1、Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the anufacturers, to the environmentalists’ dismay, ------ the use of these herbicides on lawns. A, defy
B, defer
C, defend
D, assail
E, disparage
environmentalist: n.1.环境保护论者，人类生态学者 2.环境论者 3.环境艺术家
target: v.以…为攻击目标
herbicide: n.除莠剂，灭草剂
potentially: adv.潜在地，可能地
to somebody’s dismay: prep.令人气馁(失望、绝望、幻灭，惊愕等)
defy: v.1.违抗，反抗，蔑视 2.经受得住 3.使成为不可能 4.挑，激
defer: v.1.推迟，拖延，使推迟 2.尊敬，服从，敬重(to)
assail: v.1.攻击，袭击 2.质问，责骂 3.着手解决，毅然对付
disparage: v.1.贬低，轻视 2.底毁，损害…的名声
虽然环保专家们将抨击的矛头指向某些除草剂，抨击某潜在的危险性，但是，令环保专家们沮丧的是，制造商们却对这些除草剂在草坪上的使用大加辨护。
2、To believe that a culture’s achievement can be measured by the -------of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as ------- as a page of great literature. A, nature.. readable
B, quality.. prevalent
C, timelessness.. understandable
D, applicability.. eloquent
E, volume.. valuable
junk mail: n.三级邮件，(成批大量发出的)邮寄广告宣传品
prevalent: a.流行的，盛行的，普遍的
timelessness: n.永恒，无时间性，永不改变，无始无终
eloquent: a.1.雄辩的，有说服力的 2.富于表情的，明白显示出的(of)
volume: n.1.份量，量，额 2.体积，容积，容量
若要人相信某一文化的成就可凭藉其书面材料的总量来衡量的话，这就需要我们接受这样一种说法，即一页三级邮件的价值可与一页伟大的文学作品相提并论。
3、Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson’s experiment, only the most ------- supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately -------. A, fastidious.. defined
B, partisan.. verified
C, vigilant.. publicized
D, enlightened.. researched
E, fervent.. undermined
given a.1.规定的，特定的 2.有癖好的，有倾向的(to) 3.已知的，假设的
replicate: v.复制，摹写
adequately: adv.1.适当地，胜任地 2.足够地 3.勉强够地，差强人意地
fastidious: a.爱挑剔的，过分讲究的
partisan: v.党派的，派性的，偏袒的
verify: v.1证明，证实 2.核实，查对，查清
vigilant: a.警戒的，警觉的，警惕的
publicize: v.引起公众对…的注意，宣传
enlightened: a.开明的，有知识的，摆脱偏见(或迷信)的，文明的
fervent: a.1.炽热的 2.热情的，热诚的，强烈的
undermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏，逐渐损害(或削弱)
鉴于独立的实验室无法复制出约翰逊博士的实验结果，因此，唯有其假设最偏袒的支持者才会愚顽至极，竟会声称它早已得到了充分的验证。
4、Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can -------the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death. A, decry
B, applaud
C, ridicule
D, demand
E, disprove
decry: v.1.(强烈)反对，(公开)谴责 2.诋毁(名声)
applaud: v.1.向…喝彩，给…捧场 2.称赞，赞许，赞成
ridicule v.嘲笑，戏弄，嘲弄
disprove: v.证明…不能成立，证明…虚假(或不正确)，反驳
研究公元前30年至公元180年这一时期的罗马史学家们，他们之所以能对“奥古斯都的太平盛世”大加颂扬，只是因为他们无从认识到，这种所谓的“太平盛世”其实在诸多方面与死气沉沉相差无几。
5、Although Tom was aware that it would be ------ to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not -------- his irritation with the client’s unreasonable demands. A, inadvisable.. evince
B, efficacious.. suppress
C, pragmatic.. counter
D, captious.. express
E, impolitic.. hide
annoyance: n.1.恼怒，烦恼 2.打拢，骚扰
irritation: n.1.激怒，恼怒，生气 2.刺激物，恼人事
inadvisable: a.不可取的，不妥当的，失策的
evince: v.表明，显示
efficacious: a.灵验的，奏效的
pragmatic: a.1.实干的，重实效的 2.实用主义的 3.国事的，国务的
counter: v.1.反对，反击，对抗，反驳，抵消，制止 2.(拳击时)还击
captious: 难以讨好的，吹毛求疵的
impolitic: a.失策的，不当的，不审慎的，没见识的
尽管汤姆意识到，在销售会上公然展示恼怒甚为不妥但面对顾客的无理要求，他却再也无法掩饰其满腔怒火。
6、It is no accident that most people find Davis’ book disturbing, for it is ------ to undermine a number beliefs they have long -------. A, calculated.. cherished
B, annotated.. assimilated
C, intended.. denied
D, anxious.. misunderstood
E, reputed.. anticipated
undermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏，逐渐损害(或削弱)
calculated: a.精心计划的，蓄意的
cherish: v.1.珍视，珍爱 2.抱有，怀有(思想，感情等)
annotate: v.给…作注解(或译注)
assimilate: v.吸收消化，使同化，使趋于一致
reputed: a.1.驰名的 2.被一般认定的，普遍认为的
大多数人发现戴维斯的著作令人不安，这决非偶然，因为它刻意要摧毁人们长期以来所怀有的信念。
7、One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, ------- the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain. A, suggesting
B, intensifying
C, elucidating
D, satisfying
E, obviating
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