考研In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose.

在对乔治亚大学学生进行的2019次调查中，职业办公室发现未来雇主最有希望的特质是提供稳定就业的能力，其次是专业发展和培训，然后是鼓舞人心的目的。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International ,shield thought ,making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.

shield认为，同样的道德目标缺失伤害了新闻国际（News International）等公司，这使得它更有可能迷失方向，就像广泛存在的非法电话窃听一样。

2015年考研阅读原文

考研Driving her point home, she continued: “It’s increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous foals for capitalism and freedom“.

她继续强调自己的观点：“越来越明显的是，政府、媒体或企业缺乏目标和道德语言，可能会成为资本主义和自由最危险的因素之一。”。

2015年考研阅读原文

考研This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.

她认为，同样的道德目的缺失也伤害了新闻国际（News International）等公司，使其更有可能迷失方向，就像广泛存在的非法电话窃听一样。

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The purpose of today’s lecture, as you have seen from the title and the abstract, is to examine in more detail the problems facing small- and medium-sized enterprises which arise at least in part from having to adapt to rapid advances in technology.

正如您从标题和摘要中所看到的，今天讲座的目的是更详细地探讨中小企业面临的问题，这些问题至少部分是由于必须适应技术的快速发展。

2016年12月听力原文

六级The purpose of today's lecture, as you have seen from the title and the abstract, is to examine in more detail the problems facing small- and medium-sized enterprises which arise at least in part from having to adapt to rapid advances in technology.

正如您从标题和摘要中所看到的，今天讲座的目的是更详细地探讨中小企业面临的问题，这些问题至少部分是由于必须适应技术的快速发展。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研"The valuable examples which they furnish of the power of self-help, of patient purpose, resolute working and steadfast integrity, issuing in the formation of truly noble and manly character, exhibit," wrote Smiles, " what it is in the power of each to ac

斯迈尔斯写道：“他们所提供的自助力量、耐心的目标、坚定的工作和坚定的正直的宝贵例子，在形成真正高尚和有男子气概的性格方面，展示了每个人的力量是什么。”

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home.

为了追求有意义的生活，莉亚离开了高薪的会计工作、丈夫和家。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead.

对于机器来说，这种品质不是天生的，也不是人类引入的；这是一个简单事实的逻辑结果，即如果机器死了，就无法达到其原始目的。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级When it's time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what's no longer serving their purpose.

到了该迈出这一步的时候，他们会采取行动，立即放弃不再符合他们目的的东西。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Some team members find it hard to agree on questions like membership and the team's purpose.

一些团队成员发现很难在成员资格和团队目标等问题上达成一致。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级If it is hard enough to define a team's membership, agreeing on its purpose is harder still.

如果很难确定团队成员，那么就更难达成一致。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级What is the purpose of California's rule about alcohol display in gas stations

加州关于加油站酒精展示的规定的目的是什么

2013年6月阅读原文

四级She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength.

她结合自己的目标感，深入挖掘，培养了巨大的力量感。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence.

有特定用途的机器还有另一种性质，我们通常把它与生物联系在一起：希望保存自己的存在。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

考研The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity.

编辑《世界新闻报》的目的不是为了促进读者对所写内容的公平理解，也不是为了背叛任何普通的人性。

2015年考研阅读原文

考研The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity.

编辑《世界新闻报》的目的不是为了促进读者的理解，也不是为了公平对待所写的内容，也不是为了背叛任何普通人。

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother's milk, and those who've gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area.

小马漂流的目的是将它们聚集起来，以便检查它们的健康状况，婴儿可以弯腰不吃母乳，那些超出其有限区域的人可以返回正确的区域。

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

考研But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes.

但创建未来的编码大军并不是这些课程的唯一目的。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级For this purpose, our schools need both the talent and the organization to educate each child who arrives at the schoolhouse door.

为此，我们的学校需要人才和组织来教育每一个来到学校门口的孩子。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Most recognizable of the ship designs are the ship's smoke stacks, but the fourth stack was actually just artistic in nature and served no functional purpose.

船舶设计中最容易辨认的是船舶的烟囱，但第四个烟囱实际上只是艺术性的，没有任何功能。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级The purpose of the speech was to encourage the audience of corporate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups

演讲的目的是鼓励企业高管和当地企业主支持当地体育团体

2013年12月听力原文

四级To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook, are the necessary ingredients for a successful life in America.

对芬德利来说，一种干劲和目标感，有效的高中教育，以及基本的生活技能，比如平衡支票簿，是美国成功生活的必要因素。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考But beyond that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose.

但除此之外，即使是年幼的孩子也希望成为共同目标的一部分。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age.

它的目的是建立和维持骨骼和肌肉的质量，两者都随着年龄的增长而收缩。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place.

在许多方面，道德目的的缺失不仅决定了如此广泛的电话窃听事件的事实，也决定了审判的条件。

2015年考研阅读原文

高考You are only one person, and you do not have time to waste on people who would rather cause drama or mess up with your purpose.

你只是一个人，你没有时间去浪费在那些宁愿引起戏剧性事件或打乱你目标的人身上。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

六级What is the chief purpose of all the countermeasures taken

采取所有对策的主要目的是什么

2013年6月阅读原文

四级They choose purpose over happiness—having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

他们选择目标而不是幸福。有明确的目标感甚至可以降低患老年痴呆症的风险。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not, or have a clear sense of purpose or interest, and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world

我们鼓励学生继续上大学，不管他们是否有准备，或者有明确的目标或兴趣，现在他们的大学辍学率是世界上最高的

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Fitbit, for example, released its first smartwatch Monday, selling with a clear purpose – to improve your fitness – and promoting it as a tool, not a toy.

例如，Fitbit周一发布了其首款智能手表，其销售目的明确——改善健康状况——并将其作为工具而非玩具进行推广。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Kwanzaa is based on seven principles which are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.

宽扎节以七项原则为基础，即团结、自决、集体工作和责任、合作经济、目标、创造力和信念。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

高考Successful product design takes into consideration a product's function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on.

成功的产品设计需要考虑产品的功能、用途、形状、形式、颜色等。

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

高考The only purpose of it is to create a website that can win you a competition.

它的唯一目的是创建一个网站，可以赢得你的竞争。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 听力 原文

六级Regardless, all these complex measures had the same psychological purpose: to reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb the fear that would perpetuate (使持久) a free fall

不管怎样，所有这些复杂的措施都有着相同的心理目的：让人们确信自由落体将停止，从而遏制将持续下去的恐惧(使持久) 自由落体

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Regardless, all these complex measures had the same psychological purpose: to reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb the fear that would perpetuate (使持久) a free fall.

不管怎样，所有这些复杂的措施都有着相同的心理目的：让人们确信自由落体将停止，从而遏制将持续下去的恐惧(使持久) 自由落体。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Organizations cannot thrive without being focused on their desired end results any more than an individual can thrive without goals to provide a sense of purpose.

如果没有目标来提供目标感，组织就无法兴旺发达，就像个人没有目标来提供目标感一样。

2012年6月阅读原文

六级What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian's experiment?

贾维斯·巴斯蒂安博士的实验目的是什么？

2012年6月听力原文

考研You are now not wanted; you are now excluded from the work environment that offers purpose and structure in your life.

你现在不需要了；你现在被排除在为你的生活提供目标和结构的工作环境之外。

2014年考研阅读原文

六级The purpose of the speech was to encourage the audience of corporate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups.

演讲的目的是鼓励企业高管和当地企业主支持当地体育团体。

2013年12月听力原文

考研In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking but the terms on which the trial took place .

在许多方面，道德目的的缺失不仅决定了如此广泛的电话窃听事件的事实，也决定了审判的条件。

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The main purpose of this "clawback" rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institution.

这一“追回”规则的主要目的是让银行家为有害的冒险行为负责，并恢复公众对金融机构的信任。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Fitbit, for example, released its first smartwatch Monday, selling with a clear purpose--to improve your fitness--and promoting it as a "tool, not a toy. "

例如，Fitbit于周一发布了其首款智能手表，销售目的明确——提高你的体质——并将其宣传为“工具，而不是玩具”

2016年12月六级（第一套）真题

六级What is the purpose of the new space policy?

新的太空政策的目的是什么？

2019.6六级真题第二套

六级We do this for enjoyment, self-fulfillment and spiritual enhancement, not for the purpose of reward.

我们这样做是为了享受、自我实现和精神提升，而不是为了奖励。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级The result could be a group of young people that, like their boomer (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) parents, grows up with a strong sense of purpose and sheds the image of apathy (冷漠) they've inherited from Generation X (60 年代后期和70 年代出生的美国人).

结果可能是一群年轻人，就像他们的婴儿潮一代一样(二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) 父母，带着强烈的目标感长大，摆脱冷漠的形象(冷漠) 他们继承了X世代（60年代后期和70年代出生的美国人).

2010年6月英语六级真题

六级They spare no effort to get the certificates for the sole purpose of proving that they are qualified in a certain field.

他们不遗余力地获得证书，唯一的目的是证明他们在某一领域合格。

2011年6月英语六级真题

四级Therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments (增强) our capacity for realizing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.

因此，随着知识和技能的每一次增长，智慧就变得更加必要，因为每一次这样的增长都会增强(增强) 如果我们的目的是不明智的，我们实现目标的能力，从而增强我们邪恶的能力。

1995年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding.

许多人说订婚期的目的是为了有足够的时间来计划婚礼。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure that they want to marry each other.

但主要目的是让足够的时间过去，让两个人确信他们想结婚。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级I had warned my former employer about my condition but it served little purpose.

我曾就我的病情警告过我的前雇主，但收效甚微。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)

四级High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might, or than many other nations currently offer，creating a growing skills gap in our economy．We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not，or have a clear sense of purpose or interest , and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world． We might look to other countries for models of how high schools can offer better training，as well as the development of a work ethic ( 勤奋工作的美德 ) and the intellectual skills needed for continued learning and development.

高中学位在为工作做准备方面的作用远不如他们可能提供的，或者比许多其他国家目前提供的要小，这在我们的经济中造成了越来越大的技能差距。我们鼓励学生继续上大学，无论他们是否有准备，或者有明确的目标感或兴趣，现在他们的大学辍学率是世界上最高的。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not, or have a clear sense of purpose or interest, and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world.

我们鼓励学生继续上大学，无论他们是否有准备，或者有明确的目标感或兴趣，现在他们的大学辍学率是世界上最高的。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级They choose purpose over happiness一having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

他们选择目标而不是幸福一有明确的目标感甚至可以降低患阿尔茨海默病的风险。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级If it is hard enough to define a team’s membership, agreeing on its purpose is harder still.

如果定义一个团队的成员已经够难的了，那么就其目的达成一致就更难了。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home, hi the process, she built a radically new life and career.

为了过上有目标的生活，Leah离开了高薪的会计工作、丈夫和家，在这个过程中，她建立了全新的生活和事业。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级When it’s time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what’s no longer serving their purpose.

当该做出飞跃的时候，他们会采取行动，立即放弃不再符合他们目的的东西。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength.

她与自己的目标感联系在一起，深入挖掘，培养出巨大的力量感。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级Among them is the father of a prematurely born daughter who reported that during the baby’s five weeks in the intensive care unit, “learning how to knit infant hats gave me a sense of purpose during a time that I felt very helpless.

其中包括一位早产女儿的父亲，他报告说，在婴儿在重症监护室的五周里，“在我感到非常无助的时候，学习如何编织婴儿帽给了我一种目标感。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级In the ideal world, we're all doing work that we're proud of and that provides meaning and purpose to us.

在理想的世界里，我们都在做我们引以为豪的工作，这为我们提供了意义和目标。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

考研For this purpose they must be placed in containers which can be heated to enormous temperatures.

为此，它们必须放置在可以加热到极高温度的容器中。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading.

有一个可靠的帮助可以帮助你记住你所学的东西，那就是有一个特定的阅读目的或理由。

1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.

一个好学生对他所做的事情有明确的目的或理由。

1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研” Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.

“因为你知道自己为什么要阅读或学习，所以你可以将信息与你的目的联系起来，并更好地记住它。

1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose.

正如我们留出荒野和野生动物保护区，让动物和生长中的东西在我们观察它们的同时自然发育一样，也许地球在很久以前就被划出了同样的用途。

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研On the other hand “shareholding” meant leisure and freedom which was used by many of the later Victorians for the highest purpose of a great civilization.

另一方面，“持股”意味着休闲和自由，这被许多后来的维多利亚人用于伟大文明的最高目的。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研It should be observed, of course, that no school, vocational or not, is helped by a confusion over its purpose.

当然，应该注意到，任何一所学校，无论是否是职业学校，都不会因为对其目的的混淆而得到帮助。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death.

波士顿大学卫生法系主任George Annas坚持认为，只要医生为合法的医疗目的开药，即使患者使用药物加速死亡，医生也没有违法行为。

2002年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题