1. Because its average annual rainfall is only about four inches, one of the major tasks faced by the country has been to find ----sources of water.
* F+ Y: \+ h0 C1 W. K (A) discontinuous7 q; a8 e" |! l9 J. s
(B) natural外语学习网! J: Z2 \* h/ [# D: K
(C) supplementary( A2 E3 i0 m% i
(D) pervasive' Q. S) R$ N; j7 D: _- z8 y
(E) initial: @$ W; M' [5 t8 v( k5 U
2. Both television commercials and programs present ---- view of the material world, one which promotes a standard of living that most of us can probably not attain.
( O/ o1 q) m* X9 ?8 E# z/ ]1 R (A) an unrealistic1 S6 T; }( ~( E: l! x+ u
(B) an imprudent2 F3 }( L& i9 R' C# A& S; G: R; I5 Q
(C) a standardized: W( }1 Y7 q! O8 i; C8 l1 F: }+ E5 {% s
(D) a perplexing
: y" v4 e% `8 M4 ]) z& S (E) a banal4 n }9 V* ]+ p' H* G; o% m
3. Although it is unusual to denounce museum- goers for not painting, it is quite common, even for those. who are unenthusiastic about sports, to criticize---- for athletic----.+ @2 Q; H# ]1 l$ k
(A) artists.. ignorance2 \- Q7 _+ n9 J, ^& k
(B) spectators.. inactivity7 s7 m" C; ^! n) v8 r; R6 r- g
(C) athletes.. snobbery2 H/ \7 T- S6 R3 d* f4 f$ s5 z
(D) scholars.. apathy) n% c) R( Q4 C5 c9 [7 ]' M" `
(E) commentators.. partiality# W4 K2 }' n) N! |. k* z8 ~
4. Because the order in which the parts of speech appear in the sentences of a given language is decided merely by custom, it is---- to maintain that every departure from that order constitutes a ----of a natural law.' I4 |+ m8 j2 e4 P3 K( [: j
(A) traditional.. transformation" \3 f" [- j D' h' U
(B) conventional.. transgression$ \7 U# Q, v4 G
(C) necessary.. prototype
3 K* r) t# @- X# m+ x (D) unjustifiable.. violation* ^9 \( n+ Z h4 F& X& U
(E) unreasonable.. formulation: r1 w6 O9 z: K9 M" |
5. Most people are shameless ---- where the very rich are concerned, ---- curious about how they get their money and how they spend it.) Q% k7 u# u* I/ m/ F& J0 U( v1 V/ Z2 j
(A) prigs.. secretly% t: C. \: q2 p# p: W
(B) critics.. endlessly
v% o, p+ f" r R (C) voyeurs.. insatiably$ _! G; Q5 ~& }5 e. b' {
(D) exhibitionists.. blatantly
+ v1 W: j8 F9 M+ | (E) ingrates.. selfishly$ U; S2 q7 k9 v. n7 W+ a4 j, Z% Z
6. Some biologists argue that each specifically human trait must have arisen gradually and erratically, and that it is therefore difficult to isolate definite----in the evolution of the species.5 L$ x7 i B* V6 [
(A) fluctuations6 v$ I6 _0 |$ u+ n7 t1 N
(B) generations
' \5 T! c% [2 ?8 R9 {9 h (C) predispositions
9 V7 l; T( S4 M& T" {% T (D) milestones0 i& R, _/ s! D1 S) {
(E) manifestations8 Z. Q3 M+ o! Z X9 W9 r+ H/ q
7. Ultimately, the book's credibility is strained; the slender, though far from -----, web of evidence presented on one salient point is expected to support a vast ---- of implications. E. A% A$ Q' S: J, v/ J4 H
(A) unconvincing.. cacophony) e) K) d' M: _. [8 G, E+ _# P
(B) nonexistent.. superstructure e) B- l) }, Y. }( {" u& N( ~( ~/ |( f
(C) indispensable.. array* J5 w6 l$ m% J, C3 [
(D) intricate.. network
& l8 k: q& q. M; T8 B8 U (E) imposing.. compendium
2 x" J% B9 i- Q, q8 i9 f$ i+ h5 g# R 8. SKETCH: PAINGING::+ d- ^% a& m L7 ?6 k6 g6 U+ G) T
(A) outline: essay
: Q" t5 t1 r% J& S* x% [( { (B) apparatus: experiment" N, N5 ]2 W- p. n
(C) set: play! A% J- W0 `6 e3 S8 ]# r
(D) graph: report. U9 }1 c) f# x% G J: j2 K
(E) rebuttal: debate
2 F( U; S. U, v( M2 D 9. GEAR: TOOTH::6 U' r/ q R) d
(A) hammer: anvil! C% Z: L" a w( {1 y
(B) bolt: nut# G1 g* N# F- e( e) H) X
(C) sprocket: chain7 Q- w% Q0 X3 o: U( z# \
(D) girder: rivet4 T3 X9 O# O- Z$ n3 K6 U O# n1 ]
(E) screw: thread" n3 J; r& |9 O5 b& z
10. EXECUTOR: WILL::3 t8 R. p) O% @+ ~' {/ |
(A) soldier: order
' m8 N; ~# B, p" B (B) predecessor: desire4 K6 s9 \5 V" E3 |4 f
(C) benefactor: award* c( |! d7 d! @/ v) J$ j
(D) inheritor: estate
8 r! J& d+ r+ r V* F R+ e" \ (E) author: testimonial |
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