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）

But while this may be true, it’s not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. There’s always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated “race to the finish line,” whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or a lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits – in fact, it probably enhances it.

Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes – all things that first-year students often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.

短文翻譯

雖然這可能是事實，但并不是拒絕空檔年的充分理由。人們總是害怕在社會上永久不變的“沖向終點”的比賽中落后于其他人，無論是在考研、考醫學院或是競爭高收入職業方面，均是如此。盡管存在著普遍的誤解，但空檔年并不會妨礙人們在學術追求上獲得成功——實際上，它對此不無裨益。

來自美國和澳大利亞的研究顯示，度過空檔年的學生整體上比沒有度過空檔年的學生準備更加充分，在大學中表現的也更好。空檔年不僅不會拖學生們的后腿，還有助于他們在獨立性、承擔新責任和應對環境變化等方面做好準備——而這些都是大學新生時常面臨的難題。空檔年經歷可也減輕適應大學生活和突然進入全新環境時的各種沖擊，使學生們更容易將精力集中在學術和活動上，而不是忙于應付環境導致的失誤。

核心單詞一覽

真題練習

*一定要做題哦

32.Studies from the U.S. and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps _______.

[A] keep students from being unrealistic

[B] lower risks in choosing careers

[C] ease freshmen’s financial burdens

[D] relieve freshmen of pressures

33.The word “acclimation” (Line 8,Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ________.

[A] adaptation

[B] application

[C] motivation

[D] competition

題目解析

32.【解析】根據題目中的study from the Australia and U.S.可以定位到第三段第一句話Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not。這句話明確說了有間隔年的學生比沒有的要好，好在準備和表現上。所以A：unrealistic和B：choosing career不對。第二句在表現好的更細致地方面進行了描述：preparing them for independence獨立性, new responsibilities責任感 and environmental changes環境變化。緊隨的破折號后總結說了這是 first-year students一年級學生 often struggle with the most常常有苦惱的。說明最受益的是gap了一年的大學一年級學生，而整段都沒提過financial burdens，所以C不對。而D中的pressure是對前面內容的概括性描述，因此答案是D。

33.【解析】這題根據題干中給的信息，到第三段最后一句中去找答案，Gap year experiences can...when it comes to adjusting to college..., making it easier to...rather than acclimation blunders.這個句子分兩部分，逗號+making分詞作狀語，從功能上是解釋補充說明前面半句，所以間隔年的好處是能幫助新生調節適應大學，而不用擔心acclimation 問題，所以acclimation當然就是適應的意思了。因此A為正確答案。