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Although the archaeologist_________the symbols on the cave wall, she was unable to _________them because they were too faint.
(A) replicated v. 复制...ignore v. 忽视 (B) perused v. 审阅...discard v. 丢弃
(C) obliterated v. 除去，擦掉...translate v. 翻译 (D) recollected v. 想起...conceal v. 隐瞒
(E) scrutinized v. 详细检查...decipher v. 解密，解释
2. 大众对简瑞奇的音乐感兴趣相当于__________因为这样_________了对瑞奇老家肯塔基更大的兴趣。
Popular interest in music performed by folk singer Jean Ritchie acted as a __________because it __________a wider interest in the music of Ritchie's native Kentucky.
(A) deterrent n. 妨碍物...launched v. 发射 (B) panacea n. 万能药...overcame v. 克服 (C) barrier n. 障碍物...awakened v. 唤醒 (D) catalyst n. 催化剂...stirred v. 搅动
(E) provocation n. 激怒...mitigated v. 使缓和
3. 海洋学家已经确认了全球超过50个的\死区\不同形式的污染的海洋区域让生命_________。
Oceanographers have identified more than 50 \various forms of pollution have rendered __________life.
(A) conducive to adj. 有助于，导致 (B) invaluable to adj. 无法估计 (C) imperative to adj. 必要的
(D) indistinguishable from adj. 难区分的 (E) bereft of adj. 失去，缺少
4. 在19世纪末从医的少数女性医生被认为__________应为她们只是全部医生的一小部分。
The few female physicians practicing at the end of the nineteenth century might be considered __________because they constituted a very small percentage of all physicians.
(A) miscreants n. 异端，极恶的 (B) revisionists n. 修正主义者
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(C) anomalies n. 异常，反常，不正常 (D) pacifists n. 和平主义者 (E) extremists n. 极端主义者
5. 罗斯认可的笑了但是没给让项目继续进行的任何书面上的和口头上的许可:她的赞同其实就是_________。
Rose smiled approvingly but gave neither written nor spoken permission to proceed with the project: her consent, in short, was_________.
(A) tacit adj. 不明言的，默许的 (B) fervent adj. 强烈的， (C) unqualified adj. 不合格的
(D) impetuous adj. 冲动的，鲁莽的 (E) conditional adj. 有条件的
Section 9
1. 出乎意料的，在法国大革命期间，声明__________哲学有时候也从事_________实践。
Paradoxically, during the French Revolution, the very leaders who proclaimed__________philosophies sometimes also engaged in _________practices.
(A) regal adj. 庄严的...imperial adj. 帝国的，威严的，至高无上的 (B) simplistic adj. 过分简单化的...neutral adj. 中立的
(C) liberating adj. 解放，释放...repressive adj. 镇压的，压抑的
(D) totalitarian adj. 极权主义者...absolutist adj. 绝对论者，专制主义者 (E) scandalous adj. 诽谤性的...compromised adj. 妥协让步的
2. 尽管他的职业很杰出, Gerald还是被疑惑所困扰，不能够_________他对_________的感觉。
Despite his brilliant career, Gerald was plagued by doubts and could not __________ his feelings of __________.
(A) imagine v. 想象...worthlessness n. 无用
(B) reconcile v. 使和解，使一致...superiority n. 优越，优势 (C) embrace v. 拥抱...insecurity n,. 不安全 (D) dispel v. 驱散...inferiority n. 次等，自卑
(E) fathom v. 彻底了解...levity n. 轻率，多变，不稳定
3. 珍妮是既________也________:她公然的自豪和冒犯的大胆。
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Jane was both _________and _________: she was blatantly proud and offensively bold.
(A) haughty adj. 傲慢的，自大的...impudent adj. 鲁莽的，放肆无礼的 (B) irresolute adj. 优柔寡断的...insolent adj. 无礼的，粗野的
(C) presumptuous adj. 专横的，放肆的...loquacious adj .饶舌的，多话的 (D) arrogant adj. 自大的，傲慢的...articulate adj. 口才好的
(E) reverential adj. 虔诚的...contemptuous adj. 轻蔑的，侮辱的
4. 新西兰和西班牙可以被准确的描述成_________因为它们在地球上正好在彼此的对面。
New Zealand and Spain can accurately be described as __________ because they are diametrically opposite one another on the globe.
(A) satellites n. 卫星
(B) antipodes n. 正好相反的事物 (C) reversals n. 逆转
(D) bifurcation n. 分歧，分叉
(E) dichotomies n. 二分类，二分法
5. Ken很重视他的_________职责, 在长期调养时间里，有耐性的照顾他的母亲。
Ken took his __________ obligations seriously, patiently caring for his mother throughout her long recuperation.
(A) filial adj. 孝顺的
(B) symbiotic adj. 共生的，共栖的 (C) avuncular adj. 伯父的，慈祥的 (D) convivial adj. 欢乐的，欢宴的 (E) funerary adj. 葬礼的
6. 青年管弦乐队发出的声音是这么的_________即使里面最没有经验的成员也感到尴尬。
The sound produced by the youth orchestra was so _________ that even its least experienced members were abashed.
(A) cacophonous adj. 发音不和谐的，刺耳的 (B) syncopated adj. 切分音的
(C) harmonic adj. 和声的，音乐般的 (D) collaborative adj. 合作的
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(E) mellifluous adj. 流畅的
Practice Test 4
Section 2
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1. 避免成为_________,作曲家Stephen Sondheim努力让他的歌曲拥有惊喜元素。
To avoid being _________ , composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an element of surprise in his songs.
(A) erratic adj. 不稳定的 (B) informal adj. 非正式的 (C) elaborate adj. 详细描述
(D) predictable adj. 意料之中的，墨守成规的 (E) idiosyncratic adj. 特质的
2. 因为熊猫已经被疾病和干旱所变弱，一个严厉的冬天对它们会有_________的后果。
Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought, a harsh winter would have had _________ consequences for them.
(A) preventive adj. 预防的 (B) regressive adj. 后退的 (C) catastrophic adj. 灾难性的 (D) unforeseen adj. 未预见到的 (E) moderate adj. 适度的
3. 对于很多村民来说，婚姻实际上是一个__________,一个人即使__________爱也要得到经济利益。
For many of the villagers, marriage was a practical __________, one not necessarily __________ of love but nevertheless grounded largely in economic advantage.
(A) arrangement n. 安排...devoid adj. 缺乏，没有
(B) entertainment n. 娱乐，款待...disparaging adj. 轻蔑的 (C) attitude n. 态度，看法...consisting adj. 组成，构成 (D) bargain n. 商谈条件...worthy adj. 应得某事物 (E) misfortune n. 不幸...trusting adj. 轻信的
4. Maggie是一个拖延者，自然的喜欢_________和_________讨论。
Maggie is a procrastinator, naturally inclined to __________ and to _________discussions.
(A) meddle v. 干涉...scoff at v. 嘲笑 (B) temporize v. 拖延... prolong v. 延长 (C) misbehave v. 行为不端...disrupt v. 扰乱
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