2014年考研英语阅读理解及答案解析人文科学
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fulltime">fulltime</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lateral">lateral</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="although">although</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disgraced">disgraced</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Curiously">Curiously</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="twoandahalf">twoandahalf</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="downshifting">downshifting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="preached">preached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Linda">Linda</span> <span word="Kelsey">Kelsey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="Kelsey">Kelsey</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="muchpublicized">muchpublicized</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorship">editorship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="juggling">juggling</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="downshifting">downshifting</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="Kelsey">Kelsey</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span>: 12<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="pressured">pressured</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limitations">limitations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="juggling">juggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wellestablished">wellestablished</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="Downshiftingalso">Downshiftingalso</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="simplicityhas">simplicityhas</span>, <span word="ironically">ironically</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bred">bred</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="anticonsumerism">anticonsumerism</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="downshifting">downshifting</span> <span word="selfhelp">selfhelp</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="newsletters">newsletters</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tightwad">Tightwad</span> <span word="Gazette">Gazette</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clingfilm">clingfilm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="soap">soap</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>90<span word="s">s</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="declineafter">declineafter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="redundancies">redundancies</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="downsizing">downsizing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span>80<span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middleclass">middleclass</span> <span word="downshifters">downshifters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="juggling">juggling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span>80<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="downshifting">downshifting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>90<span word="s">s</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="lifegrowing">lifegrowing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="oneas">oneas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="limitations">limitations</span>. 67．<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 1? ［<span word="A">A</span>］<span word="Fulltime">Fulltime</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. ［<span word="B">B</span>］<span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span>. ［<span word="C">C</span>］<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lateral">lateral</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fulltime">fulltime</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. ［<span word="D">D</span>］<span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>. 68．<span word="The">The</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="downshifting">downshifting</span>. ［<span word="A">A</span>］<span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> ［<span word="B">B</span>］<span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> ［<span word="C">C</span>］<span word="prompts">prompts</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> ［<span word="D">D</span>］<span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> 69. <span word="Juggling">Juggling</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> . ［<span word="A">A</span>］<span word="nonmaterialistic">nonmaterialistic</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> ［<span word="B">B</span>］<span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> ［<span word="C">C</span>］<span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> ［<span word="D">D</span>］<span word="anticonsumerism">anticonsumerism</span> 70．<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="downshifting">downshifting</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> . ［<span word="A">A</span>］<span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> ［<span word="B">B</span>］<span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> ［<span word="C">C</span>］<span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> ［<span word="D">D</span>］<span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> 核心词汇： <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="a">a</span>.绝对的，完全的；确实的，肯定的（<span word="ab">ab</span>不+<span word="solute">solute</span>决不松开绝对的） <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span> <span word="n">n</span>.认识，相识，了解；相识的人，熟人（<span word="acquaint">acquaint</span>告知+<span word="ance">ance</span>名词后缀熟悉） <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="a">a</span>.喜冒险的；充满危险的 <span word="block">block</span> <span word="n">n</span>.大块木（石）料;街区;障碍物<span word="v">v</span>.阻塞,拦阻 <span word="cling">cling</span> <span word="v">v</span>.粘住;依附;坚持 <span word="compel">compel</span> <span word="v">v</span>.强迫,迫使 <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="a">a</span>.好奇的, 求知的, 古怪的, 爱挑剔的（<span word="cur">cur</span>+<span word="ious">ious</span>形容词后缀关心的，好奇的）；<span word="curiously">curiously</span> ,布道;竭力鼓吹,宣传;说教 <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="a">a</span>.敏捷的,迅速的,即刻的<span word="v">v</span>.激起,促进,推动 <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="n">n</span>.认出,辨认;承认（<span word="recogn">recogn</span>+<span word="ition">ition</span>名词后缀） <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span> <span word="n">n</span>.冗余，<span word="red">red</span>（=<span word="re">re</span>），<span word="und">und</span>词根多，<span word="ancy">ancy</span>名词后缀，越来越（<span word="re">re</span>）多冗余。同根词：<span word="abundant">abundant</span>（丰富的）<span word="ab">ab</span>加强前缀+<span word="und">und</span>多+<span word="ant">ant</span>形容词后缀 <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="n">n</span>.辞职；听天由命（<span word="resign">resign</span>+<span word="ation">ation</span>名词后缀）；<span word="resign">resign</span>（<span word="v">v</span>.辞职；顺从）<span word="re">re</span>+<span word="sign">sign</span>，<span word="re">re</span>前缀=<span word="away">away</span>或=<span word="again">again</span>，<span word="sign">sign</span>签署，故签署后离开辞职，再次签署顺从 <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="v">v</span>.简化,使单纯 <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="v">v</span>.拉紧;紧张;扭伤;竭尽全力<span word="n">n</span>.拉紧;负担 <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="a">a</span>.节约，节俭；繁荣.可记：节俭导致繁荣；<span word="thrifty">thrifty</span>（节俭的；繁荣的）<span word="thrift">thrift</span>+<span word="y">y</span>形容词后缀。<span word="thriftthrive">thriftthrive</span>（<span word="v">v</span>.繁荣），类似变化的单词有<span word="theft">theft</span>（<span word="n">n</span>.偷）<span word="thieve">thieve</span>（<span word="v">v</span>.偷）</p>
页:
[1]