(D) tenuous adj. 稀薄的，纤细的
(E) ineffable adj. 不可言喻的，难以形容的
Section 9
1. 美国西南的很多绘画传递一种孤独和孤立的感觉，在绘画里_________风景反映出来。
Many painting of the American Southwest convey a feeling of isolation and loneliness that mirrors the_________landscape they depict.
(A) lush adj. 丰富的，豪华的
(B) sprawling adj. 不规则的伸展的 (C) desolate adj. 荒凉的，使孤独 (D) gaudy adj. 华而不实的
(E) monumental adj. 不朽的，纪念碑的
2. 只有最近才发明，这个兰花(orchid)是一个________,由两种不同品种的花杂交而成。
Only recently created, this orchid is a__________, a plant produced by deliberately crossbreeding two different varieties of flowers.
(A) misnomer n. 用词不当
(B) hybrid n. 混合物 adj.混合的，杂种的 -----> e.g hybrid car 用汽油也用电的汽车 (C) vector n. 航线，带菌者
(D) curative n. 药品，治疗法 adj. 有疗效的 (E) precursor n. 先驱，前导
3. 这个制药厂强调他们对新药物的检测是挺_________, 比行业标准更严格。
The pharmaceutical company insisted that its testing of new drugs was quite _________, more rigorous than the industry standard.
(A) stringent adj. 严厉的 (B) dispersive adj. 扩散的 (C) conditional adj. 有条件的 (D) recessive adj. 隐性的 (E) obtrusive adj. 刺眼的
4. 自由表达不一定是一个_________的力量: 支持自由表达的社区通常比持异议_______的社区感受较少的社会不安带来的威胁。
Freedom of expression is not necessarily a __________force: communities that encourage it often
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feel less threatened by social unrest than do those in which dissent is _________.
(A) revolutionary adj. 革命的...promoted adj. 提升，促进 (B) positive adj. 肯定的，正的...prohibited adj. 禁止的 (C) successful adj. 成功的...protested adj. 抗拒 (D) divisive adj. 分裂的...restricted adj. 受限制的 (E) militant adj. 好战的...fostered adj. 培养，抚育
5. 托马斯海笛的小说被描述成_________因为他小说关注在农村和农业环境里的日常生活。
Thomas Hardy's novels are described as _________because of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and agricultural settings.
(A) bucolic adj. 乡下风味的 (B) prolific adj. 多产的，丰富的 (C) lugubrious adj. 悲哀的
(D) sundry adj. 杂的，各式各样的 (E) metaphorical adj. 比喻性的
6. 有些怀疑主义者认为寻找高等智慧外星人(SETI)是_________,甚至愚蠢的；有些人甚至指控SETI的科学家在运用不正确的数据上完全的_________。
Some skeptics consider the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(SETI) to be _________, even foolish; others go so far as to accuse SETI scientists of outright_________in applying skewed data.
(A) misguided adj. 误导的...remonstrance n. 抗议，规劝 (B) absurd adj. 可笑的，不合理的...erudition n. 博学，学识 (C) plausible adj. 似乎可信的...lassitude n. 疲倦
(D) painstaking adj. 勤勉，刻苦的...fabrication n. 伪造物
(E) wrongheaded adj. 坚持错误的...chicanery n. 欺骗，强词夺理
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Practice Test 3
Section 4
1. 大量的旅行让Langston Hughes得到了一个_________视角，不过是Harlem才给他的写作提供了创意性的__________.
Extensive travel afforded Langston Hughes a _________perspective, but it was Harlem that served as the creative ________for his writing.
(A) cosmopolitan adj. 世界主义的...defense n. 防卫 (B) worldly adj. 世间的... inspiration n. 灵感 (C) moral adj. 道德的...obligation n. 义务
(D) stunted adj. 发育不良的...condition n. 情况 (E) limited adj. 有限的...center n. 中心
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2. 永恒艺术的一个要求是它能加深和_________我们的认识，而不只是确认我们已经知道了的。
One requirement of timeless art is that it deepen and _________our awareness, not that it merely confirm what we already know.
(A) hinder v. 阻碍
(B) reconcile v. 使和解 (C) control v. 控制 (D) soothe v. 安慰 (E) extend v. 延伸
3. 对总裁的表现可以提高已经感到绝望了，这个企业的董事会决定________他。
Despairing that the performance of the chief executive would ever improve, the corporation's board of directors took decisive action and _________him.
(A)coddled v. 溺爱 (B) taunted v. 讥讽 (C) prodded v. 刺痛 (D) ousted v. 驱除 (E) chided v. 责骂
4. 化石的发现是________和________,让科学家感到吃惊，和削弱了原有的植物分配的理论。
The discovery of the fossil was _________and_________, surprising scientists and undermining accepted theories about plant distribution.
(A) exhilarating adj. 使人愉快的...banal adj. 陈腐的 (B) shocking adj. 令人震惊的...prophetic adj. 预言的 (C) startling adj. 令人吃惊的...revolutionary adj. 革命的 (D) appalling adj . 惊吓...groundbreaking adj. 突破性的 (E) unanticipated adj. 未预料到的...irrelevant adj. 不相干的
5. 引用美国亚裔社区的_________,学者否认美国亚裔是这个地区增长速度最快的少数名族。
Citing the _________of the Asian American community, the scholar argued that Asian Americans constituted the region's fastest-growing minority population.
(A) digression n. 离题，脱轨 (B) proximity n. 接近
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(C) expansion n. 膨胀 (D) stabilization n. 稳定 (E) correlation n. 关联
6. 一点都不_________, 当和人接触时，国家公园里的熊吃惊的_________；尽管如此，游客们还是需要谨慎。
Far from being _________, bears in some national parks are surprisingly _________ when approached by humans; still, visitors must exercise caution.
(A) benign adj. 善良...cantankerous adj. 脾气坏的 (B) reticent adj. 沉默的...bellicose adj. 好斗的 (C) complacent adj. 得意的...docile adj. 温顺的 (D) aggressive adj. 侵略性的...placid adj. 温和的 (E) playful adj. 爱嬉戏的...frisky adj. 活泼的
7. 在成为股票经纪人之前，Victoria Woodhull的职业是_______，某人对事情的洞悉力超越了常人的理解范围。
Before becoming a stockbroker, Victoria Woodhull had a career as a _________, someone believed to have insights about events beyond ordinary human perception.
(A) mentor n. 指导者 (B) profiteer n. 暴发户
(C) counterfeiter n. 做伪造品的人 (D) clairvoyant n. 有洞察力的人 (E) propagandist n. 宣传人
8. 辣椒竞赛的裁判是_________, 能从不同菜里面品尝出常人不能察觉的细微味道。
The judges for the chili competition were __________, noting subtle differences between dishes that most people would not detect.
(A) obscure adj. n模糊的 (B) deferential adj. 恭敬的
(C) discriminating adj. 有识别力的 (D) sanctimonious adj. 假装虔诚的 (E) unrelenting adj. 坚持的
Section 7
1. 虽然考古学家_________山洞墙壁上的符号，她不能够_________它们是因为它们太淡
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