高考In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their ability to "air condition" a house without using electric equipment.

除了简单美观之外，土坯住宅令人钦佩的是，它们不使用电气设备就能“调节”房屋的空调。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

考研France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.

以全球时尚创新者而自豪的法国已经决定，其时尚产业已经失去了为女性定义形体美的绝对权利。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save“the beauty of natural places for everyone forever”.

一个世纪前，奥克塔维亚·希尔成立了国家信托基金会，目的不是拯救时髦的房屋，而是“为每个人永远保存自然之美”。

2016年考研阅读原文

六级It's also pushing ahead in 2016 with an expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it bought last year.

2016年，该公司还将扩大去年收购的美容连锁店Bluemercury。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考In his modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means.

在他的现代主义观点中，美在于简单和优雅，设计师的目标是通过最有效的手段创造问题的解决方案。

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

考研It allows us to see the beauty that surrounds us each moment in nature,in culture,in the flow of our daily lives.

它让我们看到大自然、文化和日常生活中每一刻围绕着我们的美丽。

2016年考研翻译原文

六级Could utility alone justify the new ideas of the American designers? Fashion is often regarded as a pursuit of beauty, and some cherished fashion's trivial relationship to the fine arts.

单凭效用就足以证明美国设计师的新想法是正确的吗？时尚通常被认为是对美的追求，一些人珍视时尚与美术的琐碎关系。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考Her father Peter, 44, wantS her to give up school to model full-time, but Sarah, who has taken part in shows along with top models wants to prove that she has brains as well as beauty she is determined to carry on with her education.

她的父亲彼得，44岁，想让她放弃学业，成为全职模特，但是莎拉，她和顶尖模特一起参加了表演，想证明她既聪明又美丽，她决心继续她的教育。

2017年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

六级If Paris was cast aside, the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted.

如果把巴黎抛在一边，美丽的传统在某种程度上也会受到轻视。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考I'm always inspired by things of beauty and harmony.

我总是被美好和谐的事物所鼓舞。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

考研Rather than have people simply rate their beauty compared with others, he asked them to identify an original photograph of themselves from a lineup including versions that had been altered to appear more and less attractive.

与其让人们简单地将自己的美貌与他人进行比较，他还让他们从一系列照片中辨认出自己的原始照片，包括那些被修改过的看起来越来越不吸引人的版本。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

也许这就是照片的目的：提醒我们，我们都欣赏美，我们都有一个共同的愿望，那就是快乐，联系，比我们更伟大的东西。

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.

人们往往对周围的美视而不见。

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

考研Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you.

享受周围世界的美丽，睁大眼睛，看看你面前的各种可能性。

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ulta instead of department store beauty counters, Macy's hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in the category.

当年轻的美容消费者经常转向丝芙兰或Ulta而不是百货公司的美容柜台时，梅西希望Bluemercury将有助于巩固其在该品类中的地位。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考The natural beauty isn't attractive to them.

自然美景对他们没有吸引力。

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

高考The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand the shared passion for beauty.

卧室墙上的照片使作者能够更好地理解对美的共同热情。

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

考研The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women ( ' , and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.

这些禁令如果得到充分执行，将向女性（以及许多男性）建议，她们不应该让别人来评判自己的美貌。

2016年考研阅读原文

六级To be more competitive in sales of beauty products.

提高美容产品销售的竞争力。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Designer sportswear would have to be verified by a standard other than that of pure beauty; the emulation of a designer's life in designer sportswear was a crude version of this relationship.

设计师的运动装必须通过一个标准来验证，而不是纯粹的美；在设计师运动装中模仿设计师的生活是这种关系的一个粗糙版本。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级If you take a look at his biography, you can get a good idea of how his life experiences manifest themselves in his theories of beauty, specifically, the way he looked towards nature as the origin of what we find beautiful.

如果你看一看他的传记，你就能很好地了解他的生活经历是如何体现在他关于美的理论中的，特别是他如何看待自然，认为自然是我们发现美的源泉。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考I truly believe that beauty comes from within.

我真的相信美来自内心。

2015年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

高考The crowds might damage the beauty of the place.

人群可能会破坏这个地方的美丽。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

高考This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who "ruined" it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom.

这张照片，展现在我和那个“毁了”它的女人面前的独特的美，现在挂在我卧室的墙上。

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考To celebrate Asia heritage month, trendy New York is proud to present "Cheongsam night out--a date with Cheongsam beauties in Shanghai bund 1930".

为了庆祝亚洲遗产月，新潮的纽约自豪地推出“旗袍之夜——1930年在上海外滩与旗袍美女约会”。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 原文

四级A change in the public's view of female beauty.

公众对女性美的看法发生了变化。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级finally, she addresses self-respect and the notion that a person's sense of beauty must include more than how much a person weighs.

最后，她谈到了自尊，以及一个人的美感必须包括比一个人体重更多的东西。

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级He wanted to "set the standard for beauty in classical and mode cooling, and prove to the distant future that the French chefs of the 19th century were the most famous in the world", as he wrote in his papers.

正如他在论文中所写的那样，他想“为古典和现代冷却的美树立标准，并向遥远的未来证明19世纪的法国厨师是世界上最著名的”。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级She describes how the definition of beauty has changed over the years and even from culture to culture.

她描述了美的定义是如何随着时间的推移而改变的，甚至是从一种文化到另一种文化。

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级To focus more on beauty products than clothing.

更多地关注美容产品而不是服装。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级They radically changed people's concept of beauty.

他们从根本上改变了人们对美的观念。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级It laid emphasis on women's beauty.

它强调女性的美丽。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级A shift of emphasis from beauty to utility.

把重点从美观转向实用。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Fashion is often regarded as a pursuit of beauty, and some cherished fashion's trivial relationship to the fine arts.

时尚通常被认为是对美的追求，一些人珍视时尚与美术的琐碎关系。

2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级I'm really more interested in nature than beauty.

我对自然比对美更感兴趣。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级Oh, yeah, he's the philosopher who wrote about where our ideas of beauty come from.

哦，是的，他是一位哲学家，他写下了我们关于美的观念是从哪里来的。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

考研They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health.

他们建议，美貌不应该以最终影响健康的外表来定义。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep – and bone-showing.

然而，法国的措施过于依赖严厉的惩罚，无法改变一种仍然认为美是肤浅的、骨瘦如柴的文化。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.

更好的办法是帮助提升美的概念，使之超越特定行业的物质标准。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.

随着这门新的习惯科学的出现，当这种策略被用于销售可疑的美容霜或不健康食品时，争议也随之爆发。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Facebook, therefore, is a self-enhancer's paradise,where people can share only the most flattering photos, the cream of their wit, style, beauty, intellect and lifestyles.

因此，Facebook是一个自我提升者的天堂，人们只能分享最迷人的照片，分享他们智慧、风格、美丽、智慧和生活方式的精华。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals, slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.

皮肤润肤霜被宣传为晨间美容仪式的一部分，介于洗头和化妆之间。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.

这些禁令如果得到充分执行，将向女性建议，她们不应该让别人来评判自己的美貌。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep–and bone-showing.

然而，法国的措施过于依赖严厉的惩罚，无法改变一种仍然认为美是肤浅的、骨瘦如柴的文化。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The typical refined Japanese woman excels in modesty and delicacy; she “treads softly (谨言慎行)in the world,” elevating feminine beauty and grace to an art form.

典型的精致日本女性擅长端庄和精致；她“脚步轻柔”(谨言慎行)在世界上，“将女性的美丽和优雅提升为一种艺术形式。

2007年6月英语六级真题

四级The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books.

从美容肥皂到旅游书籍，各种杂志封面、邮票和电视广告都展示了身体健康的优点。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.

许多业主选择茅草不仅是因为它的美丽，还因为他们知道它能让他们在夏天保持凉爽，在冬天保持温暖。

1999年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级To protect the Poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.

为了保护波科诺斯的自然美景免受不负责任的开发，自然保护协会(大自然保护协会) 将该地区命名为美国“最后的伟大地方”之一。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a beauty.

据说，这一传统始于一位奥地利男子施予美人。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级He wanted to “set the standard for beauty in classical and modern cooking, and prove to the distant future that the French chefs of the 19th century were the most famous in the world,” as he wrote in his papers.

正如他在论文中所写，他想“在古典和现代烹饪中树立美的标准，并向遥远的未来证明19世纪的法国厨师是世界上最著名的”。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）