考研Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

他们的分析排除了这一可能性，即是企业的政治影响力，而不是企业的社会责任立场，导致了宽大处理：为政治活动做出更多贡献的公司不会收到更低的罚款。

2016年考研阅读原文

高考The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want.

真正的问题在于，人工智能（AI）可能变得非常擅长于实现我们真正想要的东西以外的东西。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

当人们必须进行志愿活动时，必须对这种可能性保持敏感。

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级In 1966, soon after the Beatles had finished work on "Rubber Soul", Paul McCartney looked into the possibility of going to America to record their next album.

1966年，披头士乐队完成了《橡胶之魂》的创作后不久，保罗·麦卡特尼（Paul McCartney）就考虑去美国录制下一张专辑的可能性。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级The possibility of receiving an award also produces a state of hope—a state that is in itself psychologically rewarding.

获得奖励的可能性也会产生一种希望的状态——这种状态本身在心理上是值得的。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研Whether the separation distances involved would satisfy air-traffic-control regulations is another matter although a working group at the International civil Aviation Organisation has included the possibility of formation flying in a blueprint for new ope

尽管国际民用航空组织的一个工作组已将编队飞行的可能性纳入新ope的蓝图中，但所涉及的间隔距离是否符合空中交通管制条例是另一个问题

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore the outer space.

宇宙中其他行星上存在生命的可能性一直激励着科学家探索外层空间。

2018年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

考研Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms' political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

他们的分析排除了这一可能性，即是企业的政治影响力，而不是企业的社会责任立场，导致了宽大处理：为政治活动做出更多贡献的公司不会收到更低的罚款。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort.

另一种可能性是，当一支球队中有很多天才时，一些球员可能会做出更少的努力。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级The late Richard Hackman of Harvard University once argued, I have no question that when you have a team, the possibility exists that it will generate magic, producing something extraordinary… But don't count on it.

哈佛大学已故的理查德·哈克曼（Richard Hackman）曾经指出，我毫不怀疑，当你有一个团队时，它有可能产生魔力，产生非凡的东西……但不要指望它。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurist's dream, years away from materializing in the real world.

自动驾驶机器人汽车的可能性通常看起来像是未来学家的梦想，距离在现实世界中实现还有几年的时间。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级In an email statement from the state's Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R.

该州以客户为中心的政府办公室（Office of Customer-Focused Government）正在研究外包的可能性，其发言人Michelle R。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级How might this knowledge be used to help people eat more healthily?One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa ( ' , 温泉疗养) weekend.

如何利用这些知识来帮助人们吃得更健康？一种可能是一种健康的选择，它提供了赢得水疗的机会（“，温泉疗养) 周末。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa weekend.

一种可能是一个健康的选择，提供赢得温泉周末的机会。

2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

考研Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.

如今，在快速变化的世界中，社会普遍存在立即上大学的压力，加上人们对大学的期望越来越高，这往往导致学生们完全忽视了选择空档年的可能性。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Researchers studying teenagers in Israel concluded that, in that hazardous environment, mobile phones were regarded as "security objects" in parent-teen relationships―important because they provided the possibility ofcontact and communication at all times

研究以色列青少年的研究人员得出结论，在这种危险的环境中，手机被视为父母与青少年关系中的“安全物品”——这一点很重要，因为手机提供了随时联系和沟通的可能性

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix.

一些社区甚至讨论了将狼带回生态圈的可能性。

2013年12月听力原文

六级A 100 need not imply that there is no possibility of improvement, only that a student successfully completed the course work.

100分并不意味着没有提高的可能，只意味着学生成功地完成了课程作业。

2010年6月阅读原文

高考The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists.

参加和输掉这场比赛的可能性应该引起计算机科学家的注意。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级Researchers studying teenagers in Israel concluded that, in that hazardous environment, mobile phones were regarded as "security objects" in parent-teen relationships―important because they provided the possibility ofcontact and communication at all times.

研究以色列青少年的研究人员得出结论，在这种危险的环境中，手机被视为父母与青少年关系中的“安全物品”——这一点很重要，因为手机提供了随时联系和沟通的可能性。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级But global warming has raised the possibility that domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weather events more often.

但全球变暖增加了国内农产品更经常受到罕见天气事件严重影响的可能性。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, "but it does tell us who's in and who's out of the group."

心理学家大卫·鲁宾（David Rubin）说，这项研究并没有考察这种错误的深层心理意义的可能性，“但它确实告诉我们谁在这个群体中，谁不在这个群体中。”

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研Don't dismiss that possibility entirely.

不要完全否定这种可能性。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级In an email statement from the state's Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents.

该州以客户为中心的政府办公室正在研究外包的可能性，发言人米歇尔·马丁在一份电子邮件声明中表示，官员们仍在努力分析董事会的数据。

2017年6月六级真题（卷三）

六级Instead, Miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life.

相反，米勒建议去寻找一种不同生活的可能性。

2007年6月英语六级真题

四级And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community’s future energy needs.

他认为，随着在该领域利用更先进技术的可能性，可能会满足共同体未来更大份额的能源需求。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction.

因为与另一个人亲近预示着互动的可能性。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure.

如此巨大的数字曾经让我们气馁，并导致我们放弃制造具有类似人类能力的机器的可能性，但现在我们已经习惯了以这样的速度前进，我们就不那么确定了。

1997年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级One possibility is to burn the oil.

一种可能性是烧油。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox.

使用专门用于求职的电子邮件地址也可以消除您在主邮箱中收到不受欢迎的电子邮件的可能性。

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级With the improvement of technology and safety measures, the possibility of nuclear accidents can definite-ly be minimized.

随着技术和安全措施的改进，核事故的可能性肯定可以降到最低。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级’ The possibility of receiving an award also produces a state of hope—a state that is in itself psychologically rewarding.

“获得奖项的可能性也会产生一种希望的状态——这种状态本身就是一种心理上的回报。

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa（温泉疗养）weekend.

一种可能性是一种健康的选择，它提供了赢得水疗的机会(温泉疗养）周末

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级” The late Richard Hackman of Harvard University once argued, “I have no question that when you have a team, the possibility exists that it will generate magic, producing something extraordinary.

哈佛大学已故的理查德·哈克曼曾说过：“我毫不怀疑，当你有一个团队时，它有可能产生魔力，产生非凡的东西。”。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, “but it does tell us who’s in and who’s out of the group.

心理学家大卫·鲁宾说，这项研究并没有考察这一错误具有深层心理意义的可能性，“但它确实告诉了我们谁在这个群体中，谁在这个人群之外。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级San Jose used to have a happy mix of factors—cheap housing,closeness to a rapidly developing in-dustry,tightly-knit immigrant communities—that together opened up the possibility of prosperity for even its poorest residents.

圣何塞过去有一个令人愉快的因素组合——廉价的住房、与快速发展的工业的紧密联系、紧密联系的移民社区——这些因素共同为最贫穷的居民带来了繁荣的可能性。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

考研Another possibility of using solar energy is in house-heating.

使用太阳能的另一种可能性是家庭供暖。

1983年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun.

一种可能性是太阳的多变行为。

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first.

为了成长，为了走上新的道路，人们需要有冒险的意愿，面对未知，并接受他们最初可能“失败”的可能性。

1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研How many men would have considered the possibility of an apple falling up into the tree?

有多少人会考虑苹果掉到树上的可能性？

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.

如果好人什么都不做，一个不知情的公民就有可能扑灭医学进步的宝贵余烬。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work against you: “Every time you answer a question you eliminate a possibility,” says one expert.

例如，缩小你的标准可能会对你不利：一位专家说：“每次你回答一个问题，你就消除了一种可能性。”。

2004年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题