填空模拟题

83. After David left him waiting for the third consecutive time, Kirk realized that the same behavior he had initially valued as spontaneous and carefree was, in fact, simply ______ .
A. capricious
B. incontrovertible
C. extraneous
D. captivating
E. inscrutable

84. The border between the two properties, never ______ by legal means, had long been the subject of ______ between the antagonistic neighbors.
A. determined, concord
B. undermined, hostility
C. verified, consonance
D. quantified, diversion
E. established, disputation

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

83
题意解析：
从initially和in fact可知空格上下文存在反义关系，上文认为相同的行为是天性的，是褒义描述，那么下文选择一个贬义的描述即可，选A。这就是我们平常所说的偶然无意和心血来潮的褒贬对比。
中文释义：
在大卫让他连续等三次后，盖尔意识到他一开始认为是偶然无意的行为实际上仅仅是因为心血来潮。

84.
题意解析：
由antagonistic（敌对的）可知空格二候选B，E。既然敌对，也就是边界还没有确认，选择E。
中文释义：
两地产之间的边界从没有被法律手段所确认，已成为两个敌对邻居之间长期争论的主题。