Sentence Completion 练习2[1]

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1. Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.

A. unsupported - approval

B. dismissed - contempt

C. accepted - approbation

D. unchallenged - disdain

E. unrivalled - reverence

2. The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

A. trudges

B. meanders

C. edges

D. ambles

E. rages

3. Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

A. merits

B. disadvantages

C. rewards

D. jargon

E. problems

4. ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

A. garrulous

B. equivocal

C. taciturn

D. arrogant

E. gregarious

5. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to ____ them.

A. clear - avoid

B. meager - evolve

C. significant - eschew

D. obvious - possess

E. ambivalent - develop

答案：

1. Correct Answer: D

解析:

Clue: ‘however’ indicates a contradictory statement, and therefore we need opposite ideas in the two halves of the sentence. So, Wegener’s theory is unchallenged(everyone accepts it); however he was treated with disdain (contempt). Also the word ‘outsider’ in the sentence indicates that the second blank will have to be a negative word. (approbation = approval; reverence = respect)

2.Correct Answer: E

解析:

Clue: ‘as ever’ indicates that things have not changed, so the two halves of the sentence need to say similar things. So, if the revolution has not lost its steam, it will be going on as strongly as before. Therefore rages is the best word. Also the word ‘fiercely’ indicates that we need a strong wordSAT