2010考研英语第一篇阅读分析及答案（90% rightBBDAB）

流年之殇

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     Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.(T1)

     It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most bit-city newspapers. Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.

     We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War 2,at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business. and even those reviews who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were a out. These men believed in journalism as a calling , and were proud to be published in the daily press. 'So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,' Newman wrote, "that I am tempted to define "journalism" as "a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are".'

  Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England's foremost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967,the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.

   Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly uphostered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

21. It is indicated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that
A arts criticism has disappeared from big-city newspapers.
B English-language newspapers used to carry more arts reviews.
C high-quality newspapers retain a large body of readers.
D young readers doubt the suitability of criticism on dailies.
解析：选择B
(C是主观臆断，错！D选项是无中生有，错！A和B是绝对和相对的关系，A has disappeared是现在完成时，已经消失，太绝对了，错！因为第一段的far-reaching，difficult，imagine，特别是 impossibility for the average reader 告诉我们，B选项是现在和过去的比较，是绝对正确！)
22. Newspaper reviews in England before World War 2 were characterized by
A free themes.
B casual style.
C elaborate layout.
D radical viewpoints.
解析：选择B。
A的意思是主题多样，言论自由，D的意思是激进的观点；从本文来看，属于无中生有，所以错！（昨晚把D选项翻译错了，不好意思哈！）C选项是精心布局，文中说写的很长很细，但不一定就是精心布局，所以C错！文中stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament，可以看出各式各样的文艺批评被当成一种装饰，stylish告诉我们所以选B）
23. Which of the following would shaw and Newman most probably agree on?
A It is writers' duty to fulfill journalistic goals.
B It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.
C Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.
D Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.
解析：选择D.
关键是分析这个句子".' I am tempted to define "journalism" as "a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are。
先看：Be tempted to 是忍不住的意思；
define 。。。 as。。。把。。。定义为。。。；
applied by被。。。应用；
read，此处做形容词，意思是博学的；
现在画句子成分I am tempted to define "journalism" as "a term of contempt （applied by writers后置定于，修饰contempt偏见，蔑视 ）（who are not read to writers定语从句writers） （who are定语修饰第二个writers）
通过分析，B的意思是写手成为记者是不值得一提，下贱的，绝对化选项，错！所以选择D，再来看D, Not all writers,不是所有的写手。。。这又是绝对与相对的关系，所以选择D.
24. What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?
A His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.
B His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
C His style caters largely to modern specialists.
D His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.
解析：选择A
这道题比较简单，看这两个句子：1Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists. 2 Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote.可以断定选择A)
25. What would be the best title for the text?
A Newspapers of the Good Old Days
B The Lost Horizon in Newspapers
C Mournful Decline of Journalism
D Prominent Critics in Memory
解析：选择B，A选项的意思是报纸的美好往昔，C选项的意思是，悲叹的报刊衰退；文章讲的是文艺批评，意思不符。这道题D选项迷惑性很大，Critics是批评家的意思，文章讲的是有关文艺批评的文章在报纸上消失了，但是并没有说批评家消失了，属于偷换概念！纵观全文，B是绝对符合的！

第一篇英语阅读争议很大，各个专家的答案我实在不敢恭维，这是我花了2小时分析得出的，我有90%的把握。我考试做的答案和现在认真分析后的不一样，我说这话的意思是希望各位朋友以客观的态度对待这篇阅读，不能和自己选的一样就顶就觉得对！欢迎广大研友分析讨论~
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[ 本帖最后由 流年之殇 于 2010-1-15 16:15 编辑 ]

捉迷藏的幸福

[em:18] 我和您前四个一模一样啊

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兄弟 我支持你

aceholding

支持22题23题24题。我没意见

aceholding

我突然又一种非常强烈的感觉——25题正确答案是 A    Newspapers of the Good Old Days


请听我说：

1，过去的报纸行业是不是过着好日子，这点大家有没有疑问？

    证据： Theirs was a serious business.   （第3段6行）——    当然好日子啊，business多么serious ！


2，过去的好日子的报纸行业

  文章真好说这个。以前的日子就是 好日子。  

  这文章就是说过去的报纸是怎么样的一种情况——  
                                                    arts coverage
                                                                                                                                        high-quality arts criticism
                                     deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.
stylish arts criticism


3 最后一句 Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong
retreat.

而且， 音乐评论的业余传统一直在 猛烈的 倒退




楼主，请驳斥我

345543z

90%把握不可能的 对四道的话也没90% 全对100%

25、C

aceholding

原帖由 345543z 于 2010-1-14 21:45 发表
90%把握不可能的 对四道的话也没90% 全对100%

25、C

请驳斥我

A是完美的选择

345543z

25 C，感觉C是最好的，文章不仅写了过去，还写了现在，有对比，B过于绝对，Horizon现在并没完全消失，第一段有个...decline...，decline和lost不是一回事，A，D也有一定可能，但可能性小点，但都是只说了过去，那我弄篇文章根本不写现在，全写过去都可以用A，D做标题，就A，D而言，D更好，
D的弱点：1、注意D是Critics，不是Criticsm，Critics如果是翻译成批评家，则肯定不能选，这个词一般也是翻译成人，文章肯定不是主要写批评家，2、没点出一个范围如newspaper，journalism，没说清楚哪方面的Critics

除了A，25题命题人给出B、C的答案都还可以接受，给出D的答案很勉强，A出局

Mournful此处作“令人惋惜的”义项更合适，这个词十分重要，可以说没有这个词不能选C

它对decline是种限定，而且表明了作者的主观态度，与原文吻合

注意看斜杠的位置，
是Mournful Decline/of Journalism,而不是Mournful/Decline of Journalism
of前面的作为一个整体吧

345543z

22、坚信是A或C 不是B

yangzhanbin

兄弟~ 不好意思要打击你了 其实你第一个就错了 90%有点悬，第一段只说艺术版面（arts  coverage）的“严肃性”下降 并没有说她的艺术类文章又多少，况且第二段也只是说了最来比较优秀的艺术评论20世纪的很多而已，只是强调它的艺术评论的艺术价值很高 并没说它在当时出版的量很多，第二段是个长句。