GRE·94-4考題-(1)
Paradoxically, England's colonization of North America
was ----- by its success: the increasing prosperity of the
colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their
loyalty to, their home country.
demonstrated
determined
altered
undermined
distinguished
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答案:(D)
paradoxically: adv.1.似非而是地,佯謬地 2.自相矛盾地 3.悖理地,反常地
colonization: n.殖民統(tǒng)治
prosperity: n.興旺,繁榮昌盛
loyalty: n.忠誠
demonstrate: v.1.論證,證明 2.說明,教 3.顯示,表露
alter: v.改變,改動,使變樣
矛盾的是,英國在北美的殖民統(tǒng)治反而由于它的成功而遭到削弱:諸殖民地的日益繁榮減
少了它們對其宗主國的依賴,因而亦減少了它們對它的忠誠。
Although Harry, Stack Sullivan is one of the most
influential social scientists of this century, his
ideas are now so ----- in our society that they seem
almost --------
novel.. antiquated
revolutionary.. fundamental
commonplace .. banal
disputed.. esoteric
obscure.. familiar
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答案:(C)
Harry Stack Sullivan: n.沙利文(1982-1994,美國精神病學家,提出以人際關系為基
礎的精神病學理論,對臨床精神病學有重要貢獻。)
novel: a.新的,新穎的,新奇的
antiquated: a.陳舊的,被廢棄的
commonplace: a.無創(chuàng)見的,平凡的,平庸的,陳腐的
banal: a.陳腐的,平庸的,乏味的
esoteric: a.1.秘傳的,難理解的,只有內行才懂的 2.限于小圈子的 3.具神秘教義的,
行神秘儀式的
雖然哈利·斯塔克·沙利文是本世紀最具影響的社會科學家之一但是現(xiàn)在看來,他的思想
在我們的社會中顯得如此普通平凡,以致于幾近平庸。
Her first concert appearance was disappointingly
perfunctory and derivative, rather than the--------
performance in the -------style we had anticipated.
talented.. tenuous
prosaic.. classic
artistic.. mechanical
inspired.. innovative
literal.. enlightened
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答案:(D)
perfunctory: a.敷衍了事的,馬虎的,得過且過的
derivative: a.1.派生的,衍生的 2.缺乏獨創(chuàng)性的,模仿他人的
tenuous: a.1.細的,薄的 2.稀薄的,脆弱的
prosaic: a.1.散文的 2.平凡的,乏味的
inspired: a.受神靈啟示的,在靈感支配下的
literal: a.1.逐字的,照字面的,原義的 2.只講究實際的,缺乏想象力的,刻板的,
如實的
enlightened: a.開明的,有知識的,文明的