2012年新GRE考试填空题技巧完全解析(6)+ y( }" t5 \" H, |( I
It is true that seeds of some plants have_ after two hundred years of dormancy, but reports that viable seeds have been found in ancient tombs such as pyramids are entirely_.
- H% h7 I! R* z! |5 V T (A) received ... empirical
" z9 a: G$ q1 L1 u (B) germinated ... unfounded: j+ j4 K% H- e5 J8 {8 b0 X
(C) endured ... irrelevant
4 g' ?( r. b3 q5 T3 H (D) erupted ... reasonablewww.examw.com7 b3 Z, ]& S Z. k
(E) proliferated ... substantiated
( j( ^2 ~3 _8 r# D+ Y* n4 R2 w 〖解答〗6 @; n$ ]$ m; V {0 p
先处理空格Ⅱ:题内"It is true that..."代表了第一种说法,"but reports that..."代表了与第一种说法相反的情形。既然前者是“确凿可信的”(true), 则后者应是“虚妄谬误的”,与true一词构成反义。(D) reasonable 和 (E) substantiated (具体化的,被证实了的)构成的是同义关系,可先予排除。(A) empirical (经验主义的)无针对性。(C) irrelevant 意为“不相关联的”,它并不就意味着“谬误的”。唯 (B) unfounded (没有根据的,无稽之谈的)为正确。在空格Ⅰ处,所代入的动词用以描述 “seeds” 的某种情况,可将第二句中再涉及seeds这一概念时所用的viable一词以动词形式直接代入,则求得同义的(B)germinated一词。- p: f, k$ H8 x% n0 z% Y
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某些植物的种籽在经历了两百多年的休眠状态之后依然能发芽,这一情形完全属实,但是,在诸如金字塔一类的古代坟墓中能寻找到尚能存活发芽的种籽,这样的传闻纯属无稽之谈。 |