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。
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）
By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years , 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools , it’s closer to 90 percent . If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of X. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.
短文翻譯
不管用什么標準來衡量，網絡教育都在快速發展。短短幾年間，美國34%的大學都已開始提供某種形式的學習。而在那些規模較大的學校里，提供網絡教育的占幾近90%。如果你還不相信網絡教育如此火爆，那你可能沒有聽說過X大學。該大學頒發的學位完全是通過網絡教學提供的。學校招生人數達萬人，這個數字使其號稱是美國最大的私立學校。
重點單詞詳解
1. instruction(n.操作指南；命令，指令；傳授)
I read the instructions on the bottle.
我讀了瓶子上的用法說明。
instruction manual 安裝手冊，操作工序說明書；工藝規范
instruct (vt. 指導；通知；命令；教授)
instructive (a.有益的；教育性的)
instructional (a.教學的；指導的，教育的)
instructor (n.指導書；教員；指導者)
2. doubt(n./v.懷疑；疑問；疑惑;不信；拿不準)
Others doubted whether that would happen.
其他人都懷疑那會不會發生。
He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie.
他懷疑自己是否能從瑪麗那里學到什么新東西。
No one doubted his ability.
沒有人懷疑他的能力。
A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence.
全民公決毫無疑問地顯示，選民要求獨立。
Doubtful(a.可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能確定的)
3. popularity(n.名聲，受大眾歡迎，流行)
The new product jumped into popularity.
新產品一下子普及開來。
The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.
這本小說在美國讀者中贏得廣泛的聲望。
【近】prevalence, diffusedness
popularize (v.通俗化;推廣，普及)
we must promote and popularize a low carbon life among the public from every detail in our daily life.
我們必須在公眾中推廣并普及低碳的生活方式，從日常生活中的每個細節開始。
4. enroll(v.參加；登記；注冊；記入名冊)
The school will enroll new students in August.
這所學校將于八月份招收新生.
【近】register, book in; participate in, take part in, go through
Enrollment(n.登記；入伍)
5. claim(v./n.（提出）要求；聲稱；斷言；需要；索取；認領)
【近】ask,beg,demand,require,request,implore,claim,pray,entreat
Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.
上次我們依據保險提出索賠時，他們賠付得很快。
He repeated his claim that his people backed his action.
他再三重復他所聲稱的：他的人民支持他的行動。
