请教几道填空题(2)！

carilynUID: 2143911

1 Since the author frequently ____ other scholars, his objection to disputes is not only irrelevant but also ____.   (17.4)

A supports...overbearing   B provokes...frightening   C quotes...curious   D ignores...peevish   E attacks...surprising

正确选项：E

我不明白为什么比irrelevant程度更深的是surprising

2 It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with al the characteristics of ____.   (22.3)

A maturity   B fiction   C inventiveness   D art   E brilliance

正确选项：A

这道题我看不懂，能劳驾翻译一下么？

3 Cynics believe that people who ____ compliments do so in order to be praised twice.   (23.4)

A bask in   B give out   C despair of   D gloat over   E shrug off

正确选项：E

这道题我不明白的是为什么面对赞扬耸肩是为了被表扬第二次？如果我这么理解对的话。

4 During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by ____ that all real creative work must be done by the ____.   (23.6)

A dogmatists...disenfranchised   B managers...reactionaries   C reformers...dissatisfied   D imposters...academicians   E specialists...elite

正确选项：A

我不明白什么叫“教条主义者”，而且real creative work 为什么要由丧失选举权的人来做呢？

5 The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was ____ by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.   (5.3)

A banal   B heretical   C unproven   D complex   E superficial

正确选项：B

为什么她的新理论没有与广泛接受的原则相违背反而说她的理论是heretical呢？


谢谢同学们解答！

carilynUID: 2143911

顶下别沉了，大家帮忙解答下～谢谢哦！

rococoeerUID: 2214106

Let me try to help you out
1. Objection to disputes tells us that the author actually doesnot like dispute. Howoever, he frequently attacks other scholars, which resulted in disputes. It is really surprising. irrelevant means not applicable or suitable.

2. He has identified Romero's writing at 64 is full of maturity as one of Romero's characteristics. However, nobody would deny that a man as old as as 64 would be mature. Therefore, his contribution is doubtable.

3. Cynics are those people who think that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest. They do not believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something. Therefore, in order to get praised once again, people only pay little attention to compliments pretending they do not care about it so that admirers may praise them again. Shrug off means to minimize something.

4. dogmatists are those people who do things according to rigid rules. How can you expect creativity come out under dogmatism. Besides, disenfranchised means not having any rights, especially the right to vote, and not feeling part of society. Under this context, disenfranchised artists are those who have been deprived of human rights.

5. Actually the sociologist refers to herself. She contends that her theory does not confute accepted sociological principle, therefore the criticism that her theory is heretical (meaning of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards) is unsubstantiated. Respond to something means 对什么作出反应, charge is followed by an  appositive clause explaining what kind of charge the sociologist has received.

Hope you'll enjoy my tentative explanation>

carilynUID: 2143911

原帖由 rococoeer 于 2007-10-9 11:47 发表
2. He has identified Romero's writing at 64 is full of maturity as one of Romero's characteristics. However, nobody would deny that a man as old as as 64 would be mature. Therefore, his contribution is doubtable.

Thanks rococoeer ! I almost understand your explanation execpt Question No.2, I noticed that it is a 强调句, however, I could not sense the relationship between "It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying" and "that Romero at the age of 64 writes with all the characteristics of maturity", that is I still cannot figure out the meaning of the sentence. Could you or any of you translate the sentence, please?

请问有谁可以翻译一下第二题么，即 It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of 64 writes with all the characteristics of maturity?

Thanks~!

3050621026UID: 2372612

他的怀疑的特质使他去证明了谁都不会去否认的事实,即Romero64岁时的作品反映了其成熟的特点.

rococoeerUID: 2214106

其实这个不是强调句。句子的大致意思是说：
他证明了Romero在64岁时写的文章充满了老气横秋的味道。对于这点，没人有会反对（隐藏的意思是一个64岁的老人，写的文章当然是成熟的）。所以，他的这点贡献值得怀疑。

sdds_sduUID: 3414872

正确语序应该是：To have proved......nobody.....denying is his dubious distinction.
就是说他比较啰嗦（或者其他形容词），来证明一个obvious的东西。

Faye_ShiUID: 3043248

No.2  "Dubious distinction" is kind of a sarcastic way of saying whatever someone did to distinguish themselves is not actually very cool or good. Like if someone was famous for being very smelly, you might say that being stinky is their "dubious distinction" - it makes them stand out, but not in a way you actually WANT to stand out. So, "It is his dubious distinction..." is a signal that whatever the author of the article about Romero proved is not actually very novel or unique. So then you need to determine, based on the information they've given you about Romero, what could be said about Romero that is not interesting or noteworthy. The only thing we know is that he is 64 years old, which is quite old, so it is safe to say that claiming he is "mature" is not very newsworthy, making it the best choice out of the ones given.