填空模拟题

313. Morale among the staff scientists ______ when the director dolefully announced that chances of the project's receiving additional funding were ______ .
A. soared, indeterminate
B. revived, overwhelming
C. plummeted, infinitesimal
D. slumped, unsurpassed
E. splintered, calculable

314. The slogan "What goes up must come down" was universally accepted by economists that it was considered ______ .
A. a conjecture
B. an axiom
C. fad
D. testimonial
E. argument

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

313.
题意解析：
由dolefully“忧愁地、悲伤地”可知机会应该是不大的，科学家的士气也应该是低落的，选择C。
中文释义：
当负责人悲伤地宣布工程接受额外资金的机会甚微时，科学家们的士气急剧下降。

314.
题意解析：
这句话被普遍接受，那么它就被认为是真理，选择B。
中文释义：
“涨必先降”这个口号被经济学家普遍接受，它被认为是公理了。