105# Genev
第一题为什么两空是反意呢？
第三题我觉得A和E都很好啊。。。
106# marilyn9l
During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by ___ that all real creative work must be done by the __.
A. dogmatists ... disenfranchised
B. managers .. reactionaries
C. reformers .. dissatisfied
D. imposters .. academicians
E. specialists... elite
答案是A。首先A的词就很奇怪，即使知道选a，理解起来也很奇怪，更不要说当时做了。然后我在做题的时候甚至认为E还比较合理，就是专家控制艺术学院所以专家完成创作工作。
社会稳定时期，正统学术界被—控制，以至于所有创造性的工作必须由—完成。这两个空必须是对比关系，E的两个词不对比，甚至可能是重合的。A前后对比，教条主义者和不被正统认可的（放逐的）学者。
so that表示否定，因为艺术学院被----如此紧密地控制住，所以创造性工作不能由他们完成，必须由另外一个团体----完成。这里紧密控制和创造性工作是对立的，所以主体也是对立的。
3. People frequently denigrate books about recent catastrophes as morally ___ attempts to profit, from misfortune, but in my view our desire for such books, together with the venerable tradition to which they belong, ___ them.
A. inopportune .. encourage
B. fortuitous .. fosters
C. treacherous .. safeguards
D. despicable .. legitimizes
E. corrupt .. generates
答案是D.我知道第一空是贬义，第二空是表支持。但是从第一空排除了B选项之后，接下来怎么排除其他的呢？
人们认为以最近的大灾难为主题的书籍企图从灾难中牟利，是道德上—的行为。但我认为我们对这类书籍的需要，以及他们归属的那种值得尊敬的古老传统（这个短语不看不影响做题），使得他们—
legitimize
vt.
使合法化, 宣布合法化; 予以法律保障[地位]; 官方[正式]认可; 授权; (对非婚生子)给予合法地位
证明...有理
从语义上讲，道德上“可鄙的”，证明他们“有理”，是最符合上下文意思的。
这题也是有争议的，查到一个支持A的解释：
yeah it cant b D has to b A
People frequently denigrate books about recent catastrophes as morally _____ attempts to profit from misfortune,but in my view our desire for such books,together with the vulnrable tradition to which they belong,______ them.
denigrate -> to Criticize,defame,blacken so i dont c it having anything to do with legalization.
recent catastrophes -> recent is the keyword here indicating that the books were published just right after the catastrophes so that attempt can b perceived as inopportune or untimely or ill-timed.
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提问
In response to the follies of today's commercial and political worlds, the author does not __ inflamed indignation, but rather __ the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit.
A.display...rails at
B.rely...avoids
C.suppress...clings to
D.express...affects
E.resort...spurns
答案选D.请问第二个空是怎么判断出来的？
Rroadway audiences have become inured to ___ and so ___ to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
A. sentimentality...reluctant
B. condescension...disinclined
C. histrionics...unlikely
D. cleverness...eager
E. mediocrity...desperate
两次做两次错，实在不理解，看了答案解释也只是一会明白，放了又不会了。求详细解答……3Q。。
问一个小问题：so as to这种因果逻辑前后是不是同义程度上有区别？是增还是减呢？
提问
In response to the follies of today's commercial and political worlds, the author does not __ inflamed indignation, but rather __ the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-cent ...
linda06020114 发表于 2009-4-20 18:10 http://bbs.gter.ce.cn/bbs/images/common/back.gif
这题是先判断第二个空啊……
smooth看出第二个空是个褒义词，detachment是褒义，所以备选CDE，然后再看第一个空排除……
108# linda06020114 这题前面解答过了。
109# harem0129
so as to表示目的
Rroadway audiences have become inured to ___ and so ___ to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
A. sentimentality...reluctant4 V8 o5 @0 f; {: z6 S. M- Y7 x
B. condescension...disinclined
C. histrionics...unlikely3 e0 {, p2 m% V5 f, j, x( ^( M
D. cleverness...eager9 J9 o7 K' J4 M5 t6 \
E. mediocrity...desperate
先看后半句，...使得他们过于热心的喝彩不能作为评价作品质量的标准，那么这些观众肯定是乐意给出掌声的，只有DE中选，不管作品质量都去喝彩，就是说有些平庸之作mediocrity也得到掌声，选E.
112# Genev
谢谢 这题太晦涩了，我再理解理解。。
113# harem0129
Broadway audiences have become inured to mediocrity and so desperate to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
百老汇观众如此习惯于平庸之作，如此渴望被取悦，以至于他们急切要付出的喝彩对于评价作品质量而言是没有意义的。
Even those who disagreed with C's views rarely faulted her for expressing them, for the positions she took were as ____ as they were controversial.
A complicated B political C subjective D commonplace E thoughtful
这题我觉得好难啊，讲解都看不明白，感觉和出题者不是一个思路，转不过弯来。。这题选E
While the delegate clearly sought to______the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.
A. substantiate B dampen C encourage D elucidate E rekindle
这题while做“当”讲更合适吧？看了解释觉得做转折不合适，因为一做转折这题特容易就选C了，填正词了。如果是“当”解释，那这题应该是while里唯一一个表同义的逻辑词了吧。。。
1 To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too _______ : any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to _______ thought processes that did not originate with them.
A popular … dismiss% c8 b4 |) z3 ]& Q
B methodical … dismiss
C idiosyncratic … reenact
D self-confident … revitalize6 ^+ I' J3 d* L9 `
E pragmatic … discourage9 i6 |& _; D8 y3 l9 }& a6 H* g
Answer: C
蓝书上解释reenact是再现的意思。 但是这里到底是说other people要去重复再现这些思维过程还是thinker要去再现呢？那如果是别人要再现的话就和thinker本身是不是偏执没有关系啊
2 .The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of___for an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to___its own continental coastline% B9 Y, V/ e( L3 @
A:negligence...fortify
B:custom...maintain: Z% S3 T) q; N6 I
C:convenience...stabalize
D:expediency...defend
E:exigency...reinforce
Answer: D
感觉这个题看了解释确实说的通，但是没有背景知识的话就觉得好像其它选项也可以。 主要是请教下版主，难道是看到not so much ...as 就直接取反吗，感觉这里解释原因，不一定非要是反过来的意思啊。。。。。而且an american coup这个东西，让人没有要取反的感觉。。。。。
3 Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the ____ of conscience after he ascted as he was motivated by its ____ before he acted.
+ {) |7 x& Z3 n- B
A rewards...chastisement B balm...eloquence C reproaches...prompting D ridicule...allure E qualms...atonement1 H$ `, i( M+ H- s
正确选项：C
这个题如果选C的话，那上半句和下半句就不是指同一件事情了，就应该是做坏事不受谴责做好事不受激励。 我觉得B的话，虽然词义不是特别吻合，但是可以勉强解释成他做事之后得不到良心的安慰，做事之前不受到良心的驱使，就是一件事，也和obligation对应。。。。
谢谢谢谢 麻烦版主拉~~
Even those who disagreed with C's views rarely faulted her for expressing them, for the positions she took were as ____ as they were controversial.
A complicated B political C subjective D commonplac ...
harem0129 发表于 2009-4-22 23:03 https://bbs.gter.net/images/common/back.gif
Even those who disagreed with C's views rarely faulted her for expressing them, for the positions she took were as ____ as they were controversial.
A complicated B political C subjective D commonplace E thoughtful
这题我觉得好难啊，讲解都看不明白，感觉和出题者不是一个思路，转不过弯来。。这题选E
就是那些不同意她观点的人也不会因为她提出这些观点而批评她，后面说明原因，不同意她的观点是因为controversial，不批评她是因为这些观点？这里要填一个肯定意义的词，选E，深思熟虑的。
While the delegate clearly sought to______the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.1 p8 p9 |0 {8 [/ ?) N. Y8 y9 Z
A. substantiate B dampen C encourage D elucidate E rekindle2 B, a& e2 T2 G3 G5 X6 p
这题while做“当”讲更合适吧？看了解释觉得做转折不合适，因为一做转折这题特容易就选C了，填正词了。如果是“当”解释，那这题应该是while里唯一一个表同义的逻辑词了吧。。。
while这里表示转折，等于although，后面说她没有指出会议接近崩溃，那面反推前面她指出了会议的不足，optimism前面选择否定意义的词，B dampen.
本帖最后由 Genev 于 2009-4-23 10:07 编辑
1 To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too _______ : any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to _______ thought processes that did not originate with them.
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lynth 发表于 2009-4-22 23:54 https://bbs.gter.net/images/common/back.gif
1 To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too _______ : any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to _______ thought processes that did not originate with them.8 U5 \7 j5 Z' |0 b/ s, S. m
A popular … dismiss% c8 b4 |) z3 ]& Q
B methodical … dismiss
C idiosyncratic … reenact
D self-confident … revitalize6 ^+ I' J3 d* L9 `
E pragmatic … discourage9 i6 |& _; D8 y3 l9 }& a6 H* g2 q! K! P( ~; H2 ^& s7 \; g# y
Answer: C
蓝书上解释reenact是再现的意思。 但是这里到底是说other people要去重复再现这些思维过程还是thinker要去再现呢？那如果是别人要再现的话就和thinker本身是不是偏执没有关系啊
other people去重现thinker的思维过程，所以thinker的思维不能太古怪和难以理解，要易于别人重现。
idiosyncrasy
特质, 特性, 癖性
(著者)特有的风格
【医】敏感性; 特异体质, 特异素
古怪行为
drug idiosyncrasy
对药物的特异反应
2 .The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of___for an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to___its own continental coastline% B9 Y, V/ e( L3 @4 G1 f* Y! N% b; r( H4 c$ V$ }: s
A:negligence...fortify. \5 I0 h; E1 ?' T
B:custom...maintain: Z% S3 T) q; N6 I
C:convenience...stabalize
D:expediency...defend
E:exigency...reinforce
Answer: D 8 A# a' C- l+ B# M
感觉这个题看了解释确实说的通，但是没有背景知识的话就觉得好像其它选项也可以。 主要是请教下版主，难道是看到not so much ...as 就直接取反吗，感觉这里解释原因，不一定非要是反过来的意思啊。。。。。而且an american coup这个东西，让人没有要取反的感觉。。。。。%
J' H9 O) P6 ~3 F/ V# ~3 K
* p8 u M- q# T- _0 ]6 B1 z
这题前面解释过了
3 Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the ____ of conscience after he ascted as he was motivated by its ____ before he acted.
A rewards...chastisement B balm...eloquence C reproaches...prompting D ridicule...allure E qualms...atonement1 H$ `, i( M+ H- s3 K0 }7 K* }, F6 B3 h
正确选项：C
这个题如果选C的话，那上半句和下半句就不是指同一件事情了，就应该是做坏事不受谴责做好事不受激励。 我觉得B的话，虽然词义不是特别吻合，但是可以勉强解释成他做事之后得不到良心的安慰，做事之前不受到良心的驱使，就是一件事，也和obligation对应。。。。
你仔细看看，Shipler没有道德约束感，所以“做坏事不受谴责做好事不受激励”，no和little表否定，有没有看丢？
谢谢genev版主！
第三个，我可能没有表达清楚。我的意思是“做坏事不受谴责做好事不受驱使”主语有“坏事”“好事”两种，而选另一个的话主语可以只是“好事”。由于前面是obligation，所以第一反应就是做了应该做的事（好事）。。。
还有谁能告诉我怎样在帖子内部搜索？ 谢谢
ls可以用论坛首页搜索功能
The demise of the rigorous academic
curriculum in high school resulted, in part, from
the progressive rhetoric that----the study of
subjects previously thought----as part of school
learning.
advocated.. necessary
enhanced.. indispensable
restricted.. impractical
undermined.. popular
sanctioned.. inappropriate
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答案：(E)
demise: n.1.死亡，终止，逊位，消失 2.（财产）转让，遗赠，传位
rigorous: a.1.严格（厉）的 2.严峻（酷）的 3.精确的，缜密的
curriculum: n.（必修）课程
rhetoric: n.1.修辞（学），雄辩（术） 2.辞令，巧辩，言谈，言论
progressive rhetoric: 即有关progressive education方面的言论，而所谓progressive
education（矛盾渐进教育）指的是美国一种以John Dewey及其追随者理论为基础的教育体系，
强调学校课程的开设应适合学生的能力与兴趣，而不应要求学生适应学校的课程。
Indispensable: a.1.必不可少的，必需的 2.责无旁贷的
Undermine: v.1.在…下面挖 2.侵蚀…的基础，暗中破坏，逐渐损害（或削弱）
Sanction: v.1.批准，赞许，鼓励，认可 2.对…产施制裁，惩处
严格的学术性课程在中学的消亡，部分程度上缘起于循序渐进教育法的言论，这种言论鼓
励学习那些在昔日被认为并不适合的作为学校教育一部分的学程。
E is ok, then why not D?