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）
At the same time, people continue to treat fire as an event that needs to be wholly controlled and unleashed only out of necessity, says Professor Balch at the University of Colorado. But acknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, she says.
“We’ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire,” Balch says.“It is really important to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today.”
短文翻译
与此同时，人们继续将火看成是一种需要完全被控制的事物，只有在必要的时候才能脱离约束。科罗拉多大学教授鲍尔奇说。但是，意识到火灾在人类生活中是不可避免的，这种态度对制定法规政策、采取行动，尽可能保证安全是至关重要的，她说。
“我们已经将自己余火共生的生活割裂了，”鲍尔奇说。“如今，理解并努力梳理出人类与火的真正联系确实至关重要。”
核心单词一览
真题练习
*一定要做题哦
40. Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should_____.
A.do away with
B.come to terms with
C.pay a price for
D.keep away from
题目解析
40.【解析】本题目为文中人物观点的细节题。根据题干的大写字母Professor Balch和fire，man定位到最后一段的最后一句，“important to understand...human connection with fire”，人与火之间的联系。正确答案B的意思是达成协议，符合原文。
干扰项A的do away with是废除；
选项C的pay a price for是付出代价；
选项D的keep away from远离。
