2022年考研英语二|外刊英语阅读-美国报纸行业的萧条Pt.2

考研人数逐年增加，竞争之激烈使得我们不得不加急复习的日程。众所周知，阅读理解占据了考研英语二100分试卷的一半分值，而考研英语阅读文章大多来自英美国家的主流报刊杂志，所以如果能在日常就多多阅读这些文章，对以后读懂文章做对题目来说会大有裨益。

学习步骤如下：

1.不看汉语译文自己看一遍短文做理解

2.看汉语译文比对自己理解的意思与之出入

3.强化记忆重点单词（以记忆其汉语意思为主）

In much of the world there is little sign of crisis. German and Brazilian papers have shrugged off  the recession. Even American newspapers, which inhabit the most troubled corner of the global industry, have not only survived but often returned to profit. Not the 20% profit margins that were routine a few years ago, but profit all the same.

It has not been much fun. Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard. The American Society of News Editors reckons that 13,500 newsroom jobs have gone since 2007. Readers are paying more for slimmer products. Some papers even had the nerve to refuse delivery to distant suburbs. Yet these desperate measures have proved the right ones and, sadly for many journalists, they can be pushed further.

短文翻译

世界上很多国家和地区几乎察觉不到危机的迹象。德国和巴西的报业已经摆脱了衰退的危险。就连身处全球报业风暴中心的美国报业也已走出困境并重新开始盈利。虽然未能达到前些年通常20%的盈利率,但还处于盈利状态。

不过当前的形势也不是很乐观。许多报社通过裁员来渡过难关。美国新闻编辑部协会统计,2007年以来全美新闻编辑职位缩减了1.35万个。报纸价格上涨,内容却减少了。有些报社甚至有胆量拒绝向偏远的郊区投递报纸。虽然这些孤注一掷的举措被证明是正确的,但可悲的是,于新闻工作者而言他们可能会被陆续解雇。

核心单词一览

真题练习

*一定要做题哦

27. Some newspapers refused delivery to distant suburbs probably because____.

[A] readers threatened to pay less

[B] newspapers wanted to reduce costs

[C] journalists reported little about these areas

[D] subscribers complained about slimmer products

题目解析

27.【答案】[B] newspapers wanted to reduce costs

【解析】根据题干可以定位到文章第三段。第三句说“报纸内容缩水，价格提高”，接下来总结性地说“These desperate measures..”由此可见，前面提到的“拒绝投递到郊区”和“报纸内容缩水”，都是报社采取的措施中的一种，后者显然是想减少成本，考虑到这些措施的共同目的，“拒绝投递到郊区”应该也是处于对成本的考虑，故答案选B。A项与原文内容相反，原文是“报纸内容缩水，但读者却要付费更多”，故不正确；C项内容文中并未涉及；D项也是无中生有，文中并未提及订阅者是否有投诉行为。