GRE·94-10考题—(1)
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.
inadvisable.. evince
efficacious.. suppress
pragmatic.. counter
captious.. express
impolitic.. hide
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答案:(E)
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。
It is no accident that most people find Davis book disturbing, for it
is ------ to undermine a number beliefs they have long -------
calculated.. cherished
annotated.. assimilated
intended.. denied
anxious.. misunderstood
reputed.. anticipated
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答案:(A)
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。
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.
suggesting
intensifying
elucidating
satisfying
obviating
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答案:(E)
virus: n.1.[微]病毒,滤过性病毒 2.病毒病 3.毒液
strain: n.种类
therapist: n.治疗专家
peripheral: a.1.外围的,周边的 2.表面的,周围的 3.无关紧要的
therapeutic: a.1.治疗的,有疗效的 2.有益于健康的
elucidate: v.阐明,解释,澄清
obviate: v.1.排除 2.使成为不必要,避免
某种能帮助基因治疗专家治愈遗传性大脑疾病的病毒种类能进入周围神经系统并传播到大
脑,从而免除了将治疗性病毒直接注射到大脑里的必要。
INDECIPHERABLE: DECODED::
indecisive: advised
insensitive: criticized
unlawful: apprehended
unimaginative: stimulated
unmanageable: controlled
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答案:(E)
不可破译的:被破译了的
犹豫不决的:被建议的
不敏感的:被批评的
不合法的:被逮捕的(理解了的;忧虑的)
缺乏想像力的:被刺激的
不可控制的:被控制的
TWIG: LIMB::
microbe: slide
galaxy: star
doggerel: poetry
plant: root
brook: river
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答案:(E)
小细枝(明白v.):枝条(四肢)
微生物:载物玻璃片(滑动)
星群(显赫的人群):恒星
打油诗:诗歌
植物(工厂):根
小溪:河流