Although sales have continued to increase since last April, unfortunately the rate of increase has .

(A) Resurged

(B) Decelerated

(C) Retarded

(D) Capitulated

(E) Retaliated

(F) Persevered

Answer: B C

Resurge复生，decelerate减慢，retard减慢，capitulate投降，retaliate报复，persevere坚持不懈。

翻译：尽管销售自去年四月开始一直持续增长，让人遗憾的是，增长速率放慢了。

Although Georgia O’Keeffe is best known for her affinity with the desert landscape, her paintings of urban subjects her longtime residency in New York City.

(A) Condemn

(B) Obfuscate

(C) Attest to

(D) Conflict with

(E) Contend with

Answer: C

Affinity喜好。

Condemn责备，obfuscate使困惑，attest to证明，conflict with冲突，contend with争斗。

翻译：尽管GOK以她对于沙漠风景画的喜爱而著称，但她的都市主题绘画证明她长期定居于纽约。

Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, .

(A) Arbitrary

(B) Superfluous

(C) Interesting

(D) Flexible

(E) Constant

Answer: E

In a great measure大部分、大致上。

Arbitrary专制的，superfluous多余的、琐碎的，interesting有趣的，flexible易弯曲的，constant恒定的。

翻译：尽管单词的意义必然会变化，但这并不意味着词典的编写者们就不能将单词的拼写保持大致上不变。

Although the records of colonial New England are in comparison with those available in France or England, the records of other English colonies in America are even more .

(A) Ambiguous

(B) Puzzling

(C) Sketchy

(D) Irrefutable

(E) Fragmentary

(F) Authoritative

Answer: C E

Even more表递进，所以第空为第空的递进。

Ambiguous不明确的，puzzling使迷惑的，sketchy粗略的，irrefutable不可反驳的，fragmentary支离破碎的，authoritative权威的。

翻译：虽然有关新英格兰殖民地的档案记载比法国或英国所能提供的挡案粗略，但在美洲的其他英国殖民地的档案却更加支离破碎。

Although ordinarily skeptical about the purity of Robinson’s motives, in this instance Jenkins did not consider Robinson’s generosity to be consideration of personal gain.

(A) Lacking in

(B) Contrary to

(C) Alloyed by

(D) Mitigated by

(E) Repudiated by

(F) Marred by

Answer: C F

Skeptical与not否定词抵消，空格与purity反义。

Ordinarily通常地。

Lack缺少，contrary相反，alloy掺合，mitigate减轻，repudiate否认，mar玷污。

翻译：尽管J通常对R动机的纯洁性持一种怀疑态度，但在这一情形中，J并不认为R的慷慨大方中掺杂着个人得失的考虑。