SAT完成句子习题8Practice Test 8
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Section 2
1. 孤岛上的居民害怕__________商业发展会__________他们宁静的生活方式。
Residents of the secluded island fear that _________ commercial development will _________ their quiet way of life.
(A) widespread adj. 普遍的，广泛的...reinforce v. 加强
(B) waning adj. 渐亏的，减弱...harm v. 伤害，损害
(C) diminishing adj. 减少，衰减...reform v. 改革
(D) encroaching adj. 渐渐渗入的，侵犯...disturb v. 打扰，妨碍
(E) further adj. 更远的...aid v. 帮助，援助
2. 虽然通常专门的_________巴西，亚马逊森林其实是__________八个南美国家的其中一部分。
Though it is often exclusively _________ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually _________ parts of eight other South American countries.
(A) protected by v. 保护，防卫...threatens v. 威胁
(B) located in v. 位于...bypasses v. 绕开，迂回
(C) limited to v. 限于...touches v. 接触
(D) surrounded by v. 被包围...borders v. 边缘地区
(E) associated with v. 有联系的...covers v. 覆盖
3. Sandra Gilbert桑德拉吉尔伯特和苏珊古巴最近的书展示了_________细节，给人提供能消化的多得多的信息。
Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a _________ of detail, providing far more information than one can easily digest.
(A) modicum n. 少量，一点点
(B) discrepancy n. 差异
(C) surfeit n. 过量，过度
(D) deficit n. 赤字，缺少
(E) juxtaposition n. 并置，并列
4. 比她的前辈更_________,很多人预测，负责人Reynolds的上任时间将会更加少的_________。
More _________ than her predecessor, superintendent Reynolds would, many predicted, have a far less __________ term of office.
(A) phlegmatic adj. 迟钝的，冷漠的...apathetic adj. 无动于衷的，冷漠的
(B) conciliatory adj. 安抚的，调和的...confrontational adj. 对抗性的
(C) empathetic adj. 同感的，移情作用的...compassionate adj. 有同情心的，表示怜悯
(D) vigilant adj. 警惕的，谨慎...reputable adj. 值得尊敬的
(E) penurious adj. 贫穷的...frugal adj. 节约的
5. 快速的科技发展让消费者__________：上一代人还不敢想象的科技在如今显得单调乏味。
Galloping technological progress has made consumers ___________: advances undreamed of a generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.
(A) flabbergasted v. 大吃一惊的，目瞪口呆的
(B) miffed v. 有点生气
(C) jaded v. 厌腻了的
(D) wary v. 谨慎的，小心翼翼的
(E) embittered v. 激怒，使怨恨
P 842
Section 5
1. 他们不用语言来解释但是来_________;每个陈述就像在扭曲的镜子里面的映像一样。
They use language not to explain but to ________; each statement is like a reflection in a warped mirror.
(A) preserve v. 保护，维持
(B) distort v. 扭曲
(C) enlighten v. 启发，开导
(D) negate v. 取消，否认
(E) destroy v. 毁灭
2. 殖民地时期的卡罗莱纳州南部被描述成文化的_________：欧洲人，非洲人和印第安人都吸收了其他名族的风俗。
Colonial South Carolina was characterized by cultural _________: Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans each absorbed some customs of the other groups.
(A) tension n. 拉力，紧张
(B) conservatism n. 保守主义，守旧性
(C) integrity n. 正直，诚实
(D) convergence n. 会聚，集合
(E) eradication n. 根除，消灭
3. 安娜福德对心理分析的影响是__________，不是从一个杰出的发现得来的而是从毕生的上等工作而得来的。
Anna Freud's impact on psychoanalysis was _________, coming not from one brilliant discovery but form a lifetime of first-rate work.
(A) tangential adj. 切线的
(B) premature adj. 不成熟的，早产的
(C) exorbitant adj. 过高的
(D) indiscernible adj. 难识别的，看不见的
(E) cumulative adj. 累积的
4. 弗朗西斯学到了_________他的怒火和怨恨，和那样避免_________，他比这些公开反抗对手能更成功的战胜对手。
Francis learned that by _________ his anger and resentment, and so avoiding __________, he could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.#p#分页标题#e#
(A) expressing v. 表达...hostility n. 敌意
(B) suppressing v. ...conflict n. 冲突
(C) stifling v. 沉闷的...temperance n. 节制，节欲
(D) disguising v. 伪装，掩饰...deceit n. 欺骗，欺诈
(E) rousing v. 充满活力...wrath n. 愤怒
5. 睡眠实际上是_________，尽管人们在睡着前几分钟才可能收到线索预示睡眠的__________。
Sleep actually occurs __________, though one may receive clues signaling its _________ for several minutes before one falls asleep.
(A) gradually adv. 逐步的...abruptness n. 突然的
(B) erratically adv. 不确定的，不可靠的...solace n. 安慰
(C) temporarily adv. 暂时的...length n. 长度
(D) inevitably adv. 不可避免的...approach n. 接近
(E) instantaneously adv. 即刻，突如其来的...onset n. 开始，发生
6. 艾伦斯瓦托理查兹，一个在美国的_________环境保护者，在十九世纪举行运动来__________在一个领域里可靠的实践，后来被称之为生态学。
Ellen Swallow Richard, a _________ environmental preservation in the United States, campaigned during the nineteenth century to _________ responsible practices in the discipline that has come to be known as ecology.
(A) foil for 阻止，挡开...expose v. 曝光，揭露
(B) pioneer of 倡导，先驱者...implement v. 实现，实施
(C) resource on 资源...squelch v. 压制，限制
(D) mitigator of 减轻...promote v. 提升，促进
(E) critic of 批评家...exploit v. 剥削，开采