4.1.The word "laborious" in line 8 is closest in meaning to- f& Q" K3 g B! L9 G* \
(A) unfamiliar7 S) s- o( M# w/ v1 _) C
(B) primitive2 k# `0 d, h4 _6 m$ @6 ~
(C) skilled2 d3 I0 q7 g8 Y% ]7 o; G+ D5 Q
(D) difficult: D/ S* r6 J. |* b7 X
（原文）Cotton could be grown throughout the South, but separating the fiber---or lint--from the seed was a laborious process.
* A6 L4 L$ }% |" W 4.2.The word "pits" in line 7 is closest in meaning to* G. L( p# \5 q- H# g+ w
(A) stages$ R: O* q# O# d/ {5 e" b
(B) scars% @6 ^1 \2 K) L- i- h
(C) seeds
( u; X5 x$ O4 S- j# U! D- ?# V0 W (D) holes& n y, D/ A+ \
（原文）The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of adobe and wood. Anasazi houses were originally built in pits and were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A.D., the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join them together into rambling multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called pueblos or villages.
/ @) i$ ^+ p/ r9 v' ?+ Z# N 5.1.The phrase "forward-looking" in line 4 is closest in meaning to/ S8 t9 ]$ f: p+ u `8 w) r9 ?, w
(A) progressive
! h( @9 ^! m* a+ K2 ^8 h (B) popular
( G! b( c- B2 N/ m% A7 w% G (C) thrifty
1 J& G9 p! }5 K# [ (D) well-established7 g: t- d: K: c- w, j8 }
（原文）Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter.$ V9 M2 C- s, \* }' C* V7 B( `' U4 Y# P
5.2.The phrase "hinged on" in line 9 is closest in meaning to2 D6 g7 P/ v3 X3 e
(A) recovered from
1 O& C( j; y* q3 j3 K( M! B g# X. p (B) depended on( y" N; S1 {4 W
(C) started on5 z- \9 c& k3 L
(D) contributed to, r) ]. ~" j) X' n) P6 B5 K
解析：（原文）Industrial growth hinged on several economic factors.9 O+ O* ]0 b; O2 \+ l
5.3.The phrase "regardless of" in line 3 is closest in meaning to) N/ X) V+ d/ h& D7 Y! {0 w# w4 t
(A) as a result of) m1 {& y" C1 L* n% O$ i( F9 k- l; E/ ~
(B) no matter what
2 v( ]4 n5 s0 L4 v% j# [ (C) proud of
) o& \6 b3 x6 k. N" Q$ W( u% P* K (D) according to |
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