四级And in my position as a professor at three different colleges, the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired—not to teach but to hold meetings—has increased significantly.

作为三所不同学院的教授，我在教育年轻人和老年学生方面的实际问题已经加深，而被聘用的不是教书而是开会的人数也大幅增加。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级similarly with earnings, young men's wages after adjusting for inflatio have been on a downward trajectory since 1970 and fell significantly from 2000 to 2010.

与收入情况类似，经通胀调整后的年轻男性工资自1970年以来一直处于下降趋势，从2000年到2010年大幅下降。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级After six months, researchers found the high protein group had significantly improved their muscle function一almost twice as much as the control group.

六个月后，研究人员发现高蛋白组显著改善了肌肉功能一几乎是对照组的两倍。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.

几乎每个州都有数百万口灌溉井大大降低了地下水位。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Land Usage: Over the last five decades, improved farming techniques and technologies have helped to significantly increase crop yields along with a 12% expansion of farmed land use

土地利用：在过去五十年中，改进的农业技术和技术有助于显著提高作物产量，同时增加了12%的耕地利用

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Among young adults, living arrangements differ significantly by gender.

在年轻人中，生活安排因性别而异。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades.

与没有工作的年轻人相比，有工作的年轻人在家生活的可能性要小得多，近几十年来，年轻人的就业率大幅下降。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研It turns out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions.

事实证明，大脑需要像肌肉一样进行锻炼，正确的心理锻炼可以显著改善我们的基本认知功能。

2014年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级But on the subject of obesity, she pointed out that consumers' lifestyles have changed significantly, with many people being more sedentary (久坐不动的) not least because more time is spent in front of computers.

但在谈到肥胖问题时，她指出，消费者的生活方式已经发生了重大变化，许多人更加久坐不动(久坐不动的) 不仅仅是因为更多的时间花在电脑前。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.

尽管《不让一个孩子掉队》（NoChild Left Left Behing）中规定的更高的、以考试为导向的教学标准在小学（和一些中学）取得了显著的成绩，但由于各种原因，高中似乎进展甚微。

2012年6月阅读原文

高考Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others.

邓恩认为，与陌生人接触的人会感到更大的归属感和与他人的联系。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.

结果显示，那些与服务员聊天的人有更高的积极感受和更好的咖啡店体验。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级My idea would be to combine that with careful oversight, a strong organizational culture, and make sure the goals that you use are going to be constructive and not significantly harm the organization," Schweitzer says.

我的想法是将这与仔细的监督、强大的组织文化结合起来，确保你使用的目标是建设性的，不会对组织造成重大损害，”Schweitzer说。

2012年6月阅读原文

高考In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family,thanks to cellphones,email and social media, have increased significantly.

然而，在过去的二十年中，由于手机、电子邮件和社交媒体，与家庭的持续联系和对家庭的依赖显著增加。

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级A simple consumption tax of, say, 5% would significantly reduce the country's huge government deficit without damaging productivity.

比如说，5%的简单消费税将在不损害生产率的情况下显著减少该国巨大的政府赤字。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.

事实上，他们的情绪明显比对照组的成员更阴沉，对照组的成员不被要求去思考积极的想法。

2010年6月听力原文

六级Land Usage: Over the last five decades, improved farming techniques and technologies have helped to significantly increase crop yields along with a 12% expansion of farmed land use.

土地利用：在过去五十年中，改进的农业技术和技术有助于显著提高作物产量，同时增加了12%的耕地利用。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their counterparts who inhaled something else.

在瑞士的一项研究中，研究人员将催产素喷入一半受试者的鼻子；这些受试者愿意借钱给陌生人的数量明显高于吸入其他东西的受试者。

2018年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级Now, new evidence reveals that all or most of the Antarctic ice sheet collapsed at least once during the past 1.3 million years, a period when global temperatures probably were not significantly higher than they are today.

现在，新的证据表明，在过去130万年中，南极冰盖的全部或大部分至少坍塌过一次，而在这段时间里，全球气温可能并没有明显高于今天。

2010年12月听力原文

六级The people who took photos enjoyed the experience significantly more, and said they were more engaged, than those who didn't.

拍照的人比不拍照的人更享受这种体验，并说他们更投入。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

六级This shows that when people have to consider the information they hear carefully, it can impair their driving ability significantly.

这表明，当人们必须仔细考虑他们听到的信息时，这会严重削弱他们的驾驶能力。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级Of major concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance western routes where ridership had been declining significantly. ]

美铁及其广告公司DDB Needham主要关注的是乘客量大幅下降的西部长途线路。]

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years.

毫无疑问，汽车将在未来30年发生重大变化。

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs, coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years.

原因很明显：美国的老龄化意味着就业，再加上婴儿潮的老龄化(生育高峰) 一代人，更长的寿命意味着在未来50年里，国家的老年人口势必会大幅增加。

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s.

尽管如此，我还是被一份报告所震惊，该报告得出的结论是，今天的儿童比20世纪50年代的儿童更焦虑。

2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.

在《清洁空气法》规定美国使用无铅汽油的20年里，全球铅的积累量显著减少。

2005年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But on the subject of obesity, she pointed out that consumers’ lifestyles have changed significantly, with many people being more sedentary （久坐不动的） not least because more time is spent in front of computers.

但在肥胖问题上，她指出，消费者的生活方式发生了重大变化，许多人久坐不动(久坐不动的） 尤其是因为更多的时间花在电脑前。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级Similarly with earnings, young men’s wages (after adjusting for inflation) have been on a downward trajectory (轨迹) since 1970 and fell significantly form 2000 to 2010.

与收入类似，年轻男性的工资（经通胀调整后）也呈下降趋势(轨迹) 自1970年以来，从2000年到2010年大幅下降。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级Other factors may also significantly influence a project’s success, most notably, the size of a scientist's personal and professional networks, and how much a researcher promotes a project on their own.

其他因素也可能对项目的成功产生重大影响，最显著的是，科学家个人和专业网络的规模，以及研究人员在多大程度上独立推动项目。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）