1. It is puzzling to observe that Jones’s novel has recently been criticized for its ________ structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious ________ is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework. $ c8 E2 m" I3 N+ E& a4 E
(A) attention to ... preoccupation
9 a: Q5 r" G5 p; o3 a+ B (B) speculation about ... characteristic # {2 p+ x- ^, w5 l0 w3 M2 d
(C) parody of ... disparity + V# \$ S# c1 S, O+ `% H' R
(D) violation of ... contradiction 2 a; E( g5 X5 k& R1 X
(E) lack of ... flaw 5 O! t, U1 z' m. Y7 r6 L
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2. Famous among job seekers for its ________, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such ________ as low-interest home mortgages and company cars.
" n% H- \3 g0 y& S% ^/ R (A) magnanimity ... reparations
- e! N6 m, n* Y9 T2 H (B) inventiveness ... benefits 7 B+ ]+ S1 ^7 a: k6 t" U3 u6 v+ y
(C) largesse ... perquisites
" u' x \. X& ?7 s$ q/ h" A (D) discernment ... prerogatives
+ n: N o5 E( A (E) altruism ... credits
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3. If duty is the natural ________ of one’s ________ the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not. 4 J2 }; U5 P9 L6 Z; i2 B2 f8 y9 u
(A) correlate ... understanding of : d0 _8 R" e8 l4 o) l9 H
(B) outgrowth ... control over . z1 z/ h. {. j9 K# r) G+ }; ^' E
(C) determinant ... involvement in " I. l$ `2 ~! j, N
(D) mitigant ... preoccupation with
. l W7 |" e8 Z4 O* }. A (E) arbiter ... responsibility for o- ]8 T3 O+ A: A& o7 Y
' N3 p. _6 z% {4. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi’s "Celeste Aida", normally a tenor’s ________, with the casual enthusiasm of a folk singer performing one of his favorite ________. 0 M. g" b/ X# ?: V
(A) pitfall ... recitals
n/ m2 I+ S/ O- C3 q1 S (B) glory ... chorales
0 M: \ ^. \/ [9 d% |* {* P8 Y+ a (C) nightmare ... ballads
( q1 b3 L6 O$ w6 E0 i$ ] (D) delight ... chanteys , `. Z# I# N. O& r; g
(E) routine ... composers
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2 {! B$ w& J3 V$ Y4 y6 D5. Cynics believe that people who ________ compliments do so in order to be praised twice.
4 g, S: _; K. g( C2 | (A) bask in
9 e* i& g1 R9 C! m# N* j& z: b% X (B) give out
2 P% U6 t. r* { (C) despair of : S; f" ]+ E- K- {1 w
(D) gloat over # u! R' L( E. i$ D% v! E( ?+ j! y; u& f
(E) shrug off
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6. Longdale and Stern discovered that mitochondria and chloroplasts ________ a long, identifiable sequence of DNA; such a coincidence could be ________ only by the transfer of DNA between the two systems.
6 ]: {7 \- a* w8 m (A) manufacture ... accomplished 3 X: P- M4 [. c* Q0 |8 G2 l5 N
(B) reveal ... repeated : P* Q; c( \- V" p0 Y
(C) exhibit ... determined
' h# N6 ~/ f8 {5 m9 _ P! E7 f (D) share ... explained , i+ e4 S* T+ ^- \% Q
(E) maintain ... contradicted
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7. The proponents of recombinant DNA research have decided to ________ federal regulation of their work; they hope that by making this compromise they can forestall proposed state and local controls that might be even stiffer.
! S& U# ?! v$ |) |0 h (A) protest 6 K5 ~% _/ I0 z8 B! {
(B) institute
3 l5 j: Q/ P+ r- ], J5 N/ x* ~ (C) deny + ^+ u4 C* B) {9 @3 g7 v |) e
(D) encourage ; v' M1 s! m7 _" Z; \7 k
(E) disregard
' [3 }: w) T ^; y2. 还有 慷慨
1 U* h3 }* y2 n& V: E }7 c, \ magnanimity 宽宏大量 人性的慷慨
( N* c4 _5 y& }6 e, Q inventiveness 发明创造
; a0 E$ W J Y- i largesse 施舍慷慨
* d( O& t; m* B$ a$ J$ N# f' J( p `3 W discernment 识别 辨认 , N( R" L, |" u8 K2 E
altruism 利他主义 2 Q: l$ A( D9 v' i
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perquisites 额外收入 小费 5 h! ] F4 }) v* |. W5 B
altruism 利他主义
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