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At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ---------- evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.
(A) addresses
(B) creates
(C) alters
(D) suppresses
(E) substitutes
〖解答〗
句末的现在分词短语"tailoring it to his needs"在复述空格所代表的那一特定的行为动作，it即指代evidence。空格只需从tailoring求取一同义词即可。答案为(C)。
〖词汇〗
tailor: 1.裁制 2.针对特定目的(或对象)作修改，使适应特定需要
address: 1.对…发表讲话，称呼 2.对付，处理
〖解答〗
在其讨论的某几处，当证据难于为其立论提供依据时，格雷夫斯事实上就对这些证据改弦易辙，将其改头换面以满足其需要。
B：过去分词短语
The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an ---------- process closed to the uninitiated listeners, however enthusiastic.
(A) unreliable
(B) arcane
(C) arrogant
(D) elementary
(E) intuitive
〖解答〗
如果音乐欣赏正是过去分词短语中所描述的那样，是"closed to the uninitiated listeners"的话，那全然是因为这一过程已变成(B) arcane的缘故。
〖词汇〗
cant: 1.言不由衷之辞 2.黑话 3.行业术语，惯用套语
uninitiated: 1. 未被接纳入会的 2.缺乏某种特定知识和经验的
arcane: 神秘的，晦涩难解的
〖中译〗
唱片套上音乐家们妄自尊大的行话常常表明，真正的音乐欣赏实乃一种秘不可宣的过程，对尚未入门的听众全然封闭，不管他们是何等的热忱。
C:形容词短语
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