Exercise 7
1.
While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers—the incomprehension of her colleagues—octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock has lived to______the triumph of her once______scientific theories.
2.
Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the______of conscience after he acted as he was motivated by its______before he acted.
3.
Charlotte Salomon’s biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ______public events, retain their hold on the______recording them.
4. Longdale and Stern discovered that mitochondria and chloroplasts______a long, identifiable sequence of DNA; such a coincidence could be______only by the transfer of DNA between the two systems.
5.
It was a war the queen and her more prudent counselors wished to ______ if they could and were determined in any event to ______ as long as possible.
6.
Walpole’s art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who ______ him as, at best, ______.
1.
While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers—the incomprehension of her colleagues—octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock has lived to______the triumph of her once______scientific theories.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A rewards | D chastisement |
| B balm | E promptings |
| C reproaches | F atonement |
2.
Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the______of conscience after he acted as he was motivated by its______before he acted.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A transitory | D majority |
| B overpowering | E institution |
| C conventional | F individual |
3.
Charlotte Salomon’s biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ______public events, retain their hold on the______recording them.
| Blank (i) | lank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A decry | D heterodox |
| B regret | E authoritative |
| savor | F insignificant |
4. Longdale and Stern discovered that mitochondria and chloroplasts______a long, identifiable sequence of DNA; such a coincidence could be______only by the transfer of DNA between the two systems.
| lank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| A manufacture | D accomplished |
| B reveal | E explained |
| C share | F repeated |
5.
It was a war the queen and her more prudent counselors wished to ______ if they could and were determined in any event to ______ as long as possible.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A dismissed | D insignificant |
| B judged | E meager |
| C revered | F dangerous |
6.
Walpole’s art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who ______ him as, at best, ______.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A provoke | D conceal |
| B instigate | E promote |
| C avoid | F postpone |
答案：
Exercise7: CD CE BF CE CF AD