E. river : stream
15. RERERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A. agenda : meeting B. catalog : library C. manifest : cargo D. invoice : receipt E. inventory : sale
16. BLANDISHMENT : COAX
A. equivocation : dispute B. assessment : infer C. augmentation : complicate
D. persuasion : coerce E. explanation : enlighten
短文章
Industrial production of powders involves mechanical forces fracturing individual particles of material into ever-smaller particles. The theory explaining this fracturing recognizes two general types of behavior exhibited by material under stress: elastic and plastic deformation. Elastic deformation occurs when stress is placed or a brittle material, which deforms and then returns to its original shape when stress is removed. If the material is stressed too heavily, however, excess energy builds up and the material fractures. This behavior makes brittle material fracture suddenly when subjected to mechanical impact by powder-making machines. No brittle, or ductile, materials by contrast, are harder to fracture, since they respond to comparable amounts of stress by deforming plastically, that is, by changing sh ape permanently. Excess energy that builds up in the strained material is expended in deformation of the material rather than in fracturing. Plastic behavior can al so be exhibited by brittle materials as their particles become smaller during processing and thus less susceptible to fracturing.
反义词
28. DISAVOW
A. instigate B. acknowledge C. envision D. ameliorate E. inculcate
29. FLOURISH
A. lose out B. catch up C. turn off D. waste away E. slow down
30. HYPERBOLE
A. misdemeanor B. understatement C. imprecation D. concession E. obstinacy
31. RIVETING
A. appetizing B. enriching C. wearisome D. wasteful E. harmful
32. DAMN
A. undo B. entreat C. mollify D. motivate E. extol
33. REPROACH
A. sustain B. advance C. acclaim D. manipulate E. embellish
34. MYOPIA
A. maturity B. prescience C. prompt response D. good fortune E. final event
35. NICE
A. restrained B. colorless C. obscure D. imprecise E. balanced
36. LASSITUDE
A. pride B. breadth C. vim D. pomp E. valor
37. PUSILLANIMOUS
A. successful B. sociable C. adept D. stouthearted E. trustworthy
38. ABASE
A. aggrandize B. limit C. defy D. purify E. destabilize
Section 3 填空
1．The scientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered _______ despite widespread agreement that it was_______
A. respect … crucial
B. dismissal … simplistic
C. skepticism … unfathomable
D. opposition … indisputable
E. acceptance … comprehensive
2. The rate at which soil can absorb water ________ with continuous wetting, so the longer a _________ lasts, or the greater the rate of precipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across the ground as runoff and enter stream channels.
A. rises … deluge
B. diminishes … drought
C. increases … shower
D. decreases … rainstorm
E. stabilizes … thaw
3. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more _____ than one would expect or the basis of her rather_________ treatment of her subject in the opening pages.
A. compelling … intriguing
B. accessible … recondite
C. hidebound … reactionary
D. insightful … innovative
E. dispassionate … evenhanded
4. The meeting on environmental issues produced ________ discussion but no commitment on a plan of action: the many uncertainties surrounding global climatic change and the huge cost of efforts to limit it made the policymakers ____
A. little … voluble
B. heated … contentious
C. cordial … quarrelsome
D. frustrating … affable
E. interminable … businesslike
5. Art that endures often makes an initially disturbing impact: the profound experience that such art seeks to provoke necessarily engenders a certain ___
A. familiarity
B. ennui
C. upheaval
D. intimacy
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