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白洁，女，中国人民大学副教授，曾任英语教研室主任，英语语言文学硕士学位。法硕、托福考试中国人民大学考点负责人，著名考研英语辅导专家。所著考研图书以难度系数接近真题著称，并融知识性、方法性、实用性和针对性为一体，深受广大考生好评。
考研英语分级进阶高分阅读（基础篇）
UNIT 1
答案详解
Text 1中国的对外投资——第二波投资来袭
Text 2小费是否该废除
Text 3美国夏威夷旅游观光
Text 4当死神来敲门
UNIT 2
答案详解
Text 1海尔海阔天空
Text 2美国大公司老板的权力
Text 3右手钻戒的含义
Text 4驾驶“疾病”
UNIT 3
答案详解
Text 1“荷尔蒙”为何物？
Text 2英国旅游与经济来也匆匆去也匆匆
Text 3“美国文化”的特点及影响
Text 4探索南极
UNIT 4
答案详解
Text 1美国式的友谊
Text 2日本新闻自由保密与谎言
Text 3学校名称
Text 4刻薄批评主义之危害
UNIT 5
答案详解
Text 1艾滋病病毒与母乳
Text 2长时间的工作会造成
压抑
Text 3归纳演绎
Text 4颠倒众生的老虎机
UNIT 6
答案详解
Text 1计算机自动化带来的影响
Text 2现代科技与小语种
Text 3为什么假期会过得这么累
Text 4过度消费
UNIT 7
答案详解
Text 1曝光的重要性
Text 2“劝”的艺术
Text 3无人驾驶自动泊车
Text 4美国化的法国
UNIT 8
答案详解
Text 1韩国的教育体制大减压
Text 2科研资金分配
Text 3早期“道德教育”的
重要性
Text 4就餐的趋势
UNIT 9
答案详解
Text 1从太空采集太阳能
Text 2环保，你做对了吗？
Text 3谈判桌
Text 4网上实物交易
UNIT 10
答案详解
Text 1Critical Path的起死回生
Text 2资本主义风潮
Text 3外因遗传与压力新生儿蓝调曲
Text 4传奇鸟儿信天翁踏上不归途
考研英语分级进阶高分阅读（能力提高篇）
UNIT 1
答案详解
Text 1港市——现在入手还是1983年那个价格
Text 2公司反垄断
Text 3方便食品崛起的影响
Text 4反盗版协议的拒绝签署
UNIT 2
答案详解
Text 1在线隐私你保护好了吗？
Text 2卸下网络达人的伪装
Text 3医疗资料数字化
Text 4世界人口预测
UNIT 3
答案详解
Text 1用DNA区分物种
Text 2为何美国人如此浮躁
Text 3教堂让美国更贫穷
Text 4过度节食低龄化
UNIT 4
答案详解
Text 1自行车的魅力
Text 2“小企业”生存之道
Text 3“美国肺协”空气质量评估不合理
Text 4信息接收不平等
UNIT 5
答案详解
Text 1婚姻： 同性与异性
Text 2“研究报告”诸形式
Text 3远见的艺术
Text 4人种学
UNIT 6
答案详解
Text 1知识经济
Text 2维基解密被撼动
Text 3远离整形，恢复自然美的
春天
Text 4关于幸福的研究
UNIT 7
答案详解
Text 1数字鸿沟
Text 2无限扩展的人类视野
Text 3今年的万圣节——没有种族歧视
Text 4公司文化
UNIT 8
答案详解
Text 1金融市场情势变动
Text 2加拿大北方的环境问题
Text 3警示语风波
Text 4儿童身体健康、营养与学习
UNIT 9
答案详解
Text 1转化脂肪的利弊
Text 2人类基因独特性
Text 3中国电子贸易的现状及趋势
Text 4侦探小说
UNIT 10
答案详解
Text 1“博士”和“医生”
Text 2台风“海燕”光临菲律宾
Text 3媒体时代的语言准确性
Text 4“温室效应”与气候异常
考研英语分级进阶高分阅读（强化训练篇）
UNIT 1
答案详解
Text 1“脑死亡”的两难困境
Text 2电子商务王子
Text 3反击公路杀手
Text 4奔驰欲赶超宝马、奥迪
UNIT 2
答案详解
Text 1伟人传奇——保罗?沃尔克
Text 2如何作出决策
Text 3数字时代
Text 4日本第四季度的经济萎缩
UNIT 3
答案详解
Text 1异想天开的建校位置
Text 2垃圾处理问题
Text 3减肥商品
Text 4谷歌急需震惊世界的新产品
UNIT 4
答案详解
Text 1一代文豪海明威
Text 2经典条件反射和操作性条件
反射
Text 3澳大利亚的未来
Text 4关于“堕胎”合法性的争议
UNIT 5
答案详解
Text 1新闻从何而来？
Text 2科学家设计出预防心脏病的血液测试
Text 320世纪30年代的美国
艺术
Text 4电影业补贴
UNIT 6
答案详解
Text 1巧克力与心脏健康
Text 2推特上市
Text 3日本经济又到了遗失的十年?
Text 4国际委培招生
UNIT 7
答案详解
Text 1奥普拉脱口秀的传奇
Text 2挑战平民化科学
Text 3约翰?布莱特：政治家、演说家、改革推动者
Text 4印度能源外交：打破的平衡
UNIT 8
答案详解
Text 1“RNA编辑”的生物学
功能
Text 2伪造的美酒
Text 3联合国气候变化会谈
Text 4中国旅游业的潜在发展力
UNIT 9
答案详解
Text 1悲愤的突尼斯青年
Text 2“电讯城市”好处多
Text 3拥有核良知的人——约瑟夫?罗特布拉特的工作与生活
Text 4欧美争锋
UNIT 10
答案详解
Text 1巴西科研的兴起
Text 2合作进化：成或不成？
Text 3记忆与遗忘
Text 4法佐?哈桑?阿比德建立了世界上最具商业头脑的NGO组织
考研英语分级进阶高分阅读(最后冲刺篇)
UNIT 1
答案详解
Text 1缘起就业的税收优惠
Text 2自然世界的变化
Text 3危情航空
Text 4持久战
Text 5西方人宣称：阿拉伯妇女反对
禁止妇女驾驶
UNIT 2
答案详解
Text 1史蒂夫?乔布斯
Text 2职场性别歧视依然
存在
Text 3美国教学评估体系的
改变
Text 4如何成功地建设一座城市
Text 5美国大旱
UNIT 3
答案详解
Text 1科技产品与文化影响
Text 2GOFAST计划
Text 3暴力经济学
Text 4迪士尼重新考虑其中国
战略
Text 5别告诉你的孩子他们很有
能力
UNIT 4
答案详解
Text 1生物技术专利：对人下药
Text 2乌克兰橙色革命的
余波
Text 3肥胖的基因遗传
Text 4在危机中善待自己
Text 5孩子起名学问大
UNIT 5
答案详解
Text 1日本海外扩张
Text 2非洲实验室安全和传染病
控制
Text 3打呼噜的人易中风
Text 4英国金融业的闪电战
精神
Text 5独处时间太长的危害
UNIT 6
答案详解
Text 1平板电脑太多啦
Text 2意大利智囊流失
Text 3靴子潮
Text 4为什么大公司比小公司更有
创造力？
Text 5转基因玉米可能引发癌症
后记
基础夯实篇
考研英语分级进阶高分阅读
UNIT 1
Text 1
Has China arrived at its Rockefeller Centre moment? In the late 1980s as Japans miracle economy was soaring, the Mitsubishi Estate Company bought the Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan, a landmark complex built by the eponymous oil and banking clan. Alas, Mitsubishi had to sell, at a big loss, after Japans asset bubble popped. Now it is Chinese firms that are seeking such trophies in New York.
Fosun International, a Chinese conglomerate, has just agreed to pay $725m for 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, a skyscraper near Wall Street, commissioned by David Rockefeller and completed in 1961. This follows a recent investment by Greenland, a Chinese stateowned firm, in Atlantic Yards, a big development in Brooklyn. Earlier this year a consortium involving Zhang Xin, a founder of Soho China, a private property giant, bought a stake in the General Motors Building in Manhattan.
It does not necessarily follow that this assault on New York will also end in tears. Whereas Mitsubishi overpaid, the Chinese investors seem to be negotiating reasonable deals. Michael Cohen of Colliers International, a propertyservices firm, says that although Fosun must modernize the ageing Chase tower, “The price per square foot appears to be a bargain.”
A shift is under way in Chinas overseas direct investment (ODI), which is growing fast but is still dwarfed by foreign investment into China. The first wave largely involved stateowned firms, and was directed at acquiring energy, minerals and land in poor countries. Resource insecurity lingers—witness the 20% stake taken this week by Chinese state firms in Libra, a giant Brazilian offshore oilfield—but it is no longer the driving force. New motives propel the second wave.
Chinas government is keen to boost the miserable yields it gets on its overseas investments, argues Thilo Hanemann of Rhodium Group, a consultant. So it is now encouraging state firms to invest in property in prime locations, and in infrastructure and other assets in mature markets. In Britain, they have invested in Thames Water and Heathrow airport. This week the British government said a consortium involving Chinese state firms could build a nuclearpower station in the west of England.
Private firms seeking brands and technology are also playing a big role in this second wave. Geely, a Chinese carmaker, bought Volvo of Sweden. Dongfeng, another Chinese firm, is said to be considering buying a stake in PeugeotCitronn, an ailing French carmaker. On October 22nd Alibaba, a Chinese ecommerce giant, said it would open a new division in America to invest exclusively in internet startups. And Lenovo, a computermaker, is preparing a bid for Canadas BlackBerry.
As a result, the share of Chinese ODI going to rich countries has shot up from just a tenth in 2002 to twothirds last year. Like Japan before it, China could yet experience a crash, but the shift in investment from freespending state firms seeking resources to frugal private ones chasing markets and innovation is a positive sign. (The Economist)
1. Mitsubishi got a big loss in late 1980s, because .
A. China was competing with it at that time
B. Japans asset bubble popped around 1980s
C. Japans miracle economy was soaring at that time
D. Mitsubishi failed to sell itself at a high price
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
A. Chinas assault on New York will not necessarily end in tears.
B. Fosun International bought the 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, a skyscraper near Wall Street.
C. Chinese investors think the price for Manhattan Plaza is a bargain.
D. Foreign investment into China is faster than Chinas overseas direct investments.
3. The first wave of the foreign investment into poor countries was directed at .
A. energyB. land
C. mineralsD. all of the above
4. Which of the following examples doesnt show that Chinas government is keen to boost the bad investments overseas？
A. It is encouraging state firms to invest in property in prime locations.
B. It is encouraging state firms to invest in infrastructure and other assets in mature market.
C. Geely, a Chinese carmaker, bought Volvo of Sweden.
D. British government said a consortium involving Chinese state firms could build a nuclearpower station in the west of England.
5. What is the most likely attitude of the writer towards Chinas soaring in foreign investment?
A. approvalB. criticalC. compromisingD. worried
Text 2
When Thomas Keller,one of Americas foremost chefs,announced that on Sept.1 he would abolish the practice of tipping at Per Se,his luxury restaurant in New York City,and replace it with a Europeanstyle service charge,I knew three groups would be opposed:customers,servers and restaurant owners.These three groups are all committed to tipping as they quickly made clear on Web sites.To oppose tipping,it seems,is to be anticapitalist,and maybe even a little French.
But Mr.Keller is right to move away from tipping and its worth exploring why just about everyone else in the restaurant world is wrong to stick with the practice.
Customers believe in tipping because they think it makes economic sense.“Waiters know that they wont get paid if they dont do a good job” is how most advocates of the system would put it.To be sure,this is a tempting,apparently rational statement about economic theory,but it appears to have little applicability to the real world of restaurants.
Michael Lynn,an associate professor of consumer behavior and marketing at Cornells School of Hotel Administration,has conducted dozens of studies of tipping and has concluded that consumers assessments of the quality of service correlate weakly to the amount they tip.
Rather,customers are likely to tip more in response to servers touching them lightly and leaning forward next to the table to make conversation than to how often their water glass is refilled—in other words,customers tip more when they like the server,not when the service is good.Mr.Lynns studies also indicate that male customers increase their tips for female servers while female customers increase their tips for male servers.
Whats more,consumers seem to forget that the tip increases as the bill increases.Thus,the tipping system is an open invitation to what restaurant professionals call “upselling”:every bottle of imported water,every espresso and every cocktail is extra money in the servers pocket.Aggressive upselling for tips is often rewarded while lowkey,quality service often goes unrecognized.
In addition,the practice of tip pooling,which is the norm in finedining restaurants and is becoming more common in every kind of restaurant above the level of a greasy spoon,has ruined whatever effect voting with your tip might have had on an individual waiter.In an unreasonable outcome,you are punishing the good waiters in the restaurant by not tipping the bad one.Indeed,there appears to be little connection between tipping and good service.(The New York Times)
6.It can be inferred that a Europeanstyle service .
A.is tippingfree
B.charges little tip
C.is the authors initiative
D.is offered at Per Se
7.Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
A.Tipping is a common practice in catering industry.
B.Waiters dont care about tipping.
C.Customers generally believe in tipping.
D.Tipping has little connection with the quality of service.
8.According to Michael Lynns studies,waiters will likely get more tips if they.
A.have provided good serviceB.frequently refill customers water glass
C.win customers favorD.serve customers of the same gender
9.It can be inferred from the context that “upselling” (Line 2,Para.6) probably means.
A.selling something upB.selling something fancy
C.selling something unnecessaryD.selling something more expensive
10.This passage is mainly about.
A.reasons to abolish the practice of tippingB.economic sense of tipping
C.consumers attitudes towards tippingD.tipping for good service
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