2016年
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【讲解】
1. There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is ___ other forms.
(A) segregated from
(B) parallel to
(C) dependent on
(D) overshadowed by
(E) mimicked by
选C
翻译:不存在代谢完全独立的生物;每一种形式的生命都依靠其他生物。
free-living 生活放纵的;非固着的,能自由移动的;非寄生或共生的,代谢完全独立的
segregate 使分离,隔离(含强制性,如种族隔离)
parallel 平行的,相似的
overshadow 使(某物)被遮蔽、阴暗,使减少乐趣,使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
mimic 戏弄性模仿(某人某物),(某物)极似(某物)
2. Copyright and patent laws attempt to encourage innovation by ensuring that inventors are paid for creative work, so it would be ___ if expanded protection under these lawsdiscouraged entrepreneurial innovation by increasing fears of lawsuits.
(A) desirable
(B) coincidental
(C) ironic
(D) natural
(E) sensible
选C
翻译:版权和专利法尝试通过 保障原创者因其原创 而获利来鼓励创新,则一个讽刺性的结果是,利用这些法律过度保护使对手害怕卷入诉讼,最终阻碍了企业创新。
desirable 可取的,值得要的,引起性趣的
coincidental 由巧合造成的,同时发生的
sensible 合理的,(作表语)察觉到某事物的,(作定语)可感觉到的
entrepreneurial 企业家的,具有创业才能、技巧的
3. The legislators of 1563 realized the ___ of trying to regulate the flow of labor without securing its reasonable remuneration, and so the second part of the statute dealt with establishing wages.
(A) futility
(B) intricacy
(C) anxiety
(D) necessity
(E) decadence
选A
翻译:1563年的立法者们认识到,不保证合理的收入就无法有效地管理劳动力的流动,所以法案的第二部分就开始建立工资制度。
statute 法令,规则,章程
futility 无效,无意义 / uselessness bootlessness
intricacy 错综复杂
anxiety 焦虑,担心,急切渴望
necessity 必需品,必要性,自然规律
decadence 衰落,堕落(的行为)
4. Since most if not all learning occurs through ___ , relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.
(A) assumptions
(B) experiments
(C) comparisons
(D) repetitions
(E) impressions
选C
翻译:多数(即便不是所有)学习都是通过比较,把不同观察相互关联,所以如果研究其他文化不能对我们自己的文化研究有所启发,那真是怪死了。
repetition 重复(做),背诵,副本、拷贝
impression 印象,感觉、看法,印记,重印,对某人举止的滑稽模仿
5. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to ___ accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.
(A) insular
(B) investigative
(C) synoptic
(D) subjective
(E) sensational
(F) compendious
选CF
翻译:大众媒体涌来的海量信息似乎让人无法承受,使我们转而追求一种更容易消化的综合概述的报道。
sheer 彻底的,完全的,陡峭的,纯的,轻薄透明的
bulk (巨大的)体积、数量、容量,(巨大的)身躯,(事物的)主要部分
mass media 大众传媒,影响大量公众的媒介,如报纸电视网络等
overpower (力量或数量)压倒,使无法承受
account 报告、叙述(可以指媒体的报道)
readily 欣然地、毫不迟疑地,容易地、不费事地
digestible 容易消化的
insular 岛屿的,与世隔绝的,思想狭隘的
investigative (爱)调查的
synoptic 概述的
subjective 主观的
sensational 轰动的,耸人听闻的,极好的、杰出的、壮观的,感知的
compendious 简明扼要的
6. Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian ___ later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.
(A) disdain for
(B) imitation of
(C) ambivalence about
(D) deference to
(E) influence on
(F) impact on
选EF
翻译:鉴于有证据表明古埃及和巴比伦文明对后来希腊文明产生过影响,所以我们不能把希腊科学家们的著作视为完全的原创。
given 考虑到,鉴于。因果关系指示词
Egyptian (古)埃及的
Babylonian 巴比伦的,奢华糜烂的
disdain 鄙弃
imitation 模仿
ambivalence 矛盾情绪,犹豫、举棋不定
deference 遵从,敬重
7. The commissions criticized the legislature for making college attendance dependent on the ability to pay, charging that, as a result, hundreds of qualified young people would be ___ further education.
(A) entitled to
(B) striving for
(C) deprived of
(D) withheld from
(E) uninterested in
(F) participating in
选CD
翻译:调查团批评立法机构把支付能力作为录取条件之一,并指出这样做,会导致数百原本可以被录取的学生失去深造机会。
entitle 给…命名,使…有资格得到某物或做某事
strive 努力,力求,斗争
deprive 剥夺
withhold 拒绝给予,抑制,制止
uninterested 不关心的,漠然的
8. Broadway audiences have become inured to ___ and so ___ to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
选CF
翻译:百老汇观众已经习惯于平庸的表演,他们如此渴望被愉悦,以至于他们愿意为任何表演热烈鼓掌,导致这种掌声失去了向高质量表演致敬的意义。
ovation 热烈鼓掌或欢呼
condescension 屈尊俯就,恩赐态度(显得高高在上,常怀优越感待人)
mediocrity 平庸(的人或事物)
desperate 绝望而不顾一切的,(罪行等)凶暴的,极其严重的,孤注一掷的,强烈渴望的
9. Although he attempted repeatedly to ___ her of her conviction of his insincerity, he was not successful; she remained ___ in her judgment.
选CF
翻译:她始终认为他很虚伪;尽管他再三尝试扭转她的这种印象,也没什么用。
disabuse 消除谬误,使醒悟
unfeigned 真诚的,不虚伪的
indulgent 宽容的,放纵的,仁慈的
adamant 坚决的,倔犟的
10. The old man could not have been accused of ___ his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his ___ her.