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每日一题

Critical Reading>Sentence Completions


Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning ofthe sentence as a whole.

Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly ------- , capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors.

(A) rigid
(B) inert
(C) erratic
(D) keen
(E) innate

答案和解析

答案:D

解析:

One of the meanings of "keen” is "acutely sensitive.” Therefore, if our sense of smell is keen or acutely sensitive, it is capable of "distinguishing thousands of chemical odors.”

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重点单词
  • capableadj. 有能力的,足以胜任的,有 ... 倾向的
  • erraticadj. 无确定路线,不稳定的,奇怪的,游走的,移动的;
  • inertadj. 惰性的,迟钝的
  • keenadj. 锋利的,敏锐的,强烈的,精明的,热衷的
  • sensitiveadj. 敏感的,灵敏的,易受伤害的,感光的,善解人意的
  • innateadj. 天生的,固有的
  • criticaladj. 批评的,决定性的,危险的,挑剔的 adj. 临
  • rigidadj. 僵硬的,刻板的,严格的