来刷填空机经！内附答案和解析，做一题抵三题！

来刷填空机经！内附答案和解析，做一题抵三题！
1. In its literature and its political discourse, the nation has created various narratives about itself that tend to ______ intractable social divisions in the interest of perpetuating a dubious myth of unity.
A. denounce
B. obscure
C. corroborate
D. anatomize
E. Explicate
解析：B
逻辑关系提示词：that，取同；in...取同
填空对应：various narratives - perpetuating a dubious myth of unity - blank取同
解释：为了保持神秘，国家创造了各种各样的说法，让难以理解的社会分类倾向于_____，空格应该填意为“使难以理解”的词。

词汇：denounce 放弃
Obscure 使难理解
Corroborate 证实
Anatomize 解剖
Explicate 说明
2. The notion that prehistoric farming of Micronesia’s Mariana Islands degraded the soils upon which savannas now occur is ______ by soil scientists, who attribute nutrient-poor savanna soils instead to long geological periods of tropical weathering.
A. bolstered
B. proposed
C. contradicted
D. elucidated
E. Revived
解析：C
逻辑关系提示词：“，”，取同
填空对应：instead
解释：who从句出现了instead，表转折，空格应该填带有转折意义的动词，选C。

词汇：bolster 支撑
Proposed 提议
Contradict 反驳
Elucidate 阐明
Revive 使复活
3. Research indicates that many people hold (i)_____ views about government, believing that elected officials should be able to overcome differences and get things done while also regarding a willingness to compromise as a sign of (ii)_____.
A. cynical D. fickleness
B. self-contradictory E. pragmatism
C. shortsighted F. intractability
解析：BD
逻辑关系提示词：“，”，取同；while，取反
解释：while表示转折，因此一空填意为“矛盾”的词，选B；while前说“应该能克服不同”，转折后应该任务妥协是一个负面的标志，排除E；如果选F，任务妥协很困难，这是跟while前半句取同，没有取反，因此答案选fickleness变化无常。

词汇：cynical 愤世嫉俗的
Self-contradictory 自相矛盾的
Shortsighted 目光短浅的
Fickleness 变化无常
Pragmatism 实用主义
Intractability 棘手
4. Many civic institutions tend to (i)_____, when they do not actively discourage, the better natures of the citizenry. People are individually altruistic social animals who nonetheless teach themselves to be (ii)_____ in the public sphere.
A. expose D. selfish
B. ignore E. critical
C. presuppose F. adamant
解析：BD
逻辑关系提示词：“，……，”，取同；nonetheless，取反；
填空对应：not actively discourage - blank i; altruistic - blank ii;
词汇：expose 暴露
Ignore 忽视
Presuppose 假定
Selfish 自私
Critical 批评的
Adamant 固执的
5. It is unfortunate that essays by literary critics so infrequently (i)______ the opinions of novelists and poets, for creative writers are often quite (ii)______ about their own philosophies and are frequently more familiar with alternative systems of thought than critics are.
A. influence D. articulate
B. challenge E. inconsistent
C. incorporate F. prejudiced
解析：CD
逻辑关系提示词：“，”，取反；and，取同
解释：and are frequently...部分是正向含义，and前后取同，因此二空也是正向含义，选择D；“，”前后取同，unfortunate 和
infrequently负负得正，因此一空也取正向含义；
词汇：influence 影响
Challenge 挑战
Incorporate 包含
Articulate 清楚地表达
Inconsistent 不一致
Prejudiced 偏见的
6. Transportation maps of Alaska are (i)_____ in large part by what they (ii)_____: lines identifying roads and railroads. With a single track bisecting the state and a handful of spokes to the east and south, Alaska is notable for its (iii)______ of transportation options.
A. demarcated D. lack G. panoply
B. characterized E. obscure H. scope
C. elucidated F. evince I. dearth
解析：BDI
逻辑关系提示词：“.”取同；“，”，取同；
填空对应：a single ... and a handful of ... - blank iii - blank ii; notable - blank i;
词汇：demarcate 划分界限
Characterize 以……为特点
Elucidate 阐明
Lack 缺少
Obscure 模糊的
Evince 表明
Panoply 华丽服饰
Scope 范围
Dearth 短缺
7. Psychologists have discovered that some of the most ______ advice on study habits is flat wrong, leading them to revise
the guidelines they offer to students.
A. popular
B. hallowed
C. respected
D. unassailable
E. effective
F. Beneficial
解析：BC
逻辑关系提示词：“，”，取同
填空对应：guidelines - blank advice
词汇：popular 流行的
Hallowed- respected 受尊敬的
Unassailable 不容置疑的
Effective 有效的
Beneficial 有利的
8. Scenes of bustling streets full of well-dressed citizens going about their business ______ the growing hardship faced by all but the richest local residents.
A. betoken
B. signify
C. contradict
D. gainsay
E. quell
F. Forestall
解析：CD
解释：full of well-dressed citizens与growing hardship对应取反，空格应该填意为“矛盾”的词
词汇：betoken 预示
Signify 意味着
Contradict - gainsay 反驳
Quell 镇压
Forestall 预先阻止
9. Though only nine years old, the dancer possesses _____ flexibility that suggests she may become a balletic superstar.
A. an inchoate
B. an unexceptional
C. an ungainly
D. a preternatural
E. a prodigious
F. an awkward
解析：DE
逻辑关系提示词：though，取反；that，取同
填空对应：superstar 取同
词汇：inchoate 早期的
Unexceptional 普通的
Ungainly - awkward 笨拙的
Preternatural - prodigious 异常的
10. Upstream dam construction can be _____ aquatic fauna: the natural seasonal flow patterns to which the fauna had become adapted are altered and populations therefore fragmented.
A. redundant for
B. disorienting for
C. inimical to
D. derogatory to
E. deleterious to
F. superfluous for
解析：CE
逻辑关系提示词：“：”
填空对应：fragmented
词汇：redundant - superfluous 多余的Disorienting 迷失方向的
Inimical - deleterious有害的Derogatory 贬低的
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