1.The scientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered _______ despite widespread agreement that it was_______

A. respect … crucial

B. dismissal … simplistic

C. skepticism … unfathomable

D. opposition … indisputable

E. acceptance … comprehensive

2. The rate at which soil can absorb water ________ with continuous wetting, so the longer a _________ lasts, or the greater the rate of precipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across the ground as runoff and enter stream channels.

A. rises … deluge

B. diminishes … drought

C. increases … shower

D. decreases … rainstorm

E. stabilizes … thaw

3. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more _____ than one would expect or the basis of her rather_________ treatment of her subject in the opening pages.

A. compelling … intriguing

B. accessible … recondite

C. hidebound … reactionary

D. insightful … innovative

E. dispassionate … evenhanded

解析：

1、简单的转折，第一空填agreement的反义词，直接一点D最好啦，范围大一些就候选BCD，第二空显然是由agreement决定填正评价词，只有D了。

参考译文：尽管普遍认为这是不需要争议的，但是他的这个理论还是遭到了反对意见，该科学工作者觉得有些莫名其妙。

2、无论是基本阅读还是技巧都能轻松做对。按阅读解：伴随持续潮湿的状态，土壤吸水的比率当然下降，第一空BD，so表示因果同义重复，什么越持续，水分越高，BD正好相反，当然是D啦。按技巧解：单独的or表示并列同义重复，所以第二空等于precipitation，只有ACE，再看第一空， AC与D正好相反，看不看懂都马上选出D。

参考译文：伴随持续潮湿的状态，土壤吸水的比率下降，因此暴雨持续越长或者下雨量越大，经地表汇入河流的水就越多。

3、句子主干是简单的AB两者比较，A比B更如何?AB相反，所以第一空由A决定，第二空是B的特征，所以两空相反，只有B。注意这里rather是副词。

参考译文：这个史学家的书中观点比(读者依据)书中开篇她对于主题的相当深奥的表述(所预期的)要容易理解得多。