2022年考研人数逐年增加，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。但是对大多数备考的同学来说，刚开始投入复习，就去读考试文章难度的新闻报刊，也是不现实、并且不符合循序渐进的学习规律的，所以我们会在每次推送中，给大家给出两篇短文，一篇是初阶水平（大致在初高中水平）；一篇是高阶水平（四六级到考研水平）；同学们可以根据自己当前的情况，选择其中一篇进行学习。
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）
初阶文段
Last year consumers globally spent around $60 billion on hardware and services for the smart home, a fraction of the total outlay on domestic gadgets.There are several reasons for muted enthusiasm.Businesses have an incentive to embrace the internet of things: there are cost savings to be had from embedding sensors in equipment and factories, analysing the data thus produced and improving efficiency.
短文翻译
去年，用于购买智能家居及智能服务的全球消费总额约600亿元，大大低于家居产品的消费总额。顾客热情不高事出有因。商家热衷于接受物联网：在设备和工厂中内置的传感器可用于分析数据，进而提高效率，最终达到节约成本的目的。
重点单词
a fraction of
一小部分，一部分
domestic [dəˈmestɪk]
adj.本国的，国内的
gadget [ˈɡædʒɪt]
n.小器具，小装置
enthusiasm [ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm]
n.热情，热忱
incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv]
n.刺激，激励，奖励
embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs]
v.拥抱，欣然接受，采纳
efficiency [ɪˈfɪʃnsi]
n.效率; 效能;功效
文段 II
“Don’t delete your browser history,”Lin Kai warns his 11-year-old son,who is supposed to be live-streaming lectures delivered by his school teachers. Mr Lin has reason to be anxious. To curb the spread of covid-19, the authorities have closed schools and universities indefinitely. But “study must not stop”, says the education ministry. Under its orders, the country’s biggest exercise in remote learning is under way, watched over by parents. Mr Lin, who lives in the eastern city of Hangzhou, has caught his son being distracted by online games. He wants his son to know that he will inspect the browser for evidence of such naughtiness.
短文翻译
“不要删除你的浏览器历史记录，”林凯(音译，Lin Kai)警告他11岁的儿子说。孩子原本应该在听学校老师进行的直播讲座。林先生感到焦虑是有原因的。为了控制新冠肺炎（covid-19）传播，当局已经无限期地关闭了中小学和大学。但是教育部规定，“停课不停学”。根据教育部规定，全国进行着最大规模的远程教育活动，而监督孩子远程学习的任务便交给了家长。林先生家在中国东部城市杭州，他发现儿子被网络游戏分散了注意力。他想让儿子知道，他会检查浏览器，看是否会抓到儿子玩网络游戏的证据。
重点单词
deliver [dɪˈlɪvə(r) ə]
deliever除了熟悉的“递送”的意思以外，还有“作讲座，发表讲话”的意思，比如deliver a lecture就是“讲课”的意思
authority [ɔːˈθɒrəti]
n.权威机关，当局
indefinitely [ɪnˈdefɪnətli]
adv.无限期地
sth. be under way
某件事正在进行
distract [dɪˈstrækt]
v.使分神，分心
inspect [ɪnˈspekt]
v.检查，查看
naughtiness
n.淘气
