to the tribes，其中compared to the tribes是分词结构作状语，省略了if/when being。
破折号中间everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring是典型的插⼊语，其中survival和number of offspring都是介词in的宾语。
【词汇指南】 摘⾃《⼗天搞定考研词汇》(王江涛、刘⽂涛) number ['nʌmbə](缩写为NO.)(n.)数,数字;号码(中考词汇)(该词是fiɡure的近义词) 2个派⽣词： ●numerous ['nju:mərəs](adj.)为数众多的,许多的(CET-4)(2013年-完型)(numer=number-数字，ous-充满…的,多…的→为数众多的、许多的、众多的) ●numerical [nju:'merikəl](= numeric [nju:'merik])(adj.)数字的;以数字表⽰的;数值的(CET-6、考研词汇)(2007年-阅读2) (numer=number-数，ical-形容词后缀) means [mi:nz](n.)⽅法,⼿段,⼯具(⾼考词汇)(2008年-阅读2、2013年-阅读3)(mean-意思是,意指，a-名词后缀→所谓解题“⽅法”就是能够把题⽬的“意思”解释出来。
2018年考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（75）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（75） A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research. 译⽂：对1996年新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也被贴在了许多其他⼈群⾝上，包括主张彻底消除天花病毒的权威机构和主张削减基础研究经费的共和党⼈。
分析：理解这个句⼦的关键在于对that引导的宾语从句的剖析，主⼲句是A survey reveals that...。
宾语从句中的核⼼句⽐较简单：The tag has been attached to many groups。
剩下的就是对⽤逗号部分隔开的最后部分进⾏分析：这是⼀个是from... to...连接的两个并列名词，每个名词后⾯都有⼀个较长的定语从句。
第⼀个名词是authorities，第⼆个名词是Republicans，后⾯跟的都是⼀个who引导的定语从句，who在从句中做主语。
【词汇指南】 摘⾃《⼗天搞定考研词汇》(便携版/乱序版，王江涛、刘⽂涛) reveal [ri'vi:l](vt./n.)揭露;展现,显⽰(CET-4)(2005年-阅读2、2006年-阅读1、2008年-阅读4、2009年-阅读2、2009年-阅读3)(re-反，ve=ver-词根,卷,拧，eal=real-真的→与“卷”着、裹着相反，⼀把揭开——即“揭露”，引申为“展现,显⽰”。
2018年考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（28）
2018考研英语阅读真题中长难句解析（28）
There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men.
译⽂：出⽣时男⼥⽐例⼤约是105:100，但到了成熟期，这⼀⽐例⼏乎持平，⽽在70岁的⽼⼈中⼥性是男性的两倍。
分析：该句是由三个递进关系的简单句组成的并列句，句法结构⽐较清晰。
【词汇指南】
maturity [mə'tʃʊərətɪ](n.)成熟;到期;完备(超纲词汇)(mature-成熟的，ity-名词后缀→成熟;到期;完备)
1个派⽣词：
●mature [mə'tjuə](adj.)成熟的;成年⼈的(v.)(使)成熟(CET-4)(2012年-阅读2)(ma=man-男⼈，ture=true-真正的→成为真正的男⼈——即“成熟的;成年⼈的”，引申为“(使)成熟”。
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考点搭配：mature discovery 成熟的发现(2012年-阅读3)
twice[twais] (adv.)两次;两倍(中考词汇)(twic-由“two-⼆”和“plic-词根,折叠”组合⽽来→折叠成两层——引申为“两次;两倍”。
) 1个形近词：
●twist [twist](v./n.)捻,搓,绞;缠绕,编织(CET-4)(twi=two-⼆、两，st=stripe-线条→把两股线条弄到⼀起——即“捻,搓,绞”，引申为“缠绕;编织”。
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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。
2018考研英语阅读真题长难句解析
2018考研英语阅读真题长难句解析店铺考研网为大家提供2018考研英语阅读真题长难句解析，更多考研资讯请关注我们网站的更新!2018考研英语阅读真题长难句解析This development — and its strong implication for US politics and economy in years ahead —has enthroned the South as America's most densely populated region for the first time in the history of the nation's head counting.译文：这一发展——以及它对今后几年美国政治经济的强大影响——使南部在美国人口普查史上第一次成为人口最密集的地区。
分析：首先不看破折号之间的内容，找出这个句子的主干：This development has enthroned the South as region。
再看各个部分的修饰成分：主语后面的破折号之间是对主语的补充，即this development产生的另一种暗示，注意其中介词for和in的用法;然后看region后面的状语for the first time in the history(有史以来第一次)。
词汇指南strong [strɔŋ](adj.)强壮的,强大的;强硬的;强烈的(中考词汇)(st-词根,站立，ronɡ=wronɡ-错误的(地) → 从“错误”失败的阴影中“站立”起来、从哪跌倒从哪爬起来的、越来越强大的——即“强壮的,强大的”，引申为“强硬的”和“强烈的”。
)2个派生词：● strenɡth [streŋθ](n.)力量,力气;实力;优点,长处(高考词汇)(2013-完型-10)(该词是stronɡ的名词形式;其中，strenɡ=stronɡ-强壮的,强大的，th-名词后缀→ 力量,力气——引申为“实力”和“优点,长处”。
2018考研英语阅读练习题(附答案)
2018考研英语阅读练习题(附答案)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One12018考研英语阅读练习题（附答案）Text 1Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods. received one for its “one-click” online payment system. Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy. One inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.Now the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U.S. court of Appeals for the federal circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In Bilski , as the case is known , is “a very big deal”, says Dennis’D. Crouch of the University of Missouri School of law. It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents.”Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face; because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive pinhts to specific types of online transactions. Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should” reconsider” its state street Bank ruling.The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the Supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious. The judges on the Federal circuit are “reacting to the anti-patient trend at the supr eme court”, says Harole C.wegner, a patent attorney and professor at Jorge Washington University Law School.1. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of[A] their limited value to business[B] their connection with asset allocation[C] the possible restriction on their granting[D] the controversy over authorization选C. 细节推理题。
2018年英语一真题阅读理解题型及答案解析完整版(凯程首发)
2018年英语一真题阅读理解题型及答案解析完整版（凯程首发）来源：凯程青青老师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.(40points)Text1Among the annoying challenges facing the middle class is one that will probably go unmentioned in the next presidential campaign:What happens when the robots come for their jobs?Don't dismiss that possibility entirely.About half of U.S.jobs are at high risk of being automated,according to a University of Oxford study,with the middle class disproportionately squeezed.Lower-income jobs like gardening or day care don't appeal to robots.But many middle-class occupations-trucking,financial advice,software engineering—have aroused their interest,or soon will.The rich own the robots,so they will be fine.This isn't to be alarmist.Optimists point out that technological upheaval has benefited workers in the past.The Industrial Revolution didn't go so well for Luddites whose jobs were displaced by mechanized looms,but it eventually raised living standards and created more jobs than it destroyed.Likewise,automation should eventually boost productivity,stimulate demand by driving down prices,and free workers from hard,boring work.But in the medium term,middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.The first step,as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue in The Second Machine Age, should be rethinking education and job training.Curriculums—from grammar school to college-should evolve to focus less on memorizing facts and more on creativity and complex communication.Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots.Online education can supplement the traditional kind.It could make extra training and instruction affordable.Professionals trying to acquire new skills will be able to do so without going into debt.The challenge of coping with automation underlines the need for the U.S.to revive its fading business dynamism:Starting new companies must be made easier.In previous eras of drastic technological change,entrepreneurs smoothed the transition by dreaming up ways to combine labor and machines.The best uses of3D printers and virtual reality haven't been invented yet.The U.S.needs the new companies that will invent them.Finally,because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income,taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought.Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded:This would boost incomes,encourage work,reward companies for job creation,and reduce inequality.Technology will improve society in ways big and small over the next few years,yet this will be little comfort to those who find their lives and careers upended by automation.Destroying themachines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts.But policies to help workers adapt will be indispensable.21.Who will be most threatened by automation?[A]Leading politicians.[B]Low-wage laborers.[C]Robot owners.[D]Middle-class workers.22.Which of the following best represent the author’s view?[A]Worries about automation are in fact groundless.[B]Optimists'opinions on new tech find little support.[C]Issues arising from automation need to be tackled[D]Negative consequences of new tech can be avoidedcation in the age of automation should put more emphasis on[A]creative potential.[B]job-hunting skills.[C]individual needs.[D]cooperative spirit.24.The author suggests that tax policies be aimed at[A]encouraging the development of automation.[B]increasing the return on capital investment.[C]easing the hostility between rich and poor.[D]preventing the income gap from widening.25.In this text,the author presents a problem with[A]opposing views on it.[B]possible solutions to it.[C]its alarming impacts.[D]its major variations.Text2A new survey by Harvard University finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trump’s use of Twitter.The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source,Not a president’s social media platform.Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines.Yet as distrust has risen toward all media,people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills.Such a trend is badly needed.During the2016presidential campaign,nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news,according to the University of Oxford.And a survey conducted for BuzzFeed News found44percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cyberspace.A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages14and24found they use“distributed trust”to verify stories.They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives—especially those that are open about any bias.“Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints,”the survey concluded.Such active research can have another effect.A2014survey conducted in Australia,Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people’s reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests.This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information.A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is“reader error,”more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting.About a third say the problem of fake news lies in“misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news”via social media.In other words,the choice to share news on social media may be the heart of the issue.“This indicates there is a real personal responsibility in counteracting this problem,”says Roxanne Stone,editor in chief at Barna Group.So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president,they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills–and in their choices on when to share on social media.26.According to the Paragraphs1and2,many young Americans cast doubts on[A]the justification of the news-filtering practice.[B]people’s preference for social media platforms.[C]the administrations ability to handle information.[D]social media was a reliable source of news.27.The phrase“beer up”(Line2,Para.2)is closest in meaning to[A]sharpen[B]define[C]boast[D]share28.According to the knight foundation survey,young people[A]tend to voice their opinions in cyberspace.[B]verify news by referring to diverse resources.[C]have s strong sense of responsibility.[D]like to exchange views on“distributed trust”29.The Barna survey found that a main cause for the fake news problem is[A]readers outdated values.[B]journalists’biased reporting[C]readers’misinterpretation[D]journalists’made-up stories.30.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?[A]A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online[B]A Counteraction Against the Over-tweeting Trend[C]The Accumulation of Mutual Trust on Social Media.[D]The Platforms for Projection of Personal Interests.Text3Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain's National Health Service(NHS)and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well.DeepMind is one of the leading artificial intelligence(AI)companies in the world.The potential of this workapplied to healthcare is very great,but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants.It Is against that background that the information commissioner,Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS,which handed over to DeepMind the records of1.6million patients In2015on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients'rights and their expectations of privacy.DeepMind has almost apologized.The NHS trust has mended its ways.Further arrangements-and there may be many-between the NHS and DeepMind will be carefully scrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and all unnecessary data has been cleaned.There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn.But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important.Ms Denham chose to concentrate the blame on the NHS trust,since under existing law it“controlled”the data and DeepMind merely“processed"it.But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation,not the mere possession of bits,that gives the data value.The great question is who should benefit from the analysis of all the data that our lives now generate.Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them.That misses the way the surveillance economy works.The data of an individual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted.This practice does not address the real worry.It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind develops will benefit patients and save lives.What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources.If software promises to save lives on the scale that dugs now can,big data may be expected to behave as a big pharm has done.We are still at the beginning of this revolution and small choices now may turn out to have gigantic consequences later.A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism.Ms Denham's report is a welcome start.31.Wha is true of the agreement between the NHS and DeepMind?[A]It caused conflicts among tech giants.[B]It failed to pay due attention to patient’s rights.[C]It fell short of the latter's expectations[D]It put both sides into a dangerous situation.32.The NHS trust responded to Denham's verdict with[A]empty promises.[B]tough resistance.[C]necessary adjustments.[D]sincere apologies.33.The author argues in Paragraph2that[A]privacy protection must be secured at all costs.[B]leaking patients'data is worse than selling it.[C]making profits from patients'data is illegal.[D]the value of data comes from the processing of it34.According to the last paragraph,the real worry arising from this deal is[A]the vicious rivalry among big pharmas.[B]the ineffective enforcement of privacy law.[C]the uncontrolled use of new software.[D]the monopoly of big data by tech giants.35.The author's attitude toward the application of AI to healthcare is[A]ambiguous.[B]cautious.[C]appreciative.[D]contemptuous.Text4The U.S.Postal Service(USPS)continues to bleed red ink.It reported a net loss of$5.6 billion for fiscal2016,the10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.Meanwhile,it has more than$120billion in unfunded liabilities,mostly for employee health and retirement costs. There are many bankruptcies.Fundamentally,the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail,and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new realityAnd interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS’s ultimate overseer-Congress-insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service,aspects of the status quo they depend on get protected.This is why repeated attempts at reform legislation have failed in recent years,leaving the Postal Service unable to pay its bills except by deferring vital modernization.Now comes word that everyone involved---Democrats,Republicans,the Postal Service,the unions and the system's heaviest users—has finally agreed on a plan to fix the system.Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated$28.6billion over five years, which could help pay for new vehicles,among other survival measures.Most of the money would come from a penny-per-letter permanent rate increase and from shifting postal retirees into Medicare.The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care,thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its union.If it clears the House,this measure would still have to get through the Senate–where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare,bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat,not comprehensive reform.There’s no change to collective bargaining at the USPS,a major omission considering that personnel accounts for80percent of the agency’s costs. Also missing is any discussion of eliminating Saturday letter delivery.That common-sense change enjoys wide public support and would save the USPS$2billion per year.But postalspecial-interest groups seem to have killed it,at least in the House.The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.It is not,however,a sign that they’re getting serious about transforming the postal system for the21st century.36.The financial problem with the USPS is caused partly by[A].its unbalanced budget.[B].its rigid management.[C].the cost for technical upgrading.[D].the withdrawal of bank support.37.According to Paragraph2,the USPS fails to modernize itself due to[A].the interference from interest groups.[B].the inadequate funding from Congress.[C].the shrinking demand for postal service.[D].the incompetence of postal unions.38.The long-standing complaint by the USPS and its unions can be addressed by[A].removing its burden of retiree health care.[B].making more investment in new vehicles.[C].adopting a new rate-increase mechanism.[D].attracting more first-class mail users.39.In the last paragraph,the author seems to view legislators with[A]respect.[B]tolerance.[C]discontent.[D]gratitude.40.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?[A].The USPS Starts to Miss Its Good Old Days[B].The Postal Service:Keep Away from My Cheese[C].The USPS:Chronic Illness Requires a Quick Cure[D].The Postal Service Needs More than a Band-AidPart BDirections:The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order.For Questions41-45,you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes.Paragraphs C and F have been correctly placed.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.(10points)A.In December of1869,Congress appointed a commission to select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department Building.The commission was also to consider possible arrangements for the War and Navy Departments.To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected,and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of1871.pleted in1875,the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied,with its elegant four-story library(completed in1876),Diplomatic Reception Room,and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood,Oriental rugs,and stenciled wall patterns.The Navy Department moved into the east wing in1879,where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.C.The State,War,and Navy Building,as it was originally known,housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation's foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century-the period when the United States emerged as an international power.The building has housed some of the nation's most significant diplomats and politicians and has been the scene of many historic events.D.Many of the most celebrated national figures have participated in historical events that have taken place within the EEOB's granite walls.Theodore and Franklin D.Roosevelt,WilliamHoward Taft,Dwight D.Eisenhower,Lyndon B.Johnson,Gerald Ford,and George H.W.Bush all had offices in this building before becoming president.It has housed16Secretaries of the Navy, 21Secretaries of War,and24Secretaries of State.Winston Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met here with Secretary of State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.E.The Eisenhower Executive Office Building(EEOB)commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States.Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury,Alfred B.Mullett,it was built from1871to1888to house the growing staffs of the State,War,and Navy Departments,and is considered one of the best examples of French Second Empire architecture in the country.F.Construction took17years as the building slowly rose wing by wing.When the EEOB was finished,it was the largest office building in Washington,with nearly2miles of black and white tiled corridors.Almost all of the interior detail is of cast iron or plaster;the use of wood was minimized to insure fire safety.Eight monumental curving staircases of granite with over4,000 individually cast bronze balusters are capped by four skylight domes and two stained glass rotundas.G.The history of the EEOB began long before its foundations were laid.The first executive offices were constructed between1799and1820.A series of fires(including those set by the British in1814)and overcrowded conditions led to the construction of the existing Treasury Building.In1866,the construction of the North Wing of the Treasury Building necessitated the demolition of the State Department building.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.(10points)Shakespeare’s life time was coincident with a period of extraordinary activity and achievement in the drama.By the date of his birth Europe was witnessing the passing of the religious drama,and the creation of new forms under the incentive of classical tragedy and comedy.These new forms were at first mainly written by scholars and performed by amateurs,but in England,as everywhere else in western Europe,the growth of a class of professional actors was threatening to make the drama popular,whether it should be new or old,classical or medieval, literary or farcical.Court,school organizations of amateurs,and the traveling actors were all rivals in supplying a widespread desire for dramatic entertainment;and(47)no boy who went a grammar school could be ignorant that the drama was a form of literature which gave glory to Greece and Rome and might yet bring honor to England.When Shakespeare was twelve years old,the first public playhouse was built in London.For a time literature showed no interest in this public stage.Plays aiming at literary distinction were written for school or court,or for the choir boys of St.Paul’s and the royal chapel,who,however, gave plays in public as well as at court.(48)but the professional companies prospered in their permanent theaters,and university men with literature ambitions were quick to turn to these theaters as offering a means of livelihood.By the time Shakespeare was twenty-five,Lyly,Peele, and Greene had made comedies that were at once popular and literary;Kyd had written a tragedy that crowded the pit;and Marlowe had brought poetry and genius to triumph on the common stage-where they had played no part since the death of Euripides.(49)A native literary drama had been created,its alliance with the public playhouses established,and at least some of its great traditions had been begun.The development of the Elizabethan drama for the next twenty-five years is of exceptional interest to students of literary history,for in this brief period we may trace the beginning,growth, blossoming,and decay of many kinds of plays,and of many great careers.We are amazed today at the mere number of plays produced,as well as by the number of dramatists writing at the same time for this London of two hundred thousand inhabitants.(50)To realize how great was the dramatic activity,we must remember further that hosts of plays have been lost,and that probably there is no author of note whose entire work has survived.凯程考研英语一真题阅读答案解析21.选D，middle-class workers简单细节定位题，并无同义替换。
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2018考研英语阅读每日精选：美国人基本上停止生长了In The U.S., Height Hits Its Head On The Genetic CelingIn the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of onlythree players in the National Basketball Association(NBA) listed at over seven feet.在20世纪60年代早期，Wilt Chamberlain 是美国国家篮球协会中仅有的身高超过7英尺的三个人之一。
If he had played last season, however, he would havebeen one of 42.可是如果他参加了上个赛季的话，他就变成了1/42了。
The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years,这些年来在较大的职业体育运动中的运动员的身体状况发生了很大的改变，and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growingnumbers of bigger, longer frames.而他们的经理人也更愿意调整队员的运动服来适应队员们更大，更高的身材。
The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans havegenerally stopped growing.虽然体育界的这种趋势可能蒙蔽了一个没有被承认的现实：美国人基本上停止生长了。
Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today's people - especiallythose born to families who have lived in the U. S. for many generations - apparently reachedtheir limit in the early 1960s.虽然现在人们比140 年前高了2英寸，特别是那些出生在已移民美国很多代的那些人，但是明显的，在二十世纪60年代早期，已经到达了他们的身高的极限。
And they aren't likely to get any taller.他们已经不可能再长得更高了。
“In the general population today, at this genetic, environmental level, we've pretty much goneas far as we can go, ”says anthropologist William Cameron Chumlea of Wright StateUniversity.Wright 州大学的人类学家William Cameron Chumlea 说：“在这个基因和环境的条件下，现在整体的人们已经长到我们能够达到的范围了。
”In the case of NBA players, their increase in height appears to result from the increasinglycommon practice of recruiting players from all over the world.拿NBA 球员来说，他们身高的增加主要由于从世界各地招募到了球员。
Growth, which rarely continues beyond the age of 20, demands calories and nutrients - notably,protein - to feed expanding tissues.身高的增长一般在20 岁以后就停止了，而发育是需要能量和营养的，其中的蛋白质用来供给组织的生长。
At the start of the 20th century, under-nutrition and childhood infections got in the way.在20世纪初，营养不良和儿童疾病妨碍了整体的发育。
But as diet and health improved, children and adolescents have, on average, increased in heightby about an inch and a half every 20 years, a pattern known as the secular trend in height.但是当饮食和健康的促进，儿童和青少年平均每20年都增长了大概1.5英寸，这就是长高的趋势。
Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height - 5'9″for men, 5'4″for women - hasn't really changed since 1960.根据疾病防治中心，从1960 年开始，人们平均身高，男性5英尺9英寸，女性5英尺4英寸，就没有什么变化了。
Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height.总的说来，避免太高的身高是有很多优点的。
During childbirth, larger babies have more difficulty passing through the birth canal.在生产时，较大的婴儿通过产道是有更多的问题的。
Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and backcontinue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strainimposed by oversize limbs.而且，就算人类已经直立行走已经几百万年了，我们的脚和背部继续对抗着巨大的压力，这些压力来源于双足直立的姿势和巨大的肢体。
“There are some real constraints that are set by the genetic architecture of the individualorganism, ”says anthropologist William Leonard of Northwestern University.西北大学的人类学家William Leonard 说：“有一些限制是个体器官的基因结构导致的。
”Genetic maximums can change, but don't expect this to happen soon.基因的最大化可以改变，但是不要期待它会马上就能发生。
Claire C. Gordon, senior anthropologist at the Army Research Center in Natick, Mass. ,ensures that 90 percent of the uniforms and workstations fit recruits without alteration.Mass州的Natick的军队研究中心的高级人类学家Claire C. Gordon确信百分之九十的入伍新兵不需要更换新的制服和工作站。
She says that, unlike those for basketball, the length of military uniforms has not changed forsome time.她说，不像那些篮球制服，军队的制服长度很长时间都没有改变了。
And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment,Gordon says that by and large, “you could use today's data and feel fairly confident. ”如果你需要在不远的将来预测人类的身高而去设计一款新的设备，Gordon 说基本上，“你都可以使用现在的数据，并且非常地自信。
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