高考On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

另一方面，每当我迫于勇气或环境的压力跳入深水时，我总是能够游泳，直到我的脚再次踏上地面。

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级On Sunday, the castle’s owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record.

根据苏格兰每日记录，周日，城堡的主人约翰·戈登（John Gordon），76岁，在迪河冲走了大约60英尺的土地后，被迫搬走了他的财产，使城堡危险地靠近河流。

2016年12月听力原文

六级It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places.

它正在建造第二艘破冰船，并在海拔13422英尺的冰穹上进行研究钻探，这是地球上最冷的地方之一。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Altitude sickness usually begins when a climber goes above 8000 or 9000 feet.

当登山者爬到8000或9000英尺以上时，通常会出现高原反应。

2012年12月听力原文

高考The girls on the wesleyan academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, eighth-grader Taylor bisbee shivered a little as she watched her teammate Paris white play.

卫斯理学院垒球队的女孩们在练习中等待下一轮击球，跺脚保暖，八年级的泰勒·比斯比看着她的队友巴黎·怀特打球时有点发抖。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级Access to foot traffic and proximity to transit allow the type of entertainment-oriented businesses such as bars and restaurants to stay open later, which attracts both younger, creative workers and baby boomers nearing retirement alike.

步行交通便利，交通便利，酒吧和餐厅等娱乐型企业可以推迟营业时间，这既吸引了年轻的创意工作者，也吸引了即将退休的婴儿潮一代。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考In no time, she became my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched television.

很快，当我阅读时，她就成了我的脚，当我看电视时，她就在我的肚子上张开双臂。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds.

新的研究发现，在超过46000平方英里的加州森林中，直径超过2英尺的树木数量减少了50%。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep.

要建造一个工作台，用一根锋利的棍子或岩石挖一个四英尺宽、三英尺深的洞。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across.

不到两年，它就高达近1400英尺，直径超过半英里。

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研In one case, many researchers working around the ancient Maya city of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot.

在一个案例中，许多研究人员在洪都拉斯古玛雅城市科潘周围工作，通过使用航空照片和徒步调查，找到了数百个小村庄和个人住宅。

2014年考研阅读原文

四级Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

几乎每一个孩子，在他踏进学校大楼的第一天，都会变得更聪明、更好奇、更少害怕自己不知道的东西、更善于发现和解决问题、更自信、更足智多谋(机敏的), 在他的学校里，他将变得更加执着和独立——或者，除非他非常不寻常，非常幸运，否则他将终生如此。

2010年6月听力原文

四级On Sunday, the castle's owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out his property after the river Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record.

根据苏格兰每日记录，周日，城堡的主人约翰·戈登（John Gordon），76岁，在迪河冲走了大约60英尺的土地后，被迫搬走了他的财产，使城堡危险地靠近河流。

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life

几乎每一个孩子，在他踏进学校大楼的第一天，都会变得更聪明、更好奇、更少害怕自己不知道的东西、更善于发现和解决问题、更自信、更足智多谋(机敏的), 在他的学校里，他将变得更加坚毅和独立——或者，除非他非常不同寻常，非常幸运，否则他将终生如此

2010年6月听力原文

高考To warm himself, the sailor sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against the other.

为了取暖，水手坐在火炉前，赤着一只脚蹭着另一只脚。

2015年高考英语陕西卷 单项填空 原文

六级Scientists agree that key player in this scenario is the West Antarctic ice sheet, a Brazil-size mass of frozen water that is much as 7000 feet thick.

科学家们一致认为，这一情景的关键因素是南极西部冰盖，这是一块巴西大小的冰水，厚达7000英尺。

2010年12月听力原文

六级Some schools out for profit cynically increase tuitions and count on student loans and federal aid to foot the bill – knowing full well that the students won't make it.

一些以营利为目的的学校玩世不恭地增加学费，并指望学生贷款和联邦援助来买单——他们深知学生不会成功。

2011年6月阅读原文

高考The transition, which flew at 1, 400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.

这架上个月在1400英尺高空飞行了8分钟的飞机，在公路上的时速可达70英里，在空中的时速可达115英里。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

1939年以前建造的房屋每平方英尺能耗比2000年以后建造的房屋每平方英尺能耗高出50%，这主要是因为随着时间的推移，微小的裂缝和缝隙会扩大，让更多的外部空气进入。

2010年6月阅读原文

四级The lower oxygen pressure found in an aircraft cabin is equivalent to that at 6, 000-8, 000 feet of altitude.

飞机座舱内较低的氧气压力相当于6000-8000英尺高度的氧气压力。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考First of all, you must wear shoes that cover your feet in the lab.

首先，在实验室里，你必须穿能盖住脚的鞋。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

四级During its flight it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area.

在飞行过程中，它达到了3000英尺，在一个安全的区域进行了一系列轻柔的转弯。

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

然后她沿着悬崖边跑，从100英尺高的地方掉了下来，从岩石上弹到海里。

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级Altitude sickness usually begins when a climber goes above 8000 or 9000 feet

当登山者爬到8000或9000英尺以上时，通常会出现高原反应

2012年12月听力原文

四级My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

我的母亲身高只有五英尺，通常说话非常温和，但在罕见的情况下，当她生气时，她非常可怕。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

我的母亲身高只有五英尺，通常说话非常温和，但在罕见的情况下，当她生气时，她非常可怕。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考Imagine a child standing on a diving board four feet high and asking himself the question: Should I jump?

想象一下，一个孩子站在四英尺高的跳水板上，问自己这样一个问题：我应该跳吗？

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考And people have been warned not to go out of their homes — not if you walk on foot, at least — between 11 in the morning and 7 in the evening.

人们被警告在早上11点到晚上7点之间不要出门——至少如果你步行的话，不要出门。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 听力 原文

高考At last - she never knew how long it had taken her - she felt solid ground under her feet.

最后——她不知道花了多长时间——她感到脚底踏实。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.

随着一些国家扩大在南极洲的业务，美国在南半球夏季在该大陆维持了三个全年有1000多人的观测站，其中包括1956年在南极高原海拔9301英尺处建造的阿蒙森-斯科特观测站。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级He was trapped under a beam about 10 feet below the surface for nearly an hour and a half.

他被困在离地面约10英尺的一根横梁下近一个半小时。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.

它坐落在一座美丽的山脚下。

2013年12月听力原文

四级It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas extraction, but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth.

钻探深度超过1000英尺以开采石油和天然气是有利可图的，但直到最近在加利福尼亚州，从这个深度抽水才变得有利可图。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级If we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjects they're of greatest benefit to taxpayers.

如果我们要强迫纳税人为大学学位买单，学生应该只学习对纳税人最有利的科目。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop.

没有人能说哪个品牌最适合你，或者你的脚感觉最好，所以你必须依靠你的经验和每双鞋在购物时的感觉。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考When your cat drops a dead bird at your feet, she isn't bringing you a present.

当你的猫把一只死鸟扔在你脚边时，她并没有给你带礼物。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

高考Simon had returned to returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain.

西蒙回到了山脚下的营地。

2014年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

高考Imagine my surprise when I stepped foot onto UCR's campus, where over 400 organizations exist, ranging from political organizations to karate club.

想象一下，当我踏上加州大学的校园时，我会有多么惊讶，那里有400多个组织，从政治组织到空手道俱乐部。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级Six 4-H girls worked to clean the 72 foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash.

六个4小时的女孩努力清理长满杂草、石块和垃圾的72英尺路边。

2013年6月听力原文

六级If you climb to 10000 feet, stay at that height for a day or two.

如果你爬到10000英尺，在那个高度停留一两天。

2012年12月听力原文

六级At heights of over 18000 feet, people may be climbing in a constant daze（恍惚）

在超过18000英尺的高度上，人们可能会在持续的眩晕中攀爬(恍惚）

2012年12月听力原文

六级Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

在怀俄明绵延起伏的平原中部上升超过1000英尺，巨大的岩石柱看起来好像是从不同的时间和地点被扔到这个位置。

2016年12月听力原文

六级rising more than 1, 000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

在怀俄明绵延起伏的平原中部上升超过1, 000英尺，巨大的岩石柱看起来好像是从不同的时间和地点被扔到这个位置。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级"Make your own way"," Stand on your own two feet" or my mother's favorite remark when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action: Now that you've made your bed, lie on it.

“走你自己的路”、“用你自己的双脚站立”或者是我母亲最喜欢的一句话，当我面对某些行为的后果时：既然你已经铺好了床，就躺在上面吧。

2011年12月听力原文

六级Make your own way"," Stand on your own two feet" or my mother's favorite remark when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action: Now that you've made your bed, lie on it.

“走你自己的路”、“自己站起来”或是我母亲最喜欢的一句话，当我面对某些行为的后果时：既然你已经铺好了床，就躺在上面吧。

2011年12月听力原文

六级At heights of over 18000 feet, people may be climbing in a constant daze（恍惚）.

在超过18000英尺的高度上，人们可能会在持续的眩晕中攀爬(恍惚）.

2012年12月听力原文

高考The path to dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming.

通往道森的小径上覆盖着30英尺厚的湿雪，这些雪可以在没有变暖的情况下降落。

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning.

近年来，步行交通量的突然下降是一个严重的警告，尽管这并没有伴随着实体销售的大幅下降。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.

那人高，六英尺，黑头发，留着小胡子。

2010年12月听力原文

六级Usually what happens is that people eye each other until they are about eight feet apart, at which point both cast down their eyes.

通常情况下，人们会互相凝视，直到相距约八英尺，这时双方都会垂下眼睛。

2013年6月六级考试真题（二）

六级Perhaps it is time for farmers to put their feet up now that robots are used to inspect crops, dig up weeds, and even have become shepherds, too.

也许是时候让农民们站起来了，因为机器人已经被用来检查作物、挖掘杂草，甚至已经成为牧羊人。

2018年12月6级真题第一套

六级Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, “If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there.

一些哲学老师这样描述行动，“如果一个人想登上山顶，仅仅坐在山脚下思考是不会把人带到那里的。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name.

我坐在离一位名字相似的广告销售代表几英尺远的地方。

2007年12月英语六级真题

六级I try not to go online till my day’s writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan in part so I could more easily survive for long stretches entirely on foot.

我尽量不上网，直到我一天的写作结束，我从曼哈顿搬到了日本农村，部分原因是我可以更容易地完全步行长时间生存。

2012年12月英语六级真题

四级Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor.

在把脚放在地板上之前，先在床边坐一分钟。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.

数千英尺宽的巨型计算机控制的镜子有一天可能绕地球运行，将阳光反射到黑暗的美国。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级What worries Richard Smith, the Skylab’s director, is the “big pieces” that will come through the atmosphere, Two lumps, weighing 2 tons each, and ten, weighing at least 1,000 pounds each, will come in at speeds of hundreds of miles an hour and if they crash on land they will dig holes up to 100 feet deep.

天空实验室主任理查德·史密斯担心的是将穿过大气层的“大块”，两块，每块重2吨，十块，每块至少重1000磅，将以每小时数百英里的速度进入，如果它们坠毁在陆地上，它们将挖出100英尺深的洞。

1994年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up.

但与人类不同的是，植物可以在3000英尺外直接测量温度。

1997年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops.

安装在一架夜间3000英尺高空飞行的飞机上的红外扫描仪测量作物发出的热量。

1997年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级So when you look for nests and eggs in branches of the trees and bushes remember that some nests may be right your feet.

所以，当你们在树枝和灌木丛中寻找巢穴和蛋时，请记住，有些巢穴可能就在你们的脚边。

2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级It was planted where its tough roots which grow up to five feet long could help hold back the soil.

它被种植在其坚韧的根可以长到五英尺长的地方，这些根可以帮助阻挡土壤。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Built for horse, carriage, and foot traffic, they were usually poorly cared for and too narrow to accommodate (容纳) automobiles.

它们是为马、马车和步行而建的，通常照顾得很差，而且太窄，无法容纳(容纳) 汽车。

2006年6月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级Six 4-H girls worked to clean a 72 foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash.

六名4-H女孩正在清理一条72英尺长的路边，路边长满了杂草、岩石和垃圾。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级For an increasing number of kids, the extra time and money spent pursuing a college diploma will leave them worse off than they were before they set foot on campus.

对于越来越多的孩子来说，花在追求大学文凭上的额外时间和金钱会让他们的境况比踏入校园前更糟。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级People were always proud to be from Piedmont—lying at the foot of a mountain, on the banks of the mighty Potomac.

人们总是为自己来自皮埃蒙特而感到骄傲——坐落在一座山脚下，在强大的波托马克河畔。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级And it felt good in there, like walking around your house in bare feet and underwear, or snoring right out loud on the couch in front of the TV—enveloped by the comforts of home, the warmth of those you love.

在那里感觉很好，就像光着脚和内裤在家里走来走去，或者在电视机前的沙发上大声打鼾——被家的舒适和你爱的人的温暖所包围。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet, but due to new pumping practices, water deeper than this can now be extracted (抽取).

以前的钻井深度只能达到1000英尺，但由于新的抽水方法，现在可以提取比这更深的水(抽取).

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground, which means that pumping will be expensive and there are other concerns.

地下蓄水层从1000到3000英尺不等，这意味着抽水成本高昂，还有其他问题。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级Sylvain Bailly, his master, displayed these luxuriant creations—often as large as 4 feet tall—in his bakery windows.

他的主人西尔万·贝利（Sylvain Bailly）在他的面包店橱窗里展示了这些华丽的作品——通常高达4英尺。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级As grandparents have been saying for generations, kids would travel miles to school in the countryside (often on foot).

正如祖父母几代人一直说的那样，孩子们会长途跋涉去农村上学（通常是步行）。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

考研Man has explored, on foot, less than one per cent of its area.

人类徒步探索了不到百分之一的面积。

1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研It rose awkwardly and vertically into the air from a standing start, hovered a few feet above the ground, went sideways and backwards, and then settled back to earth.

它从一个站着的地方笨拙地垂直上升到空中，在离地面几英尺的地方盘旋，侧身向后移动，然后降落回地面。

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory.

这是一种莫大的荣誉，竞走比赛的获胜者把自己的名字命名为他获胜的年份。

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of the only three players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) listed at over seven feet.

20世纪60年代初，威尔特·张伯伦是美国国家篮球协会（NBA）仅有的三名身高超过7英尺的球员之一。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs.

此外，尽管人类已经直立了数百万年，但我们的脚和背部仍在与两足动物的姿势作斗争，无法轻易承受过大四肢带来的反复压力。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题