考研英語歷年真題閱讀要點之2015-Text 3（一）

 　各位同學，就考研英語真題而言，最后三套建議用來進行考前模擬。小編為大家梳理歷年考研英語真題閱讀文章中涉及的要點，包括詞匯、短語、長難句以及簡單的閱讀方法。接下來看一下2015年考研英語真題閱讀Text 3，這篇文章主要探討了對期刊論文中統計數據的進一步審查問題。

　　The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings.

　　journal“學術期刊”;extra“額外的”;a round of“一輪”;statistical“統計的”;peer-review“同行評議的”;editor-in-chief“主編”;announce“宣布”;widespread concern“廣泛的關注”;analysis“分析”;contribute to“導致”;irreproducibility“非再生性”;published“已出版的”;research finding“研究結果”。

　　“Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal,” writes McNutt in an editorial... the journal has appointed seven experts to ... (SBoRE). Manuscript will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal’s internal editors, or by its existing ... The SBoRE panel ...

　　have confidence in“對...有信心”;editorial“社論”;appoint“委派”;expert“專家”;manuscript“原稿”;flag up“做出標記”;additional“附加的，額外的”;scrutiny“詳細審查”;internal“內部的”;existing“目前的，現存的”;panel“座談小組”。

　　Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said: “The creation of the ‘statistics board’ was motivated by ... and is part of Science’s overall drive ...”

　　particular“特別的，特殊的”，in particular“尤其，特別”;paper“論文”;impel“推動”;be motivated by“受到...的驅使”;overall“全面的”;drive在此可以表示“行動”。

　　Giovanni Parmigiani ... says he expects the board to “play primarily an advisory role.” He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself ... that may want to model their approach after Science.”

　　play primarily an advisory role“主要扮演顧問的角色”;agree to do“同意做某事”;foresight“遠見，深謀遠慮”;unique“獨特的”;be likely to do“可能做某事”;have a lasting impact“造成持久的影響”，動詞也可以用exert，exert far-reaching consequence可以表示“造成深遠影響”;publication“出版物”;model“模仿”;approach“方法”。