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　　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】 fleeting¹ : passing swiftly: transitory syn see transient —— fleet.ing.ly adv —— fleet.ing.ness n

　　qualified² 1 a: fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose: competent b: having complied with the specific requirements or precedent³ conditions (as for an office or employment): eligible⁵ 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: retaliatory⁶ 2: complementary: corresponding 3: duplicate: substitute

　　1 a: to act in opposition⁷ to: oppose b: offset⁸, nullify 2: to adduce in answer ~ vi: to meet attacks or arguments with defensive⁹ or retaliatory steps

　　magnify 1 a: extol¹⁰, laud¹¹ b: to cause to be held in greater esteem¹² or respect 2 a: to increase in significance: intensify¹³ 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】inviting¹⁴ 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 incentive¹⁵ or inducement to: entice¹⁶ b: to increase the likelihood of 2 a: to request the presence or participation¹⁷ of b: to request formally c: to urge politely: welcome —— in.vit.er n 2in.vite n (1659): invitation

　　chuckle¹⁸ 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

　　rebuke¹⁹ 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 2rebuke n (15c): an expression of strong disapproval²⁰: reprimand

　　guffaw²¹ a loud or boisterous²² 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】quaint²³ 1 obs: expert, skilled 2 a: marked by skillful design <~ with many a device in India ink ——Herman Melville> b: marked by beauty or elegance²⁴ 3 a: unusual or different in character or appearance: odd b: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar²⁵ syn see strange —— quaint.ly adv —— quaint.ness n

　　comfortable syn comfortable, cozy²⁶, snug²⁷, easy, restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity²⁸, well-being²⁹, or complacency as well as physical ease . cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness³⁰ . 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 discomfort³¹ or constraint³² . restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation³³ .

　　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 bestow³⁴ 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 —— con⁴.fer.ment n —— con.fer.ra.ble adj —— con.fer.ral n —— con.fer.rer n