while people were present, laughing only later at what was funny and mocking what to us seemed______.
(A) superficial...deplorable (B) impatient...unfortunate (C) facetious...enviable (D) wistful...extraordinary (E) polite...bizarre
previous : 早先的，与recent对立
33. The harmonious accommodation reached by the warring factions exemplifies the axiom that ______ is possible among people of goodwill, even when they have previously held quite ______ perspectives.
(A) coexistence...fixed (B) tension...congenial
(C) agreement...unequivocal (D) compromise...antagonistic (E) candor...indistinguishable
initially : 起初，与once同义, 与after对立
34. Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers _________ his works.
(A) neglect (B) revile (C) scrutinize (D) criticize (E) praise
until : 直到?才, 除非，与 “过去” 对立
35. A code of ethics governing the behavior of physicians during epidemics did not exist until 1846 when it was _________ by the American Medical Association.
(A) rescinded (B) promulgated (C) presupposed (D) depreciated (E) implied
36. Wearing the latest fashions was exclusively the _________ of the wealthy until the 1850's, when mass production, aggressive entrepreneurs, and the availability of the sewing machine made them _________ the middle class.
(A) aspiration...disagreeable to (B) vexation...superfluous for (C) bane...profitable to
(D) prerogative...accessible to (E) obligation...popular with
no longer : 不再，与 “过去” 对立
37. Calculus, though still indispensable to science and technology, is no longer _______ ; it has an equal partner called discrete mathematics.
(A) pragmatic (B) pertinent (C) beneficial (D) essential (E) preeminent
now : 现在，与 “过去” 对立
38. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ______ the incipient ______ among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.
(A) resolving...rumors (B) forestalling...rift (C) escalating...debates
(D) engendering...speculation (E) obviating...consensus
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39. The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are evidence that the medieval _________ natural settings had been _______ and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation.
(A) enthusiasm for...confronted (B) concerns about...regained (C) affection for...surmounted (D) disinterest in...alleviated (E) fear of...exorcised
反义转折特征词:
although, though, even though，but, despite, however, unlike， in spite of, nevertheless while, whatever, nonetheless，regardless, without, none，as…as, even if, yet…
although : 虽然, 尽管，表转折关系
(A)(B)(C)(D)(H)
155.1 “The show must go on” is the oldest___of show business; every true performer live by that creed.
(A)euphemism (B)allegory (C)precusor (D)tenet (E)corroboration
155.3 ___by life?s ___, the last emperor of China worked as a lowly gardener in the palace over which he had once ruled.
(A)Forthfied….generosity (B)Deluded…coincidences (C)Humbled…vicissitudes (D)Venerated…survivors (H)Recognized…impostors
155.5 A___glance pays___attention to details.
(A)furtive…meticulous (B)cursory…little (C)cryptic…close (D)keen…scanty (H)fleeting…vigilant
156.6 A___person is one who will___something on the slinghtest of evidence. (A)restive…forget (B)garrulous…criticize (C)maudlin…censure (D)phlegmatic…condemn (H)credulous…believe
156.7 A New World lizard, the basilisk, occasionally does something that seem to ___
physics: it tuns across the surface of water for distances of up to thirty feet.
(A)defy (B)quantify (C)assess (D)exemplify (H)corroborate
156.8 A born tleeer of tales, Olsen used her imoressive___skills to advantage in her story “I
Stand Here Ironing.”
(A)domestic (B)metaphysical (C)narrative (D)diagnostic (H)argumentative
156.10 A diligent scholar, she devoted herself __to the completion of the book.
(A)assiduously (B)ingenuously (C)theoretically (D)voluminously (H)sporadically
157.13 A leading philosopher of our time, Ludwig Wittgenstein, laid down a __to which good historians __: “Of that of which nothing is known nothing can be said.”
(A)burden…protest (B)law…amend (C)rule…adhere (D)maxim…succumb (H)weapon…surrender
158.22 According to the Senator , it was not __for a plitician in search of votes to ___a mother on the beauty of her plain child; it was merely sound political common sense.
(A)kindness…ridicule (B)folly…intimidate (C)hypocrisy…compliment (D)sensitivity…evaluate (H)wisdom…reprimand
158.23 Achaeologists are involved in __ Mayan temples in Central America, uncovering the ols ruins in order to learn more about the civilization they represent.
(A)demolishing (B)incapacitating (C)excavating (D)woeshiping (H)asapting
29.5. Although ______, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his novels and essays a strong ______ publicity and controversy.
(A) monotonous...reliance on
(B) conventional...interest in (C) shy...aversion toward (D) retiring...penchant for (E) evasive...impatience with
re+ tire
[唯物] 引退, 退休 [唯心] 内向, 沉默寡言
WB* 2 : to withdraw especially for privacy *retired to her room*
个人性格的特征：
积极对消极（外向对内向） 严肃对幽默 肯定对否定：
表积极的特征词汇： 表消极的特征词汇： 表严肃的特征词汇： 表幽默的特征词汇： 表肯定的特征词汇： 表否定的特征词汇：
36.5. Jackson had idolized the professor so much for so long that even after lunching with her several times he remained quite ________ in her presence and as a result, he could not really be himself.
(A) pleased (B) disregarded (C) heartened (D) laxness (E) inhibited
34.4 As is often the case with collections of lectures by ________ authors, the book as a whole is ________, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.
(A) different...disconnected (B) incompetent...abysmal (C) famous...systematic (D) mediocre...unexciting (E) various...coherent
40.3 Although strong legal remedies for nonpayment of kids support are ________, the delay and expense associated with these remedies make it _________ to develop other options.
(A) nonexistent...ridiculous (B) required...impossible (C) available...imperative (D) unavailing...impractical (E) unpopular...useful
43.7
Although a few critics gave the opposition's suggestions a ______ response, most greeted the statement of a counterposition with ______.
(A) halfhearted...composure (B) dispirited...reluctance (C) surly...resentment (D) favorable...approval (E) vitriolic...civility
though: 虽然,尽管,可是 : 表转折关系
During the widespread fuel shortage, the price of kerosene was so ______ that suppiers were genweally thought to be ______ the consumer.
(A) prohibitive ... placatingr (B) stable ... blackmailing (C) depressed ... cheating (D) reactive ... shielding (E) excessive ... gouging E35.6
Though feminist in its implications, Leo's 1971 novel _________ the fictionist?s active involvement in feminist politics.
(A) renewed (B) portrayed (C) encouraged (D) preserved (E) antedated
E33.2,
Adela's rejection of the concept of continuity in Western thought, though radical, was not unique; she had _________ in the United States who, without knowledge of her work, developed parallel ideas.
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