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)
With the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050, and forecasts that agricultural production in some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines(登上頭條). In the UK, it has become a big talking point recently too, for a rather particular reason: Brexit(英國脫歐).
Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towards the UK importing food. The country produces only about 60 per cent of the food it eats, down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s. A move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry(農產品加工業), political sovereignty (主權) and even the nation's health. Sounds great -but how feasible is this vision?
短文翻譯
預計到2050年,全球人口將接近100億,而一些地區的農業生產需要增加近一倍才能跟上人口增長的步伐,因此,糧食安全問題日益成為媒體關注的焦點。在英國,這一問題最近也成了一個熱門話題,原因相當特殊:英國脫歐。
一些人認為,英國脫歐是扭轉近期英國進口食品趨勢的機會。英國的糧食產量僅占其總消耗量的60%左右,低于20世紀80年代末的近四分之三。他們認為,恢復自給自足將促進農業、政治主權乃至國家的健康發展。聽起來不錯,但這一愿景的可行性如何呢?
核心詞匯一覽
真題練習
*一定要做題哦
26. Some people argue that food self-sufficiency in the UK would_________.
A. be hindered by its population growth
B. become a priority of the government
C. pose a challenge to its farming industry
D. contribute to the nation's well-being
題目解析
26.【解析】細節題。根據題干關鍵詞“Some people argue”和“food self-suffciency in the UK”等關鍵詞定位至文章第二段最后一句,“A move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, political sovereignty and even the nation's health.”(一些觀點認為,回歸自給自足將促進農業,政治主權乃至整個國家的健康。),所以選項【D】contribute to the nation’s well-being(促進國家的健康)為本句最后一項的同義替換。
【A】項:因人口增長而受阻,文章提到了人口數量,但沒有說人口增長是影響糧食自給自足的原因,不能自我臆想推理,不選;
【B】項:成為政府的優先事項,無中生有;
【C】項:對農業構成挑戰(威脅),與原文boost情感色彩相反,不選。