1 There seems to be no___ the reading public's thirst for books about the 1960's indeed, the normal level of interest has____ recently because of a spate of popular television documentaries.
A quenching...moderated
B whetting...mushroomed
C curtailing...warned
D ignoring...transformed
E slaking...increased 第二个空我知道应该填上升的意思但第一个空找不到线索 答案选E 没懂是什么逻辑
2 Carleton would still rank among the great__ of nineteenth century American art event if the circumstance of her life and career were less __ than they are.
A celebrities.....obscure
B failures..illustrous
C charlatans....impeccable
D enigmas...mysterious
E success... ignominious 选D 两个空都是同方向的感觉 是不是因为 still 这个词呢?
3 The profits that the corporation earns from the exclusive-supplier agreements with the universities are__ because the teerms of agreements that they are inclined to protect the universities are generally___
A inexplicable...flouted
B unclear...publicized
C predictale...scrutinized
D declining...ignored
E surprising...enforced 答案是C 我理解 可是为什么不能理解成E的大学利益是受到保护的, 有公司从中谋利是令人惊讶的呢
4 One of the first__of reduced burning in Amazon rain forests was the chestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insect that, by pollinating chestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop.
A reformer B discoveries C casualities D critics E beneficiaries 选E 不明白冒号后面的话怎么理解??作者: wenye1213 时间: 2012-7-16 12:18:29
有米有人啊啊啊啊作者: w_wby 时间: 2012-7-16 15:17:37
第2题 虚拟语气.两个空同方向是因为有less,相当于转折了
第4题 整句话是说在亚马逊热带雨林减少燃烧的利处.冒号后面句子结构比较畸形... smoke tends to drive out the insect是主句部分,然后修饰insect,that allow chestnuts to develop by pollinating chestnut tree. 还用了一个倒装.作者: cecilia801537 时间: 2012-7-19 01:59:47
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1. 你确定答案是E吗?
2. 对,still……even if……决定了
3. 如果选择E,the terms are enforced then the profits should NOT be surprising but limited.
4. 冒号后面:燃烧产生的烟雾会给帮助栗树传播花粉的昆虫带来负面影响,估计是不是被“by……”那句插入语给挡住了? 作者: 宇宙婴儿 时间: 2012-7-19 12:21:36
cecilia801537 发表于 2012-7-19 01:59
1. 你确定答案是E吗?
2. 对,still……even if……决定了
3. 如果选择E,the terms are enforced then t ...