二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 27

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二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 27

Fill-in-the-blanks Instructions: Select the word listed on the bottom which best fills in each blank.
请选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一个空格内(二十道题目, 二十个选择, 每一选择只许使用一次)

01. _______ is a more general term for members of suffrage movements, whether radical or conservative, male or female.
02. By all accounts, the couple had a _______ relationship, fueled by booze and drama.
03. If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to _______ other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace.
04. _______ refers to a something related to money, such as a monetary interest or award.
05. December's _______ plunge in existing home sales, coupled with a jobless rate that continues to hamper foreclosure-fighting measures, contradict hopes that government stimulus efforts like the homebuyer credit and HAMP can sustain recovery.
06. A _______ mom needs to be reminded she was a good mother and did all she could have done for the child's sake.
07. A _______ (plural: vortices) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid.
08. It was not he who showed _______ disregard towards vulnerable, sick children with autism.
09. A _______ is a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds.
10. More than likely they will recommend you keep them on a _______ diet until they are recovered.
11. An alternative word for pastoral as a genre, both in adjectival and noun form, is _______ meaning a cowherd.
12. The _______ sound from the bending metal sent shivers up our spines.
13. Some people have accused city council members of trying to _______ the mayor's power.
14. A quasi-stellar radio source ("_______") is a very energetic and distant galaxy with an active galactic nucleus.
15. She had a _______ disregard of cultures outside the United States.
16. In science, _______ is the study of energy conversion between heat and mechanical work, and subsequently the macroscopic variables such as temperature, volume and pressure.
17. A _______ could refer to a free man holding a small landed estate, a minor landowner, a small prosperous farmer (especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century), a deputy, assistant, journeyman, or a loyal or faithful servant.
18. _______ is an act of drawing the air in the lungs and its expelling.
19. Well I've no reason to doubt you--I just don't know whether to _______ you or shake your virtual hand!
20. I hate that cliché--the clever, _______ remark that conceals an insult.

(admonish, bereaved, bland, blithe, bucolic, cacophonous, callous, fatuous, pecuniary, precipitous, polymer, quasar, respiration, subjugate, suffragist, tempestuous, thermodynamics, usurp, vortex, yeoman)

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二十道填充题答案与解说

请网友注意, 你只能选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一空格(而且每个单字只能使用一次). 这次我把一些比较难的单字拿出来考网友. 如果您能够答对十题以上, 我恭喜您的优越单字程度.

01. Suffragist is a more general term for members of suffrage movements, whether radical or conservative, male or female.
解说: 参政权扩大论者(Suffragist)是一个参政权运动者的泛称, 不管这些人是激进的, 保守的, 男的, 女的.
编者按: 这里的Suffragist也可以解释为推动女性公民参政权运动者.

02. By all accounts, the couple had a tempestuous relationship, fueled by booze and drama.
解说: 根据大家说法(By all accounts), 这对夫妻曾有一段经由纵酒(booze)及强烈冲突(drama)所引起暴风雨般的(tempestuous)关系.
编者按: 这里的tempestuous relationship可以解释为曾经有过相互争吵不休的冲突经历.

03. If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace.
解说: 如果有些人假装由历史或地理的因素给予他们权力去屈服(subjugate)其他种族, 国家, 或民族, 这将永无和平.

04. Pecuniary refers to a something related to money, such as a monetary interest or award.
解说: 金钱的(Pecuniary)是指与金钱有关的, 例如金钱的利益或金钱的奖励.

05. December's precipitous plunge in existing home sales, coupled with a jobless rate that continues to hamper foreclosure-fighting measures, contradict hopes that government stimulus efforts like the homebuyer credit and HAMP can sustain recovery.
解说: 十二月份的成屋销售量突然下跌(precipitous plunge), 伴随着失业率继续阻碍抵抗房屋被银行收回的措施, 违反人们对政府刺激经济努力的希望例如购屋者的贷款以及贷款调整计画(HAMP)可以支撑着经济复苏的希望.
编者按: 这里的HAMP是Home Affordable Modification Program的缩写, 也就是贷款调整计画.

06. A bereaved mom needs to be reminded she was a good mother and did all she could have done for the child's sake.
解说: 一个刚刚丧失亲人的(bereaved)母亲必须要被提醒, 她是个好母亲, 为了孩子她已经尽了一切力量.

07. A vortex (plural: vortices) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid.
解说: 一个涡流;漩涡(vortex)是一个旋转, 经常湍急的液体流动.

08. It was not he who showed callous disregard towards vulnerable, sick children with autism.
解说: 并不是他对孱弱的自闭症病童表现出冷酷无情的(callous)漠视.

09. A polymer is a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds.
解说: 聚合物(polymer)是一个由共有原子价化学聚合的反复结构单元所组成的大分子.

10. More than likely they will recommend you keep them on a bland diet until they are recovered.
解说: 极为可能(More than likely), 他们会推荐你让他们维持清淡的(bland)饮食直到他们康复为止.

11. An alternative word for pastoral as a genre, both in adjectival and noun form, is bucolic meaning a cowherd.
解说: 以艺术风格来说, 一个可以替代田园或农牧风味(pastoral)的字, 同在形容词与名词形式上的是(bucolic), 它的拉丁字原意是牛群.

12. The cacophonous sound from the bending metal sent shivers up our spines.
解说: 弯折金属所发出刺耳的(cacophonous)声音让我们全身悸动.

13. Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor's power.
解说: 有些人指控市议会议员试图着篡夺(usurp)市长的权力.

14. A quasi-stellar radio source ("quasar") is a very energetic and distant galaxy with an active galactic nucleus.
解说: 类星无线电源(简称quasar)是一个充满充满活力, 遥远的带有活跃星系核的银河系.

15. She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
解说: 她曾漫不经心(blithe)漠视美国以外的文化.
编者按: 我们可以把这句话重写为: She (at one time) blithely disregarded cultures outside the United States.

16. In science, thermodynamics is the study of energy conversion between heat and mechanical work, and subsequently the macroscopic variables such as temperature, volume and pressure.
解说: 在科学里, 热动力学(thermodynamics)是一个针对介于热能与机械功的能源转换, 以及随后肉眼可见的变数例如温度, 体积, 与压力的研究.

17. A yeoman could refer to a free man holding a small landed estate, a minor landowner, a small prosperous farmer (especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century), a deputy, assistant, journeyman, or a loyal or faithful servant.
解说: 一个自由民(yeoman)是一个自由人拥有小片土地, 一个小地主, 一个小康农民(特别是从伊丽莎白时代到十七世纪), 一个副手, 助理, 熟练工人, 或忠诚仆人.

18. Respiration is an act of drawing the air in the lungs and its expelling.
解说: 呼吸(Respiration)是一个吸入空气到肺部与排出空气的动作.

19. Well I've no reason to doubt you--I just don't know whether to admonish you or shake your virtual hand!
解说: 我没有理由怀疑你—我只是不知道应该要责怪(admonish)你还是要握你虚拟的手!

20. I hate that cliché--the clever, fatuous remark that conceals an insult.
解说: 我很不喜欢这句陈腔滥调—机灵, 愚昧(fatuous)却带有羞辱的话.


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