(2)直接对比关系
结构对比关系:not…but…, instead, in contrast, on the contrary, far from…, on the other hand, rather than, more…than…, otherwise, unlike, not so much…as...
94. While it is assumed that the mechanization of work has a----effect on the lives of workers, there is evidence available to suggest that, on the contrary, mechanization has served to ______ some of the traditional roles of women.
A. salutary… improve B. dramatic… undermine C. benign… revise
D. debilitating… weaken E. revolutionary… reinforce
95. The audience recognized the officer’s characteristic ______ when he attributed his achievements to ______ rather than bravery.
A. pedantry…chance B. gallantry…whimsy C. humility…fortune
D. bravado…accident E. effrontery…discretion
96. The employer blamed the staff member’s lack of productivity on ______ rather than incompetence, claiming that the man knew how to do his job but was too lazy to apply himself.
A. infatuation B. tension C. indigence D. indolence E. ineptitude
97. In many parts of the world, people use rice as a central rather than a ______ part of their daily diets.
A. pivotal B. ritualistic C. salient D. supplementary E. solemn
98. Unlike the ______ presentations of the other students in class, Mary Catherine’s presentation demonstrated a thorough and mature grasp of the material.
A. astute B. sophomoric C. incredulous D. cloying E. scintillating
99. The professor’s ______ lecture on American history served more to confuse the students than to clarify the difficult material.
A. perspicacious B. exhaustive C. cogent D. scintillating E. disjointed
特殊含义词对比:paradoxical, paradoxically, ironical, ironically, unexpected, unexpectedly, curious, curiously, surprise, surprisingly, unfortunate, unfortunately, puzzle, shock
100. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater ______ their efforts to build a progressive party than the----of the progressives already elected to the legislature.
A. support for… advocacy B. threat to… promise C. benefit from… success
D. obstacle to…resistance n E. praise for… reputation