3.Nothing---his irresponsibility better than his---
delay in sending us the items he promisedweeks
ago.
(A) justifies.. conspicuous
(B) characterizes.. timely
(C) epitomizes.. unnecessary
(D) reveals.. conscientious
(E) conceals.. inexplicable
我说一下这题吧。这道题我做的时候也犹豫了一下。
这题的干扰选项及具诱惑力。
句意是 没有东西能比他的怎么样的延误(送给我们东西)更能怎么样他的不负责任。(阅读不好导致翻译不好,凑或着看吧)
这样理解有点别扭。
不如理解成:他的怎么样的延误(送给我们东西)极好的怎么样了他的不负责任
这种题必须两个空联合起来看。
A 他明显的延误极好的证明了他的不负责任。
B 不说了
C 他不必要的延误极好的代表了他的不负责任。
DE都不说了。
By focusing on a limitedgeographical area in order to gather in-depth information, the authors haveavoided the methodological pitfalls that have plagued earlier research onhomework.
7.Today water is more---in landscape architecture
than ever before, because technologicaladvances
have made it easy, in some instances even---to
install water features in public places.
(A) conspicuous.. prohibitive
(B) sporadic.. effortless
(C) indispensable.. intricate
(D) ubiquitous.. obligatory
(E) controversial.. unnecessary
问个填空,section3.6
6.Ironically, the proper use of figurative language
must be based on the denotative meaning ofthe
words, because it is the failure to recognizethis---
meaning that leads to mixed metaphors andtheir
attendant incongruity.
(A) esoteric
(B) literal
(C) latent
(D) allusive
(E) symbolic
选b是因为literal对denotative吗?