2022年考研人數逐年增加，競爭之激烈使得我們不得不加急復習的日程。眾所周知，閱讀理解占據了考研英語二100分試卷的一半分值，而考研英語閱讀文章大多來自英美國家的主流報刊雜志，所以如果能在日常就多多閱讀這些文章，對以后讀懂文章做對題目來說會大有裨益。但是對大多數備考的同學來說，剛開始投入復習，就去讀考試文章難度的新聞報刊，也是不現實、并且不符合循序漸進的學習規律的，所以我們會在每次推送中，給大家給出兩篇短文，一篇是初階水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高階水平（四六級到考研水平）；同學們可以根據自己當前的情況，選擇其中一篇進行學習。
學習步驟如下：
1.不看漢語譯文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看漢語譯文比對自己理解的意思與之出入
3.強化記憶重點單詞（以記憶其漢語意思為主）
初階文段
Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.
After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it?And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.
短文翻譯
如今，高中畢業后即刻升入大學這一普遍的社會壓力，加之快速發展的世界對學生越來越高的要求，往往導致學生完全忽略了選擇間隔年這一可能。畢竟，如果你認識的每個人都要在秋季步入大學，你一個人休息一年似乎很傻，不是嗎？并且在經歷十二年的求學路程之后，花一年時間做學習之外的事也會讓人覺得不正常。
重點單詞
pressure [?pre??(r)]
n.壓力
in conjunction with
……和……
expectation [?ekspek?te??n]
n.期待，期望
overlook [???v??l?k]
v.無視
academic [??k??dem?k]
adj.學術的
文段 II
If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.According to the National Center for Education Statistics,nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once.This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of the vast academic possibilities that await them in college.
短文翻譯
如果你不相信休學一年具有發掘興趣的內在價值，那么不妨考慮一下這種行為對于未來學業選擇上的經濟影響。根據美國國家教育統計中心的數據，近80%的大學生最后都至少換過一次專業。這并不奇怪，因為高中那些必修的基礎課程不能讓學生對大學里廣泛的專業選擇有足夠的了解。
重點單詞
convince [k?n?v?ns]
v.使信服，使相信
inherent [?n?her?nt]
adj.內在的
mandatory [?m?nd?t?ri]
adj.強制的
curriculum [k??r?kj?l?m]
n.課程，課程表
possibility [?p?s??b?l?ti]
n.可能性
