(单词翻译:单击)
填空模拟题
97. Although the rigors of ballet dancing are primarily ______ , this art is also emotionally and spiritually ______ .
A. illusory, taxing
B. exaggerated, balanced
C. physical, demanding
D. appealing, indulgent
E. strenuous, dubious
98. Studies of ______ among turtle are sometimes ______ by the fact that the subjects live so long that researchers retire before the studies can be completed.
A. extinction, enhanced
B. lonevity, hampered
C. behavior, belied
D. mortality, bolstered
E. reproduction, confirmed
题意解析及中文释义
题意解析及中文释义:
97.
题意解析:
although提示反义关系,后文讲的是情感和精神,空格一与之对应的则是身体,由also可知,空格二填入rigor的同义词,选C。
中文释义:
尽管芭蕾舞的严格主要是在身体方面,但是这种艺术对情感和心灵的要求也是苛刻的。
98.
题意解析:
下半句提到研究对象寿命长这样一个概念,故空格一填入一个时间长的词汇,其次,研究人员退休了,结合by可知,研究还未完成,所以研究是不顺利的,选择B。
中文释义:
对龟长寿的研究常常受阻于这样一个事实:研究对象如此长寿以至于研究者在研究完成前就退休了。