Section 8
1. Because of its beautiful photographs and clear text, the new book on Pueblo cliff villages will be ------ not only for specialists but for ------ readers as well.
A. accessible .. general
B. uninteresting .. scholarly
C. confusing .. critical
D. unmarketable .. casual
E. available .. trained
解析:
Because在开头表示两句间的因果关系,从逗号前的beautiful和clear可以看出第一空应该填入正向的评价,所以在accessible“易理解的”和available“可用的”中选择;由于not only for A but for B的结构中,A与B为反义关系,所以第二空为specialists“专家”的反义词,因此选择A选项的general“普通的,大众的”。
2. Unlike most business historians, Smith is neither a defender nor an opponent of the companies she writes about; such objectivity is exceedingly ------ in this highly ------ field.
A. rare .. combative
B. common .. divisive
C. predictable .. complacent
D. surprising .. cooperative
E. typical .. cordial
解析:
通过Unlike most business historians(不像大多数企业史学家)可判断出第一空只能在rare“罕见的”和surprising“令人惊讶的”中选择;第二空描述的是这个领域的大环境特征,所以填objectivity“客观中立”的反义词,因此选择A选项的combative“好争斗的”。
词汇扩充:
好争斗的,好战的:bellicose, belligerent, contentious, militant, pugnacious
3. A trial transcript is a ------ record of courtroom testimony, useful whenever a witness's exact words must be repeated.
A. verbatim
B. subjective
C. spurious
D. marginal
E. vigorous
解析:
空格对应逗号后的信息---需要逐字逐句地重复证词时能用的着,相当于做了逐字书面备份,选择A选项verbatim: in the exact words(逐字的)。
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