考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2004-Text 2（二）

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　　得阅读者得考研英语，得真题者得整个考研。就考研英语真题试卷而言，阅读部分最重要；就考研复习而言，真题是最宝贵的资料。文都教育考研英语老师继续为大家梳理考研英语历年真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2004年考研英语真题阅读Text 2，这篇文章主要探讨了字母顺序歧视问题。
　　Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly.
　　merely“仅仅，只是”；coincidence“巧合”；dream up“凭空设想出”；in the spare time“在闲暇时间”；the alphabetically disadvantaged指的就是“姓氏首字母在字母表后半部分的人”；两个逗号之间起到补充说明的作用；rot“堕落”；set in“开始”；infant school“幼儿园”；seat“安排座位”；pupil“学生”；short-sighted“近视的”，也可以表示“目光短浅的”；get stuck in“被困在”；rarely“极少”；improving“有启发性的，有教育意义的”；pose“提出”；insensitive“不敏感的”；at the time“那时候”；have a lucky escape“侥幸逃脱”；qualification“条件”；individual attention“个性化关注”；confidence“信心”，self-confidence“自信”，be confident that“坚信，肯定”。
　　The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.
　　humiliation“耻辱”；university graduation ceremony“大学毕业典礼”；award“奖品，奖金”；they指的是awards；literally“不夸张地，简直”；shortlist“候选人名单”；job interview“求职面试”；election ballot paper“选票”；conference“会议”；tend to do“倾向于，往往”；draw up“草拟，起草”；plough through“费劲地阅读”。
　　以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2004年考研英语真题阅读Text 2后两段的要点。“知己知彼，百战不殆。”想要攻克考研英语，首先应该对其有一定的了解。如何了解，当然就是从真题入手。与其在浩如烟海的资料中徘徊，不知所措，甚至打消积极性，不如直接关注真题。因此，各位同学，行动起来吧！
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