4. People accustomed to thinking that the human lifespan (i)_____________the outer bounds of animal longevity tend to dismiss tales of musket balls being found in the shells of living turtles. Samantha Romney,however,argues that while such stories may be (ii) ______________, some turtles do indeed exhibit a phenomenon known as “negligible (iii) _____________,” showing nosigns of aging even as they pass the two-century mark.
Blank (i)
A. belies
B. demarcates
C. antedates
Blank (ii)
A. apocryphal
B. authentic
C. heresy
Blank (iii)
A. rejuvenation
B. superannuation
C. senescence
答案:CAC
解析:这道题是说有些人认为人类寿命(i)____ 动物寿命的极限,通常不会理会乌龟壳上发现子弹的故事。然而Samantha Romney认为,这些故事可能(ii)______,但是一些乌龟确实呈现了一种现象叫做“可以忽略的(iii)______”,即使经过两个世纪也没有变老的迹象。
空白(i) 空白(ii) 空白(iii)
A.掩饰 A.虚构的但却能说明真相的 A.返老回童
B.划定 B.真实的 B.退休
C.先于 C.异端邪说 C.衰老
可以看出i为C,ii为A,iii为C,答案符合逻辑。
我也感觉选B
demarcates:if u demarcate something, u establish its boundaries or limits
我的理解是这样的:
通常认为,人类的lifespan定义动物寿命的outer bound,(但其实乌龟比人的寿命长,也就是说落在human lifespan的外面),所以倾向于去忽略乌龟壳的故事。后面转折说的就是乌龟寿命长的事。