The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii) ______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.

BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii)

(A) quixotic (D) brandish (G) profound cynicism

(B) self – righteous (E) flout (H) deeply felt moral code

(C) strategic (F) follow (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism

KEY：CDH

(一) 选取第一空所在部分：The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______rather thanideological, ashe adaptshis political positionsat any particular moment to the political realitiesthat constrain him.

1. Blank1中应该填入一个形容词，用来描述zz家的zz策略的属性。

2. Rather than对前面的属性取反，写出ideology，则blank1中的属性是ideology的反义词。

3. As引导的后半句是对于前半句的重复说明，因而zz家的政策是根据不断变化的现实而改变的，因而zz家的特点应该体现出“变化”感。

4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：

[1]. quixotic：(幻想的)foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action

[2]. self-righteous：(自以为是的)convinced of one’s own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic

[3]. strategic：(有策略的)of, relating to, or marked by strategy

(二) 选取第三空所在部分：Rather, he attempts in subtle waysto balance his political self-interestwith a (iii) ______, viewinghimself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.

The question of (i) ______in photography has lately become nontrivial. Prices for vintage prints (those make by a photographer soon after he or she made the negative) sodrastically (ii) ______in the 1990s thatone of these photographs might fetch a hundred times as much asa nonvintage print of the same image. It was perhaps only a matter of time before someone took advantage of the (iii) ______to peddle newly created “vintage” printsfor profit.

BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii)

(A) forgery (D) ballooned (G) discrepancy

(B) influence (E) weakened (H) ambiguity

(C) style (F) varied (I) duplicity

KEY:ADG

(一) 节选出第二空所在部分

1. Prices for vintage prints sodrastically (ii) ______in the 1990sthatone of these photographs might fetch a hundred timesas much as a nonvintage print of the same image.

2. Blank2中应填入一个动词，表示VP的价格在1990年代的变动，由于没有反义关联元素，且只有so… that… 结构存在，故分句之间是同一关系，且没有否定词，因此对应的单词之间是同义关系。

3. 前半句说到价格的增长，that引导的后半句中对于价格增长的描述只有fetch a hundred times，因而VP的价格在1990年代的10年间较NonVP来说增长了上百倍，因此这应该是一种短时间且迅速的增长。