考研For example, even in dense forest, you should be able to spot gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve through the woods.

例如，即使在茂密的森林中，由于道路、火车轨道和人们在树林中开辟的其他路径，你也应该能够在树线中找到一些间隙。

2019年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life.

这里空气清新，公园迷人，没有任何工业，这使这里成为人们寻求安静生活的理想场所。

2012年6月听力原文

高考They're the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of US used to add visual interest to our rooms.

它们是我们大多数人用来给房间增添视觉趣味的小颜色点，比如抱枕、镜子和篮子。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

六级It's possible to admire Oprah Winfrey and still wish Harvard hadn't awarded her an honorary doctor of law degree and the commencement(毕业典礼)speaker spot at yesterday's graduation.

我们可以钦佩奥普拉·温弗瑞，仍然希望哈佛没有授予她荣誉法学博士学位和毕业典礼(毕业典礼)昨天毕业典礼上的演讲者。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级In theory, interactive advertising can engage viewers in a way that 30-second spots do not.

从理论上讲，互动广告可以吸引观众的注意力，而30秒的广告则不然。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school—afraid that one low test score or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.

然而，她指出，许多年轻人尤其不愿意在学校冒险，因为他们担心考试成绩低或成绩差可能会让他们失去一个选择大学的机会。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

六级Still, the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot, and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York city.

尽管如此，赛道教练还是让我在现场散步，事实上，我发现亚特兰大市区校区是继纽约市之后的一个不错的安慰奖。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级While swimming seems to be especially popular among women, Jenny Landreth recently published a guide to the best swimming spots in London.

游泳似乎在女性中特别流行，珍妮·兰德雷斯最近出版了一本伦敦最佳游泳地点指南。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

六级One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

梅西百货在假日季的一个相对亮点是在线渠道，该渠道销售额以两位数的速度增长，订单数量增长了25%。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研These pauses typically occur at about three per second, and the eyes then jump to another spot, until several important points in the image are registered like a series of snapshots.

这些停顿通常发生在每秒三次左右，然后眼睛跳到另一个点，直到图像中的几个重要点像一系列快照一样被记录下来。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean's appearance.

气候变化将在某些地区助长浮游植物的生长，而在其他地区则会减少浮游植物的生长，从而导致海洋外观的变化。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考Just as I approached my car, I saw the woman I'd let have my car spot earlier.

就在我走近我的车时，我看到了一个女人，我想早点把车停在那里。

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

四级The insect-spraying over the weekend left more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester County, South Carolina, where four travel-related cases of zika disease have been confirmed in the area.

上周末在南卡罗来纳州多尔切斯特县喷洒的昆虫导致200多万只蜜蜂当场死亡，该地区已确认4例与旅行有关的寨卡病病例。

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot--it was a tight fit.

在停车场的边缘，我退到了下一个可供选择的位置——这是一个紧密贴合的位置。

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

四级The results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from 12th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm.

调查结果显示，虽然瑞典人在1914年是世界上最高的人，但荷兰男性以182.5厘米的平均身高从第12位上升到了世界第一位。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级As well as the background checks carried out by platform owners, online reviews and ratings are usually posted by both parties to each transaction, which makes it easy to spot bad drivers, bathrobe-thieves and surfboard-wreckers

除了平台所有者进行的背景调查外，每笔交易的双方通常都会发布在线评论和评级，这样就很容易发现坏司机、浴袍窃贼和冲浪板破坏者

2013年12月阅读原文

六级"This is the sweet spot between sharing and getting credit for it, while discouraging, " says Ivo Grigorov, a project coordinator at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources Research Secretariat in Charlottenlund, Denmark.

丹麦夏洛特隆德国家水生资源研究所秘书处的项目协调员伊沃·格里戈罗夫说：“这是分享和获得信贷之间的最佳时机，同时也令人沮丧。”。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Starting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule will face penalties of up to 2, 000 dollars for not showing calorie information in a prominent spot on their menus, preferably next to the price.

从上周六开始，如果连锁店大到不能遵守这一规定，将面临高达2000美元的罚款，因为他们没有在菜单上的显著位置（最好是价格旁边）显示卡路里信息。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级You may need to start by encouraging your current network to help you identify your blind spots.

你可能需要从鼓励你现有的人际网络开始，帮助你发现自己的盲点。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级You may need to start by encouraging your current network to help you identify your blind spots.

你可能需要从鼓励你现有的人际网络开始，帮助你发现自己的盲点。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级For example, she would say, you'll get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie; if you eat stale bread, your hair will curl.

例如，她会说，如果你说谎，你的舌头上会有斑点；如果你吃了不新鲜的面包，你的头发就会卷曲。

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级But there's widespread disagreement over whether breakfast should keep its top spot in the hierarchy of meals.

但是，对于早餐是否应该在膳食结构中保持其最高地位，存在着广泛的分歧。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up" double-digit" increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.

梅西百货在假日季的一个相对亮点是在线渠道，该渠道销售额实现了“两位数”的增长，订单数量增加了25%。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级But in the rare chance that there is a micro-organism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped, you can be fairly sure that the bug is on the food you are about to put in your mouth.

但是，有一种微生物极有可能会让你在食物掉落的地方生病，你可以相当肯定，这种细菌就在你要放进嘴里的食物上。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级A woman holds the top spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize in economics.

一名女性在国际货币基金组织（IMF）中占据最高职位；另一位获得了诺贝尔经济学奖。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研When we look at a face or a picture, our eyes pause on one spot at a time, often on the eyes or mouth.

当我们看一张脸或一张照片时，我们的眼睛一次停留在一个点上，通常停留在眼睛或嘴巴上。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考As soon as Christiansen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera.

克里斯蒂安森一看到这些照片，就意识到为什么他没能发现火山口。

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级And at each spot, Juan worked out a way to make his point more clearly.

在每一个地方，胡安都想办法把自己的观点讲得更清楚。

2010年6月英语六级真题

四级That way, the mirrors would always be over the same spot.

那样的话，镜子总是在同一个地方。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and peaceful, a spot of desert near Alamogordo was chosen as the last site for the first atomic bomb ever exploded.

由于这里与世隔绝，而且天气几乎总是晴朗和平，阿拉莫戈多附近的一片沙漠被选为有史以来第一颗原子弹爆炸的最后地点。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.

除非我们花钱去发现和预防小行星(小行星) 一些科学家说，现在，一个人可能会撞向地球，摧毁我们所知道的生命。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.

科学家们说，当我们发现致命的病毒时，我们将有办法改变它的进程。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots .

我的公司Mindsets LLC帮助组织和个人看到自己的盲点。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

四级As well as the background checks carried out by platform owners, online reviews and ratings are usually posted by both parties to each transaction, which makes it easy to spot bad drivers, bathrobe-thieves and surfboard-wreckers.

除了平台所有者进行的背景调查外，每笔交易的双方通常都会发布在线评论和评级，这使得人们很容易发现不良司机、浴袍窃贼和冲浪板破坏者。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级As well as the background checks carried out by platform owners, online reviews and ratings are usually posted by both parties to each transaction, which makes it easy to spot lousy drivers, bathrobe-pilferers and surfboard-wreckers.

除了平台所有者进行的背景调查外，每笔交易的双方通常都会发布在线评论和评级，这使得人们很容易发现糟糕的司机、偷浴袍者和破坏冲浪板的人。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级But in the rare chance that there is a micro-organism that there is a micro-organism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped, you can be fairly sure that the bug is on the food you are about to put in your mouth.

但是，在一种微生物的罕见机会中，有一种微生物会让你在食物掉落的确切位置生病，你可以相当确定虫子就在你即将放入嘴里的食物上。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级” But there’s widespread disagreement over whether breakfast should keep its top spot in the hierarchy (等级）of meals.

“但对于早餐是否应该保持其在等级制度中的最高地位，存在着广泛的分歧(等级）用餐。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

考研What he saw both surprised and frightened him, for he saw dark spots on the sun which at once suggested to him that God had not made the world quite as perfect as he had previously believed.

他所看到的既使他惊讶又使他害怕，因为他看到了太阳上的黑点，这立刻向他表明，上帝并没有使世界像他以前相信的那样完美。

1981年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and “cold” spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun.

一个研究站的天文学家研究了太阳上的热点和“冷”点（即相对较少的热点）。

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots.

分布在全球各地的是100多个被地质学家称为热点的孤立火山活动的小区域。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Most of the hot spots move only slowly, and in some cases the movement of the plates past them has left trails of dead volcanoes.

大多数热点移动缓慢，在某些情况下，板块经过它们的移动留下了死火山的痕迹。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The hot spots and their volcanic trails are milestones that mark the passage of the plates.

这些热点及其火山痕迹是标志着板块通过的里程碑。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Hot spots, anchored in the deeper layers of the earth, provide the measuring instruments needed to resolve the question.

固定在地球深层的热点提供了解决这个问题所需的测量仪器。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The significance of hot spots is not confined to their role as a frame of reference.

热点的重要性并不局限于它们作为参考框架的作用。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研When a continental plate come to rest over a hot spot, the material rising from deeper layers creates a broad dome.

当大陆板块停在热点上时，从深层上升的物质会形成一个宽阔的圆顶。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研As the dome grows, it develops deep fissures (cracks); in at least a few cases the continent may break entirely along some of these fissures, so that the hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean.

随着圆顶的生长，它形成了深深的裂缝；至少在少数情况下，大陆可能会完全沿着其中一些裂缝断裂，因此热点引发了新海洋的形成。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Thus just as earlier theories have explained the mobility of the continents, so hot spots may explain their mutability (inconstancy).

因此，正如早期的理论解释了大陆的流动性一样，热点也可以解释它们的可变性（不稳定性）。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Cobe is designed to see just the biggest structures, but astronomers would like to see much smaller hot spots as well, the seeds of local objects like clusters and superclusters of galaxies.

Cobe的设计目的是只看到最大的结构，但天文学家也希望看到更小的热点，即星系团和超星系团等局部物体的种子。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研If the small hot spots look as expected, that will be a triumph for yet another scientific idea, a refinement of the Big Bang called the inflationary universe theory.

如果这些小热点看起来像预期的那样，那将是另一个科学想法的胜利，这是对大爆炸的改进，称为膨胀宇宙理论。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题