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16.The new biological psychiatry does not deny the contributing role of psychological factors in mental illnesses, but posits that these factors may act as a catalyst on existing physiological conditions and ___ such illnesses.
disguise
impede
constrain
precipitate
consummate
解析：并列关系，后面的空格动作与前面的动词意义一致。
意译：这个新的生物学心理治疗方法并不否认心理因素在精神疾病中的重要作用，而是假设这些因素可能在已经存在的生理学条件上起到催化剂的作用，也即会促使这些疾病加速发生。
答案：D
错选：B、C
17.James had idolized the professor so much for so long that even after lunching with her several times, he remained quite ___ in her presence and as a result, he could not really be himself.
pleased
disregarded
heartened
meditative
inhibited
解析：因果关系，特别喜欢一个人，导致他跟她在一起的时候会乱来(别想多)
意译：詹姆斯非常崇拜那个教授，喜欢她了很长时间，以至于就算跟她吃过好几次饭，当她出现的时候他还是很局促，以至于行为失常。
答案：E
错选：C
18.Scholar’s sense of uniqueness of the central concept of “the state” at the time when political science became an academic field quite naturally led to striving for a correspondingly ___ mode of study.
thorough
distinctive
dependable
scientific
mundane
解析：动词提示同义重复。
意译：，学者们对于“国家”这个中心观念的独特观点自然导致了他们努力想要创造一种同样独特的研究模式。
答案：B
错选：不会错
19.Linguists have now confirmed what experienced users of ASL—— American Sign Language —— have always implicitly known: ASL is a grammatically ___ language in that it is capable of expressing every possible syntactic relation.
tranished
economical
complete
shifting
abysmal
解析：因果关系提示词：in that
意译：语言学家们现在确认了ASL(美国手势语)的真正有经验的使用者们他们打心底里知道这一点：美国手势语是一种语法上完备的语言，因为它可以表达任何一种可能的句法关系。
答案：C
错选：不会错选
20.From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion —— that of the ___ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.
promotion
exploration
enclosure
conservation
surveying
解析：注意两个结构：A is challenged by B 说明他们想法;第二个结构：freedom from something表示相反。
意译：从一开始的时候，海洋自由不受到国家主权声称的影响这种观点就受到了对立观点的挑战：，必须进行海洋圈地划分。
答案：C
错选：E