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2011 年英语二 · Text 4 真题精讲
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2011 年英语二 · Text 4 真题精讲
2011考研英语二
Text 4 阅读精讲
欧盟危机：债务、欧元与法德博弈
| 欧盟面临多重危机，法德在如何拯救欧元上分歧严重，作者对欧盟前景仍持乐观态度 | | | | 危机全景 → 辩论僵局 → 德国方案 → 法国方案 → 作者评价 | | |
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| 危机引出：欧盟面临"百慕大三角"——债务、人口下降、低增长 |
| 问题升级：慢性问题叠加欧元区16国急性危机，市场失去信心 |
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| 德国方案：严格规则+准自动制裁+全部27国参与协调 |
| 法国方案："欧洲经济政府"+再分配+共同债券+财政协调 |
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Para 1 欧盟能成功吗？不久前这个问题听起来还很奇怪。如今，即便是该项目最热心的支持者也在谈论一个面临债务、人口下降和低增长“百慕大三角”的大陆。 Para 2 除了那些慢性问题外，欧盟还在其经济核心——使用单一货币的16个国家——面临一场急性危机。市场已经失去了信心，不再相信欧元区经济体（无论强弱）终有一天会因为共享单一货币的纪律而趋同，而这一纪律剥夺了缺乏竞争力的成员国快速货币贬值的手段。 Para 3 然而，关于如何拯救欧洲单一货币免于瓦解的辩论却陷入了僵局。之所以陷入僵局，是因为欧元区的主导力量——法国和德国——同意需要在欧元区内进行更大的协调，但在协调什么方面存在分歧。 Para 4 德国认为，必须通过在借贷、支出和竞争力方面实施更严格的规则来拯救欧元，并以准自动制裁作为后盾来惩罚不遵守规则的政府。这些制裁可能包括威胁冻结用于较贫困地区和欧盟大型项目的资金，甚至暂停一个国家在欧盟部长级理事会中的投票权。德国坚持经济协调应涉及欧盟俱乐部的全部27个成员国，其中支持自由市场主义和经济严谨的人占微弱多数；仅在核心内部，德国担心，微弱多数会偏向法国式的干预。 Para 5 以法国为首的“南方”阵营想要不同的东西：在欧元区核心成员内部建立“欧洲经济政府”。换言之，这意味着政治家干预货币政策，以及通过共同欧洲债券或完全的财政转移支付为政府提供更廉价的借贷，实现从富国到穷国的再分配体系。最后，接近法国政府的人士私下表示，欧元区成员国应该同意某种财政和社会协调：例如，遏制在企业税率或劳动力成本方面的竞争。 Para 6 现在否定欧盟还为时过早。它仍然是世界上最大的贸易集团。在最佳状态下，欧洲项目是极为自由开放的：围绕27个贫富国家组成的单一市场建立，其内部边界对商品、资本和劳动力的开放程度远高于任何类似的贸易区域。这是钝化全球化最尖锐棱角、使资本主义变得温和的一次雄心勃勃的尝试。 |
Sentence 1 · Para 2 Markets have lost faith that the euro zone’s economies, weaker or stronger, will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency, which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation. 结构拆解 | 主干 Markets have lost faith that... | | 同位语从句 that the euro zone’s economies will one day converge 做 faith 的同位语 | | 插入语 weaker or stronger 补充说明 economies，省略了 whether they are | | 原因状语 thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency 说明 converge 的原因 | | 定语从句 which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation 修饰 discipline，deny sb sth = 剥夺某人某物 |
参考译文 市场已经失去了信心，不再相信欧元区经济体（无论强弱）终有一天会因为共享单一货币的纪律而趋同，而这一纪律剥夺了缺乏竞争力的成员国快速货币贬值的手段。 |
Sentence 2 · Para 4 It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club, among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour; in the inner core alone, Germany fears, a small majority favour French interference. 结构拆解 | 主干 It insists that...（insist 后宾语从句用虚拟语气 should + 动词原形） | | 宾语从句 economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club | | 定语从句 among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour 修饰 all 27 members（介词+关系代词） | | 分号并列 分号后为并列分句：in the inner core alone, a small majority favour French interference | | 插入语 Germany fears 插入在主语和谓语之间，表示德国的担忧 |
参考译文 德国坚持经济协调应涉及欧盟俱乐部的全部27个成员国，其中支持自由市场主义和经济严谨的人占微弱多数；仅在核心内部，德国担心，微弱多数会偏向法国式的干预。 |
| 细节题 The EU is faced with so many problems that ______. | [A] it has more or less lost faith in markets | | [B] even its supporters begin to feel concerned ✔ 正确 | | [C] some of its member countries plan to abandon euro | | [D] it intends to deny the possibility of devaluation |
| 定位 Para 1 — “even the project’s greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a ‘Bermuda triangle’” | | 解题 cheerleaders = supporters（支持者）；talk of a continent facing... = feel concerned（感到担忧），同义替换 | | 排除 A 偷换主语，原文是 markets lost faith in euro zone，非 EU lost faith in markets；C 未提及有国家计划放弃欧元；D 偷换概念，deny devaluation 是单一货币纪律的后果，非欧盟意图 |
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| 细节题 The debate over the EU’s single currency is stuck because the dominant powers ______. | [A] are competing for the leading position | | [B] are busy handling their own crises | | [C] fail to reach an agreement on harmonization ✔ 正确 | | [D] disagree on the steps towards disintegration |
| 定位 Para 3 — “agree on the need for greater harmonization... but disagree about what to harmonize” | | 解题 fail to reach an agreement = disagree；on harmonization = about what to harmonize，同义替换 | | 排除 A 原文未提及争夺领导地位，分歧在于协调内容；B 未提及忙于自身危机；D 偷换概念，原文是 disagree about what to harmonize，非“瓦解步骤” |
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| 细节题 To solve the euro problem, Germany proposed that ______. | [A] EU funds for poor regions be increased | | [B] stricter regulations be imposed ✔ 正确 | | [C] only core members be involved in economic co-ordination | | [D] voting rights of the EU members be guaranteed |
| 定位 Para 4 — “the euro must be saved by stricter rules on borrowing, spending and competitiveness, backed by quasi-automatic sanctions” | | 解题 stricter rules = stricter regulations；be saved by = be imposed，同义替换 | | 排除 A 与原文相反，德国要“freeze”（冻结）而非增加贫困地区资金；C 与原文相反，德国坚持“all 27 members”参与，非“only core members”；D 与原文相反，德国要“suspension of voting rights”（暂停投票权），非“guarantee”（保障） |
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| 推断题 The French proposal of handling the crisis implies that ______. | [A] poor countries are more likely to get funds ✔ 正确 | | [B] strict monetary policy will be applied to poor countries | | [C] loans will be readily available to rich countries | | [D] rich countries will basically control Eurobonds |
| 定位 Para 5 — “a system of redistribution from richer to poorer members, via cheaper borrowing for governments through common Eurobonds” | | 解题 redistribution from richer to poorer = 从富国到穷国的再分配，推出穷国更可能获得资金，implies = 推断 | | 排除 B 与原文相反，法国方案是通过共同债券提供更廉价借贷，非“严格货币政策”；C 偷换对象，cheaper borrowing 针对所有政府，非仅富国；D 未提及富国“控制”欧洲债券 |
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| 态度题 Regarding the future of the EU, the author seems to feel ______. | 定位 Para 6 — “It is too soon to write off the EU” + “It remains the world’s largest trading block” + “ambitious attempt to blunt the sharpest edges of globalization” | | 解题 too soon to write off = 不宜过早否定 = hopeful；remains the world’s largest = 仍存优势；ambitious attempt = 积极评价 | | 排除 A pessimistic 与作者积极评价矛盾；B desperate 过于极端，原文无绝望情绪；C conceited（自大的）与文章无关，作者讨论欧盟而非自我评价 |
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高频词汇 | cheerleader | chronic | | acute | converge | | disintegration | harmonization | | suspension | ministerial | | redistribution | fiscal | | benign | blunt | | rigour | forthright |
核心短语 | make it | lose faith | | quick fix | write off | | dominant powers | voting rights | | trading block | fiscal transfers |
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| 1. 细节题 — 警惕“反向干扰”本篇 Q38 三个干扰项全是“与原文相反”：freeze→increase / all 27→only core / suspension→guarantee。做题时遇到方案类细节题，先标注“谁主张什么”，再逐项比对 |
| 2. 推断题 — 从“再分配”推出“谁受益”Q39 关键在于理解 redistribution from richer to poorer 的含义：富→穷的再分配 = 穷国更可能获得资金。推断题不考字面，考逻辑推导 |
| 3. 态度题 — 找作者评价性语言Q40 定位末段，找情感色彩词：too soon to write off（否定消极）/ remains the largest（肯定）/ ambitious attempt（褒义）→ hopeful。态度题永远看作者用词的褒贬，不看他描述的事实 |
| 4. 对比阅读意识本篇德国 vs 法国方案是核心考点。做题前先画对比表：德国=严格规则+制裁+27国 / 法国=经济政府+再分配+核心国。题目基本围绕“谁主张什么”出题，混淆双方方案是高频陷阱 |
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