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　　1. In 1831, a domestic insurrection that had stirred central Italy was squelched by the Austrian army, but while this invasion destroyed the immediate results of the movement, it could not ______ the insurrections causes, which continued to be felt.

　　A. ignore

　　B. extirpate

　　C. fathom

　　D. anticipate

　　E. Underscore

　　解析：B

　　逻辑关系提示词：while，取反;not，取反

　　填空对应：destroy 与空取同

　　词汇：ignore 忽略

　　Extirpate 根除

　　Fathom 弄懂

　　Anticipate 预料

　　Underscore 强调

　　2. When he first hypothesized the neutrino, Wolfgang Pauli’s elation was not ______: he feared that he had postulated a particle that could not be detected though his concern turned out to be overblown.

　　A. unshared

　　B. untoward

　　C. unprecedented

　　D. unqualified

　　E. Unjustified

　　解析：D

　　逻辑关系提示词：“：”，取同;not，取反

　　解释：elation与fear对应取反，not取反，空应该填正向含义词，冒号前句表示WP不是完全高兴。

　　词汇：unshared 独享的

　　Untoward 不幸的

　　Unprecedented 空前的

　　Unqualified 绝对的

　　Unjustified 未经证实的

　　3. In the early 1990s, the discovery of a new microbe in wastewater led microbiologists to (i)______ ammonia’s conversion to nitrogen compounds. Called anammox (for anaerobic ammonia oxidation), the microbe was converting into nitrogen gas in the absence of oxygen, a reaction previously assumed to be (ii)______.

　　A. question existing dogma about     D. hazardous

　　B. abandon efforts to facilitate          E. irreversible

　　C. raise health concerns regarding     F. impossible

　　解析：AF

　　逻辑关系提示词：“.”，取同

　　解释：根据a new microbe , previously assumed可知，一空选A，二空选F;翻译：发现了新的microbe导致微生物学家对之前的A的氮化合物转化提出质疑。A在没有氧气的情况下转化成氮气，这个反应在过去被认为是不可能的。

　　词汇：question existing dogma about 质疑现有教条

　　abandon efforts to facilitate 放弃促进

　　raise health concerns regarding 提出关于……的健康顾虑

　　Hazardous 有危险的

　　Irreversible 不可挽回的

　　Impossible 不可能的

　　4. The so-called “good” translations of the historian’s major work—those that are (i)_____, in other words—give a very bad idea of the linguistic character of the author’s original writing, which is notoriously (ii)_____.

　　A. true to the original                 D. indecorous

　　B. committed to consistency     E. crabbed

　　C. easy to read                          F. lively

　　解析：AE

　　逻辑关系提示词：-...-取同;

　　解释：将主句进行简化后可得：translations give a bad idea of author’s original writing.一空对应original writing取同，选A;二空主要考察词汇，crabbed意为difficult to read or understand，最符合题干。

　　词汇：true to the original 与初始相同

　　Committed to consistency 决心一致

　　Easy to read 易读

　　Indecorous 不得体的

　　Crabbed 难懂的

　　Lively 活泼的

　　5. Thinking (i)______ about one’s choices can sometimes (ii)______ decision making. For example, in one study in which college students selected their favorite poster from a set, those asked to explain their selection ended up less (iii)______ their choices than those who were not asked. Researchers concluded that thinking of reasons interferes with people’s ability to access gut-level reactions that are crucial to sound decision making.

　　A. uncritically         D. speed the process of         G. happy with

　　B. haphazardly     E. reduce satisfaction with       H. confused by

　　C. explicitly         F. enhance the quality of           I. concerned by

　　解析：CEG

　　逻辑关系提示词：for example，取同;

　　填空对应：explain - blank i; interfere - blank ii&iii;

　　词汇：uncritically 无鉴别力地

　　Haphazardly 偶然地

　　Explicitly 清楚地

　　Speed the process of 加快进程

　　Reduce satisfaction with 降低满意度

　　Enhance the quality of 促进质量

　　Happy with 满意

　　Confused by 困惑

　　Concerned by 关心

　　6. The patients given a placebo in the course of clinical trials receive much more than a pharmacologically inert substance. Like the patients receiving the experimental drug, they (i)______ a thorough medical evaluation, a chance to discuss their condition with competent professionals, a diagnosis, and a treatment plan. Although viewed by many as (ii)______ the healing process, these factors may actually provide an important clue as to why placebo often work: they are part of an experience that can itself be a (iii)______ illness.

　　A. get             D. essential for         G. research laboratory for

　　B. avoid         E. incidental to          H. powerful antidote to

　　C. welcome   F. consequences of   I. breeding ground of

　　解析：AEH

　　逻辑关系提示词：“.”，取同;although，取反

　　填空对应：work - blank i&ii&iii;一空有同学可能会选welcome，welcome表示的是主观上乐于接受，这里是客观地获得了一个好的结果，因此选get。

　　词汇：essential for 必要

　　Incidental to 附带的

　　Consequences of 结果

　　Research laboratory for 科研实验室

　　Powerful antidote to 强有力的解药

　　Breeding ground of 滋生地(通常是坏事的)

　　7. British composer Benjamin Britter would seem to have ______ place in the cultural pantheon, yet, at the same time that place is still contested by some.

　　A. an illustrious

　　B. an assured

　　C. a precarious

　　D. a modest

　　E. a settled

　　F. a tenuous

　　解析：BE

　　逻辑关系提示词：yet，取反

　　填空对应：contested

　　词汇：illustrious 著名的

　　Assured- settled 确定的

　　Precarious 危险的，不确定的

　　Modest 谦虚的;适度的

　　Tenuous 站不住脚的

　　8. Once the scientists began to research the matter, it didn’t take them long to find out that life far beneath the ocean floor was not only possible, but ______.

　　A. vulnerable

　　B. prevalent

　　C. conspicuous

　　D. fragile

　　E. extensive

　　F. Essential

　　解析：BE

　　逻辑关系提示词：not only... but，取同且递进

　　填空对应：possible

　　词汇：vulnerable - fragile 易碎的

　　Prevalent - extensive 广泛的

　　Conspicuous 明显的

　　Essential 基本的

　　9. Compared with their parties, politicians are ______: they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.

　　A. essential

　　B. redundant

　　C. crucial

　　D. unreliable

　　E. transitory

　　F. Temporary

　　解析：EF

　　逻辑关系提示词：“：”，取同

　　填空对应：less enduring

　　词汇：essential - crucial 基本的

　　Redundant 多余的

　　Unreliable 靠不住的

　　Transitory - temporary 暂时的

　　10. The notion’s ______ notwithstanding—it was first proposed by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist —it was neglected for many years until some unexpected observations led to its revival.

　　A. pedigree

　　B. antecedents

　　C. precursors

　　D. origin

　　E. brilliance

　　F. Novelty

　　解析：AD

　　逻辑关系提示词：notwithstanding，取反;-...-，取同;

　　填空对应：first proposed...

　　解释：有同学会选BC先驱，但是双破折号插入语部分表明，这个概念是第一次被提出的，不存在先驱，所以选起源而不选先驱。

　　词汇：pedigree - origin 起源

　　Antecedent- precursor 先驱

　　Brilliance 杰出

　　Novelty 新奇

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