四级Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item.

大多数儿童和成人会选择一种非食物类的小吃。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级The solution: set priorities—add up the annual cost of each item, then consider what else you could buy with the same money.

解决方案：设定优先顺序将每个项目的年度成本加起来，然后再考虑用同样的钱买什么。

2016年12月听力原文

四级The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting, says Reimann.

Reimann说，参与者愿意用食物的一部分来代替相对较少的奖金，这一事实很有趣。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级"The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting," says Reimann.

Reimann说：“参与者愿意用食物的一部分来代替相对较少的奖金，这一事实很有趣。”。

2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级Because ConAgra felt the product would be an impulse purchase, it was important to make the item stand out in the freezer case.

由于康尼格拉认为该产品将是一种冲动购买，因此重要的是使该产品在冷冻柜中脱颖而出。

2015年12月听力原文

四级The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.

由Martin Reimann领导的研究人员进行了一系列实验，以了解如果与非食物搭配，人们是否会选择较小的一餐。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Still, at the most selective schools, where thousands of candidates may submit identically high grades and test scores, a marginal item like the essay may serve as a tie-breaker between two equally qualified candidates.

尽管如此，在最具选择性的学校，数千名考生可能会提交相同的高分和考试分数，像这篇文章这样的边缘项目可能会打破两名同等资格考生之间的平局。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Still, at the most selective schools, where thousands of candidates may submit identically high grades and test scores, a marginal item like the essay may serve as a tie-breaker between two equally qualified candidates.

尽管如此，在最挑剔的学校，成千上万的考生可能会提交同样高的成绩和考试成绩，像论文这样的边缘项目可能会成为两个同样合格的考生之间的平局。

2013年12月六级考试真题（三）

六级It might seem surprising to think about an item staying in space for that long, but the oldest satellite still in orbit—Vanguard 1—turned 60 in 20 Agencies and companies throughout the world are working on developing technology that would dispose of or capture space debris before it causes serious damage.

想到一个物体在太空中停留这么长时间，可能会让人感到惊讶，但仍在轨道上的最古老的卫星——先锋1号——在20年中年满60岁

2019.6六级真题第二套

四级The item will be sold in Europe soon after the U. S. Introduction, with cartridges that covert Italian, German, French and Spanish into English.

该产品将在美国推出后不久在欧洲销售，其子弹可以将意大利语、德语、法语和西班牙语转换成英语。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase.

当消费者发现自己购买的商品有缺陷或在某种程度上不符合制造商的要求时，第一步是提供保修(保单), 或任何其他可能有帮助的记录。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in questions.

投诉通常在礼貌而坚定的情况下最有效，尤其是当消费者能够证明问题中的商品有什么问题时。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Renters, meanwhile, pay 1ess than they would if they bought the item themselves, or turned to a traditional provider such as a hote1 or car-hire firm.

与此同时，租房者支付的费用比他们自己购买物品或求助于酒店或汽车租赁公司等传统供应商时要低。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Renters, meanwhile, pay less than they would if they bought the item themselves, or turned to a traditional provider such as a hotel or car-hire firm.

与此同时，租房者支付的费用比他们自己购买或求助于酒店或汽车租赁公司等传统供应商时要低。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级“The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting,” says Reimann.

Reimann说：“参与者愿意用一部分食物来代替一个相对较小的金钱奖励，这一事实很有趣。”。

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级A British study took these findings one step further, asking subjects to com-plete a creative challenge (coming up with a list of alternative uses for a household item).

英国的一项研究更进一步，要求受试者完成一项创造性的挑战（列出一份家庭用品的替代用途清单）。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第2套）