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The prospects of discovering new aspects of the life of a painter as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface_______ unpromising daunting encouraging superficial challenging ———————————————————————— 答案:(C) prospect: n.1.预期,展望,指望 2.景象,视野 3.机会,前景,前程,前途 vermeer: n.弗美尔(荷兰风俗画家,亦作肖像及风景画,以善用色彩表现空间感及光的 效果著称,作品有《挤奶女工》,《情书》等) unpromising: a.无指望的,没有前途的,不太有成功希望的 daunting: a.令人胆怯气馁的,威吓的 superficial: a.1.面(积)的 2.表面的,外部的 3.草率的,粗略的 4.肤浅的,浅薄的 象弗美尔这样一位其生平被研究得如此这巨细无遗、透彻详尽的画家,要挖掘其生平中的 新内容,乍看上去,前景并不让人感到欣慰鼓舞。 Even those siblings whose childhood was ------- familial feuding and intense rivalry for their parents affection can nevertheless develop congenial and even _______relationships with each other in their adult lives. scarred by.. vitriolic dominated by.. intimate filled with.. truculent replete with.. competitive devoid of.. tolerant ———————————————————————— 答案:(B) sibling: n.兄弟(或姊妹),同胞 familial: a.家庭的,家族的,家庭(或家庭)成员所持有的 feuding: n.世仇,仇恨,长期不和 congenial: a.1.协调一致的 2.情趣相投的,令人愉快的,合意的,相宜的 scar: v.给…留下创伤 vitriolic: a.凶残的,粗暴的,刻毒的,好战的 replete(with): a.1.充满的 2.详尽的,完备的 devoid (of): a.没有…的,无…的 即使其童年生活充斥着家庭怨仇和对其父母亲感情的强烈竞争,但那些兄弟姊妹们在其成 年生活中相互之间依然能培养起融洽的,甚至是亲密的关系。 Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have ------- achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people. described acknowledged overlooked defended authenticated ———————————————————————— 答案:(C) dazzle: v.1.使目眩 2.使昏眩,使惊诧不已,使倾倒 calendar: n.1.日历,历书 2.历法 3.日程表,记事录 anthropologist: n. 人类学者,人类学家 sophisticated: a.1.老于世故的 2.老练的,精通的 3.深奥微妙的,精致的 4.复杂 的,精密的,尖端的 autheticate: v.证明…是确实可信的 由于他们如此痴迷倾倒于玛亚文明所拥有的历法和天文学知识,某些人类学家故而对温内 BR>贝戈人雕刻于木棍上的复杂的历法这类成就视而不见。 Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly _______over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability. appreciated emulated criticized revised reprinted ———————————————————————— 答案:(D) aptly: adv.1.有…倾向地 2.恰当地,适宜地 3.反应敏捷地 imbue: v.使充满,使渗透 thereby: adv.1.因此,由此,从而 2.在那件事上 mutability: n.可变性,无常不定,变化性 emulate: v.1.努力赶超,与…竞争 2.仿效,模仿 恰当得很,一部如此贯穿着变化的时代与变化的风格这一观念的著作,在过去的几年中, 也不断地被修订,从而反映出它自身的变化性。 The sea was not an ______the _____of the windmill; on the contrary, while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport to seaport, it made little headway inland. element in.. evolution issue in . . acceptance aid to.. designers obstacle to.. diffusion impediment to.. creation ———————————————————————— 答案:(D) windmill: n.1.风车房,风车 2.旋转玩具,玩具风车 headway: n.进展,进步 inland: adv.在内地,在内陆,向内地,向内陆 diffusion: n.扩散,传播,弥漫 impediment: n.妨碍,阻碍 海洋并未构成风车传播普及的一种阻碍;相反,尽管风车这一新发明之观念从一处海港迅 速传播至另一处海港,但它在内陆地区却鲜有进展。 |