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）
By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years , 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools , it’s closer to 90 percent . If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of X. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.
短文翻译
不管用什么标准来衡量，网络教育都在快速发展。短短几年间，美国34%的大学都已开始提供某种形式的学习。而在那些规模较大的学校里，提供网络教育的占几近90%。如果你还不相信网络教育如此火爆，那你可能没有听说过X大学。该大学颁发的学位完全是通过网络教学提供的。学校招生人数达万人，这个数字使其号称是美国最大的私立学校。
重点单词详解
1. instruction(n.操作指南；命令，指令；传授)
I read the instructions on the bottle.
我读了瓶子上的用法说明。
instruction manual 安装手册，操作工序说明书；工艺规范
instruct (vt. 指导；通知；命令；教授)
instructive (a.有益的；教育性的)
instructional (a.教学的；指导的，教育的)
instructor (n.指导书；教员；指导者)
2. doubt(n./v.怀疑；疑问；疑惑;不信；拿不准)
Others doubted whether that would happen.
其他人都怀疑那会不会发生。
He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie.
他怀疑自己是否能从玛丽那里学到什么新东西。
No one doubted his ability.
没有人怀疑他的能力。
A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence.
全民公决毫无疑问地显示，选民要求独立。
Doubtful(a.可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能确定的)
3. popularity(n.名声，受大众欢迎，流行)
The new product jumped into popularity.
新产品一下子普及开来。
The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.
这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
【近】prevalence, diffusedness
popularize (v.通俗化;推广，普及)
we must promote and popularize a low carbon life among the public from every detail in our daily life.
我们必须在公众中推广并普及低碳的生活方式，从日常生活中的每个细节开始。
4. enroll(v.参加；登记；注册；记入名册)
The school will enroll new students in August.
这所学校将于八月份招收新生.
【近】register, book in; participate in, take part in, go through
Enrollment(n.登记；入伍)
5. claim(v./n.（提出）要求；声称；断言；需要；索取；认领)
【近】ask,beg,demand,require,request,implore,claim,pray,entreat
Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.
上次我们依据保险提出索赔时，他们赔付得很快。
He repeated his claim that his people backed his action.
他再三重复他所声称的：他的人民支持他的行动。
