3. The attempts of epidemiologists to ______ the infectious disease ultimately proved futile: as soon as they managed to ______ it in one community, it would emerge somewhere else.
6. Women in the United States gained ______ long after Black American men did, but Black citizens had greater difficulty exercising their new voting rights.
8. Selecting not to stay in subordinate positions in large firms, some attorneys ______, seeking more ______ and independence elsewhere.
A.resign
B.persevere
C.acquiesce
D.conformity
E.autonomy
F.banality
A B C D E F
AE
[解析] ●not取反,逗号说明前后同义重复。 ●第一空与selecting not to stay(选择不再留在)同义重复。resign辞职,persevere坚持不懈,acquiesce默许。答案选A。 ●第二空与subordinate(隶属的)反义重复。conformity一致,autonomy独立自主,banality 平庸。答案选E。
9. The kiwi bird's wings are ______: that is, they are rudiments of wings and serve no function.
A.degenerated
B.vestigial
C.decorative
D.invasive
E.kinetic
F.ostentatious
A B C D E F
AB
[解析] ●that is说明前后同义重复。 ●空格与rudiments(退化器官)和serve no function(没有作用)同义重复。 ●degenerated退化的,vestigial退化的/发育不全的,decorative装饰性的,invasive侵略性的,kinetic运动的,ostentatious卖弄炫耀的。答案选AB。
10. Because all members of this organization are idealists, they ______ any assertion that political enterprises should be purely ______.
11. The critic noted that the ______ tone that characterizes much of the writer's work stands in stark contrast to his gentle dispositions.
A.strident
B.somber
C.stoic
D.gracious
E.grating
F.benign
A B C D E F
AE
[解析] in stark contrast to说明前后反义重复。 ●空格与gentle dispositions(好脾气)反义重复。 ●strident尖锐的,somber悲伤的,stoic冷静的,gracious亲切的,grating刺耳的,benign仁慈的。答案选AE。 ●注:这里gracious和benign是干扰项,同表示“脾气好的”。
12. Peter was ______ without being ______: he held fast to his beliefs but avoided arguing about them with others.
A.resolute
B.haphazard
C.sentimental
D.acquiescent
E.polemical
F.philanthropic
A B C D E F
AE
[解析] ●冒号说明前后同义重复;without取反。 ●第一空与held fast to(执着于)同义重复。resolute坚定的,haphazard无序的,sentimental感情用事的。答案选A。 ●第二空与avoided arguing about(避免就……争吵)反义重复。acquiescent默认的,polemical争论的,philanthropic博爱的。答案选E。
13. African American poet Lucille Clifton writes in a notably ______ style, achieving great impact in a few unadorned works.
14. Unlike some entertainers whose performances rarely vary, jazz great Louis Armstrong frequently ______ during his performances, spontaneously ______ new phrasing in existing songs.
16. Some readers find the crime fiction of Patricia Highsmith to be ______ because her protagonists are not always punished for their ______.
A.immoral
B.ethical
C.redemptive
D.altruism
E.temperance
F.transgressions
A B C D E F
AF
[解析] ●because说明前后同义重复。 ●两空联动,第一空与not always punished for their ______(并不总是因为______受到惩罚)同义重复。 ●punished说明第二空应填入一个带有负面含义的词。altruism利他主义,temperance节制,transgression违规。答案选F。 ●immoral不道德的,ethical道德的,redemptive救赎的。答案选A。
17. People did not suddenly learn to use fire, but did so slowly over time with countless advances offset by ______ period.
20. As scientists at the Smithsonian have observed, the institution's range of scientific inquiry may be ______, but its financial resources are far less ______.
21. As advocates of free speech confront those who would regulate entertainment strictly, the debate over shocking content in movies will likely ______.
25. The scientist warned that global warming might ______ a dangerous ______ of some mosquito-borne disease, resulting in an increasing number of epidemics around the world.
A.precede
B.stimulate
C.eliminate
D.resurgence
E.decline
F.quarantine
A B C D E F
BD
[解析] ●resulting in说明前后同义重复。 ●设空处______ a dangerous ______ of与increasing number of(……的数目变多)同义重复。 ●precede先于……,stimulate刺激,eliminate消灭;resurgence复苏,decline婉拒/衰退,quarantine隔离。答案选BD。
26. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were the era when Pueblo pottery was least likely to be ______ and from which consequently, the fewest authentic examples ______.
A.discovered
B.preserved
C.promoted
D.survive
E.disappear
F.originate
A B C D E F
BD
[解析] ●from which consequently说明前后同义重复;least和fewest取反。 ●两空联动,同义重复。 ●discover发现,preserve保存,promote促进;survive存活,disappear消失,originate出现。答案选BD。
27. Some psychologists argue that a ______ of choices can be paralyzing, since too many options can impede meaningful selection.
29. The Classical Age of Greece, 500 B.C. to 323 B.C., was characterized by contradictions: it was a mix of superstition and ______, of ______ concepts and centuries-old traditions.
30. Celia Tomlinson personifies ______: she overcame poverty, language barriers, and discriminations to found, own, and operate her own engineering company.
A.indomitableness
B.nonchalance
C.circumspection
D.expediency
E.prudence
F.tenacity
A B C D E F
AF
[解析] ●冒号说明前后同义重复。 ●空格与she overcame poverty,language barriers,and discriminations to found,own,and operate her own engineering company(她克服了贫穷、语言障碍和歧视,建立、控制并经营了她自己的工程公司)同义重复。 ●indomitableness不屈不挠,nonchalance冷漠,circumspection谨慎,expediency权宜之计,prudence谨慎,tenacity坚持。答案选AF。 ●注:这里circumspection和prudence是干扰项,同表示“谨慎”。
31. The crude animated effects ______ projected images from seventeenth-century lantern slides have now been recognized as ______ of modern film animation.
36. Darren's sensitivity to his celebrity clients is nothing short of ______: he is able to ______ their needs before they themselves are fully aware of them.