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E,在牙买加金彩的小说露西,这个西印度群岛英雄----她的雇主的世界,精细的审视他的猜测和价值。
这个句子中前后两句意思是一致的,没有转折词,所以空格所需的东西与examining是同义词,所以D。
3.Thefrequentnamechangesthatthecountryhasundergone_________thepoliticalturbulencethathasattendeditsrecenthistory.
(A)argueagainstv.真钞,辩论
(B)contrastwithv.对比,差异
(C)testifytov.证明
(D)jeopardizev.危及
(E)sustainv.支撑
C,这个国家经历了频繁的国名变更---这个国家的近点史上的政治动乱。
从句意可以看后句和前句是因果关系,前面证明了后面。
4.Brachiopods,clamlikebivalvesofprehistorictimes,wereoneofthemost_________formsoflifeontheEarth:
morethan30,000specieshavebeen_________fromfossilrecords.
(A)plentifuladj.丰富的...subtractedv.减去
(B)ornateadj.华丽的...retrievedv.重新取回
(C)multifariousadj.多方面的...cataloguedv.登记分类
(D)scarceadj.缺乏的,罕见的...extractedv.萃取的
(E)anachronisticadj.时代错误的...extrapolatedv.推算,推断
C,腕足类就像远古时代的双壳蚌一样,是地球上—生物形式的一种:
30000多种已经从化石记录上---。
从后面的species可以看出与前面的空格是同义词,多样性的种类。
后面可以看出从化石记录中登记了。
5Someinteractivecomputergamesaresoelaboratelycontrivedandrequiresuch_________strategiesthatonlythemost__________playercanmasterthem.
(A)byzantineadj.错综复杂的...adroitadj.熟练的,机敏的
(B)nefariousadj.极坏的,恶毒的...conscientiousadj.认真的,勤奋的
(C)deviousadj.迂回的,狡猾的...lackadaisicaladj.无精打采的
(D)onerousadj.困难的,繁重...slipshodadj.穿着不整齐的,潦草的
(E)predictableadj.可预言的pulsiveadj.强制的,强迫的
A,一些电脑互动的游戏设计的如此精致巧妙需要----策略只有那些最—玩家能够驾驭他们。
这里前面空格与elaborately是同义词,所以A。
Questions6-7arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThecriticEdmundWilsonwasnotaself-conscious
letterwriteroronewhotriedtosustainstudiedmannerisms.
Nordidheresorttoartificeorentanglehimselfin
circumlocutions.Theyoung,middle-aged,andoldWilson
5speaksdirectlythroughhisletters,whichareinformalfor
themostpartandwhichundisguisedlyreflecthischanging
moods.Onoccasion-inresponse,perhaps,tothemisery
ofafriendorapublicoutrageorapersonalchallenge-he
canbecomeeloquent,evenpassionate,butthatisnothis
10prevailingtone.
文章大意:
文章主要讲评论家埃德蒙威尔逊在写信的风格上不拘一格,直言不讳,他的一生都是这样的风格不扭捏拘谨,应对各种挑战时候也能从容不会能言善辩。
长难词:
mannerisms特殊习惯,矫揉造作,artifice欺骗entangle是纠缠,混乱circumlocution委婉的说法eloquent雄辩的,有口才的,outrage愤怒undisguisedly公开的,不伪装的。
6.Basedontheinformationinthepassage,Wilson'
sletterscanbestbedescribedas
(A)cynical冷嘲的
(B)spontaneous自发的无意识的
(C)critical批判的
(D)preachy爱唠叨的
(E)witty诙谐的,机智的
B,这是主旨题,考察对文章全文的把控,文章开篇就提到埃德蒙的写信风格是不矫揉造作的,直言的。
7.Thereference10the"
young,middle-aged,andoldWilson"
(line4)servestosuggestthe
(A)multifacetednatureofWilson'
sliterary
persona
(B)maturityWilsondisplayedevenasayouth
(C)effectaginghadonWilson'
stemperament
(D)longevityofWilson'
sliterarycareer
(E)consistencyofWilson'
sletter-writingstyle
E,这里说从青年,中年,到老年他的写作风格都是informal和undisguisedly,一直都没有变过。
Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThebeliefthatitisharmfultotheBlackcommunity
forauthorstoexplorethehumanityofourleaderscan
havetroublingeffects.Attheleast,itpromotesthebelief
thatourheroeshavetobeperfecttobeuseful.Atworst.
5itcensorsourfullinvestigationofBlacklife.Ifourpaintings
ofthatlifearestockandcramped,theircolorsdrab
andpredictable,therepresentationsofourculturearelikely
tobeuntrue.Theywillnotcapturethebreadthand
complexityofBlackidentity.
文中描述对于黑人区的探索,对黑人生活的描述过于晦涩难懂的话很可能我们展现的形式会失真,所以整篇文段是对黑人生活展现形式的讨论。
censor监察官cramp难懂的狭隘的drab无生气的,褐色的breadth宽度幅度
8.ThepassageimpliesthatBlackleadershavesometimesbeenportrayedasbeing
(A)overlysentimental
(B)deeplycomplex
(C)abovereproach
(D)withoutregret
(E)beyondunderstanding
C,文中提到“Attheleast,itpromotesthebeliefthatourheroeshavetobeperfecttobeuseful.”暗示有时候将领导人展现为不可挑剔的英雄。
9.Incontext,the"
paintings"
(lines5-6)arebestunderstoodasareferenceto
(A)realisticsculptures
(B)historicalbiographies
(C)whimsicalnovels
(D)politicalcartoons
(E)colorfultheorems
B,paiting这里是对黑人领导生活的描述,那么一般就是我们所说的历史传记。
Questions10-18arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thefollowingpassagewaswrittenbyaphysicistin1986.
Whenastronomerspointtheirtelescopestothenearest
galaxy,Andromeda,theyseeitasitwastwomillionyears
ago.That'
saboutthelimeAuslralopithecuswasbasking
intheAfricansun.Thislittlebitoflimetravelispossible
5becausetighttakestwomillionyearstomakethetripfrom
theretohere.Toobadwecouldn’tturnthingsaroundand
observeEarthfromsomecozyplanetinAndromeda.
Butlookingatlightfromdistantobjectsisn'
trealtime
travel,thein-the-fleshparticipationinpastandfuturefound
10inliterature.EversinceI'
vebeenoldenough10readscience
fiction.I'
vedreamedoftimetraveling.Thepossibilities
arestaggering.Youcouldtakemedicinebacktofourteenthcentury
Europeandstopthespreadofplague,oryoucould
traveltothetwenty-thirdcentury,wherepeopletaketheir
15annualholidaysinspacestations.
Beingascientistmyself.Iknowthattimetravelis
quiteunlikelyaccordingtothelawsofphysics.Forone
thing,therewouldbeacausalityviolation.Ifyoucould
travelbackwardintime,youcouldalterachainofevents
20withtheknowledgeofhowtheywouldhaveturnedout.
Causewouldnolongeralwaysprecedeeffect.Forexample,
youcouldpreventyourparentsfromevermeeting.
Contemplatingtheconsequencesofthatwillgiveyoua
headache.andsciencefictionwritersfordecadeshave
25delightedintheparadoxesthatcanarisefromtraveling
throughtime.
Physicistsare,ofcourse.horrifiedatthethoughtof
causalityviolation.Differentialequationsfortheway
thingsshouldbehaveunderagivensetofforcesand
30initialconditionswouldnolongerbevalid.sincewhat
happensinoneinstantwouldnotnecessarilydetermine
whathappensinthenext.Physicistsdorelyonadeterministic
universeinwhichtooperate.andtimetravelwould
almostcertainlyputthemandmostotherscientists
35permanentlyoutofwork.
Still.Idreamoftimetravel.Thereissomethingvery
personalaboutlime.Whenthefirstmechanicalclocks
wereinvented.markingofftimeincrisp.regularintervals,
itmusthavesurprisedpeople10discoverthattime
40flowedoutsidetheirownmentalandphysiologicalprocesses.
Bodytimeflowsatitsownvariablerate,oblivious
tothemostpreciseclocksinthelaboratory.Infact,the
humanbodycontainsitsownexquisitetimepieces,allwith
theirseparaterhythms.Therearethealphawavesinthe
45brain;
anotherclockistheheart.Andallthewhiletickthe
mysterious,ruthlessclocksthatregulateaging.
Recently,Ifoundmygreat-grandfather'
sfavoritepipe.
PapaJoe,ashewascalled,diedmorethanseventyyears
ago,longbeforeIwasborn.Therearefewsurvivingphoto-
50graphsorothermemorabiliaofPapaJoe.Butldohavehis
pipe,whichhadbeentuckedawayinadrawersomewhere
foryearsandwasingoodconditionwhenIfoundil.Iran
apipecleanerthroughit,filleditwithsometobaccoIhad
onhand.andsettleddowntoreadandsmoke.Afteracou-
55picofminutes.themostwonderfulandforeignblendof
smellsbeganwaftingfromthepipe.Allthedifferentoccasions
whenPapaJoehadlithispipe,allthedifferentplaces
hehadbeenthatIwillneverknow-allhadbeenlocked
upinthatpipeandnowpouredoutintotheroom.Iwas
60vaguelyawarethatsomethinghadgotdelightfullytwisted
intimeforamoment,skippedupwardonthepage.There
isakindoftimetravel10behad,ifyoudon'
tinsistonhow
ithappens.
文中主要通过描写现下最流行的穿越小说,穿越时空,很多科幻小说都选取穿越题材,过度到作者物理学上的时间,人类心理对于时间的概念,人的生物钟。
basking晒太阳staggering蹒跚的paradox悖论equation方程式crisp脆的新鲜的timepiece钟等计时器alpha希腊第一个字母,开端ruthless无情的残忍的memorabilia大事记waft含糊的vaguely飘荡吹拂
10.TheauthormentionsAustralopithecusinline3inorderto
(A)noteanevolutionaryprogressioninthephysical
world
(B)dramatizehowdifferentEarthwastwomillion
yearsago
(C)commendthesuperiorworkofastronomersin
isolatingamomentearlyintime
(D)establishalinkbetweenthelengthoftimethat
Africahasbeeninhabitedandthediscoveryof
theAndromedagalaxy
(E)emphasizetherelativelylongperiodofhuman
lifecomparedtotheageoftheuniverse
B,文中提到“theyseeitasitwastwomillionyearsago.That'
saboutthelimeAuslralopithecuswasbaskingintheAfricansun.”好像两百万年前南方古猿在非洲享受日光浴的时代,这里戏剧化的想掉了地球两百万年前与现在的不同。
11.Thestatementinlines6·
7("
Toobad...Andromeda"
)suggeststhat
(A)scientistswouldliketoobserveeventsthat
occurredonEarthinthedistantpast
(B)theremaybeplanetsinAndromedathatare
reachablethroughspacetravel
(C)thestudyofAndromedawouldofferinteresting
comparisonstoplanetEarth
(D)aplanetinAndromedawillbealikely
observationpointforEarthinthefuture
(E)AndromedaismucholderthanEarth
E,这里指的是想从一些想仙女座这样比较舒适的星球来观察地球,这里说的是仙女座要比地球
12.Theauthormentions"
plague"
(line13)and"
spacestations"
(line15)primarilyto
(A)giveanexampleofthethemesofnovelsabout
lim