GRE填空真题及答案解析：provocation

　　The maps in this volume are meant not as guides but as_______: they are designed to make the reader think anew about the city.

　　A. adornments

　　B. references

　　C. truisms

　　D. provocations

　　E. valedictions

　　解析

　　答案：D

　　解析：they are designed to make the reader thinkanew about the city对应空格，正确选项是D选项。provocation激怒，挑起，刺激。注意这里的provocation没有用激怒这层意思。

　　翻译：在画卷中的地图并不是为了指引人们，而是为挑起人们一些东西。它被创造来让人们重新认识这座城市。