语法与词汇

The new creation has grown out of an attempt to ________two different tendencies, one in psychology and the other in physics, although at first sight they might seem inconsistent.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

本题考查动词词义辨析。四个选项中的词较为常见,考生需对此类词加强记忆。 由an attempt to...two different tendencies (试图.......两种不同倾向),以及后半句中的although... they might seem inconsistent (尽管.......它们似乎不一致)可知,harmonize最 符合句意,故选D 。
[参考译文]这个创新意欲调和两种不同的倾向,一种属心理学,另一种属物理学,尽管乍一看它们似乎不一致。
[词汇拓展] complicate v.意为 “ 使复杂化;使恶化;使卷入”。
e.g. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.我不想使这项任务不必要 地复杂化。
interchange v.意为 “ 交换;互换”。
e.g. She likes to interchange her furnishings at home with the stock in her shop.她想把家里 的家具与店里的存货调换一下。
harmonize v .意为 “ 使和谐;使一致;以和声唱”。
e.g. The colors do not seem to harmonize with each other at all.这些颜色显得一点儿也不协调。