摘要：英语，绝大多数考研人都会考的一科，一般是大家最熟悉最早下手的科目，相信大家都听过学长学姐们说，“英语主要是刷好真题就好”，刷真题没错。最重要的是要刷好真题 如果只是泛泛的做一遍真题，那真的是浪费了这一套最好的复习资料，真题有限 为了不让大家平白浪费，帮帮决定拿出一篇文章，带领大家刷一遍，大家要学会至少要这样分析文章和试题才可以?? 2017年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题 SectionII ReadingComprehension PartA Directions: Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points) Text1 Firsttwohours,nowthreehours—thisishowfarinadvanceauthoritiesarerecommendingpeopleshowuptocatchadomesticflight,atleastatsomemajorU.S.airportswithincreasinglymassivesecuritylines. Americansarewillingtotoleratetime-consumingsecurityprotocolsinreturnforincreasedsafety.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804,whichterroristsmayhavedownedovertheMediterraneanSea,providesanothertr agicreminderofwhy.Butd emandingtoomuchofairtr avelersorprovidingtoolittlesecurityinreturnunderminespublicsupportfortheprocess.Anditshould:WastedtimeisadragonAmericans’economicandprivatelives,nottomentioninfuriating. Lastyear,theTransportationSecurityAdministr ation(TSA)foundinasecretcheckthatundercoverinvestigatorswereabletosneakweapons—bothfakeandreal—pastairportsecuritynearlyeverytimetheytr ied.Enhancedsecuritymeasuressincethen,combinedwithariseinairlinetr avelduetotheimprovingeconomyandandlowoilprices,haveresultedinlongwaitsatmajorairportssuchasChicago’sO’HareInternational.Itisnotyetclearhowmuchmoreeffectiveairlinesecurityhasbecome—butthelinesareobvious. Partoftheissueisthatthegovernmentd idnotanticipatethesteepincreaseinairlinetr avel,sotheTSAisnowrushingtogetnewscreenersontheline.Partoftheissueisthatairportshaveonlysomuchroomforscreeninglanes.Anotherfactormaybethatmorepeoplearetr yingtooverpacktheircarry-onbagstoavoidchecked-baggagefees,thoughtheairlinesstr onglydisputethis. ThereisonesteptheTSAcouldtakethatwouldnotr equireremodelingairportsorrushingtohire:EnrollmorepeopleinthePreCheckprogram.PreCheckissupposedtobeawin-winfortr avelersandtheTSA.Passengerswhopassabackgroundcheckareeligibletouseexpeditedscreeninglanes.ThisallowstheTSAtofocusontr avelerswhoarehigherrisks,savingtimeforeveryoneinvolved.TSAwantstoenroll25millionpeopleinPreCheck. Ithasnotgottenanywhereclosetothat,andonebigreasonisstickershock:Passengersmustpay$85everyfiveyearstoprocesstheirbackgroundchecks.Sincethebeginning,thispricetaghasbeenPreCheck’sfatalflaw.Upcomingreformsmightbringthepricetoamorereasonablelevel.ButCongressshouldlookintodoingsodirectly,byhelpingtofinancePreCheckenrollmentortocutcostsinotherways. TheTSAcannotcontinuedivertingresourcesintounderusedPreChecklaneswhilemostofthetr avelingpublicsuffersinunnecessarylines.Itislongpasttimetomaketheprogramwork. 21.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804ismentionedto [A]str esstheurgencytostr engthensecurityworldwide. [B]highlightthenecessityofupgradingmajorUSairports. [C]explainAmericans’toleranceofcurrentsecuritychecks. [D]emphasizetheimportanceofprivacyprotection. 22.Whichofthefollowingcontr ibutionstolongwaitsatmajorairports? [A]Newrestr ictionsoncarry-onbags. [B]ThedecliningefficiencyoftheTSA. [C]Anincreaseinthenumberoftr avelers. [D]Frequentunexpectedsecretchecks. 23.Theword“expedited”(Line4,Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto . [A]faster [B]quieter [C]wider [D]cheaper 24.OneproblemwiththePreCheckprogramis . [A]adramaticreductionofitsscale [B]itswrongly-directedimplementation [C]thegovernment’sreluctancetobackit [D]anunreasonablepriceforenrollment 25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? [A]LessScreeningforMoreSafety [B]PreCheck—ABelatedSolution [C]GettingStuckinSecurityLines [D]UnderusedPreCheckLanes 【试题及文章解析】 【文章大意】 本文选自2016年5月的《华盛顿邮报》（TheWashingtonPost），原文标题为《快一点，等一等》（“Hurryupandwait”）。本文主要围绕美国主要机场愈发冗长的安检队伍这一话题展开论述，文章分析了导致这一现象的原因、解决对策以及对策的利弊。 【篇章结构】 美国机场安检排队的问题 第一段：美国主要机场的安检队伍愈发冗长。 第二段：分析了人们愿意忍受耗时安检的原因。 第三段：分析了安检队伍变长的原因：安保增强和航班增加。 第四段：分析了安检队伍变长的原因：安检人手不足，机场空间有限和乘客过度打包随身行李。 第五段：提出一个解决安检队伍冗长的对策——预检项目。 第六段：分析预检项目的弊端——价格不合理。 第七段：敦促预检项目发挥效用。 【
