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SAT 填空练习题十八套

第一套

SECTION ONE

1. Since the island soil has been barren for so many years, the natives must now_________ much of

their food.

(A) deliver (B) import (C) produce (D) develop (E) utilize

2. Because Jenkins neither _________ nor defends either management or the striking workers, both

sides admire his journalistic_________.

(A) criticizes. .acumen

(B) attacks..neutrality

(C) confronts. .aptitude

(D) dismisses. .flair

(E) promotes..integrity

3. Some anthropologists claim that a few apes have been taught a rudimentary sign language, but

skeptics argue that the apes are only_________ their trainers.

(A) imitating (B) condoning (C) instructing (D) acknowledging (E) belaboring

4. It is ironic that the_________ insights of the great thinkers are voiced so often that they have

become mere_________.

(A) original. .clichés

(B) banal. .beliefs

(C) dubious. .habits

(D) philosophical. .questions

(E) abstract. .ideas

5. The most frustrating periods of any diet are the inevitable_________, when weight loss_________ if

not stops.

(A) moods. .accelerates

(B) feasts. .halts

(C) holidays. .contracts

(D) plateaus. .slows

(E) meals. ceases

6. Since the author's unflattering references to her friends were so_________, she was surprised that

her_________ were recognized.

(A) laudatory. .styles

(B) obvious. .anecdotes

(C) oblique. .allusions

(D) critical..eulogies

(E) apparent. .motives


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7. Mark was intent on maintaining his status as first in his class; because even the smallest mistakes

infuriated him, he reviewed all his papers_________ before submitting them to his teacher.

(A) explicitly (B) perfunctorily (C) honestly (D) mechanically (E) assiduously

8. Since many disadvantaged individuals view their situations as_________ as well as intolerable, their

attitudes are best described as_________.

(A) squalid. .obscure

(B) unpleasant. .bellicose

(C) acute. . sanguine

(D) immutable. .resigned

(E) political. .perplexed

9. The subtleties of this novel are evident not so much in the character_________ as they are in its

profoundly_________ plot structure.

(A) assessment, .eclectic

(B) development. .trite

(C) portrayal. .aesthetic

(D) delineation. .intricate

(E) illustration. .superficial

SECTION TWO

1. If it is true that morality cannot exist without religion, then does not the erosion of religion herald

the_________ of morality?

(A) regulation (B) basis (C) belief (D) collapse (E) value

2. Certain animal behaviors, such as mating rituals, seem to be_________, and therefore

_________external factors such as climate changes, food supply, or the presence of other animals of

the same species.

(A) learned..immune to

(B) innate. .unaffected by

(C) intricate. .belong to

(D) specific. .confused with

(E) memorized. .controlled by

3. Shaken by two decades of virtual anarchy, the majority of people were ready to buy_________ at

any price.

(A)order (B)emancipation (C)hope (D)liberty (E)enfranchisement

4. As a person who combines care with_________, Marisa completed her duties with_________ as

well as zeal.

(A) levity. .resignation

(B) geniality. .ardor

(C) vitality. .willingness

(D) empathy. .rigor

(E) enthusiasm. .meticulousness


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5. Her shrewd campaign managers were responsible for the fact that her political slogans were

actually forgotten clichés revived and_________ with new meaning.

(A) fathomed (B) instilled (C) foreclosed (D) instigated (E) foreshadowed

6. The stoic former general led his civilian life as he had his military life, with simplicity and_________

dignity.

(A) benevolent (B) informal (C) austere (D) aggressive (E) succinct

7. Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to_________ the

anachronistic barbarity of some criminal penalties.

(A) mitigate (B) understand (C) condone (D) provoke (E) enforce

8. Henry viewed Melissa as_________; she seemed to be against any position regardless of its merits.

(A) heretical (B) disobedient (C) contrary (D) inattentive (E) harried

9. Dr. Schwartz's lecture on art, while detailed and scholarly, focused_________ on the premodern;

some students may have appreciated his specialized knowledge, but those with more_________

interests may have been disappointed.

(A) literally..medieval

(B) completely..pedantic

(C) expansively..technical

(D) luminously..creative

(E) exclusively, .comprehensive

10. Only when one actually visits the ancient ruins of marvelous bygone civilizations does one truly,

appreciate the sad_________ of human greatness.

(A) perspicacity (B) magnitude (C) artistry (D) transience (E) quiescence

第二套

SECTION ONE

1. Nuclear power plants are some of the largest producers of_________ wastes, with each plant

producing barrels of radioactive material that must be stored in special protective containers.

(A) biodegradable (B) artificial (C) reasonable (D) durable (E) hazardous

2. The scientific community was_________ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, long thought to

be_________, was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.

(A) perplexed. .common

(B) overjoyed. .dangerous

(C) unconcerned. .local

(D) astounded. .extinct

(E) dismayed. .alive

3. After the governor's third trip overseas, voters complained that he was paying too little attention

to_________ affairs.


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(A) intellectual (B) foreign (C) professional (D) aesthetic (E) domestic

4. The Roman Emperor Claudius was viewed with_________ by generations of historians until newly

discovered evidence showed him to be_________ administrator.

(A) suspicion. .a clever

(B) reluctance. .an inept

(C) antagonism. .an eager

(D) indignation. .an incompetent

(E) disdain. .a capable

5. Communities in primitive areas where natural_________ is scarce must be resourceful in order to

secure adequate nutrition.

(A) education (B)competition (C) sustenance (D) agriculture (E) assistance

6. Anthony's_________ expression masked an essentially cheerful nature.

(A) jubilant (B) inevitable (C) dour (D) pert (E) serene

7. Morgan's interest was focused on_________ the division between theory and empiricism; she was

convinced that a_________ of philosophy and applied science was possible and necessary.

(A) eliminating. .synthesis

(B) maintaining. .restoration

(C) crossing. .stabilization

(D) ignoring. .duplicity

(E) denying..delineation

8. The professor highlighted the importance of_________ the experiences of many different ethnic

groups when he warned against_________ policies that fail to consider the wide variety of cultural

standards.

(A) portraying. .discriminatory

(B) considering. .myopic

(C) remembering. .alluring

(D) delineating..captivating

(E) disparaging. .pedantic

9. Although at times Nikolai could be disagreeable and even_________, more often than not he was the

most_________ person you could hope to meet.

(A) contentious. .complaisant

(B) disgruntled..befuddled

(C) contradictory. .disconcerted

(D) misguided..solicitous

(E) curmudgeonly. .didactic

SECTION TWO

1. Plants that grow in the desert or on high rocky ledges can survive long periods of_________

because they hoard water in their leaves, stems, and root systems.

(A) darkness (B) inactivity (C) dormancy (D) warmth (E) drought


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2. Thanks to his eloquence and logic, Liam spoke_________ and made it difficult for even his bitterest

opponents to_________ his opinions.

(A) monotonously. .clash with

(B) charmingly. .yield to

(C) tediously. .contend with

(D) abhorrently. .concede to

(E) persuasively. .disagree with

3. Many myths and legends, however_________, often possess a grain of truth.

(A) delightful (B) accurate (C) eternal (D) unbelievable (E) important

4. Ancient Greek playwrights often included the device of divine intervention in their work; just as

circumstances became dire, a_________ would descend from Olympus and rescue the hero from

almost certain death.

(A) hero (B) warrior (C) luminary (D) deity (E) liberator

5. The apparent_________ with which professional skiers descend the slopes is deceptive; this

activity requires_________ effort and intense concentration.

(A) trepidation. .conscious

(B) focus. .resolute

(C) nonchalance. .strenuous

(D) consideration. .unpredictable

(E) insouciance. .minimal

6. Miranda, in her desire to foster_________, often felt compelled to_________ readily to others in tense

situations.

(A) cooperation. .object

(B) consistency. .defer

(C) dissension. .surrender

(D) discourse. .appeal

(E) harmony. .acquiesce

7. Early psychoanalysts challenged many of the most_________ notions of human behavior and

compelled many to alter their dearly held assumptions about human nature.

(A) elusive (B) derided (C) volatile (D) cherished (E) contemplative

8. Although detractors labeled Margaret Thatcher's policies_________, she asserted that her ideas

moved the United Kingdom forward.

(A) premature (B) autocratic (C) regressive (D) democratic (E) radical

9. Some subatomic particles, _________ only through their effects on other bodies, have been

compared to outer planets whose_________ was first deduced from eccentricities in other planets'

orbits.

(A) feasible. .irregularity

(B) palpable. .creation


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(C) imaginable. .falsity

(D) perceptible. .existence

(E) verifiable. .proximity

10. Wary of unorthodox treatments, many doctors are reluctant to concede that nutritionists have

a_________ argument for the use of dietary regulation as preventive medicine.

(A) cogent (B) cursory (C) vacillating (D) feckless (E) vehement

第三套

SECTION ONE

1. While Sarah may have been rather quiet, she was by no means a_________, for she often spent

evenings with other people and considered that time to be quite_________.

(A) recluse . . enjoyable

(B) conservative. . diplomatic

(C) reformer . . irritating

(D) barbarian . . confusing

(E) critic . . demanding

2. The improvements made on the new automobile are largely_________; although the exterior has

been changed, the engine has remained unchanged.

(A) mechanical (B) ornamental (C) economical (D) environmental (E) expensive

3. One of the serious_________ of meteorology is that natural weather patterns cannot be_________

in the laboratory for investigation.

(A) successes .. achieved

(B) complexities .. broadened

(C) premises .. acknowledged

(D) weaknesses . . recreated

(E) advantages .. analyzed

4. It is often said that seventeenth-century literature is_________ to today's readers, especially when

compared with more recent works, which introduce fewer problems of _________.

(A) significant. . writing

(B) impractical . . tradition

(C) inscrutable . . comprehension

(D) opaque . . thought

(E) instructional. . agreement

5. The playwright_________ realism and fantasy in her work so well that the audience is never sure

whether the characters' experiences are_________ or imaginary.

(A) intermingles . . actual

(B) explains . . enjoyable

(C) combines . . obvious

(D) delineates . . questionable

(E) exposes . . correct


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6. While his writing demonstrated the difficulties of living a_________ life within the confines of a corrupt

society, Darius Holmes never despaired, and he continued to_________ his ideal of virtue.

(A) complete .. attack

(B) neutral.. allude to

(C) sanguine . . consider

(D) moral . . pursue

(E) grandiose . . struggle with

7. Zora Neale Hurston's talent at convincing her readers to believe in the world as she describes it in her

novels is due to her ability to create extremely_________ characters.

(A) unsavory (B) restrained (C) ambiguous (D) unilateral (E) credible

8. Jacobs was much more than a _________ member of the group; he was chosen in light of his

extraordinary analytical skills and strong staff management skills.

(A) token (B) perceptive (C) feasible (D) paradoxical (E) vitriolic

9. Some educators view television as an entirely_________ presence in society, virtually disregarding

the idea that television has the potential to be_________.

(A) pernicious .. understood

(B) auxiliary .. discontinued

(C) deleterious . . beneficial

(D) cohesive .. informative

(E) stabilizing .. hidden

SECTION TWO

1. The two teams reached an agreement that was_________: they promised to exchange players of

comparable talent.

(A) equitable (B) variable (C) hypocritical (D) inopportune (E) extended

2. Their daughter's story was so entirely implausible that the parents believe it to be_________.

(A) an explanation (B) an intimidation (C) a fabrication (D) a rationalization (E) a confirmation

3. Professor Yang's article was unusually_________, but its brevity did not conceal the importance of

her discovery.

(A) complex (B) cerebral (C) irrelevant(D) terse (E) ambitious

4. While industry in the late twentieth century believed itself_________ in its treatment of laborers, Cesar

Chavez made a career of revealing the _________ experienced by farm workers.

(A) generous . . injustices

(B) just. . satisfaction

(C) vindictive .. challenges

(D) superior . . relationships

(E) immutable .. consistency

5. The judge proposed several_________ means of settling the case, but the defendant resolved

to_________ the government's authority and refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the court.


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(A) unorthodox . . eliminate

(B) comprehensive .. assuage

(C) impartial. . demonstrate

(D) political.. temper

(E) amicable .. subvert

6. Isabella's_________ style is best seen in her architecture, which combines elements of Byzantine,

Greek, Roman, and Gothic periods.

(A) reticent (B) eclectic (C) mystical (D) formulaic (E) eminent

7. Though his earlier books contained relatively subtle criticisms of the inequalities in his country, Wynn's

later novels were much more_________ in their approach.

(A) jubilant (B) veiled (C) trenchant (D) indirect (E) mundane

8. The Black Plague was so_________ that in a few short years it had reduced the population of

medieval Europe substantially.

(A) lenient (B) susceptible (C) suppressed (D) maudlin (E) virulent

9. Her promotional tour was_________ by missteps, but the increasing appreciation for her works

suggests that the effects of these blunders were_________.

(A) strengthened . . destructive

(B) avoided . . ancillary

(C) surrounded . . perceptive

(D) beleaguered . . negligible

(E) besmirched . . unquestionable

10.While the ambassador was not_________ about the path that his country was taking, he did not

believe that its economic politics would cause a significant amount of_________.

(A) excited . . bliss

(B) sanguine . . distress

(C) impartial . . neutrality

(D) despondent. . despair

(E) agitated . . upheaval

第四套

SECTION ONE

1. The fireworks display created so much_________ that the night sky was completely_________,

almost as if it were the middle of the day.

(A) heat.. exploded

(B) gunpowder. . polluted

(C) color.. decorated

(D) refuse . . detonated

(E) light. . illuminated

2. In speech and in action she was never haughty or_________; she was always willing to_________

any recommendations, even if she did not agree with them at first.


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(A) persistent . . deny

(B) conceited . . consider

(C) ornery . . oppose

(D) open-minded .. embrace

(E) accommodating .. ignore

3. Believing that a writer has_________ responsibilities, Simon Le Boq hopes that his work_________

the differences between right and wrong.

(A) contradictory . . explains

(B) textual.. blames

(C) principal . . indicates

(D) required ., contains

(E) ethical.. demonstrates

4. Most animals respond with excessive violence to insignificant threats; in contrast, some

remain_________ when facing serious physical danger.

(A) menacing (B) hostile (C) inane (D) placid (E) jubilant

5. Anthropologists had long assumed that hunter-gatherers moved continually in their search for food;

however, recent findings indicate that during the Mesolithic period such groups were often

quite_________.

(A) prudent (B) sedentary (C) industrious (D) indigent (E) superstitious

6. Although it has begun to garner_________, until recently, African drum music was virtually_________

by all but those with the most esoteric tastes.

(A) acclaim . . overlooked

(B) respect. . praised

(C) criticism . . ignored

(D) recognition . . played

(E) censure . . disregarded

7. Presidents of large companies have traditionally been very_________; they rarely suggest radical

new ideas unless all other options have been investigated and found to be impossible.

(A) inventive (B) conservative (C) gentrified (D) ingenuous (E) gratuitous

8. While writing her latest novel, Samantha experienced periods where she was quite_________, but

these were interrupted by dry spells during which she found she could write nothing.

(A) stagnant (B) abstruse (C) prolific (D) flamboyant (E) urbane

9. Since none of the original doors or windows of the Mayan Indian homes has survived, restoration work

on these portions of these buildings has been largely_________.

(A) exquisite (B) impertinent (C) speculative (D) appeased (E) abstract

10. While many health-conscious individuals have stopped eating eggs, dietitians say that in

appropriate quantities eggs can be quite_________.

(A) injurious (B) erudite (C) convenient (D) perfunctory (E) salubrious


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SECTION TWO

1. Critics of the welfare system argue that, rather than aiding people's efforts to govern their own lives,

it_________ their independence.

(A) supports (B) saps (C) hastens (D) renews (E) abets

2. The audience failed to warm to the candidate, whose speech contained nothing but empty promises,

_________, and clichés.

(A) candor (B) platitudes (C) nuances (D) ingenuity (E) threats

3. By dint of much practice in the laboratory, the anatomy student became_________ and was able to

manipulate her dissecting tools with either hand.

(A) practical (B) tricky (C) ambiguous (D) ambidextrous (E) ambivalent

4. Like many other pioneers, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, founder of the New York Infirmary, the first

American hospital staffed entirely by women, faced ridicule from her contemporaries but has received

great honor_________.

(A) posthumously (B) anonymously (C) privately (D) prematurely (E) previously

5. While a great deal of change and modernization has taken place in India since 1947, the basic

economic arrangements; values, and family roles have been generally_________.

(A) overturned (B) stable (C) modified (D) complicated (E) appropriate

6. The hypocrite_________ feelings which he does not possess but which he feels he should display.

(A) conceals (B) decries (C) betrays (D) simulates (E) condones

7. Deloria has his detractors, but his critics have had amazingly_________ success at shaking his

self-confidence or his reputation.

(A) great. .repairing

(B) widespread...bolstering

(C) little...denting

(D) small...enhancing

(E) poor...restoring

8. The linguistic_________ of refugee children is_________ their readiness to adopt the language of

their new homeland.

(A) conservatism...indicated by

(B) inadequacy...demonstrated by

(C) adaptability...reflected in

(D) philosophy…contradicted by

(E) structure...equivalent to

9. She kept her late parents' furniture, not for any _________ value it had, but for purely_________

reasons.

(A) potential...monetary

(B) ornamental...aesthetic

(C) financial...pecuniary


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(D) intrinsic...sentimental

(E) personal...accidental

第五套

SECTION ONE

1. Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano, many of us are_________ about

the_________ of atomic warfare and its attendant destruction.

(A) worried...possibility

(B) unconcerned...threat

(C) excited...power

(D) cheered...possession

(E) irritated...news

2. By communicating through pointing and making gestures, Charles was able to overcome

any_________ difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan.

(A) peripatetic (B) linguistic (C) plausible (D) monetary (E) territorial

3. It is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species

from becoming_________ in order that future generations may_________ the great diversity of animal

life.

(A) tamed...recollect

(B) evolved...value

(C) extinct...enjoy

(D) specialized...anticipate

(E) widespread...appreciate

4. We find it difficult to translate a foreign text literally because we cannot capture the_________ of the

original passage exactly.

(A) novelty

(B) succinctness

(C) connotations

(D) ambivalence

(E) alienation

5. It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye, so highly praised and imitated, can retain

his_________ .

(A) magniloquence (B) dogmas (C) bravado (D) idiosyncrasies (E) humility

6. For all the_________ involved in the study of seals, we Arctic researchers have occasional moments

of, pure over some new idea or discovery.

(A) tribulations...despair

(B) hardships...exhilaration

(C) confusions...bewilderment

(D) inconvenience...panic

(E) thrills...delight


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7. Despite the growing_________ of Hispanic actors in the American theater, many Hispanic experts feel

that the Spanish-speaking population is_________ on the stage.

(A) decrease...inappropriate

(B) emergence...visible

(C) prominence...underrepresented

(D) skill...alienated

(E) number...misdirected

8. As a sportscaster, Cosell was apparently never _________; he made_________ comments about

every boxing match he covered.

(A) excited...hysterical

(B) relevant...pertinent

(C) satisfied...disparaging

(D) amazed...awe-struck

(E) impressed...laudatory

9. Even critics who do not_________ Robin Williams' interpretation of the part_________ him as an

inventive comic actor who has made a serious attempt to come to terms with one of the most challenging

roles of our time.

(A) dissent from...dismiss

(B) cavil at...welcome

(C) agree with...denounce

(D) recoil from...deride

(E) concur with...acknowledge

10. This latest biography of Malcolm X is a nuanced and sensitive picture of a very complex man,

_________analysis of his personality.

(A) an ineffectual (B) a telling (C) a ponderous (D) a simplistic (E) an overblown

SECTION TWO

1. Although he is_________ about the problems that still confront blacks in ballet, Mitchell nevertheless

is optimistic about the future, especially that of his own dance company.

(A) hopeful (B) uninformed (C) abstract (D) realistic (E) unconcerned

2. Despite all its_________, a term of enlistment in the Peace Corps can be both stirring and satisfying

to a college graduate still undecided on a career.

(A) rewards (B) renown (C) adventures (D) romance (E) frustrations

3. Although he had the numerous films to his credit and a reputation for technical_________, the

moviemaker lacked originality; all his films were sadly_________ of the work of others.

(A) skill...independent

(B) ability...unconscious

(C) expertise...derivative

(D) competence...contradictory

(E) blunders...enamored


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4. John Gielgud crowns a distinguished career of playing Shakespearean roles by giving a performance

that is_________ .

(A) mediocre (B) outmoded (C) superficial (D) unsurpassable (E) insipid

5. Those interested in learning more about how genetics applies to trees will have to_________ the

excellent technical journals where most of the pertinent material is_________.

(A) subscribe to...ignored

(B) suffer through...located

(C) rely on...unrepresented

(D) resort to...found

(E) see through...published

6. Rent control restrictions on small apartment owners may unfortunately_________ rather than alleviate

housing problems.

(A) resolve (B) diminish (C) castigate (D) minimize (E) exacerbate

7. In the light of Dickens's description of die lively, even_________ dance parties of his time, Sharp's

approach to country dancing may seem overly formal, suggesting more_________ than is necessary.

(A) sophisticated...expertise

(B) rowdy...decorum

(C) prudish...propriety

(D) lewd...ribaldry

(E) enjoyable...vitality

8. It is said that the custom of shaking hands originated when primitive men held out empty hands to

indicate that they had no_________ weapons and were thus_________ disposed.

(A) lethal...clearly

(B) concealed...amicably

(C) hidden...harmfully

(D) murderous...ill

(E) secret...finally

9. The biochemistry instructor urged that we take particular care of the_________ chemicals to prevent

their evaporation.

(A) insoluble (B) superficial (C) extraneous (D) volatile (E) insipid

第六套

SECTION ONE

1. Because our supply of fossil fuel has been sadly_________, we must find_________ sources of

energy.

(A) stored...hoarded

(B) compensated...significant

(C) exhausted...inefficient

(D) increased...available

(E) depleted...alternate


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2. He is much too_________ in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.

(A) devious (B) lucid (C) verbose (D) efficient (E) pleasant

3. In apologizing to the uncredited photographer, the editor said that he_________ that this_________

use of copyrighted photographs had taken place.

(A) deplored....legitimate

(B) conceded...inevitable

(C) regretted...unauthorized

(D) admitted...warranted

(E) acknowledged...appropriate

4. The herb Chinese parsley is an example of what we mean by an acquired taste: Westerners who

originally_________ it eventually come to_________ its flavor in Oriental foods.

(A) relish...enjoy

(B) dislike...welcome

(C) savor...abhor

(D) ignore...detest

(E) discern...recognize

5. The abundance and diversity of insects is the cumulative effect of an extraordinarily low_________

rate: bugs endure.

(A) metabolic (B) density (C) extinction (D) percentage (E) standard

6. Because he was_________ in the performance of his duties, his employers could not_________ his

work.

(A) derelict...quarrel over

(B) dilatory...grumble at

(C) undisciplined...object to

(D) assiduous...complain about

(E) mandatory...count on

7. British_________ contemporary art has been an obstacle even for modem artists now revered as

great, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, who were_________ for years before winning

acceptance.

(A) veneration of...eulogized

(B) indifference to...dismissed

(C) disdain for...lauded

(D) ignorance of...studied

(E) intolerance of...vindicated

8. Pre-Spanish art in Mexico is not a_________ art; they are mistaken who see in its bold simplifications

or wayward conceptions an inability to_________ technical difficulties.

(A) formal...ignore

(B) graphic...understand

(C) primitive...nurture


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(D) crude...overcome

(E) revolutionary...instigate

9. Are we to turn into spineless_________, afraid to take a_________ stand, unable to answer a

question without pussyfooting?

(A) disciples...positive

(B) hedonists...compromising

(C) criminals...defiant

(D) critics...constructive

(E) equivocators...forthright

10.The heretofore peaceful natives, seeking_________ the treachery of their supposed allies, became,

_________ enough according to their perspective, embittered and vindictive.

(A)acquiescence in...understandably

(B)magnanimity towards…logically

(C)evidence of…impartially

(D)retribution for ...justifiably

(E)exoneration of...ironically

SECTION TWO

1.Archaeologists are involved in_________ Mayan temples in Central America, uncovering the old ruins

in order to learn more about the civilization they represent.

(A) demolishing (B) incapacitating (C) excavating (D) worshiping (E) adapting

2. Afraid that the_________ nature of the plays being presented would corrupt the morals of their

audiences, the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.

(A) mediocre (B) fantastic (C) profound (D) lewd (E) witty

3. The governor's imposition of martial law on the once-peaceful community was the last straw, so far as

the lawmakers were concerned: the legislature refused to function until martial law was_________.

(A) reaffirmed (B) reiterated (C) inaugurated (D) rescinded (E) prolonged

4. The sergeant suspected that the private was_________ in order to avoid going on the_________

march scheduled for that morning.

(A) malingering...arduous

(B) proselytizing...interminable

(C) invalidating...threatened

(D) exemplary...leisurely

(E) disgruntled...strenuous

5. The incidence of smoking among women, formerly_________, has grown to such a degree that lung

cancer, once a minor problem, has become the chief_________ of cancer-related deaths among

women.

(A) negligible...cause

(B) minor...antidote

(C) preeminent...cure

(D) relevant. ..modifier


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(E) pervasive...opponent

6. The columnist was almost_________ when he mentioned his friends, but he was unpleasant and

even_________ when he discussed people who irritated him.

(A) recalcitrant...laconic

(B) reverential...acrimonious

(C) sensitive...remorseful

(D) insipid...militant

(E) benevolent...stoical

7. An experienced politician who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, she

intended to wait for a more_________ occasion before she announced her plans.

(A) propitious (B) provocative (C) unseemly (D) questionable (E) theoretical

8. Wemmick, the soul of kindness in private, is obliged in_________ to be uncompassionate and

even_________ on behalf of his employer, the harsh lawyer Jaggers.

(A) conclusion...careless

(B) principle...contradictory

(C) theory...esoteric

(D) court...judicious

(E) public..ruthless

9. In one instance illustrating Metternich's consuming_________, he employed several naval captains to

purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his_________ collection.

(A) foresight...indifferent

(B) altruism...eclectic

(C) bibliomania...burgeoning

(D) avarice...inadvertent

(E) egocentricity...magnanimous

第七套

SECTION ONE

1. The civil rights movement did not emerge from obscurity into national prominence overnight; on the

contrary, it captured the public's imagination only_________.

(A) fruitlessly (B) unimpeachably (C) momentarily (D) expeditiously (E) gradually

2. Most of the settlements that grew up near the logging camps were_________ affairs, thrown together

in a hurry because people needed to live on the job.

(A) protracted (B) unobtrusive (C) nomadic (D) ramshackle (E) banal

3. Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so_________ that even a

professional exterminator may fail to_________ them.

(A) vulnerable...eradicate

(B) widespread...discern

(C) fragile...destroy

(D) hardy...eliminate


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(E)numerous...detect

4. The seventeenth-century writer Mary Astell was a rare phenomenon, a single woman who maintained

and even_________ a respectable reputation while earning a living by her pen.

(A) eclipsed (B) impaired (C) decimated (D) avoided (E) enhanced

5. An optimistic supporter of the women's movement, Kubota contends that recent_________ by

Japanese women in the business world are meaningful and indicative of_________ opportunity to come.

(A)advances...diminished

(B) strides...greater

(C)innovations...marginal

(D) retreats...theoretical

(E) failures...hidden

6. The patient bore the pain_________ , neither wincing nor whimpering when the incision was made.

(A)histrionically (B)stoically (C) sardonically (D) poorly (E) marginally

7. The actor's stories of backstage feuds and rivalry might be thought_________ were there not so many

corroborating anecdotes from other theatrical personalities.

(A) pantomime (B) ambiguity (C) approbation (D) hyperbole (E) vainglory

8. The_________ ambassador was but_________ linguist; yet he insisted on speaking to foreign

dignitaries in their own tongues without resorting to a translator's aid.

(A) eminent...an indifferent

(B) visiting...a notable

(C) revered...a talented

(D) distinguished...a celebrated

(E) ranking...a sensitive

9. Nowadays life models—men and women who pose in the nude for artist—seem curiously _________,

relics of a bygone age when art students labored amid skeletons and anatomical charts, learning to draw

the human body as painstakingly as medical students learn to_________ it.

(A) anachronistic...sketch

(B) archaic...dissect

(C) contemporary...diagnose

(D) stereotyped...examine

(E) daring...cure

10. Although Roman original contributions to government, jurisprudence, and engineering are commonly

acknowledged, the artistic legacy of the Roman world continues to be judged widely as _________ the

magnificent Greek traditions that preceded it.

(A) an improvement on (B) an echo of (C) a resolution of (D) a precursor of (E) a consummation of

SECTION TWO

1. In view of the interrelationships among a number of the African American leaders treated in this

anthology, there is inevitably a certain amount of_________ among some of the essays presented here.


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(A) overlapping (B) inaccuracy (C) pomposity (D) exaggeration (E) objectivity

2. As surprising as the new findings are, Dr. Wilson said he would not characterize them as_________.

(A) sound (B) revolutionary (C) equitable (D) evident (E) abstruse

3. The best Eskimo carvings of all ages seem to possess a powerful ability to_________ the great

barriers of language and time and communicate_________ with us.

(A) leap over...temporarily

(B) reach across...directly

(C) rise above...verbally

(D) pass through...infrequently

(E) leave behind...anonymously

4. The developing brain can be likened to a highway system that_________ use: less traveled roads

may be abandoned, popular roads broadened, and new ones added where they are needed.

(A) suffers from (B) evolves with (C) detours around (D) atrophies with (E) buckles under

5. British collectors are notorious for their_________ of interest in_________ art, much preferring to

collect antiques and "important" pictures by long-dead artists.

(A) wealth...modern

(B) growth...abstract

(C) lack...posthumous

(D) resurgence...innovative

(E) dearth...contemporary

6. Although Barbara Tuchman never earned a graduate degree, she nonetheless_________ a scholarly

career as a historian noted for her vivid style and_________ erudition.

(A) interrupted...deficient

(B) relinquished...immense

(C) abandoned...capricious

(D) pursued...prodigious

(E) followed...scanty

7. The systems analyst hesitated to talk to strangers about her highly specialized work, fearing it was

too _________ for people uninitiated in the computer field to understand.

(A) intriguing (B) derivative (C) frivolous (D) esoteric (E) rudimentary

8. In Victorian times, countless Egyptian mummies were ground up to produce dried mummy powder,

hailed by quacks as a near-magical _________ able to cure a wide variety of ailments.

(A) toxin (B) indisposition (C) symptom (D) panacea (E) placebo

9. Like a martinet, Norman_________ his subordinates to_________ rigidly to the rules.

(A) disciplined...adapt

(B) con strained... adhere

(C) coaxed...refer

(D) accustomed...object


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(E) coerced...demur

第八套

SECTION ONE

1. Although in his seventies at the time of the interview, Picasso proved alert and insightful, his

faculties_________ despite the inevitable toll of the years.

(A) atrophied (B) diminished (C) intact (D) useless (E) impaired

2. While the 1940s are most noted for the development of black modem dance, they are also_________

because they were the last gasp for tap dancing.

(A) irrelevant (B) unfounded (C) significant (D) speculative (E) contemporary

3. People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small

quantities, in large amounts these substances may have_________ effects.

(A) admirable (B) redundant (C) intangible (D) toxic (E) minor

4. The number of black hawks has_________ because the encroachments of humans on their territory

have caused them to_________ their customary breeding places.

(A) multiplied..endure

(B) extrapolated..alter

(C) increased..locate

(D) diminished..accept

(E) dwindled..shun

5. Although Britain's film makers often produce fine films, they are studiously_________ and rarely aim

at a mass market

(A) commercial (B) viable (C) derivative (D) elitist (E) collaborative

6. MacDougal’s former editors remember him as a_________ man whose_________ and exhaustive

reporting was worth the trouble.

(A) domineering..wearisome

(B) congenial..pretentious

(C) popular..supercilious

(D) fastidious..garbled

(E) cantankerous..meticulous

7. The opossum is_________ the venom of snakes in the rattlesnake subfamily and thus views the

reptiles not as_________ enemies but as a food source.

(A) vulnerable to..natural

(B) conscious of..mortal

(C) impervious to..lethal

(D) sensitive to..deadly

(E) defenseless against..potential

8. Breaking with established musical conventions, Stravinsky was_________ composer whose

heterodox works infuriated the traditionalists of his day.


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(A) a derivative (B) an iconoclastic (C) an uncontroversial (D) a venerated (E) a trite

9. A code of ethics governing the behavior of physicians during epidemics did not exist until 1846 when it

was _________by the American Medical Association.

(A) rescinded (B) promulgated (C) presupposed (D) depreciated (E) implied

SECTION TWO

1. The critics were distressed that an essayist of such glowing_________ could descend to writing

such dull, uninteresting prose.

(A) obscurity (B) ill-repute (C) shallowness (D) promise (E) amiability

2. Famous in her time and then forgotten, the 17th-century Dutch painter Judith Leyster was

_________obscurity when, in 1993, the Worcester Art Museum organized the first retrospective

exhibition of her work.

(A) resigned to (B) rewarded with (C) rescued from (D)indifferent to (E) worthy of

3. The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously_________; emotion and excitement all too often cause

our minds to distort what we see.

(A) judicious (B) interdependent (C) credible (D) unreliable (E) gratifying

4. Although Henry was not in general a sentimental man, occasionally he would feel a touch

of_________ for the old days and would contemplate making a brief excursion to Boston to revisit his

childhood friends.

(A) exasperation (B) chagrin (C) nostalgia (D) lethargy (E) anxiety

5. We had not realized how much people_________ the library's old borrowing policy until we received

complaints once it had been_________ .

(A) enjoyed...continued

(B) disliked...administered

(C) respected...imitated

(D) ignored...lauded

(E) appreciated—superseded

6. During the Dark Ages, hermits and other religious _________fled the world to devote themselves to

silent contemplation.

(A) renegades (B) skeptics (C) altruists (D) recluses (E) convictions

7. No real life hero of ancient or modern days can surpass James Bond with his nonchalant_________

of death and the_________ with which he bears torture.

(A) contempt…distress

(B) disregard…fortitude

(C) veneration...guile

(D) concept...terror

(E) ignorance...fickleness

8. Even though the basic organization of the brain does not change after birth, details of its structure and


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function remain_________ for some time, particularly in the cerebral cortex.

(A) plastic (B) immutable (C) essential (D) unavoidable (E) static

9. Lavish in visual beauty, the film Lawrence of Arabia also boasts_________ of style: it knows how

much can be shown in a shot, how much can be said in a few words.

(A) extravagance (B) economy (C) autonomy (D) frivolity (E) arrogance

10.Unlike the highly_________ Romantic poets of the previous century, Arnold and his fellow Victorian

poets were_________ and interested in moralizing.

(A) rhapsodic..lyrical

(B) frenetic..distraught

(C) emotional,..didactic

(D) sensitive...strange

(E) dramatic...warped

第九套

SECTION ONE

1. He felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too_________ for someone of his talent and

creativity.

(A) diverse (B) insatiable (C) exacting (D) enthralling (E) prosaic

2. The museum arranged the fossils in_________ order, placing the older fossils dating from the Late Ice

Age on the first floor and the more recent fossils on the second floor.

(A) alphabetical (B) chronological (C) random (D) arbitrary (E) retrospective

3. With the evolution of wings, insects were able to_________ to the far ecological comers, across

deserts and bodies of water, to reach new food sources and inhabit a wider variety of promising

environmental niches.

(A) relate (B) disperse (C) transgress (D) revert (E) ascend

4. Having recently missed out on the Matisse retrospective, which has taken Paris and New York by

storm, and on the tour of great paintings from Philadelphia's Barnes collection, London is

becoming_________ in the competition to show_________ international an exhibitions.

(A) a trend-setter...major

(B) an also-ran...blockbuster

(C) a world-beater...itinerant

(D) a mecca...distinguished

(E) a connoisseur...esoteric

5. What most_________ the magazine's critics is the manner in which its editorial opinions are

expressed too often as if only an idiot could see things any other way.

(A) belies (B) impedes (C) riles (D) placates (E) identifies

6. Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was single-minded

and_________ in her strict_________ the letter of the law.


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(A) merciful...interpretation of

(B) uncompromising...adherence to

(C) dilatory...affirmation of

(D) vindictive...deviation from

(E) lenient...dismissal of

7. Although he generally observed the adage "Look before you leap," in this instance he was

_________acting in an unconsidered fashion.

(A) chary of (B) impervious to (C) precipitate in (D) hesitant about (E) conventional in

8. Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably _________ her singing. Callas wearied of the

constant adulation and longed for honest criticism.

(A) orchestrated (B) thwarted (C) assailed (D) extolled (E) reciprocated

9. There is nothing_________ or provisional about Moore's early critical pronouncements; she

deals_________ with what were then radical new developments in poetry.

(A) tentative...confidently

(B) positive...expertly

(C) dogmatic…arbitrarily

(D) shallow...superficially

(E) imprecise...inconclusively

SECTION TWO

1. She pointed out that his resume was_________ because it merely recorded his previous positions

and failed to highlight the specific skills he had mastered in each job.

(A) disinterested (B) inadequate (C) conclusive (D) obligatory (E) detailed

2. Because it was already known that retroviruses could cause cancer in animals, it seemed

only_________ to search for similar cancer-causing viruses in human beings.

(A) culpable (B) charitable (C) hypothetical (D) logical (E) negligent

3. Her_________ is always a source of irritation: she never uses a single word when she can substitute

a long clause or phrase in its place.

(A) frivolity (B) verbosity (C) ambivalence (D) cogency (E) rhetoric

4. It is_________ to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical

pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become_________ to it.

(A) useless...drawn

(B) pointless...vulnerable

(C) futile...resistant

(D) wicked..indifferent

(E) worthwhile...immune

5. Ms. Ono_________ gives interviews because she believes the news media have_________ her and

treated her badly.

(A) frequently...publicized


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(B) rarely...misrepresented

(C) seldom...eulogized

(D) reluctantly...acclaimed

(E) gradually...evaded

6. Totem craftsmanship reached its_________ in the 19th century, when the introduction of metal tools

enabled carvers to execute more sophisticated designs,

(A) roots (B) conclusion (C) antithesis (D) reward (E) apex

7. As delicate and_________ as insect bodies are, it is remarkable that over the ages enough of them

have_________, preserved in amber, for scientists to trace insect evolution.

(A) beautiful...disappeared

(B) fragile...survived

(C) impervious...multiplied

(D) refined...awakened

(E) indestructible...evolved

8. Unfortunately, the current Broadway season offers some_________ fare that sounds markedly like

imitations of previous hits.

(A) epic (B) radical (C)formulaic (D) incongruous (E) challenging

9. For those who admire realism, Louis Malle's recent film succeeds because it consciously_________

the stuff of legend and tells_________ story as it might actually unfold with fallible people in earthly time.

(A) rejects..a derivative

(B) anticipates..an antiquated

(C) shuns..an unembellished

(D) emulates..an ethereal

(E) exaggerates..a mythic

10. Crabeater seal, the common name of Lobodon car-cinophagus, is a_________, since the animal's

staple diet is not crabs, but krill.

(A) pseudonym (B) misnomer (C) delusion (D) digression (E) compromise

第十套

SECTION ONE

1. His critical reviews were enjoyed by many of his audience, but the subjects of his analysis dreaded his

comments; he was vitriolic, devastating, irritating and never_________ .

(A) analytic (B) personal (C) constructive (D) uncharitable (E) controversial

2. Despite the team members' resentment of the new coach's training rules, they_________ them as

long as he did not_________ them too strictly.

(A) embraced...follow

(B) condemned...formulate

(C) questioned…interpret

(D) challenged...implement

(E) tolerated. ..apply


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3. Given the_________ state of the published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low-level

microwave energy is either hazardous or safe.

(A) inconclusive (B) satisfactory (C) definitive (D) immaculate (E) exemplary

4. Tacitus' descriptions of Germanic tribal customs were_________ by the_________ stale of

communications in his day, but they match the accounts of other contemporary writers.

(A) defined...inconsequential

(B) limited...primitive

(C) enriched...antiquated

(D) contradicted...thriving

(E) muddled...suspended

5. No matter how _________the revelations of the coming years may be, they will be hard put to match

those of the past decade, which have_________ transformed our view of the emergence of Mayan

civilization.

(A) minor...dramatically

(B) profound...negligibly

(C) striking...radically

(D) bizarre...nominally

(E) questionable...possibly

6. Because of its inclination to_________, most Indian art is_________ Japanese an, where symbols

have been minimized and meaning has been conveyed by the merest suggestion.

(A) exaggerate...related to

(B) imitate...superior to

(C) understate...reminiscent of

(D) overdraw...similar to

(E) sentimentalize...supportive of

7. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense

to_________ them.

(A) overstate (B) revitalize (C) corroborate (D) evade (E) license

8. The contract negotiations were often surprisingly_________, deteriorating at times into a welter of

accusations and counter-accusations.

(A) perspicacious (B) phlegmatic (C) sedate (D) acrimonious (E) propitious

9. Black religion was in part a protest movement—a protest against a system and a society that

was_________ designed to_________ the dignity of a segment of God's creation.

(A) unintentionally...reflect

(B) explicitly...foster

(C) inevitably...assess

(D) deliberately...demean

(E) provocatively...enhance


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SECTION TWO

1. Either the Polynesian banquets at Waikiki arc_________, or the one I visited was a poor example.

(A) delicious (B) impeccable (C) overrated (D) untasted (E) unpopular

2. Given the_________ nature of wood, the oldest totem poles of the Northwest Coast Indians

eventually fell to decay; only a few still stand today.

(A) resilient (B) combustible (C) malleable (D) perishable (E) solid

3. Lee, who refrained from excesses in his personal life, differed markedly from Grant, who_________

notorious drinking bouts with his cronies.

(A) deprecated (B) minimized (C) indulged in (D) shunned (E) compensated for

4. The college librarian initiated a new schedule of fines for overdue books with the_________, if not

the outright encouragement, of the faculty library committee.

(A) skepticism (B) acquiescence (C) scorn (D) applause (E) disapprobation

5. At first_________ were simply that: straightforward firsthand testimonials about the_________ of a

product.

(A) Trademarks...contents

(B) Creeds...excellence

(C) Prejudices...flaws

(D) Reprimands...benefits

(E) Endorsements...virtues

6. By nature Toshiro was_________, given to striking up casual conversations with strangers he

encountered at bus stops or check-out stands.

(A) Diffident (B) observant (C) reticent (D) gregarious (E) laconic

7. In the absence of native predators to stop their spread, imported deer_________ to such an

inordinate degree that they overgrazed the countryside and_________ the native vegetation.

(A) thrived...threatened

(B) propagated...cultivated

(C) suffered...abandoned

(D) flourished...scrutinized

(E) dwindled...eliminated

8. He was habitually so docile and_________ that his friends could not understand his

sudden_________ his employers,

(A) accommodating...outburst against

(B) incorrigible...suspicion of

(C) truculent...virulence toward

(D) erratic...envy of

(E) hasty...cordiality toward

9. That Mr. Willis's newest film is No. 1 at the box office this week is a testament to the star's_________

power and not to the reviews, which were_________ at best.


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(A) waning...indifferent

(B) ongoing...glowing

(C) drawing...modest

(D) increasing...matchless

(E) unique...superb

10.The campus police who monitored the demonstrations had little respect for the student protesters,

generally speaking of them in_________ terms.

(A) hyperbolic (B) euphemistic (C) pejorative (D) derivative (E) uncertain

第十一套

SECTION ONE

1. Many cultural historians believe that language has a_________ purpose: it serves not only as a

means of communication but also as a means of defining culture.

(A) foreign (B) literary (C) false (D) dual (E) direct

2. In 1859 Black pioneer Clara Brows turned the unpromising conditions that had_________ many other

settlers of the mining camp into a source of_________ by starting her own business.

(A) discouraged.. reconciliation

(B) defeated., prosperity

(C) elevated.. happiness

(D) aided.. opportunity

(E) delayed.. unity

3. While the island country s dramatists typically use_________ settings and myths, their themes are

not_________ their country alone; indeed, many plays are appreciated worldwide for their insightful

treatment of common human issues.

(A) ancient.. condescending to

(B) modest.. concerned with

(C) native.. limited to

(D) ordinary. .lobbying for

(E) cosmopolitan.. indebted to

4. Far from_________ the old social inequities, the law_________ new ones by virtue of the loopholes it

left for the wealthy.

(A) eradicating.. created

(B) jeopardizing.. corrected

(C) placating.. eliminated

(D) duplicating.. avoided

(E) corroborating.. anticipated

5. The use of gospel music in the modem production of the ancient Greek tragedy is effective, in spite

of seeming_________ to critics interested only in historical accuracy.

(A) felicitous (B) inevitable (C) anachronistic (D) timeless (E) exemplary

6. It has been suggested that the detailed listings of animals, plants, and minerals by their usefulness to


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humans indicate the_________ of the ancient Mesopotamians.

(A) irrationality (B) humanity (C) temerity (D) serendipity (E) anthropocentrism

7. Buildings designed exclusively for strength and stability, structures for which only_________

considerations have been taken into account, are properly works of engineering, not true architecture.

(A) utilitarian (B) grandiose (C) imaginative (D) aesthetic (E) external

8. Many healing practices that doctors once derided as_________ have now been sanctioned by the

medical community.

(A) benign (B) diagnostic (C) inefficacious (D) discretionary (E) therapeutic

9. Sometimes forgetting that rationality is only one part of a person's experience, Andrew takes an

excessively_________ approach to life.

(A) cerebral (B) obdurate (C) sensitive (D) pretentious (E) enervated

SECTION TWO

1. For centuries, the coastline of Uruguay was regarded by European mariners as a_________ place,

one seemingly devoid of inhabitants.

(A) conceivable (B) desolate (C) fallacious (D) prepossessing (E) discourteous

2. Chocolate connects -us to the past, for despite modern_________ in food-processing technology, the

steps necessary for transforming cocoa beans into chocolate have been_________ for nearly two

centuries.

(A) developments.. varied

(B) setbacks.. constant

(C) failures.. inconsistent

(D) progress..unstable

(E) advances.. unchanged

3. The landscape was truly_________, so arid that even the hardiest plants could not survive.

(A) lurid (B) parched (C) drubbed (D) verdant (E) variegated

4. Born_________, children will follow their natural inclination to explore their surroundings with

a_________ that belies the random appearance of their play.

(A) innocent.. deviousness

(B) serious.. merriment

(C) curious..purposefulness

(D) eager..moderation

(E) aware..casualness

5. Although English philosopher Anne Conway was_________ by her seventeenth-century

contemporaries, she has through oversight been nearly_________ in recent times.

(A) revered.. forgotten

(B) censured.. venerated

(C) abandoned.. ignored

(D) imitated.. emulated

(E) pardoned.. absolved


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6. While the_________ explorers faced risks courageously, they were not_________, choosing

instead to avoid needless dangers.

(A) flagrant.. punctual

(B) intrepid.. foolhardy

(C) genial.. clandestine

(D) resolute.. amicable

(E) culpable.. irresponsible

7. Maxine Hong Kingston presents universal themes in the context of Chinese American culture; this

has helped her achieve a literary _________ that is_________, yet speaks to the full range of human

experience.

(A) success.. indistinct

(B) voice.. unique

(C) convention.. encompassing

(D) style.. comprehensive

(E) prominence.. general

8. The grief and sadness of parting and the sorrows that seem eternal are_________ by time, but they

leave their scars.

(A) revived (B) magnified (C) nurtured (D) mitigated (E) concocted

9. The traditional process of producing an oil painting requires so many steps that it seems_________ to

artists who prefer to work quickly.

(A) provocative (B) consummate (C) interminable (D) facile (E) prolific

10. Photography as an art form often seeks the _________ in its subjects, those qualities that cannot be

expressed in words.

(A) ineffable (B) mundane (C) onerous (D) incisive (E) auspicious

第十二套

SECTION ONE

1. Hoping to_________ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would

be_________ to , both labor and management.

(A) enforce. .useful

(B) end. .divisive

(C) overcome, .unattractive

(D) extend, .satisfactory

(E) resolve..acceptable

2. Geneticist Olivia M. Pereira-Smith has published her findings on "immortal" cells, that is, cells that

reproduce by dividing_________.

(A) indefinitely (B) occasionally(C)conclusively (D) periodically (E) precisely

3. The unusually large herb Gunnera is difficult to study because it is found only in_________ areas.

(A) fertile (B) hospitable (C) inaccessible (D) mundane (E) extensive


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4. To_________ about craft clubs is not only_________ but foolish, for the focus of the clubs varies

greatly from one town to another.

(A) brag. .necessary

(B) generalize. .difficult

(C) complain. .important

(D) rhapsodize. .fair

(E) learn..unproductive

5. The female subject of this painting by Henri Matisse seems_________, as if Matisse sought to portray

an unconquerable female spirit.

(A) ephemeral (B) indomitable (C) opulent (D) lithe (E) morose

6. Ironically, the same executives who brought bankruptcy to the coal fields were_________ by their

contemporaries, who _________ the notion that these people were industrial heroes.

(A) celebrated. .cherished

(B) respected, .doubted

(C) ignored, .belied

(D) condemned, .rejected

(E) antagonized, .enjoyed

7. Even though some people feel historians have an exclusive right to act as the interpreters of bygone

eras, most historians insist their profession has no_________ interpreting the past.

(A) interest in (B) responsibility in (C) consensus for (D) monopoly on (E) misgivings about

8. It is difficult to tell whether the attention new rock bands are receiving from audiences is that

associated with_________ or that which indicates a durable_________.

(A) novelty. .popularity

(B) originality. .understanding

(C) success. .sensation

(D) longevity. .image

(E) creativity, .production

9. Fenster schemed and plotted for weeks and these_________ were rewarded when Griswold was

fired and Fenster was promoted.

(A) circumlocutions (B) affiliations (C) gibberings (D) machinations (E) renunciations

SECTION TWO

1. Whether Mitsuko Uchida is performing music or merely discussing it, the pianist's animated

demeanor_________ her passion for her vocation.

(A) misrepresents (B) exaggerates(C) satisfies (D) reflects (E) disguises

2. One of the factors that_________ the understanding of the nature of cells was the limited resolution

of early microscopes.

(A) aided (B) discredited (C) increased (D) contradicted (E) restricted

3. The congresswoman is very powerful: she has more_________ than any other member of the


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committee.

(A) integrity (B) influence (C) restraint (D) discrimination (E) pretense

4. Anyone who possesses perceptiveness, insight, and unflagging vitality has invaluable_________, but

the rare individual who also possesses the ability to_________ these qualities through art has genius.

(A) prospects. .delegate .

(B) gifts. .express

(C) traits. .forbid

(D) flaws. .impute

(E) visions. .bequeath

5. Each male mockingbird views his territory as_________; no other male of the same species is

tolerated within its boundaries.

(A) circuitous (B) inviolable (C) dissipated (D) unparalleled (E) mandated

6. To summarize an article is to separate that which is_________ from the_________ material that

surrounds it.

(A) notable. .primary

(B) undesirable. .encompassing

(C) fundamental. .vital

(D) essential. .supporting

(E) explanatory. .characteristic

7. Sometimes fiction is marred by departures from the main narrative, but Toni Morrison's The Bluest

Eye is instead _________ by its _________, which add levels of meaning to the principal story.

(A) enhanced, .digressions

(B) harmed, .excursions

(C) adorned, .melodramas

(D) strengthened, .criticisms

(E) unaffected. .swervings

8. According to the report, the investment firm had_________ several customers, swindling them out of

thousands of dollars.

(A) harassed (B) sullied (C) bilked (D) investigated (E) incriminated

9. Because this novel is not so narrowly concerned with_________ political issues, it seems

as_________ today as it did two hundred years ago.

(A) momentary..derivative

(B) evanescent .nostalgic

(C) transient .fresh

(D) sagacious .wise

(E) dated .quaint

10.Contemptuous of official myths about great men and women that had been taught to them in

school, many postwar writers, with the skepticism expected of_________, advanced the idea that there

was no such thing as greatness.


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(A) idealists (B) well-wishers (C) dissemblers (D) nitpickers (E) debunkers

第十三套

SECTION ONE

1. Residents of the secluded island fear that_________ commercial development will_________ their

quiet way of life.

(A) widespread.. reinforce

(B) waning.. harm

(C) diminishing.. reform

(D) encroaching . disturb

(E) further..aid

2. Nicknamed the "contact lens," the device installed on the Hubble telescope successfully _________

its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror.

(A) corrected (B) displayed (C) generated (D) scrutinized (E) accentuated

3. Though it is often exclusively_________ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually_________ parts of eight

other South American countries.

A) protected by.. threatens

(B) located in.. bypasses

(C) limited to.. touches

(D) surrounded by.. borders

(E) associated with.. covers

4. As an architect who rehabilitates older buildings, Roberta Washington objected to a city policy that

resulted in the mass _________ of clearly _________ structures.

(A) demolition.. inconsequential

(B) renovation.. derelict

(C) razing.. salvageable

(D) protection .. venerable

(E) scouring.. grimy

5. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a_________ of detail, providing far more

information than one can easily digest.

(A) modicum (B) discrepancy (C) surfeit (D) deficit (E) juxtaposition

6. On the verge of financial collapse the museum was granted a_________, receiving a

much-needed_________ of cash in the form of a government loan.

(A) reprieve .. infusion

(B) deferment.. inducement

(C) rebate.. advance

(D) hearing.. security

(E) procurement.. account

7. More_________ than her predecessor Superintendent Reynolds would many predicted have a far


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less_________ term of office.

(A) phlegmatic.. apathetic

(B) conciliators.. confrontational

(C) empathetic .. compassionate

(D) vigilant.. reputable

(E) penurious .. frugal

8. Rodolfo Gonzales was once described as_________ in body and mind because of the flexibility

and grace apparent in both his boxing and his writing of poetry and plays.

(A) unyielding (B) tremulous (C) emphatic (D) lithe (E) fickle

9. Galloping technological progress has made consumers_________: advances undreamed of a

generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.

(A) flabbergasted (B) miffed (C) jaded (D) wary (E) embittered

SECTION TWO

1. They use language not to explain but to_________ each statement is like a reflection in a warped

mirror.

(A) preserve (B)distort (C)enlighten (D) negate (E) destroy

2.Many writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance were not originally from Harlem drawn by the

artistic community it provided, they_________ the place as home.

(A) neglected (B) adopted (C) avoided (D) criticized (E) encountered

3. Francis learned that by_________ his anger and resentment, and so avoiding_________, he could

overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.

(A) expressing.. hostility

(B) suppressing.. conflict

(C) stifling.. temperance

(D) disguising.. deceit

(E) rousing..wrath

4. Colonial South Carolina was characterized by cultural_________: Europeans, Africans, and Native

Americans each absorbed some customs of the other groups.

(A) tension (B) conservatism (C) integrity (D) convergence (E) eradication

5. Ellen Swallow Richards, a_________ environmental preservation in the United States, campaigned

during the nineteenth century to_________ responsible practices in the discipline that has come to be

known as ecology.

(A) foil for.. expose

(B) pioneer of.. implement

(C) resource on.. squelch

(D) mitigator of.. promote

(E) critic of.. exploit

6. Sleep actually occurs_________, though one may receive dues signaling its_________ for several


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minutes before one falls asleep.

(A) gradually.. abruptness

(B) erratically.. solace

(C) temporarily.. length

(D) inevitably.. approach

(E) instantaneously .. onset

7. Laila performed her tasks at the office with_________, completing all her projects in record time.

(A) alacrity (B) conformity (C) deliberation (D) recrimination (E) exasperation

8. Anna Freud's impact on psychoanalysis was_________, coming not from one brilliant discovery bur

from s lifetime of first-rate work.

(A) tangential (B) premature (C) exorbitant (D) indiscernible (E) cumulative

9. The treasurer was intimidated by the_________ demeanor of the auditors who neither spoke nor

smiled when they arrived.

(A) amiable (B) ethical (C) glacial (D) taunting (E) nondescript

10.Critics say that the autobiographical work Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman is

surprising in that it celebrates and yet_________ his own role in the life of his brother.

(A) censures (B) exacerbates (C) explores (D) duplicates (E) delineates

第十四套

SECTION ONE

1.She thought her_________ were amusing, but the others thought such tricks were irritating.

(A) anecdotes (B) researches (C) demands (D) pranks (E) debts

2.Though its wings look extremely_________, the butterfly is_________ enough to fly as high as 7,000

feet.

(A) vivid..powerful

(B) iridescent. .skillful

(C) slender. .thick

(D) beautiful. .heavy

(E) fragile. .sturdy

3. Several medieval manuscripts that were improperly_________, and thus lost within the library itself

since their acquisition, have been located and are finally_________ patrons.

(A) praised..scrutinized by

(B) displayed. .comprehensible to

(C) labeled. .accessible to

(D) administered. .overlooked by

(E) cataloged. .unobtainable by

4. Using gestures and facial expressions rather than words, the performers eloquently communicated

through the art of the_________.

(A) mediator (B) ensemble (C) elocutionist (D) pantomime (E) troubadour


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5. The ability to treat stress-related illness is limited because many conditions can_________ stress,

but none of them has been singled out as the_________ cause of stress.

(A) alleviate. .original

(B) relieve. .sole

(C) induce. .predominant

(D) inhibit..actual

(E) produce. .partial

6. Company President Carmen Sanchez intends the_________ with which she works to be an

example to her employees; as a result, they find that they are expected to apply themselves to their jobs

most_________.

(A) sagacity. .unscrupulously

(B) leniency. .decorously

(C) nonchalance. .tenaciously

(D) acrimony. .cheerfully

(E) ardor. .assiduously

7. George was so eager to_________ his preconceptions that he grasped at any fact that seemed

to_________ the undeniable gaps in his theory.

(A) reinforce..strengthen

(B) preserve. .bridge

(C) convey..widen

(D) overcome. .plug

(E) disregard. .destroy

8.That Virginia Woolf's criticism of prose is more astute than her criticism of poetry is most likely due to

her ability, as a novelist and essayist, to approach prose as one of its_________ .

(A) novices (B) neighbors (C) interpreters (D) practitioners (E) detractors

9. Since the opposing factions could reach no_________ the budget proposal, they decided

to_________ it and to debate the hazardous waste bill instead.

(A) consensus on. .table

(B) opinion about, .enact

(C) decision about, .berate

(D) agreement on. .proclaim

(E) compromise on. .endorse

SECTION TWO

1. Pat made the descent with unusual caution placing each foot first_________, then firmly.

(A) heavily (B) clumsily (C) tentatively (D) confidently (E) languidly

2. Because the geometry course_________ the principles governing solid structures, it was especially

popular with students specializing in _________.

(A) emphasized. .architecture

(B) deleted. .geology


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(C) reversed. .literature

(D) revealed. .history

(E) attacked. .economics

3. As their enemy grew weaker, the confidence of the allies increased and the_________ predictions

they had made at the beginning of the war began to seem justified.

(A) imperceptive (B) belated (C) everlasting (D) optimistic (E) useless

4. Typically, an environmental problem worsens little by little until finally its effects can no longer

be_________; organizations then emerge to raise public consciousness and to press vociferously

for_________ action.

(A) preserved, .immediate

(B) disregarded, .gradual

(C) ignored, .remedial

(D) observed, .governmental

(E) distorted, .scientific

5. The workers were bored by the mindless routine of their jobs; their performance, therefore, was

mechanical, no more than_________.

(A) querulous (B) perfunctory (C) diffuse (D) irresolute (E) transient

6. In the style of some ancient Chinese poets, Asian American poet Li-Young Lee speaks_________

but_________: he meditates on abstract issues while using everyday language in his writing.

(A) clearly. .simply

(B) pompously. .nonchalantly

(C) philosophically. .colloquially

(D) diffidently. .cunningly

(E) sternly. .profoundly

7.They were not_________ misfortune, having endured more than their share of _________.

(A) cognizant of.. calamity

(B) superstitious about. .prosperity

(C) jealous of. .success

(D) oblivious to. .happiness

(E) unacquainted with. .adversity

8. It is perilously easy to decry so_________ a historical figure without trying to understand the motives

for his reprehensible actions.

(A) exemplary (B) astute (C) efficacious (D) prosaic (E) villainous

9. Because that testimony had been the_________ the prosecutor's case, when it was ruled

inadmissible the case collapsed.

(A) scapegoat for (B) linchpin of (C) bane of (D) conundrum of (E) buffer against

10.Samantha's distinguishing trait is her_________: she gives liberally to those less fortunate than

herself.


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(A) amicability(B) inexorableness (C) frivolity (D) munificence (E) venerability

第十五套

SECTION ONE

1. Although he can_________ isolated facts, he is no scholar he is able to_________ information but

cannot make sense of it.

(A) regurgitate.. synthesize

(B) memorize.. recite

(C) falsify.. denounce

(D) misinterpret.. acquire

(E) recall.. disregard

2. The use of tools among chimpanzees is learned behavior young chimpanzees become_________ by

others.

(A) socialized.. overcoming

(B) dominant.. obeying

(C) vocal.. mimicking

(D) adept.. imitating

(E) agile..following

3. The speech was a_________ of random and contradictory information that could not be integrated

into_________, consistent whole.

(A) collage.. a rambling

(B) development.. an ambiguous

(C) hodgepodge.. a coherent

(D) morass.. an amorphous

(E) harangue.. an unintelligible

4. The prosecutor termed the defendants' actions_________ because there was no justification for their

intentional disregard for the law

(A) indefensible (B) surreptitious (C) indefatigable (D) comprehensive (E) corrective

5. Acid rain is damaging lakes in_________ way, causing the virtually unnoticed_________ of these

aquatic ecosystems.

(A) a manifest.. eradication

(B) a nefarious .. polarization

(C) an insidious .. destruction

(D) a methodical.. amalgamation

(E) an obvious .. stagnation

6.The new concert hall proved to be a_________: it was costly, acoustically unsatisfactory, and tar too

small.

(A) colossus (B) milestone (C) debacle (D) consecration (E) fabrication

7. A hypocrite may_________ reprehensible acts but escape discovery by affecting_________.


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(A) abhor.. profundity

(B) condone .. enthusiasm

(C) commit.. innocence

(D) perform.. immorality

(E) condemn.. repentance

8.The review was_________, recounting the play's felicities and its flaws without unduly emphasizing

one or the other.

(A) equitable (B) immoderate (C) cumulative (D) unproductive (E) adulatory

9. Rosita Peru, who rose to become the highest-ranking female in the television industry,

was_________ recruited: Spanish language program-producers courted her persistently.

(A) indiscriminately (B) enigmatically (C) vicariously (D) rancorously (E) assiduously

SECTION TWO

1. Mammals of temperate ~ones often give burn in the spring, thereby_________ their offspring

to_________ the season's abundant food.

(A) subjecting.. subsist on

(B) encouraging.. compete for

(C) tempting..abstain from

(D) forcing.. forage for

(E) enabling.. benefit from

2. While the dome of the nineteenth-century city hall once_________ the city's skyline, a much taller new

office -building now_________ the old landmark.

(A) overshadowed.. enhances

(B) dominated..dwarfs

(C) punctuated, resembles

(D) cluttered.. destroys

(E) beautified.. uplifts

3. Ancient cloth makers probably could not twist flax fibers until they had dipped the fibers into water to

make them_________.

(A) solvent (B) supple (C) nonporous (D) immutable (E) invisible

4. In an effort to_________ people's physical discomforts, modem medicine sometimes wrongly treats

the body's defense mechanisms as_________ and in need of corrective intervention.

(A) cure..complex

(B) prescribe..symptomatic

(C) diagnose.. suppressive

(D) relieve..defective

(E) analyze..medicinal

5. Crazy Love, by Elias Miguel Munoz, is an_________ novel: it takes the form of a series of letters.

(A) archetypal (B) epistolary (C) inauspicious (D) inconspicuous (E) illusory


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6.The meal had_________ effect on the famished travelers: their energy was restored almost instantly.

(A) a tonic (B) a cloying (C) an indefinite (D) a debilitating (E) an intemperate

7.While cynics may_________ the goal of international disarmament as Utopian, others believe that

laughing contemptuously at idealism leads nowhere.

(A) exalt (B) confirm (C) renew (D) deride (E) defend

8. Although his memoirs contained scathing criticisms of his opponents, the politician_________

vindictiveness as his motive.

(A) disavowed (B) claimed (C) disparaged (D) substantiated (E) evaluated

9. Even in her most casual conversation, one detects the impulse to_________, to impart knowledge

systematically to her listener.

(A) mystify (B) instruct (C) insinuate (D) embellish (E) meditate

10.Ms. Turner was an_________ opponent, one who never swerved from her purpose and would never

compromise or yield.

(A) inexorable (B) ambivalent (C) eloquent (D) impassive (E) obstreperous

第十六套

SECTION ONE

1. Lacking self-assurance, he was too_________ to _________ controversial topics with people he did

not know well.

(A) impassioned..analyze

(B) timid.. discuss

(C) cautious.. suppress

(D) knowledgeable.. disregard

(E) perceptive.. defend

2. After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built a mansion, and wore designer suits, but, by

thus_________ his _________, he alienated his friends.

(A) enduring.. hardship

(B) flaunting.. prosperity

(C) undermining.. image

(D) calculating.. successes

(E) moderating.. consumption

3.Ballads often praise popular figures who have performed feats that many perceive as_________, such

as defending the poor or resisting_________ authority.

(A) modest.. acceptable

(B) inescapable.. legitimate

(C) insufficient.. overpowering

(D) admirable.. unjust

(E) unbelievable.. tolerable

4. As _________ as the disintegration of the Roman Empire must have seemed, that disaster


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nevertheless presented some_________ aspects.

(A) momentous.. formidable

(B) decisive.. unavoidable

(C) unexpected.. ambiguous

(D) advantageous.. beneficial

(E) catastrophic.. constructive

5. Predictably, detail-oriented workers are_________ keeping track of the myriad particulars of a

situation.

(A) remiss in (B) adept at (C) humorous about (D) hesitant about (E) contemptuous of

6.The beauty of Mount McKinley is usually cloaked: clouds_________ the summit nine days out of ten.

(A) release (B) elevate (C) entangle (D) shroud (E) attain

7. In the opening scene, the playwright creates such a strong impression of the_________ of the main

characters that none of their subsequent, apparently honorable actions can_________ these

characters in the eyes of the audience.

(A) integrity.. discredit

(B) conviction.. justify

(C) corruption.. redeem

(D) dignity.. excuse

(E) degradation.. convict

8. By allowing one printer to be used by several computers, this device_________ the need for many

separate printers.

(A) accelerates (B) predetermines(C) substantiates (D) precludes (E) anticipates

9. In an attempt to malign and misrepresent their opponents, some candidates resort to_________.

(A) arbitration (B) narcissism (C) calumny (D) tenacity (E) solicitude

SECTION TWO

1. The stage director insisted that before the next performance die set be_________ to eliminate its

dinginess.

(A) requisitioned (B) enlarged (C) refurbished (D) demolished (E) relocated

2. Most pioneers_________ this valley on their journey to the West because its rugged terrain and

frequent landslides made it a_________ place far travelers.

(A) flanked..fascinating

(B) avoided.. necessary

(C) encompassed.. curious

(D) enjoyed.. troublesome

(E) skirted..hazardous

3. Most people would be amazed to discover how _________ their recollections are, even those

memories of which they are most_________.

(A) unpleasant..frightened

(B) repressed..unaware


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(C) inaccurate.. certain

(D) amorphous.. unsure

(E) trustworthy..confident

4. Perhaps the most visible sign of the_________ nature of the Cherokee nation was the fact that the

women who led each clan picked the chief.

(A) stoic (B) matriarchal (C) defensive (D) caustic (E) didactic

5. Castillo's poetry has generated only enthusiastic response: praise from the general public

and_________ from the major critics.

(A) condemnation (B) sarcasm (C) plaudits (D) irony (E) pathos

6. Many scientists have such specialized expertise that they look only at_________ aspects of nature,

but ecologists are concerned with the_________ of the natural environment.

(A) complex.. purity

(B) detailed.. paradox

(C) isolated.. totality

(D) universal.. balance

(E) distant.. erosion

7. Notoriously_________ regarding issues of national security, the Prime Minister dumbfounded her

opponents when she_________ a defense appropriations bill they had expected her to conte.

(A) evenhanded.. muddled

(B) compliant.. conceded on

(C) pacific.. opposed

(D) intransigent.. compromised on

(E) rancorous.. railed against

8. Leslie thoroughly_________ the text to avoid any lawsuits that might arise because of the new

obscenity law.

(A) condensed (B) delineated (C) exterminated (D) expurgated (E) transcribed

9. The skepticism of some ancient philosopher_________ and helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that

appeared in the early nineteenth century.

(A) suppresses (B) disseminates (C) undermines (D) confounds (E) foreshadows

10.The doctor_________ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that her colleagues accused

her of_________.

(A) vacillated..inconsistency

(B) sermonized.. fidelity

(C) wavered..steadfastness

(D) experimented..inflexibility

(E) relied.. negligence


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第十七套

SECTION ONE

1. Seeking to_________ what people view and read by determining what art and literature should be

available, censorship laws directly_________ free expression.

(A) govern.. liberate

(B) juxtapose .. prescribe

(C) defer.. nullify

(D) control.. prohibit

(E) balance .. promote

2. Because little rain falls in the district during summer, municipalities are necessarily_________ to

_________ water from winter storms.

(A) ready.. squander

(B) reluctant.. retain

(C) free.. absorb

(D) careful.. store

(E) unwilling .. conserve

3. Excessive secrecy tends to_________ excessive curiosity and thus serves to_________ the very

impulses against which it guards.

(A) inhibit.. protect

(B) disguise.. supplant

(C) satisfy.. limit

(D) compel.. deride

(E) invite .. provoke

4. Toni Cade Bambara's novels are engrossing because the protagonists, in striving to achieve goals,

are not simply_________ characters.

(A) passive (B) tangible (C) abandoned (D) autonomous (E) redundant

5. Myra laughed exuberantly and embraced her friends repeatedly, so_________ was she about having

been selected.

(A) ambivalent (B) quizzical (C) euphoric (D) jaded (E) exacting

6. The new policy has been called a quiet revolution because, though introduced without_________, it is

already producing_________ changes.

(A) warning .. specious

(B) fanfare .. momentous

(C) concealment. . transient

(D) hesitation . . ostensible

(E) debate.. negligible

7. Artists who are described as_________ are the first to experiment with new forms or concepts.

(A) aesthetic (B) partisan (C) decorous (D) cerebral (E) avant-garde


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8. Once his integrity had been_________, the mayoral candidate was quick both to_________ these

attacks and to issue counterattacks.

(A) debunked .. buttress

(B) restored .. recommence

(C) revoked .. relinquish

(D) impugned .. repudiate

(E) vitiated.. avoid

9.When two chemical compounds are combined, a_________ effect can be achieved; the resulting

combination can be more potent than either of the individual compounds alone.

(A) synergistic (B) naturalistic (C) competitive (D) retroactive (E) neutralizing

SECTION TWO

1. Although visitors initially may find touring the city by subway to be_________, they are pleased to

discover that subways are an inexpensive and_________ way to get around.

(A) wasteful.. generous

(B) daunting .. efficient

(C) extravagant.. prohibitive

(D) convenient.. solitary

(E) enjoyable .. easy

2. New data measuring the_________ of land beneath the oceans permit accurate generalizations about

the topography of the seafloor.

(A) models (B) contours (C) remnants (D) populations (E) pigments

3. One critic asserts that modem urban architecture causes sensory deprivation because it fails to

provide visual and tactile_________.

(A) latency (B) stimulation (C) complacence (D) confusion (E) extension

4. It would be a waste of time for any reviewer to bother_________ a book whose utter worthlessness

is_________ to even the least discerning reader.

(A) enjoying.. doubtful

(B) mocking .. figurative

(C) assessing.. welcome

(D) condemning.. obvious

(E) ignoring.. obnoxious

5. In frigid regions a layer of permafrost under the soil surface prevents water from sinking deep into die

soil, and so the water_________ the land, helping to create bog and_________ conditions.

(A) freezes.. tropical

(B) parches .. marsh

(C) inundates .. desert

(D) aerates .. jungle

(E) floods .. swamp

6. Although the bystander's account of the car accident at first seemed_________. the police officer was

surprised, on further investigation, to find that it was_________.


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(A) dubious .. erroneous

(B) incongruous .. inconsistent

(C) implausible .. correct

(D) logical.. pertinent

(E) probable .. coherent

7. The legislation facing Congress was so_________ that it threatened to shatter the governing body's

fragile bipartisanship.

(A) divisive (B) transparent (C) concordant (D) repetitive (E) rhetorical

8. In All God's Children Seed Traveling Shoes, author Maya Angelou uses_________, brief descriptive

sketches, to provide_________ view of Ghana that clearly details the land and its people.

(A) missives .. an illusory

(B) themes . . a thorough

(C) vignettes.. a vivid

(D) treatises .. an authentic

(E) abstracts .. an ambiguous

9. Because an older horse is more_________ than a younger one, it is safer for a novice rider.

(A) frolicsome (B) cantankerous (C) gargantuan (D) tractable (E) precipitate

10. The library's collection is a _________ of Asian American historical documents, including rare

materials about race relations.

(A) summary (B) fabrication (C) consensus (D) trove (E) replication

第十八套

SECTION ONE

1. In the Renaissance, when few women were formally educated and most were forced to marry, the

rebellious Cecilia Gonzaga succeeded in_________ scholarship and_________ the marriage planned

for her.

(A) obtaining . . succumbing to

(B) escaping . . subverting

(C) pursuing . . avoiding

(D) ignoring .. observing

(E) disavowing .. enjoying

2. During the day downpours were_________ starting and stopping at nearly regular intervals.

(A) unmediated (B) spontaneous (C) periodic (D) incidental (E) endemic

3. As a physicist Veronica is a gifted_________; she loves to go beyond particular facts and speculate

about general principles.

(A) dogmatist (B) consultant (C) prodigy (D) materialist (E) theorist

4. Although hostile demonstrations and_________ marred James Meredith's 1962 enrollment at the

University of Mississippi, the commencement ceremony in which he became the university's first African

American graduate was surprisingly_________.


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(A) discord .. tranquil

(B) pomp.. daunting

(C) banality .. conventional

(D) turmoil.. controversial

(E) serenity.. opportune

5. The editor's comment was not intended as a criticism, but as a_________ by which she sought further

clarification.

(A) query (B) confession (C) dismissal (D) condemnation (E) credo

6. Although Clifton often appeared_________, he actually devoted_________ amount of time trying to

keep up a neat appearance.

(A) orderly .. an enormous

(B) disheveled .. an inordinate

(C) annoyed .. an unfortunate

(D) distracted .. an unrealistic

(E) agitated . . a considerable

7. In 1991 salsa_________ ketchup as the best-selling condiment in the United States, outselling

ketchup by $40 million in retail stores.

(A) supplanted (B) redoubled (C) augmented (D) brandished (E) evaded

8. The Earth's oceans sustain a_________ of marine creatures, an abundance that makes the seas

teem with life and activity.

(A) melee (B) profusion (C) configuration (D) symmetry (E) dimension

9. The gentle flow of the speaker's words became Of increasingly balanced and rhythmic;

such_________ oratory was quite hypnotic.

(A) cadent (B) specious (C) convoluted (D) adulatory (E) impassioned

10.The of the art world, its "apparent inviolability," was sullied in 1997 when investigators

uncovered several dubious art transactions.

(A) turpitude (B) sacrosanctity (C) perspicuity (D) verisimilitude (E) duplicity

SECTION TWO

1. Despite the wide-ranging curiosity about her personal life. Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed a degree

of_________ that today's highly scrutinized public figures can only_________.

(A) privacy . . envy

(B) popularity . . celebrate

(C) privilege..imitate

(D) isolation . . regret

(E) generosity .. refuse

2. Unable to decide between a career in biology and one in philosophy. Gwen_________ her two

interests and became a medical ethicist.

(A) reclaimed (B) merged (C) defined (D) abandoned (E) conveyed


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3. The incompetent judge conducted the hearing in so_________ a manner that the entire proceeding

was considered a_________, an insult to the standards of the judicial system.

(A) apathetic . . victory

(B) exacting .. spectacle

(C) astute .. debacle

(D) negligent.. travesty

(E) surreptitious .. triumph

4. Constance was_________ by the speech, regarding such criticisms of her company as extremely

annoying.

(A) fascinated (B) galled (C) uplifted (D) soothed (E) disoriented

5. Steven tried hard to give up sweets, but he found it particularly difficult to_________ chocolate.

(A) digest (B) extol (C) impugn (D) forgo (E) relish

6. At first merely_________, his actions grew so bewildering and bizarre as to appear entirely_________

to us.

(A) dignified . . mystifying

(B) perplexing .. inexplicable

(C) eccentric . . stolid

(D) intriguing . . reasonable

(E) logical.. questionable

7. Rather than focusing on the_________ sequence of events. the historian E.M.W. Tillyard_________ a

chronological approach and portrays, instead, the dominant belief patterns of an age.

(A) rational. . acknowledges

(B) temporal.. avoids

(C) universal., embraces

(D) qualitative . . employs

(E) unseen. .forsakes

8. The fashion designer's new line of spring clothing was described in the style section of the newspaper

as_________, even_________; the runway collection had dazzled the audience.

(A) unassuming . . audacious

(B) capricious . . innocuous

(C) tawdry .. precocious

(D) vivacious . . insipid

(E) resplendent.. incandescent

9. Robb Armstrong's Jump Start fills a void in the cartoon industry, namely, a_________ of comic strips

representing African Americans.

(A) spate (B) revision (C) dearth (D) dispersal (E) consensus


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SAT 填空练习题十八套答案

第一套 Section One

1. B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.E 8.D 9.D

Section Two

1. D 2.B 3.A 4.E 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.E 10.D

第二套 Section One

1. E 2.D 3.E 4.E 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A

Section Two

1. E 2.E 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.A

第三套 Section One

1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.E 8.A 9.C

Section Two

1. A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.E 6.B 7.C 8.E 9.D 10.B

第四套 Section One

1. E 2.B 3.E 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.E

Section Two

1. B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.D

第五套 Section One

1. B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.E 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.E 10.B

Section Two

1. D 2.E 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.E 7.B 8.B 9.D

第六套 Section One

1. E 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.E 10.D

Section Two

1. C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.E 9.C

第七套 Section One

1. E 2.D 3.D 4.E 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B

Section Two

1. A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.E 6.D 7.D 8.D 9.B


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第八套 Section One

1. C 2.C 3.D 4.E 5.D 6.E 7.C 8.B 9.B

Section Two

1. D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.E 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C

第九套 Section One

1. E 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A

Section Two

1. B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.E 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.B

第十套 Section One

1. C 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.D

Section Two

1. C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.E 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.C

Answer

第十一套

Section One

1. D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.E 7.A 8.C 9.A

Section Two

1. B 2.E 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A

第十二套

Section One

1. E 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.D

Section Two

1. D 2.E 3.B 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.E

第十三套

Section One

1. D 2.A 3.E 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C

Section Two

1. B 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.E 7.A 8.E 9.C 10.A

第十四套

Section One

1. D 2.E 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.B 8.D 9.A

Section Two

1. C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.E 8.E 9.B 10.D

第十五套

Section One


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1. B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.E

Section Two

1. E 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A

第十六套

Section One

1. B 2.B 3.D 4.E 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.C

Section Two

1. C 2.E 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.E 10.A

第十七套

Section One

1. D 2.D 3.E 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.E 8.D 9.A

Section Two

1. B 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.E 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.D

第十八套

Section One

1. C 2.C 3.E 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.B

Section Two

1. A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.E 9.C

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