填空模拟题

127. As a child, Mary ______ her stringent upbringing; however, as she grew older she began to appreciate her grandmother's strict ______ .
A. tolerated, autonomy
B. despised, discipline
C. embraced, authority
D. disavowed, abstinence
E. loathed, liberality

128. His mouth stinging and burning, Virgil hurried to the kitchen for water to wash away the dish's ______ taste.
A. earthy
B. exotic
C. cloying
D. acrid
E. succulent

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

127.
题意解析：
however引导转折，现在是appreciate，那么以前则是appreciate的反义词，空格一候选B，E。再者，E中的liberality和strict显然不搭配，选择B。
中文释义：
当玛丽是个小孩子时，她鄙视严苛的教育，但是当她长大后，她开始欣赏奶奶严厉的处罚方式。

128.
题意解析：
因为嘴里是刺激灼烧的感觉，所以他要洗掉的是刺激的味道，选择stinging或者burning的同义词，选择D。
中文释义：
维吉尔嘴里火辣辣的，他快速跑到厨房用水冲洗掉辛辣的味道。