考研It’s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut.

很难想象，仅仅因为里斯和安吉丽娜让孩子看起来如此迷人，许多人就傻到想要孩子：大多数成年人都明白婴儿不是理发。

2011年考研阅读原文

四级On the other side are parents like Mike jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade,who said Aderhold's reforms would amount to a "dumbing down,"of his children's education.

另一方是像迈克·贾这样的家长，他是过去十年中搬到该区的数千名亚裔美国人专业人士之一，他说阿德霍尔德的改革将相当于他的孩子教育的“减速”。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship - simplify it, dumb it down, hire a contractor - is one signal that mastering tools and working with one's hands is receding in America as a hobby, as a valued skill, as a cultural influence that shaped thinking and behavior in vast sections of the country.

家得宝（Home Depot）的工艺方法——简化、简化、雇佣承包商——是一个信号，表明在美国，掌握工具和用手工作作为一种爱好、一种宝贵的技能、一种文化影响正在消退，这种影响塑造了美国大部分地区的思维和行为。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研It's hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut.

很难想象，仅仅因为里斯和安吉丽娜让孩子看起来如此迷人，许多人就傻到想要孩子：大多数成年人都明白婴儿不是理发。

2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea.

你最不喜欢的记者提出了一个愚蠢的故事想法。

2011年6月阅读原文

四级On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold's reforms would amount to a "dumbing down" of his children's education.

另一方面是像Mike Jia这样的家长，他是过去十年里搬到该地区的数千名亚裔美国专业人士之一，他说Aderhold的改革将相当于“降低”他孩子的教育水平。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套)