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) F0 j S! Z$ ]& W- f, G& H8 w' V# J1. Although she gives badly ____ titles to her musical compositions, they ____ unusual combinations of materials including Gregorian chant, Asian scale patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs.
1 {' K7 R e, N9 D5 WA. exotic… belie B. eccentric…deploy C. traditional…exclude
' v1 G' [; c- r- ~8 M" RD. imaginative…disguise E. conventional… incorporate
; e' n4 k# N1 T. S8 [2. Even though the folktales Partout collected and retold were not solely French in origin, his versions of then were so decidedly French in style that later anthologizes of French folktales have never ____ them.5 O) ^0 E9 X# Y: t
A. excluded B. admired C. collected D. promoted E. comprehended
& t! H3 ~$ F+ @: O9 x: Z; w3. In arguing against assertions that environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule all predictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many cases been ____.3 T* d2 T% y: e7 n; u0 q
A. exaggerated B. ignored C. scrutinized D. derided E. increased
& n1 p# Q7 O8 J8 J' a" v) E4. There seems to be no ____ the reading public’s thirst for books about the 1960’s: indeed, the normal level of interest has ____ recently because of aspiration of popular television documentaries.7 X, V: Z3 z- ^" ]
A. quenching… moderated B. whetting… mushroomed C. curtailing… waned
8 S0 Z" r' V! e6 LD. ignoring… transformed E. slaking… increased / X' X; w. A; z/ p/ Q% S
5. Despite a tendency to be overtly ____, the poetry of the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments.
, w. T J3 Z9 f+ ~A. diverting B. emotional C. didactic D. romantic E. whimsical- R$ s6 q5 l( V! b5 V
6. One of the first ____ of reduced burning in Amazon rain forests was the chestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insects that, by pollinating chestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop.
( H; [0 [# X: jA. reformers B. discoveries C. casualties D. critics E. beneficiaries 1 F1 V" p U2 o- }
7. The research committee urged the archaeologist to ____ her claim that the tomb she has discovered was that of Alexander the Great since her initial report has been based only on ____.: }; x3 y5 P; B
A. disseminate… supposition6 [; o1 X4 }; |7 {; d
B. withdraw… evidence
. ^/ p' m6 k7 ^1 MC. undercut… caprice2 V7 Q1 D' W Z
D. document… conjecture
0 p2 D8 }4 U: XE. downplay… facts
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1. The scientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered ______ despite widespread agreement that it was _______
. X, A& H7 D$ }# P' d* NA. respect … crucial B. dismissal…simplistic C. skepticism…unfathomable
4 K3 q) {: N& q. I4 D, }% D ~D. opposition…indisputable E. acceptance…comprehensive1 x8 l: P/ Q2 X3 s" ]' g
2. The rate at which soil can absorb water ______ with continuous wetting, so the longer a ______ lasts, or the greater the rate of precipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across the ground as runoff and enter stream channels.& k& ?* b" I$ T M- h
A. rises… deluge B. diminishes… drought C. increases… shower
) t8 ~4 F; S# Q; aD. decreases… rainstorm E. stabilizes…thaw
$ W8 I; o9 ?4 z: F! B U/ S3. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more_____ than one would expect on the basis of her rather _____ treatment of her subject in the opening pages.
2 R) I/ D: p( u4 UA. compelling… intriguing B. accessible… recondite C. hidebound… reactionary% G6 k8 h5 r# y8 X
D. insightful… innovative E. dispassionate… evenhanded
- @/ N" [3 V7 F" R4. The meeting on environmental issues produced ____ discussion but no commitment on a plan of action: the many uncertainties surrounding global climatic change and the huge cost of efforts to limit it made the policymakers ____.1 b9 e# ~0 d- p
A. little… voluble B. heated… contentious C. cordial… quarrelsome3 E" L9 H# |7 P, W
D. frustrating… affable E. interminable… businesslike 0 p0 Y& ^9 K& d: h. [9 [
5.Art that endures often makes an initially disturbing impact: the profound experience that such art seeks to provoke necessarily engenders a certain____.$ E& }1 d( G! q4 q+ z5 r, `- Q
A. familiarity B. ennui C. upheaval D. intimacy E. tranquility ; n5 f/ ]# u& Q. ^0 R4 g
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( ] @% E) r+ _! N! h1 a6. The history of film reflects the ____ inherent in the medium itself: film combines still photographs to represent continuous motion and, while seeming to present life itself, can also offer impossible and dreamlike unrealities.
" O+ E* s2 o, I7 d! ?8 _' |A. trivialities B. biases C. constraints D. paradoxes E. liabilities ( L M9 U3 E2 b' L/ O
7. The ____ with which the politician peppers her speeches are so memorable that many people think of her as being far more ____ than she in fact is.) M6 n$ `" N; ]0 j$ G @9 J
A. superlatives… egalitarian B. pejoratives…optimistic C. examples… soporific! y3 ^" T1 F X$ ^3 x
D. diatribes… censorious E. malapropisms… straightforward |