求解：新OG模拟题section4填空18

simpledaydreameUID: 2999591

18. The activists’ energetic work in the service of both woman suffrage and the temperance movement in the late nineteenth century (i)__________ the assertion that the two movements were (ii)__________.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A undermines D diffuse
B supports E inimical
C underscores F predominant

OG中给出的Explanation：
Explanation
The sentence is about the implications of the activists’ energetic work for some assertion about the woman suffrage and temperance movements. The second blank, however, obscures the nature of that assertion. But it is clear that the “energetic work” could either support an assertion that the two movements were similar, or undermine an assertion that the two movements were opposed. “Supports” is offered as a choice for the first blank (as is the somewhat similar “underscores”), but there is no corresponding term in the second blank, nothing along the lines of “similar” or “compatible.” “Undermines” and “inimical” make for the only meaningful statement. Thus the correct answer is undermines (Choice A) and inimical (Choice E).


看了解释还是不知道为什么选这两个，在题干中也看不出这些owrk到底是正向了还是负向了assertion，更别说关于这个assertion的属性了。求解，非常感谢~

苏梳眠UID: 2717864

明白上面是讲The activists’ energetic work 与woman suffrage和temperance movement 两个活动的关系的。两个活动both出现，则上述两者之间应该是正关系，则后面不是削弱分歧（负负得正），就是支持相同（正正得正）~
然后进入具体的词汇选择~

NormanWuUID: 2659292

第二空的话，肯定是一个比较，或者说是两者的一个关系，相信LZ也早就明白了。
但说到第一空，说实话我还是不能理解“But it is clear that the “energetic work” could either support an assertion that the two movements were similar, or undermine an assertion that the two movements were opposed.”
一点都不clear嘛。。。但是真的要选的话，underscore和support是完全的同义词，能选underscore为什么不选support呢？那就都不选咯，所以选A。个人的做题思路，见笑了

karagawaUID: 3029060

按照OG的解释，这个题目应该这么来理解：
1. 粗略的看句子， 第一个空 undermine 和 support 都是可以的（但是OG解答里面给了个伏笔，support 和underscore 是同义词，也就是说支持是错误选项，不可能选~ 呵呵 不知道楼主品味出来OG的意思没~）
2.第二空除了 inimical 其他两个选项不搭配，所以不选！

的确，这个题目我第一次做的时候果断选了  support 和 predominant  
后面发现，按照题目选项设定，的确不能选正向关系，两个原因，第一，选了support 就能选 underscore .第二 predominant 这个词是主导，支配的意思，修饰movements 不合适（第二点我一开始也不是很想得通，楼主自己体味吧）
这个题的确比较阴险，但是如果单就考试选填空，也只能选undermine ，题目限定了这个答案，我觉得也不必太陷进去了！

一点小看法，希望对你有用

simpledaydreameUID: 2999591

感谢大家的指点：）
经过大家的点拨，重新仔细看了ETS给的解释“either support an assertion that the two movements were similar, or undermine an assertion that the two movements were opposed”，这一点确实以前没想到过，以前就是比较机械地把两空割裂开来看，前一空的正负向与后一空无关这样，看来以后做题时要多注意才行、

TimmerUID: 3134493

我感觉就是第二空里没有合适的表示褒义的词语，所以第一空只有选A。

qyj739UID: 3555844

karagawa 发表于 2011-8-20 23:24
按照OG的解释，这个题目应该这么来理解：
1. 粗略的看句子， 第一个空 undermine 和 support 都是可以的（ ...

说得很好，感谢解惑！