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1、 2022年考研英语冲刺阅读理解专项训练015A questionnaire which was designed to tap into teens beliefs on everything from sex to suicide was mailed to just over 8,000 students across the nation. Just over 3,000 returned their questionnaires and from this sample the publisher made its findings public.The number of teen
2、s who actually thought about suicide was found to be slightly more than 800 and the number who tried to kill themselves was around 130. Of course, these figures had to be calculated because percentages were given in the original press release and discussed by the spokesperson on national TV. When qu
3、estioned about the responsibility of the researchers in terms of the students who thought about killing themselves and those who had actually tried, the spokesperson took a turn and answeredanother question; they intended to do something about the high percent of students who reported rape or forced
4、 sexual contact.But where does this leave not only the kids who sent in the questionnaire and admitted to suicidal thoughts or actions, but all those kids who didnt reply, but who had the same feelings or experiences? Where is the responsibility not only of the research company, but of the publisher
5、s and the schools where those students are in classes? What percent of the almost 5,000 kids who didnt respond had tried to kill themselves or had thought about it? The study naively offers a glimpse into the seriousness of teen suicide while ignoring its own inadequacy in truly providing informatio
6、n. In this case, its not only the kids who responded, but, more important, the kids who didnt because those kids feel theres no sense to reach out and tell someone of their pain. I suspect those kids are truly in danger and how is the study identifying them? For that matter, how is the study identif
7、ying the teens who admitted to trying to kill themselves? 443 words1. The results of a survey _A. must be scientificB. are usually reliableC. may not be valid enoughD. tend to lack great value2. The statistics released in the media _A. are never taken seriouslyB. are usually taken very seriouslyC. a
8、re all very well groundedD. are beyond any suspect3. According to this passage, _A. rape or forced sexual contact is of more interest to American public than suicideB. there are more teens thinking about suicide than those trying to kill themselves C. teens are more interested in sex than suicideD.
9、more than 25 percent of teens intend to commit suicide4. The seriousness of teen suicide _A. has been fully realizedB. tends to be ignoredC. hasnt been over-emphasizedD. isnt the first concern of the author5. The main idea of this passage is that _A. we should be suspicious of the statistics in the
10、mediaB. we should pay more attention to the responsibility of researchers than the statistics,C. we should try to help all those kids who admitted to suicidal thoughts or actionsD. we should take the high percent of students who reported rape more seriousl难句透析How often do we hear the word validityus
11、ed in relationship to statistics(which are proffered on the evening news or in the newspapers)?【构造】方括号所标示的过去分词短语用做“the word validity”的后置定语。圆括号所标示的局部是“statistics”的定语从句。【释义】我们昕到过几次用有效度这个词去评说晚间新闻和报纸所供应的统计数字呢?Most people are left believin9”that all stats are to be taken seriouslyand”that they imply，by t
12、he fact(that they are in the media)，some assurance of being well grounded and useful【构造】两个方括号所标示的局部是现在分词“believin9”的两个并列的宾语从句。其次个宾语从句中的主语“they”指“all stats”。圆括号所标示的局部是“the fact”的同位语从句，其中的主语“they”也指“all stats”。【释义】大多数人仍信任，全部这些统计数字都应仔细对待，而且仍信任，既然这些统计数字都是媒体公布的，就有肯定把握认为这些统计数字有根有据、有价值。When questioned abou
13、t the responsibility of the researchers in terms of the students”who thought about killing themselvesand those”who had actually triedthe spokesperson took a turn and answered another question； they intended to do something about the high percent of studentswho reported rape or forced sexual contact【
14、构造】本句中的“When questioned about the responsibility”相当于“When the spokesperson was questioned about the responsibility”。三个方括号所标示的局部都是定语从句，分别修饰各自之前的“the students”，“those”和“students”。【释义】 当有人问到，就那些曾经有过自杀念头以及那些真曾试图自杀的学生而言，讨论人员能做些什么时，电视节目主持人话头一转，答复了另一个问题；有相当高比例的学生曾经报告被强*或被性骚扰，讨论人员准备就此做些工作。But where does thi
15、s leave not only the kidswho sent in the questionnaire and admitted to suicidal thoughts or actions，but all those kidswho didnt reply，butwho had the same feelings or experiences?【构造】本句中，“not onlybut”连接两个并列的宾语成分“the kids”和“all those kids”。第一个方括号所标示的局部是“the kids”的定语从句。其次个和第三个方括号所标示的局部是“all those kids”的两个用“but”连接的并列的定语从句。【释义】但是，这样一来，把那些交回问卷成认有过自杀念头或者自杀行为的孩子置之何处了呢，又把那些没有回复，却有过同种感觉和经受的孩子都置之何处了呢?超纲词汇plaudit n喝彩proffer vn供应参考答案：1C 2B 3B 4D 5A 全文翻译一家在全国范围内出版高中生传记的出版社最
