4. Many today would consider Phillis Wheatley to have been remarkably ------ : by age 12 she was studying Latin, and soon after, she was translating Ovid into English.
A. taciturn
B. rambunctious
C. garrulous
D. precocious
E. winsome
解析:
空格对应冒号后的描述---12岁学拉丁语并翻译Ovid, 所以选D选项precocious“早熟的”。注意,premature经常被误认为是“早熟的”意思,而实际上表示“不成熟的,草率的”。
5. The philosopher claimed that we humans are essentially ------, given to dissembling in order to further our interests.
A. altruistic
B. redoubtable
C. pugnacious
D. duplicitous
E. complacent
解析:
空格对应逗号后所说的为了扩大自己的利益去dissembling“掩饰,掩盖”,所以选D选项duplicitous“欺骗性的,两面三刀的”。
词汇扩充:
欺骗性的:deceptive, fraudulent, mendacious
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