(单词翻译:单击)
填空模拟题
353. Her actions did nothing but good, but since she performed them out of self-interest, they could not be called ______ .
A. altruistic
B. placatory
C. benign
D. fortuitous
E. punctilious
354. Max Roach is regarded as a ______ of modern jazz drumming because he was one of the first artistic to ______ the melodic, rather than merely rhythmic, possibilities of his instrument.
A. pioneer, mimic
B. progenitor, exploit
C. devotee, jettison
D. chronicler, explore
E. forebear, repudiate
题意解析及中文释义
题意解析及中文释义:
353.
题意解析:
在SAT填空中out of表示“源自、出自于”,做事源自自私,结合since引导的因果关系,所以不能称作为他人考虑,选择A。
中文释义:
她表现尚可,但是她做事完全是出于个人的私利,因此不能称作是无私的。
354.
题意解析:
由因果关系可知,第一批人应当被称作为先驱,空格一候选A,B,E。但是考虑空格二时,A中的模仿和E中的否认都不符合先驱的动作,选择B。
中文释义:
Max Roach被认为是现代爵士鼓的先驱,因为他是第一批开发了乐器旋律上而不仅仅是节奏上诸多可能性的音乐家。