Vainand prone to violence,Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (i) ______ as an artistincreased, the more (ii) ______ hislife became. BLANK (i)
c0 b, M" G3 m" z! y4 t0 jBLANK (ii). {0 E# G$ |$ `5 q
(A) temperance
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( e9 O% a5 _9 v(B) notoriety$ e3 Y4 _" @8 X
(E) providential7 s: i n5 f5 M% K; a2 n
(C) eminence$ ?' K: G3 k3 t. i4 T7 [' [9 L4 ^' \2 a
(F) dispassionate7 F$ ^+ @) l1 H9 G7 Q
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1.关键字:冒号! L/ I8 u$ v; R9 J
2.确定blank1中应该填入一个名词,表示C作为一名艺术家在某一方面的成绩,blank2中应该填入一个形容词,表示C的生活的变化形式;1 e7 Z6 m- e W9 ?% n. S* X, `, c
3.发现句子中有冒号,可以推断句子前后两部分是一种解释说明的关系,即句子前后两部分意思一致,前半句说C对于成功的把握很差,而且倾向于暴力;则后半句也应该是同样的意思;
3 ]$ v4 T$ O4 S1 Y 4.在后半句中,as an artist increased应该对应的是“成功”的意思,从blank1中选出“eminence”,而his life became,对应的是其倾向于暴力的部分,从blank2中选出“tumultuous”。
" c8 l+ T( p" p7 w _ V 5.词语解释:
, y% B' ~8 z' d [1].(A) temperance:(抑制、温和)moderation in action, thought, orfeeling : RESTRAINT
+ M0 z* `5 r" b0 ?5 b [2].(B) notoriety:(臭名昭著)the quality or state of being widelyand unfavorably known
7 h7 _: f& g, d; E [3].(C) eminence:(声名显赫)onethat is eminent, prominent, or lofty
9 U1 p0 s; s( r4 k/ E$ c [4].(D) tumultuous:(暴力的)markedby violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval) B( I: i0 a1 j/ S$ m6 ^4 T
[5].(E) providential:(神意的)of, relating to, or determined by Godconceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny, N; z( m R+ J% L
[6].(F) dispassionate:(冷静的)not influenced by strong feeling
+ I7 i% m& T( q, y- ` ~ (OGText Completion Sample Questions 3)
# _* ?5 J$ B/ T" G% Q Inparts of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so ______ that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hiddensea.; N% a+ L* r9 T1 ~% q* h
(A) permanently
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(C) irregularly中华考试网. c7 o& Z: V, b7 v4 s0 i( z( `
(D) precariously$ _' U3 r( |4 B9 ]6 ?( k2 s
(E) relentlessly
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0 z* R" Y. l( o; Y# u3 i. Y 1.关键字:“So … that …”结构中华考试网(www.Examw。com)
. Y) q* k! w0 Y) p$ ]4 @ 2.“So … that …” 结构,that后面的部分对于so后面的词进行解释说明,其表示的是arcitic附近的某些冰层向海中伸出的程度,如果仅仅说是能够让人行走的话,选项中没有合适的词语进行对应,因而,形容的是给人们的一种感觉,对应部分如颜色标注。) e$ G. A# B: P. E0 d
3.词语解释:
8 k! T/ u' _7 b% F9 J [1].(A) permanently:(永久地)continuing or enduringwithout fundamental or marked change : STABLE
3 S9 [1 B; n, z) E& b+ J [2].(B) imperceptibly:(不被察觉地)not perceptible by a sense or by the mind
q* B& s% p/ J. t9 {2 F [3].(C) irregularly:(不规则地)lacking continuity orregularity especially of occurrence or activity中华考试网(www.Examw。com)( c+ d m% \8 z
[4].(D) precariously:(不安全地、随意地)dependent on chancecircumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments0 b2 \% K( K) m3 G
[5].(E) relentlessly:(无情地、残酷地)showing or promising noabatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace |