高考Digital technology—email and smart phones especially—have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office.

尤其是数字技术、电子邮件和智能手机大大提高了员工在传统办公室之外的工作效率。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often: ability, money and time, money is a topic i'll save for another day.

根据我的经验，人们不经常做饭有三个主要原因：能力、金钱和时间。我会把钱作为一个话题留到下一天。

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, and now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist.

我发现自己根本没有艺术能力，现在我清楚地知道我不想成为一名艺术家。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读表达 原文

高考I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.

我不得不改变我对他们能力和潜力的态度。

2018年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

高考I was able to try new activities and test my ability.

我能够尝试新的活动，测试我的能力。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读表达 原文

高考Large brains for their bodies and the ability to walk upright are two characteristics of human beings.

人类的两大特点是大脑体积大，身体发达，走路直立。

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 题设

高考It didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, either.

它看起来没那么糟糕，而且在第一次波浪关闭了我的嗅觉之后，它也没有那么刺痛鼻子。

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child's ability to think and to understand the world.

关于电视的一个传统观点是，它降低了孩子思考和理解世界的能力。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

兼职工作、家务、在学校的努力和处理问题的能力得分。

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Regardless of your choice of course, you'll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.

不管你选择什么课程，你都会快速有效地发展你的语言能力。

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what's on their plate.

她还开设了一个网站，分享她的秘诀和食谱，目的是证明每个人都有能力控制自己盘子里的食物。

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.

然而，这种观点无法解释某些艺术作品在跨文化和跨世纪中激发人类思维的能力。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

高考The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

你学的越多，尝试的越多，你就越有能力控制你的饮食和日程安排。

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney failures and death.

这会影响它们的神经系统和繁殖小鸟的能力，并可能导致肾衰竭和死亡。

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new.

真正的创造力是接受现有事物并创造新事物的能力。

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级Team-building skills are in short supply: Deloitte reports that only 12% of the executives they contacted feel they understand the way people work together in networks and only 21% feel confident in their ability to build cross-functional teams.

团队建设技能供不应求：德勤报告称，在他们接触的高管中，只有12%的人认为他们了解人际网络中的合作方式，只有21%的人对他们建立跨职能团队的能力充满信心。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of automotive engineering and repair, said tests suggest drivers may be overestimating their own abilities.

AAA汽车工程和维修部总经理约翰·尼尔森（John Nielsen）表示，测试表明驾驶员可能高估了自己的能力。

2017年6月听力原文

四级These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases, Salthouse said in a news release.

索尔特豪斯在一份新闻稿中说，这些模式表明，某些类型的心理灵活性在成年早期相对降低，但如果没有疾病，一个人拥有的知识量以及将知识与能力相结合的有效性可能会在整个成年期增加。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mindset said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

把一个坏的等级归因于他们自己的能力缺乏，那些有固定心态的人说他们将来会学习更少，试着不再去接受这个主题，并在将来的考试中考虑作弊。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级They can affect a person's ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.

它们会影响一个人获得工作的能力和获得福利的资格。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级A child's ability to become deeply absorbed in something, and derive intense pleasure from that absorption, is something adults spend the rest of their lives trying to return to.

孩子能够深深地专注于某件事，并从中获得强烈的快乐，这是成年人余生都在努力恢复的能力。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States

利用从科学、艺术和技术中获得的每一种可用工具和洞察力来解决未来问题的能力，以及利用当前机会的能力，将有助于他们和美国

2014年6月阅读原文

四级A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground.

瑞典的一项研究表明，能够在自然环境中玩耍的幼儿园儿童比只在普通游乐场玩耍的儿童患病率低，身体能力强。

2010年12月阅读原文

四级An increasingly important skill will be your ability to deal with change and even welcome it.

一项越来越重要的技能将是你应对变化甚至欢迎变化的能力。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Analytical skills are our ability to understand and solve problems using Information we have available.

分析技能是我们利用现有信息理解和解决问题的能力。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mind-set said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

把一个坏的等级归因于他们自己缺乏能力，那些头脑定型的人说他们将来会学习更少，试着再也不学那个科目，在将来的考试中考虑作弊。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级But because it's all digital it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out.

但因为它是全数字的，它消除了二手书市场，消除了任何共享，因为作业和测试都是通过访问代码进行的，所以它消除了任何选择退出的能力。

2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级If you understand the material and have the ability to articulate your thoughts, they should be a breeze.

如果你理解材料并有能力表达你的想法，它们应该是轻而易举的事。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Team-building skills are in short supply: Deloitte reports that only 12% of the executives they contacted feel they understand the way people work together in networks and only 21% feel confident in their ability to build cross functional teams.

团队建设技能供不应求：德勤报告称，在他们接触的高管中，只有12%的人认为他们了解人际网络中的合作方式，只有21%的人对他们建立跨职能团队的能力充满信心。

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

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

四级The report says America's urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry, as cities across the country imitate the walk ability and transit oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successfu

报告说，美国的城市化将继续是影响工业的最重要的问题，因为全国的城市模仿步行能力和以交通为导向的发展，使得像纽约和旧金山这样的城市成为成功者。

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级Cognitive decline is the loss of ability to learn new skills, or recall words, names, and faces that is most common as we age.

认知衰退是指随着年龄的增长，学习新技能或回忆单词、姓名和面孔的能力的丧失。

2016年6月听力原文

六级Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities.

各国也在推进空间研究和卫星项目，以扩大其全球导航能力。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Developing independent and creative thinking abilities.

培养独立和创造性思维能力。

2016年12月阅读原文

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More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called preparation for future learning.

十多年前，当时就读于范德比尔特大学的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德（John Bransford）和丹尼尔·施瓦茨（Daniel Schwartz）发现，年轻人区别于儿童的不是保留事实或将先前知识应用于新环境的能力，而是他们称之为未来学习准备的素质。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级The aim is to ensure that employees have an explicit tool to help them understand their own abilities and aspirations, determine career possibilities, and set (usually short-ter goals.

其目的是确保员工拥有明确的工具，帮助他们了解自己的能力和抱负，确定职业可能性，并设定（通常是短期）目标。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Migrants to cities are attracted by plentiful jobs, access to hospitals and education, and the ability to escape the boredom of a farmer's agricultural life.

大量的工作、医院和教育，以及摆脱农民农业生活无聊的能力吸引着移民到城市。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级exports are rising because more foreigners have the ability to buy the things we produce and market.

出口正在增长，因为越来越多的外国人有能力购买我们生产和销售的东西。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级To be good leaders, managers must pay close attention to their own values, abilities and strengths.

要成为优秀的领导者，管理者必须密切关注自己的价值观、能力和优势。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级The school keeps the money, but the kid leaves with loads of debt and no degree and no ability to get a better job

学校留着钱，但孩子离开时背负着沉重的债务，没有学位，也没有能力找到更好的工作

2011年6月阅读原文

六级At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities.

目前，选择候选人的标准相当狭窄，比如之前的学术和职业表现，以及分析和解决问题的能力。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team.

你相信你有领导能力，你的老板让你负责一个新的工作团队。

2013年6月听力原文

六级A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half months old children.

一个科学小组正在研究11个半月大的儿童的思维能力。

2012年12月听力原文

六级They believe that the nerve endings in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys, and it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an individual's ability to use language and remember things

他们认为，女孩大脑左侧的神经末梢比男孩发育得更快，正是这一侧大脑强烈地影响着一个人使用语言和记忆事物的能力

2012年12月听力原文

六级A 2016 study found that users had a "consistently positive attitude" about the giraff robot's ability to enhance communication and decrease feelings of loneliness.

2016年的一项研究发现，用户对giraff机器人增强交流和减少孤独感的能力持“一贯积极的态度”。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级But, for most people, lying gets limited as we develop a sense of morality and the ability to self-regulate.

但是，对大多数人来说，随着我们道德感和自我调节能力的发展，撒谎变得有限。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级given the moth's ability also to attack crops like pepper and potatoes, Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria's minister of agriculture, has warned that the pest may "create serious problems for food security" in the country.

尼日利亚农业部长奥杜·奥格贝（Audu Ogbeh）警告说，这种害虫可能会给该国的粮食安全带来严重问题，因为这种蛾子也能攻击辣椒和土豆等作物。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hiJack and take control of their satellites.

然而，他们在与非成员共享信息时更为谨慎，因为该组织防范其他人发展劫持和控制其卫星的能力。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation b

十多年前，范德比尔特大学的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德（John Bransford）和丹尼尔·施瓦茨（Daniel Schwartz）发现，年轻人区别于儿童的不是保留事实或将先验知识应用于新情况的能力

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级So we evolve the ability to sweat plentifully and lost most of our fur.

因此，我们进化出大量出汗的能力，失去了大部分皮毛。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级Some experts even consider lying a developmental milestone, like crawling and walking, because it requires sophisticated planning, attention and the ability to see a situation from someone else5 s perspective to manipulate them.

一些专家甚至认为说谎是一个发展的里程碑，比如爬行和行走，因为它需要复杂的计划、注意力和从别人的角度来观察情况来操纵它们的能力。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Studies have found obesity is associated with impairments in cognitive functioning, as assessed by a range of learning and memory tests, such as the ability to remember a list of words presented some minutes or hours earlier.

研究发现，肥胖与认知功能受损有关，这是通过一系列学习和记忆测试评估的，例如记忆几分钟或几小时前出现的单词列表的能力。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级The ability to work well with others and collaborate on projects is a sought-after ability in nearly every position.

在几乎每个职位上，与他人良好合作并在项目上协作的能力都是一种受欢迎的能力。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级The big benefit will not only be in the housing of this enormous and rapidly growing amount of data, but will also be in the ability to run real time data analytics to extract actionable and ongoing knowledge.

巨大的好处不仅在于容纳如此巨大且快速增长的数据量，还在于能够运行实时数据分析以提取可操作和持续的知识。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级The very lack of a recovery period is dramatically holding back our collective ability to be resilient and successful.

正是由于缺乏一个恢复期，我们的集体恢复力和成功能力受到了极大的阻碍。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级They lack water-storing structures, and their existence on rock faces prevents them from tapping groundwater, so they have instead developed the ability to change their metabolism.

它们缺乏蓄水结构，而且它们在岩石表面的存在使它们无法开采地下水，因此它们反而发展了改变新陈代谢的能力。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级This can hinder your ability to make decisions, speak up and gain recognition for your individual skills and strengths.

这可能会妨碍你做出决策、畅所欲言和获得个人技能和优势认可的能力。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought chronically sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed improvements in the ability of insulin to process

加州大学洛杉矶分校睡眠研究人员兼医学教授刘教授将长期睡眠受限的人带到实验室进行一个周末的睡眠，期间他们每晚记录大约10个小时的睡眠，结果显示胰岛素的处理能力有所提高

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级Yet like many college teachers around the U.S., the faculty remain doubtful that their work as educators can be measured by a "learning outcome" such as a graduate's ability to investigate and reason.

然而，和美国许多大学教师一样，教师们仍然怀疑他们作为教育工作者的工作是否可以用“学习成果”来衡量，比如毕业生的调查和推理能力。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研Building on the basic truth about interpersonal influence,the researchers studied the dynamics of social influence by conducting thousands of computer simulations of populations manipulating a number of variables relating to people’s ability to influence others and their tendency to be influenced.

在人际影响基本原理的基础上，研究人员通过对人群进行数千次计算机模拟，操纵与人们影响他人的能力及其受影响倾向相关的变量，研究了社会影响的动态。

2010年考研阅读原文

考研To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day.

为了鼓励创新和竞争，该报告呼吁增加对研究的投资，制定连贯的课程，提高学生在21世纪解决问题和有效沟通的能力，增加对教师的资助，鼓励学者将他们的学习成果用于应对当今的巨大挑战。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研Mental health is the seed that contains self-esteem - confidence in ourselves and an ability to trust in our common sense.

心理健康是包含自尊的种子——对自己的自信和对常识的信任。

2016年考研翻译原文

考研It allows us to have perspective on our lives - the ability to not take ourselves too seriously, to laugh at ourselves, to see the bigger picture, and to see that things will work out.

它能让我们对自己的生活有一个视角——不把自己看得太严肃，嘲笑自己，看到更大的图景，看到事情会发展。

2016年考研翻译原文

考研A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on that question.

最近一项关于各国及其将增长转化为福祉的能力的年度研究揭示了这一问题。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with trying situations involving your children.

一个更实际的目标是，在面对涉及孩子的艰难处境时，尽你最大的能力，尽量做到宽容和沉着。

2020年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研According to research from Princeton University, people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and like ability in just a tenth of a second, solely based on the way you look.

根据普林斯顿大学的研究，人们仅仅根据你的长相，在十分之一秒的时间内就可以评估你的能力、可信度和喜欢的能力。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose.

在对乔治亚大学学生进行的2019次调查中，职业办公室发现未来雇主最有希望的特质是提供稳定就业的能力，其次是专业发展和培训，然后是鼓舞人心的目的。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teac

为了鼓励创新和竞争，报告呼吁增加对研究的投资，制定连贯的课程，提高学生在21世纪解决问题和有效沟通的能力，增加对teac的资助

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考And if you have your lecture notes or the article in hand, you and the professor will be able to examine specific points that are confusing to you, rather than just talking in a general way about the contents.

如果你手头有你的课堂讲稿或文章，你和教授将能够研究让你困惑的具体问题，而不仅仅是笼统地谈论内容。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文

高考And the good morning Britain presenter says she's been able to put a lot of what she's learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, finn, 13.

这位《早安英国》节目主持人说，她能够在自己家里把学到的很多东西付诸实践，为14岁的山姆和13岁的芬恩的儿子们做饭。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.

早餐，我们可以吃木瓜和后院树上的其他水果。

2019年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

高考Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date-sharing, kindness, openness — carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others.

普林斯坦还发现，邻居们希望你在一起玩耍的特质——分享、友善、开放——一直延续到晚年，让你能够更好地与他人建立联系。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考She had given us clear directions and we were able to find it easily.

她给了我们明确的方向，我们很容易就找到了。

2015年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

高考Thanks to modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively.

得益于现代制造业和技术，公司能够快速、廉价地生产产品。

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

高考They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems.

他们希望狼能够控制麋鹿和郊狼的问题。

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考This tension between what we feel we can have and " what we're seemingly able to have is the niggling suffering, the anxiety we feel.

我们能拥有的东西和“我们似乎能拥有的东西”之间的紧张关系是我们所感受到的琐碎痛苦和焦虑。

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级They need to rid their minds of sentimentalism ( ' , 感情用事): the most successful teams have leaders who are able to set an overall direction and take immediate action.

他们需要摆脱感情用事（'，感情用事): 最成功的团队都有能够确定总体方向并立即采取行动的领导者。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Successful team leaders know exactly where the team should go and are able to take prompt action.

成功的团队领导者确切地知道团队应该去哪里，并且能够迅速采取行动。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级If you're training for a marathon, you wouldn't expect to turn up and just be able to run it.

如果你正在为马拉松训练，你不会期望出现并且能够跑完它。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级And I knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, ‘This is not real.

我知道这是一个谈判计划，所以我可以对自己说，‘这不是真的。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay.

一些批评人士说，这是一种奢侈品，有能力支付的家庭不应该免费享受。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级After taking appropriate measures to contain the RF interference to our test lab, we tested the attack out for ourselves, and were able to verify that it's possible with the right equipment.

在采取适当措施控制对我们测试实验室的射频干扰后，我们自己测试了攻击，并能够验证使用正确的设备是否可行。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block—I was not able to produce anything for three years.

对我来说，这是我第一次，而且我只希望是，遇到了作家的阻碍——三年来我什么都没能创作出来。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级He stood out in three ways－as a technologist, as a corporate （公司的）leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets.

他在三个方面脱颖而出——作为一名技术专家，作为一名公司(公司的）作为一个领导者，他能够让人们喜欢上以前不受人欢迎的功能性小玩意。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级You'll also be able to receive email, music and movies, all via an internet link.

您还可以通过互联网链接接收电子邮件、音乐和电影。

2013年6月听力原文

四级"As what happened with tobacco, this will require a cultural shift, but that can happen," says Nguyen. "In the same way physicians used to smoke, and then stopped smoking and were able to talk to patients about it,I think physicians can have a bigger voic

Nguyen说：“正如烟草所发生的那样，这需要文化的转变，但这是可以实现的。”就像医生过去吸烟，然后戒烟，并能和病人谈论它一样，我认为医生可以有更大的voic

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级According to a newly published study, cats seem to be able to predict the location of hiding prey (猎物) using both their ears and an inborn (天生的) understanding of how the physical world works.

根据一项新发表的研究，猫似乎能够预测隐藏猎物的位置(猎物) 用他们的耳朵和天生的(天生的) 理解物理世界是如何运作的。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级Advances in AI will make human beings smarter, more able and "just better human beings".

人工智能的进步将使人类变得更聪明、更有能力和“更好的人类”。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级After some adjustments, and sufficient time, jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time.

经过一些调整和足够的时间，吉尔能够在97%的时间里正确回答学生的问题。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级All girls schools tend to be smaller than coeducational schools, which means teachers would be able to tailor the materials to girl students' personal learning styles and interest.

所有的女子学校往往都比男女同校的学校小，这意味着教师可以根据女生的个人学习风格和兴趣定制教材。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级But even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty years of potential inactivity is harmful to cognitive (认知的) and emotional vitality.

但是，即使人们能够在65岁时从经济上支持退休，超过30年的潜在不活动对认知能力是有害的(认知的) 和情感活力。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block— I was not able to produce anything for three years.

对我来说，这是我第一次，我只希望是第一次，遇到了作家的阻碍——三年来我什么都没能创作出来。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since 1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be able to afford to live independently of their parents.

一般来说，自1960年以来，年轻妇女在有报酬的劳动力市场上取得了越来越大的成功，因此，人们可能越来越期望她们能够独立于父母生活。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级I want to make sure that older adults are still able to enjoy their old age, and that they're not spending time in hospital with infections, feeling unwell and being generally weak.

我想确保老年人仍然能够享受他们的晚年，他们不会因为感染、不适和身体虚弱而住院。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级In the same way physicians used to smoke, and then stopped smoking and were able to talk to patients about it,I think physicians can have a bigger voice in it.

就像医生过去吸烟，然后戒烟，并且能够和病人谈论吸烟一样，我认为医生可以在这方面有更大的发言权。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级It is also more accurate— the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.

它也更准确——老鼠能够发现更多的结核病感染，因此拯救了更多的生命。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级It is impossible that a single shot of education, administered in childhood and early adulthood, will be able to support a sustained, 60-year career.

在童年和成年早期实施的一次教育不可能支持一个持续60年的职业生涯。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级It is impossible that a single shot of education, administered in childhood and early adulthood,will be able to support a sustained, 60-year career.

在童年和成年早期实施的一次教育不可能支持一个持续60年的职业生涯。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Leaders have to be able to delegate and manage resources wisely—including staff expertise.

领导者必须能够明智地分配和管理资源，包括员工专业知识。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C