(单词翻译:单击)
填空模拟题
219. Although A.S. Byatt's stories are elaborate and some times contain supernatural elements, her characters do not seem ______ ; on the contrary, they are quite ______ .
A. simplistic, eccentric
B. realistic, memorable
C. abstruse, incomprehensible
D. contrived, plausible
E. intricate, complex
220. Dr. Allan was told informally of several intriguing cases that accorded with her theory, but this ______ evidence could not provide the confirmation that a more ______ series of experiments would.
A. anecdotal, systematic
B. theoretical, convoluted
C. impressionistic, analogous
D. unsubstantiated, dilatory
E. dogmatic, rigorous
题意解析及中文释义
题意解析及中文释义:
219.
题意解析:
although引导反义重复,结合not,空格一填入elaborate或supernatural的同义词,候选D,E。再由on the contrary可知,E中的complex不能构成对立面转折,所以选D。
中文释义:
尽管拜厄特的故事曲折复杂,并且有时候包含超自然的元素,但是她的主人公并不是随意捏造的,恰恰相反,他们是合理可信的。
220.
题意解析:
此题直接由this解题,this当然指上文有趣的例子,所以选择A,anecdotal表示有趣的,别的都没有有趣这个含义。
中文释义:
Allan博士私下被告之了几个有趣的、与他的理论一致的案例,但是这些故事性的材料并不能提供有力的支持,只有更系统性的实验才能做到。