填空模拟题

233. The critic noted that the ______ tone that characterizes much of the writer's work stands in stark contrast to his gentle disposition.
A. benign
B. somber
C. stoic
D. conciliatory
E. strident

234. Peter was ______ without being ______ : he held fast to his beliefs but avoided arguing about them with others.
A. decisive, philanthropic
B. haphazard, quarrelsome
C. sentimental, litigious
D. resolute, polemical
E. steadfast, acquiescent

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

233.
题意解析：
评论家的性格是温和的，由in stark contrast可知，空格填入gentle的反义词，选择E。
中文释义：
评论家注意到这位作家作品中常出现的刺耳论调和他温和的性格形成强烈的对比。

234.
题意解析：
冒号引导上下半句的重复，without和avoided重复，所以空格一填入坚持信仰，空格二填入争吵，选择D。
中文释义：
皮特是坚定且不愿争论的：他坚持自己的信仰，但避免和别人争论。