GRE·94-10考题—(1)
上海龙凤1314 shlfThough environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially
上海龙凤1314 shlfdangerous, the manufacturers, to the environmentalists dismay, ------
the use of these herbicides on lawns.
defy
defer
defend
assail
disparage
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答案:(C)
environmentalist: n.1.环境保护论者,人类生态学者 2.环境论者 3.环境艺术家
上海龙凤1314 shlftarget: v.以…为攻击目标
herbicide: n.除莠剂,灭草剂
上海龙凤1314 shlfpotentially: adv.潜在地,可能地
to somebody s dismay: prep.令人气馁(失望、绝望、幻灭,惊愕等)
defy: v.1.违抗,反抗,蔑视 2.经受得住 3.使成为不可能 4.挑,激
上海龙凤1314 shlfdefer: v.1.推迟,拖延,使推迟 2.尊敬,服从,敬重(to)
assail: v.1.攻击,袭击 2.质问,责骂 3.着手解决,毅然对付
上海龙凤1314 shlfdisparage: v.1.贬低,轻视 2.底毁,损害…的名声
虽然环保专家们将抨击的矛头指向某些除草剂,抨击某潜在的危险性,但是,令环保专家
们沮丧的是,制造商们却对这些除草剂在草坪上的使用大加辨护。
To believe that a culture s achievement can be measured by the -------
of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail
上海龙凤1314 shlfis as ------- as a page of great literature.
nature.. readable
quality.. prevalent
上海龙凤1314 shlftimelessness.. understandable
applicability.. eloquent
上海龙凤1314 shlfvolume.. valuable
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答案:(E)
junk mail: n.三级邮件,(成批大量发出的)邮寄广告宣传品
prevalent: a.流行的,盛行的,普遍的
timelessness: n.永恒,无时间性,永不改变,无始无终
eloquent: a.1.雄辩的,有说服力的 2.富于表情的,明白显示出的(of)
上海龙凤1314 shlfvolume: n.1.份量,量,额 2.体积,容积,容量
上海龙凤1314 shlf若要人相信某一文化的成就可凭藉其书面材料的总量来衡量的话,这就需要我们接受这样
上海龙凤1314 shlf一种说法,即一页三级邮件的价值可与一页伟大的文学作品相提并论。
Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results
上海龙凤1314 shlfof Dr. Johnson s experiment, only the most ------- supporters of her
上海龙凤1314 shlfhypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been
adequately -------
上海龙凤1314 shlffastidious.. defined
上海龙凤1314 shlfpartisan.. verified
上海龙凤1314 shlfvigilant.. publicized
上海龙凤1314 shlfenlightened.. researched
fervent.. undermined
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答案:(B)
上海龙凤1314 shlfgiven a.1.规定的,特定的 2.有癖好的,有倾向的(to) 3.已知的,假设的
replicate: v.复制,摹写
上海龙凤1314 shlfadequately: adv.1.适当地,胜任地 2.足够地 3.勉强够地,差强人意地
fastidious: a