高考Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to prevent themselves from being destroyed.

有特定用途的机器与生物联系在一起，部分原因是它们可能能够防止自己被摧毁。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 题设

六级prevent students from accumulating knowledge

防止学生积累知识

2013年6月阅读原文

四级It can keep the mind active, prevent getting bored and help to concentrate.

它可以保持头脑活跃，防止无聊，帮助集中注意力。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

四级But it's also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.

但同样重要的是要认识到离婚的压力可能与健康有关，生病的前妻可能需要额外的护理和服务，以防止健康恶化和医疗费用增加。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults.

一项新的研究没有发现任何确凿的证据表明生活方式的改变可以防止老年人认知能力的下降。

2016年6月听力原文

四级It may prevent your business and career from advancing.

这可能会阻碍你的事业和职业发展。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级To help prevent headaches, drink plenty of water, and avoid alcohol and coffee.

为了防止头痛，多喝水，避免饮酒和咖啡。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back

同样，印第安人的传统生活也被白人定居者剥夺，他们经常鼓励他们喝酒，以防止他们反击

2013年6月听力原文

高考But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

但他也在一个更基本的层面上工作：他的工作人员向人们展示如何使浮动花园和鱼塘在雨季防止饥饿。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级Although the pressure of the cabin is adjusted to prevent altitude sickness, you could still experience sleepiness or a headache.

虽然机舱的压力已经调整以防止高原反应，但您仍然可能会感到困倦或头痛。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考As always, you should stretch at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

和往常一样，你应该在每次跑步前至少伸展10分钟，以防受伤。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations—UNESCO and national geographic among them—have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

为了防止语言流失，联合国教科文组织和《国家地理》等多个组织的学者多年来一直在记录濒临消亡的语言及其所反映的文化。

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence.

然而，愤怒很容易变成暴力，最好知道愤怒出现的原因，以防止其出现。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考With these main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings.

考虑到这些主要原因，我们可以评估一整天的愤怒程度，并通过理解我们情绪的原因来防止爆发。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考Medical research often makes use of the forests' plant and animal life, and the destruction of such species could prevent researchers from finding cures for certain diseases.

医学研究经常利用森林中的动植物，而这些物种的破坏可能会阻止研究人员找到某些疾病的治疗方法。

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级The expert review also found insufficient evidence to recommend any drugs or dietary supplements that could prevent or slow cognitive decline.

专家审查还发现，没有足够的证据推荐任何可以预防或减缓认知能力下降的药物或膳食补充剂。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级If Apple is forced to open up an iPhone for an American law enforcement investigation, what is to prevent it from doing so for a request from the Russians or the Iranians?

如果苹果被迫为美国执法部门的调查打开一部iPhone，那么如何防止它在俄罗斯人或伊朗人的请求下这样做呢？

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through.

我们终于意识到问题的严重性，支持并开发了一组工具、应用程序和方法，以防止骗子通过。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级To prevent possible traffic jams in nearby areas.

防止附近地区可能发生的交通堵塞。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级I've heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department, because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies.

我听说在该地区的一家工厂里，两名从事油漆工作的孕妇要求调到一个更安全的部门，因为她们想防止对未出生的婴儿造成伤害。

2011年6月听力原文

六级While it may be impossible to prevent kids from drinking tap water that may contain trace amounts of chemicals, keeping kids away from lawns recently sprayed with chemicals and freshly dry-cleaned clothes can't hurt.

虽然不可能阻止孩子们饮用可能含有微量化学物质的自来水，但让孩子们远离最近喷洒了化学物质的草坪和刚干洗过的衣服不会有什么伤害。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

高考In that case, eat before the flight, or an empty stomach will prevent you from sleeping.

在这种情况下，在飞机起飞前吃点东西，否则空腹会使你无法入睡。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 B 原文

六级A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression

信心的极度丧失激发了人们的行为，这种行为压倒了通常防止衰退深入和持续的正常自我纠正机制：抑郁症

2013年6月阅读原文

六级For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a minimum, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar shooting up.

多年来，营养学家一直建议将面食控制在最低限度，以减少热量，防止脂肪堆积，并阻止血糖升高。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

高考If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.

如果你愿意，在香蕉上挤一点新鲜柠檬汁可以防止香蕉变成棕色。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it.

但是，即使员工有带薪休假，迫使他们过度工作的工作场所规范和期望也常常阻止他们休假。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But if Congress wanted to prevent states from using their own resources to check immigration status,it could.

但如果国会想阻止各州利用自己的资源检查移民身份，它可以。

2013年考研阅读原文

六级To prevent that event from becoming a catastrophe, first responders will join members of the public in rehearsals that involve communication, evacuation, search and rescue, and other scenarios.

为了防止该事件演变成灾难，第一反应者将与公众一起进行包括通信、疏散、搜索和救援以及其他场景在内的演练。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研But if Congress wanted to prevent states from using their own resources to check immigration status, it could.

但如果国会想阻止各州利用自己的资源检查移民身份，它可以。

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization.

现在，第三个也是更重要的动机出现了：实现这些目标可能是防止我们文明崩溃的必要条件。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

但是，在单一性别学校，教师可以为男孩们的学习风格量身定做，让他们在教室里四处走动，让他们在团队中竞争，以防止无聊，这项研究的作者，Abigail James，弗吉尼亚大学。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums, but failed to prevent their escape.

这些蜗牛最初来自南美洲，是由全球水产技术公司（Global Aquatic Technologies）偶然引入埃布罗三角洲的，该公司为淡水水族馆饲养蜗牛，但未能阻止它们逃跑。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

四级But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia

但是，在单一性别学校里，教师可以为男孩们的学习风格量身定做，让他们在教室里四处走动，让他们在团队中竞争以防止无聊，这项研究的作者，Abigail James，弗吉尼亚大学的作者。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression.

信心的极度丧失激发了人们的行为，这种行为压倒了通常防止衰退深入和持续的正常自我纠正机制：抑郁症。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are avoidable, and simple flexibility training can prevent these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated (润滑 ).

肌肉持续紧张和关节僵硬的结果，其中许多是可以避免的，简单的柔韧性训练可以通过使肌肉更强壮和保持关节润滑来防止这些(润滑 ).

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back.

同样，印第安人的传统生活也被白人定居者剥夺，他们经常鼓励他们喝酒，以防止他们反击。

2013年6月听力原文

考研As the international education market expands, the recent slowdown in the number of international students studying in the main English-speaking countries is likely to continue, especially if there are no effective strategic policies to prevent such slippage.

随着国际教育市场的扩大，最近在主要英语国家学习的国际学生数量的下降可能会继续，特别是如果没有有效的战略政策来防止这种下滑的话。

2017年考研翻译原文

六级Ogbeh says experts are investigating how to control the pests damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely unchecked until now.

奥格贝说，专家们正在研究如何控制害虫的危害并防止其传播，到目前为止，害虫的传播基本上没有受到控制。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Conversion of paper to electronic medical records will help eliminate redundant tests and prevent drug interactions.

将纸质病历转换为电子病历将有助于消除重复检测并防止药物相互作用。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级His mother, convinced that she had to do something dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of failure, lay down some rules.

他的母亲确信她必须采取一些戏剧性的措施来防止他过上失败的生活，于是制定了一些规则。

2015年12月听力原文

高考The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.

鱼中的脂肪被认为有助于预防心脏病。

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级The lifestyle medicine specialty is designed to train doctors in how to prevent and treat disease, in part, by changing patients' nutritional habits.

生活方式医学专业旨在培训医生如何通过改变患者的营养习惯来预防和治疗疾病。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages, she said.

她说，为照顾另一半的配偶提供支持服务可以减轻婚姻压力，防止老年人离婚。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.

为了防止此类悲剧的发生，消防队员埃里克·韦雷斯（Eric Velez）向社区中的孩子们发表讲话，解释说他们永远不应该在火灾中躲藏起来。

2010年12月听力原文

六级But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it.

但是，即使员工有带薪休假，迫使他们过度工作的工作场所规范和期望也常常阻止他们休假。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

在开始的时候花一个空档年来解决问题，可以帮助防止压力，并在以后节省资金。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级However, the initiative had generated ~105 million by 2011/ When we prevent physical waste, increase energy efficiency or improve resource productivity, we save money, improve profitability and enhance competitiveness.

然而，到2011年，该倡议已产生约1.05亿美元的收入/

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums （水族馆）, but failed to prevent their escape.

这些蜗牛最初来自南美洲，是由全球水产技术公司意外引入埃布罗三角洲的，该公司为淡水水族馆饲养蜗牛(水族馆）, 但没能阻止他们逃跑。

2018 年 6 月6级真题第1套

六级Obviously, it is necessary that effective actions should be taken to prevent problems.

显然，必须采取有效行动防止出现问题。

2008年12月英语六级真题

四级Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking.

松泽的研究结果表明，思考可以防止大脑萎缩。

1989年1月英语四级真题

四级Even though seat belts could prevent nearly half of the deaths in fatal car accidents, 85 percent of the population simply won’t wear them.

尽管安全带可以防止近一半的致命车祸死亡，但85%的人根本不会系安全带。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.

人类一旦离开大气层，就会暴露在这种辐射下，但如果他们在里面，他们的宇航服或航天器的墙壁确实可以防止大量的辐射损伤。

1996年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)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Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features.

为了防止空气泄漏，这所房子被严密地密封起来，并配备了小的双层板(双层玻璃的) 窗户和其他几个节能功能。

2001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter.

Schacter说，视觉提示可以帮助防止心不在焉。

2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks.

医生还建议一些人服用阿司匹林来预防心脏病发作。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked.

医生们认为阿司匹林对心脏手术患者有帮助，因为它可以防止血液增厚和血管堵塞。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.

如果汽车被盗，一个编码的手机信号将告诉控制中心封锁车辆的发动机管理系统，并阻止发动机重新启动。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级It affects everybody, and there’s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late.

它影响到每个人，你几乎无法预防，最糟糕的是，你无法检测到它，直到它可能为时已晚。

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Also around that time, regulations, government, and unions came to dictate pay, prevent adjustments, and introduce bureaucratic (官僚的）standard for advancement.

同样在那个时候，法规、政府和工会开始规定薪酬，阻止调整，并引入官僚主义(官僚的）晋升标准。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff.

他们甚至可能会觉得有必要支持政府的措施，防止人们食用这种致命的东西。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级Research in this week^ Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas (黑瘤）and delays their occurrence, it can’t prevent them.

本周《自然》杂志的研究表明，虽然因子50可以减少黑色素瘤的数量(黑瘤）并且延迟了它们的发生，这无法阻止它们。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套)

四级And the best defense against memory loss is to try to prevent it by building up your brain's cognitive (认知的) reserve, Daffner says.

防止记忆丧失的最好方法是通过增强大脑的认知能力来防止记忆丧失(认知的) Daffner说。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套)

四级It has some glue on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it.

它上面有一些胶水，稍微给它上色了，但没有什么能阻止我们使用它。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套)

四级By prescribing nutritional changes or launching programs such as 'Shop with your Doc’, they are trying to prevent, limit or even reverse disease by changing what patients eat.

通过规定营养变化或启动“随医生购物”等项目，他们试图通过改变患者的饮食来预防、限制甚至逆转疾病。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级The lifestyle medicine specialty is designed to train doctors in how to prevent and treat disease, in part, by changing patients’ nutritional habits.

生活方式医学专业旨在培训医生如何预防和治疗疾病，部分原因是通过改变患者的营养习惯。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级“Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages,” she said.

她说：“为照顾另一半的配偶提供支持服务可以减轻婚姻压力，防止老年离婚。”。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级“But it’s also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.

“但同样重要的是要认识到，离婚的压力可能与健康有关，生病的前妻可能需要额外的护理和服务，以防止健康状况恶化和医疗费用增加。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级A 2016 review of 10 studies looking into the relationship between breakfast and weight management concluded there is “limited evidence” supporting or refuting (反驳）the argument that breakfast influences weight or food intake, and more evidence is required before breakfast recommendations can be used to help prevent obesity.

2016年，一项针对早餐与体重管理之间关系的10项研究的综述得出结论，支持或反驳的证据“有限”(反驳）关于早餐会影响体重或食物摄入的论点，在早餐建议可以用来帮助预防肥胖之前，还需要更多的证据。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

考研One of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others.

审查制度所做的一件大事是防止某些人通过腐蚀他人的思想来赚取暴利。

1983年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.

随着越来越多的交通管制计划的制定，可怜的困惑的司机发现自己被分流，被迫进入单向系统，这会造成比他们本应防止的交通堵塞更大的延误。

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The exact mechanisms involved are still mysterious, but the likelihood that many cancers are initiated at the level of genes suggests that we will never prevent all cancers.

所涉及的确切机制仍然很神秘，但许多癌症可能是在基因水平上引发的，这表明我们永远无法预防所有癌症。

1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研“We’re really sorry he has become paralyzed, but helmets aren’t designed to prevent those kinds of injuries, ” says Nimmons.

尼蒙斯说：“我们真的很抱歉他瘫痪了，但头盔并不是为了防止这种伤害而设计的。”。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it, starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices.

因此，如果各省想举办这场医疗保健秀，他们应该证明自己能够举办，从一份跨省健康清单开始，这将结束重复，节省行政成本，防止一个省与另一个省的竞争，并为更好的药品价格讨价还价。

2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Here are a few measures, drawn from my book Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, that parents can take to prevent what I call “work-life unreadiness”: You can start this process when they are 11 or 12.

以下是我的书《准备好与否，生活来了》中的一些措施，父母可以采取这些措施来防止我所说的“工作-生活不准备”：

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研All these activities can prevent the growth of important communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained concentration they will need for most jobs.

所有这些活动都会阻碍重要的沟通和思维技能的发展，并使孩子们难以培养出大多数工作所需的持续专注力。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题