1. Thomas Jefferson called The Federalist papers "the best commentaries on the principles of government ever written," and two centuries later they still stand as the most ________ statements of American political philosophy. ?
(A) derivative ?
(B) abstruse ?
(C) impressive ?
(D) ambiguous ?
(E) underrated ?
答案：C
解析： 順承關(guān)系/時間變化關(guān)系。Still表明仍然延續(xù)過去的評價。
翻譯：杰斐遜把聯(lián)邦法案稱為“關(guān)于政府原則的迄今最好的論述”，并且兩個世紀之后，聯(lián)邦法案仍然是關(guān)于美國政治哲學(xué)的最(印象深刻)的成就。
2. The most crucial issue for wildlife in this arid land is unimpeded ________ water. ?
(A) passage through ?
(B) freedom from ?
(C) access to ?
(D) saturation in ?
(E) overflow of ?
答案：C
解析：該題沒有明顯線索，完全依靠句義理解。
翻譯：干旱陸地的野生動物的最關(guān)鍵的問題是能夠不受妨礙地(獲得)水。
3. Freeing embedded fossils from rock has become less______ for paleontologists, who now have tiny vibrating drills capable of working with great speed and delicacy.
A. exploratory
B. conclusive
C. tedious
D. respected
E. demeaning
答案：C
解析：時間反義，過去現(xiàn)在不一樣
A. 挖掘的
B. 結(jié)論性的
C. 繁重冗長的
D. 尊敬的
E. 貶低的
翻譯：從巖石中取出鑲嵌的化石對于古生物學(xué)家已經(jīng)不那樣(繁重), 現(xiàn)在他們有非常細
小的震動電鉆,能夠提高工作的速度與精確度.
4. With its large circulation, Essence magazine has enjoyed ______， only recently challenged by new publications aggressively seeking female African American readers.
A. an aggregation
B. an inclination
C. a prognosis
D. a retrenchment
E. a preeminence
答案：E
解析：時間反義,曾經(jīng)過去A，只有最近B
A. 聚集，總合
B. 斜坡，愛好
C. 預(yù)測，預(yù)示
D. 削減
E. 卓越;杰出
翻譯：擁有大量的發(fā)行量, “要素”雜志曾經(jīng)享有(杰出的地位)，僅僅最近被新出版物所挑戰(zhàn),這些出版物激烈的尋找美國黑人女讀者.
5. Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to ______equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to ______ legislation addressing their concerns.
答案：A F
解析：類比結(jié)構(gòu)
A 保證
B 排除，阻止
C 使迷惑
D與某人競爭
E 制訂
F 游說
翻譯：就像其他美國人群需要法律保證平等的權(quán)利一樣，殘疾美國人不得不通過游說說服當權(quán)者批準處理他們想法的法律。
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