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SAT 填空练习题十八套
第一套
SECTION ONE
1. Since the island soil has been barren for so many years, the natives must now_________ much of
their food.
(A) deliver (B) import (C) produce (D) develop (E) utilize
2. Because Jenkins neither _________ nor defends either management or the striking workers, both
sides admire his journalistic_________.
(A) criticizes. .acumen
(B) attacks..neutrality
(C) confronts. .aptitude
(D) dismisses. .flair
(E) promotes..integrity
3. Some anthropologists claim that a few apes have been taught a rudimentary sign language, but
skeptics argue that the apes are only_________ their trainers.
(A) imitating (B) condoning (C) instructing (D) acknowledging (E) belaboring
4. It is ironic that the_________ insights of the great thinkers are voiced so often that they have
become mere_________.
(A) original. .clichés
(B) banal. .beliefs
(C) dubious. .habits
(D) philosophical. .questions
(E) abstract. .ideas
5. The most frustrating periods of any diet are the inevitable_________, when weight loss_________ if
not stops.
(A) moods. .accelerates
(B) feasts. .halts
(C) holidays. .contracts
(D) plateaus. .slows
(E) meals. ceases
6. Since the author's unflattering references to her friends were so_________, she was surprised that
her_________ were recognized.
(A) laudatory. .styles
(B) obvious. .anecdotes
(C) oblique. .allusions
(D) critical..eulogies
(E) apparent. .motives
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7. Mark was intent on maintaining his status as first in his class; because even the smallest mistakes
infuriated him, he reviewed all his papers_________ before submitting them to his teacher.
(A) explicitly (B) perfunctorily (C) honestly (D) mechanically (E) assiduously
8. Since many disadvantaged individuals view their situations as_________ as well as intolerable, their
attitudes are best described as_________.
(A) squalid. .obscure
(B) unpleasant. .bellicose
(C) acute. . sanguine
(D) immutable. .resigned
(E) political. .perplexed
9. The subtleties of this novel are evident not so much in the character_________ as they are in its
profoundly_________ plot structure.
(A) assessment, .eclectic
(B) development. .trite
(C) portrayal. .aesthetic
(D) delineation. .intricate
(E) illustration. .superficial
SECTION TWO
1. If it is true that morality cannot exist without religion, then does not the erosion of religion herald
the_________ of morality?
(A) regulation (B) basis (C) belief (D) collapse (E) value
2. Certain animal behaviors, such as mating rituals, seem to be_________, and therefore
_________external factors such as climate changes, food supply, or the presence of other animals of
the same species.
(A) learned..immune to
(B) innate. .unaffected by
(C) intricate. .belong to
(D) specific. .confused with
(E) memorized. .controlled by
3. Shaken by two decades of virtual anarchy, the majority of people were ready to buy_________ at
any price.
(A)order (B)emancipation (C)hope (D)liberty (E)enfranchisement
4. As a person who combines care with_________, Marisa completed her duties with_________ as
well as zeal.
(A) levity. .resignation
(B) geniality. .ardor
(C) vitality. .willingness
(D) empathy. .rigor
(E) enthusiasm. .meticulousness
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5. Her shrewd campaign managers were responsible for the fact that her political slogans were
actually forgotten clichés revived and_________ with new meaning.
(A) fathomed (B) instilled (C) foreclosed (D) instigated (E) foreshadowed
6. The stoic former general led his civilian life as he had his military life, with simplicity and_________
dignity.
(A) benevolent (B) informal (C) austere (D) aggressive (E) succinct
7. Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to_________ the
anachronistic barbarity of some criminal penalties.
(A) mitigate (B) understand (C) condone (D) provoke (E) enforce
8. Henry viewed Melissa as_________; she seemed to be against any position regardless of its merits.
(A) heretical (B) disobedient (C) contrary (D) inattentive (E) harried
9. Dr. Schwartz's lecture on art, while detailed and scholarly, focused_________ on the premodern;
some students may have appreciated his specialized knowledge, but those with more_________
interests may have been disappointed.
(A) literally..medieval
(B) completely..pedantic
(C) expansively..technical
(D) luminously..creative
(E) exclusively, .comprehensive
10. Only when one actually visits the ancient ruins of marvelous bygone civilizations does one truly,
appreciate the sad_________ of human greatness.
(A) perspicacity (B) magnitude (C) artistry (D) transience (E) quiescence
第二套
SECTION ONE
1. Nuclear power plants are some of the largest producers of_________ wastes, with each plant
producing barrels of radioactive material that must be stored in special protective containers.
(A) biodegradable (B) artificial (C) reasonable (D) durable (E) hazardous
2. The scientific community was_________ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, long thought to
be_________, was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.
(A) perplexed. .common
(B) overjoyed. .dangerous
(C) unconcerned. .local
(D) astounded. .extinct
(E) dismayed. .alive
3. After the governor's third trip overseas, voters complained that he was paying too little attention
to_________ affairs.
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(A) intellectual (B) foreign (C) professional (D) aesthetic (E) domestic
4. The Roman Emperor Claudius was viewed with_________ by generations of historians until newly
discovered evidence showed him to be_________ administrator.
(A) suspicion. .a clever
(B) reluctance. .an inept
(C) antagonism. .an eager
(D) indignation. .an incompetent
(E) disdain. .a capable
5. Communities in primitive areas where natural_________ is scarce must be resourceful in order to
secure adequate nutrition.
(A) education (B)competition (C) sustenance (D) agriculture (E) assistance
6. Anthony's_________ expression masked an essentially cheerful nature.
(A) jubilant (B) inevitable (C) dour (D) pert (E) serene
7. Morgan's interest was focused on_________ the division between theory and empiricism; she was
convinced that a_________ of philosophy and applied science was possible and necessary.
(A) eliminating. .synthesis
(B) maintaining. .restoration
(C) crossing. .stabilization
(D) ignoring. .duplicity
(E) denying..delineation
8. The professor highlighted the importance of_________ the experiences of many different ethnic
groups when he warned against_________ policies that fail to consider the wide variety of cultural
standards.
(A) portraying. .discriminatory
(B) considering. .myopic
(C) remembering. .alluring
(D) delineating..captivating
(E) disparaging. .pedantic
9. Although at times Nikolai could be disagreeable and even_________, more often than not he was the
most_________ person you could hope to meet.
(A) contentious. .complaisant
(B) disgruntled..befuddled
(C) contradictory. .disconcerted
(D) misguided..solicitous
(E) curmudgeonly. .didactic
SECTION TWO
1. Plants that grow in the desert or on high rocky ledges can survive long periods of_________
because they hoard water in their leaves, stems, and root systems.
(A) darkness (B) inactivity (C) dormancy (D) warmth (E) drought
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2. Thanks to his eloquence and logic, Liam spoke_________ and made it difficult for even his bitterest
opponents to_________ his opinions.
(A) monotonously. .clash with
(B) charmingly. .yield to
(C) tediously. .contend with
(D) abhorrently. .concede to
(E) persuasively. .disagree with
3. Many myths and legends, however_________, often possess a grain of truth.
(A) delightful (B) accurate (C) eternal (D) unbelievable (E) important
4. Ancient Greek playwrights often included the device of divine intervention in their work; just as
circumstances became dire, a_________ would descend from Olympus and rescue the hero from
almost certain death.
(A) hero (B) warrior (C) luminary (D) deity (E) liberator
5. The apparent_________ with which professional skiers descend the slopes is deceptive; this
activity requires_________ effort and intense concentration.
(A) trepidation. .conscious
(B) focus. .resolute
(C) nonchalance. .strenuous
(D) consideration. .unpredictable
(E) insouciance. .minimal
6. Miranda, in her desire to foster_________, often felt compelled to_________ readily to others in tense
situations.
(A) cooperation. .object
(B) consistency. .defer
(C) dissension. .surrender
(D) discourse. .appeal
(E) harmony. .acquiesce
7. Early psychoanalysts challenged many of the most_________ notions of human behavior and
compelled many to alter their dearly held assumptions about human nature.
(A) elusive (B) derided (C) volatile (D) cherished (E) contemplative
8. Although detractors labeled Margaret Thatcher's policies_________, she asserted that her ideas
moved the United Kingdom forward.
(A) premature (B) autocratic (C) regressive (D) democratic (E) radical
9. Some subatomic particles, _________ only through their effects on other bodies, have been
compared to outer planets whose_________ was first deduced from eccentricities in other planets'
orbits.
(A) feasible. .irregularity
(B) palpable. .creation
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(C) imaginable. .falsity
(D) perceptible. .existence
(E) verifiable. .proximity
10. Wary of unorthodox treatments, many doctors are reluctant to concede that nutritionists have
a_________ argument for the use of dietary regulation as preventive medicine.
(A) cogent (B) cursory (C) vacillating (D) feckless (E) vehement
第三套
SECTION ONE
1. While Sarah may have been rather quiet, she was by no means a_________, for she often spent
evenings with other people and considered that time to be quite_________.
(A) recluse . . enjoyable
(B) conservative. . diplomatic
(C) reformer . . irritating
(D) barbarian . . confusing
(E) critic . . demanding
2. The improvements made on the new automobile are largely_________; although the exterior has
been changed, the engine has remained unchanged.
(A) mechanical (B) ornamental (C) economical (D) environmental (E) expensive
3. One of the serious_________ of meteorology is that natural weather patterns cannot be_________
in the laboratory for investigation.
(A) successes .. achieved
(B) complexities .. broadened
(C) premises .. acknowledged
(D) weaknesses . . recreated
(E) advantages .. analyzed
4. It is often said that seventeenth-century literature is_________ to today's readers, especially when
compared with more recent works, which introduce fewer problems of _________.
(A) significant. . writing
(B) impractical . . tradition
(C) inscrutable . . comprehension
(D) opaque . . thought
(E) instructional. . agreement
5. The playwright_________ realism and fantasy in her work so well that the audience is never sure
whether the characters' experiences are_________ or imaginary.
(A) intermingles . . actual
(B) explains . . enjoyable
(C) combines . . obvious
(D) delineates . . questionable
(E) exposes . . correct
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6. While his writing demonstrated the difficulties of living a_________ life within the confines of a corrupt
society, Darius Holmes never despaired, and he continued to_________ his ideal of virtue.
(A) complete .. attack
(B) neutral.. allude to
(C) sanguine . . consider
(D) moral . . pursue
(E) grandiose . . struggle with
7. Zora Neale Hurston's talent at convincing her readers to believe in the world as she describes it in her
novels is due to her ability to create extremely_________ characters.
(A) unsavory (B) restrained (C) ambiguous (D) unilateral (E) credible
8. Jacobs was much more than a _________ member of the group; he was chosen in light of his
extraordinary analytical skills and strong staff management skills.
(A) token (B) perceptive (C) feasible (D) paradoxical (E) vitriolic
9. Some educators view television as an entirely_________ presence in society, virtually disregarding
the idea that television has the potential to be_________.
(A) pernicious .. understood
(B) auxiliary .. discontinued
(C) deleterious . . beneficial
(D) cohesive .. informative
(E) stabilizing .. hidden
SECTION TWO
1. The two teams reached an agreement that was_________: they promised to exchange players of
comparable talent.
(A) equitable (B) variable (C) hypocritical (D) inopportune (E) extended
2. Their daughter's story was so entirely implausible that the parents believe it to be_________.
(A) an explanation (B) an intimidation (C) a fabrication (D) a rationalization (E) a confirmation
3. Professor Yang's article was unusually_________, but its brevity did not conceal the importance of
her discovery.
(A) complex (B) cerebral (C) irrelevant(D) terse (E) ambitious
4. While industry in the late twentieth century believed itself_________ in its treatment of laborers, Cesar
Chavez made a career of revealing the _________ experienced by farm workers.
(A) generous . . injustices
(B) just. . satisfaction
(C) vindictive .. challenges
(D) superior . . relationships
(E) immutable .. consistency
5. The judge proposed several_________ means of settling the case, but the defendant resolved
to_________ the government's authority and refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the court.
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(A) unorthodox . . eliminate
(B) comprehensive .. assuage
(C) impartial. . demonstrate
(D) political.. temper
(E) amicable .. subvert
6. Isabella's_________ style is best seen in her architecture, which combines elements of Byzantine,
Greek, Roman, and Gothic periods.
(A) reticent (B) eclectic (C) mystical (D) formulaic (E) eminent
7. Though his earlier books contained relatively subtle criticisms of the inequalities in his country, Wynn's
later novels were much more_________ in their approach.
(A) jubilant (B) veiled (C) trenchant (D) indirect (E) mundane
8. The Black Plague was so_________ that in a few short years it had reduced the population of
medieval Europe substantially.
(A) lenient (B) susceptible (C) suppressed (D) maudlin (E) virulent
9. Her promotional tour was_________ by missteps, but the increasing appreciation for her works
suggests that the effects of these blunders were_________.
(A) strengthened . . destructive
(B) avoided . . ancillary
(C) surrounded . . perceptive
(D) beleaguered . . negligible
(E) besmirched . . unquestionable
10.While the ambassador was not_________ about the path that his country was taking, he did not
believe that its economic politics would cause a significant amount of_________.
(A) excited . . bliss
(B) sanguine . . distress
(C) impartial . . neutrality
(D) despondent. . despair
(E) agitated . . upheaval
第四套
SECTION ONE
1. The fireworks display created so much_________ that the night sky was completely_________,
almost as if it were the middle of the day.
(A) heat.. exploded
(B) gunpowder. . polluted
(C) color.. decorated
(D) refuse . . detonated
(E) light. . illuminated
2. In speech and in action she was never haughty or_________; she was always willing to_________
any recommendations, even if she did not agree with them at first.
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(A) persistent . . deny
(B) conceited . . consider
(C) ornery . . oppose
(D) open-minded .. embrace
(E) accommodating .. ignore
3. Believing that a writer has_________ responsibilities, Simon Le Boq hopes that his work_________
the differences between right and wrong.
(A) contradictory . . explains
(B) textual.. blames
(C) principal . . indicates
(D) required ., contains
(E) ethical.. demonstrates
4. Most animals respond with excessive violence to insignificant threats; in contrast, some
remain_________ when facing serious physical danger.
(A) menacing (B) hostile (C) inane (D) placid (E) jubilant
5. Anthropologists had long assumed that hunter-gatherers moved continually in their search for food;
however, recent findings indicate that during the Mesolithic period such groups were often
quite_________.
(A) prudent (B) sedentary (C) industrious (D) indigent (E) superstitious
6. Although it has begun to garner_________, until recently, African drum music was virtually_________
by all but those with the most esoteric tastes.
(A) acclaim . . overlooked
(B) respect. . praised
(C) criticism . . ignored
(D) recognition . . played
(E) censure . . disregarded
7. Presidents of large companies have traditionally been very_________; they rarely suggest radical
new ideas unless all other options have been investigated and found to be impossible.
(A) inventive (B) conservative (C) gentrified (D) ingenuous (E) gratuitous
8. While writing her latest novel, Samantha experienced periods where she was quite_________, but
these were interrupted by dry spells during which she found she could write nothing.
(A) stagnant (B) abstruse (C) prolific (D) flamboyant (E) urbane
9. Since none of the original doors or windows of the Mayan Indian homes has survived, restoration work
on these portions of these buildings has been largely_________.
(A) exquisite (B) impertinent (C) speculative (D) appeased (E) abstract
10. While many health-conscious individuals have stopped eating eggs, dietitians say that in
appropriate quantities eggs can be quite_________.
(A) injurious (B) erudite (C) convenient (D) perfunctory (E) salubrious
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SECTION TWO
1. Critics of the welfare system argue that, rather than aiding people's efforts to govern their own lives,
it_________ their independence.
(A) supports (B) saps (C) hastens (D) renews (E) abets
2. The audience failed to warm to the candidate, whose speech contained nothing but empty promises,
_________, and clichés.
(A) candor (B) platitudes (C) nuances (D) ingenuity (E) threats
3. By dint of much practice in the laboratory, the anatomy student became_________ and was able to
manipulate her dissecting tools with either hand.
(A) practical (B) tricky (C) ambiguous (D) ambidextrous (E) ambivalent
4. Like many other pioneers, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, founder of the New York Infirmary, the first
American hospital staffed entirely by women, faced ridicule from her contemporaries but has received
great honor_________.
(A) posthumously (B) anonymously (C) privately (D) prematurely (E) previously
5. While a great deal of change and modernization has taken place in India since 1947, the basic
economic arrangements; values, and family roles have been generally_________.
(A) overturned (B) stable (C) modified (D) complicated (E) appropriate
6. The hypocrite_________ feelings which he does not possess but which he feels he should display.
(A) conceals (B) decries (C) betrays (D) simulates (E) condones
7. Deloria has his detractors, but his critics have had amazingly_________ success at shaking his
self-confidence or his reputation.
(A) great. .repairing
(B) widespread...bolstering
(C) little...denting
(D) small...enhancing
(E) poor...restoring
8. The linguistic_________ of refugee children is_________ their readiness to adopt the language of
their new homeland.
(A) conservatism...indicated by
(B) inadequacy...demonstrated by
(C) adaptability...reflected in
(D) philosophy…contradicted by
(E) structure...equivalent to
9. She kept her late parents' furniture, not for any _________ value it had, but for purely_________
reasons.
(A) potential...monetary
(B) ornamental...aesthetic
(C) financial...pecuniary
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(D) intrinsic...sentimental
(E) personal...accidental
第五套
SECTION ONE
1. Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano, many of us are_________ about
the_________ of atomic warfare and its attendant destruction.
(A) worried...possibility
(B) unconcerned...threat
(C) excited...power
(D) cheered...possession
(E) irritated...news
2. By communicating through pointing and making gestures, Charles was able to overcome
any_________ difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan.
(A) peripatetic (B) linguistic (C) plausible (D) monetary (E) territorial
3. It is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species
from becoming_________ in order that future generations may_________ the great diversity of animal
life.
(A) tamed...recollect
(B) evolved...value
(C) extinct...enjoy
(D) specialized...anticipate
(E) widespread...appreciate
4. We find it difficult to translate a foreign text literally because we cannot capture the_________ of the
original passage exactly.
(A) novelty
(B) succinctness
(C) connotations
(D) ambivalence
(E) alienation
5. It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye, so highly praised and imitated, can retain
his_________ .
(A) magniloquence (B) dogmas (C) bravado (D) idiosyncrasies (E) humility
6. For all the_________ involved in the study of seals, we Arctic researchers have occasional moments
of, pure over some new idea or discovery.
(A) tribulations...despair
(B) hardships...exhilaration
(C) confusions...bewilderment
(D) inconvenience...panic
(E) thrills...delight
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7. Despite the growing_________ of Hispanic actors in the American theater, many Hispanic experts feel
that the Spanish-speaking population is_________ on the stage.
(A) decrease...inappropriate
(B) emergence...visible
(C) prominence...underrepresented
(D) skill...alienated
(E) number...misdirected
8. As a sportscaster, Cosell was apparently never _________; he made_________ comments about
every boxing match he covered.
(A) excited...hysterical
(B) relevant...pertinent
(C) satisfied...disparaging
(D) amazed...awe-struck
(E) impressed...laudatory
9. Even critics who do not_________ Robin Williams' interpretation of the part_________ him as an
inventive comic actor who has made a serious attempt to come to terms with one of the most challenging
roles of our time.
(A) dissent from...dismiss
(B) cavil at...welcome
(C) agree with...denounce
(D) recoil from...deride
(E) concur with...acknowledge
10. This latest biography of Malcolm X is a nuanced and sensitive picture of a very complex man,
_________analysis of his personality.
(A) an ineffectual (B) a telling (C) a ponderous (D) a simplistic (E) an overblown
SECTION TWO
1. Although he is_________ about the problems that still confront blacks in ballet, Mitchell nevertheless
is optimistic about the future, especially that of his own dance company.
(A) hopeful (B) uninformed (C) abstract (D) realistic (E) unconcerned
2. Despite all its_________, a term of enlistment in the Peace Corps can be both stirring and satisfying
to a college graduate still undecided on a career.
(A) rewards (B) renown (C) adventures (D) romance (E) frustrations
3. Although he had the numerous films to his credit and a reputation for technical_________, the
moviemaker lacked originality; all his films were sadly_________ of the work of others.
(A) skill...independent
(B) ability...unconscious
(C) expertise...derivative
(D) competence...contradictory
(E) blunders...enamored
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4. John Gielgud crowns a distinguished career of playing Shakespearean roles by giving a performance
that is_________ .
(A) mediocre (B) outmoded (C) superficial (D) unsurpassable (E) insipid
5. Those interested in learning more about how genetics applies to trees will have to_________ the
excellent technical journals where most of the pertinent material is_________.
(A) subscribe to...ignored
(B) suffer through...located
(C) rely on...unrepresented
(D) resort to...found
(E) see through...published
6. Rent control restrictions on small apartment owners may unfortunately_________ rather than alleviate
housing problems.
(A) resolve (B) diminish (C) castigate (D) minimize (E) exacerbate
7. In the light of Dickens's description of die lively, even_________ dance parties of his time, Sharp's
approach to country dancing may seem overly formal, suggesting more_________ than is necessary.
(A) sophisticated...expertise
(B) rowdy...decorum
(C) prudish...propriety
(D) lewd...ribaldry
(E) enjoyable...vitality
8. It is said that the custom of shaking hands originated when primitive men held out empty hands to
indicate that they had no_________ weapons and were thus_________ disposed.
(A) lethal...clearly
(B) concealed...amicably
(C) hidden...harmfully
(D) murderous...ill
(E) secret...finally
9. The biochemistry instructor urged that we take particular care of the_________ chemicals to prevent
their evaporation.
(A) insoluble (B) superficial (C) extraneous (D) volatile (E) insipid
第六套
SECTION ONE
1. Because our supply of fossil fuel has been sadly_________, we must find_________ sources of
energy.
(A) stored...hoarded
(B) compensated...significant
(C) exhausted...inefficient
(D) increased...available
(E) depleted...alternate
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2. He is much too_________ in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.
(A) devious (B) lucid (C) verbose (D) efficient (E) pleasant
3. In apologizing to the uncredited photographer, the editor said that he_________ that this_________
use of copyrighted photographs had taken place.
(A) deplored....legitimate
(B) conceded...inevitable
(C) regretted...unauthorized
(D) admitted...warranted
(E) acknowledged...appropriate
4. The herb Chinese parsley is an example of what we mean by an acquired taste: Westerners who
originally_________ it eventually come to_________ its flavor in Oriental foods.
(A) relish...enjoy
(B) dislike...welcome
(C) savor...abhor
(D) ignore...detest
(E) discern...recognize
5. The abundance and diversity of insects is the cumulative effect of an extraordinarily low_________
rate: bugs endure.
(A) metabolic (B) density (C) extinction (D) percentage (E) standard
6. Because he was_________ in the performance of his duties, his employers could not_________ his
work.
(A) derelict...quarrel over
(B) dilatory...grumble at
(C) undisciplined...object to
(D) assiduous...complain about
(E) mandatory...count on
7. British_________ contemporary art has been an obstacle even for modem artists now revered as
great, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, who were_________ for years before winning
acceptance.
(A) veneration of...eulogized
(B) indifference to...dismissed
(C) disdain for...lauded
(D) ignorance of...studied
(E) intolerance of...vindicated
8. Pre-Spanish art in Mexico is not a_________ art; they are mistaken who see in its bold simplifications
or wayward conceptions an inability to_________ technical difficulties.
(A) formal...ignore
(B) graphic...understand
(C) primitive...nurture
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(D) crude...overcome
(E) revolutionary...instigate
9. Are we to turn into spineless_________, afraid to take a_________ stand, unable to answer a
question without pussyfooting?
(A) disciples...positive
(B) hedonists...compromising
(C) criminals...defiant
(D) critics...constructive
(E) equivocators...forthright
10.The heretofore peaceful natives, seeking_________ the treachery of their supposed allies, became,
_________ enough according to their perspective, embittered and vindictive.
(A)acquiescence in...understandably
(B)magnanimity towards…logically
(C)evidence of…impartially
(D)retribution for ...justifiably
(E)exoneration of...ironically
SECTION TWO
1.Archaeologists are involved in_________ Mayan temples in Central America, uncovering the old ruins
in order to learn more about the civilization they represent.
(A) demolishing (B) incapacitating (C) excavating (D) worshiping (E) adapting
2. Afraid that the_________ nature of the plays being presented would corrupt the morals of their
audiences, the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.
(A) mediocre (B) fantastic (C) profound (D) lewd (E) witty
3. The governor's imposition of martial law on the once-peaceful community was the last straw, so far as
the lawmakers were concerned: the legislature refused to function until martial law was_________.
(A) reaffirmed (B) reiterated (C) inaugurated (D) rescinded (E) prolonged
4. The sergeant suspected that the private was_________ in order to avoid going on the_________
march scheduled for that morning.
(A) malingering...arduous
(B) proselytizing...interminable
(C) invalidating...threatened
(D) exemplary...leisurely
(E) disgruntled...strenuous
5. The incidence of smoking among women, formerly_________, has grown to such a degree that lung
cancer, once a minor problem, has become the chief_________ of cancer-related deaths among
women.
(A) negligible...cause
(B) minor...antidote
(C) preeminent...cure
(D) relevant. ..modifier
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(E) pervasive...opponent
6. The columnist was almost_________ when he mentioned his friends, but he was unpleasant and
even_________ when he discussed people who irritated him.
(A) recalcitrant...laconic
(B) reverential...acrimonious
(C) sensitive...remorseful
(D) insipid...militant
(E) benevolent...stoical
7. An experienced politician who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, she
intended to wait for a more_________ occasion before she announced her plans.
(A) propitious (B) provocative (C) unseemly (D) questionable (E) theoretical
8. Wemmick, the soul of kindness in private, is obliged in_________ to be uncompassionate and
even_________ on behalf of his employer, the harsh lawyer Jaggers.
(A) conclusion...careless
(B) principle...contradictory
(C) theory...esoteric
(D) court...judicious
(E) public..ruthless
9. In one instance illustrating Metternich's consuming_________, he employed several naval captains to
purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his_________ collection.
(A) foresight...indifferent
(B) altruism...eclectic
(C) bibliomania...burgeoning
(D) avarice...inadvertent
(E) egocentricity...magnanimous
第七套
SECTION ONE
1. The civil rights movement did not emerge from obscurity into national prominence overnight; on the
contrary, it captured the public's imagination only_________.
(A) fruitlessly (B) unimpeachably (C) momentarily (D) expeditiously (E) gradually
2. Most of the settlements that grew up near the logging camps were_________ affairs, thrown together
in a hurry because people needed to live on the job.
(A) protracted (B) unobtrusive (C) nomadic (D) ramshackle (E) banal
3. Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so_________ that even a
professional exterminator may fail to_________ them.
(A) vulnerable...eradicate
(B) widespread...discern
(C) fragile...destroy
(D) hardy...eliminate
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(E)numerous...detect
4. The seventeenth-century writer Mary Astell was a rare phenomenon, a single woman who maintained
and even_________ a respectable reputation while earning a living by her pen.
(A) eclipsed (B) impaired (C) decimated (D) avoided (E) enhanced
5. An optimistic supporter of the women's movement, Kubota contends that recent_________ by
Japanese women in the business world are meaningful and indicative of_________ opportunity to come.
(A)advances...diminished
(B) strides...greater
(C)innovations...marginal
(D) retreats...theoretical
(E) failures...hidden
6. The patient bore the pain_________ , neither wincing nor whimpering when the incision was made.
(A)histrionically (B)stoically (C) sardonically (D) poorly (E) marginally
7. The actor's stories of backstage feuds and rivalry might be thought_________ were there not so many
corroborating anecdotes from other theatrical personalities.
(A) pantomime (B) ambiguity (C) approbation (D) hyperbole (E) vainglory
8. The_________ ambassador was but_________ linguist; yet he insisted on speaking to foreign
dignitaries in their own tongues without resorting to a translator's aid.
(A) eminent...an indifferent
(B) visiting...a notable
(C) revered...a talented
(D) distinguished...a celebrated
(E) ranking...a sensitive
9. Nowadays life models—men and women who pose in the nude for artist—seem curiously _________,
relics of a bygone age when art students labored amid skeletons and anatomical charts, learning to draw
the human body as painstakingly as medical students learn to_________ it.
(A) anachronistic...sketch
(B) archaic...dissect
(C) contemporary...diagnose
(D) stereotyped...examine
(E) daring...cure
10. Although Roman original contributions to government, jurisprudence, and engineering are commonly
acknowledged, the artistic legacy of the Roman world continues to be judged widely as _________ the
magnificent Greek traditions that preceded it.
(A) an improvement on (B) an echo of (C) a resolution of (D) a precursor of (E) a consummation of
SECTION TWO
1. In view of the interrelationships among a number of the African American leaders treated in this
anthology, there is inevitably a certain amount of_________ among some of the essays presented here.
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(A) overlapping (B) inaccuracy (C) pomposity (D) exaggeration (E) objectivity
2. As surprising as the new findings are, Dr. Wilson said he would not characterize them as_________.
(A) sound (B) revolutionary (C) equitable (D) evident (E) abstruse
3. The best Eskimo carvings of all ages seem to possess a powerful ability to_________ the great
barriers of language and time and communicate_________ with us.
(A) leap over...temporarily
(B) reach across...directly
(C) rise above...verbally
(D) pass through...infrequently
(E) leave behind...anonymously
4. The developing brain can be likened to a highway system that_________ use: less traveled roads
may be abandoned, popular roads broadened, and new ones added where they are needed.
(A) suffers from (B) evolves with (C) detours around (D) atrophies with (E) buckles under
5. British collectors are notorious for their_________ of interest in_________ art, much preferring to
collect antiques and "important" pictures by long-dead artists.
(A) wealth...modern
(B) growth...abstract
(C) lack...posthumous
(D) resurgence...innovative
(E) dearth...contemporary
6. Although Barbara Tuchman never earned a graduate degree, she nonetheless_________ a scholarly
career as a historian noted for her vivid style and_________ erudition.
(A) interrupted...deficient
(B) relinquished...immense
(C) abandoned...capricious
(D) pursued...prodigious
(E) followed...scanty
7. The systems analyst hesitated to talk to strangers about her highly specialized work, fearing it was
too _________ for people uninitiated in the computer field to understand.
(A) intriguing (B) derivative (C) frivolous (D) esoteric (E) rudimentary
8. In Victorian times, countless Egyptian mummies were ground up to produce dried mummy powder,
hailed by quacks as a near-magical _________ able to cure a wide variety of ailments.
(A) toxin (B) indisposition (C) symptom (D) panacea (E) placebo
9. Like a martinet, Norman_________ his subordinates to_________ rigidly to the rules.
(A) disciplined...adapt
(B) con strained... adhere
(C) coaxed...refer
(D) accustomed...object
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(E) coerced...demur
第八套
SECTION ONE
1. Although in his seventies at the time of the interview, Picasso proved alert and insightful, his
faculties_________ despite the inevitable toll of the years.
(A) atrophied (B) diminished (C) intact (D) useless (E) impaired
2. While the 1940s are most noted for the development of black modem dance, they are also_________
because they were the last gasp for tap dancing.
(A) irrelevant (B) unfounded (C) significant (D) speculative (E) contemporary
3. People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small
quantities, in large amounts these substances may have_________ effects.
(A) admirable (B) redundant (C) intangible (D) toxic (E) minor
4. The number of black hawks has_________ because the encroachments of humans on their territory
have caused them to_________ their customary breeding places.
(A) multiplied..endure
(B) extrapolated..alter
(C) increased..locate
(D) diminished..accept
(E) dwindled..shun
5. Although Britain's film makers often produce fine films, they are studiously_________ and rarely aim
at a mass market
(A) commercial (B) viable (C) derivative (D) elitist (E) collaborative
6. MacDougal’s former editors remember him as a_________ man whose_________ and exhaustive
reporting was worth the trouble.
(A) domineering..wearisome
(B) congenial..pretentious
(C) popular..supercilious
(D) fastidious..garbled
(E) cantankerous..meticulous
7. The opossum is_________ the venom of snakes in the rattlesnake subfamily and thus views the
reptiles not as_________ enemies but as a food source.
(A) vulnerable to..natural
(B) conscious of..mortal
(C) impervious to..lethal
(D) sensitive to..deadly
(E) defenseless against..potential
8. Breaking with established musical conventions, Stravinsky was_________ composer whose
heterodox works infuriated the traditionalists of his day.
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(A) a derivative (B) an iconoclastic (C) an uncontroversial (D) a venerated (E) a trite
9. A code of ethics governing the behavior of physicians during epidemics did not exist until 1846 when it
was _________by the American Medical Association.
(A) rescinded (B) promulgated (C) presupposed (D) depreciated (E) implied
SECTION TWO
1. The critics were distressed that an essayist of such glowing_________ could descend to writing
such dull, uninteresting prose.
(A) obscurity (B) ill-repute (C) shallowness (D) promise (E) amiability
2. Famous in her time and then forgotten, the 17th-century Dutch painter Judith Leyster was
_________obscurity when, in 1993, the Worcester Art Museum organized the first retrospective
exhibition of her work.
(A) resigned to (B) rewarded with (C) rescued from (D)indifferent to (E) worthy of
3. The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously_________; emotion and excitement all too often cause
our minds to distort what we see.
(A) judicious (B) interdependent (C) credible (D) unreliable (E) gratifying
4. Although Henry was not in general a sentimental man, occasionally he would feel a touch
of_________ for the old days and would contemplate making a brief excursion to Boston to revisit his
childhood friends.
(A) exasperation (B) chagrin (C) nostalgia (D) lethargy (E) anxiety
5. We had not realized how much people_________ the library's old borrowing policy until we received
complaints once it had been_________ .
(A) enjoyed...continued
(B) disliked...administered
(C) respected...imitated
(D) ignored...lauded
(E) appreciated—superseded
6. During the Dark Ages, hermits and other religious _________fled the world to devote themselves to
silent contemplation.
(A) renegades (B) skeptics (C) altruists (D) recluses (E) convictions
7. No real life hero of ancient or modern days can surpass James Bond with his nonchalant_________
of death and the_________ with which he bears torture.
(A) contempt…distress
(B) disregard…fortitude
(C) veneration...guile
(D) concept...terror
(E) ignorance...fickleness
8. Even though the basic organization of the brain does not change after birth, details of its structure and
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function remain_________ for some time, particularly in the cerebral cortex.
(A) plastic (B) immutable (C) essential (D) unavoidable (E) static
9. Lavish in visual beauty, the film Lawrence of Arabia also boasts_________ of style: it knows how
much can be shown in a shot, how much can be said in a few words.
(A) extravagance (B) economy (C) autonomy (D) frivolity (E) arrogance
10.Unlike the highly_________ Romantic poets of the previous century, Arnold and his fellow Victorian
poets were_________ and interested in moralizing.
(A) rhapsodic..lyrical
(B) frenetic..distraught
(C) emotional,..didactic
(D) sensitive...strange
(E) dramatic...warped
第九套
SECTION ONE
1. He felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too_________ for someone of his talent and
creativity.
(A) diverse (B) insatiable (C) exacting (D) enthralling (E) prosaic
2. The museum arranged the fossils in_________ order, placing the older fossils dating from the Late Ice
Age on the first floor and the more recent fossils on the second floor.
(A) alphabetical (B) chronological (C) random (D) arbitrary (E) retrospective
3. With the evolution of wings, insects were able to_________ to the far ecological comers, across
deserts and bodies of water, to reach new food sources and inhabit a wider variety of promising
environmental niches.
(A) relate (B) disperse (C) transgress (D) revert (E) ascend
4. Having recently missed out on the Matisse retrospective, which has taken Paris and New York by
storm, and on the tour of great paintings from Philadelphia's Barnes collection, London is
becoming_________ in the competition to show_________ international an exhibitions.
(A) a trend-setter...major
(B) an also-ran...blockbuster
(C) a world-beater...itinerant
(D) a mecca...distinguished
(E) a connoisseur...esoteric
5. What most_________ the magazine's critics is the manner in which its editorial opinions are
expressed too often as if only an idiot could see things any other way.
(A) belies (B) impedes (C) riles (D) placates (E) identifies
6. Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was single-minded
and_________ in her strict_________ the letter of the law.
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(A) merciful...interpretation of
(B) uncompromising...adherence to
(C) dilatory...affirmation of
(D) vindictive...deviation from
(E) lenient...dismissal of
7. Although he generally observed the adage "Look before you leap," in this instance he was
_________acting in an unconsidered fashion.
(A) chary of (B) impervious to (C) precipitate in (D) hesitant about (E) conventional in
8. Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably _________ her singing. Callas wearied of the
constant adulation and longed for honest criticism.
(A) orchestrated (B) thwarted (C) assailed (D) extolled (E) reciprocated
9. There is nothing_________ or provisional about Moore's early critical pronouncements; she
deals_________ with what were then radical new developments in poetry.
(A) tentative...confidently
(B) positive...expertly
(C) dogmatic…arbitrarily
(D) shallow...superficially
(E) imprecise...inconclusively
SECTION TWO
1. She pointed out that his resume was_________ because it merely recorded his previous positions
and failed to highlight the specific skills he had mastered in each job.
(A) disinterested (B) inadequate (C) conclusive (D) obligatory (E) detailed
2. Because it was already known that retroviruses could cause cancer in animals, it seemed
only_________ to search for similar cancer-causing viruses in human beings.
(A) culpable (B) charitable (C) hypothetical (D) logical (E) negligent
3. Her_________ is always a source of irritation: she never uses a single word when she can substitute
a long clause or phrase in its place.
(A) frivolity (B) verbosity (C) ambivalence (D) cogency (E) rhetoric
4. It is_________ to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical
pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become_________ to it.
(A) useless...drawn
(B) pointless...vulnerable
(C) futile...resistant
(D) wicked..indifferent
(E) worthwhile...immune
5. Ms. Ono_________ gives interviews because she believes the news media have_________ her and
treated her badly.
(A) frequently...publicized
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(B) rarely...misrepresented
(C) seldom...eulogized
(D) reluctantly...acclaimed
(E) gradually...evaded
6. Totem craftsmanship reached its_________ in the 19th century, when the introduction of metal tools
enabled carvers to execute more sophisticated designs,
(A) roots (B) conclusion (C) antithesis (D) reward (E) apex
7. As delicate and_________ as insect bodies are, it is remarkable that over the ages enough of them
have_________, preserved in amber, for scientists to trace insect evolution.
(A) beautiful...disappeared
(B) fragile...survived
(C) impervious...multiplied
(D) refined...awakened
(E) indestructible...evolved
8. Unfortunately, the current Broadway season offers some_________ fare that sounds markedly like
imitations of previous hits.
(A) epic (B) radical (C)formulaic (D) incongruous (E) challenging
9. For those who admire realism, Louis Malle's recent film succeeds because it consciously_________
the stuff of legend and tells_________ story as it might actually unfold with fallible people in earthly time.
(A) rejects..a derivative
(B) anticipates..an antiquated
(C) shuns..an unembellished
(D) emulates..an ethereal
(E) exaggerates..a mythic
10. Crabeater seal, the common name of Lobodon car-cinophagus, is a_________, since the animal's
staple diet is not crabs, but krill.
(A) pseudonym (B) misnomer (C) delusion (D) digression (E) compromise
第十套
SECTION ONE
1. His critical reviews were enjoyed by many of his audience, but the subjects of his analysis dreaded his
comments; he was vitriolic, devastating, irritating and never_________ .
(A) analytic (B) personal (C) constructive (D) uncharitable (E) controversial
2. Despite the team members' resentment of the new coach's training rules, they_________ them as
long as he did not_________ them too strictly.
(A) embraced...follow
(B) condemned...formulate
(C) questioned…interpret
(D) challenged...implement
(E) tolerated. ..apply
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3. Given the_________ state of the published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low-level
microwave energy is either hazardous or safe.
(A) inconclusive (B) satisfactory (C) definitive (D) immaculate (E) exemplary
4. Tacitus' descriptions of Germanic tribal customs were_________ by the_________ stale of
communications in his day, but they match the accounts of other contemporary writers.
(A) defined...inconsequential
(B) limited...primitive
(C) enriched...antiquated
(D) contradicted...thriving
(E) muddled...suspended
5. No matter how _________the revelations of the coming years may be, they will be hard put to match
those of the past decade, which have_________ transformed our view of the emergence of Mayan
civilization.
(A) minor...dramatically
(B) profound...negligibly
(C) striking...radically
(D) bizarre...nominally
(E) questionable...possibly
6. Because of its inclination to_________, most Indian art is_________ Japanese an, where symbols
have been minimized and meaning has been conveyed by the merest suggestion.
(A) exaggerate...related to
(B) imitate...superior to
(C) understate...reminiscent of
(D) overdraw...similar to
(E) sentimentalize...supportive of
7. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense
to_________ them.
(A) overstate (B) revitalize (C) corroborate (D) evade (E) license
8. The contract negotiations were often surprisingly_________, deteriorating at times into a welter of
accusations and counter-accusations.
(A) perspicacious (B) phlegmatic (C) sedate (D) acrimonious (E) propitious
9. Black religion was in part a protest movement—a protest against a system and a society that
was_________ designed to_________ the dignity of a segment of God's creation.
(A) unintentionally...reflect
(B) explicitly...foster
(C) inevitably...assess
(D) deliberately...demean
(E) provocatively...enhance
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SECTION TWO
1. Either the Polynesian banquets at Waikiki arc_________, or the one I visited was a poor example.
(A) delicious (B) impeccable (C) overrated (D) untasted (E) unpopular
2. Given the_________ nature of wood, the oldest totem poles of the Northwest Coast Indians
eventually fell to decay; only a few still stand today.
(A) resilient (B) combustible (C) malleable (D) perishable (E) solid
3. Lee, who refrained from excesses in his personal life, differed markedly from Grant, who_________
notorious drinking bouts with his cronies.
(A) deprecated (B) minimized (C) indulged in (D) shunned (E) compensated for
4. The college librarian initiated a new schedule of fines for overdue books with the_________, if not
the outright encouragement, of the faculty library committee.
(A) skepticism (B) acquiescence (C) scorn (D) applause (E) disapprobation
5. At first_________ were simply that: straightforward firsthand testimonials about the_________ of a
product.
(A) Trademarks...contents
(B) Creeds...excellence
(C) Prejudices...flaws
(D) Reprimands...benefits
(E) Endorsements...virtues
6. By nature Toshiro was_________, given to striking up casual conversations with strangers he
encountered at bus stops or check-out stands.
(A) Diffident (B) observant (C) reticent (D) gregarious (E) laconic
7. In the absence of native predators to stop their spread, imported deer_________ to such an
inordinate degree that they overgrazed the countryside and_________ the native vegetation.
(A) thrived...threatened
(B) propagated...cultivated
(C) suffered...abandoned
(D) flourished...scrutinized
(E) dwindled...eliminated
8. He was habitually so docile and_________ that his friends could not understand his
sudden_________ his employers,
(A) accommodating...outburst against
(B) incorrigible...suspicion of
(C) truculent...virulence toward
(D) erratic...envy of
(E) hasty...cordiality toward
9. That Mr. Willis's newest film is No. 1 at the box office this week is a testament to the star's_________
power and not to the reviews, which were_________ at best.
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(A) waning...indifferent
(B) ongoing...glowing
(C) drawing...modest
(D) increasing...matchless
(E) unique...superb
10.The campus police who monitored the demonstrations had little respect for the student protesters,
generally speaking of them in_________ terms.
(A) hyperbolic (B) euphemistic (C) pejorative (D) derivative (E) uncertain
第十一套
SECTION ONE
1. Many cultural historians believe that language has a_________ purpose: it serves not only as a
means of communication but also as a means of defining culture.
(A) foreign (B) literary (C) false (D) dual (E) direct
2. In 1859 Black pioneer Clara Brows turned the unpromising conditions that had_________ many other
settlers of the mining camp into a source of_________ by starting her own business.
(A) discouraged.. reconciliation
(B) defeated., prosperity
(C) elevated.. happiness
(D) aided.. opportunity
(E) delayed.. unity
3. While the island country s dramatists typically use_________ settings and myths, their themes are
not_________ their country alone; indeed, many plays are appreciated worldwide for their insightful
treatment of common human issues.
(A) ancient.. condescending to
(B) modest.. concerned with
(C) native.. limited to
(D) ordinary. .lobbying for
(E) cosmopolitan.. indebted to
4. Far from_________ the old social inequities, the law_________ new ones by virtue of the loopholes it
left for the wealthy.
(A) eradicating.. created
(B) jeopardizing.. corrected
(C) placating.. eliminated
(D) duplicating.. avoided
(E) corroborating.. anticipated
5. The use of gospel music in the modem production of the ancient Greek tragedy is effective, in spite
of seeming_________ to critics interested only in historical accuracy.
(A) felicitous (B) inevitable (C) anachronistic (D) timeless (E) exemplary
6. It has been suggested that the detailed listings of animals, plants, and minerals by their usefulness to
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humans indicate the_________ of the ancient Mesopotamians.
(A) irrationality (B) humanity (C) temerity (D) serendipity (E) anthropocentrism
7. Buildings designed exclusively for strength and stability, structures for which only_________
considerations have been taken into account, are properly works of engineering, not true architecture.
(A) utilitarian (B) grandiose (C) imaginative (D) aesthetic (E) external
8. Many healing practices that doctors once derided as_________ have now been sanctioned by the
medical community.
(A) benign (B) diagnostic (C) inefficacious (D) discretionary (E) therapeutic
9. Sometimes forgetting that rationality is only one part of a person's experience, Andrew takes an
excessively_________ approach to life.
(A) cerebral (B) obdurate (C) sensitive (D) pretentious (E) enervated
SECTION TWO
1. For centuries, the coastline of Uruguay was regarded by European mariners as a_________ place,
one seemingly devoid of inhabitants.
(A) conceivable (B) desolate (C) fallacious (D) prepossessing (E) discourteous
2. Chocolate connects -us to the past, for despite modern_________ in food-processing technology, the
steps necessary for transforming cocoa beans into chocolate have been_________ for nearly two
centuries.
(A) developments.. varied
(B) setbacks.. constant
(C) failures.. inconsistent
(D) progress..unstable
(E) advances.. unchanged
3. The landscape was truly_________, so arid that even the hardiest plants could not survive.
(A) lurid (B) parched (C) drubbed (D) verdant (E) variegated
4. Born_________, children will follow their natural inclination to explore their surroundings with
a_________ that belies the random appearance of their play.
(A) innocent.. deviousness
(B) serious.. merriment
(C) curious..purposefulness
(D) eager..moderation
(E) aware..casualness
5. Although English philosopher Anne Conway was_________ by her seventeenth-century
contemporaries, she has through oversight been nearly_________ in recent times.
(A) revered.. forgotten
(B) censured.. venerated
(C) abandoned.. ignored
(D) imitated.. emulated
(E) pardoned.. absolved
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6. While the_________ explorers faced risks courageously, they were not_________, choosing
instead to avoid needless dangers.
(A) flagrant.. punctual
(B) intrepid.. foolhardy
(C) genial.. clandestine
(D) resolute.. amicable
(E) culpable.. irresponsible
7. Maxine Hong Kingston presents universal themes in the context of Chinese American culture; this
has helped her achieve a literary _________ that is_________, yet speaks to the full range of human
experience.
(A) success.. indistinct
(B) voice.. unique
(C) convention.. encompassing
(D) style.. comprehensive
(E) prominence.. general
8. The grief and sadness of parting and the sorrows that seem eternal are_________ by time, but they
leave their scars.
(A) revived (B) magnified (C) nurtured (D) mitigated (E) concocted
9. The traditional process of producing an oil painting requires so many steps that it seems_________ to
artists who prefer to work quickly.
(A) provocative (B) consummate (C) interminable (D) facile (E) prolific
10. Photography as an art form often seeks the _________ in its subjects, those qualities that cannot be
expressed in words.
(A) ineffable (B) mundane (C) onerous (D) incisive (E) auspicious
第十二套
SECTION ONE
1. Hoping to_________ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would
be_________ to , both labor and management.
(A) enforce. .useful
(B) end. .divisive
(C) overcome, .unattractive
(D) extend, .satisfactory
(E) resolve..acceptable
2. Geneticist Olivia M. Pereira-Smith has published her findings on "immortal" cells, that is, cells that
reproduce by dividing_________.
(A) indefinitely (B) occasionally(C)conclusively (D) periodically (E) precisely
3. The unusually large herb Gunnera is difficult to study because it is found only in_________ areas.
(A) fertile (B) hospitable (C) inaccessible (D) mundane (E) extensive
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4. To_________ about craft clubs is not only_________ but foolish, for the focus of the clubs varies
greatly from one town to another.
(A) brag. .necessary
(B) generalize. .difficult
(C) complain. .important
(D) rhapsodize. .fair
(E) learn..unproductive
5. The female subject of this painting by Henri Matisse seems_________, as if Matisse sought to portray
an unconquerable female spirit.
(A) ephemeral (B) indomitable (C) opulent (D) lithe (E) morose
6. Ironically, the same executives who brought bankruptcy to the coal fields were_________ by their
contemporaries, who _________ the notion that these people were industrial heroes.
(A) celebrated. .cherished
(B) respected, .doubted
(C) ignored, .belied
(D) condemned, .rejected
(E) antagonized, .enjoyed
7. Even though some people feel historians have an exclusive right to act as the interpreters of bygone
eras, most historians insist their profession has no_________ interpreting the past.
(A) interest in (B) responsibility in (C) consensus for (D) monopoly on (E) misgivings about
8. It is difficult to tell whether the attention new rock bands are receiving from audiences is that
associated with_________ or that which indicates a durable_________.
(A) novelty. .popularity
(B) originality. .understanding
(C) success. .sensation
(D) longevity. .image
(E) creativity, .production
9. Fenster schemed and plotted for weeks and these_________ were rewarded when Griswold was
fired and Fenster was promoted.
(A) circumlocutions (B) affiliations (C) gibberings (D) machinations (E) renunciations
SECTION TWO
1. Whether Mitsuko Uchida is performing music or merely discussing it, the pianist's animated
demeanor_________ her passion for her vocation.
(A) misrepresents (B) exaggerates(C) satisfies (D) reflects (E) disguises
2. One of the factors that_________ the understanding of the nature of cells was the limited resolution
of early microscopes.
(A) aided (B) discredited (C) increased (D) contradicted (E) restricted
3. The congresswoman is very powerful: she has more_________ than any other member of the
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committee.
(A) integrity (B) influence (C) restraint (D) discrimination (E) pretense
4. Anyone who possesses perceptiveness, insight, and unflagging vitality has invaluable_________, but
the rare individual who also possesses the ability to_________ these qualities through art has genius.
(A) prospects. .delegate .
(B) gifts. .express
(C) traits. .forbid
(D) flaws. .impute
(E) visions. .bequeath
5. Each male mockingbird views his territory as_________; no other male of the same species is
tolerated within its boundaries.
(A) circuitous (B) inviolable (C) dissipated (D) unparalleled (E) mandated
6. To summarize an article is to separate that which is_________ from the_________ material that
surrounds it.
(A) notable. .primary
(B) undesirable. .encompassing
(C) fundamental. .vital
(D) essential. .supporting
(E) explanatory. .characteristic
7. Sometimes fiction is marred by departures from the main narrative, but Toni Morrison's The Bluest
Eye is instead _________ by its _________, which add levels of meaning to the principal story.
(A) enhanced, .digressions
(B) harmed, .excursions
(C) adorned, .melodramas
(D) strengthened, .criticisms
(E) unaffected. .swervings
8. According to the report, the investment firm had_________ several customers, swindling them out of
thousands of dollars.
(A) harassed (B) sullied (C) bilked (D) investigated (E) incriminated
9. Because this novel is not so narrowly concerned with_________ political issues, it seems
as_________ today as it did two hundred years ago.
(A) momentary..derivative
(B) evanescent .nostalgic
(C) transient .fresh
(D) sagacious .wise
(E) dated .quaint
10.Contemptuous of official myths about great men and women that had been taught to them in
school, many postwar writers, with the skepticism expected of_________, advanced the idea that there
was no such thing as greatness.
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(A) idealists (B) well-wishers (C) dissemblers (D) nitpickers (E) debunkers
第十三套
SECTION ONE
1. Residents of the secluded island fear that_________ commercial development will_________ their
quiet way of life.
(A) widespread.. reinforce
(B) waning.. harm
(C) diminishing.. reform
(D) encroaching . disturb
(E) further..aid
2. Nicknamed the "contact lens," the device installed on the Hubble telescope successfully _________
its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror.
(A) corrected (B) displayed (C) generated (D) scrutinized (E) accentuated
3. Though it is often exclusively_________ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually_________ parts of eight
other South American countries.
A) protected by.. threatens
(B) located in.. bypasses
(C) limited to.. touches
(D) surrounded by.. borders
(E) associated with.. covers
4. As an architect who rehabilitates older buildings, Roberta Washington objected to a city policy that
resulted in the mass _________ of clearly _________ structures.
(A) demolition.. inconsequential
(B) renovation.. derelict
(C) razing.. salvageable
(D) protection .. venerable
(E) scouring.. grimy
5. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a_________ of detail, providing far more
information than one can easily digest.
(A) modicum (B) discrepancy (C) surfeit (D) deficit (E) juxtaposition
6. On the verge of financial collapse the museum was granted a_________, receiving a
much-needed_________ of cash in the form of a government loan.
(A) reprieve .. infusion
(B) deferment.. inducement
(C) rebate.. advance
(D) hearing.. security
(E) procurement.. account
7. More_________ than her predecessor Superintendent Reynolds would many predicted have a far
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less_________ term of office.
(A) phlegmatic.. apathetic
(B) conciliators.. confrontational
(C) empathetic .. compassionate
(D) vigilant.. reputable
(E) penurious .. frugal
8. Rodolfo Gonzales was once described as_________ in body and mind because of the flexibility
and grace apparent in both his boxing and his writing of poetry and plays.
(A) unyielding (B) tremulous (C) emphatic (D) lithe (E) fickle
9. Galloping technological progress has made consumers_________: advances undreamed of a
generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.
(A) flabbergasted (B) miffed (C) jaded (D) wary (E) embittered
SECTION TWO
1. They use language not to explain but to_________ each statement is like a reflection in a warped
mirror.
(A) preserve (B)distort (C)enlighten (D) negate (E) destroy
2.Many writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance were not originally from Harlem drawn by the
artistic community it provided, they_________ the place as home.
(A) neglected (B) adopted (C) avoided (D) criticized (E) encountered
3. 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.
(A) expressing.. hostility
(B) suppressing.. conflict
(C) stifling.. temperance
(D) disguising.. deceit
(E) rousing..wrath
4. Colonial South Carolina was characterized by cultural_________: Europeans, Africans, and Native
Americans each absorbed some customs of the other groups.
(A) tension (B) conservatism (C) integrity (D) convergence (E) eradication
5. Ellen Swallow Richards, 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.. expose
(B) pioneer of.. implement
(C) resource on.. squelch
(D) mitigator of.. promote
(E) critic of.. exploit
6. Sleep actually occurs_________, though one may receive dues signaling its_________ for several
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minutes before one falls asleep.
(A) gradually.. abruptness
(B) erratically.. solace
(C) temporarily.. length
(D) inevitably.. approach
(E) instantaneously .. onset
7. Laila performed her tasks at the office with_________, completing all her projects in record time.
(A) alacrity (B) conformity (C) deliberation (D) recrimination (E) exasperation
8. Anna Freud's impact on psychoanalysis was_________, coming not from one brilliant discovery bur
from s lifetime of first-rate work.
(A) tangential (B) premature (C) exorbitant (D) indiscernible (E) cumulative
9. The treasurer was intimidated by the_________ demeanor of the auditors who neither spoke nor
smiled when they arrived.
(A) amiable (B) ethical (C) glacial (D) taunting (E) nondescript
10.Critics say that the autobiographical work Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman is
surprising in that it celebrates and yet_________ his own role in the life of his brother.
(A) censures (B) exacerbates (C) explores (D) duplicates (E) delineates
第十四套
SECTION ONE
1.She thought her_________ were amusing, but the others thought such tricks were irritating.
(A) anecdotes (B) researches (C) demands (D) pranks (E) debts
2.Though its wings look extremely_________, the butterfly is_________ enough to fly as high as 7,000
feet.
(A) vivid..powerful
(B) iridescent. .skillful
(C) slender. .thick
(D) beautiful. .heavy
(E) fragile. .sturdy
3. Several medieval manuscripts that were improperly_________, and thus lost within the library itself
since their acquisition, have been located and are finally_________ patrons.
(A) praised..scrutinized by
(B) displayed. .comprehensible to
(C) labeled. .accessible to
(D) administered. .overlooked by
(E) cataloged. .unobtainable by
4. Using gestures and facial expressions rather than words, the performers eloquently communicated
through the art of the_________.
(A) mediator (B) ensemble (C) elocutionist (D) pantomime (E) troubadour
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5. The ability to treat stress-related illness is limited because many conditions can_________ stress,
but none of them has been singled out as the_________ cause of stress.
(A) alleviate. .original
(B) relieve. .sole
(C) induce. .predominant
(D) inhibit..actual
(E) produce. .partial
6. Company President Carmen Sanchez intends the_________ with which she works to be an
example to her employees; as a result, they find that they are expected to apply themselves to their jobs
most_________.
(A) sagacity. .unscrupulously
(B) leniency. .decorously
(C) nonchalance. .tenaciously
(D) acrimony. .cheerfully
(E) ardor. .assiduously
7. George was so eager to_________ his preconceptions that he grasped at any fact that seemed
to_________ the undeniable gaps in his theory.
(A) reinforce..strengthen
(B) preserve. .bridge
(C) convey..widen
(D) overcome. .plug
(E) disregard. .destroy
8.That Virginia Woolf's criticism of prose is more astute than her criticism of poetry is most likely due to
her ability, as a novelist and essayist, to approach prose as one of its_________ .
(A) novices (B) neighbors (C) interpreters (D) practitioners (E) detractors
9. Since the opposing factions could reach no_________ the budget proposal, they decided
to_________ it and to debate the hazardous waste bill instead.
(A) consensus on. .table
(B) opinion about, .enact
(C) decision about, .berate
(D) agreement on. .proclaim
(E) compromise on. .endorse
SECTION TWO
1. Pat made the descent with unusual caution placing each foot first_________, then firmly.
(A) heavily (B) clumsily (C) tentatively (D) confidently (E) languidly
2. Because the geometry course_________ the principles governing solid structures, it was especially
popular with students specializing in _________.
(A) emphasized. .architecture
(B) deleted. .geology
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(C) reversed. .literature
(D) revealed. .history
(E) attacked. .economics
3. As their enemy grew weaker, the confidence of the allies increased and the_________ predictions
they had made at the beginning of the war began to seem justified.
(A) imperceptive (B) belated (C) everlasting (D) optimistic (E) useless
4. Typically, an environmental problem worsens little by little until finally its effects can no longer
be_________; organizations then emerge to raise public consciousness and to press vociferously
for_________ action.
(A) preserved, .immediate
(B) disregarded, .gradual
(C) ignored, .remedial
(D) observed, .governmental
(E) distorted, .scientific
5. The workers were bored by the mindless routine of their jobs; their performance, therefore, was
mechanical, no more than_________.
(A) querulous (B) perfunctory (C) diffuse (D) irresolute (E) transient
6. In the style of some ancient Chinese poets, Asian American poet Li-Young Lee speaks_________
but_________: he meditates on abstract issues while using everyday language in his writing.
(A) clearly. .simply
(B) pompously. .nonchalantly
(C) philosophically. .colloquially
(D) diffidently. .cunningly
(E) sternly. .profoundly
7.They were not_________ misfortune, having endured more than their share of _________.
(A) cognizant of.. calamity
(B) superstitious about. .prosperity
(C) jealous of. .success
(D) oblivious to. .happiness
(E) unacquainted with. .adversity
8. It is perilously easy to decry so_________ a historical figure without trying to understand the motives
for his reprehensible actions.
(A) exemplary (B) astute (C) efficacious (D) prosaic (E) villainous
9. Because that testimony had been the_________ the prosecutor's case, when it was ruled
inadmissible the case collapsed.
(A) scapegoat for (B) linchpin of (C) bane of (D) conundrum of (E) buffer against
10.Samantha's distinguishing trait is her_________: she gives liberally to those less fortunate than
herself.
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(A) amicability(B) inexorableness (C) frivolity (D) munificence (E) venerability
第十五套
SECTION ONE
1. Although he can_________ isolated facts, he is no scholar he is able to_________ information but
cannot make sense of it.
(A) regurgitate.. synthesize
(B) memorize.. recite
(C) falsify.. denounce
(D) misinterpret.. acquire
(E) recall.. disregard
2. The use of tools among chimpanzees is learned behavior young chimpanzees become_________ by
others.
(A) socialized.. overcoming
(B) dominant.. obeying
(C) vocal.. mimicking
(D) adept.. imitating
(E) agile..following
3. The speech was a_________ of random and contradictory information that could not be integrated
into_________, consistent whole.
(A) collage.. a rambling
(B) development.. an ambiguous
(C) hodgepodge.. a coherent
(D) morass.. an amorphous
(E) harangue.. an unintelligible
4. The prosecutor termed the defendants' actions_________ because there was no justification for their
intentional disregard for the law
(A) indefensible (B) surreptitious (C) indefatigable (D) comprehensive (E) corrective
5. Acid rain is damaging lakes in_________ way, causing the virtually unnoticed_________ of these
aquatic ecosystems.
(A) a manifest.. eradication
(B) a nefarious .. polarization
(C) an insidious .. destruction
(D) a methodical.. amalgamation
(E) an obvious .. stagnation
6.The new concert hall proved to be a_________: it was costly, acoustically unsatisfactory, and tar too
small.
(A) colossus (B) milestone (C) debacle (D) consecration (E) fabrication
7. A hypocrite may_________ reprehensible acts but escape discovery by affecting_________.
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(A) abhor.. profundity
(B) condone .. enthusiasm
(C) commit.. innocence
(D) perform.. immorality
(E) condemn.. repentance
8.The review was_________, recounting the play's felicities and its flaws without unduly emphasizing
one or the other.
(A) equitable (B) immoderate (C) cumulative (D) unproductive (E) adulatory
9. Rosita Peru, who rose to become the highest-ranking female in the television industry,
was_________ recruited: Spanish language program-producers courted her persistently.
(A) indiscriminately (B) enigmatically (C) vicariously (D) rancorously (E) assiduously
SECTION TWO
1. Mammals of temperate ~ones often give burn in the spring, thereby_________ their offspring
to_________ the season's abundant food.
(A) subjecting.. subsist on
(B) encouraging.. compete for
(C) tempting..abstain from
(D) forcing.. forage for
(E) enabling.. benefit from
2. While the dome of the nineteenth-century city hall once_________ the city's skyline, a much taller new
office -building now_________ the old landmark.
(A) overshadowed.. enhances
(B) dominated..dwarfs
(C) punctuated, resembles
(D) cluttered.. destroys
(E) beautified.. uplifts
3. Ancient cloth makers probably could not twist flax fibers until they had dipped the fibers into water to
make them_________.
(A) solvent (B) supple (C) nonporous (D) immutable (E) invisible
4. In an effort to_________ people's physical discomforts, modem medicine sometimes wrongly treats
the body's defense mechanisms as_________ and in need of corrective intervention.
(A) cure..complex
(B) prescribe..symptomatic
(C) diagnose.. suppressive
(D) relieve..defective
(E) analyze..medicinal
5. Crazy Love, by Elias Miguel Munoz, is an_________ novel: it takes the form of a series of letters.
(A) archetypal (B) epistolary (C) inauspicious (D) inconspicuous (E) illusory
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6.The meal had_________ effect on the famished travelers: their energy was restored almost instantly.
(A) a tonic (B) a cloying (C) an indefinite (D) a debilitating (E) an intemperate
7.While cynics may_________ the goal of international disarmament as Utopian, others believe that
laughing contemptuously at idealism leads nowhere.
(A) exalt (B) confirm (C) renew (D) deride (E) defend
8. Although his memoirs contained scathing criticisms of his opponents, the politician_________
vindictiveness as his motive.
(A) disavowed (B) claimed (C) disparaged (D) substantiated (E) evaluated
9. Even in her most casual conversation, one detects the impulse to_________, to impart knowledge
systematically to her listener.
(A) mystify (B) instruct (C) insinuate (D) embellish (E) meditate
10.Ms. Turner was an_________ opponent, one who never swerved from her purpose and would never
compromise or yield.
(A) inexorable (B) ambivalent (C) eloquent (D) impassive (E) obstreperous
第十六套
SECTION ONE
1. Lacking self-assurance, he was too_________ to _________ controversial topics with people he did
not know well.
(A) impassioned..analyze
(B) timid.. discuss
(C) cautious.. suppress
(D) knowledgeable.. disregard
(E) perceptive.. defend
2. After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built a mansion, and wore designer suits, but, by
thus_________ his _________, he alienated his friends.
(A) enduring.. hardship
(B) flaunting.. prosperity
(C) undermining.. image
(D) calculating.. successes
(E) moderating.. consumption
3.Ballads often praise popular figures who have performed feats that many perceive as_________, such
as defending the poor or resisting_________ authority.
(A) modest.. acceptable
(B) inescapable.. legitimate
(C) insufficient.. overpowering
(D) admirable.. unjust
(E) unbelievable.. tolerable
4. As _________ as the disintegration of the Roman Empire must have seemed, that disaster
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nevertheless presented some_________ aspects.
(A) momentous.. formidable
(B) decisive.. unavoidable
(C) unexpected.. ambiguous
(D) advantageous.. beneficial
(E) catastrophic.. constructive
5. Predictably, detail-oriented workers are_________ keeping track of the myriad particulars of a
situation.
(A) remiss in (B) adept at (C) humorous about (D) hesitant about (E) contemptuous of
6.The beauty of Mount McKinley is usually cloaked: clouds_________ the summit nine days out of ten.
(A) release (B) elevate (C) entangle (D) shroud (E) attain
7. In the opening scene, the playwright creates such a strong impression of the_________ of the main
characters that none of their subsequent, apparently honorable actions can_________ these
characters in the eyes of the audience.
(A) integrity.. discredit
(B) conviction.. justify
(C) corruption.. redeem
(D) dignity.. excuse
(E) degradation.. convict
8. By allowing one printer to be used by several computers, this device_________ the need for many
separate printers.
(A) accelerates (B) predetermines(C) substantiates (D) precludes (E) anticipates
9. In an attempt to malign and misrepresent their opponents, some candidates resort to_________.
(A) arbitration (B) narcissism (C) calumny (D) tenacity (E) solicitude
SECTION TWO
1. The stage director insisted that before the next performance die set be_________ to eliminate its
dinginess.
(A) requisitioned (B) enlarged (C) refurbished (D) demolished (E) relocated
2. Most pioneers_________ this valley on their journey to the West because its rugged terrain and
frequent landslides made it a_________ place far travelers.
(A) flanked..fascinating
(B) avoided.. necessary
(C) encompassed.. curious
(D) enjoyed.. troublesome
(E) skirted..hazardous
3. Most people would be amazed to discover how _________ their recollections are, even those
memories of which they are most_________.
(A) unpleasant..frightened
(B) repressed..unaware
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(C) inaccurate.. certain
(D) amorphous.. unsure
(E) trustworthy..confident
4. Perhaps the most visible sign of the_________ nature of the Cherokee nation was the fact that the
women who led each clan picked the chief.
(A) stoic (B) matriarchal (C) defensive (D) caustic (E) didactic
5. Castillo's poetry has generated only enthusiastic response: praise from the general public
and_________ from the major critics.
(A) condemnation (B) sarcasm (C) plaudits (D) irony (E) pathos
6. Many scientists have such specialized expertise that they look only at_________ aspects of nature,
but ecologists are concerned with the_________ of the natural environment.
(A) complex.. purity
(B) detailed.. paradox
(C) isolated.. totality
(D) universal.. balance
(E) distant.. erosion
7. Notoriously_________ regarding issues of national security, the Prime Minister dumbfounded her
opponents when she_________ a defense appropriations bill they had expected her to conte.
(A) evenhanded.. muddled
(B) compliant.. conceded on
(C) pacific.. opposed
(D) intransigent.. compromised on
(E) rancorous.. railed against
8. Leslie thoroughly_________ the text to avoid any lawsuits that might arise because of the new
obscenity law.
(A) condensed (B) delineated (C) exterminated (D) expurgated (E) transcribed
9. The skepticism of some ancient philosopher_________ and helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that
appeared in the early nineteenth century.
(A) suppresses (B) disseminates (C) undermines (D) confounds (E) foreshadows
10.The doctor_________ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that her colleagues accused
her of_________.
(A) vacillated..inconsistency
(B) sermonized.. fidelity
(C) wavered..steadfastness
(D) experimented..inflexibility
(E) relied.. negligence
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第十七套
SECTION ONE
1. Seeking to_________ what people view and read by determining what art and literature should be
available, censorship laws directly_________ free expression.
(A) govern.. liberate
(B) juxtapose .. prescribe
(C) defer.. nullify
(D) control.. prohibit
(E) balance .. promote
2. Because little rain falls in the district during summer, municipalities are necessarily_________ to
_________ water from winter storms.
(A) ready.. squander
(B) reluctant.. retain
(C) free.. absorb
(D) careful.. store
(E) unwilling .. conserve
3. Excessive secrecy tends to_________ excessive curiosity and thus serves to_________ the very
impulses against which it guards.
(A) inhibit.. protect
(B) disguise.. supplant
(C) satisfy.. limit
(D) compel.. deride
(E) invite .. provoke
4. Toni Cade Bambara's novels are engrossing because the protagonists, in striving to achieve goals,
are not simply_________ characters.
(A) passive (B) tangible (C) abandoned (D) autonomous (E) redundant
5. Myra laughed exuberantly and embraced her friends repeatedly, so_________ was she about having
been selected.
(A) ambivalent (B) quizzical (C) euphoric (D) jaded (E) exacting
6. The new policy has been called a quiet revolution because, though introduced without_________, it is
already producing_________ changes.
(A) warning .. specious
(B) fanfare .. momentous
(C) concealment. . transient
(D) hesitation . . ostensible
(E) debate.. negligible
7. Artists who are described as_________ are the first to experiment with new forms or concepts.
(A) aesthetic (B) partisan (C) decorous (D) cerebral (E) avant-garde
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8. Once his integrity had been_________, the mayoral candidate was quick both to_________ these
attacks and to issue counterattacks.
(A) debunked .. buttress
(B) restored .. recommence
(C) revoked .. relinquish
(D) impugned .. repudiate
(E) vitiated.. avoid
9.When two chemical compounds are combined, a_________ effect can be achieved; the resulting
combination can be more potent than either of the individual compounds alone.
(A) synergistic (B) naturalistic (C) competitive (D) retroactive (E) neutralizing
SECTION TWO
1. Although visitors initially may find touring the city by subway to be_________, they are pleased to
discover that subways are an inexpensive and_________ way to get around.
(A) wasteful.. generous
(B) daunting .. efficient
(C) extravagant.. prohibitive
(D) convenient.. solitary
(E) enjoyable .. easy
2. New data measuring the_________ of land beneath the oceans permit accurate generalizations about
the topography of the seafloor.
(A) models (B) contours (C) remnants (D) populations (E) pigments
3. One critic asserts that modem urban architecture causes sensory deprivation because it fails to
provide visual and tactile_________.
(A) latency (B) stimulation (C) complacence (D) confusion (E) extension
4. It would be a waste of time for any reviewer to bother_________ a book whose utter worthlessness
is_________ to even the least discerning reader.
(A) enjoying.. doubtful
(B) mocking .. figurative
(C) assessing.. welcome
(D) condemning.. obvious
(E) ignoring.. obnoxious
5. In frigid regions a layer of permafrost under the soil surface prevents water from sinking deep into die
soil, and so the water_________ the land, helping to create bog and_________ conditions.
(A) freezes.. tropical
(B) parches .. marsh
(C) inundates .. desert
(D) aerates .. jungle
(E) floods .. swamp
6. Although the bystander's account of the car accident at first seemed_________. the police officer was
surprised, on further investigation, to find that it was_________.
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(A) dubious .. erroneous
(B) incongruous .. inconsistent
(C) implausible .. correct
(D) logical.. pertinent
(E) probable .. coherent
7. The legislation facing Congress was so_________ that it threatened to shatter the governing body's
fragile bipartisanship.
(A) divisive (B) transparent (C) concordant (D) repetitive (E) rhetorical
8. In All God's Children Seed Traveling Shoes, author Maya Angelou uses_________, brief descriptive
sketches, to provide_________ view of Ghana that clearly details the land and its people.
(A) missives .. an illusory
(B) themes . . a thorough
(C) vignettes.. a vivid
(D) treatises .. an authentic
(E) abstracts .. an ambiguous
9. Because an older horse is more_________ than a younger one, it is safer for a novice rider.
(A) frolicsome (B) cantankerous (C) gargantuan (D) tractable (E) precipitate
10. The library's collection is a _________ of Asian American historical documents, including rare
materials about race relations.
(A) summary (B) fabrication (C) consensus (D) trove (E) replication
第十八套
SECTION ONE
1. In the Renaissance, when few women were formally educated and most were forced to marry, the
rebellious Cecilia Gonzaga succeeded in_________ scholarship and_________ the marriage planned
for her.
(A) obtaining . . succumbing to
(B) escaping . . subverting
(C) pursuing . . avoiding
(D) ignoring .. observing
(E) disavowing .. enjoying
2. During the day downpours were_________ starting and stopping at nearly regular intervals.
(A) unmediated (B) spontaneous (C) periodic (D) incidental (E) endemic
3. As a physicist Veronica is a gifted_________; she loves to go beyond particular facts and speculate
about general principles.
(A) dogmatist (B) consultant (C) prodigy (D) materialist (E) theorist
4. Although hostile demonstrations and_________ marred James Meredith's 1962 enrollment at the
University of Mississippi, the commencement ceremony in which he became the university's first African
American graduate was surprisingly_________.
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(A) discord .. tranquil
(B) pomp.. daunting
(C) banality .. conventional
(D) turmoil.. controversial
(E) serenity.. opportune
5. The editor's comment was not intended as a criticism, but as a_________ by which she sought further
clarification.
(A) query (B) confession (C) dismissal (D) condemnation (E) credo
6. Although Clifton often appeared_________, he actually devoted_________ amount of time trying to
keep up a neat appearance.
(A) orderly .. an enormous
(B) disheveled .. an inordinate
(C) annoyed .. an unfortunate
(D) distracted .. an unrealistic
(E) agitated . . a considerable
7. In 1991 salsa_________ ketchup as the best-selling condiment in the United States, outselling
ketchup by $40 million in retail stores.
(A) supplanted (B) redoubled (C) augmented (D) brandished (E) evaded
8. The Earth's oceans sustain a_________ of marine creatures, an abundance that makes the seas
teem with life and activity.
(A) melee (B) profusion (C) configuration (D) symmetry (E) dimension
9. The gentle flow of the speaker's words became Of increasingly balanced and rhythmic;
such_________ oratory was quite hypnotic.
(A) cadent (B) specious (C) convoluted (D) adulatory (E) impassioned
10.The of the art world, its "apparent inviolability," was sullied in 1997 when investigators
uncovered several dubious art transactions.
(A) turpitude (B) sacrosanctity (C) perspicuity (D) verisimilitude (E) duplicity
SECTION TWO
1. Despite the wide-ranging curiosity about her personal life. Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed a degree
of_________ that today's highly scrutinized public figures can only_________.
(A) privacy . . envy
(B) popularity . . celebrate
(C) privilege..imitate
(D) isolation . . regret
(E) generosity .. refuse
2. Unable to decide between a career in biology and one in philosophy. Gwen_________ her two
interests and became a medical ethicist.
(A) reclaimed (B) merged (C) defined (D) abandoned (E) conveyed
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3. The incompetent judge conducted the hearing in so_________ a manner that the entire proceeding
was considered a_________, an insult to the standards of the judicial system.
(A) apathetic . . victory
(B) exacting .. spectacle
(C) astute .. debacle
(D) negligent.. travesty
(E) surreptitious .. triumph
4. Constance was_________ by the speech, regarding such criticisms of her company as extremely
annoying.
(A) fascinated (B) galled (C) uplifted (D) soothed (E) disoriented
5. Steven tried hard to give up sweets, but he found it particularly difficult to_________ chocolate.
(A) digest (B) extol (C) impugn (D) forgo (E) relish
6. At first merely_________, his actions grew so bewildering and bizarre as to appear entirely_________
to us.
(A) dignified . . mystifying
(B) perplexing .. inexplicable
(C) eccentric . . stolid
(D) intriguing . . reasonable
(E) logical.. questionable
7. Rather than focusing on the_________ sequence of events. the historian E.M.W. Tillyard_________ a
chronological approach and portrays, instead, the dominant belief patterns of an age.
(A) rational. . acknowledges
(B) temporal.. avoids
(C) universal., embraces
(D) qualitative . . employs
(E) unseen. .forsakes
8. The fashion designer's new line of spring clothing was described in the style section of the newspaper
as_________, even_________; the runway collection had dazzled the audience.
(A) unassuming . . audacious
(B) capricious . . innocuous
(C) tawdry .. precocious
(D) vivacious . . insipid
(E) resplendent.. incandescent
9. Robb Armstrong's Jump Start fills a void in the cartoon industry, namely, a_________ of comic strips
representing African Americans.
(A) spate (B) revision (C) dearth (D) dispersal (E) consensus
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SAT 填空练习题十八套答案
第一套 Section One
1. B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.E 8.D 9.D
Section Two
1. D 2.B 3.A 4.E 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.E 10.D
第二套 Section One
1. E 2.D 3.E 4.E 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A
Section Two
1. E 2.E 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.A
第三套 Section One
1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.E 8.A 9.C
Section Two
1. A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.E 6.B 7.C 8.E 9.D 10.B
第四套 Section One
1. E 2.B 3.E 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.E
Section Two
1. B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.D
第五套 Section One
1. B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.E 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.E 10.B
Section Two
1. D 2.E 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.E 7.B 8.B 9.D
第六套 Section One
1. E 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.E 10.D
Section Two
1. C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.E 9.C
第七套 Section One
1. E 2.D 3.D 4.E 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B
Section Two
1. A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.E 6.D 7.D 8.D 9.B
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第八套 Section One
1. C 2.C 3.D 4.E 5.D 6.E 7.C 8.B 9.B
Section Two
1. D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.E 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C
第九套 Section One
1. E 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A
Section Two
1. B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.E 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.B
第十套 Section One
1. C 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.D
Section Two
1. C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.E 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.C
Answer
第十一套
Section One
1. D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.E 7.A 8.C 9.A
Section Two
1. B 2.E 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
第十二套
Section One
1. E 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.D
Section Two
1. D 2.E 3.B 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.E
第十三套
Section One
1. D 2.A 3.E 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C
Section Two
1. B 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.E 7.A 8.E 9.C 10.A
第十四套
Section One
1. D 2.E 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.B 8.D 9.A
Section Two
1. C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.E 8.E 9.B 10.D
第十五套
Section One
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1. B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.E
Section Two
1. E 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A
第十六套
Section One
1. B 2.B 3.D 4.E 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.C
Section Two
1. C 2.E 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.E 10.A
第十七套
Section One
1. D 2.D 3.E 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.E 8.D 9.A
Section Two
1. B 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.E 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.D
第十八套
Section One
1. C 2.C 3.E 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.B
Section Two
1. A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.E 9.C