四级Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and professional and business licensing.

法律可以限制或禁止投票、进入公共住房以及职业和商业许可。

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考研Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents'monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad's.

批评家们对基因专利提出了三个主要论点：基因是自然的产物，所以它可能没有专利；基因专利抑制创新而不是奖励创新；专利的垄断限制了像Myriad这样的基因检测。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Twitter's huge success is rooted in the simple but profound insight that in a medium with infinite space for self-expression, the most interesting thing we can do is restrict ourselves to 140 characters.

推特的巨大成功植根于一种简单而深刻的洞察力，即在一个拥有无限自我表达空间的媒体中，我们能做的最有趣的事情就是将自己限制在140个字符以内。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级The other measures include restricting portion sizes, taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods, and placing warning labels on the products.

其他措施包括限制份量、对垃圾食品征税和禁止特价交易，以及在产品上贴上警告标签。

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六级The move was prompted by OPEC's desire to raise prices by restricting supply and by its opposition to US support of Israel in the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War

此举是由于欧佩克希望通过限制供应提高价格，以及反对美国在阿以赎罪日战争中支持以色列

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四级What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?

过去限制电动汽车使用的是什么？

2013年6月听力原文

考研But senior medical figures want to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, restrict advertising of products high in fat, salt or sugar, and limit sponsorship of sports events by fast-food producers such as McDonald's.

但资深医学人士希望阻止在学校附近开设快餐店，限制高脂肪、高盐或高糖产品的广告，并限制麦当劳等快餐生产商赞助体育赛事。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Schools often have too restricting an atmosphere, with its time tables and disciplines, to allow him much time for independent assessment of the work he is asked to do.

学校的气氛、时间表和纪律往往过于有限，无法让他有足够的时间对被要求做的工作进行独立评估。

1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The Internet—and pressure from funding agencies, who are questioning why commercial publishers are making money from government–funded research by restricting access to it—is making access to scientific results a reality.

互联网——以及来自资助机构的压力，他们质疑为什么商业出版商通过限制获取政府资助的研究来赚钱——正在使获取科学成果成为现实。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题