第一题:1.There is hardly a generalization that can be made about people's social behavior and the values informing it that cannot be____from one or another point of view, or even __________ as simplistic or vapid.8 Y8 y7 k5 U" s4 ]& F( h( ?. h
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A accepted..praised8 z9 o+ p1 B. l# v6 s
B.intuited...exposed
H/ Q) t5 m1 I$ e& N$ d/ _" y5 tC.harangued...retracted
& c, {& n+ F3 E/ Y( E0 [4 UD.defended...glorified% H9 R$ B4 A; k$ L( p
E.challenged...dismissed0 o4 w! W. ?3 V3 i: b; ] |9 B9 K
主干是:There is hardly a generalization... that cannot be...or even(can not be).....' d& p. B# `5 y7 n
意思是:针对(人们的社会行为以及为这种社会行为提供基础的价值观)几乎不能做出这样的概括,即(这种概括)既不受到这样那样的观点的挑战,也不被认为是过分简单而枯燥乏味的。
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3 C% g9 \; w7 K7 A- @7 ?5 d( D因为simplistic or vapid 是贬义,所以即使完全看不懂可以排除其他,选E(答案是E吗,偶从来没做过这题)
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第二句: 好像少了个逗号,A century ago the physician's word was______, to doubt it was considered almost sacrilegious.
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5 @5 M. S- v ~6 {A. inevitable h- N9 E/ G2 X5 L( q) B5 j
B.intractable, o0 d. B( u9 |$ j
C.incontrovertible& F* L+ e) Q( I+ _9 u
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E.respectable
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逗号后面其实就是解释了C 的意思
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第三句:That she seemed to prefer________to concentrated effort is undeniable;neverthelss, the impressive quality of her finished paintings suggests that her actual relationship to her art was anything but__________. L* D* u7 O2 p7 A: R2 u6 [
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# \/ Y1 K9 M+ Z& l5 j' i, D- j$ [B.artfulness...disengaged! S# {, k- h- l* p( M# ]
C.dabbling...superficial
; @5 B3 o3 i# c6 [+ q0 Y$ \D.caprice...considered
& a( _" i2 I: XE.indecision...lighthearted
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prefer A to B, A 和B一定是反义,所以concentrated effort 的反义是dabbling, 后面不用看都行。6 i; ?8 q* q/ b$ j2 z7 O% M
意思是:她看来更喜欢浅尝则止,而不是集中精力,这是无可否认的;然而,她最终作品的感人的品质却表明她与其艺术品的关系绝不是停留于表面的。