考研英语阅读理解.docx

考研英语阅读理解

英语阅读理解是一个很容易失分的部分，所以在日常学习中要多练习，以下是小编提供给大家的考研的英语阅读理解专题，希望能给大家一些帮助!第一篇：Awhitekidsellsabagofathissuburbanhighschool.ALatinokiddoesthesameinhisinner-cityneighborhood.Bothgetcaught.Botharefirst-timeoffenders.Thewhitekidwalksintojuvenilecourtwithhisparents,hispriest,agoodlawyerandmedicalcoverage.TheLatinokidwalksintocourtwithhismom,nolegalresourcesandnoinsurance.Thejudgeletsthewhitekidgowithhisfamily;he'splacedinaprivatetreatmentprogram.Theminoritykidhasnosuchoption.He'sdetained.There,inanutshell,iswhathappensmoreandmoreofteninthejuvenile-courtsystem.MinorityyouthsarrestedonviolentfelonychargesinCaliforniaaremorethantwiceaslikelyastheirwhitecounterpartstobetransferredoutofthejuvenile-justicesystemandtriedasadults,accordingtoastudyreleasedlastweekbytheJusticePolicyInstitute,aresearchcenterinSanFrancisco.Oncetheyareinadultcourts,youngblackoffendersare18timesmorelikelytobejailedandHispanicsseventimesmorelikelythanareyoungwhiteoffenders."Discriminationagainstkidsofcoloraccumulatesateverystageofthejusticesystemandskyrocketswhenjuvenilesare,triedasadults,"saysDanMacallair,aco-authorofthenewstudy."Californiahasadoublestandard:throwkidsofcolorbehindbars,butrehabilitatewhitekidswhocommitcomparablecrimes."Evenasjuvenilecrimehasdeclinedfromitspeakintheearly1990s,headlinegrabbingviolencebyminorshasintensifiedaget-toughattitude.Overthepastsixyears,43stateshavepassedlawsthatmakeiteasiertotryjuvenilesasadults.InTexasandConnecticutin1996,thelatestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,allthejuvenilesinjailswereminorities.VincentSchiraldi,theJusticePolicyInstitute'sdirector,concedesthat"somekidsneedtobetriedasadults.Butmostcanberehabilitated."Instead,adultprisonstendtobrutalizejuveniles.Theyareeighttimesmorelikelytocommitsuicideandfivetimesmorelikelytobesexuallyabusedthanoffendersheldinjuveniledetention."Oncetheygetout,theytendtocommitmorecrimesandmoreviolentcrimes,"saysJenniGainsborough,aspokeswomanfortheSentencingProject,areformgrou