填空题"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Work without joy shall be as nothing. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties." This quote becomes yet more inspirational upon learning it comes from Helen Keller, a remarkable woman who overcame both blindness and deafness. Her decision to be joyful despite adversity no doubt contributed to her many impressive accomplishments. She succeeded in learning to communicate, and reached out to others with her meaningful speeches and writings.
填空题 leave out a quantity of
frame of reference constitutional monarchy
touch on in any event in proximity
to deduce from on the basis of
at large
填空题Initially________expectation, Stella was dismayed to learn that her new duties would not be performed in the golden________of a queen or a princess, but the drab uniform of a cook.
填空题 get credit for take up
lay off fall into disrepute be
concerned with not so much...as... result
from react to ward off be
committed to
填空题 For Questions 15 and 16, select one entry
from the corresponding column of choices for each blank. Fill all blanks in the
way that best completes the text.
填空题When home is approximately 2,000 feet under the surface of the sea, it is challenging to have your photograph taken. In Japan, however, a species of shark that is almost never seen because of its deep natural habitat came close enough to the top to grab the attention of some fishermen. This five-foot long, eel-shaped shark was caught and soon identified as a female frill shark, a primitive species that has gone through little alteration since prehistoric times. Cameras captured it while it was still swimming so that scientists could learn as much as possible from this single specimen of a mysterious species.
填空题While mimicking the thought of his mentor Socrates, who conceived of forms as existing on an ethereal, heavenly and________plane, Plato also argued that forms become________in objects.
填空题Smith is________, to the degree that he seldom disguises his contempt towards________activities.
填空题Ancient people felt much________concerning the notion that the appearance of comets was inauspicious, but nevertheless exhibited________concerning the proper reaction to the phenomenon.
填空题The hostile epistolary of that choleric politician were larded with________sympathy, strained sarcasm or pure spite.
填空题 a salvo of drop out
explain away ascribe to back and
forth subject to die out work
out get along with at stake
填空题Scientists believe that by raising atmospheric pressure and surface temperature, it is possible to transform the climate of Mars to the point where humans would be able to live there. The process by which a hostile or unsuitable environment is transformed into one that can sustain human life is called terraforming. In addition to potentially providing an alternate home for the people of Earth in the future, this undertaking may also allow scientists to test hypotheses about the process of global warming, which is a highly pertinent issue affecting our planet today.
填空题Perfect certainty belongs only to the gods; the rest of us have to make do with science and its________.
填空题The very first line of the lengthy saga Anna Karenina gives the reader an immediate sense of Leo Tolstoy"s main theme: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." From this morose observation, it is clear that Tolstoy"s characters are probably not going to be bland or blithe. Throughout his novel, Tolstoy depicts the ambiguities and ambivalences felt by seemingly real people in real-life situations. The main character, Anna Karenina, has a quietly desperate air throughout the story. The reader first meets her in an attempt to talk her sister-in-law out of leaving Anna"s adulterous brother. Even in this scene, where Anna most extols the joys of married life, she seems to be missing a part of herself. Despite her protestations, she only pretends to be happy and content. Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the passage?
填空题Henry James was to some degree interested in voyeuristically exploring his characters'' psychologies, though he was________this enterprise less by________than by sympathy.
填空题This thing called love is a total mystery, and the________of passion and despair that accompanies every romantic devotion may keep one eternally perplexed.
填空题Adams was so________that his friends did not bother to________him, because they presupposed that he would pay scant attention.
填空题When I was preparing for my two-week vacation in southern Africa, I realized that the continent would be like nothing I had ever seen. I wanted to explore the urban streets as well as the savannah; it's always been my goal to have experiences on vacation that most other tourists fail to find. When my plans were finalized, I left for Africa. The cultural differences were stunning, and made for plenty of laughter and confusion, but always ended up bringing smiles to our faces. What's funny now, though, more than ever, is how ridiculous I must have seemed to the people of one village when I played with their dog. Apparently, the role of dogs in America is nothing like it is in Africa. I am convinced that African dogs could clobber their American counterparts, if only because African dogs are forced to be self-reliant. The relationship between a typical African dog and his owner is one of tangible mutualism. I say tangible because the African sees himself as the dominant creature not to be bothered by the dog, but nevertheless responsible for providing for it. Hence, no attempts at behavioral training are ever made with African dogs. Instead, the African seizes power with a chunk of scrap meat and a bowl of water. The dog soon learns to quit yapping and biting at the hand that feeds him. Never does the African speak to the animal. I'm not even sure such dogs get names. Their behavior becomes interestingly balanced, however, much to the surprise of the compassionate American dog lover.
填空题For Questions 1 through 3, select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
填空题 As concerns over man's impact on the global
environment increase, many interesting innovations are being considered. For
example, "green roofs" - plant-filled roof top gardens - are one substantial way
to confront the country's ecological problems, and there seems to be very little
in the way of a downside. For one thing, a green roof acts as a sponge for
rainwater, absorbing the majority of water from a typical rainstorm. Only three
to five inches of soil for a green roof is sufficient for this to occur, which
keeps the weight of the roof to a minimum. Because the plantings on the roof
absorb the rainwater, drainage and sewage systems have a decreased volume of
water pumping through them, keeping these systems from becoming over-stressed.
And while, the soil and plants are absorbing rainwater, they are also taking in
pollutants for their own nourishment by storing carbon and then emitting
necessary oxygen back into the atmosphere.