考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析--1995年part3

1、考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析 -1995 年 part3Part ThreeIn such a changing , complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of life' s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve.

2、Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World Warn . Asfamilies move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended

3、 family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidencethat informationwill be available when needed and will betrustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned s

4、ubconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned .Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information r

5、elevant to his or her specific problem is complicated , time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming .Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever bee

6、n possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information .Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombar

7、d people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communicationsto report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world widethrough teleconferencing , and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to tra

8、vel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.In this world of change and complexity , the need for information is of greatestimportance. Those people who have

9、 accurate , reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all

10、people.9. The word "it" line 3, para. 2 most probably refers to_.Athe lack of stable communitiesBthe breakdown of informal information channelsCthe increased mobility of familiesDthe growing number of people moving from place to place10. The main problem people may encounter today arises f

11、orm the fact that_.Athey have to learn new things consciouslyBthey lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy informationCthey have difficulty obtaining the needed information readilyDthey can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family.11 . From the passage we can i

12、nfer that_.A) electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messagesB) it willbecome more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information eraC) people will spend less time holding meetings or conferencesD) events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites 12. We c

13、an learn from the last paragraph thatA) it is necessary to obtain as muchB) people should make the best use of the informationC) we should realize the importance of accumulating information .D) it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficientlyUnit 2 1995Part 3重点词汇：subconsciously下意识

14、地J sub 下 +conscious 有意识的 +ly。stockpile v.n.积蓄，贮存J stock 存储 +pile 堆积。expertise 专门知识J expert专家+ise后缀，专家所掌握的东西。Participant参与者即 Parti+cip+ant，Parti =Part，cip =cap抓，-ant 后缀表人,"抓取局部东西的人"t参与分享的人t参与者。参Participation参加；分享。facilitate (使便利)即 fac+il (e) +itate ， fac=fic 词根"做"， -ile 后缀"易于

15、的，-itate 动词后缀，使易于做的"t使便利。名词形式为 facility熟练；facilities设施；便利条件 。 It would facilitate matters if you were more co-operative.如果你再合作一点的话，事情就变得更容易了。breakdown n.崩溃； 故障j break+down。a nervous breakdown神经衰弱。dominant ?支配的，占优势的j domin+ant , domin词根支配，-ant后缀。难句解析： Many of life's problems which were solve

16、d by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve.本句的主干是 Many life's problems. are beyond the capability.。 problems 后面是一个由 which 引导的定语从句，而 capability 后面也是修饰成分。首先要理解 be beyond the capability 的意思。在考研的阅读中 beyond 引导的各种短语层 出不穷，这里的意思是 "在

17、 的能力之外 "。另外， extended family 是指"扩展型家庭， 几代同堂或者是包含各种亲戚关系的家庭 "。 Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.本句的主语由两个并列的结构 Where to turn for expert information和 how to determinewhich expert advice to accept

18、 构成，表语是 questions ，后面的 facing manypeople today 修饰 questions 。首先要注意断句，再看清复杂的主语就能够理解本句的意思，另外注意turn for 相当于 askfor 。 As families move away from their stable commUnity, their friends of many years,their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidenc

19、e that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable.本句较难，首先应该看到主句就是 the informal flow of information is cut off，前面 的局部是一个 as 引导的伴随 / 原因从句，而在主句后面的只是一个名词性的词组，其核心词 是 the confidence ，前面的 with it 是个介词结构修饰 the confidence ，后面的 that information will be available when needed

20、 and will be trustworthy and reliable 只 不过是 the confidence 的同位语，为了方便理解， 我们也可以在句末的地方加一个 "is gone" ， 这样就可以把主句后面的局部理解为一个句子： the confidence is gone 。首先要看清句子结构，另外注意 and with it the confidence 中的 it 指代的是整个主句 the informal flow of information is cut off 。 Thus, things once learned subconsciously t

21、hrough the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.本句的主干就是 things. must be consciously learned。 things 后面有一个定语从句。看清句子结构，并且注意 subconsciously 与 consciously 之间的比照。 The in dividual now has more in formatio navailabletha n any gen erati on,and the taskof finding that one

22、piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem iscomplicated, time-consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming.本句由两个并列的子句构成，之间以 and 连接。前面的有一个 more. than.的结构，而后 面 的 主 干 是 the task is complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming 。主语 task 后面的介词 of 的宾语比较长。看清句子结构，可以把它一分为二，同时注

23、意最后的三个形容词有一定的递进意味。另外注意 that one piece of information中的 that 用来强调 one piece of information 。 Telecom mun icati ons developme nts en able the sending of messages via televisi on,radio, and very shortly, electronic mails to bombard people with multitudes of messages.本句的主语是 telecommunications developmen

24、ts ，谓语是 enable ，主要应该看清 enable 的宾语是两个并列成分： the sending of messages via television ， radio 和 very shortly, electronic mails to bombard people with multitudes of messages。本句的阅读重点在断句， 一定不能把 television ，radio ，electronic mails 看成是介词 via 的三个并列宾语。如果这样理解，那么后面的题目是做不对的。另外，虽然 bombard 一词超 纲，我们通过其根本词形与 bomb 类似也能猜出其意思。 Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the Participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site.本句由两个结构相仿的子句用 and 连接而成，它们的结构都是 sth. c