填空模拟题

71. Staring at the abstract painting, Edna could not understand how so many of her fellow museumgoers could pretend to ______ its meaning, when, to her its message was so opaque.
A. obscure
B. advertise
C. comprehend
D. disparage
E. ignore

72. Mrs. Rodriquez was under the impression that discipline would ______ her wayward student's academic progress rather than advance it.
A. condone
B. foster
C. quicken
D. exalt
E. hamper

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

71.
题意解析：
对埃德娜来说画的信息是晦涩的，也就是不好理解，她的同伴就是假装理解，选择C。
中文释义：
盯着这些抽象的画，埃德娜不能理解她那些经常去博物馆的同伴如何假装理解画的内涵，对她而言画的信息是如此的晦涩。

72.
题意解析：
由rather than引导反义重复，空格填入advance的反义词即可，选择E。
中文释义：
罗德里格斯夫人有这样的印象：惩罚会阻碍而非提高她任性学生的学术进步。