1. Thomas Jefferson called The Federalist papers "the best commentaries on the principles of government ever written," and two centuries later they still stand as the most ________ statements of American political philosophy.

(A) derivative

(B) abstruse

(C) impressive

(D) ambiguous

(E) underrated

答案：C

解析： 顺承关系/时间变化关系。Still表明仍然延续过去的评价。

翻译：杰斐逊把联邦法案称为“关于政府原则的迄今最好的论述”，并且两个世纪之后，联邦法案仍然是关于美国zz哲学的最(印象深刻)的成就。

2. The most crucial issue for wildlife in this arid land is unimpeded ________ water.

(A) passage through

(B) freedom from

(C) access to

(D) saturation in

(E) overflow of

答案：C

解析：该题没有明显线索，完全依靠句义理解。

翻译：干旱陆地的野生动物的最关键的问题是能够不受妨碍地(获得)水。

3. Freeing embedded fossils from rock has become less______ for paleontologists, who now have tiny vibrating drills capable of working with GREat speed and delicacy.

A. exploratory

B. conclusive

C. tedious

D. respected

E. demeaning

答案：C

解析：时间反义，过去现在不一样

A. 挖掘的

B. 结论性的

C. 繁重冗长的

D. 尊敬的

E. 贬低的

翻译：从岩石中取出镶嵌的化石对于古生物学家已经不那样(繁重)，现在他们有非常细小的震动电钻，能够提高工作的速度与精确度。

4. With its large circulation, Essence magazine has enjoyed ______， only recently challenged by new publications agGREssively seeking female African American readers.

A. an agGREgation

B. an inclination

C. a prognosis

D. a retrenchment

E. a preeminence

答案：E

解析：时间反义，曾经过去A，只有最近B

A. 聚集，总合

B. 斜坡，爱好

C. 预测，预示

D. 削减

E. 卓越;杰出

翻译：拥有大量的发行量，“要素”杂志曾经享有(杰出的地位)，仅仅最近被新出版物所挑战，这些出版物激烈的寻找美国黑人女读者。

5. Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to ______equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to ______ legislation addressing their concerns.

答案：A F

解析：类比结构

A 保证

B 排除，阻止

C 使迷惑

D 与某人竞争

E 制订

F 游说

翻译：就像其他美国人群需要法律保证平等的权利一样，残疾美国人不得不通过游说说服当权者批准处理他们想法的法律。