1. 【中文释义】

当她拒绝为这个项目做一个有益的演讲时，我们第一次清楚地认识到她对这个新项目的支持并不是全心全意的。

【解题分析】 less than表否定,anything more than表“不仅仅是”，nothing more than 和little more than 表“只不过是”。

【重点词条】 fleeting : passing swiftly: transitory syn see transient —— fleet.ing.ly adv —— fleet.ing.ness n

qualified 1 a: fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose: competent b: having complied with the specific requirements or precedent conditions (as for an office or employment): eligible 2: limited or modified in some way <~ approval> —— qual.i.fied.ly adv

2. 【中文释义】当一个人突然失去知觉时，旁观者并不需要诊断问题，而应试图去消减该问题的后果 如果致命的生理功能停止了的话，应激活它们。

【解题分析】by前后进行推理，starting vital function和its effect(lose consciousness)是相反方向的事件，a: precipitate反而是促进，b,c,e都没有表现出相反的概念。答案d.

【重点词条】counter 1 a: contrary: opposite b: opposing: retaliatory 2: complementary: corresponding 3: duplicate: substitute

1 a: to act in opposition to: oppose b: offset, nullify 2: to adduce in answer ~ vi: to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps

magnify 1 a: extol, laud b: to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect 2 a: to increase in significance: intensify b: exaggerate 3: to enlarge in fact or in appearance ~ vi: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are

3.【中文释义】这些话只是少许幽默, 可能会引发轻轻一笑，但绝对不会是大笑。

【解题分析】inviting a chuck 为分隔，可推断c,e, 再由第二空得e.

【重点词条】invite 1 a: to offer an incentive or inducement to: entice b: to increase the likelihood of 2 a: to request the presence or participation of b: to request formally c: to urge politely: welcome —— in.vit.er n 2in.vite n (1659): invitation

chuckle 1: to laugh inwardly or quietly 2: to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth —— chuckle n —— chuck.le.some adj —— chuck.ling.ly adv

rebuke 1 a: to criticize sharply: reprimand b: to serve as a rebuke to 2: to turn back or keep down: check syn see reprove —— re.buk.er n 2rebuk

ke n (15c): an expression of strong disapproval: reprimand

guffaw a loud or boisterous burst of laughter —— guf.faw vi

4．【中文释义】大门关闭了过去的岁月，而我们曾赖以生存的价值观也会很快变得如此陈旧，以至于我们将会被新时代的人看成象来自于外星球的旅行者一样古怪。

【解题分析】so……that结构为同褒同贬的因果结构，与obsolete同褒贬的只有e.

【重点词条】quaint 1 obs: expert, skilled 2 a: marked by skillful design b: marked by beauty or elegance 3 a: unusual or different in character or appearance: odd b: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar syn see strange —— quaint.ly adv —— quaint.ness n

comfortable syn comfortable, cozy, snug, easy, restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease . cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness . snug suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more . easy implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause physical or mental discomfort or constraint . restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation .

5．【中文释义】选择的能力是对具有洞察力的历史学家的考验；毕竟历史不但由历史学家们包括的那部分，而且从某种意义上来说，也由被省略的那部分构成。

【解题分析】 分号下半句的结构由consist ont only of……but also of……构成。同样是分号句的基本解题规律，上下句重复。上句要填一个动词，动词的逻辑主语是historian, 所以到下句找histrian做过的动作，include 与left out, 既包括一些东西又省略一些东西，这个动作由哪个动词来表达？在五个选择中无疑是b. 该句没有一个难词，只需要有分析的思路。

【重点词条】confer 1: to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority 2: to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something ~ vi: to compare views or take counsel: consult syn see give —— con.fer.ment n —— con.fer.ra.ble adj —— con.fer.ral n —— con.fer.rer n

perceptive 1: responsive to sensory stimuli: discerning 2 a: capable of or exhibiting keen perception: observant b: characterized by sympathetic understanding or insight —— per.cep.tive.ly adv —— per.cep.tive.ness n —— per.cep.tiv.i.ty n

6．【中文释义】有些艺术家不恰当地理想化或夸大了他们工作的重要性；但是另外一些艺术家，反感夸大艺术家的重要性，因而反对超越物质的玄虚的艺术观。

【解题分析】分号句，上句主语为some artists下句为others, 所以上下句应该相反。 上句的动词为exaggerate, 下句为空格接exalt, exalt 即为exaggerate的重复，故空格里应填表否定的动词，b正确，d并不是主动否定，而表示主观上想否定但结果却失败的意思。

【重点词条】immodest : not modest; specif: not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place —— im.mod.est.ly adv —— im.mod.es.ty n

exalt 1: to raise in rank, power, or character 2: to elevate by praise or in estimation: glorify 3 obs: elate 4: to raise high: elevate 5: to enhance the activity of: intensify ~ vi: to induce exaltation —— ex.alt.ed.ly adv —— ex.alt.er n

transcedent 1 a: exceeding usual limits: surpassing b: extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience c in Kantian philosophy: being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge 2: being beyond comprehension 3: transcending the universe or material existence —— tran.scen.dent.ly adv

7．【中文释义】估计从核电站泄露的辐射的危险是技术问题，但同时它的答案是特定价值取向的一部分，非常情绪化地决定着是否该建立这种核工厂的政策讨论。

【解题分析】正如continue, remain前后会同义一样，become的转变在填空的两极思维中会反义，该题中become后的“one”,也就是question 的重复，会emotionally charged ，可见become 前应该是非emotionally的方式，强调这种对比的答案是e.

【重点词条】charge 1 a: to impose a task or responsibility on b: to command, instruct, or exhort with authority c of a judge: to give a charge to (a jury) 2 a: to make an assertion against esp. by ascribing guilt or blame b: to place the guilt or blame for c: to assert as an accusation

technical 1 a: having special and usu. practical knowledge esp. of a mechanical or scientific subject b: marked by or characteristic of specialization 2 a: of or relating to a particular subject b: of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles c: technological 1 3 a: based on or marked by a strict or legal interpretation b: legal 6 4: of or relating to tech

nique 5: of, relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification 6: relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors —— tech.ni.cal.ly adv