一、文章來源：

4篇文章依舊來自于傳統(tǒng)的核心刊物：Economist，Time，以及Newsweek，這個進一步說明考研英語文章選材來源的固定化，進而給參加2007年考研的同學也提供了一個非常好的平時選讀文章的方向。在這里我必須要強調一點的就是，2006年閱讀理解的最后一篇文章在“英語文摘”第7期上不但已經發(fā)表，而且還附之以中文翻譯。這個就告訴我們的廣大考生，在我們選讀國外經典雜志時也不應該忽略猶如“英語文摘”、“英語世界”等等核心的國內英語刊物。希望參加2007年的考生予以重視。

二、文章類型：

4篇文章分別考查了社會熱點類(TEXT1移民本土化問題)、經濟類(TEXT2 Shakespeare故居居民收入問題)、自然科學類(TEXT3大型魚類數(shù)量劇減問題)、文學藝術類(TEXT4憂郁的藝術)。這個4篇文章考查的比重相對來說還是比較的傳統(tǒng)，與歷年的命題思路基本保持一致。可以斷言，根據(jù)過去13年(1994——2006年)的真題我們依舊可以大致推導出2007年的命題的大致選材方向。因此，真題對于2007年的考生來說依舊是個核心復習資料。

三、 考核題型：

今年20個閱讀理解題目，如果按照題型來劃分的可以分為6類

題型 考查數(shù)量

猜詞題 4

細節(jié)題 6

推理題 7

局部目的題 1

中心思想題 1

情感態(tài)度題 1

四、 命題思路:

2006年考研英語閱讀理解的命題思路并沒有什么大的變化，依舊繼承了以往的命題思路：選項中沒有正確答案，只有最佳答案！而至于這個“最佳”的概念，我們必須去揣摩命題人的命題思路才可以獲得。因此在2006年的試卷中依舊存在了4個很有爭議的題目。對于這4個極具爭議的題目，我們在研究探討時發(fā)現(xiàn)和往年一樣，即使我們把整個文章和題目翻譯成中文，答案依舊很模糊。因此，用一句話來概括命題思路的話，那就是“用英語包裝了的命題人思維模式”的考核。這個已經不僅僅是英語本身的問題了，這個已經關系到命題人的思考問題的方式，以及關系到命題人命題的套路問題。從這個角度來說，對于2007年的考生而言，研究真題是至關重要的。

五、2006年閱讀理解答案：

聲明：因為本人并沒有拿到完整的2006年真題試卷，只是利用網絡資源以及身邊的學生反饋的信息進行了整理和思考。這份答案是建立在并不健全的資料的基礎上的。因此，難免會有一些不盡如人意的地方，錯誤恐怕是難免的，還希望廣大考生參考、借鑒、海涵！

TEXT 1

21. The word “homogenizing” (line 2, Para 1) most probably means

A. identifying B. associating C. assimilating D. monopolizing

個人認為：C

22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century

A. played a role in the spread of popular culture.

B. became intimate shops for common consumers.

C. satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.

D. owed its emergence to the culture of consumption.

個人認為：A

23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S.

A. are resistant to homogenization.

B. exert a great influence on American culture.

C. are hardly a threat to the common culture.

D. constitute the majority of the population.

個人認為：C

24. Why are Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5?

A. To prove their popularity around the world.

B. To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants.

C. To give examples of successful immigrants.

D. To show the powerful influence of American culture.

個人認為：B

25. In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is

A. rewarding B. successful C. fruitless D. harmful

個人認為：B

TEXT 2

26. From the first two paras , we learn that

A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue

B. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage

C. the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms

D. the townsfolk earn little from tourism

個人認為：A

27. It can be inferred from Para 3 that

A. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately

B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers

C. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers

D. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater

個人認為：B

28. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that

A. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects

B. Stratford has long been in financial difficulties

C. the town is not really short of money

D. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid

個人認為：C

29. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because

A. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending

B. the company is financially ill-managed

C. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable

D. the theatre attendance is on the rise

個人認為：A

30. From the text we can conclude that the author

A. is supportive of both sides

B. favors the townsfolk’s view

C. takes a detached attitude

D. is sympathetic

個人認為：D

TEXT 3

31. The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that

A. large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment.

B. small species survived as large animals disappeared.

C. large sea animals may face the same threat today.

D. Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones

個人認為：C

32. We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that

A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%.

B. there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago.

C. the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount.

D. the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old.

個人認為：D

33. By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr Worm means that

A. fishing technology has improved rapidly

B. then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded

C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss

D. the data collected so far are out of date.

個人認為：C

34. Dr Myers and other researchers hold that

A. people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time.

B. fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass

C. the ocean biomass should restored its original level.

D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation

個人認為：D

35. The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’

A. management efficiency

B. biomass level

C. catch-size limits

D. technological application.

個人認為：B

TEXT4

36.By citing the example of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that

A. Poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music.

B. Art grow out of both positive and negative feeling.

C. Poets today are less skeptical of happiness.

D. Artist have changed their focus of interest.

個人認為：D

37. The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means something

A. religious B. unpleasant C. entertaining D. commercial

個人認為：B

38. In the author’s opinion, advertising

A. emerges in the wake of the anti-happy part.

B. is a cause of disappointment for the general peer

C. replace the church as a major source of information

D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.

個人認為：D

39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes

A. Happiness more often than not ends in sadness.

B. The anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing.

C. Misery should be enjoyed rather than denied.

D. The anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms

個人認為：C

40.Which of the following is true of the text?

A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.

B. Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.

C. People feel disappointed at the realities of morality.

D. mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.

個人認為：A