四级The snake has been named silver boa because it is metal-coloured and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.

这种蛇被命名为银蟒，因为它是金属色的，发现的第一个标本是爬上一棵银棕榈树。

2017年6月听力原文

四级In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of his hand at a right angle to the floor.

为了描述人类，他应该保持手掌与地板成直角。

2014年6月听力原文

四级If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals

如果他保持手掌与地板平行，就像在他自己的文化中，当他说出一个孩子的身高时，他很可能会受到笑声的欢迎，在哥伦比亚，这个手势只用于描述动物

2014年6月听力原文

高考Bechtel, who works in downtown west palm beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk.

Bechtel在西棕榈滩市中心工作，有时和同事共进午餐，但和我们许多人一样，她经常在办公桌上工作到午餐时间。

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Marian Bechtel sits at west palm beach's bar louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad.

Marian Bechtel独自坐在西棕榈滩的bar louie柜台旁，静静地读着她的电子书，等待着她的沙拉。

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

考研Now think of your laptop, thinner than a brown-paper envelope, or your cellphone in the palm of your hand.

现在想想你的笔记本电脑，比棕色纸信封还薄，或者你的手机在手掌中。

2012年考研阅读原文

四级If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals.

如果他保持手掌与地板平行，就像在他自己的文化中，当他说出一个孩子的身高时，他很可能会受到笑声的欢迎，在哥伦比亚，这个手势只用于描述动物。

2014年6月听力原文

四级If that weren’t already implied by the landscape—rolling green hills,u2029palm trees,sun-kissed flowers—then it’s evident in the many stories of people who grew up poor in these sleepy neighborhoods and rose to enormous success.

如果这还没有被景观所暗示——连绵起伏的青山、u2029棵棕榈树、阳光亲吻的花朵——那么这在许多人的故事中就很明显了，他们在这些沉睡的社区贫穷地长大，并取得了巨大的成功。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）