1、1Section 11. Hydrogen is the -element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.(A) steadiest(B) expendable(C) lightest(D) final(E) fundamental2. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural- do
2、ing so.(A) aptitude for(B) repugnance to(C) interest in(D) ignorance of(E) reaction after3. It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of-.(A) maturity(B) fiction(C) inventiveness(D) art(E)
3、 brilliance4. The primary criterion for-a school is its recent performance: critics are-to extend credit for earlier victories.(A) evaluating . prone(B) investigating . hesitant(C) judging . reluctant(D) improving . eager(E) administering . persuaded5. Number theory is rich in problems of an especia
4、lly-sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but-difficult to solve.(A) cryptic. deceptively(B) spurious. equally(C) abstruse. ostensibly(D) elegant. rarely(E) vexing .notoriously6. In failing to see that the justices pronouncement merely-previous decisions rather than actually establishing a pr
5、ecedent, the novice law clerk- the scope of the justices judgment.(A) synthesized. limited(B) overturned. misunderstood(C) endorsed. nullified(D) qualified. overemphasized(E) recapitulated. defined7. When theories formerly considered to be-in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect
6、 a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human-.(A) disinterested. constructions(B) callous. errors(C) verifiable. prejudices(D) convincing. imperatives(E) unassailable. fantasies21. Althoug
7、h the minuet appeared simple, its- steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully-in public.(A) progressive. revealed(B) intricate. executed(C) rudimentary. allowed(D) minute. discussed(E) entertaining. stylized2. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen an
8、d Rachel Brown were-not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the- methodology into question.(A) provocative. prevailing(B) predictable. contemporary(C) inconclusive. traditional(D) intriguing. projected(E) specious. original3. Despite the-of many of thei
9、r colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize “pop culture“ as a key for-the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.(A) antipathy. entangling(B) discernment. evaluating(C) pedantry. reinstating(D) skepticism. deciphering(E) enthusiasm. symbolizing4. In the seventeenth century, direct
10、flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as-, even as a sign of madness.(A) adventurous(B) frivolous(C) willful(D) impermissible(E) irrational5. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a -of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.(A) connoisseur(B
11、) critic(C) friend(D) scourge(E) judge6. Because outlaws were denied-under medieval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal-.(A) propriety. authority(B) protection. impunity(C) collusion. consent(D) rights. collaboration(E) provisions. validity7. Rather than enhancing a countrys secur
12、ity, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that countrys-.(A) boldness(B) influence(C) responsibility(D) moderation(E) vulnerability1. Physicists rejected the innovative experimental technique because, although it-some problems, it also produced new-.(A) clar
13、ified. data(B) eased. interpretations(C) resolved. complications(D) caused. hypotheses(E) revealed. inconsistencies2. During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, -both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.(A) regaining(B) denying(C) pursuing
14、(D) insuring(E) losing3. The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of-facts is-flawed.(A) demographic. intrinsically(B) ecological. marginally(C) cultural. substantively(D) psychological. philo
15、sophically(E) political. demonstratively4. It is puzzling to observe that Joness novel has recently been criticized for its-structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious-is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework.(A) attention to. preoccupation(B) speculat
16、ion about. characteristic(C) parody of. disparity(D) violation of. contradiction(E) lack of. flaw5. It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be-.(A) predictable(B) unexpected(C) admirable(D) explicit(E) confusing6. The ch
17、aracterization of historical analysis as a form of fiction is not likely to be received-by either historians or literary critics, who agree that history and fiction deal with-orders of experience.(A) quietly. significant(B) enthusiastically. shifting(C) passively. unusual(D) sympathetically. distinc
18、t(E) contentiously. realistic7. For some time now, -has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.(A) rationality(B) flexibility3(C) diffidence(D) disinterestedness(E) insincerity1. The -of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial re
19、volution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, helped to nurture the-of popular literature.(A) building. mistrust(B) reappearance. display(C) receipt. source(D) selection. influence(E) emergence. rise2. Although ancient tools were-preserved, enough have survived to al
20、low us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally-progress through prehistory.(A) partially. noticeable(B) superficially. necessary(C) unwittingly. documented(D) rarely. continual(E) needlessly. incessant3. In part of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so-that you can wa
21、lk off the coast and not know you are over the hidden sea.(A) permanently(B) imperceptibly(C) irregularly(D) precariously(E) slightly4. Kagan maintains that an infants reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness o
22、r -signs of adolescent anxiety.(A) prophetic(B) normal(C) monotonous(D) virtual(E) typical5. An investigation that is-can occasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a definite direction.(A) timely(B) unguided(C) consistent
23、(D) uncomplicated(E) subjective6. Like many eighteenth-century scholars who lived by cultivating those in power, Winckelmann neglected to neutralize, by some -gesture of comradeship, the resentment his peers were bound to feel because of his-the high and mighty.(A) quixotic. intrigue with(B) enigmat
24、ic. familiarity with(C) propitiatory. involvement with(D) salutary. questioning of(E) unfeigned. sympathy for7. In a-society that worships efficiency, it is difficult for a sensitive and idealistic person to make the kinds of-decisions that alone spell success as it is defined by such a society.(A)
25、bureaucratic. edifying(B) pragmatic. hardheaded(C) rational. well-intentioned(D) competitive. evenhanded(E) modern. dysfunctional1. Her-should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.(A) intemperance(B) intolerance(C)
26、 apprehension(D) diffidence(E) frugality2. Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases; consequently, hereditary diseases that are-would be expected to be very-, but, surprisingly, they are not.(A) lethal. rare(B) un
27、treated. dangerous(C) unusual. refractory(D) new. perplexing(E) widespread. acute3. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been-by his wholehearted acceptance of that policys underlying assumptions.(A) supplemented(B) undermined(C) wasted(D) diverted(E)
28、redeemed4. During the operas most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestras conductor seemed-, without necessary relation to what had gone before.(A) tedious(B) melodious(C) capricious(D) compelling(E) cautious5. In the machinelike world of classical physics, the human intellect appears-, since
29、 the mechanical nature of classical physics does not -creative reasoning, the very ability that had made the formulation of classical principles possible.(A) anomalous. allow for(B) abstract. speak to(C) anachronistic. deny(D) enduring. value(E) contradictory. exclude6. During the 1960s assessments
30、of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of it as a worthwhile, stable institution to widespread-it as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose-was both imminent and welcome.(A) flight from. restitution(B) fascination with. corruption(C) rejection of. vogue4(D) censure of. dissolution(
31、E) relinquishment of. ascent7. Documenting sciences-philosophy would be-, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientific concepts as the foundations for their speculations. (A) distrust of. elementary(B) influence on. superfluous(C) reliance on. inappropriate(D) dependence on. di
32、fficult(E) differences from. impossible1. The spellings of many Old English words have been-in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed.(A) preserved(B) shortened(C) preempted(D) revised(E) improved2. The sheer diversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly-source of raw
33、materials, of which only a few have been utilized.(A) exploited(B) quantifiable(C) controversial(D) inexhaustible(E) remarkable3. For centuries animals have been used as-for people in experiments to assess the effects of therapeutic and other agents that might later be used in humans.(A) benefactors
34、(B) companions(C) examples(D) precedents(E) surrogates4. Social tensions among adult factions can be- by politics, but adolescents and children have no such-for resolving their conflict with the exclusive world of adults.(A) intensified. attitude(B) complicated. relief(C) frustrated. justification(D
35、) adjusted. mechanism(E) revealed. opportunity5. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, -between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are-to the maintenance of community.(A) a compromise. inimical(B) an interdependence. subsidiary(C) a counterpoint. incident
36、al(D) an equivalence. prerequisite(E) a reciprocity. conducive6. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960s portrayed him as-thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like. (A) an adventurous(B)
37、 a doctrinaire(C) an eclectic(D) a judicious(E) a cynical7. To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too-: any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to-thought processes that did not originate with them.(A) popular. dismiss(B) methodical. interpret(C) idiosyncrati
38、c. reenact(D) self-confident. revitalize(E) pragmatic. discourage1. Clearly refuting skeptics, researchers have- not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what theory-it should do.(A) doubted. warranted(B) estimated. accepted(C) demonstrated. predicted(D) assumed. de
39、duced(E) supposed. asserted2. Sponsors of the bill were-because there was no opposition to it within the legislature until after the measure had been signed into law. (A) unreliable(B) well-intentioned(C) persistent(D) relieved(E) detained3. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we
40、 consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her-search for her daughter.(A) extended(B) agitated(C) comprehensive(D) motiveless(E) heartless4. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 philadelphians in 1793, and so-Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter
41、, has reappeared after nearly two decades in-in the Western Hemisphere.(A) terrorized. contention(B) ravaged. secret(C) disabled. quarantine(D) corrupted. quiescence(E) decimated. abeyance5. Although-, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong-publicity a
42、nd controversy.(A) conventional. interest in(B) monotonous. reliance on(C) shy. aversion toward(D) retiring. penchant for(E) evasive. impatience with6. Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hint of-can boost sales of video clips very nicely.(A) self-deprecat
43、ion5(B) congeniality(C) cynicism(D) embarrassment(E) self-doubt7. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look-; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the -of natural beauty and human glory.(A) beautifu
44、l. immutability(B) cheerful. transistorizes(C) colorful. abstractness(D) luxuriant. simplicity(E) conventional. wildness1. Since it is now-to build the complex central processing unit of a computer on a single silicon chip using photolithography and chemical etching, it seems plausible that other mi
45、niature structures might be fabricated in- ways.(A) unprecedented. undiscovered(B) difficult. related(C) permitted. unique(D) mandatory. congruent(E) routine. similar2. Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian-later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists
46、as an entirely independent creation.(A) disdain for(B) imitation of(C) ambivalence about(D) deference to(E) influence on3. Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be-, which makes them-unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.(A) contested. pro
47、visional(B) circumvented. antiquated(C) repealed. vulnerable(D) violated. ineffective(E) modified. unstable4. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been-.(A) irrelevant(B) facetious(C) mistaken(D) critical(E) insincer
48、e5. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater-their efforts to build a progressive party than the-of the progressives already elected to the legislature.(A) support for. advocacy(B) threat to. promise(C) benefit from. success(D) obstacle to. resistance(E) praise for. reputation6. It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply-canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by
