1.【中文释义】
由于被研究的猴子习惯了人的存在，所以他们通常会忽略人的观察而我行我素。
【解题分析】
第二个空格后第三个单词and是个小连接，and后的go about their business是“旁若无 人, 我行我素 ”的意思，所以and前应为同样的含义，答案b为disregard human observers, 即为旁若无人之意。
【重点词条】
am.biv.a.lence n 1: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and
repulsion) toward an object, person, or action 2 a: continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b: uncertainty as to which approach to follow —— am.biv.a.lent adj —— am.biv.a.lent.ly adv
in.hib.it vb. 1: to prohibit from doing something 2 a: to hold in check: restrain b: to discourage from free or spontaneous activity esp. through the operation of inner psychological impediments or of social controls ~ vi: to cause inhibition syn see forbid —— in.hib.i.tive adj —— in.hib.i.to.ry adj
2.【中文释义】
考虑到她以前表达过的兴趣以及最近演讲中的雄心勃勃的语调，这位议员试图使公众确信她对
第二届连任不感兴趣的企图就徒劳无功。
【解题分析】
Given在句首表原因，此句的因果关系非常的明显。如果given在句尾，则往往表示条件，请参照93年4月section4的2。
【重点词条】
Ambitious 1 a: having or controlled by ambition b: having a desire to achieve a particular goal: aspiring 2: resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition —— am.bi.tious.ly adv —— am.bi.tious.ness n
Futile 1: serving no useful purpose: completely ineffective 2: occupied with trifles: frivolous —— fu.tile.ly adv —— fu.tile.ness n
syn futile, vain, fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking . vain usu. implies simple failure to achieve a desired result . fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment .
Authentic 1 obs: authoritative 2 a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features c: made or done the same way as an original <~ Mexican fare> 3: not false or imitation: real, actual 4 a of a church
mode: ranging upward from the keynote——compare plagal 1 b of a cadence: progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic——compare plagal 2 5: true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character —— au.then.ti.cal.ly adv —— au.then.tic.i.ty n
syn authentic, genuine, bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact ; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an original . genuine implies actual character not counterfeited, imitated, or adulterated ; it also connotes definite origin from a source . bona fide implies good faith and sincerity of intention .
3.【中文释义】
很多她的支持者继续忠实于她，即使是那些反对她的领导的人也不敢肯定在现在的混乱中替换
她是否正确。
【解题分析】
Remain 是主体词，该题是remain两种考法中的第二种，在remain前找一词填到其后即可，在其前面的四个单词many, of, her, followers中当然选followers. 此处只不过需要词性变化一下而已。与支持者followers最吻合的形容词是c的loyal.
4.【中文释义】
和许多最近对贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲的演绎不一样，这位独奏家的表演是欢快自由和内省的
风格；但是，看起来似乎矛盾的是，他的演绎却一点没有失控。
【解题分析】
分号上半句中很明显判断词free and introspective 是主体词，所以下半句转折就应针对free and introspective来进行。free的反义词为e的controlled. 解题时不必拘泥于introspective这个音乐专业词汇，既然introspective和free为并列的小连接，那么只需找free的反义词即可。事实上introspective的专业词意即为内心独白的，自由奔放的，即兴发挥的。需要强调的是b的exuberant也有类似的专业词义。
【重点词条】
introspective : a reflective looking inward: an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings —— in.tro.spect vb —— in.tro.spec.tion.al adj —— in.tro.spec.tive adj —— in.tro.spec.tive.ly adv —— in.tro.spec.tive.ness n
appealing 1: marked by earnest entreaty: imploring 2: having appeal
exuberant 1: extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent 2 a: joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic b: unrestrained or elaborate esp. in style: flamboyant 3: produced in extreme abundance: plentiful syn see profuse —— ex.u.ber.ant.ly adv
5. 【中文释义】
代谢速度相对比较慢的物种，包括有冬眠习性的动物，通常会比那些代谢速度更快的物种长寿。
【解题分析】
显然是一套比较结构的题目。比较双方应互相对比，with relatively 加空格这一段和whose metabolic rates are more rapid对比。和rapid对比的是c的sluggish.
【重点词条】
prolific 1: producing young or fruit esp. freely: fruitful 2 archaic: causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction 3: marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity syn see fertile —— pro.lif.i.ca.cy n —— pro.lif.i.cal.ly adv —— pro.lif.ic.ness n
sedentary1: not migratory: settled 2: doing or requiring much sitting 3: permanently attached
sluggish 1: averse to activity or exertion: indolent; also: torpid 2: slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment) 3 a: markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth b: economically inactive or slow —— sl ug.gish.ly adv —— slug.gish.ness n
measured 1: marked by due proportion 2 a: marked by rhythm: regularly recurrent b: metrical 3: deliberate, calculated —— mea.sured.ly adv
restive 1: stubbornly resisting control: balky 2: marked by impatience: fidgety syn see contrary —— res.tive.ly adv —— res.tive.ness n
6.【中文释义】
与他早期的毫不妥协的谈判者的声誉截然相反，摩根现在采取了一种更利于和解的态度，他的
早期的批评者们因此而赞扬他。
【解题分析】
earlier reputation与后文的recently显然在提示时间对比。并且同时又是一个空对空的题型（虽然知道两个空格之间的逻辑关系，但是由于两个均为空格，无法一步推断答案，但这种情况下通常句中会在第二空格后有进一步的提示），在第二个空格后有限定，由这两点可以知道两空格为反义词，并且后面的空格为褒义，前面为贬义，满足这两个条件的为a.
【重点词条】
conciliatory 1: to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts 2: to make compatible: reconcile 3: appease ~ vi: to become friendly or agreeable syn see pacify —— con.cil.i.a.tion n —— con.cil.i.a.tive adj —— con.cil.i.a.tor n —— con.cil.ia.to.ry adj
impropriety 1: an improper or indecorous act or remark; esp: an unacceptable use of a word or of language 2: the quality or state of being improper
7. 【中文释义】
尽管爱尔兰口头文学在十六世纪后继续兴旺，但一个类似的流传却没有在视图艺术领域发生：
所以我们现在是通过（他们的）语言文字而不是用视觉图象来认识爱尔兰文化。
【解题分析】
冒号表示重复，该句的冒号后出现的words即重复前文的literature, 而pictorial imagines显然是重复visual arts. 所以冒号后肯定了words，对应的前文应肯定literature, 那么由冒号后否定了pictorial images可以推断出前文应否定visual arts,第二空格可选的表否定的词只有absent.
【重点词条】
tradition 1: an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom) 2: the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction 3: cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions 4: characteristic manner, method, or style —— tra.di.tion.al adj —— tra.di.tion.al.ly adv —— tra.di.tion.less adj
lively 1 obs: living 2: briskly alert and energetic: vigorous, animated 3: active, intense 4: brilliant, fresh 5: imparting spirit or vivacity: stimulating 6: quick to rebound: resilient 7: responding readily to the helm 8: full of life, movement, or incident —— live.li.ly adv —— live.li.ness n —— lively adv来www.telnote.cn
comparable 1: capable of or suitable for comparison 2: similar, like —— com.pa.ra.ble.ness n —— com.pa.ra.bly adv
absent 1: not present or attending: missing 2: not existing: lacking 3: inattentive, preoccupied —— ab.sent.ly adv 2ab.sent vt (15c): to keep (oneself) away 3ab.sent prep (1945): in the absence of: without
96年10月section 4
1. 【中文释义】
尽管销售自从去年开始一直持续增长，使人遗憾的是，增长速度放慢了。
【重点词条】
capitulate 1 archaic: parley, negotiate 2 a: to surrender often after negotiation of terms b: to cease resisting: acquiesce syn see yield
retaliate : to repay (as an injury) in kind ~ vi: to return like for like; esp: to get revenge. retaliate usu. implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received .
2. 【中文释义】
尽管创作有新意并且独特的诗和戏剧的思维与创建和解释科学发明的思维毫无疑问地类似，但
是这他们的创造者之间却有显著的差异。
【解题分析】
很巧妙的比较结构，请注意短语a discernible difference between它表明的是差级比较，而上半句有是同样的比较双方，根据两套比较结构的出题规律：比较双方不变，比较结果一定改变可以得出结论，上半句的比较结果应为没有difference, d的analogous吻合。ETS越来越倾向于用隐含的比较结构（beyond, different, compared with）和同级比较(to the same degree, as……as, similar to, analogous)来出题, 请记住这几个短语。参照：94年2月section2 7th , 94年4月section1 5th, 95年10月 section6 2nd.
