SAT OG官方指南完成句子習題4Practice Test 4

P576

Section 2

1. 避免成為_________,作曲家斯蒂芬宋和恩努力讓他的歌曲擁有驚喜元素。

To avoid being _________ , composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an element of surprise in his songs.

(A) erratic adj. 不穩定的

(B) informal adj. 非正式的

(C) elaborate adj. 詳細描述

(D) predictable adj. 意料之中的，墨守成規的

(E) idiosyncratic adj. 特質的

2. 因為熊貓已經被疾病和干旱所變弱，一個嚴厲的冬天對它們會有_________的后果。

Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought, a harsh winter would have had _________ consequences for them.

(A) preventive adj. 預防的

(B) regressive adj. 后退的

(C) catastrophic adj. 災難性的

(D) unforeseen adj. 未預見到的

(E) moderate adj. 適度的

3. 對于很多村民來說，婚姻實際上是一個__________,一個人即使__________愛也要得到經濟利益。

For many of the villagers, marriage was a practical __________, one not necessarily __________ of love but nevertheless grounded largely in economic advantage.

(A) arrangement n. 安排...devoid adj. 缺乏，沒有

(B) entertainment n. 娛樂，款待...disparaging adj. 輕蔑的

(C) attitude n. 態度，看法...consisting adj. 組成，構成

(D) bargain n. 商談條件...worthy adj. 應得某事物

(E) misfortune n. 不幸...trusting adj. 輕信的

4. 馬吉是一個拖延者，自然的喜歡_________和_________討論。

Maggie is a procrastinator, naturally inclined to __________ and to _________discussions.

(A) meddle v. 干涉...scoff at v. 嘲笑

(B) temporize v. 拖延... prolong v. 延長

(C) misbehave v. 行為不端...disrupt v. 擾亂

(D) sneer v. 譏笑..terminate v. 結束

(E) withdraw v. 撤離...intrude in v. 侵入

5. 就像玻璃窗讓建筑透光和有隔離一樣，某些大氣層的氣體_______進來的陽光和_______大地射出的熱氣，防止熱量流失。

Just as glass windows offer buildings both light and insulation, certain atmospheric gases _________ incoming sunlight and ________ heat radiated from the ground, preventing warmth from escaping.

(A) conduct v. 引導...release v. 釋放

(B) deflect v. 偏離...transmit v. 發射

(C) admit v. 承認...contain v. 容納

(D) absorb v. 吸收...dispense v. 分配

(E) resist v. 阻擋...trap v. 誘騙

6. 演講者，風騷的是她的風格，出丑的是她的空虛，常常僅僅以_________打動聽者和讓他們相信她的演講有_________。

The speaker, praised for her style yet ridiculed for her vacuity, often moved naive listeners with _________ alone and led them to believe that her speech had _________.

(A) reason n. 理由...dalliance n. 嬉戲

(B) infelicity n. 不幸，不恰當的言語...conviction n. 確信

(C) rhetoric n. 修辭...substance n. 物質，實質

(D) pragmatism n. 實用主義...futility n. 無益，無效

(E) boorishness n. 粗野的，粗魯的...integrity n. 正直，誠實

7. 演員_________的行為是出了名的：只要一點點滿足不了他的要求，他就會馬上被激怒。

The actor was noted for his __________ behavior: he quickly became irritated if his every whim was not immediately satisfied.

(A) fastidious adj. 難取悅的，挑剔的，苛求的

(B) sedulous adj. 勤勉的，勤苦工作的

(C) vindictive adj. 懷恨的

(D) petulant adj. 暴躁的，任性的

(E) mercenary adj. 唯利是圖的，雇傭兵

8. 海里梅爾的電影被評論為_________, 即使他大多數的電影不符合那樣的情感描述。

Hayley Mills's films have been called _________, although most of them are not so sentimental as to deserve that description.

(A) treacly adj. 甜蜜的

(B) cursory adj. 草率的

(C) prosaic adj. 平凡的，乏味的

(D) meticulous adj. 一絲不茍的

(E) consecrated adj. 神圣的

P587

Section 5

1. 可想而知，工作細心的工人_________跟進一個處境里的種種(myriad)細節。

Predictably, detail-oriented workers are _________ keeping track of the myriad particulars of a situation.

(A) remiss in adj. 怠慢的

(B) adept at adj. 熟練的，擅長的

(C) humorous about adj. 幽默的

(D) hesitant about adj. 猶豫不定的

(E) contemptuous of adj. 輕蔑的

2. 具有爭議的稅收點燃了持續的_________連首相充滿激情的演講也不能________。

The controversial tax fueled a sustained _________ that could not be _________ by the Prime Minister's impassioned speeches.

(A) rebellion n. 反抗，叛亂...challenged adj. 受到挑戰的

(B) interrogation n. 審問...fortified adj. 加強的

(C) conflagration n. 大火...fostered adj. 培養，促進

(D) denial n. 否認...restrained adj. 受到控制的

(E) uprising n. 起義，暴動...quelled adj. 制止，結束

3. 近親繁殖(inbreeding)會增加_________基因(genes)，這些會導致動物容易染上疾病和影響繁殖效率。

Inbreeding can promote the expression of _________ genes, those that make an animal subject to disease or impair reproductive efficiency.

(A) ineffable adj. 不可言喻的

(B) articulated adj. 清晰的，使相互連貫

(C) consummate adj. 圓滿的 v. 完成

(D) presumptive adj. 假定的

(E) deleterious adj. 有害的

4. 醫生這么頻繁的_________疾病預防措施，他的同事稱他為________。

The doctor __________ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused him of __________.

(A) vacillated v. 搖擺，猶豫...inconsistency n. 不一致,易變

(B) sermonized v. 說教...fidelity n. 忠誠

(C) wavered v. 動搖，搖擺...steadfastness n. 堅定地，不動搖的

(D) experimented v. 實驗，嘗試...inflexibility n. 頑固

(E) relied v. 信任...negligence n. 疏忽

5. 一個準確的傳記一定要是__________的陳述，要描述出那個人的強項和弱項，要避免兩個極端的__________和控告。

A judicious biography must be _________ representation that depicts both the strengths and the weaknesses of the subject, avoiding the two extremes of _________ and indictment.

(A) a polarized adj. 兩極分化...vindication n. 辯護

(B) an imaginative adj. 富于想象的...discernment n. 洞察力，識別

(C) a holistic adj. 整體的...censure n. 責備

(D) a complimentary adj. 稱贊的...animosity n. 敵意

(E) an equitable adj. 公平的...eulogy n. 頌揚

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