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54. Victor gained a reputation for being a ______ because he constantly bullied other children.
A. bungler B. ruffian C. stickler D. daredevil E. naysayer
55. The new vaccine is ______ preventing certain forms of pneumonia and should, therefore, be more widely ______ in order to prevent outbreaks of the disease.
A. required for…constrained B. unsuccessful in…distributed C. instrumental in…reconstituted
D. effective in…administered E. unverified for…disseminated
56. Since the foreign correspondent was accustomed to completing his assignments under ______ conditions, the commotion of the subway at rush hour presented no ______ his creativity.
A. squalid…boon for B. tranquil…obstruction to C. tumultuous…impediment to
D. destructive…demonstration of E. flagrant…benefit to
57. The anthropology professor hoped that his latest book would appeal to popular as well as to ______ readers, thereby earning him ______ in both realms.
A. general…disdain B. lay…attention C. academic…anonymity
D. avid…remuneration E. scholarly…acclaim
(2)目的手段结果关系
in order to, to, for, by, 分词短语, 不定式
58. Edith Wharton sought in her memoir to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having ______ the conflicting elements of her life.
A. affirmed B. highlighted C. identified D. confined E. reconciled
59. Having sufficient income of her own constituted for Alice ______ independence that made possible a degree of ______ in her emotional life as well.
A. a material…security B. a profound…conformity C. a financial economy
D. a psychological…extravagance E. an unexpected…uncertainty
60. Communities in primitive areas where natural ______ is scarce must be resourceful in order to secure adequate nutrition.
A. education B. competition C. sustenance D. agriculture E. assistance
61. John Gielgud crowns a distinguished career of playing Shakespearean roles by giving a performance that is ______.
A. mediocre B. outmoded C. superficial D. unsurpassable E. insipid
62. Studies of ______ among turtles are sometimes ______ by the fact that the subjects live so long that researchers retire before the studies can be completed.
A. extinction…enhanced B. longevity...hampered C. behavior…belied
D. mortality…bolstered E. reproduction…confirmed
(3)递进关系
even, indeed, not only…but also…, almost…
63. Some skeptics consider the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(SETI) to be _______, even foolish; others go so far as to accuse SETI scientists of outright ______ in applying skewed data.
A. misguided…remonstrance B. absurd…erudition C. plausible…lassitude
D. painstaking…fabrication E. wrongheaded…chicanery
64. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as ______, even as a sign of madness.
A. adventurous B. frivolous C. willful D. impermissible E. irrational
65. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions: indeed, we almost have a natural ______ doing so.
A. aptitude for B. repugnance to C. interest in D. ignorance of E. reaction after
