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）
文段一
When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy. Housing is seldom mentioned.
Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth. Then there is the scale of the typical housing project. It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion pound infrastructure project, so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.
短文翻译
当政府讨论到对经济做出贡献的基础设施时，焦点通常集中在公路、铁路、宽带和能源方面。却很少涉及住房问题。
为什么会是这样呢？在某种程度上住房建设部门应该为此负责任。我们不太擅长给公众传达住房给经济发展带来的真正价值。此外典型的住房建设项目形成了一定的规模。这就很难在数亿万英镑的基础设施建设中获得注意力，所以不可避免的，人们的关注焦点就转到其他方面了。但是或许最重要的原因是这一问题总是与政治相关。
重点单词
infrastructure [ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)]
n.(国家或机构的) 基础设施，基础建设
sector [ˈsektə(r)]
n.(尤指一国经济的) 部门，领域，行业;
contribute to
捐助; 给…投稿; 有助于…
inevitable [ɪnˈevɪtəbl]
adj.不可避免的
significant [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]
adj.有重大意义的; 显著的;
文段 II
Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.
The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.
短文翻译
然而，经济适用房的情况也不容乐观。等待买房的名单一直在增加，我们建造的新房子总是不够。
这次综合支出审查给政府提供了一个机会来帮助调整这种情况。这需要将历史偏见放在一边，并采取一些措施来解决目前住房紧张的问题。
重点单词
Nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles]
adv.尽管如此; 不过; 然而
affordable [əˈfɔːdəbl]
adj.买得起的; 价格合理的; 负担得起的;
desperate [ˈdespərət]
adj.(因绝望而) 不惜冒险的，不顾一切的，拼命的; 绝望的;
comprehensive [ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv]
adj.全部的; 所有的; (几乎) 无所不包的; 详尽的; 综合性的
rectify [ˈrektɪfaɪ]
v.矫正; 纠正; 改正;
prejudice [ˈpredʒudɪs]
n.偏见; 成见
address [əˈdres]
v.演讲; 解决（问题）
