16宫东风教授2016年考研英语课后学习计划

中国沈阳

第七周：（Week7:2015.10.10—10.16）

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Ifyoudoubtyourself,you’vealreadylosttherace.——UsainBolt

10.10（周六）

阅读学习计划

收听《读记单词》一书第83页的逐句精讲。

做《考点与常见错误透析》一书第285页的，然后收听此书的相关精讲

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第43篇和应用文写作第43篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第43篇和应用文写作第43篇。

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10.11（周日）

阅读学习计划

收听《读记单词》一书第79页的逐句精讲。

做《考点与常见错误透析》一书第284页的，然后收听此书的相关精讲

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第44篇和应用文写作第44篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第44篇和应用文写作第44篇。

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10.12（周一）

阅读学习计划

收听《读记单词》一书第75页的逐句精讲。

做《考点与常见错误透析》一书第282页的，然后收听此书的相关精讲

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第45篇和应用文写作第45篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第45篇和应用文写作第45篇。

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10.13（周二）

阅读学习计划

收听《读记单词》一书第71页的逐句精讲。

做《考点与常见错误透析》一书第281页的，然后收听此书的相关精讲

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第46篇和应用文写作第46篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第46篇和应用文写作第46篇。

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10.14（周三）

阅读学习计划

英语二阅读2-12-4（请见本周所附的原文）

做英语二阅读2-12-4的，然后收听此文的相关精讲。

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第47篇和应用文写作第47篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第47篇和应用文写作第47篇。

10.15（周四）

阅读学习计划

英语二阅读2-11-2（请见本周所附的原文）

做英语二阅读2-11-2的，然后收听此文的相关精讲。

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第48篇和应用文写作第48篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第48篇和应用文写作第48篇。

10.16（周五）

阅读学习计划

英语二阅读2-11-3（请见本周所附的原文）

做英语二阅读2-11-3的，然后收听此文的相关精讲。

写作学习计划

精听《写作突破100题》短文写作第49篇和应用文写作第49篇的。

抄写、背诵和默写《写作突破100题》短文写作第49篇和应用文写作第49篇。

附件

英语二阅读2-12-4

Text4

Thegreatrecessionmaybeover,butthiseraofhighjoblessnessisprobablybeginning.Beforeitends,itwilllikelychangethelifecourseandcharacterofagenerationofyoungadults.Andultimay,itislikelytoreshapeourpolitics,ourculture,andthecharacterofoursocietyforyears.

Noonetriesharderthanthejoblesstofindsilverliningsinthisnationaleconomicdisaster.Manysaidthatunemployment,whileextremelypainful,hadimprovedtheminsomeways:theyhad elessmaterialisticandmorefinanciallyprudent;theyweremoreawareofthestrugglesofothers.Inlimitedrespects,perhapstherecessionwillleavesocietybetteroff.Attheveryleast,ithasawokenusfromournationalfeverdreamofeasyrichesandbiggerhouses,andputanecessaryendtoaneraofreckless alspending.

Butforthemostpart,thesebenefitsseemthin,uncertain,andfaroff.InTheMoralConsequencesofEconomicGrowth,theeconomichistorianBenjaminFriedmanarguesthatbothinsideandoutsidetheU.S.,lengthyperiodsofeconomicstagnationordeclinehavealmostalwaysleftsocietymoremean-spiritedandlessinclusive,andhaveusuallystoppedorreversedtheadvanceofrightsanddoms.Anti-immigrantsentimenttypicallyincreases,asdoesbetweenracesandclasses.

einequalityusuallyfallsduringarecession,butithasnotshrunkinthisone.Indeed,thisperiodofeconomicweaknessmayreinclassdivides,anddecreaseopportunitiestocrossthem–especiallyforyoungpeople.TheresearchofTillVonWachter,theeconomistatColumbiaUniversity,suggeststhatnotallpeoplegraduatingintoarecessionseetheirlifechancesdimmed:thosewithdegreesfromeliteuniversitiescatchupfairlyquicklytowheretheyotherwisewouldhavebeeniftheyhadgraduatedinbettertimes;itisthemassesbeneaththemthatareleftbehind.

IntheInternetage,itisparticularlyeasytoseetheresentmentthathasalwaysbeenhiddenwithinAmericansociety.Moredifficult,inthemoment,isdiscerningpreciselyhowtheseleantimesareaffectingsociety’scharacter.Inmanyrespects,theU.S.wasmoresociallytolerantenteringthisrecessionthanatanytimeinitshistory,andavarietyofnationalpollsonsocialsincethenhaveshownmixedresults.Wewillhavetowaitandseeexactlyhowthesehardtimeswillreshapeoursocialfabric.Buttheycertainlywillreshapeit,andallthemoresothelongertheyextend.

Bysaying“tofindsilverlinings”(Line1,Para.2)theauthorsuggeststhatthejoblesstryto .

seeksubsidiesfromthe ernment

makeprofitsfromthetroubledeconomy

explorereasonsfortheunemployment

lookonthebrightsideoftherecession

AccordingtoParagraph2,therecessionhasmadepeople .

struggleagainsteachother

realizethenationaldream

challengetheirprudence

reconsidertheirlifestyle

BenjaminFriedmanbelievesthateconomicrecessionsmay .

imposeaheavierburdenonimmigrants

bringoutmoreevilsofhumannature

promotetheadvanceofrightsanddoms

easesbetweenracesandclasses

TheresearchofTillVonWachtersuggeststhatintherecessiongraduatesfromeliteuniversitiestendto

.

lagbehindtheothersduetodecreasedopportunities

catchupquicklywithexperiencedemployees

seetheirlifechancesasdimmedastheothers’

recovermorequicklythantheothers

Theauthorthinksthattheinfluenceofhardtimesonsocietyis .

trivial

positive

certain

destructive

英语二阅读2-11-2

Text2

Whateverhappenedtothedeathofnewspapers?Ayearagotheendseemednear.Therecessionthreatenedtoremovetheadvertisingandreadersthathadnotalreadyfledtotheinternet.NewspapersliketheSanFranciscoChroniclewerechroniclingtheirowndoom.America’sFederalTradeCommissionlaunchedaroundoftalksabouthowtosavenewspapers.Shouldthey echaritablecorporations?Shouldthestatesubsidizethem?Itwillholdanothermeetingsoon.Butthediscussionsnowseemoutofdate.

Inmuchoftheworldthereislittlesignofcrisis.GermanandBrazilianpapershaveshruggedofftherecession.EvenAmericannewspapers,whichinhabitthemosttroubledcorneroftheglobalindustry,havenotonlysurvivedbutoftenreturnedtoprofit.Notthe20%profitmarginsthatwereroutineafewyearsago,butprofitallthesame.

Ithasnotbeenmuchfun.Manypapersstayedafloatbypushingjournalistsoverboard.TheAmericanSocietyofNewsEditorsreckonsthat13,500newsroomjobshavegonesince2007.Readersarepayingmoreforslimmerproducts.Somepapersevenhadthenervetorefusedeliverytodistantsuburbs.Yetthesedesperatemeasureshaveprovedtherightonesand,sadlyformanyjournalists,theycanbepushedfurther.

Newspapersare ingmorebalancedbusinesses,withahealthiermixofrevenuesfromreadersandadvertisers.Americanpapershavelongbeenhighlyunusualintheirrelianceonads.Fully87%oftheirrevenuescamefromadvertisingin2008,accordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperation&Development(OECD).InJapantheproportionis35%.Notsurprisingly,Japanesenewspapersaremuchmorestable.

Thewhirlwindthatsweptthroughnewsroomsharmedeverybody,butmuchofthedamagehasbeenconcentratedinareaswherenewspapersareleastdistinctive.Carandfilmreviewershavegone.Sohavescienceandgeneralbusinessreporters.Foreignbureaushavebeensavagelycutoff.Newspapersarelesscompleteasaresult.Butcompletenessisnolongeravirtueinthenewspaperbusiness.

Bysaying“Newspaperslike…theirowndoom”(Lines3-4,Para.1),theauthorindicatesthatnewspapers

.

neglectedthesignofcrisis

failedtogetstatesubsidies

werenotcharitablecorporations

wereinadesperatesituation

Somenewspapersrefuseddeliverytodistantsuburbsprobablybecause .

readersthreatenedtopayless

newspaperswantedtoreducecosts

journalistsreportedlittleabouttheseareas

subscriberscominedaboutslimmerproducts

ComparedwiththeirAmericancounterparts,Japanesenewspapersaremuchmorestablebecausethey

.

havemoresourcesofrevenue

havemorebalancednewsrooms

arelessdependentonadvertising

arelessaffectedbyreadership

Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphaboutthecurrentnewspaperbusiness?

Distinctivenessisanessentialfeatureofnewspapers.

Completenessistoblameforthefailureofnewspapers.

Foreignbureausyacrucialroleinthenewspaperbusiness.

Readershavelosttheirinterestincarandfilmreviews.

Themostappropriatetitleforthistextwouldbe .

AmericanNewspapers:StrugglingforSurvival

AmericanNewspapers:GonewiththeWind

AmericanNewspapers:AThrivingBusiness

AmericanNewspapers:AHopelessStory

英语二阅读2-11-3

Text3

WetendtothinkofthedecadesimmediayfollowingWorldWarIIasatimeofprosperityandgrowth,withsoldiersreturninghomebythemillions,goingofftocollegeontheG.I.Billandliningupatthemarriagebureaus.

Butwhenitcametotheirhouses,itwasatimeofcommonsenseandabeliefthatlesscouldtrulybemore.DuringtheDepressionandthewar,Americanshadlearnedtolivewithless,andthatrestraint,incombinationwiththepostwarconfidenceinthefuture,madesmall,efficienthousingpositivelystylish.

Economicconditionwasonlyastimulusforthetrendtowardefficientliving.Thephrase“lessismore”wasactuallyfirstpopularizedbyaGerman,thearchitectLudwigMiesvanderRohe,wholikeotherpeople

associatedwiththeBauhaus,aschoolofdesign,emigratedtotheUnitedStatesbeforeWorldWarIIandtookuppostsatAmericanarchitectureschools.ThesedesignerscametoexertenormousinfluenceonthecourseofAmericanarchitecture,butnonemoresothanMies.

Mies’ssignaturephrasemeansthatlessdecoration,properlyorganized,hasmoreimpactthanalot.Elegance,hebelieved,didnotderivefromabundance.Likeothermodernarchitects,heemployedmetal,glassandlaminatedwood–materialsthatwetakeforgrantedtodaybutthatinthe1940ssymbolizedthefuture.Mies’ssophisticatedpresentationmaskedthefactthatthespaceshedesignedweresmallandefficient,ratherthanbigandoftenempty.

TheapartmentsintheeleganttowersMiesbuiltonChicago’sLakeShoreDrive,forexample,weresmaller–two-bedroomunitsunder1,000squarefeet–thanthoseintheirolderneighborsalongthecity’sGoldCoast.Buttheywerepopularbecauseoftheirairyglasswalls,theviewstheyaffordedandtheeleganceofthebuildings’detailsandproportions,thearchitecturalequivalentofthe artsopopularatthetime.Thetrendtoward“less”wasnotentirelyforeign.Inthe1930sFrankLloydWrightstartedbuildingmoremodestandefficienthouses–usuallyaround1,200squarefeet–thanthespreadingtwo-storyoneshehad

designedinthe1890sandtheearly20thcentury.

The“CaseStudyHouses”commissionedfromtalentedmodernarchitectsbyCaliforniaArts&Architecturemagazinebetween1945and1962wereyetanotherhomegrowninfluenceonthe“lessismore”trend.Aestheticeffectcamefromthelandscape,newmaterialsandforthrightdetailing.InhisCaseStudyHouse,RalphRapsonmayhavemispredictedjusthowthemechanicalrevolutionwouldimpacteverydaylife–fewAmericanfamiliesacquiredhelicopters,thoughmosteventuallygotclothesdryers–buthisbelieft