六级Some people are too subordinate to others' opinions, too focused on decision consensus, too silent about their own point of view, too agreeable to take things on when they don't have time or energy.

有些人太服从别人的意见，太专注于决策共识，对自己的观点太沉默，在没有时间和精力的情况下太容易接受事情。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级Now, whenever anybody mentions the subject to her, she just goes silent.

现在，每当有人向她提起这个话题，她都会沉默。

2013年12月听力原文

高考It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s.

它出现在一些最早的明信片上，在一些最早的无声电影中担任主角，并且是一些最早的照片的主题，可以追溯到19世纪。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考Rani's friendliness―her warm smile, her nods, her "I'm here for you" attitude―were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.

拉尼的友好——她热情的微笑、点头、她“我在这里等你”的态度——都是无声的信号，没有通过电线传递。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

高考Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.

她1962年出版的畅销书《寂静的春天》提高了人们对污染的危险以及化学物质对人类和世界湖泊和海洋的有害影响的认识。

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she gave voice to her opinion on the subject.

玛丽在讨论的初期保持沉默，但最后她表达了自己对这个问题的看法。

2016年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

四级Guests would fall silent in wonder as servants carried Careme's fancy creations into the dining hall.

当仆人们把卡雷米的奇幻作品带进餐厅时，客人们会惊奇地沉默下来。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级We have seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless.

我们已经看到，它们现在污染了土壤、水和食物，它们有能力使我们的溪流无鱼，使我们的花园和林地安静无鸟。

1995年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularly with regular visitors.

他建议我们不要对不当行为保持沉默，尤其是对常客。

2008年12月英语四级考试真题

四级Despite the advances of the DDA, there will always be an army of workers who will soldier on, maybe aware of their rights but choosing to remain silent for personal reasons.

尽管DDA取得了进步，但总会有一支工人大军继续战斗，也许他们意识到自己的权利，但出于个人原因选择保持沉默。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)

考研Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.

他希望知道如果孩子听不到母语，他会说什么语言，他告诉护士们保持沉默。

1993年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Because current federal law already forbids the use of federal funds to create embryos (the earliest stage of human offspring before birth) for research or to knowingly endanger an embryo’s life, NBAC will remain silent on embryo research.

由于目前的联邦法律已经禁止使用联邦资金制造胚胎（人类后代出生前的最早阶段）进行研究或故意危及胚胎的生命，NBAC将对胚胎研究保持沉默。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题