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）

Whatever happened to the death of newspapers? A year ago the end seemed near. The recession threatened to remove the advertising and readers that had not already fled to the internet. Newspapers like San Francisco Chronicle were chronicling their own doom. America's Federal Trade Commission launched a round of talks about how to save newspapers. Should they become charitable corporations? Should the state subsidize them? It will hold another meeting soon. But the discussions now seem out of date.

短文翻譯

到底是什么導致了報紙行業的消亡?一年前報業似乎就已危在旦夕。這一衰退幾乎使那些還未轉向互聯網的廣告商和讀者消亡殆盡。諸如《舊金山紀事報》一類的報紙當時就已開始記錄自己的厄運。美國聯邦貿易委員會曾發起一輪關于如何挽救報業的討論。討論圍繞是否應將其轉變為公益事業及政府是否應該給予資助展開。下次會議召開在即,但現在這樣的探討似乎已經過時了。

核心單詞一覽

真題練習

*一定要做題哦

26. By saying "Newspapers like...their own doom"(Lines 3-4,Para.1),the author indicates that newspapers_____.

[A] neglected the sign of crisis

[B] failed to get state subsidies

[C] were not charitable corporations

[D] were in a desperate situation

題目解析

26.【答案】[D] were in a desperate situatio

【解析】作者用這句話舉例來說明上文所提出的現象，因此答案應該回到上句進行尋找，“A year ago the end seemed near.”（一年前，報業岌岌可危）一句提到了報業的狀況。因此，題干所問句子實際是用比喻說法（為自己的命運編年記事）表明包括《舊金山紀事》在內的報紙身處絕境，命運堪憂，故D項符合題意，為正確答案。A項在原文并未提及；B項中的“國家補貼”在首段倒數第三句有所涉及，但這只是美國聯邦貿易委員會探討拯救報業的一項措施，內容是“國家要不要資助報業”，而非是“報業沒能得到國家資助”；C項源自首段倒數第四句，也是聯邦貿易委員會探討的一項措施，內容是“報業要不要成為慈善機構”，而非“報業不是慈善機構”。