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2、oresomenegativeword.Only(F)incensed,orveryupset/enragedworks.2. The gossip columnist swasthe number of her publishedcolumns-themorearticlesshewrote,themoreuntruthsshespread.Blank(i)calumny ardorflatteryBlank(ii)commensurate withinverse tounconnected toTextExplanationAnswers:(A),(D)Themoreuntruthsmat

3、chesupwith(A)calumny,orslander.(D)commensuratedescribestherelationshipbetweentwothings,inwhichwhenoneincreasestheotherincreases,orwhenonedecreasestheotherdecreases.Inproportiontoisanotherwayofsayingcommensuratewith.:she vowed to apply herselfallherbrilliance,Adawasundonebyherfarmorediligentlyinstudy

4、ingforherretakeofthebarexam.clevernessinsouciancesagacityCinsight earnestnessTextExplanationAnswer:(B)For,inthiscase,meansdespite.Despiteherbrilliance,Adadidnotpasstheexam.Shewasundonebyherlackofeffort(.vowedtodiligently.).(A),(C),and(D)aresimilarinmeaning,andnonecontrastwithbrilliance.(E)meanshones

5、tyandsincerity.Ifshepossessedmoreof(E),shewouldhavelikelypassedtheexam.4. Theconceptionoftimeasparcelledoutinintervalsdidnotbeginwiththeadventoftheclock;assuchwemusthaveabiologicalpredispositiontonotconceiveoftimeassimplyanamorphoussuccessionofmoments.fleeting囿illusoryUunbounded/discrete因indiscernib

6、leTextExplanationAnswer:(D)Theclueistonotconceive.amorphous.Therefore,weconceiveoftimethatisbounded,notamorphousorshapeless.(A) doesnotmatchthecontext,thoughistemptingbecauseoftheplatitude,Timeisfleeting.(B) isnotsupportedbycontext.(C) istheopposite.(D) meansbrokenupintoseparateintervals.Thisopposes

7、theideaofamorphousintervals.Ifanything,(E)istheoppositeoftheblank.5. Favoringquantityoversubstance,manyamateurwriterslaborunderthedelusionthatthemorethesentencestructurethemorethethoughtbeingconveyed.Blank(i)rudimentary=involved國superficial二Blank(ii)tactical園ironicprofoundTextExplanationAnswers:(B),

8、(F)-quantityforsubstanceindicatesthatwritersaregoingtothinkthatlongeror(B)involvedsentencesareofmorevalue.Theonlyanswerchoicethatmakessenseinthecontextofconveyingthough,andqualitythoughtatthat,is(F)profound.6. BecausereadingontheWebentailsquicklyscanningandsortingthroughadelugeofinformation,manywond

9、erifourlevelofengagementwiththetexthasbeenoriftheabilitytoreadcloselyandcarefullyisonethatcanbeifwesimplyspendmoretimeimmersedinabook.Blank(i)irreparably compromisedtentatively disruptedEl permanently restoredBlank(ii)fullyreactivated兇furtherdegradedssummarilydisregardedTextExplanationAnswers:(A),(D

10、)Itmaybetemptingtochoose(B)tentativelydisrupted.Firstoff,itfitsthecontext.Secondly,(A)irreparablycompromisedisveryextreme.However,noneoftheanswerchoicesforthesecondblankmakesenseifcoupledwith(B).Themostalluring,(D)fullyreactivated,doesntquitework,becauseifsomethingistentativelydisrupteditimpliesthat

11、itisonlytemporarilyaffectedandwillchangeback(orbefullyreactivated)soon.(A)irreparablycompromised,ontheotherhand,impliesthatthelevelofengagementmayalwaysbecompromised.Theorinthesentenceindicatesthatweneedanoppositeto(A).(D)fullyreactivatedsuppliesthiscontrast.7. Managerswhocategoricallysquelchinsight

12、sfromlow-tieredemployeesruntheobvioushazardof(i)creativity;conversely,theseverysamemanagersaremorelikelyto(ii)anyideasthatflowdownfromthetopbrass.Blank(i)fomentingQsmothering幽sparkingBlank(ii)unquestioninglyembrace度arbitrarilydenounceconditionallyapproveTextExplanationAnswers:(B),(D)Categoricallysqu

13、elchinsightsindicatesthefirstblankisgoingtobeawordlikestifle.(A)and(C)createtheoppositemeaning.Converselyindicatesashift.Thereforethesecondpartofthesentenceisopposite.Forthesecondblankwearelookingfortheoppositeofcategoricallysquelchinsights.Only(D)works.8. Becausethedefendantexpressedverylittleforhi

14、sheinouscrime,thejudgemetedouta(n)sentence.Blank(i)contemptCcontritionapathyCBlank(ii)charitableQsevere任peculiarTextExplanationAnswers:(B),(E)(B)contrition,orremorse,worksbestforthefirstblank.Asaresult,thejudgehandedouta(E)severesentence.Heinous,whichmeansawful,backsupthesecondblank9. Thegrammarteac

15、herattheslightestfault,sometimesgoingsofarastoberatestudentsforforgettingtocrossat.startedcaviled*blanchedbeamedpausedTextExplanationAnswer:(B)theslightestfaultplusthedetailofstudentsgettingberatedforforgettingindicatesthattheteacherfindsfault,especiallyovertrivialmatters(A) startedjustmeanstomakeas

16、uddenmovement(B) caviledmeanstofindfaultwith,usuallyontrivialmatters(C) blanchedmeanstoturnwhitefromshock(D) beamedmeanstoshowgreatpleasure(E) pauseddoesnotcapturetheteachersnegativeemotion10. Totheeyethejunglecanopycanseemlittlemorethanadenselatticeworkofbranchesandleaves.Fortheindigenouspeoplesoft

17、heAmazon,evenasmallareacanserveasaveritableofpharmaceuticalcures.Thefieldofethnobotany,whichrelatesbothtothenaturalpharmacyofferedupbythejungleandthepeopleswhoserveasastoreofsuchknowledge,hasbecomeincreasinglypopularinthelastdecadesasmanyanthropologists,hopingtotakeadvantageofthisvastbounty,learnthe

18、languageandcustomsofthetribesinordertothemthousandsofyearsworthofknowledge.Blank(i)untutoredCsophisticatedvveteranBlank(ii)cipiircornucopiainvasiondisseminationBlank(iii)lrigleanfromallottopurgefromTextExplanationAnswers:(A),(D),(G)Thecontrastisbetweentheindigenouspeoples-whoknowalotaboutthejungle-t

19、othosewhoarenotindigenousandthereforedonotnoticeanythingmorethandenselattice.Thelatterare(A)untutored.Theindigenouspeoplecandiscernanabundance,ora(D)cornucopiaorcures.Ethnobotanistshopetolearnthisknowledge,or(G)gleantheknowledgefromtheindigenouspeoples.s early works can often seem anything fresh has

20、 been wrung dry by s contemporaries, however, Haydn sLJ highly derivative11. True,totheclassicallytrainedear,Haydn,amishmashofmotifsfromwhichsubsequentcomposers-totheearsofHaydnmusicwas.Blank(i)complexnpredictable112hackneyed因Blank(ii)refreshinglynovelLprematurelyantiquatedTextExplanationAnswers:(C)

21、,(D)amishmashof,anythingfresh,matcheswith(C)hackneyed.Haydenscontemporariessignalsatimeshift.Thereforethesecondblankisopposite,(D)refreshinglynovel.12. Hadthecommitteeany(i)thatitwasbeinginvestigatedforfraud,surelyitwouldhavebeenmore(ii)intryingtocloakanyvenality.Blank(i)question園inkling因hindsight。B

22、lank(ii)CC-suspicioushesitantdiligentTextExplanationAnswers:(B),(F)Cloakanyvenalityisthekeyphrase,whichroughlytranslatedmeanshideanywrongdoing.Therefore,ifthecompanyknew,orhadaninkling,itwasbeinginvestigatedforfraud,itwouldhavebeencareful,orbeenmorediligent,tocoverupanywrongdoing.13. Therecentspateo

23、fqualitytelevisiondramaswhileclearlyindebtedtothecinematicidiomofthe1970srepresentsa(n)achievement:neverbeforehasanyvideomediumbeencalledontosustainanarrativefor100plushours.-Jwondrousincalculablerunambiguous口unprecedentedspotty口groundbreakingTextExplanationAnswers:(D),(F)Thecluehereisneverbefore.,w

24、hichbestpointsat(D)and(F).(C)and(A)couldwork,independently,buttheydonotcreatesynonymoussentences.14 Attemptingtoquelltheunrest,themayor,addressingthegatheringmob,highlightedtheverygrievancesthathadinitiallyinflamedpeoplestemper,therebyprovokingthecollectivewrath.口unwittinglydirectlydecisively口inadve

25、rtentlyksubtlyLlnoticeablyTextExplanation(A)unwittinglyand(D)inadvertentlyarethecorrectanswers.ThecluesareaAvokewrath”.Themayorattemptedtoeasetheunrestbutinsteadheaccidentallyorunintentionallymadethingsworse.Thereforeanswershavetobesimilartounintentionallyso(A)unwittinglyand(D)in

26、advertentlyaretheanswers.15 .Thechairmanoftheboard,sensingthatanyeffortwasfutile,becamethecompanysplight,andonlyshruggedhisshoulderswhentheshareholdersnotifiedhimthatthecorporationwasinsolvent.WIwaryof-apatheticto1irascibletowardsI1Ihopelessregarding_lpugnacioustowards_lindifferenttoTextExplanationA

27、nswers:(B),(F)Thekeywordsonlyshruggedhisshouldersshowthatthechairmandisplayedasenseofindifference(A) waryofmeansskepticaltowards(B) apatheticmeansnolongercaring,uninterested(C) irasciblemeansirritatedby(D) hopelesscouldwork,howeverthereisnomatchingword(E) pugnaciousmeansaggressiveandhostile(F) indif

28、ferentmeansnotcaring,apathetic16Fortriathletestoremainevenafteralargemealisunsurprising,giventhattheirtrainingregimensrequirethemtoburnthousandsofcalorieseachday.Iresponsive-satedvoraciousreticentalertravenousTextExplanationAnswers:(C),(F)Triathletesusesomanycaloriestrainingthatevenaftereatingalarge

29、meal,theyarestillhungry.Thewordintheblankisasynonymforhungry(A) responsivedoesnotfitcontext(B) satedmeansfull.Oppositeoftheblank(C) voraciousmeansveryhungry(D) reticentmeansnotsayingmuch(E) alertdoesnotfitcontext(F) ravenousmeansveryhungry17 Whensketching,PabloPicassomovedwithathatmadehiscreationsal

30、lthemoreastonishinghecouldfinishanentireworkinthetimemanyartiststooktoarrangetheirimplements.LJpurityUJcelerityJ_lfecklessness一semblancedeliberationILJswiftnessTextExplanationAnswers:(B),(F)Thekeywords,hecouldfinish.showthatPicassomovedquickly.(A) puritydoesnotdenotespeed(B) celerity,averydifficultw

31、ord,meansspeed,swiftness(C) fecklessnessisidleness(D) semblancemeansoutwardappearance.Doesnotmatchcontext(E) deliberationsmeanstodosomethingcarefullyandslowly(F) swiftnessmeansspeed18 .Maxwassothathenevercouldbecaughtinanoutrightlie;hisduplicityworkeditsseductivespellthroughacalculatedmixofhalf-trut

32、hsanddisingenuousness.obtusewilyuncannyundiscerningcraftyartlessTextExplanationAnswers:(B),(E)Maxisduplicitous,ortwo-faced.Heisverygoodatlying,andverygoodatnotgettingcaught(seductivespell.half-truths).(B)and(E)meancleverandcunning,whichworkperfectlywiththiscontext.(F)meansinnocent,whichistheopposite

33、oftheanswers.19 Theprofessorbegantoworkonvariousresearchprojectsthoughnevertothepointthatshefailedtoattendtoherclasses,sincewhethershereceivedtenurewasdeterminednotonlybypublishedresearchbutalso,tosomeextent,bystudentrecommendations._Jperiodically-sporadicallyIDmonotonouslyl!JindustriouslyIUdiligent

34、lyf-fruitfullyTextExplanationAnswers:(D),(E)Becausetheprofessorisnotsurewhethersheisgoingtogettenure,sheisgoingtoworkhard.Pursuingmultiple.istheclue.Industriousisatrickyword.Itdoesnotmeanrelatingtoindustry.Itisasynonymfordiligent,hard-working,especiallyinpursuitofagoal.20 Theideathatthehumanmindisab

35、lankslate,abletobemoldedatwill,hasbeenchallengedbyTennenbaum,whoseresearchshowsthatnotonlydoinfantsdisplaycertainpredilectionsbutalsothatthesepreferencesmaywellbe.口innateUhard-wired口indiscernibleUcircumscribedpervasivemalleableTextExplanationAnswers:(A),(B)Thereisashiftinthesentence.Hasbeenchallenge

36、dshowsthatthewordintheblankistheoppositeofablankslate/somethingmoldable.(A) innatemeansin-born.Thusitcannotbechanged(B) hard-wiredisthesameasinnate(C) indiscernibledoesnotfitcontext(D) circumscribed,whichmeansbounded,works.Thereis,however,nomatchingword.(E) pervasive,whichmeanswidespread,doesnotwork

37、(F) ifsomethingismalleableitismoldable,theoppositeoftheanswer三空題：1 Whetherrepressionhascomefromthechurchorfromatotalitarianstate,sciencehasalwaysbeenanimperiledendeavor,buttoclaimthatitwillonlyflourishintimesoflibertarianruleisnota(n)conclusion.A(n)governmentisnotthesameasonethatactivelytakesaninter

38、estinfundingscience-andthelattermaywellbe,insomerespects,.Blank(i)superficialIUineluctableIUtentativeBlank(ii)despoticaloof隔permissive茯Blank(iii)corrupt4inviolate工autocratic2 Whenresearchersfollowthescientificmethod,theabsenceofproofbynomeanssuggestsatheorylacksvalidity.Indeed,notheoryisandcanalways

39、besubjecttofurthertestingandscrutiny,andthereforeremains,bydefinition,.Blank(i)ineffablesufficient門irrefutableCBlank(ii)cherisheddporousunassailableBlank(iii)equivocalCsuspectprovisionalTextExplanationAnswers:(C),(F),(I)Agoodwaytoapproachthistextcompletionisworkingwiththesecondblankfirst.Atheorycanalwaysbe.Thusnotheoryis(F)unassailable.Canalwaysbesubjectalsoinformsthethirdblank.Therefore,everytheoryis(I)provisional,meaningexistinginthepresentbutabletobechangedatsomepointinthefuture.Finally,thishelpswiththefirstblank.Theabsenceof(C)irrefutableproof,oraperfectproof,isnot