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1984年北美 NO.2 第二套 Section1 Page:021 ————————————————————————————————————————————————1Because its average annual rainfall is only aboutfour inches, one of the major tasks faced by thecountry has been to find ____ sources of water.(A) discontinuous(B) natural(C) supplementary(D) pervasive(E) initial————————————————————————答案:(C)annual: a.1.每年的 2.一年一度的 3.全年的supplementary: a.补充的,增补的,追加的pervasive: a.1.到处弥漫的 2.流行的,普遍的 pervadeinitial: a.开始的,最初的由于其平均年降雨量仅约4英寸,因此,该国所面临的主要任务之一便是寻找补充水源。
2Both television commercials and programspresent ____ view of the material world, onewhich promotes a standard of living that mostof us can probably not attain.(A) an unrealistic(B) an imprudent(C) a standardized(D) a perplexing(E) a banal————————————————————————答案:(A)commercial: n.1.商业广告 2.宣传,吹嘘present: v.1.赠送 2.向某人致意 3.提出;提供;递交 4.显示promote: v.1.提升;升级 2.促进发扬;提倡 3.促使…通过imprudent: a.不谨慎的;轻率的,鲁莽的standardize: v.1.使标准化;使合乎标准 2.按标准检验;按标准校对perplexing: a.使人困惑的,使人茫然的,令人费解的banal: a.陈腐的,平庸的无论是电视的广告还是节目都展现出一种不现实的物质世界观,此世界观所宣扬的生活水准可能是我们绝大多数人所无法企及的。
3Although it is unusual to denounce museumgoersfor not painting, it is quite common, evenfor those who are unenthusiastic about sports,to criticize ____ for athletic ____.(A) artists.. ignorance(B) spectators.. inactivity(C) athletes.. snobbery(D) scholars.. apathy(E) commentators.. partiality————————————————————————答案:(B)denounnce: v.1.谴责;痛斥 2.告发,控告 3.通知废止unenthusiastic: a.1.不热心的,不热烈的 2.不抱希望的,不乐观的 enthusiasticathletic: a.1.运动的,运动员的 2.强壮的,健壮的,行动敏捷的,活跃的spectator: n.观众ignorance: n.1.无知,愚昧 2.不知snobbery: n.1.势利;谄上欺下 2.势利行为;势利话apathy: n.1.无感情;无动于衷 2.无兴趣,冷淡,漠然partiality: n.1.偏袒,偏心 2.偏爱,特别喜爱,癖好尽管谴责艺术馆光顾者不挥毫作画这样的事甚为罕见,但是,即使对于那些并不怎么热衷于体育活动的人来说,去批评体育观众体育上的不参与,这样的事却相当普遍。
4Because the order in which the parts of speechappear in the sentences of a given language isdecided merely by custom, it is _____ tomaintain that every departure from that orderconstitutes a ____ of a natural law.(A) traditional.. transformation(B) conventional.. transgression(C) necessary.. prototype(D) unjustifiable.. violation(E) unreasonable.. formulation————————————————————————答案:(D)part of speech: n.句子成分given: a.1.规定的,特定的 2.有癖好的,有倾向的 3.已知的,假设的custom: v.1.习惯,习俗,惯例 2.光顾;主顾 3.进口税maintain: v.1.维持;保持,使继续 2.维修;保养 3.赡养,扶养;负担;支持transformation: n.变化;转变;改革;变形;变质conventional: a.1.习惯的,常例的 2.普遍的;常见的 3.(武器)常规的,非核子的prototype: n.1.原型,样品;样本 2.模范;典型transgression: n.违反;违法 =violation violate violentconstitute: v.1.组成,构成,形成 2.设立,建立 3.制定unjustifiable: a.不能证明为正当的;无可辩解的;无道理的;错误的,无法接受的在任何一种特定语言的句子结构中,由于诸句子成份孰先孰后出现的顺序仅仅是由约定俗成的惯例所决定的,因此,没有充分的理由去坚持认为,任何一种与此顺序相偏离的情形都构成了对某一自然法则的背离。
5Most people are shameless ____ where the veryrich are concerned, _____ curious about howthey get their money and how they spend it.(A) prigs.. secretly(B) critics.. endlessly(C) voyeurs.. insatiably(D) exhibitionists.. blatantly(E) ingrates.. selfishly————————————————————————答案:(C)shameless: a.恬不知耻的,无耻的where…are concerned: 就…而言,在涉及…时prig: n.1.一本正经的人,自命不凡的人,道学先生,学究气的人 2.讨厌的人voyeur: n.1.偷看下流场面的人 2.刺探秘密者,窥视他人隐私者exhibitionist: n.好出风头者,有裸露癖者,有自我表现狂者ingrate: n.忘恩负义者insatiably: adv.不能满足地,贪得无厌地 insatiableblatant: a.1.吵嚷的,喧哗的 2.炫耀的,显眼的在涉及到巨富阔佬时,绝大多数人都是些恬不知耻的探密者,对富人如何赚钱及如何花钱贪得无厌地充满了好奇心。
6Some biologists argue that each specificallyhuman trait must have arisen gradually anderratically, and that it is therefore difficult toisolate definite ____ in the evolution of the species.(A) fluctuations(B) generations(C) predispositions(D) milestones(E) manifestations————————————————————————答案:(D)specific: a.1.明确的,确切的,具体的 2.特有的,特定的,特种的,独特的trait: n.品质,特性,性格erratically: adv.1.飘忽不定地,不稳定地,无规律地 2.古怪地,反复无常地isolate: v.隔离,孤立,使脱离definite: a.1.明确的,清楚的,明显的 2.一定的,肯定的 3.限定的,存界限的fluctuation: n.波动,起伏不定,动摇不定predisposition: n.1.倾向2.易受感染的体质,易接受的性质 disposition disposemilestone: n.1.时程碑(标) 2.(历史上或个人经历中)重大事件,转折点manifestation: n.1.显示,表明,证明 2.表现,表现形式,现象某些生物家指出,每一种特定的人类特征都是逐渐的、不规则地产生的,因此,很难孤立出物种进化过程中明确的重大标记。
7Ultimately, the book's credibility is strained; theslender, though far from ____, web of evidencepresented on one salient point is expected tosupport a vast ____ of implications.(A) unconvincing.. cacophony(B) nonexistent.. superstructure(C) indispensable.. array(D) intricate.. network(E) imposing.. compendium————————————————————————答案:(B)ultimately: adv.最后,最终,终于credibility: n.可靠性,可信性strain: v.1.拉紧,使紧张 2.使损伤 3.超越…之所及,使变勉强,使变困难slender: a.1.苗条的,修长的,纤细的 2.微薄的,不足的,微弱(小)的salient: a.显著的,特出的implication: n.1.牵连,涉及,卷入 2.含意,含蓄 3.暗示,暗指 4.蕴涵cacophony: n.刺耳的声音,不和谐音,不谐调音superstructure: n.上部结构,上部建筑,上层建筑indispensable: a.必不可少的,必需要,责无旁贷的array: n.1.排列,队形,编队 2.军队,民兵(部队) 3.衣服,盛装intricate: a.错综复杂的,难理解的,难分析的imposing: a.壮观的,气势雄伟的,庄严的,不凡的,给人深刻印象的compendium: n.1.手册 2.概要,概略,纲要,简编 3.目录,清单最终而言,此书的可信度显得极为勉强;在某个明显的要点上所呈示的微弱的——虽然远非不存在的——证据之网被指望去支持一个庞大的隐晦内涵的上层结构。