4、Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can -------the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.

A, decry

B, applaud

C, ridicule

D, demand

E, disprove

decry: v.1.(强烈)反对，(公开)谴责 2.诋毁(名声)

applaud: v.1.向…喝彩，给…捧场 2.称赞，赞许，赞成

ridicule v.嘲笑，戏弄，嘲弄

disprove: v.证明…不能成立，证明…虚假(或不正确)，反驳

研究公元前30年至公元180年这一时期的罗马史学家们，他们之所以能对“奥古斯都的太平盛世”大加颂扬，只是因为他们无从认识到，这种所谓的“太平盛世”其实在诸多方面与死气沉沉相差无几。

　5、Although Tom was aware that it would be ------ to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not -------- his irritation with the client’s unreasonable demands.

A, inadvisable.. evince

B, efficacious.. suppress

C, pragmatic.. counter

D, captious.. express

E, impolitic.. hide

annoyance: n.1.恼怒，烦恼 2.打拢，骚扰

irritation: n.1.激怒，恼怒，生气 2.刺激物，恼人事

inadvisable: a.不可取的，不妥当的，失策的

evince: v.表明，显示

efficacious: a.灵验的，奏效的

pragmatic: a.1.实干的，重实效的 2.实用主义的 3.国事的，国务的

counter: v.1.反对，反击，对抗，反驳，抵消，制止 2.(拳击时)还击

captious: 难以讨好的，吹毛求疵的

impolitic: a.失策的，不当的，不审慎的，没见识的

尽管汤姆意识到，在销售会上公然展示恼怒甚为不妥但面对顾客的无理要求，他却再也无法掩饰其满腔怒火。

6、It is no accident that most people find Davis’ book disturbing, for it is ------ to undermine a number beliefs they have long -------.

A, calculated.. cherished

B, annotated.. assimilated

C, intended.. denied

D, anxious.. misunderstood

E, reputed.. anticipated

undermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏，逐渐损害(或削弱)

calculated: a.精心计划的，蓄意的

cherish: v.1.珍视，珍爱 2.抱有，怀有(思想，感情等)

annotate: v.给…作注解(或译注)

assimilate: v.吸收消化，使同化，使趋于一致

reputed: a.1.驰名的 2.被一般认定的，普遍认为的

大多数人发现戴维斯的着作令人不安，这决非偶然，因为它刻意要摧毁人们长期以来所怀有的信念。

7、One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, ------- the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.

A, suggesting

B, intensifying

C, elucidating

D, satisfying

E, obviating