六级Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

我们的研究结果表明，更适度的注意力困难会增加负面学业成绩的风险。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.

他们发现，早期注意力技能是学业成功最一致的预测因素，同龄人的亲和力对学业成绩也有一定的影响。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.

政客们一再“背负”公共部门的薪酬协议，使薪酬增幅保持在适度水平，但增加了假期，特别是已经慷慨的养老金。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研On a five to three vote, the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration.

在5票对3票的表决中，最高法院周一否决了亚利桑那州的大部分移民法，这对奥巴马政府来说是一个温和的政策胜利。

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice.

如果法院听从加利福尼亚州的建议，它将是鲁莽的谦虚。

2015年考研阅读原文

考研The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.

如果法院听从加利福尼亚州的建议，它将是鲁莽的谦虚。

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.

政客们一再“背负”公共部门的薪酬协议，使薪酬增幅保持在适度水平，但增加了假期，特别是已经慷慨的养老金。

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.

在拉各斯，外国石油工人每年可以支付高达65000美元的租金，在镇上安全的地方租一套普通公寓。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

考研From then on his sketches ,which appeared under the pen name “Boz” in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.

从那时起，他的素描以笔名“博兹”出现在《晚报》上，为他赢得了不俗的声誉。

2017年考研阅读原文

六级Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.

期货市场支持这一观点。期货市场显示，到2019年，油价将温和回升至每桶60美元左右。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses-usually around 1,200 square feet-than the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.

20世纪30年代，弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特（Frank Lloyd Wright）开始建造比他在19世纪90年代和20世纪初设计的两层楼房更为简朴高效的房屋，通常约1200平方英尺。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Their thesis 一 that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact 一 was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college st

他们的论文一 相对温和的干预可能会产生巨大的影响一 基于这样一种观点，第一代学生可能最缺乏的不是潜力，而是关于如何处理大多数大学学生面临的问题的实际知识

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.

与此同时，对儿童的税收减免也很有限。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.

该公司还为客户提供了一个维修计划，费用适中。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon（马拉松）runners.

例如，适度的慢跑者不应该将他们的表现与奥运会标准的马拉松比赛进行比较(马拉松）跑步者。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.

这意味着我们需要适度的、现实的期望，我们需要教会人们烹调足够好的食物，以便与家人和朋友分享。

2015年12月阅读原文

考研On a five to three vote,the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Aministration.

在5票对3票的表决中，最高法院于周一否决了亚利桑那州的大部分移民法，这是奥巴马政府在政策上的一次温和胜利。

2013年考研阅读原文

四级A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.

旧金山加利福尼亚大学（UCSF）、斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的研究表明，即使日盐摄入量适度下降，摄入) 可以带来巨大的健康效益。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.

当孩子还小，经济需要依赖家庭时，收入不高的家庭很难提供足够的人寿保险来保护母亲和孩子。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits

旧金山加利福尼亚大学（UCSF）、斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的研究表明，即使日盐摄入量适度下降，摄入) 可以带来巨大的健康效益

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.

收入不高的家庭应该首先确保养家糊口的人。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.

一些人提出了两倍以上的目标，但另一些人甚至没有达到适度的目标。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

考研From then on his sketches,which appeared under the pen name "Boz" in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.

从那时起，他的素描以笔名“博兹”出现在《晚报》上，为他赢得了不俗的声誉。

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon (马拉松) runners.

例如，适度的慢跑者不应将自己的表现与奥运会标准马拉松比赛相比较(马拉松) 跑步者。

2012年12月英语六级真题

四级A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC’s research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC’s scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.

一个突破(突破) 据在米兰附近伊斯普拉的欧洲经济共同体科学实验室从事太阳能实验的资深欧洲经济共同体科学家称，如果欧洲经济共同体在这一领域的研究工作能够适度增加，那么为欧洲经济共同体（EEC）提供太阳能的工作可以提前20年。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级But he said that with a modest increase in the present< sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

但他表示，只要欧洲经济共同体目前用于这项工作的资金略有增加，就有可能在下一个十年结束前实现这一突破。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级With modest growth,energy use and greenhouse emissions more then double by 2050.

随着经济的适度增长，到2050年，能源使用和温室气体排放量将翻一番。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级The Rudd Center has been a strong advocate of a more modest 1-cent-per-punce tax.

陆克文中心一直强烈主张征收更为温和的每磅1美分的税。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $ 65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.

在拉各斯，外国石油工人每年可以支付高达6.5万美元的租金，在城市的安全地带购买一套普通公寓。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级The Great Recession (and modest recovery) has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.

大衰退（以及温和的复苏）也与住在家里的年轻人的增加有关。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that’s good enough to share with family and friends.

这意味着我们需要适度、现实的期望，我们需要教会人们烹饪足够好的食物，与家人和朋友分享。

2020年7月大学英语四级真题

考研Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy’s long-term prospects even as they do some modest belt-tightening.

消费者似乎只是轻度担忧，而不是恐慌，许多人表示，即使他们适度勒紧裤腰带，他们仍对经济的长期前景持乐观态度。

2004年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题