我567全选的是E

10月份考试了

这题 我选的是 relentless and egalitarian， 不知对不对。
觉得是说， 这个病很无情， 而且感染人群很广泛（即平等）。感觉和后面的without regard of ...对应

有道理啊。。原来没想过要这么理解
我选trenchant的原因是 本来是把inanity理解成shallowness, 这样对应trenchant 是直接取反， 表现这个作者实在太popular了，大家都盲目追捧不分是非咯。。。


那题什么什么病的那题，我现在觉得哪个都不对啊，如果egalitarian不能引申理解的话

6.         Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.
A ubiquitous
B autonomous
C fickle
D immutable
E transitory
這題應該選C，形容人不應該用transitory

5.         Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.
A dispersion…excluded
B synthesis…rejected
C creation…investigated
D recovery…condoned
E genesis…established
無論是creation, genesis或者synthesis,都和produce相對，而mode同process相對，所以意思說儘管努力做一件事，這同一件事都還是沒有做成，選項中只有genesis和establish符合這層關係

题目来自[url=profile-uid-2179935.html]wujing.108[/url]
1.         Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was thatfamiliarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find himso ___. Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years.
A love...enthusiastic over
B contempt...disdainful of
C knowledge...conversant with
D boredom...excited by
E admiration...confused by

这题我选D，"surprised"可知前后相反，familiarty 对应 boredom, 相反的就是excited了

2.         Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately thisassumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasinglyskeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion thatsome animals can think.
A logically…ridicule
B unique…entertain
C scarcely…embrace
D quintessentially…balk at
E peculiarly…scoff at

由but知道前后相反，看选项好像只有B有相反的感觉，不过我不太确定entertain是不是可以做接受的意思，

3.         Powerful as they are, the ___ songs the artist is best knownfor might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if onefelt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at hisunnamed foes.
A accusatory
B altruistic
C mournful
D simplistic
E humble

这题我选了A，根据是greater emotional complexoty和criticisms，不过我自己也没特别理解这题，辖猜的

4.         In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator itclearly represents everything that is destructive in nature, but atother times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenelybeautiful.
A an enduring
B an ambiguous
C a coherent
D an obtrusive
E a discrete
这题很明白是选B，但我印象中我这题居然鬼斧神差般选错了

5.         Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.
A dispersion…excluded
B synthesis…rejected
C creation…investigated
D recovery…condoned
E genesis…established

这题很多人讨论了，有人选E，有人选C，我不太理解这题

6.         Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they areconsiderably less enduring than the organizations in which theyfunction.
A ubiquitous
B autonomous
C fickle
D immutable
E transitory
这题我选了C，有些人根据less enduring选了transitory，个人觉得fickle形容人似乎好些

7.         Chavez’ account of her supervisors ___ decision making belies the agency’s image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.
A cautious…a staid
B ill-informed…a disorganized
C reckless…an incompetent
D systematic…a methodical
E headlong…a timorous

这题我选C

[ 本帖最后由 Jesse111111 于 2008-6-8 15:45 编辑 ]

题目来自wujing.108,答案是我自己选的
Section2
1.         The cause of the disease is fairly simple andhas been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms andeffects are ___.
A straightforward
B illuminating
C severe
D well researched
E perplexing

由by contrast可知道是跟simple相反，我好像选了E
2.        Throughout the artist’s work there runs a thread of psychicdarkness strong enough to unnerve the most added sensibility: even herdrawings from the comparatively ___ months of her visit to Rome ___violence secrecy, and despair.
A tranquil…emanate
B morbid…convey
C languid…eschew
D disturbed…express
E felicitous…shum

这个我选A，根据even觉得是相反关系

3.        Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of competingwith more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ ministerialshowmanship.
A charismatic…cultivation of
B reserved…attraction to
C well-known…disdain for
D conservative…appeal for
E empathetic…distrust of
这题偶当时头大，已下子都忘了当时选什么了

4.        Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousandsof tears, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex,class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting…selective
B an unpredictable…limitable
C a sporadic…capricious
D a relentless…egalitarian
E a virulent…preventable
这题由最后的without regard for sex, class....可知应选D

5.        He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understandher personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.
A puerile
B imperturbable
C cosmopolitan
D inscrutable
E obdurate
这题我选D，根据市like peering into an unknown dim

6.         The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.
A vacuous
B tedious
C speculative
D allusive
E trenchant
这题好像只有trenchant才能做褒义，根据even可知是要选褒义，我当时选错了

7.        The biographer’s intense emotional involvement with his subjectdid not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deepknowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.
A preclude…disinterested
B encourage…fair
C impede…partisan
D advance…pragmatic
E admit…reasonable
这题我选A，看后面那空，好像除了C其他都行，但前面那空好像就只有A有戏了

[ 本帖最后由 Jesse111111 于 2008-6-8 15:55 编辑 ]

以下是个人意见，仅供参考。
Section1
1.         Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was that familiarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find him so ___. Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years.
A love...enthusiastic over
B contempt...disdainful of
C knowledge...conversant with
D boredom...excited by
E admiration...confused by
选D。由surprised知两词应为相反关系。
2.         Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think.
A logically…ridicule
B unique…entertain
C scarcely…embrace
D quintessentially…balk at
E peculiarly…scoff at
选C。第二个空格应是肯定的意思，只有embrace有此意。Scarcely的韦伯解释有这么个意思：by a narrow margin : only just。这样句意很通顺。
3.         Powerful as they are, the ___ songs the artist is best known for might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if one felt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at his unnamed foes.
A accusatory
B altruistic
C mournful
D simplistic
E humble
这个我选的A。自己不敢确定。
4.         In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator it clearly represents everything that is destructive in nature, but at other times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenely beautiful.
A an enduring
B an ambiguous
C a coherent
D an obtrusive
E a discrete
选B。由冒号后面的句子知，很矛盾的意思，应为ambiguous。韦伯解释：1、doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness。2、capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways。
5.         Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.
A dispersion…excluded
B synthesis…rejected
C creation…investigated
D recovery…condoned
E genesis…established
这个我选的C，但感觉确实E更合适。Sigh。
6.         Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.
A ubiquitous
B autonomous
C fickle
D immutable
E transitory
选C。eduring （to continue in the same state）的反义词，fickle： marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability。而transitory主要指短暂的，易消逝，主要形容客观事物，不形容人的态度等。
7.         Chavez’ account of her supervisors ___ decision making belies the agency’s image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.
A cautious…a staid
B ill-informed…a disorganized
C reckless…an incompetent
D systematic…a methodical
E headlong…a timorous
我觉得选E更合适。由belies知两词应为反义。只有E符合。C项reckless的意思是鲁莽的，而incompetent是不能胜任的（它的反义应是个褒义词或至少是中性的吧！），两者不能构成反义。

Section2
1.         The cause of the disease is fairly simple andhas been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms and effects are ___.
A straightforward
B illuminating
C severe
D well researched
E perplexing

由by contrast可知道是跟simple相反，选E。
2.        Throughout the artist’s work there runs a thread of psychicdarkness strong enough to unnerve the most added sensibility: even herdrawings from the comparatively ___ months of her visit to Rome ___violence secrecy, and despair.
A tranquil…emanate
B morbid…convey
C languid…eschew
D disturbed…express
E felicitous…shum

选A，根据even知是相反关系。

3.        Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of competingwith more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ ministerialshowmanship.
A charismatic…cultivation of
B reserved…attraction to
C well-known…disdain for
D conservative…appeal for
E empathetic…distrust of
我选的D。但不知怎么分析。

4.        Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousandsof tears, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex,class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting…selective
B an unpredictable…limitable
C a sporadic…capricious
D a relentless…egalitarian
E a virulent…preventable
选D。很多人都选C，但仔细分析冒号后面那句话，continue和without regard for是关键。而sporadic是occurring occasionally, singly, or in scattered instances的意思，它的同义词是infrequent。而capricious是governed or characterized by caprice : IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE的意思。显然，它们两者并列并不能说明这种疾病已经困扰了人们数千年了。对冒号后面整个句子的理解是，这种疾病最起码应该很严重吧！而D正有此意。但是，说实话，D的egalitarian确实让人迷惑，但这个选项应该是最靠近的。

5.        He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understandher personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.
A puerile
B imperturbable
C cosmopolitan
D inscrutable
E obdurate
这题我选A，不肯定，可能错了。

6.         The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.
A vacuous
B tedious
C speculative
D allusive
E trenchant
我选E，争议大，不说了。

7.        The biographer’s intense emotional involvement with his subjectdid not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deepknowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.
A preclude…disinterested
B encourage…fair
C impede…partisan
D advance…pragmatic
E admit…reasonable
选A应该没争议吧！

2.         Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think.
A logically…ridicule
B unique…entertain
C scarcely…embrace
D quintessentially…balk at
E peculiarly…scoff at
选B, REASON 因果思维活动（心理学） entertain接受