1. The company’s steering committee, reluctant to be held any specific commitments, released a strategic plan that was deliberately _____.
A. unpopular
B. repetitive
C. stringent
D. inflexible
E. Nebulous
解析：E
逻辑关系提示词：同位语，取同
填空对应：reluctant to be held any specific commitments
词汇：unpopular 不流行的
Repetitive 重复的
Stringent 严厉的
Inflexible 顽固的
Nebulous 模糊的
2. Within the field of emotional intelligence research, disagreements remain about whether emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened or is _____ characteristic.
A. an expressed
B. an inborn
C. an invented
D. a cultivated
E. a perceptible
解析：B
逻辑关系提示词：disagreement，取反
填空对应：can be learned and strengthened
词汇：expressed 表达的
Inborn 天生的
Invented 发明的
Cultivated 培养的
Perceptible 可察觉的
3. At one time researchers viewed the placebo effect as (i)_____, a statistical (ii)_____ faced by those attempting an objective evaluation of the efficacy of potentially legitimate therapies. That view has changed: the placebo effect is today seen as an important part of the healing process.
A. a boon D. increment
B. a touchstone E. annoyance
C. an impediment F. deviation
解析：CE
逻辑关系提示词：changed，取反；
填空对应：important - blank i；important+objective - blank ii
解释：二空有些同学会选择deviation，偏差，但是这个词没有与objective对应。
词汇：boon 福利
Touchstone 试金石
Impediment 障碍
Increment 增加
Annoyance 打扰
Deviation 偏差
4. To function as (i)_____, literary critics must write well. A badly written book review is worse than a badly written political speech or greeting card; a badly written review is (ii)_____, like a barber with a terrible haircut. If critics cannot write well, how can they authoritatively recognize and promote good writing?
A. soothsayers D. self-aggrandizing
B. evangelists E. self-knowing
C. iconoclasts F. self-defeating
解析：BF
逻辑关系提示词：“.”，取同；like，取同
填空对应：末句- blank i；a barber with a terrible haircut - blank ii
词汇：soothsayers 预言者
Evangelists 传道者
Iconoclasts 打破旧习者
Self-aggrandizing 自夸的
Self-knowing 自知的
Self-defeating 自相矛盾的
5. Despite the recent proliferation of gourmet and specialty salts, studies suggest that it would take an unusually (i)_____ palate to (ii)_____ foods prepared with different salts—most salts taste the same to most people.
A. broad D. distinguish
B. indiscriminate E. enjoy
C. sensitive F. modify
解析：CD
逻辑关系提示词：“-”，取同
填空对应：most salts taste the same to most people
词汇：broad 广的
Indiscriminate 任意的
Sensitive 敏感的
Distinguish 区分
Enjoy 享受
Modify 修改
6. It is inevitable that ongoing research presupposes some accepted science as a principle. Usually no one even notices the implication that the accepted principle is being (i)_____ unless there emerges (ii)_____ that turns out to be sufficiently (iii)_____ that the assumptions underlying the research come to be considered.
A. jeopardized D. an anomaly G. trivial
B. revised E. a consensus H. transparent
C. tested F. a distinction I. recalcitrant
解析：CDI
逻辑关系提示词：no one，取反；
填空对应：
解释：一句表明科研会以一些被接受了的科学作为原则。二句no one取反，unless取反。Blank i与accepted as a principle取反。二三空联动表达原则被检验，因此是出现了一些意外，一些特殊情况，二空选D，三空选I。
词汇：jeopardize 危害
Revise 修订
Test 验证
Anomaly 异常
Consensus 一致
Distinction 区别
Trivial 细小的
Transparent 清晰的
Recalcitrant 反叛的
7. Whereas there has been extensive sociological research into how globalization affects finance, religion, and population, comparable studies of globalization’s impact on lawmaking and the practice of law have been _____.
A. tedious
B. scarce
C. compromised
D. tiresome
E. nonexistent
F. Inadequate
解析：BF
逻辑关系提示词：whereas，取反
填空对应：extensive
解释：有同学会认为nonexistent是B或F的同义词，nonexistent是0，完全不存在，而BF表示的是稀少，即存在但是很少。
词汇：tedious - tiresome 无聊的
Scarce - inadequate 少的
Compromised 妥协的
Nonexistent 不存在的
8. The fact that most hypotheses turn out to be wrong does not mean that hypothesizing is ______. In fact, most hypotheses include useful ideas that survive to become part of the next model or scenario.
A. futile
B. reckless
C. fruitless
D. frustrating
E. exasperating
F. Unnecessary
解析：AC
逻辑关系提示词：“.”，取同
填空对应：useful
词汇：futile- fruitless 徒劳的
Reckless 鲁莽的
Frustrating 令人沮丧的
Exasperating 令人生气的
Unnecessary 不必要的
9. New Zealand’s breakaway landmass proved _____ sanctuary for the tuatara, for the island lacked any terrestrial mammals that would dig up the tuatara’s slowly maturing eggs or pick off adolescents before they had a chance to breed.
A. a temporary
B. an excellent
C. an agreeable
D. an endangered
E. a complicated
F. a difficult
解析：BC
逻辑关系提示词：for，取同
填空对应：lack any ...dig up...
词汇：temporary 临时的
Excellent - agreeable 好的
Endangered 濒危的
Complicated - difficult 困难的，复杂的
10. Though he said nothing, James _____ his father’s meaning; the boy was far from being so obtuse as everyone thought him to be.
A. comprehended
B. distorted
C. respected
D. fathomed
E. underestimated
F. Misjudged
解析：AD
逻辑关系提示词：though，取反；“；”，取同
填空对应：said nothing - blank - obtuse;
词汇：comprehend - fathom 理解
Distort - misjudge 扭曲
Respect 尊重
Underestimate 低估
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