填空模拟题

199. Popular interest in music performed by folk singer Jean Ritchie acted as a ______ because it ______ a wider interest in the music of Ritchie's native Kentucky.
A. deterrent, launched
B. panacea, overcame
C. barrier, awakened
D. catalyst, stirred
E. provocation, mitigated

200. Oceanographers have identified more than 50 "dead zones" around the world: areas of sea that various forms of pollution have rendered ______ life.
A. conducive to
B. invaluable to
C. imperative to
D. indistinguishable from
E. bereft of

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

199.
题意解析：
由because引导同义重复，空格填入一组名词和动词之间的广义同义词，候选B，D。B选项万灵药不符合题意，选择D。
中文释义：
大众对民谣歌手吉恩·里奇所表演音乐的兴趣像一副催化剂，因为它激发了大家对里奇家乡肯塔基州音乐的广泛兴趣。

200.
题意解析：
冒号提示上下文同义重复，所以空格填入“没有生命迹象”即可，选择E。
中文释义：
海洋学家已经在全球范围内确认了50多个“死亡海域”：多种污染的海域已经没有了生命迹象。