97年10月section3
　　1.【中文释义】这些人所期待的事物对别人不会是已经清楚的，并且可能在他们自己的思想中也不是很明确的。

　　【解题分析】and为小连接，空格填apparent的同义词。

　　【重点词条】definite 1: having distinct or certain limits 2 a: free of all ambiguity¹, uncertainty², or obscurity b: unquestionable, decided³ 3: typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing 4 a: being constant in number, usu. less than 20, and occurring in multiples of the petal⁴ number b: cymose syn see explicit⁵ —— def.i.nite.ly adv —— def.i.nite.ness n

　　2.【中文释义】通过杂交的方法来加强好的生物特征以便培养适宜的加洲希蒙得木新品种，这种尝试最终被人们屏弃，转而采用一种更简单和更快的方法：将蘩茂的野生品种驯化。

　　【解题分析】attemp to表目的，by短语中的to仍然表达目的，并且两个宾语suitable varieties与favorable traits同义，故相应的动词应同义，与breed构成同义词的为b的reinforce.

　　【重点词条】In favor of —— in favor of 1 a: in accord or sympathy with b: for the acquittal of c: in support of 2: to the order of 3: in order to choose: out of preference for —— in one's favor 1: in one's good graces 2: to one's advantage —— out of favor : unpopular, disliked

　　3.【中文释义】根据某位政治理论家的理论，一个将绝对的自治当成自己目标的政权，如果不愿承担任何对法律和准则的责任，就已经表明了对正义的宣战。

　　【解题分析】a regime has declared war on justice.是该句的主干。without在此表示条件，结果是 has declared war on justice. 故条件相吻合的为c.

　　【重点词条】supreme⁶ 1: highest in rank or authority 2: highest in degree or quality <~ endurance in war and in labour ——R. W. Emerson> 3: ultimate, final —— su.preme.ly adv —— su.preme.ness n

　　suppression 1: an act or instance of suppressing: the state of being suppressed 2: the conscious intentional⁷ exclusion⁸ from consciousness of a thought or feeling

　　accountibility : the quality or state of being accountable; esp: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions

　　prioritization : to list or rate (as projects or goals) in order of priority usage see -ize —— pri.or.i.ti.za.tion n

　　autonomy 1: the quality or state of being self-governing; esp: the right of self-government 2: self-directing freedom and esp. moral independence 3: a self-governing state

　　4.【中文释义】尽管它有优点，但是这本书很不充分地解决许多重要的问题。，

　　【解题分析】前后构成转折，名词和形容词需要构成反义词，将名词转化为形容词考虑，c正确。

　　【重点词条】cursorily⁹ rapidly and often superficially performed or produced: hasty syn see superficial —— cur.so.ri.ly adv —— cur.so.ri.ness n

　　5.【中文释义】尽管频繁的空中旅行者保持怀疑态度，但确已发现，非常反常的是，时差所固有的暂时方向迷失症也会产生精神健康的益处。

　　【解题分析】paradoxically修饰disoriention may yield加 空格这一句，所以空格当然是产生好事物，否则无法paradoxically. a是唯一的好词。

　　【重点词条】hazard 1: a game of chance like craps played with two dice¹⁰ 2: a source of danger 3 a: chance, risk b: a chance event: accident 4 obs: stake 3a 5: a golf-course obstacle —— at hazard : at stake 2hazard vt (1530): venture, risk <~ a guess as to the outcome>

　　somatic 1: of, relating to, or affecting the body esp. as distinguished¹¹ from the germ plasm or the psyche¹² 2: of or relating to the wall of the body: parietal —— so.mat.i.cal.ly adv

　　disorder¹³ 1: to disturb the order of 2: to disturb the regular or normal functions of 2disorder n (1530) 1: lack of order 2: breach¹⁴ of the peace or public order 3: an abnormal physical or mental condition: ailment¹⁵

　　6.【中文释义】具有滑稽意义的是，能否正确使用比喻句依赖于词汇的本体义，因为正是不能辨认这个本体义，才导致交叉纠缠的暗喻和意义的谬误。

　　【解题分析】由ironically可知denotative与figurative为反义词，由空格前的this可知空格应填denotative的同义词，因而是figurative的反义词，为literal. 这个词考过很多次了。

　　【重点词条】literal 1 a: according with the letter of the scriptures¹⁶ b: adhering to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary meaning of a term or expression: actual c: free from exaggeration or embellishment d: characterized by a concern mainly with facts 2: of, relating to, or expressed in letters 3: reproduced word for word: exact, verbatim —— lit.er.al.i.ty n —— lit.er.al.ness n 2literal n (1622): a small error usu. of a single letter (as in writing)