填空模拟题

15. Ballads often praise popular figures who have performed feats that many perceive as ______ , such as defending the poor or resisting ______ authority.
A. modest, acceptable
B. inescapable, letigimate
C. insufficient, overpowering
D. admirable, unjust
E. unbelievable, tolerable

16. The serious purpose of the paper-airplane flying contest, which attracted many novel and sometimes truly ______ entries, was to determine whether any ______ aerodynamic designs could be discovered.
A. unorthodox, conventional
B. bizarre, revolutionary
C. derivative, imaginative
D. mundance, predictable
E. ungainly, aesthetic

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

15.
题意解析：
因为大众人物做出了功绩（feat），所以空格一填入一褒义词，直接选择D。
中文释义：
民谣经常赞扬做出功绩的大众人物，许多功绩是可尊敬的，例如保护穷人，反对不公正的权贵。

16.
题意解析：
and连接同义关系，所以空格一填入novel的同义词，候选A和B，吸引有创新精神的参加者的目的肯定是为了发掘有创意的设计，而非传统设计，故选择B。
中文释义：
纸飞机飞行比赛吸引了许多富有创新且时常特立独行的选手，比赛的主要目的是发掘革命性的空气动力设计。