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
Remember the 7am alarm? The rushed goodbye with spouse and children as you dash out of the house? The nervous patting of pockets to check for keys, season ticket, security pass and phone? And the clogged traffic or crowded train carriage?
Most office workers have escaped those familiar rituals for the past four months. But offices are slowly reopening again. And governments are keen to lure workers into the cities, where they can spend their money and help to revive battered economies.
短文翻译
还记得早上7点的闹钟吗？还记得冲出家门时与配偶和孩子们的匆忙道别吗？还记得你会紧张地拍打口袋，检查落没落下钥匙、通勤票、门禁卡和手机吗？还记得堵塞的交通或拥挤的火车车厢吗？
在过去的四个月里，大多数上班族都摆脱了那些熟悉的习惯。但是办公室又逐渐重新开放了。政府也热衷于吸引工作人员们进入城市，因为他们在城市里可以进行消费并帮助重振受损的经济。
重点单词
spouse [spaʊs]
n.配偶
clog [klɒɡ]
v.阻塞，堵塞
carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ]
n.车厢
ritual [ˈrɪtʃuə]
n.习惯，老规矩
revive [rɪˈvaɪv]
v.苏醒，使复活
文段 II
A group of academics led by Ethan Bernstein of Harvard Business School has been surveying American workers during the crisis.It found that many felt they could be just as productive at home as they had been at the office. In terms of job satisfaction, a small wobble in the first few weeks of lockdown eased as workers adjusted to new routines. But once that adjustment was made, satisfaction increased. Stress levels have fallen by more than 10%. That despite the fact that workers toil for longer: an analysis of one technology company showed that working hours have increased by 10-20% during the pandemic.
短文翻译
哈佛商学院的伊森·伯恩斯坦领导着一组学者对疫情期间的美国工人们展开了调查。调查发现，许多人觉得在家里办公和在办公室里一样高效。在停工的最初几周里，工人们的工作满意度有小范围的波动，但随着他们适应了新的工作习惯，波动减缓。他们一旦做出了调整，满意度开始回升。压力水平下降了10%以上。尽管工人们的工作时间相对增加：一家科技公司的分析显示，在新冠肺炎疫情期间，工作时间增加了10-20%。
重点单词
academic [ˌækəˈdemɪk]
n.高等院校教师; 高校科研人员;
productive [prəˈdʌktɪv]
adj.多产的，高产的
in terms of
在……方面
satisfaction [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn]
n.满足，欣慰
adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt]
n.调整
