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題材豐富多樣 文章歸類科學
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白潔,女,中國人民大學副教授,曾任英語教研室主任,英語語言文學碩士學位。法碩、托福考試中國人民大學考點負責人,著名考研英語輔導專家。所著考研圖書以難度系數接近真題著稱,并融知識性、方法性、實用性和針對性為一體,深受廣大考生好評。
考研英語分級進階高分閱讀(基礎篇)
UNIT 1
答案詳解
Text 1中國的對外投資——第二波投資來襲
Text 2小費是否該廢除
Text 3美國夏威夷旅游觀光
Text 4當死神來敲門
UNIT 2
答案詳解
Text 1海爾海闊天空
Text 2美國大公司老板的權力
Text 3右手鉆戒的含義
Text 4駕駛“疾病”
UNIT 3
答案詳解
Text 1“荷爾蒙”為何物?
Text 2英國旅游與經濟來也匆匆去也匆匆
Text 3“美國文化”的特點及影響
Text 4探索南極
UNIT 4
答案詳解
Text 1美國式的友誼
Text 2日本新聞自由保密與謊言
Text 3學校名稱
Text 4刻薄批評主義之危害
UNIT 5
答案詳解
Text 1艾滋病病毒與母乳
Text 2長時間的工作會造成
壓抑
Text 3歸納演繹
Text 4顛倒眾生的老虎機
UNIT 6
答案詳解
Text 1計算機自動化帶來的影響
Text 2現代科技與小語種
Text 3為什么假期會過得這么累
Text 4過度消費
UNIT 7
答案詳解
Text 1曝光的重要性
Text 2“勸”的藝術
Text 3無人駕駛自動泊車
Text 4美國化的法國
UNIT 8
答案詳解
Text 1韓國的教育體制大減壓
Text 2科研資金分配
Text 3早期“道德教育”的
重要性
Text 4就餐的趨勢
UNIT 9
答案詳解
Text 1從太空采集太陽能
Text 2環保,你做對了嗎?
Text 3談判桌
Text 4網上實物交易
UNIT 10
答案詳解
Text 1Critical Path的起死回生
Text 2資本主義風潮
Text 3外因遺傳與壓力新生兒藍調曲
Text 4傳奇鳥兒信天翁踏上不歸途
考研英語分級進階高分閱讀(能力提高篇)
UNIT 1
答案詳解
Text 1港市——現在入手還是1983年那個價格
Text 2公司反壟斷
Text 3方便食品崛起的影響
Text 4反盜版協議的拒絕簽署
UNIT 2
答案詳解
Text 1在線隱私你保護好了嗎?
Text 2卸下網絡達人的偽裝
Text 3醫療資料數字化
Text 4世界人口預測
UNIT 3
答案詳解
Text 1用DNA區分物種
Text 2為何美國人如此浮躁
Text 3教堂讓美國更貧窮
Text 4過度節食低齡化
UNIT 4
答案詳解
Text 1自行車的魅力
Text 2“小企業”生存之道
Text 3“美國肺協”空氣質量評估不合理
Text 4信息接收不平等
UNIT 5
答案詳解
Text 1婚姻: 同性與異性
Text 2“研究報告”諸形式
Text 3遠見的藝術
Text 4人種學
UNIT 6
答案詳解
Text 1知識經濟
Text 2維基解密被撼動
Text 3遠離整形,恢復自然美的
春天
Text 4關于幸福的研究
UNIT 7
答案詳解
Text 1數字鴻溝
Text 2無限擴展的人類視野
Text 3今年的萬圣節——沒有種族歧視
Text 4公司文化
UNIT 8
答案詳解
Text 1金融市場情勢變動
Text 2加拿大北方的環境問題
Text 3警示語風波
Text 4兒童身體健康、營養與學習
UNIT 9
答案詳解
Text 1轉化脂肪的利弊
Text 2人類基因獨特性
Text 3中國電子貿易的現狀及趨勢
Text 4偵探小說
UNIT 10
答案詳解
Text 1“博士”和“醫生”
Text 2臺風“海燕”光臨菲律賓
Text 3媒體時代的語言準確性
Text 4“溫室效應”與氣候異常
考研英語分級進階高分閱讀(強化訓練篇)
UNIT 1
答案詳解
Text 1“腦死亡”的兩難困境
Text 2電子商務王子
Text 3反擊公路殺手
Text 4奔馳欲趕超寶馬、奧迪
UNIT 2
答案詳解
Text 1偉人傳奇——保羅?沃爾克
Text 2如何作出決策
Text 3數字時代
Text 4日本第四季度的經濟萎縮
UNIT 3
答案詳解
Text 1異想天開的建校位置
Text 2垃圾處理問題
Text 3減肥商品
Text 4谷歌急需震驚世界的新產品
UNIT 4
答案詳解
Text 1一代文豪海明威
Text 2經典條件反射和操作性條件
反射
Text 3澳大利亞的未來
Text 4關于“墮胎”合法性的爭議
UNIT 5
答案詳解
Text 1新聞從何而來?
Text 2科學家設計出預防心臟病的血液測試
Text 320世紀30年代的美國
藝術
Text 4電影業補貼
UNIT 6
答案詳解
Text 1巧克力與心臟健康
Text 2推特上市
Text 3日本經濟又到了遺失的十年?
Text 4國際委培招生
UNIT 7
答案詳解
Text 1奧普拉脫口秀的傳奇
Text 2挑戰平民化科學
Text 3約翰?布萊特:政治家、演說家、改革推動者
Text 4印度能源外交:打破的平衡
UNIT 8
答案詳解
Text 1“RNA編輯”的生物學
功能
Text 2偽造的美酒
Text 3聯合國氣候變化會談
Text 4中國旅游業的潛在發展力
UNIT 9
答案詳解
Text 1悲憤的突尼斯青年
Text 2“電訊城市”好處多
Text 3擁有核良知的人——約瑟夫?羅特布拉特的工作與生活
Text 4歐美爭鋒
UNIT 10
答案詳解
Text 1巴西科研的興起
Text 2合作進化:成或不成?
Text 3記憶與遺忘
Text 4法佐?哈桑?阿比德建立了世界上最具商業頭腦的NGO組織
考研英語分級進階高分閱讀(最后沖刺篇)
UNIT 1
答案詳解
Text 1緣起就業的稅收優惠
Text 2自然世界的變化
Text 3危情航空
Text 4持久戰
Text 5西方人宣稱:阿拉伯婦女反對
禁止婦女駕駛
UNIT 2
答案詳解
Text 1史蒂夫?喬布斯
Text 2職場性別歧視依然
存在
Text 3美國教學評估體系的
改變
Text 4如何成功地建設一座城市
Text 5美國大旱
UNIT 3
答案詳解
Text 1科技產品與文化影響
Text 2GOFAST計劃
Text 3暴力經濟學
Text 4迪士尼重新考慮其中國
戰略
Text 5別告訴你的孩子他們很有
能力
UNIT 4
答案詳解
Text 1生物技術專利:對人下藥
Text 2烏克蘭橙色革命的
余波
Text 3肥胖的基因遺傳
Text 4在危機中善待自己
Text 5孩子起名學問大
UNIT 5
答案詳解
Text 1日本海外擴張
Text 2非洲實驗室安全和傳染病
控制
Text 3打呼嚕的人易中風
Text 4英國金融業的閃電戰
精神
Text 5獨處時間太長的危害
UNIT 6
答案詳解
Text 1平板電腦太多啦
Text 2意大利智囊流失
Text 3靴子潮
Text 4為什么大公司比小公司更有
創造力?
Text 5轉基因玉米可能引發癌癥
后記
基礎夯實篇
考研英語分級進階高分閱讀
UNIT 1
Text 1
Has China arrived at its Rockefeller Centre moment? In the late 1980s as Japans miracle economy was soaring, the Mitsubishi Estate Company bought the Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan, a landmark complex built by the eponymous oil and banking clan. Alas, Mitsubishi had to sell, at a big loss, after Japans asset bubble popped. Now it is Chinese firms that are seeking such trophies in New York.
Fosun International, a Chinese conglomerate, has just agreed to pay $725m for 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, a skyscraper near Wall Street, commissioned by David Rockefeller and completed in 1961. This follows a recent investment by Greenland, a Chinese stateowned firm, in Atlantic Yards, a big development in Brooklyn. Earlier this year a consortium involving Zhang Xin, a founder of Soho China, a private property giant, bought a stake in the General Motors Building in Manhattan.
It does not necessarily follow that this assault on New York will also end in tears. Whereas Mitsubishi overpaid, the Chinese investors seem to be negotiating reasonable deals. Michael Cohen of Colliers International, a propertyservices firm, says that although Fosun must modernize the ageing Chase tower, “The price per square foot appears to be a bargain.”
A shift is under way in Chinas overseas direct investment (ODI), which is growing fast but is still dwarfed by foreign investment into China. The first wave largely involved stateowned firms, and was directed at acquiring energy, minerals and land in poor countries. Resource insecurity lingers—witness the 20% stake taken this week by Chinese state firms in Libra, a giant Brazilian offshore oilfield—but it is no longer the driving force. New motives propel the second wave.
Chinas government is keen to boost the miserable yields it gets on its overseas investments, argues Thilo Hanemann of Rhodium Group, a consultant. So it is now encouraging state firms to invest in property in prime locations, and in infrastructure and other assets in mature markets. In Britain, they have invested in Thames Water and Heathrow airport. This week the British government said a consortium involving Chinese state firms could build a nuclearpower station in the west of England.
Private firms seeking brands and technology are also playing a big role in this second wave. Geely, a Chinese carmaker, bought Volvo of Sweden. Dongfeng, another Chinese firm, is said to be considering buying a stake in PeugeotCitronn, an ailing French carmaker. On October 22nd Alibaba, a Chinese ecommerce giant, said it would open a new division in America to invest exclusively in internet startups. And Lenovo, a computermaker, is preparing a bid for Canadas BlackBerry.
As a result, the share of Chinese ODI going to rich countries has shot up from just a tenth in 2002 to twothirds last year. Like Japan before it, China could yet experience a crash, but the shift in investment from freespending state firms seeking resources to frugal private ones chasing markets and innovation is a positive sign. (The Economist)
1. Mitsubishi got a big loss in late 1980s, because .
A. China was competing with it at that time
B. Japans asset bubble popped around 1980s
C. Japans miracle economy was soaring at that time
D. Mitsubishi failed to sell itself at a high price
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
A. Chinas assault on New York will not necessarily end in tears.
B. Fosun International bought the 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, a skyscraper near Wall Street.
C. Chinese investors think the price for Manhattan Plaza is a bargain.
D. Foreign investment into China is faster than Chinas overseas direct investments.
3. The first wave of the foreign investment into poor countries was directed at .
A. energyB. land
C. mineralsD. all of the above
4. Which of the following examples doesnt show that Chinas government is keen to boost the bad investments overseas?
A. It is encouraging state firms to invest in property in prime locations.
B. It is encouraging state firms to invest in infrastructure and other assets in mature market.
C. Geely, a Chinese carmaker, bought Volvo of Sweden.
D. British government said a consortium involving Chinese state firms could build a nuclearpower station in the west of England.
5. What is the most likely attitude of the writer towards Chinas soaring in foreign investment?
A. approvalB. criticalC. compromisingD. worried
Text 2
When Thomas Keller,one of Americas foremost chefs,announced that on Sept.1 he would abolish the practice of tipping at Per Se,his luxury restaurant in New York City,and replace it with a Europeanstyle service charge,I knew three groups would be opposed:customers,servers and restaurant owners.These three groups are all committed to tipping as they quickly made clear on Web sites.To oppose tipping,it seems,is to be anticapitalist,and maybe even a little French.
But Mr.Keller is right to move away from tipping and its worth exploring why just about everyone else in the restaurant world is wrong to stick with the practice.
Customers believe in tipping because they think it makes economic sense.“Waiters know that they wont get paid if they dont do a good job” is how most advocates of the system would put it.To be sure,this is a tempting,apparently rational statement about economic theory,but it appears to have little applicability to the real world of restaurants.
Michael Lynn,an associate professor of consumer behavior and marketing at Cornells School of Hotel Administration,has conducted dozens of studies of tipping and has concluded that consumers assessments of the quality of service correlate weakly to the amount they tip.
Rather,customers are likely to tip more in response to servers touching them lightly and leaning forward next to the table to make conversation than to how often their water glass is refilled—in other words,customers tip more when they like the server,not when the service is good.Mr.Lynns studies also indicate that male customers increase their tips for female servers while female customers increase their tips for male servers.
Whats more,consumers seem to forget that the tip increases as the bill increases.Thus,the tipping system is an open invitation to what restaurant professionals call “upselling”:every bottle of imported water,every espresso and every cocktail is extra money in the servers pocket.Aggressive upselling for tips is often rewarded while lowkey,quality service often goes unrecognized.
In addition,the practice of tip pooling,which is the norm in finedining restaurants and is becoming more common in every kind of restaurant above the level of a greasy spoon,has ruined whatever effect voting with your tip might have had on an individual waiter.In an unreasonable outcome,you are punishing the good waiters in the restaurant by not tipping the bad one.Indeed,there appears to be little connection between tipping and good service.(The New York Times)
6.It can be inferred that a Europeanstyle service .
A.is tippingfree
B.charges little tip
C.is the authors initiative
D.is offered at Per Se
7.Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
A.Tipping is a common practice in catering industry.
B.Waiters dont care about tipping.
C.Customers generally believe in tipping.
D.Tipping has little connection with the quality of service.
8.According to Michael Lynns studies,waiters will likely get more tips if they.
A.have provided good serviceB.frequently refill customers water glass
C.win customers favorD.serve customers of the same gender
9.It can be inferred from the context that “upselling” (Line 2,Para.6) probably means.
A.selling something upB.selling something fancy
C.selling something unnecessaryD.selling something more expensive
10.This passage is mainly about.
A.reasons to abolish the practice of tippingB.economic sense of tipping
C.consumers attitudes towards tippingD.tipping for good service