几道填空题

TOEFL君UID: 3339121

1.Exposure to low-intensity gamma radiation slows the rate of growth of the
spoilage microorganisms in food in much the same way that the low heat used in
pasteurization _____ the spoilage action of the microorganisms in milk.
(A) precludes
(B) initiates
(C) inhibits
(D) isolates
(E) purifies

为什么A选项不可以呢？难道是程度太强？

2. Word order in a sentence was much freer in old French than it is in French
today, this _____disappeared as the French language gradually lost its case
distinctions.
(A) restriction
(B) license
(C) similarity
(D) rigidity
(E) imperative
这个题A选项限制不可以吗？（我发现我对A选项情有独钟……）

9. She writes across generational lines, making the past so _____ that our belief
that the present is the true locus of experience is undermined
(A) complex
(B) distant
(C) vivid
(D) mysterious
(E) mundane
这个题就比较晕了，个人感觉空格应该和the true locus of experience 是反义重复，但是找不到选项……

EnolateUID: 3283311

1. in much the same way that 说明前面的辐射和后面的低温都是抑制微生物生长的slows the rate of growth of the spoilage microorganisms
inhibits和slows很对应   preclude是预先排除XXX的意思吧，在这里不合适

2. 过去的文法是更freer的啊，怎么会选限制呢

3. 这题our belief被削弱了，也就是说present is not the true locus, 也就是说the past才是亮点所在， C的话就是说对过去的描述比对现在的更出彩