考研英语（二）历年真题阅读要点之2012-Text 1（二）

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　　英语（二）阅读虽然比英语（一）简单，但是不要掉以轻心。历年考研英语真题是宝贵的复习资料。为了帮助大家更好地复习，文都教育考研英语老师为各位同学梳理一下历年考研英语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2012年考研英语真题阅读Text 1，这篇文章主要探讨了家庭作业方针存在的问题。
　　District administrators say that homework will still be a part of schooling ... But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, ... see very little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well on state tests without completing their homework ... Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a flat, across-the-board rule.
　　schooling“学校教育”；count for“占”；no more than+数字，表示“不超过”，如果用于比较级no more than或not any more than表示“两者都不”；grade“成绩”；report card“成绩单”；without doing“没有做某事”，写作中可以使用这样的结构；perform“表现”，名词形式performance；rather than“而不是”；empower“授权”；work可以表示“起作用”；impose“强加”；flat结合语境，指“死板的”；across-the-board“全盘的”。
　　At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework. If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students’ academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework matters, it should account for a significant portion of the grade. Meanwhile, this policy does nothing to ensure that the homework students receive is meaningful or appropriate to their age and the subject, or that teachers are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.
　　at the same time“与此同时”，相当于meanwhile，in the meantime；thorny“棘手的”；unimportant“不重要的”；academic achievement“学业成绩”；eliminate“根除”，不认识无所谓，因为和reduce“减少”之间用or连接，说明含义相近；assignment表示“作业”；count for nothing“毫无价值”；conversely“相反”；matter“要紧，重要”；account for“（比例）占”；a significant portion of“...重要的一部分”；do nothing to do“对...无能为力”；ensure“确保”；meaningful“有意义的”；appropriate“恰当的”；subject“学科”；be willing to do“乐意做某事”。
　　The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L.A. Unified to do homework right.
　　put on hold“搁置，暂停”；be responsible for“负责”；set educational policy“制定教育政策”；look into“调查”；conduct public hearings“开展公众听证会”。
　　以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2012年考研英语真题阅读Text 1后三段的要点。实践出真知。想要更好地把握考研英语阅读的命题思路和特点，各位同学应该以真题为主，仔细研究，找出其内在规律。另外，历年真题只做一遍是不够的，完成之后应该加以回顾。
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