四级What kind of ability do analytical skills refer to in the passage?

文章中的分析技能指的是什么样的能力？

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

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

四级It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment.

它被用来指代品味、信仰和判断。

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.

身份盗窃和身份欺诈是指所有类型的犯罪，在这些犯罪中，有人以某种方式错误地获取和使用他人的个人数据，包括欺诈或欺骗，通常是为了经济利益。

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

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And then there those who, not knowing what questions are coming at them, and having no resources to refer to, can freeze.

然后，那些不知道会有什么问题，也没有资源可以参考的人，可能会被冻结。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级You see, our language makes a difference, and how we refer to things matters because it affects our thinking and therefore our actions.

你看，我们的语言会产生影响，我们如何称呼事物很重要，因为它会影响我们的思维，从而影响我们的行动。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

考研If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.

如果你与一群经理交谈，你可能会提到他们秘书的杂乱无章的方法；或者，如果你在向秘书们讲话，你可能想评论一下他们杂乱无章的老板。

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