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1. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on Earth because of the possibility of ___ resulting from the carbon atom’s ability to form an unending series of different molecules.
(A) deviation
(B) variety
(C) reproduction
(D) stability
(E) invigoration
翻译：有些科学家认为碳化合物在地球生物中扮演着核心角色，因为碳原子能够组成无限多种分子所以蕴含了各种可能。
选B
result from 因果关系
deviation 偏差，不正常，背离
reproduction 再造，复制，生殖
stability 稳定(性)，可靠，坚决
invigoration 使生机勃勃(n.)
两层因果关系。
2. Linguists have now confirmed what experienced users of ASL - American Sign Language -have always implicitly known: ASL is a grammatically ___ language in that it is capable ofexpressing every possible syntactic relation.
(A) limited
(B) economical
(C) complete
(D) shifting
(E) abstract
翻译：语言学家现已确认，正如北美手语使用者感受到的：这是一种语法功能完整的语言，因为它足以表达任何可能的句法关系。
选C
再次提醒大家注意 in that 指示的因果关系
in that 基于……的理由，因为
economical 节俭的，高效而不浪费的
3. This project is the first step in a long-range plan of research whose ___ goal, still many years off, is the creation of a new prototype.
(A) cooperative
(B) reasoned
(C) original
(D) ultimate
(E) intentional
翻译：此项目是一个长期研究计划的第一部，该计划的最终目标是多年后创造一个新的原型。
选D
off 作副词时，可以表示 “距离一定的时间或空间”，比如：
The town is still five miles off.
那小城尚在五英里以外.
The holidays are not so far off.
假期已经不那麽远了.
4. The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs;therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in Western society during the current decade is ___ critical.
(A) perennially
(B) disturbingly
(C) uniquely
(D) archetypically
(E) captiously
翻译：代际之争本来就是人类世界的常态;所以，认为西方世界近十年来青年和老年人之间的竞争有什么独特的重要意义，未免言过其实。
选C
perennially 持久地，永恒地，一再反复地，多年生地
disturbingly 使焦虑不安地
archetypically 典型地
captiously 吹毛求疵地，好挑剔地
5. Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, though very ___ , have certain characteristics in common.
(A) relevant
(B) elementary
(C) abstract
(D) heterogeneous
(E) diverse
(F) controversial
翻译：鉴于人们提出的某些问题尽管形式各异却有着相同本质，这些问题最终会上升到哲学层面。
选DE
when 引导弱因果关系
举两个例子帮大家理解这句话。
“该创业吗?还是继续在这所看不到希望的学校读到毕业?”
“该离婚吗?还是继续这桩名存实亡的婚姻?”
“生存还是死亡?这是个问题。”
根据三个问题共有的内在特性，最终我们可以认为它们归于同一个哲学命题——
“要付出尊严忍耐，还是承担可能毁灭的风险放手一搏。”
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6. The spellings of many old English words have been ___ in the living language, althoughtheir pronunciations have changed.
(A) preserved
(B) shortened
(C) maintained
(D) preempted
(E) revised
(F) improved
翻译：尽管读音发生了变化，但很多老式英语单词的拼写还是被沿用至今。
选AC
preempt 预先占有，取代，优先于……
revise 复查(以便修改)，校正，修订，复习
The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1600. Through the Great Vowel Shift, all Middle English long vowels changed their pronunciation.
……
The printing press was introduced to England in the 1470s by William Caxton and later Richard Pynson. The adoption and use of the printing press accelerated the process of standardization of English spelling which continued into the 16th century. The standard spellings were those of Middle English pronunciation, as well as spelling conventions continued from Old English. However, the Middle English spellings were retained into Modern English while the Great Vowel Shift was taking place, resulting in some of the peculiarities of Modern English spelling in relation to vowels.
7. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider thepossibility that his statement had been ___ .
(A) irrelevant
(B) facetious
(C) mistaken
(D) critical
(E) insincere
(F) hypocritical
翻译：既然已经认定他坦诚可靠，所以她一并忽略了他以前言辞虚伪的可能。
选EF
candid 坦白而诚实的
trustworthy 可靠的，值得信任的
irrelevant 不相干的
facetious (贬)用不恰当或不体面的方式引人发笑的，诙谐的
insincere 不真诚的，虚伪的
hypocritical 伪善的，虚伪的
8. Just as astrology was for centuries ___ faith, countering the strength of established churches, so today believing in astrology is an act of ___ the professional sciences.
翻译：正如占星学几个世纪一直作为地下信仰对抗着主流宗教势力,现在信奉占星术也是一种对专业科学的反抗行为。
选BF
just as 并列关系
underground 地下的，秘密的，暗中的，非法组织的
anacronism 年代错误，不合时宜的人或物，过时的人或物
defiance 违抗，反抗，蔑视
9. Though extremely ___ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly ___ information about what they intended to do next.
翻译：尽管对自己的打算向来缄默，他却不许合伙人保留，总是打听他们接下来的计划。
选CD
idiosyncratic 有特点的，怪癖的
reticent 沉默寡言的，有保留的，讳莫如深的
solicit 恳求、请求(信息，财物等)，教唆，(性工作者)拉客
eschew 回避，戒除
你要是不理解这句话的意思，就想想《三体》系列故事里的章北海，章北海大概是刘慈欣想象出的军人的典范。
10. Noting that few employees showed any ___ for complying with the corporations new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be ___ , at best.