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WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师1WeLearn考研英语阅读致命考研英语阅读致命 16 分第三课分第三课Para2：There are three reasons for thepublic-sector unions thriving.First,theycan shut things down without sufferingmuch in the way of consequences.Second,they are mostly bright and well-educated.Aquarter of Americas public-sector workershave a university degree.Third,they nowdominate left-of-centre politics.Some oftheir ties go back a long way.BritainsLabor Party,as its name implies,has longbeen associated with trade unionism.Itscurrent leader,Ed Miliband,owes hisposition to votes from public-sector unions.Q1.Which of thefollowing is true ofParagraph 2?A Public-sectorunions are prudentin taking actions.B Education isrequired forpublic-sector unionmembership.C Labor Party haslong been fightingagainstpublic-sectorunions.DPublic-sectorunions seldom getin trouble for theiractions.扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师2Para2：The largest firms in America andBritain together spend more than$15billion a year on CSR,according to anestimate by EPG,a consulting firm.Thiscould add value to their businesses in threeways.First,consumers may take CSRspending as a“signal”that a companys products are of high quality.Second,customers may be willing to buy acompanys products as an indirect may todonate to the good causes it helps.Andthird,through a more diffuse“halo effect,”whereby its good deeds earn it greaterconsideration from consumers and others.Q2.According toParagraph 2,CSRhelps a companyby_A winning trustfrom consumers.B guarding itagainstmalpractices.C protecting itfrom beingdefamed.D raising thequality of itsproducts.扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师3Anyone closely involved in patents andinventions soon learns that most“new”ideas are,in fact,as old as the hills.It istheir reduction to commercial practice,either through necessity or dedication,orthrough the availability of new technology,that makes news and money.The basicpatent for the theory of magnetic recordingdates back to 1886.Many of the originalideas behind television originate from thelate 19th and early 20th century.Even theVolkswagen rear engine car was anticipatedby a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse atthe rear.Q3：From thepassage we learnthat _A an invention willnot benefit theinventor unless it isreduced tocommercial practiceB products areactually inventionswhich were made along time agoC it is muchcheaper to buy anold patent than anew oneD patent expertsoften recommendpatents to others byconducting a searchthrough deadpatents扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师4Theresearchersstudiedthebehavioroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,and they share their food readily.Aboveall,like their female human counterparts,they tend to pay much closer attentionto the value of“goods and services”than males.Q4.Femalecapuchin monkeyswere chosen for theresearch mostprobably becausethey are _A more inclined toweigh what theygetB attentive toresearchersinstructionsC nice in bothappearance andtemperamentD more generousthan their malecompanions扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师5Para4：In many respects,the dearth ofmoral purpose frames not only the fact ofsuch widespread phone hacking but theterms on which the trial took place.One ofthe astonishing revelations was how littleRebekah Brooks knew of what went on inher newsroom,how little she thought toask and the fact that she never inquiredhow the stories arrived.The core of hersuccessful defense was that she knewnothing.Para3：Butsuchgloominessismisplaced(否 定).The fossil record showsthat many species have endured for millionsof years-so why shouldnt we?Take abroader look at our species place in theuniverse,and it becomes clear that we havean excellent chance of surviving for tens,ifnot hundreds,of thousands of years.Lookup Homo sapiens in the“Red List”ofthreatened species of the InternationalUnionforthe ConversationofNature(IUCN)Q5.The authorbelieves theRebekah Brookssdefense_A revealed acunning personalityB centered ontrivial issuesC was hardlyconvincingD was part of aconspiracyQ6.The IUCNs“Red List”suggestthat human beingare _A a sustainedspeciesB a threat to theenvironmentC the worldsdominant powerD a misplaced race扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师6It never rains but it pours.Just asbosses and boards have finally sorted outtheir worst accounting and compliancetroubles，andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporation governance，a new problemthreatens to earn them especially inAmericathe sort of nasty headlines thatinevitably lead to heads rolling in theexecutive suite：data insecurity.Left，untilnow，to odd，low-level IT staff to put right，and seen as a concern only of data-richindustries such as banking，telecoms and airtravel，information protection is now highon the bosss agenda in businesses of everyvariety.Q7.The statement：“It never rains butit pours”is used tointroduce_A the fiercebusinesscompetitionB the feebleboss-boardrelationsC the threat fromnews reportsD the severity ofdata leakage扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师7Para2：This top-down conception ofthe fashion business couldnt be more outof date or at odds with the feverish worlddescribed in Overdressed,Elizabeth Clinesthree-year indictment of“fast fashion”.Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabels such as Zara,H&M,and Uniqlo toreact to trends more quickly and anticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quickerturnarounds mean less wasted inventory,more frequent release,and more profit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumers to see clothes as disposablemeant to last only a wash or two,althoughthey dont advertise thatand to renewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byoffering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices,Cline argues,these brands have hijackedfashion cycles,shaking an industry longaccustomed to a seasonal pace.Q8.According toCline,mass-marketlabels urgeconsumers to_A combatunnecessary wasteB shut out thefeverish fashionworldC resist theinfluence ofadvertisementsD shop for theirgarments morefrequently扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师8Para2：Theselabelsencouragestyle-conscious consumers to see clothes asdisposablemeant to last only a wash ortwo,although they dont advertise thatand to renew their wardrobe every fewweeks.Also unclear is why Microsoft has goneit alone.After all,it has an ad business too,which it says will comply with DNT requests,though it is still working out how.If it istrying to upset Google,which relies almostwholly on advertising,it has chosen anindirect method:there is no guarantee thatDNT by default will become the norm.DNTdoes not seem an obviously huge sellingpoint for Windows 8though the firm hascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavorably with Google s on that countbefore.Brendon Lynch,Microsofts chiefprivacy officer,blogged:“We believeconsumers should have more control.”Could it really be that simple?Q9.According toCline,mass-marketlabels urgeconsumers to_A combatunnecessary wasteB shut out thefeverish fashionworldC resist theinfluence ofadvertisementsD shop for theirgarments morefrequentlyQ10.The authorsattitude towardswhat BrendonLynch said in hisblog is one of_A indulgenceB understandingC appreciationD skepticism扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地WeLearn考研英语阅读致命 16 分主讲老师：章晋林老师9What is the real relationship betweeneducation and economic development?Wehave to suspect that continuing economicgrowthpromotesthedevelopmentofeducation even when governments dontforce it.After all,thats how education gotstarted.When our ancestors were huntersand gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didnt have time to wonder much about anythingbesides finding food.Only when humanitybegan to get its food in a more productiveway was there time for other things.Q11.The authorquotes the exampleof our ancestors toshow thateducation emerged_A when peoplehad enough timeB prior to betterways of finding foodC when people onlonger went hungryD as a result ofpressure ongovernment扫码购买秋季强化课关注微信公众号【考研狗之家】有料有态度的考研基地