题目
Those who took Clark’s old-mannered compliance for obsequiousness (i) ___ him: his apparent (ii) ___ veiled a fervent (iii) ___ of the authority that others exercised over him, one that he occasionally expressed by discreetly sabotaging their most important projects.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A. misconstrued D. cynicism G. veneration
B. condemned E. acquiescence H. justification
C. respected F. intractability I. detestation
正确答案
AEI
题目解析
原句翻译：把卡拉克那种旧式的服从当作曲意逢迎，是对他的一种误解：表面的默许掩盖了他对当权派的强烈不满，正如其他人对他的憎恶，这种不满从他屡次暗中破坏上面最重视的计划可见一斑。
词汇含义
take A for B 以为 A 是 B
compliance 顺从，服从，(贬义)逆来顺受
obsequiousness 巴结逢迎，卑躬屈膝
misconstrue 误解，误会
condemn 谴责，官方宣称(某事物)有缺陷或不宜使用，判(死)刑
cynicism 犬儒主义
acquiescence 默许，默认
intractability 难以驾驭，难以治疗，难以加工或操作
veneration 尊敬，崇敬
justification 辩护，正当的理由、借口
detestation 憎恶(的态度或原因)
discreetly 严谨慎重地，举止朴素谦逊地，不引人注意地
sabotage 阴谋破坏