Tuberculosis has long been (i)________ and (ii)________ disease: for thousands of years, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】空格(i)+空格(ii): - 方程等号:冒号说明前后同义重复。 - 强词和对应:it指代tuberculosis。冒号后描述肺结核长时间以来对人类的折磨的特征,即持续折磨人们(continued to afflict)和不加区分地折磨(without regard for)。因此空格(i)和空格(ii)要体现疾病的两个特征,根据冒号和后文进行同义重复。代入选项,unremitting未停止的…selective选择性的,selective错误,排除;unpredictable不可预测的…limitable限制的,两空都有问题,排除;sporadic断断续续的…capricious易变的,两空都有问题,排除;relentless不间断的…egalitarian平等的,两空都对,正确;virulent致命的…preventable可预防的,preventable错误,排除。答案选D。