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1、考研英二历年阅读真题大全2021要做好考研阅读必须要提升两方面能力:一是较强的阅读能力,指快速、准确读懂文章意思的能力;二是摸清真题的出题习惯、思路,找到做真题的“感觉”。下文是小编为你精心编辑整理的考研英二历年阅读真题大全,希望对你有所帮助,更多内容,请点击相关栏目查看,谢谢!考研英二历年阅读真题大全1For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other students on a r
2、ange of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created a paradox
3、 in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Sci
4、ense.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other st
5、udents.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private unive rsity.First generation was defined as not having a parent with a fou r-year college degree Most of the first-generation
6、 students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants,a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need,while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degreeTheir thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based
7、 on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.
8、Many first-gene ration students struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education,learn the rules of the game, and take advantage of college resou rces, they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages don t talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different gro
9、ups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students educational expe rience,many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and do not unde rstand how students like them can improve26. Recruiting more first-generation
10、 students hasAreduced their d ropout ratesBnarrowed the achievement gaoC missed its original pu rposeDdepressed college students27 The author of the research article are optimistic becauseAthe problem is solvableBtheir approach is costlessq the recruiting rate has increasedDtheir finding appeal to s
11、tudents28 The study suggests that most first-gene ration studentsAstudy at private universitiesBare from single-pa rent familiesq are in need of financial supportDhave failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation studentsAa re actually indifferent to the achievement
12、gapBcan have a potential influence on othe r studentsC may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projectsDare inexperienced in handling their issues at college30.We mayinfer from the last paragraph that-Auniversities often rect the culture of the middle-classBstudents are usually to blame for th
13、eir lack of resourcesCsocial class g reatly helps en rich educational experiencesDcolleges are partly responsible for the problem in question答案:26.C missed its original purpose27.A the problem is solvable28.C are in need of financial support29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college30.D co
14、lleges are partly responsible for the problem in question考研英二历年阅读真题大全2While fossil fuelsstill generate roughly 85 percent of the worlds energy supply, its clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar. The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the w
15、orld: They now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar. The cost of so
16、lar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source. In Scotland, for example, wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. While th
17、e rest of the world takes the lead, notably China and Europe, the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.President Trump
18、 has underlined fossil fuelsespecially coalas the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa, he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. But that message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the states electricity gen
19、erationand where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.The question “What happens when the wind doesnt blow or the sun doesnt shine?” has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries
20、is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers, who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture r
21、apidly in coming years.While theres a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding upperhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington doesor doesnt doto promote alternative energy ma
22、y mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.26. The word “plummeting”(Line 3, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to .A stabilizingB changingC fallingD rising27. According to Paragraph 3, the use of renewable energy in America .A is progressing notablyB is as extensive as in EuropeC faces
23、 many challengesD has proved to be impractical28. It can be learned that in Iowa, .A wind is a widely used energy sourceB wind energy has replaced fossil fuelsC tech giants are investing in clean energyD there is a shortage of clean energy supply29. Which of the following is true about clean energy
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