1、sat词汇填空题 Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought, a harsh winter would have had - consequences for them. (A) preventive (B) regressive (C) catastrophic (D) unforeseen (E) moderate Johnsons writing is considered - and - because it is filled with obscure references and baff
2、ling digressions. (A) deceiving .ingenuous (B) arcane .abstruse (C) spare .didactic (D) lucid .definitive (E) concise .esoteric 3.A painters ability to render a likeness is both _ and acquired; the artist blends natural abilities with worldly experience in the creation of his or her art. A anticipat
3、ed B overt C aesthetic D ubiquitous E innate 4. A judicious biography must be - representation that depicts both the strengths and the weaknesses of the subject, avoiding the two extremes of - and indictment. A a polarized vindication B an imaginative discernment C a holistic censure D a complimenta
4、ry animosity E an equitable eulogy Because the congresswoman has been so openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcile this - with her private -. (A) selfishness .inattention (B) insolence .virtue (C) magnanimity .pettiness (D) opportunism .ambition (E) solicitousness .gener
5、osity His peers respected him because he was both - and -：steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations. (A) resourceful .courteous (B) tenacious .manipulative (C) determined .demonstrative (D) resolute .diplomatic (E) outspoken .indiscriminate Cathedrals usually take decades , even centu
6、ries, to complete; thus no one expected the National Cathedral to be built with -. (A) dispatch (B) presumption (C) durability (D) deliberation (E) reverence Although Eduora Welty and William Faulkner wrote in distinctively different styles, - between the two is - because they both lived in and wrot
7、e about Mississippi. (A) comparison .inevitable (B) cooperation .destructive (C) discord .legendary (D) similarity .unlikely (E) rivalry .redundantly Rodolfo Gonzales was once describes as - in body and mind because of the flexibility and grace apparent in both his boxing and his writing of poetry a
8、nd plays. (A) unyielding (B) tremulous (C) emphatic (D) lithe (E) fickle To reflect the - of that nations spoken languages, its writers often make us of a mixture of dialects. (A) articulation (B) intonation (C) spontaneity (D) profundity (E) heterogeneity heterogeneity The quality or state of being
9、 heterogeneous. heterogeneous: consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : MIXED Merriam - Webster To avoid being -, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an element of surprise in his songs. A erratic B informal C elaborate D predictable E idiosyncratic By portraying a wide sp
10、ectrum of characters in his one-man show, John Leguizamo provides a - to the theaters tendency to offer a limited range of roles to Latino actors. (A) corrective (B) tribute (C) corollary (D) stimulus (E) precursor In order to - the loss of natural wetlands used by migrating snow geese, conservation
11、ists in the 1960s and 1970s - wetland refuges in the northern prairies. (A) standardize .ignored (B) offset .surrendered (C) explain .dismantled (D) compensate for .established (E) account for .administered Conservationists 7kEnsE5veiFEnist Castillos poetry has generated only enthusiastic response:
12、praise from the general public and - from the major critics. (A) condemnation (B) sarcasm (C) plaudits (D) irony (E) pathos The residents of the town lived - lives; no one indulged in wild or - behavior. (A) rambunctious .indecent (B) extravagant .excessive (C) secluded .scrupulous (D) circumscribed
13、 .impulsive (E) irreverent .animated The editorial claimed that the gubernatorial candidate lacked worldly wisdom and that this - would likely be his undoing. (A) naivete (B) furtiveness (C) venality (D) indecisiveness (E) sarcasm A scientist should not automatically reject folkways that might at fi
14、rst seem silly or superstitious; scientific qualifications are not a license for -, nor do they - prejudice or bias. (A) experimentation .eliminate (B) arrogance .pursue (C) humility .advocate (D) smugness .legitimate (E) rigidity .console Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived
15、 and require such - strategies that only the most - player can mater them. (A) byzantine .adroit (B) nefarious .conscientious (C) devious .lackadaisical (D) onerous .slipshod (E) predictable .compulsive The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of -; government, industry, and
16、 the public agree that it is a serious problem. (A) concern (B) cooperation (C) urgency (D) relevance (E) dispute Not only was the science of Hildegard of Bingen - her theology, but her religious visions helped give her scientific works - by winning her the support of medieval church authorities. (A
17、) inseparable from .legitimacy (B) unconcerned with .prestige (C) derived from .profundity (D) related to .accuracy (E) diminished by .detachment Just as glass window offer building both light and insulation, certain atmospheric gases - incoming sunlight and - heat radiated from the ground, preventi
18、ng warmth from escaping. (A) conduct .release (B) deflect .transmit (C) admit .contain (D) absorb .dispense (E) resist .trap Predictably, detail-oriented workers are - keeping track of the myriad particulars of a situation. (A) remiss in (B) adept at (C) humorous about (D) hesitant about (E) contemp
19、tuous of The doctor - so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused of -. (A) vacillated .inconsistency (B) sermonized .fidelity (C) wavered .steadfastness (D) experimented .inflexibility (E) relied negligence The frequent name changes that the country has undergone - th
20、e political turbulence that has attended its recent history. (A) argue against (B) contrast with (C) testify to (D) jeopardize (E) sustain Anne mentioned Johns habitual boasting about his wardrobe as an example of his - ways. (A) erratic (B) egotistical (C) flexible (D) tactful (E) inconspicuous Con
21、sidering that many women had little control over their own lives in medieval England, Margery Kempes fifteenth-century autobiography demonstrates a remarkable degree of -. (A) consecration (B) rationalism (C) autonomy (D) effacement (E) simplicity Nicknamed the “contacted lens”, the device installed
22、 on the Hubble telescope successfully - its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror. (A) corrected (B) displayed (C) generated (D) scrutinized (E) accentuated Opponents of the research institute label it - anachronism; its scholars , they allege, have - rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary Frenc
23、h nobility. (A) an elitist .perquisites (B) a monarchical .tribulations (C) an irreproachable .luxuries (D) a reprehensible .afflictions (E) a commendable .privileges O Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is - about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them. (A) agnostic (B) eclectic (C) empiric
24、(D) phobic (E) quixotic Tame koala bears handled by tourists are -, but wild koala are hard to control typically required two people to hold them. (A) mischievous (B) gluttonous (C) supple (D) adroit (E) docile The medicine dose have salutary effect by - pain, even if recent studies prove that it ca
25、nnot eliminate such discomfort entirely. (A) alleviating (B) distracting (C) revitalizing (D) eradicating (E) augmenting The scientific organization - the newspaper for prominently covering the predictions of a psychic while - to report on a major research conference. (A) celebrated .failing (B) pro
26、moted .refusing (C) denounced .neglecting (D) spurned .hastening (E) honored .opting Critics say that the autobiographical work Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman is surprising in that it celebrates and yet - his own role in the life of his brother. (A) censures (B) exacerbates (C) explores
27、(D) duplicates (E) delineates Although it stayed in business for several months the company was actually - and met its financial obligations only by engaging in - activities. (A) insolvent .fraudulent (B) prudent .speculative (C) autonomous .subordinate (D) bankrupt .charitable (E) sable .manipulati
28、ve The staff complained that management was -, focusing on short-term profits while disregarding the long-term welfare of the corporation. (A) irresolute (B) officious (C) rancorous (D) punctilious (E) myopic Though outwardly -, the speaker was actually quite disturbed by the tumultuous crowd. (A) a
29、pprehensive (B) agitated (C) furious (D) serene (E) considerate “Foamy” viruses cause cells cultured in laboratories to swell but produced no such - in cells of living organisms. (A) compression (B) disintegration (C) distension (D) deflation (E) dehydration Hayley Mills s films have been called -, although most of them are not so sentimental as to deserve the description. (A) treacly (B) cursory
