考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2015-Text 3（一）

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　　各位同学，就考研英语真题而言，最后三套建议用来进行考前模拟。文都教育考研英语老师继续为大家梳理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2015年考研英语真题阅读Text 3，这篇文章主要探讨了对期刊论文中统计数据的进一步审查问题。
　　The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings.
　　journal“学术期刊”；extra“额外的”；a round of“一轮”；statistical“统计的”；peer-review“同行评议的”；editor-in-chief“主编”；announce“宣布”；widespread concern“广泛的关注”；analysis“分析”；contribute to“导致”；irreproducibility“非再生性”；published“已出版的”；research finding“研究结果”。
　　“Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal,” writes McNutt in an editorial... the journal has appointed seven experts to ... (SBoRE). Manuscript will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal’s internal editors, or by its existing ... The SBoRE panel ...
　　have confidence in“对...有信心”；editorial“社论”；appoint“委派”；expert“专家”；manuscript“原稿”；flag up“做出标记”；additional“附加的，额外的”；scrutiny“详细审查”；internal“内部的”；existing“目前的，现存的”；panel“座谈小组”。
　　Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said: “The creation of the ‘statistics board’ was motivated by ... and is part of Science’s overall drive ...”
　　particular“特别的，特殊的”，in particular“尤其，特别”；paper“论文”；impel“推动”；be motivated by“受到...的驱使”；overall“全面的”；drive在此可以表示“行动”。
　　Giovanni Parmigiani ... says he expects the board to “play primarily an advisory role.” He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself ... that may want to model their approach after Science.”
　　play primarily an advisory role“主要扮演顾问的角色”；agree to do“同意做某事”；foresight“远见，深谋远虑”；unique“独特的”；be likely to do“可能做某事”；have a lasting impact“造成持久的影响”，动词也可以用exert，exert far-reaching consequence可以表示“造成深远影响”；publication“出版物”；model“模仿”；approach“方法”。
　　以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2015年考研英语真题阅读Text 3前四段的要点。有的同学可能复习得挺到位，但是缺乏时间意识，导致考场上没有完成全部试题。因此，大家进行考前模拟乃至平时复习的时候，可以尽量按照考试的时间段，在规定时间内完成全套真题，培养实战能力。