2022年考研人数逐年增加，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。但是对大多数备考的同学来说，刚开始投入复习，就去读考试文章难度的新闻报刊，也是不现实、并且不符合循序渐进的学习规律的，所以我们会在每次推送中，给大家给出两篇短文，一篇是初阶水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高阶水平（四六级到考研水平）；同学们可以根据自己当前的情况，选择其中一篇进行学习。
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）
初阶文段
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
短文翻译
我昨天收到我姐姐的一封信。她住在尼日利亚。她在信中说她明年要来英国。如果她来，她会有一个惊喜。我们现在住在乡下一所漂亮的新房子里。在我姐姐离开之前就已经开始动工了。这所房子是五个月前竣工的。在我的信中，我告诉她她可以和我们住在一起。这所房子有许多大房间，还有一个可爱的花园。这是一座非常现代的房子，所以有些人觉得它很奇怪。这一定是这个地区唯一的现代化住宅了。
重点单词
surprise [səˈpraɪz]
n.意想不到(或突然)的事;
complete [kəmˈpliːt]
v.完成; 结束;
modern [ˈmɒdn]
adj.现代的; 当代的;
district [ˈdɪstrɪkt]
n.地区; 区域;
高阶文段
On the eve of his inauguration as president on Wednesday, Joe Biden has led a powerful tribute to more than four hundred thousand Americans who've died from the pandemic.Mr Biden said the U.S must heal as a nation.This is the scene in Washington where Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.Security will be tighter than ever after last week's capital riots.
短文翻译
在周三的总统就职典礼前夕，乔·拜登向死于新冠疫情的40多万美国人致以崇高的敬意。拜登表示，美国必须愈合创伤。这里是华盛顿——乔·拜登即将宣誓就任美国第46任总统的场所。在上周的首都骚乱之后，华盛顿的安全措施将比以往任何时候都更加严格。
重点单词
president [ˈdɪstrɪkt]
n.总统; 国家主席;
tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt]
n.(尤指对死者的)致敬，颂词; 悼念; 致哀;
pandemic [pænˈdemɪk]
n.(全国或全球性)流行病; 大流行病;
swear in
使宣誓就职;
security [sɪˈkjʊərəti]
n.保护措施; 安全工作;
capital [ˈkæpɪtl]
n.首都; 国都;
riot [ˈraɪət]
n.暴乱; 骚乱;
