四级The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city, and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.

该报告称之为18小时城市的到来，并使用该术语来指休斯顿、奥斯汀、夏洛特和纳什维尔等城市，这些城市在宜居性、就业机会以及娱乐和文化设施方面都将自己定位为极具竞争力的城市。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考Charlotte stone will perform songs from her new best-selling cd, with james pickering on the piano.

夏洛特·斯通将在詹姆斯·皮克林的钢琴伴奏下演唱她最新的畅销cd中的歌曲。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级The report refers to this as the coming of the “18-hour city，”，and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are “positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.

该报告称这是“18小时城市”的到来，并用这个词来指代休斯顿、奥斯汀、夏洛特和纳什维尔等城市，这些城市“在宜居性、就业机会、娱乐和文化设施方面都将自己定位为具有高度竞争力”。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级By contrast, just 4.4 percent of poor kids in Charlotte moved up to the top; in Detroit the figure wasu20295.5 percent.

相比之下，在夏洛特，只有4.4%的贫困儿童升到了顶端；在底特律，这一数字为20295.5%。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）