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1、课前几点小叮嘱授课时间：18：00-20：00 课间休息：无 答疑时间：课程结束时 课程资料：附件区 课件 2004年真题参考翻译 特别提醒：课前准备纸质真题+笔，直接在真题在记笔记，课后整理真题词汇考研英语-基础阅读刷题班主讲老师：刘琦新浪微博&微信公众号：刘琦老师【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lines 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.52.How do the public feel about the current economic situatio

2、n?53.When mentioning“the$4 million to$10 million range”（Lines 3-4,Paragraph 3）the author is talking about _.54.Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?55.To which of the following is the author likely to agree?【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lin

3、es 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.52.How do the public feel about the current economic situation?53.When mentioning“the$4 million to$10 million range”（Lines 3-4,Paragraph 3）the author is talking about _.54.Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?55.To which of the follow

4、ing is the author likely to agree?【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lines 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.When it comes to the slowing economy,Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet.But the 47-year-old manicurist isnt cutting,filing or polishing as many nails as

5、shed like to,either.Most of her clients spend$12 to$50 weekly,but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up.Spero blames the softening economy.“Im a good economic indicator,”she says.“I provide a service that people can do without when theyre concerned about saving some dollars.”

6、So Spero is downscaling,shopping at middle-brow Dillards department store near her suburban Cleveland home,instead of Neiman Marcus.“I dont know if other clients are going to abandon me,too,”she says.语义理解题（词汇题、指代题、句子理解题）【句子理解题】【大纲要求】理解句子在文中的含义语义理解题（词汇题、指代题、句子理解题）【句子理解题】【解题思路】返回原文，找到该句，根据上下文的逻辑关系进行推断

7、（即考虑该句所在段落中句与句的逻辑关系），或直接结合文章主旨题解题。注意：字面义永远不选，只选背后含义文中任何一句话都不是孤立存在，局部含义是由整体决定的放到最后和主旨题一起做【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lines 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.A）Spero can hardly maintain her business B）Spero is too much engaged in her work C）Spero has grown out of h

8、er bad habit D）Spero is not in a desperate situation 【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lines 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.A）Spero can hardly maintain her business B）Spero is too much engaged in her work C）Spero has grown out of her bad habit D）Spero is not in a de

9、sperate situation 【2004-text 3】51.By“Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”（Lines 1-2,Paragraph 1）,the author means _.A）Spero can hardly maintain her business 正反混淆 B）Spero is too much engaged in her work 无中生有 C）Spero has grown out of her bad habit 无中生有 D）Spero is not in a desperate situation 【2

10、004-text 3】52.How do the public feel about the current economic situation?Even before Alan Greenspans admission that Americas red-hot economy is cooling,lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves.From car dealerships to Gap outlets,sales have been lagging for months as s

11、hoppers temper their spending.For retailers,who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas,the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time.Already,experts say,holiday sales are off 7 percent from last years pace.But dont sound any alarms just yet.Consumers see

12、m only mildly concerned,not panicked,and many say they remain optimistic about the economys long-term prospects,even as they do some modest belttightening.【2004-text 3】53.When mentioning“the$4 million to$10 million range”（Lines 3-4,Paragraph 3）the author is talking about _.Consumers say theyre not i

13、n despair because,despite the dreadful headlines,their own fortunes still feel pretty good.Home prices are holding steady in most regions.In Manhattan,“theres a new gold rush happening in the$4 million to$10 million range,predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses,”says broker Barbara Corcoran.In San

14、Francisco,prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets.“Instead of 20 to 30 offers,now maybe you only get two or three,”says John Deadly,a Bay Area real-estate broker.And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job.背景知识1.美国移民史 背景知识18141861 Westw

15、ard Expansion Gold Rush Jeans【2004-text 3】53.When mentioning“the$4 million to$10 million range”（Lines 3-4,Paragraph 3）the author is talking about _.A）gold market B）real estate C）stock exchange D）venture investment 【2004-text 3】53.When mentioning“the$4 million to$10 million range”（Lines 3-4,Paragraph

16、 3）the author is talking about _.A）gold market 无中生有 B）real estate C）stock exchange 无中生有 D）venture investment 无中生有【2004-text 3】54.Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown.Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates.E

17、mployers wouldnt mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market.Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings,which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom.Diners might see an upside,too.Getting a table at Manhattans hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant used

18、to be impossible.Not anymore.For that,Greenspan&Co.may still be worth toasting.背景知识1.silver lining【2004-text 3】54.Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?A）They would benefit in certain ways.B）The stock market shows signs of recovery.C）Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.

19、D）The purchasing power would be enhanced.【2004-text 3】54.Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?A）They would benefit in certain ways.B）The stock market shows signs of recovery.C）Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.D）The purchasing power would be enhanced.【2004-text 3】54.

20、Why can many people see“silver linings”to the economic slowdown?A）They would benefit in certain ways.范围大者为最佳 B）The stock market shows signs of recovery.无中生有 C）Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.时态错误 D）The purchasing power would be enhanced.正确非最佳【2004-text 3】55.To which of the following is the a

21、uthor likely to agree?A）A new boom,on the horizon.B）Tighten the belt,the single remedy.C）Caution all right,panic not.D）The more ventures,the more chances.【2004-text 3】55.To which of the following is the author likely to agree?A）A new boom,on the horizon.时态错误 B）Tighten the belt,the single remedy.无中生有

22、 C）Caution all right,panic not.D）The more ventures,the more chances.无中生有原文：Consumers seem only mildly concerned,not panicked【2004-text 3】52.How do the public feel about the current economic situation?A）Optimistic.B）Confused.C）Carefree.D）Panicked.【2004-text 3】52.How do the public feel about the curre

23、nt economic situation?A）Optimistic.B）Confused.C）Carefree.D）Panicked.【2004-text 4】56.What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school?57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _.58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are _.59.Emerson,according to the t

24、ext,is probably _.60.What does the author think of intellect?【2004-text 4】56.What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school?57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _.58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are _.59.Emerson,according to the text,is

25、probably _.60.What does the author think of intellect?【2004-text 4】57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _.A）undervaluing intellect B）favoring intellectualism C）supporting school reform D）suppressing native intelligence【2004-text 4】57.We can learn from the text that American

26、s have a history of _.A）undervaluing intellect B）favoring intellectualism C）supporting school reform D）suppressing native intelligence【2004-text 4】58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are _.A）identical B）similar C）complementary D）opposite【2004-text 4】58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on

27、schooling are _.A）identical B）similar C）complementary D）opposite【2004-text 4】59.Emerson,according to the text,is probably _.A）a pioneer of education reform B）an opponent of intellectualism C）a scholar in favor of intellect D）an advocate of regular schooling【2004-text 4】59.Emerson,according to the te

28、xt,is probably _.A）a pioneer of education reform B）an opponent of intellectualism C）a scholar in favor of intellect D）an advocate of regular schooling【2004-text 4】56.What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school?Americans today dont place a very high value on intellect.Our hero

29、es are athletes,entertainers,and entrepreneurs,not scholars.Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical educationnot to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge.Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools arent difficult to find.【2004-text 4】56.What do American

30、 parents expect their children to acquire in school?A）The habit of thinking independently.B）Profound knowledge of the world.C）Practical abilities for future career.D）The confidence in intellectual pursuits.【2004-text 4】56.What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school?A）The habi

31、t of thinking independently.无中生有 B）Profound knowledge of the world.无中生有 C）Practical abilities for future career.D）The confidence in intellectual pursuits.无中生有原文：Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education【2004-text 4】57.We can learn from the text that Americans have

32、a history of _.“Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual,”says education writer Diane Ravitch.“Schools could be a counterbalance.”Ravitchs latest book,Left Back:A Century of Failed School Reforms,traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools

33、,concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.【2004-text 4】57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _.A）undervaluing intellect B）favoring intellectualism C）supporting school reform D）suppressing native intelligence【2004-te

34、xt 4】57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of _.A）undervaluing intellect B）favoring intellectualism 正反混淆 C）supporting school reform 无中生有 D）suppressing native intelligence 无中生有【2004-text 4】58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are _.V Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Tran

35、scendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children:“We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing.”Mark Twains Huckleberry Finn exemplified Amer

36、ican anti-intellectualism.Its hero avoids being civilizedgoing to school and learning to readso he can preserve his innate goodness.【2004-text 4】58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on schooling are _.A）identical B）similar C）complementary D）opposite【2004-text 4】58.The views of Ravish and Emerson on sc

37、hooling are _.A）identical 正反混淆 B）similar 正反混淆 C）complementary 无中生有 D）opposite【2004-text 4】59.Emerson,according to the text,is probably _.A）a pioneer of education reform B）an opponent of intellectualism C）a scholar in favor of intellect D）an advocate of regular schooling【2004-text 4】60.What does the

38、author think of intellect?Intellect,according to Hofstadter,is different from native intelligence,a quality we reluctantly admire.Intellect is the critical,creative,and contemplative side of the mind.Intelligence seeks to grasp,manipulate,re-order,and adjust,while intellect examines,智商的作用是掌握、操纵、重新组织

39、和调整，而智力是审视、ponders,wonders,theorizes,criticizes and imagines.思考、怀疑、建立理论、批判和想象。【2004-text 4】60.What does the author think of intellect?School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted.Hofstadter says our countrys educational system is in the grips of people who“joyfully and militantly proclaim th

40、eir hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.”【2004-text 4】60.What does the author think of intellect?A）It is second to intelligence.B）It evolves from common sense.C）It is to be pursued.D）It underlies power.【2004-text 4】60.What does the author think of intellect?A）It is second to intelligence.B）It evolves from common sense.C）It is to be pursued.D）It underlies power.基础阅读第六讲作业2005 text 1/text 2此外记忆本次课所有标记重点词汇（绿色字体）熟知每道题的解题思路清楚每个选项的错误原因明确句子理解题的解题方法 新浪微博&微信公众号：刘琦老师