填空模拟题

217. Although the women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who undertook botanical illustration were primarily ______ , their contributions as naturalists and cataloguers actually helped ______ the field as an academic discipline.
A. researchers, depreciate
B. amateurs, legitimize
C. entrepreneurs, subsidize
D. biologists, eschew
E. historians, chronicle

218. To end his lecture on time, Professor Burke decided to ______ his final point and address it instead at the next class meeting.
A. improvise
B. amend
C. forgo
D. reiterate
E. promote

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

217.
题意解析：
although引导上下句反义重复，选择B。Legitimize the field as an academic discipline意为使这一领域成为一门学术学科，表示做出很大贡献，和上半句的业余爱好构成对比。
中文释义：
在18—19世纪，尽管那些从事植物图解的女士们是业余爱好者，但是，作为自然学家和分类学家，她们的贡献却使得这个领域成为一门学术学科。

218.
题意解析：
教授决定在下次班会上讲解，所以这次没讲，选择C。
中文释义：
为了准时完成演讲，Burke教授决定不讲最后一点，把它留到下次班会再陈述。