四级This, in turn, has a major effect on their diet, leading scientists to speculate that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could be driving the animals' genetic development.

这反过来又对它们的饮食产生重大影响，导致科学家推测，学习特定群体狩猎方法的能力可能会推动这些动物的基因发育。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

高考An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

关于将石块移动到金字塔遗址的不同方法的争论。

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 选项

考研In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work.

在科学是如何完成的理想化版本中，关于世界的事实等待着使用科学方法开展工作的客观研究人员观察和收集。

2012年考研阅读原文

高考For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team's performance begins to decline.

对于足球和篮球来说，为一支球队增加有天赋的球员证明是一个好方法，但只能达到70%的球员都是顶级人才的程度；超过这个水平，团队的表现开始下降。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

六级Once armed with a method for gaining access to iPhones, the government could ask to use it proactively, before a suspected terrorist attack—leaving Apple in a bind as to whether to comply or risk an attack and suffer a public-relations nightmare.

一旦掌握了获取iPhone的方法，政府就可以要求主动使用它，以免一场可疑的恐怖袭击让苹果陷入到底是遵守还是冒着被袭击的风险的困境，并遭受一场公关噩梦。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研So, what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations , as a measure , it is no longer enough.

因此，肯尼迪所指的是，虽然GDP一直是衡量各国经济活动最常用的方法，但作为一种衡量标准，它已经不够了。

2017年考研阅读原文

考研So what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations, as a measure, it is no longer enough.

因此，肯尼迪所指的是，虽然GDP一直是衡量各国经济活动最常用的方法，但作为一种衡量标准，它已经不够了。

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Specific brain regions that respond during direct gaze are being explored by other researches, using advanced methods of brain scanning.

其他研究正在利用先进的脑部扫描方法探索在直视过程中做出反应的特定脑部区域。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考After you've tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record.

在你尝试一个新方法一周后，看看你的记录。

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考In Julius Caesar, for example, Cassius's sly provocation of Brutus to take up arms against Caesar was the basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organising.

例如，在朱利叶斯·凯撒（Julius Caesar）一书中，卡修斯狡猾地挑衅布鲁图斯拿起武器对抗凯撒，这是讨论团队建设和基层组织方法的基础。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Because of changes to methods of working, new designs allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workstation.

由于工作方法的改变，新设计允许在工作站内扩展或移动办公桌、存储设备和设备。

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

考研If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on advertising, it has chosen an indirect method: there is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm.

如果它试图颠覆几乎完全依赖广告的谷歌，它选择了一种间接的方法：无法保证默认情况下DNT会成为常态。

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级A tax on upstream carbon sources is one easy way to put a price on carbon emissions, although some countries may wish to use other methods, such as emissions trading schemes.

对上游碳源征税是为碳排放定价的一种简单方法，尽管一些国家可能希望使用其他方法，如排放交易计划。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级As more data are collected and methods for analysis improve, researchers will be in a better position to identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other and evolve over time, with the potential to improve people's produ

随着收集到更多的数据和分析方法的改进，研究人员将能够更好地确定不同的体验、行为和环境如何相互关联并随着时间的推移而演变，从而有可能提高人们的生产力

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考If not, take another look at other methods you could try.

如果没有，再看看你可以尝试的其他方法。

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考This isn't as hard as it sounds, and it is far better than any other method because you improve your vocabulary while reading an interesting piece of literature.

这并不像听起来那么难，而且比任何其他方法都好，因为你在阅读一篇有趣的文学作品的同时提高了词汇量。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 语法填空 原文

六级Smith touches on construction methods, the revolutionary invention of the automatic lift, the practicalities of living in the sky and the likelihood that, as cities become more crowded, apartment living will become the norm.

史密斯谈到了建筑方法、自动电梯的革命性发明、生活在空中的实用性，以及随着城市变得更加拥挤，公寓式生活将成为常态的可能性。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England," the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation.

过去的15年左右是英国食品显著改善的时期，”这位英国厨师说，他引用了英国烹饪的趋势，即更好的配料、准备和烹饪方法，以及更具吸引力的呈现方式。

2011年6月阅读原文

高考An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

将块移动到金字塔位置的方法的应用。

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 选项

高考Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art.

现在研究人员正在运用科学方法研究艺术的普遍性。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

高考Modem methods of/for tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive to perform consistently over a large area.

追踪北极熊种群的现代方法仅在20世纪80年代中期才开始使用，而且在大面积范围内持续进行的成本很高。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

六级statisticians improve their data assembling methods

统计学家改进了他们的数据收集方法

2013年6月阅读原文

高考The researchers note that attention should be given to "training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience".

研究人员指出，应该注意“培训方法，使志愿者为棘手的情况做好准备，或为他们提供应对问题的策略”。

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级It is a movement building steady momentua call to make research data, software code and experimental methods publicly available and transparent.

这是一个建立稳定时刻的运动，呼吁公开研究数据、软件代码和实验方法，使之透明。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.

当这两种方法都不能消除静态噪音时，我会无助地坐着等待噪音消失。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

考研Curbs on business - method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the Federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called State Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual- fund as

对商业方法专利的限制将是一个戏剧性的转变，因为是联邦巡回法院本身在1998年所谓的“州街银行案”的判决中引入了这类专利，批准了一项以共同基金为基础的专利

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The method for making beer has changed over time.

制作啤酒的方法随着时间的推移而改变了。

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana-and elsewhere with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed.

如果这种方法奏效，它可以为博茨瓦纳和其他地方的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的牲畜，并提供一种保护狮子不被杀死的方法。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana-and elsewhere -with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed.

如果这种方法奏效，它可以为博茨瓦纳和其他地方的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的牲畜，并提供一种保护狮子不被杀死的方法。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Researchers in Australia have been devising and testing a method of trickery to make lions think they are being watched by the painted eyes on cow butts.

澳大利亚的研究人员一直在设计和测试一种欺骗方法，使狮子认为自己被牛屁股上画的眼睛盯着。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris.

例如，北卡罗来纳州的皮特·金特里（Pete Gentry）在听了一篇内容丰富的演讲几个月后，用学生演讲者朱莉·帕里斯（Julie Paris）教授的方法救出了因食物窒息的弟弟。

2010年12月听力原文

高考It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method.

它花了三年的时间完成，并且是用一种有趣的方法建造的。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

考研Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods Amazon.

在过去的十年中，亚马逊已经为所谓的商业方法授予了数千项专利。

2010年考研阅读原文

考研Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods.

在过去的十年中，数千项专利被授予所谓的商业方法。

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market.

比尔斯基案涉及一项在能源市场对冲风险的方法专利。

2010年考研阅读原文

六级In the chapter on skyscrapers, for example, Mr. Smith touches on construction methods, the revolutionary invention of the automatic lift, the practicalities of living in the sky and the likelihood that, as cities become more crowded, apartment living will become the norm.

例如，在关于摩天大楼的章节中，史密斯先生谈到了建筑方法、自动电梯的革命性发明、生活在空中的实用性以及随着城市变得更加拥挤，公寓式生活将成为常态的可能性。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England," the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation

在过去的15年左右，英国的食物有了显著的改善，”这位英国厨师说，他引用了英国烹饪的趋势，即更好的配料、准备和烹饪方法，以及更具吸引力的呈现方式

2011年6月阅读原文

六级The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people's hair.

该方法依赖于测量饮用水中的化学变化如何在人的头发中出现。

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研Scientific method, reductionism and the questioning of Church ideals was to be encouraged, as were ideas of liberty, tolerance and progress.

应当鼓励科学方法、简化论和对教会理想的质疑，以及自由、宽容和进步的思想。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions

但即使在发布之前，该报告就遭到了一些气候和风险专家的批评，他们对报告的方法和结论提出了质疑

2011年6月阅读原文

高考This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer, a biologist at flinders university in south Australia, and her colleagues.

2012年，南澳大利亚弗林德斯大学的生物学家索尼娅·克林多夫（Sonia Kleindorfer）和她的同事首次观察到这种教育方法。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考This trend, which was started by the medical community as a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side effects such as overweight and heart disease--the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

这一趋势是由医学界作为对抗心脏病的一种方法开始的，它产生了一些意想不到的副作用，如超重和心脏病——这正是医学界试图对抗的。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

高考Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers.

其他人则担心使用需要更少水和更少肥料的园艺方法。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.

但即使在发布之前，该报告就遭到了一些气候和风险专家的批评，他们对报告的方法和结论提出了质疑。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级"I'm trying three methods of breeding," Farrant says: conventional, genetic modification and gene editing.

法兰特说：“我正在尝试三种育种方法：传统育种、基因改造和基因编辑。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Heston BlumenthaPs molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish.

现在，大多数英国公众甚至对赫斯顿·布鲁门沙分子烹饪的极端做法都很熟悉，这是一种运用科学方法制作完美菜肴的烹饪形式。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级The method of calculating the poverty line is different from country to country.

计算贫困线的方法因国而异。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级The author believes the most effective method to solve the pension crisis is to allow people to work longer

作者认为，解决养老金危机最有效的方法是让人们工作更长时间

2010年12月阅读原文

六级This mission depends on traditions of rational discourse and vigorous defense of the scientific method.

这一使命取决于理性论述的传统和对科学方法的有力辩护。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades.

在选择最能促进课堂学习的评分方法时，教师应该有很大的自由度；这毕竟是等级的基本函数。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.

当地侦探托德·帕克（Todd Park）说，这种方法帮助他更多地了解了一名身份不明的妇女，她的骨架在大盐湖附近被发现。

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s.

这一方法提供了自20世纪90年代初以来家庭能源使用演变的数据。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give people the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time.

到目前为止，抑制养老金支出的最有效方法是让人们有机会工作更长时间，因为这可以增加税收收入，同时减少养老金支出。

2010年12月阅读原文

四级This rat detection method doesn't rely on specialist equipment.

这种老鼠检测方法不依赖专业设备。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work.

但以我的经验，用这样的方法来腾出30分钟的时间是行不通的。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级At some point in 2008, someone, probably in either Asia or Africa, made the decision to move from the countryside to the city.

在2008年的某个时候，可能是亚洲或非洲的某个人做出了从农村搬到城市的决定。

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级In the chapter on skyscrapers, for example, Mr. Smith touches on construction methods, the revolutionary invention of the automatic lift, the practicalities of living in the sky and the likelihood that, as cities become more crowded, apartment living will become the norm.

例如，在关于摩天大楼的一章中，史密斯先生谈到了建筑方法、自动电梯的革命性发明、在空中生活的实用性，以及随着城市变得更加拥挤，公寓生活将成为常态的可能性。

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级Data sharing: An open mind on open date It is a movement building steady momentum: a call to make research data, software code and experimental methods publicly available and transparent.

数据共享：开放日期的开放心态

2017年12月英语六级考试真题（卷二）

六级What is surprising is the method psychologists at the University of Texas have come up with to keep girls from developing eating disorders.

令人惊讶的是，得克萨斯大学的心理学家们想出了一种方法来防止女孩患上饮食失调。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Some people take it for granted and think through this method, their kids can make use of leisure time to learn more skills and be prepared for the future fierce competition in the adult world.

有些人认为这是理所当然的，并认为通过这种方法，他们的孩子可以利用业余时间学习更多的技能，并为未来成人世界的激烈竞争做好准备。

2009年12月英语六级真题

六级In a nutshell, there is no easy method to rank these universities, but the Ranking, only helps students ignore the essentials, namely, their ninety-nine percent perspiration.

简言之，对这些大学进行排名没有简单的方法，但排名只会帮助学生忽略关键，即他们99%的汗水。

2010年12月英语六级真题

六级The exact method it uses is unclear; the company does not allow outsiders to observe the process.

它使用的确切方法尚不清楚；该公司不允许外界观察这一过程。

2011年12月英语六级真题

四级It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil’s eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump.

这是错误的，因为这样的方法把学生的眼睛绑在一个很短的跳跃上，目的是为了训练跳远。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager.

许多消费者使用的一种简单而常见的方法是直接向商店经理投诉。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances.

此外，航空旅行已经很容易成为最快的长途旅行方式。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and—by far the most important—the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught.

有三个主要的学习对象：教师正在教授的科目；在他所教的班级中，向特定学生教授科目的最佳方法；以及——到目前为止最重要的——将要教授这些科目的儿童、年轻人或成年人。

2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级This method gives you a goal to focus on.

这种方法为您提供了一个需要关注的目标。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

另一种人们看似道歉但实际上并没有道歉的方法是说“对不起，你很难过”；这表明你在某种程度上有错，因为你让自己对别人的所作所为感到不安。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Two major changes—satellite and Internet radio—will force radio advertisers to adapt their methods.

两大变化——卫星广播和互联网广播——将迫使广播广告商调整他们的方法。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach these audiences and will have to adapt their persuasive strategies to the online medium as well.

广告商将不得不调整他们的方法来接触这些受众，也必须将他们的说服策略适应在线媒体。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people’s hair.

该方法依赖于测量饮用水中的化学变化如何在人们的头发中表现出来。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

四级Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.

当地侦探托德·帕克（Todd Park）表示，这种方法帮助他了解了一名身份不明的女子的更多信息，该女子的骨架在大盐湖附近被发现。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

考研First of all, he always employed the scientific method of seeking truth from facts.

首先，他总是采用实事求是的科学方法。

1980年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The capacity to use a raw material depends on various factors, such as means of access, methods of extraction, and techniques of processing.

使用原材料的能力取决于各种因素，如获取手段、提取方法和加工技术。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Although much was known previously about the chemical properties of aluminum and their application to practical uses, it was not until sixty years ago that a method of extracting aluminum ore was found which could lead to a cheap large-scale process.

尽管以前人们对铝的化学性质及其在实际应用中的应用知之甚少，但直到60年前，才发现了一种提取铝矿石的方法，这种方法可以实现廉价的大规模工艺。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of controlled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.

现代科学诞生于伽利略开始试图解释事物是如何发生的，从而开创了受控实验的方法，现在这种方法构成了科学调查的基础。

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind; it is simply the mode by which all phenomena are reasoned about and given precise and exact explanation.

科学考察的方法无非是人类思维的必要工作方式的表现；它只是对所有现象进行推理并给出精确解释的模式。

1993年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研There is no more difference, but there is just the same kind of difference, between the mental operations of a man of science and those of an ordinary person, as there is between the operations and methods of a baker or of a butcher weighing out his goods in common scales, and the operations of a chemist in performing a difficult and complex analysis by means of his balance and finely graded weights.

一个科学家的心理操作和一个普通人的心理操作之间没有更多的区别，但只有同样的区别，就像面包师或屠夫用普通秤称量货物的操作和方法之间一样，以及化学家利用天平和精细分级的砝码进行困难和复杂分析的操作。

1993年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研They provide a quick, objective method of getting some kinds of information about what a person learned, the skills he has developed, or the kind of person he is.

它们提供了一种快速、客观的方法，可以获得关于一个人所学到的东西、所发展的技能或他是什么样的人的一些信息。

1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In talking to some scientists, particularly younger ones, you might gather the impression that they find the “scientific method” a substitute for imaginative thought.

在与一些科学家，特别是年轻的科学家交谈时，你可能会得到这样的印象，即他们发现“科学方法”可以代替想象思维。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.

人们对历史方法的兴趣较少来自于对历史作为一门知识学科的有效性的外部挑战，而更多来自于历史学家之间的内部争论。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研During this transfer, traditional historical methods were augmented by additional methodologies designed to interpret the new forms of evidence in the historical study.

在这一转变过程中，传统的历史方法被旨在解释历史研究中新形式证据的额外方法所补充。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Historians, especially those so blinded by their research interests that they have been accused of “tunnel method,” frequently fall victim to the “technical fallacy.

历史学家，尤其是那些被自己的研究兴趣蒙蔽了双眼，被指责为“隧道法”的历史学家，经常成为“技术谬误”的受害者。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.

如果你与一群经理交谈，你可能会提到他们秘书的杂乱无章的方法；或者，如果你在向秘书们讲话，你可能想评论一下他们杂乱无章的老板。

2002年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Anthropology is a field-study oriented discipline which makes extensive use of the comparative method in analysis.

人类学是一门以田野调查为导向的学科，在分析中广泛运用了比较方法。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time.

他们的方法并不试图估计海洋特定地区鱼类的实际生物量（活生物物质的量），而是估计生物量随时间的变化。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研The definition also excludes the majority of teachers, despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living.

该定义还排除了大多数教师，尽管教学传统上是许多知识分子谋生的方法。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研If the study of law is beginning to establish itself as part and parcel of a general education, its aims and methods should appeal directly to journalism educators.

如果法律研究开始成为普通教育的一部分，那么它的目标和方法应该直接吸引新闻教育工作者。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题