四级Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.

哈佛丑闻发生后，耶鲁大学前学生主任玛丽·米勒（Mary Miller）慷慨激昂地呼吁学校的教授不要参加带回家的考试。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling particularly one that upsets the old assumption that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest.

加利福尼亚州已要求大法官避免作出全面裁决，特别是一项推翻了当局可能在嫌疑人被捕时搜查其财产的旧假设的裁决。

2015年考研阅读原文

考研California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumption that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest.

加利福尼亚州已要求大法官避免作出全面裁决，特别是一项推翻了当局可能在嫌疑人被捕时搜查其财产的旧假设的裁决。

2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Donald Trump.

美国制造业的衰退是一个常见的禁忌，特朗普尤其如此。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级People refrained from buying durables and big-ticket items.

人们避免购买耐用品和高价物品。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级You hear the refrain all the time: the U. S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good.

你经常听到这样一句话：从统计数据来看，美国经济看起来不错，但感觉并不好。

2007年6月英语六级真题

四级Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school’s professors to refrain from take-hone exams.

哈佛丑闻发生后，耶鲁大学前学生系主任玛丽·米勒慷慨激昂地呼吁学校的教授们不要参加艰苦的考试。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）