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）

The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed everybody, but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive. Car and film reviewers have gone. So have science and general business reporters. Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off. Newspapers are less complete as a result. But completeness is no longer a virtue in the newspaper business.

短文翻譯

這場裁員風暴席卷了報社編輯部的每一位工作人員,但受害最為嚴重的是報社中最缺乏特色的部門。汽車和電影評論員無奈離去,科學和普通商業新聞記者也未能逃脫。駐外辦事處被無情地撤掉,結果報紙涉及的內容也因此變得沒有那么完整了。不過對如今的報業來說,報紙的完整性不再被視為優點。

核心單詞一覽

真題練習

*一定要做題哦

29. What can be inferred from the last paragraph about the current newspaper business?

[A] Distinctiveness is an essential feature of newspapers.

[B] Completeness is to blame for the failure of newspapers.

[C] Foreign bureaus play a crucial role in the newspaper business.

[D] Readers have lost their interest in car and film reviews.

30. The most appropriate title for this text would be_____.

[A] American Newspapers: Struggling for Survival

[B] American Newspapers: Gone with the Wind

[C] American Newspapers: A Thriving Business

[D] American Newspapers: A Hopeless Story

題目解析

29.【解析】根據題干定位到最后一段。根據第一句話中“but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive”可知，“最受重創的是不具特點的報紙”，所以與眾不同對報紙來說是至關重要的，故A項正確。文章倒數第二句提出“Newspapers are less complete as a result.”，由此可知，報紙完整性的喪失是報業危機帶來的結果，而非報業危機的原因，故B項不對；根據倒數第二句“Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off”可知，當前的報紙行業中，駐外機構已被裁減，C項邏輯與此相反，因此C項可以排除；本段中第二句“Car and film reviewers have gone.”提到汽車和電影評論家離開，但并未提及讀者們對這兩個欄目的反應，因此D項不對。

30.【解析】首段提出“人們曾經對報紙消亡的擔憂”；第二段講“美國報業的復蘇”；第三段講“報業采取的措施”；第四段講“報業收入日趨平衡”；第五段講“報業的變化并非壞事”，所以本文主要探討的是在經歷了危機之后，報業的復蘇和平衡，因此答案A是正確的，符合文章整體情感方向。根據文章首段尾句“But the discussions now seem out of date.”可知，首段前面提到的關于報業身處絕境岌岌可危等的討論都是不合時宜的了，因此本文的主題是積極的，而非“報業的消亡”，故 B、D 可以排除；根據第三段首句“It has not been much fun”可知，C項過于樂觀，言過其實，也不正確。