2022 考研英语一 · Section II Reading Comprehension / Part B

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1They are profitable institutions whose bottom line is much more important than the condition of the animals.

主干主语：They；谓语（系动词）：are；表语：profitable institutions

结构主句为主系表结构，whose 引导定语从句修饰 institutions，whose 在从句中作定语相当于 the institutions' bottom line；从句内部含比较结构 more important than...，比较对象是 the condition of the animals。bottom line 本义为「账本底线、盈亏」，此处引申为「经济利益」，是考研高频熟词僻义。

译文它们是营利性机构，其经济利益远比动物的生存状况重要。

考点whose 引导定语从句，在从句中作定语，表所属关系　·　bottom line 熟词僻义：盈亏底线 → 核心利益

2The zoology program at my university attracts students for whom zoo visits were the crucial formative experience that led them to major in biological sciences.

主干主语：The zoology program；谓语：attracts；宾语：students

结构主句为主谓宾结构，at my university 为地点状语。for whom 引导定语从句修饰 students，whom 作介词 for 的宾语（对学生们而言）；该从句内部又嵌套 that 引导的定语从句修饰 experience，that 在从句中作主语。两层定语从句嵌套是本句难点，formative experience 意为「塑造性的经历」。

译文我所在大学的动物学专业吸引了许多学生，对他们来说，参观动物园是促使他们主修生物科学的关键塑造性经历。

考点介词+whom 引导定语从句，whom 不可省略且不能用 who 替换　·　定语从句中嵌套定语从句，需理清各自修饰对象

3Were it not for opportunities to observe these beautiful, wild creatures close to home, many more people would be driven by their fascination to travel to wild areas to seek out, disturb and even hunt them down.

主干主语：many more people；谓语：would be driven；目的状语：to travel to wild areas...

结构本句为虚拟条件句的倒装结构：Were it not for... 相当于 If it were not for...（要不是因为……），省略 if 后将 were 提前，是对现在事实的虚拟，主句用 would be driven。主句中 by their fascination 引出施动者，to travel... 作目的状语，seek out, disturb and even hunt them down 为三个并列动词短语。

译文要不是因为能在家门口观察这些美丽的野生动物，更多的人会被自己的着迷驱使着前往野外，去寻找、惊扰甚至猎杀它们。

考点Were it not for... 为虚拟条件句倒装，相当于 If it were not for...　·　与现在事实相反的虚拟：从句用 were，主句用 would do

4Zoos are, in that sense, similar to natural history and archeology museums, serving to satisfy our need for contact with these living creatures while leaving the vast majority undisturbed in their natural environments.

主干主语：Zoos；谓语（系动词）：are；表语：similar to natural history and archeology museums

结构主句为主系表结构，in that sense（从那个意义上说）为插入语。serving to satisfy... 为现在分词短语作伴随状语，其中含 while leaving... 的省略结构，完整形式为 while (zoos are) leaving...，leave 后接宾语 the vast majority 加形容词 undisturbed 作宾补，in their natural environments 为地点状语。

译文从这个意义上说，动物园类似于自然历史博物馆和考古博物馆，既能满足我们接触这些生物的需求，又能让绝大多数动物在原生环境中不受打扰。

考点while 引导的省略结构：从句主语与主句一致且含 be 动词时可省略　·　leave + 宾语 + 形容词（宾补）结构：leave the majority undisturbed

5Our studies focused on the impact of zoo experiences on how people think about themselves and nature, and the data points extracted from our studies do not, in any way, discount what is learned in a zoo visit.

主干主语①：Our studies；谓语①：focused on；宾语①：the impact；主语②：the data points；谓语②：do not discount；宾语②：what 引导的宾语从句

结构and 连接两个并列分句。分句一中 impact on... 后接 how 引导的宾语从句作第二个 on 的宾语，注意 impact of A on B 的双重介词结构。分句二中 extracted from our studies 为过去分词短语作后置定语修饰 data points，in any way 为插入语，discount 此处为动词意为「贬低、否定」，后接 what 引导的宾语从句。

译文我们的研究聚焦于动物园体验对人们如何看待自身与自然的影响，而且从研究中提取的数据绝不会贬低人们在参观动物园中的收获。

考点impact of A on B 结构：两个介词短语分别限定影响的主体与对象　·　discount 熟词僻义：作动词意为「不重视、否定」，而非名词「折扣」

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