四级The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States

利用从科学、艺术和技术中获得的每一种可用工具和洞察力来解决未来问题的能力，以及利用当前机会的能力，将有助于他们和美国

2014年6月阅读原文

六级The aim is to ensure that employees have an explicit tool to help them understand their own abilities and aspirations, determine career possibilities, and set (usually short-ter goals.

其目的是确保员工拥有明确的工具，帮助他们了解自己的能力和抱负，确定职业可能性，并设定（通常是短期）目标。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week ( ' , CFW), which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

该章程的主要执行工具是拒绝设计师和模特机构参加哥本哈根时装周（CFW），该时装周由丹麦时装研究所主办。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研The charter's main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

该宪章的主要执行工具是拒绝设计师和模特机构参加哥本哈根时装周，该时装周由丹麦时装研究所举办。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级They acquire an explicit tool to help obtain jobs

他们获得了一个明确的工具来帮助获得工作

2013年12月阅读原文

六级You might have thought any tool which enables a writer to get words on to the page would be an advantage

您可能会认为，任何能够让作者将文字放到页面上的工具都是一种优势

2013年12月阅读原文

四级But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent" —a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil.

但目前正在开发的最尖端的工具是“可教代理”（teachable agent）——一个像真实世界的学生一样学习、尝试、犯错误和提问的计算机化角色。

2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考A tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local slow money group.

几年前，田纳西州的一位年轻农民乔纳森·迪辛格（Jonathan Dysinger）利用当地一家慢钱组织的小额贷款开发了一种工具。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级She says she is aware that plenty of people do not want to eat genetically modified crops, but she is pushing ahead with every available tool until one works.

她说，她知道很多人不想吃转基因作物，但她正在推进每一个可用的工具，直到一个工作。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The aim is to ensure that employees have an explicit tool to help them understand their own abilities and aspirations, determine career possibilities, and set (usually short-term) goals

其目的是确保员工拥有明确的工具，帮助他们了解自己的能力和愿望，确定职业可能性，并设定（通常是短期）目标

2013年12月阅读原文

六级For almost all white-collar jobs, email is the primary tool of corporate communication.

对于几乎所有的白领工作来说，电子邮件是公司沟通的主要工具。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Michael Yudell, a professor of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said that modern genetics research is operating in a paradox: on the one hand, race is understood to be a useful tool to illuminate human genetic diversity, but on the other hand, race is also understood to be a poorly defined marker of that diversity.

费城德雷塞尔大学公共卫生教授迈克尔·尤德尔（Michael Yudell）说，现代遗传学研究正处于一个悖论中：一方面，种族被认为是阐明人类遗传多样性的有用工具，但另一方面，种族也被认为是多样性的一个定义不明确的标志。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级Google is another tool to help you get organized effectively.

谷歌是另一个帮助你有效组织的工具。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级The article cites the global giant Procter and Gamble as an example, saying a real innovative company should develop an innovation culture and use it as a primary tool for success.

文章以全球巨头宝洁（Procter and Gamble）为例，称真正的创新型公司应该发展创新文化，并将其作为取得成功的主要工具。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级I was a little scared at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders.

一开始我有点害怕，因为他用一个光滑的工具刮我脖子和肩膀上的皮肤。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn't touch the price per pound offered by California farms.

在这种工具问世之前，小农场主无法触及加州农场提供的每磅价格。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana-and elsewhere with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed.

如果这种方法奏效，它可以为博茨瓦纳和其他地方的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的牲畜，并提供一种保护狮子不被杀死的方法。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana-and elsewhere -with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed.

如果这种方法奏效，它可以为博茨瓦纳和其他地方的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的牲畜，并提供一种保护狮子不被杀死的方法。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers -- but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses.

当年幼的孩子学习计算机科学时，他们了解到它不仅仅是一个令人困惑的、无休止的字母和数字串——而是一个构建应用程序、创建艺术品或测试假设的工具。

2016年考研真题（英语二）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Power tool maker DeWalt partners with companies, such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts, to collect old tools at their stores for recycling.

电动工具制造商DeWalt与Lowes和Napa Auto Parts等公司合作，在他们的商店收集旧工具进行回收。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级Stacked near the checkout counters, and as colorful as a Fisher-Price toy, is a not-so-serious-looking power tool: a battery-operated saw-and-drill combination.

堆放在收银台附近，像Fisher Price玩具一样五颜六色，是一个看起来不那么严肃的电动工具：一个电池驱动的锯和钻组合。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages.

它是不同语言使用者之间交流的工具。

2010年6月听力原文

高考Graph can be a very useful tool for conveying information especially numbers, percentages, and other data.

图形是一个非常有用的工具，用于传递信息，特别是数字、百分比和其他数据。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants and Insects that were not previously known.

在自然史是一个有价值的发现工具的时代，美利安人发现了以前未知的植物和昆虫的事实。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.

能够利用从科学、艺术和技术中获得的每一种可用工具和洞察力来解决未来的问题，并利用当前的机会，对他们和美国都有帮助。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级It is an effective tool of self-assessment and introspection for better career plans.

它是自我评估和反思的有效工具，有助于更好地制定职业规划。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Before the internet, renting a surfboard, a power tool or a parking space from someone else was feasible, but was usually more trouble than it was worth

在互联网出现之前，从其他人那里租用冲浪板、电动工具或停车位是可行的，但通常麻烦比它的价值还多

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At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants and insects that were not previously known.

在自然史是一种有价值的发现工具的时候，梅里安发现了以前未知的植物和昆虫的事实。

2018年12月6级真题第二套

六级” In countries like India, that call could become a tool to aggravate an already tense political situation and stress already undernourished populations.

“在印度这样的国家，这一呼吁可能会成为加剧本已紧张的政治局势和给本已营养不良的人口带来压力的工具。

2020年12月六级真题（第2套）

六级To conclude, E-books are a very valuable tool that could be used as a profit centre, as a publishing tool or as a marketing tool.

总之，电子书是一种非常有价值的工具，可以用作利润中心、出版工具或营销工具。

2008年6月英语六级真题

六级Internet based telecoms, or VoIP (Voice over IP) to give it its technical title, is an interesting tool to any business supporting remote working.

基于互联网的电信，或VoIP（IP语音），对任何支持远程工作的企业来说都是一个有趣的工具。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级Rather, we first must concentrate on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is.

相反，我们首先必须集中精力教授计算机作为工具的有效使用。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking that it is.

如果你想让写作成为思考的工具，你必须先学会创造，然后再批评。

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits.

但对于介于两者之间的注重排名的学校来说，助学金主要是作为招收顶尖学生和提高学术利润的工具。

2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Before the internet, renting a surfboard , a power tool or a parking space from someone else was feasible，but was usually more trouble than it was worth Now websites such as Airbnb，RelayRides and SnapGoods match up owners and renters ; smartphones with GPS let people see where the nearest rentable car is parked ; social networks provide a way to check up on people mad build trust；and online payment systems handle the billing.

在互联网出现之前，从别人那里租冲浪板、电动工具或停车位是可行的，但通常比实际情况更麻烦。现在，Airbnb、RelayRides和SnapGoods等网站将业主和租客配对；带GPS的智能手机可以让人们看到最近的可出租汽车停在哪里；社交网络提供了一种检查人们疯狂建立信任的方式并且在线支付系统处理计费。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Before the internet, renting a surfboard, a power tool or a parking space from someone else was feasible, but was usually more trouble than it was worth.

在互联网出现之前，从别人那里租一个冲浪板、电动工具或停车位是可行的，但通常会带来更多的麻烦。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级As we get older, crying becomes a tool of social interaction: grief and joy, shame and pride, fear and manipulation.

随着年龄的增长，哭泣成为社交的一种工具：悲伤和喜悦、羞耻和骄傲、恐惧和操纵。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级Anant Agarwal, an electrical engineer who is president of EdX, predicted that the instant-grading software would be a useful teaching tool, enabling students to take tests and write essays over and over and improve the quality of their answers.

EdX总裁、电气工程师Anant Agarwal预测，即时评分软件将是一种有用的教学工具，使学生能够反复参加考试和撰写论文，并提高答案的质量。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级The EdX assessment tool requires human teachers, or graders, to first grade 100 essays or essay questions.

EdX评估工具要求人类教师或年级学生对100篇论文或论文问题进行一年级评分。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil.

但正在开发的最尖端的工具是“可教代理”——一个计算机化的角色，他像现实世界中的学生一样学习、尝试、犯错和提问。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套)

四级“It was a great marketing tool because kids were taking that TV show to school with them, and then when they got home they had them captured back on TV,” he says.

他说：“这是一个很好的营销工具，因为孩子们带着电视节目去学校，然后当他们回到家时，他们又在电视上看到了这些节目。”。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

考研But beyond learning Einstein’s theories, his overall attitude towards science as a tool to liberate humanity is something from which everyone can and should learn.

但除了学习爱因斯坦的理论之外，他对科学作为解放人类的工具的总体态度是每个人都可以也应该学习的。

1980年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Whether the results will be valuable, meaningless, or even misleading depends partly upon the tool itself but largely upon the user.

结果是否有价值、毫无意义，甚至具有误导性，部分取决于工具本身，但很大程度上取决于用户。

1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研And that is very good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for combating world poverty that we’ve ever had.

这是一个非常好的消息，因为互联网很可能是我们有史以来对抗世界贫困的最强大的工具。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研And the Internet is not the only tool we have.

互联网并不是我们唯一的工具。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.

为了利用这一工具，一些贫穷国家将不得不克服他们在外国投资方面过时的反殖民偏见。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Straiford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymaster’s dream.

Straiford总裁乔治·弗里德曼表示，他将网络世界视为一种信息收集和分发的相辅相成的工具，这是间谍头目的梦想。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题