一、文章来源：
4篇文章依旧来自于传统的核心刊物：Economist，Time，以及Newsweek，这个进一步说明考研英语文章选材来源的固定化，进而给参加2007年考研的同学也提供了一个非常好的平时选读文章的方向。在这里我必须要强调一点的就是，2006年阅读理解的最后一篇文章在“英语文摘”第7期上不但已经发表，而且还附之以中文翻译。这个就告诉我们的广大考生，在我们选读国外经典杂志时也不应该忽略犹如“英语文摘”、“英语世界”等等核心的国内英语刊物。希望参加2007年的考生予以重视。
二、文章类型：
4篇文章分别考查了社会热点类(TEXT1移民本土化问题)、经济类(TEXT2 Shakespeare故居居民收入问题)、自然科学类(TEXT3大型鱼类数量剧减问题)、文学艺术类(TEXT4忧郁的艺术)。这个4篇文章考查的比重相对来说还是比较的传统，与历年的命题思路基本保持一致。可以断言，根据过去13年(1994——2006年)的真题我们依旧可以大致推导出2007年的命题的大致选材方向。因此，真题对于2007年的考生来说依旧是个核心复习资料。
三、 考核题型：
今年20个阅读理解题目，如果按照题型来划分的可以分为6类
题型 考查数量
猜词题 4
细节题 6
推理题 7
局部目的题 1
中心思想题 1
情感态度题 1
四、 命题思路:
2006年考研英语阅读理解的命题思路并没有什么大的变化，依旧继承了以往的命题思路：选项中没有正确答案，只有最佳答案！而至于这个“最佳”的概念，我们必须去揣摩命题人的命题思路才可以获得。因此在2006年的试卷中依旧存在了4个很有争议的题目。对于这4个极具争议的题目，我们在研究探讨时发现和往年一样，即使我们把整个文章和题目翻译成中文，答案依旧很模糊。因此，用一句话来概括命题思路的话，那就是“用英语包装了的命题人思维模式”的考核。这个已经不仅仅是英语本身的问题了，这个已经关系到命题人的思考问题的方式，以及关系到命题人命题的套路问题。从这个角度来说，对于2007年的考生而言，研究真题是至关重要的。
五、2006年阅读理解答案：
声明：因为本人并没有拿到完整的2006年真题试卷，只是利用网络资源以及身边的学生反馈的信息进行了整理和思考。这份答案是建立在并不健全的资料的基础上的。因此，难免会有一些不尽如人意的地方，错误恐怕是难免的，还希望广大考生参考、借鉴、海涵！
TEXT 1
21. The word “homogenizing” (line 2, Para 1) most probably means
A. identifying B. associating C. assimilating D. monopolizing
个人认为：C
22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century
A. played a role in the spread of popular culture.
B. became intimate shops for common consumers.
C. satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.
D. owed its emergence to the culture of consumption.
个人认为：A
23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S.
A. are resistant to homogenization.
B. exert a great influence on American culture.
C. are hardly a threat to the common culture.
D. constitute the majority of the population.
个人认为：C
24. Why are Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5?
A. To prove their popularity around the world.
B. To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants.
C. To give examples of successful immigrants.
D. To show the powerful influence of American culture.
个人认为：B
25. In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is
A. rewarding B. successful C. fruitless D. harmful
个人认为：B
TEXT 2
26. From the first two paras , we learn that
A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue
B. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage
C. the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms
D. the townsfolk earn little from tourism
个人认为：A
27. It can be inferred from Para 3 that
A. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately
B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers
C. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers
D. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater
个人认为：B
28. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that
A. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects
B. Stratford has long been in financial difficulties
C. the town is not really short of money
D. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid
个人认为：C
29. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because
A. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
B. the company is financially ill-managed
C. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
D. the theatre attendance is on the rise
个人认为：A
30. From the text we can conclude that the author
A. is supportive of both sides
B. favors the townsfolk’s view
C. takes a detached attitude
D. is sympathetic
个人认为：D
TEXT 3
31. The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that
A. large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment.
B. small species survived as large animals disappeared.
C. large sea animals may face the same threat today.
D. Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones
个人认为：C
32. We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that
A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%.
B. there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago.
C. the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount.
D. the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old.
个人认为：D
33. By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr Worm means that
A. fishing technology has improved rapidly
B. then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded
C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss
D. the data collected so far are out of date.
个人认为：C
34. Dr Myers and other researchers hold that
A. people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time.
B. fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass
C. the ocean biomass should restored its original level.
D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation
个人认为：D
35. The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’
A. management efficiency
B. biomass level
C. catch-size limits
D. technological application.
个人认为：B
TEXT4
36.By citing the example of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that
A. Poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music.
B. Art grow out of both positive and negative feeling.
C. Poets today are less skeptical of happiness.
D. Artist have changed their focus of interest.
个人认为：D
37. The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means something
A. religious B. unpleasant C. entertaining D. commercial
个人认为：B
38. In the author’s opinion, advertising
A. emerges in the wake of the anti-happy part.
B. is a cause of disappointment for the general peer
C. replace the church as a major source of information
D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.
个人认为：D
39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes
A. Happiness more often than not ends in sadness.
B. The anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing.
C. Misery should be enjoyed rather than denied.
D. The anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms
个人认为：C
40.Which of the following is true of the text?
A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.
B. Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.
C. People feel disappointed at the realities of morality.
D. mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.
个人认为：A
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