填空模拟题

383. The shrewd dictator publicized the prosperity of one small village in order to ______ the ______ of the economic hardships that plagued most of his country.
A. announce, encroachment
B. corroborate, resurgence
C. derail, instability
D. downplay, magnitude
E. expedite, proliferation

384. With his unlaundered shirt and his wrinkled suit, Ted appeared ______ .
A. belligerent
B. slovenly
C. casual
D. gracious
E. fervent

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

383.
题意解析：
in order to表目的，优先考虑空格一，上半句中讲到小乡村很富有（prosperity），而下半句中却讲到经济上的困难（hardship），所以空格一填入一个能表达前后对立的词汇，announce表宣布，corroborate表证实，expedite表加速、促进，均无对立意思，候选C和D，derail作阻碍讲，阻碍不稳定，从逻辑上说不通，所以选D表示降低经济困难的程度。
中文释义：
这位狡猾的独裁者为了淡化困扰他们国家大多数地区的经济困难，大肆宣传一个小村庄的繁荣。

384.
题意解析：
衣服未洗熨，皱皱巴巴的，所以看上去很邋遢，选择B。
中文释义：
特德穿着未洗熨的衬衫和皱皱巴巴的外套，显得有些邋遢。