There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life
is______other forms.
(A) segregated from
(B) parallel to
(C) dependent on
(D) overshadowed by
(E) mimicked by
翻譯:不存在單獨的,自由生活的生物;每一種生命形式總是依賴于其他生命形式。
(A)從……中隔離
(B)和……并行
(C)依賴……
(D)被……遮蔽/超過
(E)被……模仿
As for the alleged value of expert opinion, one need only______ government
records to see______evidence of the failure of such opinions in many fields.
(A) inspect … questionable
(B) retain … circumstantial
(C) distribute … possible
(D) consult … strong
(E) evaluate … problematic
翻譯:談到所謂專家意見的價值時,人們僅僅需要查詢政府的檔案就能發(fā)現(xiàn)這些觀點在很多領(lǐng)域失敗的強有力的證據(jù)。
(A)檢查……可疑的
(B)保持……依據(jù)情況的
(C)分布……可能的
(D)參考,考慮……有力的
(E)評價……有問題的
Noting that few employees showed any______ for complying with the
corporation's new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that
acceptance of the regulations would be----______, at best.
(A) aptitude … unavoidable
(B) regard … indeterminate
(C) respect … negotiable
(D) patience … imminent
(E) enthusiasm … grudging
翻譯:注意到幾乎沒有員工對執(zhí)行公司新的安全制度表現(xiàn)出一點熱情,Peterson不得不得出結(jié)論:大家對于這一制度最多只是勉強接受
(A)天賦,適當(dāng)……不可避免的
(B)關(guān)心,尊重……不能決定的
(C)尊重……可通過談判解決的
(D)耐心……即將到來的
(E)狂熱,熱情……勉強的,不情愿的
Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so
______ Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after
nearly two decades in ______ in the Western Hemisphere.
(A) terrorized … contention
(B) ravaged … secret
(C) disabled … quarantine
(D) corrupted … quiescence
(E) decimated … abeyance
翻譯:黃熱病,這種疾病在1793年導(dǎo)致了4000費城人死亡,同時因為導(dǎo)致了田納西州的孟斐斯市人口大量死亡而使這個城市失去了它的自治市資格,在消失了20年后在西半球重新出現(xiàn)。
(A)被恐嚇……爭論,爭辯
(B)被破壞……秘密
(C)被禁止……檢疫,隔離
(D)腐 敗,墮落……靜止,不出現(xiàn)
(E)嚴重毀壞(相當(dāng)于ravage),大批殺戮……中止,暫時無效
Nature’s energy efficiency often ______ human technology: despite the
intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only
recently have humans developed chemical light-producing system whose efficiency
______ the firefly’s system.
(A) engenders … manipulation
(B) reflects … simulates
(C) outstrips … rivals
(D) inhibits … matches
(E) determines … reproduces
翻譯:自然界的能量效率通常會超過人類的技術(shù):盡管螢火蟲發(fā)出的光很強,但是其熱量是可以忽略的;而只是在最近,人類才開發(fā)出了化學(xué)的發(fā)光系統(tǒng),其效率可以和螢火蟲發(fā)光的效率相匹敵。
(A)造成……操作,應(yīng)付
(B)反映……模擬
(C)超過……匹敵
(D)禁止……匹配
(E)決定……再生產(chǎn)、繁殖
Hampshire’s assertions, far from showing that we can _______ the ancient
puzzles about objectivity, reveal the issue to be even more ______ than we had
thought.
(A) adapt … pressing
(B) dismiss … relevant
(C) rediscover … unconventional
(D) admire … elusive
(E) appreciate … interesting
翻譯:Hampshire的論斷,并不是在表明我們能夠摒棄古代關(guān)于客觀主義的難題,而是反映了這個問題比我們以前所認為的要實用的多。
Hampshire的論斷,并不是在說明我們可以不重視這個自古以來的關(guān)于客觀公正的疑慮,反而說明這個問題比我們曾經(jīng)認為的更加重要。
(A)適應(yīng)……壓迫的
(B)不再考慮的,放棄的……實用的
(C)重新發(fā)現(xiàn)……非傳統(tǒng)的
(D)尊敬……難以捉摸的
(E)賞識,感激;理解,認識……有趣的
Though extremely ______ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates
no such privacy and was constantly ______ information about what they intended
to do next.
(A) idiosyncratic … altering
(B) guarded … eschewing
(C) candid … uncovering
(D) reticent … soliciting
(E) fastidious … ruining
翻譯:盡管對他自己的計劃是極度地沉默,但是這個人卻不允許他的下屬有這樣的隱私,并且不停地向他們索要他們下一步要干什么的信息。
(A)特殊的,特立獨行的……改變
(B)保護,守衛(wèi)……逃避
(C)公正的,無偏見的……揭示,揭露
(D)沉默寡言的……索要,懇求
(E)難以取悅的,挑剔的……毀滅的