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）

The researchers from Ohio University used a database that covered more than 10,000 firms and more than 64,000 different directors between 1989 and 2004. Then they simply checked which directors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those "surprise" disappearances by directors under the age of 70. They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse. The effect tended to be larger for larger firms. Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship. Often they "trade up,"leaving riskier, smaller firms for larger and more stable firms.

短文翻譯

俄亥俄大學的研究人員利用數據庫開展研究,該數據庫收錄了1989年至2004年1萬多家公司和6.4萬多不同的董事的資料。接著,他們只核查了哪些董事能夠獲得連任。因為董事離職最有可能的原因是年齡問題,因此研究人員將重點放在了那些未滿70歲就“突然”離職的董事身上。他們發現,這些人意外離職后,其所在公司隨后重申盈利的可能性增加了近20%。這些公司遭遇聯邦集體訴訟的可能性也隨之增加,股價也有可能下跌。這種影響對大公司來說往往更大。雖然研究表明董事離職與其所在公司隨后業績的下滑存在一定的關聯,但這并不能表明這些董事總是在自保。他們的慣用做法是另謀高就,逃離風險高的小公司,奔向發展更加穩定的大公司。

核心單詞一覽

真題練習

*一定要做題哦

23. According to the researchers from Ohio University, after an outside director's surprise departure, the firm is likely to______.

[A] become more stable

[B] report increased earnings

[C] do less well in the stock market

[D] perform worse in lawsuits

題目解析

23.【解析】根據題干信息定位到原文第三段第四句和第五句，公司在獨立董事離開可能出現的三種情況：1）重申盈利狀況的可能性增加了近 20%；2）被牽扯到聯邦法院所受理的集體起訴案件中的可能性也隨之增加；3）公司在股市的表現也會更糟。與這三種情況之一對應的是C項，故答案選C。A項“變得更穩定”，雖然第三段段末出現了stable一詞，但與題干所問問題并無關系；B項利用文中“the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increases by nearly 20%”這個句子說的是可能性增加而非收入增加，故B項不對;D項干擾源自“The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increase”，這句話指出獨立董事離開后可能出現的第二種情況，“被牽扯到聯邦法院所受理的集體起訴案件中的可能性也隨之增加”，但并不等同于“在訴訟案件中表現更糟”，因此D項錯誤。