8. 编辑者声称州长竞选人对社会不够了解还有他的_________看样子会使他失败。
The editorial claimed that the gubernatorial candidate lacked worldly wisdom and that his __________ would likely be his undoing.
(A) naivete n. 天真
(B) furtiveness n. 偷偷摸摸 (C) venality n. 唯利是图，受贿 (D) indecisiveness n. 犹豫不定 (E) sarcasm n. 讽刺
Section 9
1. 19世纪60年代的美国人_________金托木在1923年写的书藤条，当时大家对黑人文化很感兴趣_________很多人看了经典的黑人小说。
In the 1960's Americans _________ Jean Toomer's 1923 book Cane when an interest in Black culture _________ many of them to read the classics of Black fiction.
(A) neglected v. 忽视...coerced v. 强制，迫使
(B) rediscovered v. 重新发现...inspired v. 鼓舞，受启发的 (C) limited v. 限制...required v. 要求 (D) collected v. 收集...allowed v. 允许
(E) circulated v. 流通...disinclined v. 不愿意的
2. 除了_________一堆堆简历和参考外，有些雇主想要__________聘用过程用笔迹学家通过分析申请人的笔记来了解性格特征。
In addition to _________ stacks of resumes and references, some employers want to __________ the hiring process by employing graphologists to study applicants' hand-writing for character analysis.
(A) evaluating v. 评估...supplement v. 补充 (B) envisioning v. 预想...circumvent v. 包围
(C) ignoring v. 忽略...depersonalize v. 使失去个性 (D) ameliorating v. 改善...revisit v. 再访问
(E) condoning v. 宽恕...belabor v. 痛打，痛击,过度说明，反复讨论
3. 被游客抱着的驯服了的卡拉熊是__________, 但是野生的卡拉熊很难控制，通常需要两个人来应付。
Tame koala bears handled by tourists are __________, but wild koalas are hard to control and
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typically require two people to hold them.
(A) mischievous adj. 顽皮的 (B) gluttonous adj . 贪吃的 (C) supple adj. 柔软的
(D) adroit adj. 机敏的，敏捷的 (E) docile adj. 驯服的，温顺的
4. 瑞福女士给出了一个显著的_________演出: 她的钢琴演奏曲目包括了从古典到爵士的音乐。
Ms. Rivers gave a performance of noteworthy __________: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.
(A) intensity n. 强度 (B) precision n. 精确度 (C) scope n. 范围 (D) polish n. 擦亮 (E) duration n. 持续
5. 怀疑某些古代的哲学家_________和帮助说明，解释十九世纪初出现的不同的无政府主义。
The skepticism of some ancient philosophers _________ and helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that appeared in the early nineteenth century.
(A) suppresses v. 镇压
(B) disseminates v . 散布，传播 (C) undermines v. 逐渐削弱 (D) confounds v. 惊惶，使惊疑 (E) foreshadows v. 预示
6. 委员会议的有些评论家声称关于议题的主要辩论被一个________谴责和控告所损毁，也会妨碍_________演讲。
Some critics of congressional proceedings contend that important debates on issues are marred by a __________ of denunciations and accusation that precludes __________ discourse.
(A) repertory n. 仓库，储备...expendable adj 可牺牲的，消耗品 (B) paucity n. 缺乏...meaningful adj 有意义的
(C) barrage n. 阻塞...libelous adj. 诽谤的，损害名誉的
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(D) rehash n. 改变...repetitive adj. 重复的
(E) cacophony n. 刺耳的音调...orderly adj. 顺序的
Practice Test 7
Section 2
1. 就像美国其他许多人一样，他们需要法律来_________平等的权力，美国残疾人需要_________法律来关注他们的需要。
Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to __________ equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to __________ legislation addressing their
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concerns.
(A) guarantee v. 担保...lobby for v. 游说
(B) preclude v. 妨碍...enact v. 颁布，制定法律 (C) ascertain v. 确定，探知...consolidate v. 巩固
(D) compound v. 混合物，复合的...contend with v. 对付，与...作斗争 (E) suppress v. 仰制，镇压...ratify v. 批准，认可
2. 咖啡厅吸引了_________客户:很多各种各样的人群聚集在那里。
The cafe attracts a __________ clientele: a startlingly heterogeneous group of people collects there.
(A) motley adj. 混杂，杂色的 (B) callous adj. 麻木的,无情的
(C) languid adj. 软弱无力的，倦怠的 (D) mysterious adj. 神秘的 (E) humane adj. 仁慈的
3. 教科书的第二版本提供了__________脚注；从第一版本开始，编者有明显的_________背景数据要非常充足。
The second edition of the textbook provides __________ footnotes; since the first edition, the editors have apparently __________ a great deal of background data.
(A) meager adj. 贫乏的...accumulated v. 累积 (B) illegible adj. 难辨认的...clarified v. 澄清 (C) copious adj. 丰富的...amassed v. 积累
(D) voluminous adj. 大量的，丰富的，长篇的...excised v. 切除的，离体的 (E) monotonous adj. 单调的...embellished v. 装饰
4. 福南德斯教授对殖民政府的据称的人道主义已经________和已经坚持强调它的行为，恰恰相反，_________。
Professor Fernandez has been _________ about most of the purportedly humanitarian aspects of the colonial government and has insisted that its actions were, on the contrary, __________.
(A) dubious adj. 可疑的...self-serving adj. 自私的
(B) enthusiastic adj. 热心的...contemptible adj. 可轻蔑的
(C) disparaging adj. 轻蔑的...sporadic adj.断断续续的，偶尔发生的
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(D) excited adj. 兴奋的...gratuitous adj. 不必要的
(E) disillusioned adj. 不抱幻想的...benevolent adj. 仁慈的
5. 混凝土是由很多物质_________,是由石头，；卵石，沙子，和水泥组成的。
Concrete is __________ of many materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles, sand, and cement.
(A) a conflagration n. 大火，突发 (B) a distillation n. 蒸馏
(C) a concordance n. 一致，和谐 (D) an aberration n. 失常
(E) an amalgamation n. 融合，混合
Section 5
1. 对于________狼的描述基本上是误解；狼是喜欢成群活动的________动物。
The depiction of the _________ wolf is largely a misconception; wolves are _________ creatures that prefer to run in packs.
(A) howling adj. 咆哮的...noisy adj. 喧闹的 (B) maternal adj. 母性的...shy adj. 害羞的
(C) lone adj. 寂寞的...social adj.社交的，群居的
(D) vicious adj. 恶毒的，恶意的...dangerous adj. 危险的 (E) hungry adj. 饥饿的...famished adj. 极饥饿的
2. 爵士倡导者刘易斯阿姆斯特朗的喇叭即席演奏有名气；他的歌唱创新也是一样的________。
Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is renowned for his improvisations on the trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are equally _________.
(A) obscure adj. 模糊的 (B) severe adj. 严厉的
(C) conventional adj. 常见的 (D) erroneous adj. 错误的 (E) noteworthy adj. 显著的
3. 安德鲁预感史密夫小姐会输掉选举是_________考虑到她的对手已经全面胜利，证明了安德鲁的_________是正确的。
Andrew's hunch that Ms. Smith would lose the election was _________ when her opponent
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