单选题We lost confidence in him because he never ______ the grandiose promises he had made.(A) forgot about(B) reneged on(C) tired of(D) delivered on(E) retreated from
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单选题The author suggests that all of the following is true concerning the cloning process EXCEPT
单选题Questions14-15refertothefollowingdefinition.a,brepresentstheremainderwhenaisdividedbyb.
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单选题ILLITERACY: EDUCATION::
单选题Which of the following hypothetical discoveries, if made, would be most likely to reduce the technical difficulties in producing plastic from organic crops?(A) a source of refining fossil fuels that significantly reduces their cost to plastic manufacturers(B) a way of maintaining grain yields while producing high quantities of plastic that do not interfere with the functioning of plant chloroplasts(C) a means of reducing the clean-up cost of environmental damage wrought by CO2 and SO2 emissions(D) a means of yielding greater efficiency from coal-based fuels used in the organic plastic-production process(E) the discovery of a renewable source of plant-sugar that would lessen reliance on fossil fuels in organic plastic-manufacture
单选题The thesis under consideration was fundamentally______to the readers of that mendacious publication, and I would therefore like to use this opportunity, to stake out some of the basic arguments in need of______.(A) coherent… restatement(B) disavowed … availability(C) misrepresented … clarification(D) incomprehensible … dismissal(E) irrelevant … subordination
单选题METAMORPHOSE:(A) arrange beforehand(B) move down leisurely(C) stay unchanged(D) go forward(E) scrutinize quickly
单选题ABEYANCE:(A) discussion(B) excitement(C) continuance(D) certitude(E) obedience
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单选题Comets have been mistakenly interpreted by humans in times past as______of doom, foretelling famine, plague, and destruction.
单选题ACCOLADE:(A) extended negotiation(B) disparagement(C) limited supply(D) restrained feeling(E) consequence
单选题INUNDATE : OVERWHELM ::
单选题Thus, global-warming skeptics write off the ------- of climate research investigators, emphasizing the ------- of others' reasoning, but not of their own.
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Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture (a splice in the Earths crust) formed during the late Proterozoic era, and that significant observable differences in the composition of the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the different natures of the underlying igneous rocks
单选题Which of the following best describes the organization of the argument that the author of the passage presents in the last two paragraphs?(A) Two approaches to testing a hypothesis is described, and the greater merits of each approach are compared.(B) The assumptions underlying a hypothesis are outlined, and evidence for and against the hypothesis is discussed.(C) A phenomenon is described, and hypothesis concerning its occurrence are considered and rejected.(D) The reasoning behind a hypothesis is summarized, evidence supporting the hypothesis is presented, and research that counters the supporting evidence is described.(E) A hypothesis is discussed, evidence supporting the hypothesis is revealed and qualified, and a working model derived from the hypothesis is suggested.
单选题SPUNK: A. success B. timidity C. growing awareness D. lack of intelligence E. loss of prestige
单选题The "ancient notion" (line 14) to which the author refers to is the idea that(A) infinite space, by definition, can exist but cannot be observed from an external reference point(B) in order for there to be an outside to the universe, the ultimate physical reality must be a Euclidean planar space(C) one cannot observe the edge of any object, including the universe, except by using a perspective external to it(D) the universe can always be redefined to include what is beyond an absolute reference point(E) the universe is a hypersphere which must be embedded in higher-dimensional space than that given by Euclidean geometry
单选题DIVERGENCE:(A) jurisdiction(B) specification(C) serenity(D) satisfaction(E) amalgamation