填空模拟题

187. Freedom of expression is not necessarily a ______ force: communities that encourage it often feel less threatened by social unrest than do those in which dissent is ______ .
A. revolutionary, promoted
B. positive, prohibited
C. successful, protested
D. divisive, restricted
E. militant, fostered

188. Thomas Hardy's novels are described as ______ because of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and agricultural settings.
A. bucolic
B. prolific
C. lugubrious
D. sundry
E. metaphorical

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

187.
题意解析：
鼓励自由的社区感到很少的威胁，结合not空格一填入贬义词，候选D，E，再由比较结构可知，空格二填入encourage的反义词，选择D。
中文释义：
允许言论自由并不一定导致分裂：鼓励言论自由的社区比异议被限制的社区较少感到社会动荡带来的威胁。

188.
题意解析：
由because连接因果重复，所以空格填入rural或者agricultural的同义词，选择A。
中文释义：
托马斯·哈代的小说被描述成是具有乡村风情的，因为它们关注乡村和农业背景下的日常生活。