四级The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to function well does not change," Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego

一块睡的能力(整块时间) 夜间睡眠随着年龄的增长而减少，但我们需要的睡眠量并没有改变，”Drummond博士在圣地亚哥举行的美国科学进步协会会议上说

2011年6月阅读原文

四级The most recent National Journal poll asked respondents about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goals, and whether or not they felt a significant amount of control over their ability to be successful.

最新的《国家期刊》民意调查询问了受访者关于美国梦的情况，他们需要什么来实现自己的目标，以及他们是否觉得自己在很大程度上控制了自己的成功能力。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Nor is the global economy forgiving of an American workforce with increasingly weak literacy, math and science abilities.

全球经济也不能原谅识字、数学和科学能力日益薄弱的美国劳动力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级In the 1930s,when only one in 10 Americans had a degree from a four-year college, an admissions committee was content to ask for a sample of applicants'chool papers to assess their writing ability

20世纪30年代，只有十分之一的美国人拥有四年制大学的学位，招生委员会满足于要求申请人提供一份学校论文样本，以评估他们的写作能力

2013年12月阅读原文

考研Today's CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company" CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and Maybe even how the company should trade in them.

今天的首席执行官，至少对美国的大公司来说，必须具备许多技能，而不仅仅是能够“管理公司”。首席执行官必须对金融市场有很好的认识，甚至可能对公司应该如何交易金融市场有很好的认识。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考A listener in China, Wang ming, who is about to get an engineering degree, wants to know how American college graduates find jobs.

即将获得工程学学位的中国听众王明想知道美国大学毕业生是如何找到工作的。

2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

高考According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about environmental problems.

安德森说，在1970年之前，美国人对环境问题几乎一无所知。

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

高考Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home.

美国人每人每年只吃大约15磅的鱼，但我们在餐馆里吃的鱼是在家里的两倍。

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some food companies to reduce calories in their processed foods, but the Standard American Diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy, mostly plant-based diet that just about every expert says we should be eating.

一些食品公司一直在努力降低加工食品中的卡路里含量，但这一努力并不热心，但却广为宣传，但标准的美国饮食与几乎所有专家都说我们应该吃的以植物为基础的健康饮食仍然是截然相反的。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级They asked, Was it as good as American beef? It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV, speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was.

他们问，它和美国牛肉一样好吗？能在日本电视上用日语讲述牛肉的美味，我感到非常兴奋。

2015年12月听力原文

六级Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children's grades as long as they work hard.

大多数美国父母说，只要他们努力学习，他们就不关心孩子的成绩。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife.

关于厨房设计的许多当代想法可以追溯到另一位美国人克里斯蒂娜·弗雷德里克，她致力于提高家庭主妇的工作效率。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Americans are deeply concerned about the relentless rise in health care costs and health insurance premiums.

美国人对医疗费用和医疗保险费的持续上涨深感担忧。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The 83% of American employees who are stressed about their jobs – up from 73% just a year before – say that poor compensation and an unreasonable workload are their number-one sources of stress.

83%的美国员工对工作感到压力——比一年前的73%有所上升——他们说，低薪酬和不合理的工作量是他们的头号压力源。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级American scientists complain about lack of sufficient money and equipment for their expansion in Antarctica.

美国科学家抱怨他们在南极洲的扩张缺乏足够的资金和设备。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year – about 64 items per person – and no matter how much they give away, this excess leads to waste.

她发现，美国人每年大约购买200亿件服装——每人大约购买64件——不管他们赠送多少，这些多余的服装都会导致浪费。

2013年考研阅读原文

考研Both France and the United States are involved in the organization's work, but France's digital services tax and the American response raise questions about what the future holds for the international tax system.

法国和美国都参与了该组织的工作，但法国的数字服务税和美国的回应让人们对国际税收体系的未来产生了疑问。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The only American public-sector workers who earn well above $250,000 a year are university sports coaches and the president of the United States.

美国公共部门唯一年薪远高于25万美元的员工是大学体育教练和美国总统。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研The only American public-sector workers who earn well above $250, 000 a year are university sports coaches and the president of the United States.

美国公共部门唯一年薪超过25万美元的员工是大学体育教练和美国总统。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of "real world" education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers.

政治家们对当今美国大学状况的担忧主要集中在缺乏“现实世界”教育，这意味着为专业和科学事业做准备。

2010年12月阅读原文

高考The road novel, the road movie, these are the most typical American ideas, born of abundant petrol, cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system.

公路小说，公路电影，这些都是最典型的美国思想，源自丰富的汽油，廉价的汽车和永无止境的州际公路系统。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

考研Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career: as late as 1969 a third of American professors did not possess one.

专业化使获得博士学位成为成功学术生涯的先决条件：直到1969年，三分之一的美国教授没有博士学位。

2011年考研阅读原文

六级Although the American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines recommending that parents model appropriate social media use for their children, it does not explicitly discuss oversharing by parents.

尽管美国儿科学会（American Academy of Pediatrics）提供了一些指导方针，建议家长为孩子建立适当的社交媒体使用模式，但并没有明确讨论家长过度分享的问题。

2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级right now, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers not sleep in the same bed as their babies, but sleep in the same room.

现在，为了降低婴儿猝死综合症的风险，美国儿科学会建议母亲不要和婴儿睡在同一张床上，而是睡在同一个房间里。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

考研“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ( ' , AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.

美国艺术与科学院（AAAS）刚刚发布的报告《问题的核心》肯定了人文社会科学对美国自由民主繁荣与安全的重要性，值得赞扬。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研In response, the American Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.

作为回应，美国科学院成立了人文和社会科学委员会。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研"The Heart of the Matter," the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.

美国文理学院刚刚发布的报告《问题的核心》肯定了人文和社会科学对美国自由民主繁荣和安全的重要性，值得赞扬。

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级In fact, other recent studies have found there has never been a time in American history when so small a proportion of young people have sought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations.

事实上，最近的其他研究发现，美国历史上从未有过如此小比例的年轻人寻求或接受当地民间组织的领导角色。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Though the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirety.

尽管瑞典模式对大多数美国父母来说似乎是可行的，但他们可能并不完全接受瑞典模式。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级Minority Report American universities are accepting more minorities than ever

少数族裔报告美国大学比以往任何时候都接受更多的少数族裔

2011年6月阅读原文

四级The New York State parks system wants to turn off the falls on the American side some time in the next two to three years to replace two 115-year-old stone bridges that allow pedestrians, park vehicles and utilities access to Goat Island.

纽约州公园系统希望在未来两三年内的某个时候关闭美国一侧的瀑布，以取代两座有115年历史的石桥，这座石桥允许行人、公园车辆和公用设施进入山羊岛。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力

六级In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten, despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.

在美国，高达百分之四十的食物没有食用，尽管事实上七分之一的美国家庭无法定期获得优质食物。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

考研According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “So much important attached to intellectual pursuits.”

根据美国哲学的标准历史，殖民地时期的美国没有其他地方“如此重视智力追求”

2009年考研阅读原文

考研According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

根据许多书籍和文章，新英格兰的领导人确立了美国知识生活中正在发展的、占主导地位的清教徒传统的基本主题和关注点。

2009年考研阅读原文

六级In an 1801 drawing from his book, General Zoology Amphibia, George Shaw, an English botanist and zoologist, credited Merian for describing a frog in the account of her South American expedition, and named the young tree frog after her in his portrayal of

1801年，英国植物学家兼动物学家乔治·肖（George Shaw）在其著作《两栖动物学概论》中的一幅绘画中，称赞美利安在描述其南美探险时描述了一只青蛙，并在其描绘的两栖动物中以她的名字命名了这只小树蛙

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be sel

许多美国人将陪审团制度视为关键民主价值观的具体体现，包括所有符合最低年龄和文化素质的公民都有同等资格担任陪审团成员的原则；陪审员应该是独立的

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The Big Three American carmakers need restructuring to survive because they cannot cope with the ruinous costs accumulated over the post-war years.

美国三大汽车制造商需要重组才能生存，因为它们无法应对战后积累的毁灭性成本。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Overwhelmingly, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream—and what it takes to achieve it—looks quite different than it did in the late 20th century.

绝大多数的调查结果表明，今天，美国梦的理念以及实现美国梦所需的条件与20世纪末的情况大不相同。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Americans should look past the gender rhetoric and consider what these Scandinavians have achieved.

美国人应该通过性别修辞，考虑这些斯堪的纳维亚人所取得的成就。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives.

总体而言，美国的学院和大学在让学生为工作或毕业后的生活做好准备方面做得不是很好。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级American scholars fanned out across much of the world—with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.

美国学者在福特基金会、富布赖特项目等的支持下，在世界各地展开了广泛的合作。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级It was a huge milestone in the development of smartphones, which are now owned by a majority of American adults and are increasingly common across the globe.

这是智能手机发展史上的一个巨大里程碑。目前，智能手机为大多数美国成年人所有，在全球越来越普遍。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts education and professional education should be kept separate, taught in different schools.

设计和教授这样的课程很难的一个原因是，它们跨越了美国顶尖大学的坚持，即人文教育和专业教育应该分开，在不同的学校教授。

2011年考研阅读原文

考研Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties.

在不同的世代中，美国人继续珍视成功生活中许多相同的传统里程碑，包括结婚、生孩子、拥有房子和60多岁退休。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they cut across the insistence by top American universities that "liberal-arts education and professional education should be kept separate, taught in different schools".

设计和教授这样的课程很难的一个原因是，它们跨越了美国顶尖大学的坚持，即“文科教育和专业教育应该分开，在不同的学校教授”。

2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.

还有一个事实是，美国大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化，供应链遍布更多的国家。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Kunqu society, the classical Chinese theater which combines singing, dancing and acting to literary works by masters of Ming and Qing dynasties, performing introduces four signature plays of Kunqu master Jiqing Zhang to American audiences.

昆曲协会是一家集唱歌、跳舞和表演于一体的中国古典剧院，它将明清大师的文学作品与昆曲表演结合起来，向美国观众介绍了昆曲大师张继清的四部经典戏剧。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 原文

六级It was the most active sector of American economy.

它是美国经济中最活跃的部门。

2013年6月阅读原文

高考Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection.

我们两人都有美国演员特有的品质和美德：幽默、好斗、取笑对方——但总是带着一种潜在的感情。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier married the American actress Grace Kelly.

摩纳哥的统治者雷尼尔王子与美国女演员格雷斯·凯利结婚后，美国人对摩纳哥很熟悉。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

柯达申请破产的决定(破产）对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个悲伤但并非意外的转折点。这家公司开创了消费摄影并主宰了电影市场几十年，但最终未能适应数字革命。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today's youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes.

塔夫茨大学公民学习和参与信息与研究中心（CIRCLE）的一项新研究表明，今天的年轻人投票人数比前几代人多，美国进步中心2008年的一项研究补充说，越来越多的年轻选民和活动家支持传统的自由主义事业。

2010年6月阅读原文

四级If you ask American college women, they expect everything under the sun: in addition to being committed, partners have to be amusing, funny and a friend.

如果你问美国的女大学生，她们期待阳光下的一切：除了承诺之外，伴侣必须是有趣、有趣和朋友。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist, said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning traditional beliefs about gender and brain function.

美国神经学家拉里·卡希尔（Larry Cahill）表示，这项研究是对越来越多质疑性别和大脑功能传统观念的研究的重要补充。

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Today, the average American spends 8.8 hours at work daily, and the majority of working professionals spend additional hours checking in with work during evenings, weekends and even vacations.

如今，美国人平均每天工作8.8小时，而大多数职业人士在晚上、周末甚至假期都要花额外的时间来报到。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考All participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of life for Americans throughout history.

所有参与者都必须说明通信或交通技术在历史上是如何提高美国人的生活质量的。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级Implicitly or explicitly, American fashion addressed a democracy, whereas traditional Paris-based fashion was prescriptive and imposed on women, willing or not.

无论是含蓄的还是明确的，美国时装都是针对民主的，而传统的巴黎时装则是规定性的，强加给女性，不管她们愿意与否。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级There is another explanation that Twenge and her colleagues wanted to address: the impact of the great recession of 2007-2009, which hit a great number of American families and might be affecting adolescents.

特温奇和她的同事们还想提出另一种解释：2007-2009年大衰退的影响，这场大衰退打击了许多美国家庭，可能正在影响青少年。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考The adobe dwellings built by the pueblo indians of the American southwest are admired by even the most modern of architects and engineers.

美国西南部普韦布洛印第安人建造的土坯住宅，即使是最现代的建筑师和工程师也很欣赏。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

六级L) The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes―status anxiety, parental piety (孝顺), intellectual standards—and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by the country's culture of excessive concern with self-esteem.

五十） 大学入学论文包含了美国最宏大的主题——地位焦虑、父母的虔诚(孝顺), 因此，它被过度关注自尊的国家文化所感染只是时间问题。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级A recent Harris poll revealed that 79% of Americans say they enjoy cooking and 30% love it; 14% admit to not enjoying kitchen work and just 7% won't go near the stove at all.

最近哈里斯民意调查显示，79%的美国人说他们喜欢烹饪，30%的人喜欢烹饪；14%的人承认不喜欢厨房工作，只有7%的人根本不愿意靠近炉子。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级A recent Harris poll revealed that 79% of Americans say they enjoy cooking and 30% "love it"; 14% admit to not enjoying kitchen work and just 7% won't go near the stove at all.

最近哈里斯民意调查显示，79%的美国人说他们喜欢烹饪，30%的人“喜欢”；14%的人承认不喜欢厨房工作，只有7%的人根本不愿意靠近炉子。

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级It is reported that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What's most surprising is that 36% of them live in households where at least one adult is working.

据报道，4900万美国人不确定下一顿饭在哪里吃。最令人惊讶的是，其中36%的人生活在至少有一名成年人在工作的家庭中。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级Since fewer than half of Americans say they cook at an intermediate level and only 20% describe their cooking skills as advanced, the crisis is one of confidence.

由于不到一半的美国人说他们的烹饪水平处于中等水平，只有20%的人说他们的烹饪技能是高级的，因此危机在于信心。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级But this vote of confidence in Oprah sends a troubling message at precisely the time when American universities need to do more to advance the cause of reason.

但这次对奥普拉的信任投票恰恰在美国大学需要做更多工作来推进理性事业的时候发出了一个令人不安的信息。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级The equipment in American studios was more advanced than anything in Britain, which had led the Beatles' great rivals, the Rolling Stones, to make their latest album, "Aftermath", in Los Angeles.

美国制片厂的设备比英国任何一家都先进，英国曾带领披头士的劲敌滚石乐队在洛杉矶制作了他们的最新专辑《善后》。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级what explains the American advantage?

美国的优势是什么？

2014年6月阅读原文

六级But in order to take advantage of these common-sense solutions, Americans will have to put aside their own attachment to the idea of smaller government and less regulation

但为了利用这些常识性的解决方案，美国人将不得不抛开自己对小政府、少监管的执着

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Our research universities have been the key to developing the competitive advantages that help Americans produce 25% of all the world's wealth.

我们的研究型大学一直是发展竞争优势的关键，这些优势帮助美国人创造了世界上25%的财富。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级To those Americans for whom money is a concern, my advice is simple: Buy what you can afford, and cook it yourself.

对那些关心金钱的美国人来说，我的建议很简单：买你能买得起的，自己煮。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级In October 2000, the same month the survey was taken, the Washington-based Center for Media and Public Affairs wrote in its publication Media Monitor that, in a recent month of TV news coverage of American youth, just 2% of teens were shown at home, and just 1% were portrayed in a work setting.

2000年10月，就在调查进行的同一个月，总部设在华盛顿的媒体和公共事务中心在其出版物《媒体监测》中写道，在最近一个月的美国青少年电视新闻报道中，只有2%的青少年在家中观看，只有1%的青少年在工作环境中观看。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Her biggest concern is the emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negative ways this affects girls today.

她最担心的是美国文化对苗条的重视以及苗条对当今女孩的负面影响。

2016年6月听力原文

六级How did the economic crisis affect Americans?

经济危机对美国人有何影响？

2012年12月阅读原文

六级How Obama's agenda is going to affect the life of Americans.

奥巴马的议程将如何影响美国人的生活。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Lingering racism If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)

挥之不去的种族主义如果奥巴马效应对非裔美国人是积极的，那么它如何影响他们的白人同胞呢(同胞)

2010年6月阅读原文

考研In effect, fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency's other work—such as forest conservation, watershed and cultural resources management, and infrastructure upkeep—that affect the lives of all Americans.

事实上，如今越来越少的联邦资金用于该机构的其他工作，如森林保护、流域和文化资源管理以及影响所有美国人生活的基础设施维护。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级She was astonished by the professional possibilities afforded to young American woman.

她对年轻的美国妇女所能获得的职业机会感到惊讶。

2014年6月阅读原文

高考It is named after a south American fisherman.

它是以一位南美渔民的名字命名的。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

四级In those years, just after World War I, the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense.

在那些年里，就在第一次世界大战之后，军方想要建立一个美国的国防公路系统。

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级After all, the percentage of Americans who say a college degree is "very important" has fallen drastically in the last 5-6 years.

毕竟，在过去的5-6年中，认为大学学位“非常重要”的美国人比例急剧下降。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级relations between whites and African Americans may become tense again

白人和非裔美国人之间的关系可能再次变得紧张

2010年6月阅读原文

六级American educates so manymore people at university that one can’t expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities, says the professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, I’m not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

波士顿大学的克里斯托弗·拉克斯教授说，美国人在大学里教育的人太多了，以至于一个人不可能指望所有的人都像英国大学里的少数人一样聪明。我并不反对精英主义，但我碰巧喜欢有更渴望学习的人。

2015年12月听力原文

考研Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.

一项最新民调发现，在经济和人口结构急剧变化的背景下，美国年轻人正在绘制一幅新的21世纪成功路线图。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite Sates trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.

但它已经引发了重大争议，美国贸易代表开始调查该税是否歧视美国公司，这反过来可能导致对法国的贸易制裁。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Benjamin west, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.

美国绘画之父本杰明·韦斯特（Benjamin west）在六岁时就展示了他的艺术天赋。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级In 1962, 50% of Americans were married by age 21.

1962年，50%的美国人在21岁之前结婚。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35.

这一转变的主要原因是选择在35岁之前浪漫定居的美国年轻人比例急剧下降。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age.

这一事件的转变主要是由于选择在成年前浪漫定居的美国年轻人比例急剧下降。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older—has decreased, dropping 14% for women and 20% for men from 2008 to 2014.

近年来，美国百岁老人中活到100岁或以上的死亡率有所下降，从2008年到2014年，女性和男性的死亡率分别下降了14%和20%。

2016年12月听力原文

考研In the Internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.

在互联网时代，人们特别容易看到隐藏在美国社会中的怨恨。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级If deficit reduction aggravates these biases, more Americans may choose not to have children or to have fewer children.

如果赤字削减加剧了这些偏见，更多的美国人可能选择不生孩子或少生孩子。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级More than 100 years ago, American sociologist W.

100多年前，美国社会学家W。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级One hundred years ago, Colored was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent.

一百年前，有色人种是指非裔美国人的典型方式。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级One hundred years ago, "Colored" was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent .

一百年前，“有色人种”是指非裔美国人的典型方式。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研Not everyone will agree with the authors'policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American home buyers.

并非所有人都会同意作者的政策主张，从规定更多的假期到减少对美国购房者的税收激励。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级So why are American women so far ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?

那么，为什么美国女性在突破玻璃天花板方面远远领先于瑞典女性呢？

2014年6月阅读原文

六级For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alarm.

在接下来的十年里，主要由美国人撰写的一系列书籍敲响了警钟。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级To alert American workers to the urgency for adaptation.

提醒美国工人适应的紧迫性。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级True, not all U.S.students can match theperformance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential.

诚然，并非所有美国学生的表现都能与外国学生媲美，但美国的教育机构确实为来自富裕家庭和贫困家庭的学生提供了充分发挥潜力的机会。

2015年12月听力原文

四级In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life.

总的来说，45000多条法律和规则将大量的人排除在美国生活之外。

2015年12月阅读原文