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題目
1. The students’ _____ nature were in sharp contrast to the imperturbable disposition of their teacher.
A. volatile
B. duplicitous
C. apathetic
D. cunning
E. blithe
答案:A
解析:老師的泰然自若和學生形成鮮明對比。
volatile :情緒不穩(wěn)定的;duplicitous:搞兩面派的;apathetic:冷漠的; cunning:狡猾可愛的;blithe:漫不經心的。這里要和泰然自若對比,所以要選情緒起伏很大,也就是volatile。
2. Vermeer is able to imbue his paintings with a saintliness verging on the _____, a quality that is in sharp juxtaposition to the _____ of his subjects: a milkmaid preparing breakfast, a servant tidying up a messy kitchen.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. artificial D. similarity
B. numinous E. conviviality
C. hagiographic F. banality
答案:BF
解析:Vermeer畫平凡的事物,卻表達了神圣。
artificial:人工的;numinous:神圣的;hagiographic:圣徒的;要表達神圣,所以選擇numinous。
similarity:相似;conviviality:歡樂;banality平凡。這里要表達繪畫的東西都很普通,所以選擇banality。
3. The company’s efforts to improve safety were apparently _____, at least according to the company’s own data, which showed that the _____ incidents with the potential to cause a serious accident declined significantly. Nevertheless, independent analysts argue that those statistics are _____. These analysts maintain that the company has consistently underestimated both the probability and the likely effects of accidents in the sensitive and poorly understood environment in which the company is operating.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A. innovative D. frequency of G. deceptive
B. successful E. impediments to H. testable
C. frustrated F. attention to I. consistent
答案:BDG
解析:解題突破口在declined significantly和nevertheless,前者說明improve有成效,事故頻率顯著下降,后者表轉折,專家對數(shù)據(jù)有疑問,覺得是有欺騙性不可靠的。
innovative:創(chuàng)新的;successful:成功的;frustrated:挫敗的;frequency of:頻率;impediments:妨礙;attention:注意;deceptive:欺騙性的;testable:可測試的;consistent:連續(xù)的
4. After years of assiduously cultivating an image of integrity, the mayor was acutely aware that just one scandal could forever _____ his reputation in the public's eyes.
A. bolster
B. besmirch
C. tarnish
D. promulgate
E. mollify
F. solidify
答案:BC
解析:市長知道一件丑聞就可以永遠毀掉好名聲。
bolster:支持;besmirch:玷污;tarnish:玷污;promulgate:傳播;mollify:平息;solidify:凝固。這里要表示毀壞名聲中毀壞的同義詞,所以是選項B.C.
5. Winston _____ researched prospective universities, listing both the positive and negative attributes of each school, before choosing the one that suited him best.
A. ethically
B. haphazardly
C. sedulously
D. sporadically
E. scrupulously
F. inadvertently
答案:CE
解析:Winston在選擇最適合他的大學之前,做了研究列出每個學校的優(yōu)缺點。
ethically:倫理上地;haphazardly偶然雜亂地;sedulously勤勉地;sporadically零星地;scrupulously嚴謹?shù)?inadvertently粗心大意地。從Winston選擇前列出優(yōu)缺點可以看出他對這件事情是認真的,所以選擇C.E.
6. Though the CEO was not in accordance with the board’s decision to reward employees with a larger than expected annual bonus, she was hardly one to _____ workers their compensation.
A. allow
B. begrudge
C. deny
D. indulge
E. grant
F. entrust
答案:BC
解析:雖然CEO不同意給員工更多獎金,但是CEO還是會給員工獎金的。
allow:允許;begrudge:吝嗇;deny:剝奪;indulge:縱容;grant:給予;entrust:委托。本來應該是會給員工獎勵,因為有hardly做修飾,所以要選否定動詞,表示不會給,也就是選項B.C.
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