阅读秋季抢分第三讲笔记

方法标志：mainlyabout／discuss、thebesttitle、the串线：将各段首末剧串联成一个整体，切勿遗漏转折处（but、yet、however、 各个段落之间的交集内容即为内 ：英语一overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.（这一句型说明patent的定义是businessmethods，说明Nowthenation'stoppatentcourt（）appearscomple yreadytoscalebackonbusiness-methodpatents,whichhavebeencontroversialeversincetheywerefirstauthorized10yearsago.（ 章内容）Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-face,becauseitwasthefederalcircuit（等同court）itselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithis1998decisionintheso-calledstateStreetBankcase,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.（ TheBilskicaseinvolvesaclaimedpatentonamethodforhedgingriskintheenergymarket.TheFederalCircuit'sactioncomesinthewakeofaseriesofrecentdecisionsbythesupremeCourtthathasnarrowedthescopeof（是scaleback的同义替换）protectionsforpatentholders.通过文章各个段落首句串联，判读作者对patent的态度是否定态度，感彩向下，因Whichofthefollowingwouldbethesubjectofthetext?Aloomingthreattobusiness-methodpatents（通过readyto判断出正在缩小专利Protectionforbusiness-methodpatentholders（ 彩排除Alegalcaseregardingbusiness-methodpatents（无 Aprevailingtrendagainstbusiness-methodpatents（没有到普遍的趋势，是准英语一Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemorehostilitythanthemembersofanyotherprofession—withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism.Buttherearefewceswhereshavemoregroundsfor intthanAmerica.（否定+more Duringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisis,spendingonlegalservicesinAmericatwiceasfastasinflation.Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullofmoney,temptingevermorestudentstopileintolawschools.Butmostlawgraduatesnevergetabig-firmjob.Manyoftheminstead 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[A]flawedownershipofAmerica’slawfirmsandits[B]thefactorsthathelpmakeasuccessfullawyerin[C]aprobleminAmerica’slegalprofessionandsolutionsto[D]theroleofundergraduatestudiesinAmerica’slegal中心思想里同类型词汇的做题意名词（定范围英语一WhenLiamMcGeedepartedasofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexnationwassurprisinglystraightup.McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedupgavehimtimetoreflectonwhatkindofhewantedtorun.Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputychiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethejumpwithoutanet.ThedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookforabetteroneisThosewhojumpedwithoutajobhaven'talwayslandedintoppositionsManyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortop相同颜色代表彼此的同义30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthe[A]CEOs:Whereto[B]CEOs:AlltheWay[C]TopManagersJumpwithoutaNet（所有段⾸句都在变相说明最⾼管理 [D]TheOnlyWayOutforTop英语一Upuntilafewdecadesago,ourvisionsofthefuturewerelargely—thoughbynomeansuniformly—glowinglypositive.（感情⾊彩，未来是美好光明的）Nowutopiahasgrownunfashionable,aswehavegainedadeeperappreciationoftherangeofthreatsfacingus,fromasteroidstriketoepidemicfluandtoclimatechange.（now后转Butsuchgloominessismisced.Thefossilrecordshowsthatmanyspecieshaveenduredformillionsofyears—sowhyshouldn'twe?（but再⼀次转折，否定这种上⼀段的想法）Sowhatdoesourdeepfuturehold?Agrowingnumberofresearchersandorganisationsnowthinkingseriouslyaboutthatquestion.（设问，未来到底如何Perhapswillfully,itmaybeeasiertothinkaboutsuchlengthytimescalesthanaboutthemoreimmediatefuture.（思考遥远的未来⽐想现在容易得多）Buttakealongerviewandthereisasurprisingamountthatwecansaywithconsiderableassurance.（未来是可以保证的）Thislongmakesthepessimisticviewofourprospectsseemmorelikelytobeapassingfad.（悲观的观点是过时的，否定悲观的观点，表肯定）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthe[A]TheEver-brightProspectsofScienceTechnologyandHumanity.（⽆谈及EvolutionoftheHumanSpecies.（进化没有谈到UncertaintyaboutOurFuture.（感情⾊彩不对英语一Thelongestbullrun（牛市）inacenturyofart-markethistory（用名词缩小范围）endedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th2008(seeTheworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentum（动力）forawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable（否定感 彩）,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Thecurrentdownturn（感彩 ）intheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefexecutive,says:“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”Whatmakesthisslump（）differentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.25.ThemostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldA.FluctuationofArtPricesB.Up-to-dateArtAuctionsC.ArtMarketinD.ShiftedInterestin英语二Whatwouldyoudowith590m?ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMackenzie,anyear-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhouseinFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjackpotinhistory.Ifshehopeshernew-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,shecoulddoworsethan（不妨做）readHappyMoneybyElizabethDumnandMichaelNorton.Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.（showthat后面表达观点，couterintuitive）Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwasonceexcitingandnew esold-hat;regretcreepsin.Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,sayMsDumnandMrNorton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoften emorevaluablewithtime-asstoriesormemories-particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslaves（工薪阶层）aswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost"happinessbangforyourbuck.”（这本书也可以帮助工薪阶层和中乐透的老如何花钱）Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestowork,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingevision(somethingtheaverageAmericanspendsawhoptwomonthsayearng,andishardlyjollierforit).Buyinggiftsorgivingtocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,andluxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.ThisisapparentlythereasonMacDonald'srestrictstheavailabilityofitspopularMcRib-amarketingtrickthathasturnedtheporksandwichintoanob