1、Blank (I)Blank (II)comprehend D:partialityreproduce E:argumentationvalidate F:corroborationCFThe citys traffic-planning department has been working hard to (i) _drivers. Closely spaced stop lights have been added on roads into town, causing delays. Pedestrian underpasses designed to allow traffic to
2、 flow freely across major intersections have been (ii)_ .assist D:enhancedcalm E:stabilizeddiscourage F:removedThe (i) _current-generation solar cells are (ii)_ : although experimental cells have reached efficiencies greater than 40 percent, most commercially available cells in the early part of the
3、 twenty-first century still struggle to get past about 20 percent.attractions of D:clearlimitations of E:unmatchedimprovements in F:misunderstoodBDEven those observers who are the most _about genetic privacy issues would have to concede that genetic discrimination is rare: there have only been two c
4、ases of any notoriety.sanguinezealouscandidobjectiveapatheticBShe constantly _herself for not living up to her own idealsfor not working hard enough or not having motives that were pure enough.exaltedcoddledexcoriatedmollifieddeludedCAncient cart ruts found on Malta were created in soft limestone th
5、at begins to dissolve when exposed to rainfall. Their forms thus necessarily become (i)_over time and their original features are (ii)_ .solidifed D:refineddegraded E:replicatedconspicuous F:obscuredBFMaking loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but rema
6、rkably enough put the two together, and you have an economic innovation that has become not just (i) _but downright (ii) _.popular D:chicpointless E:unfathomabledangerous F:sensibleADConvinced of the gravity of her poetry, Voigt must have found the reviews of her most recent collection (i)_ reading:
7、 one amused reviewer thought that it was unrecognizable as poetry but decidedly (ii)_ .tempting D:inspiringdepressing E:irritatingthrilling F:divertingCommon and easily accessible resources (prey for predators or hosts for parasites) should be, all other things being equal, used frequently, yet in s
8、ome environments apparently accessible and suitable resources remain _.vulnerableunobtainablesustainabledepletedunexploitedEEven though the authors repeatedly_ their own shrewdness, they show a remarkable credulousness toward far-fetched ideas such as carbon-eating trees and cloud-making machinery.s
9、oft-pedalextoldeprecatebroadencompromiseThe (i)_ of molecular oxygen on Earth-sized planets around other stars in the universe would not be (ii)_sign of life: molecular oxygen can be a signature of photosynthesis(a biotic process) or merely of the rapid escape of water from the upper reaches of a pl
10、anetary atmosphere (an abiotic process).dearth D:a controversialpresumption E:an unambiguousdetection F:a possibleCEIn reviewing cases decided by lower courts, Supreme Court justices search for precedents to justify their arguments. Reliance on precedent (i)_ judicial restraint: the precedent (ii)_
11、a judges ability to determine the outcome of a case in a way that he or she might choose if there were no precedent.promotes D:establishescompromises E:constraintspromulgates F:prioritizesAEAs he has matured as a scholar, Felmar has come to see the merit of qualification. His conclusions, which earl
12、y in his career he (i) _, are now often (ii) _.stated as absolute D:hedgedrefused to reveal E:simplifiedbacked up extensively F:reiteratedThe inconspicuous location and lack of striking vistas that characterize the villa reflect the_ aspect of its creators personality.volatilegrandiosegregariousself
13、-effacingimperiousDThe chairman, faced with the need to forge a consensus on a number of proposals,acknowledged that it would be difficult to reconcile the push for a radical overhaul with the stance of those who want _change.deliberateindiscriminategenuineimmediatewholesaleRecently released statist
14、ics on the prevalence of heart disease in the United States, while (i)_ , nevertheless reflect a decline from heights reached in the 1960s, before health officials began publicly (ii)_ people to guard against heart disease.definite D:entreatingsobering E:defyingimplausible F:absolvingThe humor in th
15、is play derives from its (i)_ . The new production, however, inexplicably goes in the opposite direction; it is so (ii)_ that the audience does not even seem to realize that the play is supposed to be a comedy.verbal nimbleness D:accessiblepolitical allusions E:ploddingdeadpan dialogue F:implausible
16、To say the actors were (i)_ their director is an understatement: a director who is visibly bored by his cast and their performances is hard to (ii)_ .disappointed in D:lambastaccepting of E:displeasemotivated by F:sufferWhen pulsars were first discovered, some of the astrophysicists involved briefly
17、 (i)_ these types of stars might be (ii)_extraterrestrial intelligence. Specifically, the pulsars periodic radiation pattern was initially interpreted as (iii)_ rather thanas it turned out to bethe natural product of the spinning of a neutron star.Blank (I)Blank (II)Blank (III)ignored whether D:sugg
18、estive of G:a deliberate hoaxthought that E:unrelated to H:an episodic phenomenondisavowed that F:evidence against I:a constructed codeBDIThere has been great enthusiasm in the United States for reducing fossil fuel dependence by increasing production of biofuels from crops such as corn and switchgr
19、ass, but this (i)_ about biofuels potential should be (ii)_ by a realistic appraisal of the costs and challenges of biofuel production.forbearance D:temperedexuberance E:delineatedobduracy F:exacerbatedUntil now,old snapshots and home movies faded and crumbled and were eventually (i)_.Only a few pre
20、cious mementos were preserved and passed along. But as photography moves into the digital realm, family albums and home videos seem capable of (ii)_: our capacity to store them is, for all practical purposes, approaching the infinite. Is such a transformation a good thing? The natural world teaches
21、us that (iii)_ are vital to ecological health. Does a similar principle apply to communal memory?archived D:transmission G:death and decaydiscarded E: immortality H: predator and preyreproduced F:revolution I:reproduction and renewalBEGThe threat of litigation makes the art authentication industry _
22、 realm: connoisseurs refuse to communicate in writing and confidential agreements bind authenticators to silence.an opportunistica clandestinea moralizinga xenophobican anarchisticRecent research runs counter to the long-cherished notion that a small drop in body temperature during and after surgery
23、 is either _ or actually protects the patient by slowing metabolism and reducing the bodys demand for blood and oxygen.beneficialimmaterialinconsequentialpreventiveprophylacticF:redundantBCThe automation of many of the functions performed at the factory, although initially inspiring_ in many of the
24、companys employees, has had none of the deleterious effects forecast either within or beyond the organization.indifferenceoptimismambitionarrogancetrepidationOne thing both authors have in common is a striking amount of _: they claim to know how massive institutions, some of them richly endowed, all
25、 of them central to American society and culture, should be reshaped.hubrisproprietybiasprescienceindolenceMaking the shift to the 90-nanometer manufacturing process has been (i) _for semiconductor companies. This process effectively doubles the manufacturing capacity of the industry, but it (ii)_ enormous technical challenges because some components of the new semiconductor chips are no more than five to seven molecules thick.Bla
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