Despite the of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize pop culture as a key for the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.
(A)Discernment
(B)Skepticism
(C)Quixotism
(D)Entangling
(E)Reinstating
(F)Deciphering
Answer: B F
Colleague同事，保守派、不理解新观点的人(为快速解题)。
Discernment识别，skepticism怀疑，quixotism空想，entangling卷入，reinstating恢复，deciphering解码。
翻译：尽管他的很多同事表示怀疑，这些学者开始强调通俗文化是解读当前社会的神秘、希望和恐惧的钥匙。
Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a between them.
(A)Generality
(B)Fusion
(C)Schism
(D)Congruity
(E)Dichotomy
(F)Reciprocity
Answer: C E
Assorted各种的。Effusion吐露、强烈的感情流露。To the contrary相反的。
Despite assorted effusions to the contrary意思大致相当于中文的“尽管我知道大家可能会有不同我下面的观点，但是我仍需要指出…”
Generality概论，fusion熔化，schism分裂、分立，congruity一致，dichotomy二分法，reciprocity互惠。
翻译：尽管各种说法互不相同，但是在科学技能和人文学科之间没有任何必然的联系，并且十分有可能的是，在这两者之间或许存在着某种程度上的互为分割。
Despite the apparently bewildering complexity of this procedure, the underlying principle is quite .
(A)Calculated
(B)Elementary
(C)Imaginary
(D)Effective
(E)Modern
Answer: B
Calculated经过深思熟虑的，elementary初级的，imaginary想象中的、虚构的，effective有效的，modern现代的。
翻译：尽管这个程序具有表面上的令人头晕眼花的复杂性，但是其内部的原则却是相当简单的。
Despite an agreement between labor and management to keep the print and electronic media development, the details of the negotiations were all but a few journalists from the major metropolitan newspapers.
(A)Apprised of
(B)Speculating about
(C)Ignorant of
(D)Leaded to
(E)Withheld from
(F)Suppressed by
Answer: A E
第空与第空反义。第空填print and electronic media的动作。
Apprise通知、告诉，speculate思索、投机、猜测，ignorant忽视，lead导致，withhold扣留不给予、抑制，suppress镇压、压制、废止。
翻译：尽管公会和管理层有一个协定，希望让新闻界报道谈判的发展过程，但是谈判的细节却让所有记者封锁了，而只泄漏给了一些大都市主要大报的记者。
Despite many decades of research on the gasification of coal, the data accumulated are not directly to environmental questions; thus a new program of research specifically addressing such questions is .
(A)Analogous
(B)Transferable
(C)Applicable
(D)Contradictory
(E)Warranted
(F)Unnecessary
Answer: C E
Data accumulated与new program反义，directly与specifically同义，environmental questions与such questions同义，第空与addressing同义，第空填正评价词汇。
Analogous相似的，transferable可转移的，applicable可应用的，contradictory反对的，warranted授权的、担保的，unnecessary不必要的。
翻译：尽管对煤的气化问题研究了几十年，但积累下来的数据却不能直接运用与环境问题;因此，一个新的专门解决这个问题的研究就必要合理。
