请教2个陈琦填空E6的问题

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E6/10.The  ideas  expressed  in  the  art  historian’s  book  are  more ____  than one would expect or the basis of her rather ____ treatment of her subject in the opening pages.

A.  compelling  ...  intriguing  
B.  accessible  ...  recondite  
C.  hidebound  ...  reactionary  
D.  insightful  ...  innovative  
E.  dispassionate  ...  evenhanded

“one would expect or the basis of …”这里or后面我有点读不通，感觉好不连贯…
求解释为什么选B…

E6/19.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........illustrious

C. charlatans......impeccable
D. enigmas......mysterious

E. success..........ignominious

这题 than they are指的又是什么？答案选D不懂，求思路。

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这两题都是同一个类型的题，同意重复。
第一题 or的后面是一个并列句，和前面表达一个意思。or her rather _____ rather的出现决定了这里的对比作用，解释为 her _____ is more _____ than people have expected. Did you see it?

第二题 even if的出现意味着句意的转折， althought his life was less_____ than they are, he is still ______ you should be able to fill in the blank
Let me know if you have any questions.

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crazyrobin 发表于 2013-4-24 07:41
这两题都是同一个类型的题，同意重复。
第一题 or的后面是一个并列句，和前面表达一个意思。or her rather ...

谢谢版主，第二题转换完以后就好理解很多了（原来they指的就是前面填的那个空）。
然后第一题的话是可以转化为“the ideas in the art historian's book are more ____ than her rather ____ ... in opening pages”么？

另外想问下是不是这种题的答案都偏向选同义、反义的选项？
然后SE的题填的就算不是完全的同义词至少肯定是近义词？

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刚刷新完页面就发现robin换头像了…

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最后的战役 发表于 2013-4-24 12:20
谢谢版主，第二题转换完以后就好理解很多了（原来they指的就是前面填的那个空）。
然后第一题的话是可以 ...

老GRE可能是同义反义比较多。新G已经不是了。你要是还没做过新G的话赶快把OG上的题目都做了吧。新G强调从整体上把握句义选择句子

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crazyrobin 发表于 2013-4-24 13:32
老GRE可能是同义反义比较多。新G已经不是了。你要是还没做过新G的话赶快把OG上的题目都做了吧。新G强调从 ...

OG的题做过了。“强调从整体上把握句义选择句子”，明白了。。谢谢指点！