填空模拟题

455. Using fiber optics to deliver information initially seemed a ______ field of research, hard to understand by nonspecialists.
A. substantive
B. fallacious
C. recondite
D. pragmatic
E. hackneyed

456. Due to the ______ of architect Benjamin Banneker, the remarkable street plan for Washington D.C., that had nearly been abandoned was ______ and carried out.
A. artistry, rejected
B. persistence, revived
C. pessimism, originated
D. cautiousness, postponed
E. foresight, ignored

题意解析及中文释义

题意解析及中文释义：

455.
题意解析：
分隔告诉我们很难被非专业人员理解，所以是深奥的领域，选择C。
中文释义：
使用光纤去传导信息一开始看上去是深奥的领域，很难被非专业人士理解。

456.
题意解析：
空格二处于and引导的表并列小连接之中，候选B和C，due to引导因果关系，下半句中说曾经接近被放弃的街道计划现在展开了，所以一定是建筑师的坚持，B正确，C中悲观表达了反面意思，不正确。
中文释义：
因为建筑师本杰明·班尼克的坚持，曾经几乎被放弃的华盛顿特区卓越的街道计划重新启动，并得以实施。