編者從命題人偏好的英文原版權(quán)威報刊雜志中選取了最接近考研真題命題特點的新文章,絕大部分文章節(jié)選自2011年7月—2012年12月的時文,所涉及的內(nèi)容廣泛而豐富,從政治、軍事、經(jīng)濟、外交到科技、文化、教育、體育、娛樂、音樂、電影節(jié)目等無所不有,而且文體不盡相同,形式各異。話題貼近生活、貼近現(xiàn)實,具有時代性、知識性、趣味性等特點。文章語言優(yōu)美,文筆流暢,寓知識性、趣味性、信息性于一體,讓你盡覽原汁原味的英文風(fēng)采。選材不但符合時代的潮流而且貼近考研命題趨勢,使考生從龐大的信息資源中解放出來,節(jié)省了寶貴的復(fù)習(xí)時間,達到事半功倍的效果。
★同源時文,洞悉考研閱讀;
★精彩篇章,感知文化底蘊;
★精準注釋,激發(fā)閱讀熱情;
★經(jīng)典句型,品味英語優(yōu)美;
★唯美譯文,展示語言力量。
★采擷經(jīng)典同源時文,拾貝考研核心詞匯;
★編排方式從易到難,符合語言學(xué)習(xí)規(guī)律,
★循序漸進中培養(yǎng)考研必勝信心;
★常考、高頻詞匯與典型長難句相結(jié)合,
★全面奠定語言基礎(chǔ),提升閱讀綜合實力。
每天兩篇,魅力夜讀;感受英語世界,攻克閱讀壁壘!
徐綻:考研英語實力派青年教師,考研英語應(yīng)試的“王牌專家”,十余年英語教學(xué)生涯,具有精深的英語語言文化理論底蘊和豐富的教學(xué)實踐經(jīng)驗,桃李遍布大江南北。授課風(fēng)格幽默,富有激情,大氣磅薄,揮灑自如,課堂信息量大,有的放矢,直擊要害,讓學(xué)員在開心、輕松的氣氛中掌握知識,滿載而歸,滿懷信心面對考試。
主講課程:考研詞匯、閱讀理解、寫作、翻譯。
Section One 經(jīng)典時文120篇
科普大世界
Brightening the Clouds Touted as a Way to Save Corals(3)
Citizen Scientist: Out of the Lab and onto the Streets(6)
Fake Smile in a Mirror(9)
People in Their 90s Are Getting Smarter(12)
A Culture of Consent(15)
Atheists Turn to Science During Times of Stress(18)
Calm Sun, Vigorous Sun—SidebySide(21)
Carbon Emissions Helping to Make Earth Greener(24)
Climate Change, the Measure of Global Warming(27)
FaceReading System(30)
Gesture that Smartphones can Appreciate(33)
Gut Microbes Spur Liver Cancer in Obese Mice(36)
HumanAnimal Hybrids Mean Boom Time for Bioethicists(39) Section One 經(jīng)典時文120篇
科普大世界
Brightening the Clouds Touted as a Way to Save Corals(3)
Citizen Scientist: Out of the Lab and onto the Streets(6)
Fake Smile in a Mirror(9)
People in Their 90s Are Getting Smarter(12)
A Culture of Consent(15)
Atheists Turn to Science During Times of Stress(18)
Calm Sun, Vigorous Sun—SidebySide(21)
Carbon Emissions Helping to Make Earth Greener(24)
Climate Change, the Measure of Global Warming(27)
FaceReading System(30)
Gesture that Smartphones can Appreciate(33)
Gut Microbes Spur Liver Cancer in Obese Mice(36)
HumanAnimal Hybrids Mean Boom Time for Bioethicists(39)
Tectonic Plates’ Movement Begins to Bring Europe
and American Closer(41)
Update Your Software Without Stress or Disruption(44)
Want Fewer Hurricanes? Pollute the Air(47)
Wood is Key Ingredient in Cheap Rechargeable Battery(50)
Meet the World’s Most Advanced Brain Scanner(53)
How the Brain Really Works(56)
China’s Space Programme(59)
Flower Power(63)
How to Get Rid of Bloodsucking Insects(67)
A Better Way to Diagnose Skin Cancers(71)
Train Franchises(75)
Mobile Broadband(79)
生活新風(fēng)尚
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease: Movement as Medicine(83)
Is Bedtime Snacking Bad?(86)
Let’s Spend Some Time Apart:
LongDistance Relationships Are Deeper(89)
Wrap up Warm to Avoid Heart Attacks(92)
How Much Exercise Will It Take to Work Off a Burger?
Menus May Soon Tell You(95)
Michael Jackson and Sleep Deprivation:
Does Poor Sleep Increase Risk of Sudden Death?(98)
Mindful Eating: Peaceful Coexistence with Food(101)
New Cancer Drugs Harness Power of Immune System(104)
Science and Technology Safer Childbirth in Bangladesh(107)
Vegetarians Live Longer than MeatEaters, Study Finds.(110)
Wearing Sunscreen Every Day
Can Make You Look Younger, Longer(113)
Welcome to the New Home Office(116)
Nutrition at Fast Food Restaurants Still
Leaves Much to be Desired(119)
Baby Names(123)
Drinking Habits (127)
French Children Don’t Throw Food(131)
On Your Mark (135)
Russian Pensions(139)
Animal and Snakeskin Prints Featured in Fall Denim Looks(143)
The Golden Age of Motoring Is Over(146)
Taking Your Feelings to Work(149)
When “I Do” Means “I Don’t Anymore” (152)
Material Girl(155)
教育文化界
ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades(158)
Delaying Retirement Lowers Risk of Alzheimer’s (161)
Desk Jobs Can Be Killers(164)
How do Unit Blocks Help Children Learn?(167)
New Technology Is Poised to Disrupt Schools(170)
Programs Aim to Help Diners Find Healthful,
Sustainable Meals(173)
Schools Get New Rules on Selling Junk Food(176)
American Business in Wartime (178)
Forgotten Romantic Heroine (182)
Late Starter (186)
The Art of Prediction (190)
The Joys of Parenthood (195)
The Spirit of 1812 (200)
ViolinMaking (204)
Work and Play (208)
It’s Not About You (212)
Learning Empathy by Looking Beyond Disabilities(216)
Roaring Tigers, Anxious Choppers(220)
經(jīng)貿(mào)風(fēng)云榜
A Lighter Ball and Chain(224)
A Price Worth Paying(226)
Going for Gold(229)
It’s Official: We’re Seduced by Cigarette Packaging(232)
Queen Set for 5% Income Boost(235)
Widefare(238)
Will Google Succeed in the Future?(241)
Yahoo Promises not to “Screw It up”
over $1.1bn Tumblr Deal(245)
All That Glisters(248)
All for One, and One for All(251)
Drizzle and Drought (255)
American Retailers Try Again in Europe (259)
Logoland (263)
The View from the Top, and Bottom (267)
What Women Do (271)
Not Drowning, but Waving (275)
Obama Tells Agencies to Save on Travel, Coffee Mugs(279)
Obama to Propose “Buffett Tax” on Millionaires (283)
娛樂百分百
Eating in a Cafeteria Makes Food Taste Worse(287)
How USA General Knowledge Has Changed, 1980~2012(290)
What Signals a Dog Is About to Attack?(293)
Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize (296)
A Swan’s Song (299)
Same as It Ever Was (303)
World Without End (308)
Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Passed Away (312)
London Designers Hail “Elegant” Kate Middleton (316)
One Day (320)
Schwarzenegger Opens Austria Museum (324)
“Breaking Dawn” Sees Its Stars Looking to New Horizons(328)
Alisters Turn Oprah’s Farewell Show into
a StarStudded Event (332)
Michelle Obama’s Look (335)
Huayi Brothers and the New Business
of Chinese Blockbusters (339)
Conrad Murray Found Guilty of Killing Michael Jackson(343)
Anne Hathaway Gets a FairyTale Proposal(347)
A Sociology Class for Gaga (350)
Well, at least You Can Game about It (353)
Diana Spencer’s Legacy Lives on in Collectibles(356)
世界任我行
Singing in the Rain(359)
Thunderbirds are gone(362)
People Living in Southern States Live Longer(365)
The Antarctic Continent:South Park(367)
The Health Dangers the Hotshots Faced(370)
The Iceman Cometh(373)
Thirsty Clean Energy May Add to Water Stressed World(376)
Traitorous Fish Throw Friends to the Wolves(379)
Come and See My Villa (382)
Four Airlines May Have to Merge (385)
Huge Sucking Sound (389)
Rhinos at Risk(393)
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting(397)
Finding Cathy (401)
Charlotte Bronte Fan Spends
Life Dressed as Victorian Heroine (405)
Zombie Craze Continues to Infect Popular Culture (409)
Section Two 精華時文60篇
(注:該部分目錄及內(nèi)容請見本書所贈光盤內(nèi)PDF文件)
Section Two 精華時文60篇
科普大世界
A Moon Rock of Ages(1)
Kids in Polluted Areas ShowCognitive Problems(4)
Some People May be Badto the Bone(7)
Thinner Wife Makes Happier Marriage(10)
Upending Anonymity(13)
Your Own Facts(17)
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies Aged 56(21)
Apple’s TV “to be Voice Controlled”(24)
BombSniffing SensorsBetter than Dogs(27)
Life on Mars Could Stem from Earth(30)
There and Back Again(33)
Keyboards Claims to Revolutionize Typing(36)
Does the Internet Make You Smart or Dumb?(39)
Gadget for LongDistance Lovers(43)
PaperThin Screens with a Twist(46)
Shortsightedness’ Mystery Figured Out(49)
Reflections on Gender Cliché(52)
Frog Skin Medicine(55)
Toto Toilet Targets Health Conscious(58)
生活新風(fēng)尚
Counting on Power of Triple Double (61)
Check This Out: RU a Phone Freak?(64)
Frames with No Glass (67)
Up Close and Personalized(71)
Watch Your Words on Twitter, Facebook (74)
More Office Workers Take Stand Against Sitting (77)
Texting Explosion Era(80)
Sick of This Text: “Sorry, I’m Late”(83)
New Vow: I Don’t Take Thee(86)
Screens Put Yea