5.【正确答案】E

【中文释义】一旦文艺复兴时期的画家们学会了如何表现深度和体积，他们就能够用更加真实可信的三维空间的图像来代替中世纪的象征的，二维空间的约定俗成的表现方法。

【解题分析】主句的动词为replace A with B，显然A和B应该是反义词，故第二个空格应与symbolic构成反义词，事实上two-dimensional space已经与actual space构成了一个明显的反义，与symbolic构成反义的有C和E两个答案，C答案导致前后文矛盾。

【重点词条】render 1 a: to melt down <~ suet>; also: to extract by melting <~ lard> b: to treat so as to convert into industrial fats and oils or fertilizer 2 a: to transmit to another: deliver b: give up, yield c: to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as (1): to hand down (a legal judgment) (2): to agree on and report (a verdict) 3 a: to give in return or retribution b (1): give back, restore (2): reflect, echo c: to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation: pay d: to do (a service) for another 4 a (1): to cause to be or become: make <~ed him helpless> (2): impart b (1): to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means: depict (2): to give a performance of (3): to produce a copy or version of (4): to execute the motions of <~ a salute> c: translate 5: to direct the execution of: administer <~ justice> 6: to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly to ~ vi: to give recompense —— ren.der.able adj —— ren.der.er n 2render n (1647): a return esp. in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord

convention 1 a: agreement, contract b: an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of them c: a compact between opposing commanders esp. concerning prisoner exchange or armistice d: a general agreement about basic principles or procedures; also: a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct by convention 2 a: the summoning or convening

 of an assembly b: an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; esp: a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office c: the usu. state or national organization of a religious denomination 3 a: usage or custom esp. in social matters b: a rule of conduct or behavior c: a practice in bidding or playing that conveys information between partners in a card game (as bridge) d: an established technique, practice, or device (as in literature or the theater)

adumbrate 1: to foreshadow vaguely: intimate 2 a: to give a sketchy representation or outline of b: to suggest or disclose partially 3: overshadow, obscure —— ad.um.bra.tion n —— ad.um.bra.tive adj —— ad.um.bra.tive.ly adv

6.【正确答案】E

【中文释义】他满以为自己会因为告密而受到感激，但实际上他遇到了的是近似于敌意的冷漠。

【解题分析】由but instead可以得出结论空格与gratitude 构成反义词；或者空格后的分隔结构同样构成一个解题方法，(bordering)与敌意态度最接近的当然是答案E的difference。

【重点词条】border 1: an outer part or edge 2: an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug 3: a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a garden or walk 4: boundary 5: a plain or decorative margin around printed matter —— bor.dered adj 2border vb bor.dered ; bor.der.ing vt (14c) 1: to put a border on 2: to touch at the edge or boundary: bound ~ vi 1: to lie on the border 2: to approach the nature of a specified thing: verge —— bor.der.er n

openness 1: having no enclosing or confining barrier: accessible on all or nearly all sides 2 a (1): being in a position or adjustment to permit passage: not shut or locked (2): having a barrier (as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage b: having the lips parted c: not buttoned or zipped 3 a: completely free from ncealment: exposed to general view or knowledge b: exposed or vulnerable to attack or question: subject 4 a: not covered with a top, roof, or lid b: having no protective covering 5: not restricted

to a particular group or category of participants : as a: enterable by both amateur and professional contestants b: enterable by a registered voter regardless of political affiliation 6: fit to be traveled over: presenting no obstacle to passage or view 7: having the parts or surfaces laid out in an expanded position: spread out: unfolded 8 a (1): low 13 (2): formed with the tongue in a lower position b (1): having clarity and resonance unimpaired by undue tension or constriction of the throat (2) of a tone: produced by an open string or on a wind instrument by the lip without the use of slides, valves, or keys 9 a: available to follow or make use of b: not taken up with duties or engagements c: not finally decided: subject to further consideration d: available for a qualified applicant: vacant e: remaining available for use or filling until canceled f: available for future purchase 10 a: characterized by ready accessibility and usu. generous attitude: as (1): generous in giving (2): willing to hear and consider or to accept and deal with: responsive (3): free from reserve or pretense: frank b: accessible to the influx of new factors (as foreign goods) 11 a: having openings, interruptions, or spaces: as (1): being porous and friable (2): sparsely distributed: scattered (3) of a compound: having components separated by a space in writing or printing (as opaque pr adv —— open.ly adv —— open.ness n 2open vb opened ; open.ing vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to move (as a door) from a closed position b: to make available for entry or passage by turning back (as a barrier) or removing (as a cover or an obstruction) 2 a: to make available for or active in a regular function b: to make accessible for a particular purpose c: to initiate access to (a computer file) prior to use 3 a: to disclose or expose to view: reveal b: to make more discerning or 

responsive: enlighten c: to bring into view or come in sight of by changing position 4 a: to make an opening in b: to loosen and make less compact 5: to spread out: unfold 6 a: to enter upon: begin b: to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead 7: to restore or recall (as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose ~ vi 1: to become open 2 a: to spread out: expand b: to become disclosed 3: to become enlightened or responsive 4: to give access 5: speak out 2 6 a: to begin a course or activity b: to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game —— open.abil.i.ty n —— open.able adj 3open n (13c) 1: opening 2: open and unobstructed space: as a: open air b: open water 3: an open contest, competition, or tournament 4: a public or unconcealed state or position

7．【正确答案】C

【中文释义】这位外交官，因为她在处理这种精微的谈判所表现出的耐心和技巧而被选拔出来，在谈判中拒绝做出任何决策，因为在那时候任何突然的承诺都是不恰当的。

【解题分析】这位外交官的特征性格已经在her demonstrated patience and skill中充分表现出来，对于一个有足够耐心的人而言sudden committen 当然是一个不好的做法，所以第二空格可以选A、C、D，再根据because 的因果关系可得答案C。

【重点词条】decline 1 archaic: to turn from a straight course: stray 2 a: to slope downward: descend b: to bend down: droop c: to stoop to what is unworthy 3 a of a celestial body: to sink toward setting b: to draw toward a close: wane 4: to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition 5: to withhold consent 6: to become less in amount ~ vt 1: to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) 2 obs a: avert b: avoid 3: to cause to bend or bow downward 4 a: to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with b: to refuse esp. courteously —— de.clin.able adj —— de.clin.er n

syn decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or

considering. decline often implies courteous refusal esp. of offers or invitations . refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for . reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding . repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance . spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation . 2decline n (14c) 1: the process of declining: a: a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away b: a change to a lower state or level 2: the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end 3: a downward slope: declivity 4: a wasting disease; esp: pulmonary tuberculosis syn see deterioration

unconscionable 1: not guided or controlled by conscience: unscrupulous 2 a: excessive, unreasonable b: shockingly unfair or unjust —— un.con.scio.na.bil.i.ty n —— un.con.scio.na.ble.ness n —— un.con.scio.na.bly adv