JOCUND:
angular
untried
unsound
narrow
dreary
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答案:(E)
欢乐的adj.
A.角的
B. 未试过的
C. 根据不足的(不健全的;睡得不沉的)
D. 狭窄的
E. 沉闷的,阴郁的
CORPOREAL:
intangible
infinitesimal
moderate
inviolate
solitary
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答案:(A)
物质的(肉体的)adj.
A.不可触知的
B. 无穷小的
C. 温和的
D. 神圣的,无污点的
E. 独居的(寂寞的)
ENNUI:
exuberance
confusion
openness
trepidation
unwillingness
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答案:(A)
厌倦,倦怠,无聊n.
A.精力充沛(植物茂盛)
B. 迷糊
C. 公开,坦诚
D. 战粟,恐怖
E. 不情愿
ALACRITY:
kindness
recalcitrance
subservience
lack of direction
good intentions
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答案:(B)
乐意,欣然(敏捷)n.
A.和善
B. 倔强,不服从
C. 卑躬曲膝
D. 没有方向性
E. 好的意图
GLIB:
youthful
awkward
devoted
subversive
thoughtless
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答案:(B)
流利的,灵牙俐齿的adj.
A.年轻的
B. 笨拙的
C. 热忠于…的(忠于的)
D. 颠覆性的
E. 不体贴人的(轻率的)
MINATORY:
characteristic
inadvertent
conspicuous
unthreatening
influential
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答案:(D)
威胁性的adj.
A.有特征的
B. 不留心的
C. 显眼的
D. 非威胁性的
E. 有影响力的
According to the newspaper critic, the performances
at the talent contest last night ----- from acceptable
to excellent.
varied
receded
swept
averaged
declined
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答案:(A)
talent contest: n.英才选拔赛
recede: v.1.后退,远去 2.下降,降低
sweep: v.1.扫 2.猛力移动,猛推 3.扫荡,肃清 4.环视
average: v.1.从…得出平均数 2.平均为 3.按比例分配
decline: v.1.使下倾,使下降 2.谢绝,拒绝
按照报刊评论家的评述,昨晚英才选拔赛上的表演,从尚可接受到优异出众,水准参差不
一。
For more than a century, geologists have felt comfor-
table with the idea that geological processes, although
very -------, are also ------- and so are capable of
shaping he Earth, given enough dine.
minute.. sporadic
slow.. steady
complex.. discernible
unpredictable.. constant
ponderous.. intermittent
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答案:(B)
feel comfortable with: v.对…感到欣慰舒适
geological process: n.地质进程
minute: a.1.微小的,微细的,不足道的 2.详细的,细致的,精密的
sporadic: a.单个发生,偶尔发生的,分散的,零星的
discernible: a.看得清的,辨认得出的
ponderous: a.1.极重的,沉重的,笨重的
2.(文章、谈话等)冗长的,沉闷的,平凡的
intermittent: a.间歇的,继继续续的,周期性的
一个多世纪以来,地质学家们欣然接受了这样一个思想,即地质地程虽然极为缓慢,但也
是持续稳定的,因此,如果给予充分时 间的话,是能够影响地球的成形。
While not ------- with the colorfully obvious forms
of life that are found in a tropical rain forest, the
desert is ------- to a surprisingly large number of
species.
brimming.. foreign
endowed.. detrimental
imbued.. hostile
teeming.. host
confronted.. home
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答案:(D)
tropical rain forest: n.热带雨林
brim: v.1.注满(容器等) 2.满溢,充盈,充溢
endow: v.1.资助,损赠 2.赋予,给予,认为…具有某种气质
detrimental: a.1.有害的,不利的 2.不受欢迎的
imbue: v.1.使浸透 2.染 3.使充满,鼓舞
teem: v.1.充满 2.大量地出现,涌现,产生
host: n.1.〔生物〕寄主,宿主 2.〔物理〕基质
虽然沙漠并没有充斥着在热带雨林中所能发现的丰富多彩的各种显而易见的生命形态,但
它仍然是数量多得令人吃惊的物种的宿主。
Speakers and listeners arc often at odds: language
that is easy for the receiver to understand is often
difficult to -----,and that which is easily formulated
can be hard to ------
estimate.. confirm
transmit. defend
produce.. comprehend
suppress.. ignore
remember.. forget
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答案:(C)
at odds: prep.争执,不一致,冲突
formulate: v.1.使公式化 2.系统地阐述 3.规划,构想出 4.配制,制定
transmit: v.1.传达,发送 2.使(光、热、声)透过,传导 3.留传,遗传
4.发射 5.传播
suppress: v.1.压制,镇压,禁止,废止 2.禁止发表,禁止披露,查禁 3.抑制,忍受
说者与听者常常处于矛盾之中:对于听者易于理解的语言常难以产生出来,而那种容易阐
述的语言却难以被人理解。
The current demand for quality in the schools seems
to ask not for the development of informed and active
citizens, but for disciplined and productive workers
with abilities that contribute to civic life only -----,
if at all.
indirectly
politically
intellectually
sensibly
sequentially
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答案:(A)
informed: a.1.有知识的,见闻广的,了解情况的 2.有教养的,明智的
active: a.积极的,主动的
disciplined: a.受过训练的,遵守纪律的
productive: a.1.多产的,富饶的,肥沃的 2.富有成效的 3.生产性的
civic life: n.城市生活,市民生活,公民生活,平民生活
sensibly: adv.1.到能感觉到的地步,显著地,明显地 2.明智地
sequentially: adv.连续地,相继地,按顺序地,随之而来地
目前对学校教学质量的要求,似乎并不需要培养见多识广和积极主动的公民,而是要培养
那种遵纪守法和富有成效的埋头干活的人,所培养的能力只能间接地对公众生活作出贡献——
假如说这些能力真的能够对公众生活作出贡献的话。
Because of its lack of theaters, the city came,
ironically, to be viewed as an ------- theater town,
and that reputation led entrepreneurs to believe that
it would be ------- to build new theaters there.
unprofitable.. risky
untapped.. pointless
unappreciated. difficu
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