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Theconclusionofhisargument,while____,isfarfrom____.A.stimulating-interestingB.worthwhile-valuelessC.esoteric-obscureD.germane-relevantE.abstruse-incomprehensibleCorrectAnswer:E解析:Clue:‘farfrom’indicatestheneedforanopposite.So,whiletheconclusionisabstruse(obscure,difficulttocomprehend),itisnottotallyincomprehensible.(esoteric=obscure;germane=relevant)2.IntheMiddleAges,the____oftheHYPERLINK"http://liuxue.hujiang.com/gre/"\o"更多gre内容"\t"_blank"greatcathedralsdidnotenterintothearchitects’plans;almostinvariablyacathedralwaspositionedhaphazardlyin____surroundings.A.situation-incongruousB.location-aptC.ambience-salubriousD.durability-convenientE.majesty-grandioseCorrectAnswer:A解析:Clue:Thesemicolonindicatesthatthesecondpartofthesentenceexpandsonthefirstpart.So,thesecondparttellsuswearetalkingabouttheposition,orsituationofacathedral.Andsincethefirstparttellsusthatarchitectsdidnotpayattentiontosituation,thecathedralwaspositionedrandomlyinodd(incongruous)surroundings.(incongruous=notmatching,odd;apt=suitable;ambience=atmosphere,environment;grandiose=onagrandscale)3.Unwillingtoadmitthattheyhadbeeninerror,theresearcherstriedto____theircasewithmoredataobtainedfromdubioussources.A.ascertainB.buttressC.refuteD.absolveE.disputeCorrectAnswer:B解析:Clue:Theresearcherswereunwillingtoadmitthattheywerewrong.Thereforetheywouldtrytosupport(buttress)theirarguments.(ascertain=findout;refute=provewrong;absolve=forgive)4.Archaeologyisapoorprofession;only____sumsareavailableforexcavatingsitesandevenmore____amountsforpreservingtheexcavations.A.paltry-meagerB.miniscule-substantialC.average-augmentedD.judicious-penuriousE.modest-generousCorrectAnswer:A解析:Clue:Thepartafterthesemicolonexpandsuponthefirstpartofthesentence.So,sincethefirstparttellsusthatthereisnomoneyinarchaeology,thentherewillonlybesmall(paltry)amountsforexcavating.Also‘evenmore’indicatesthatanothersimilarwordisrequired.Thus,meageralsomeanssmall.(miniscule=tiny;augmented=increased;judicious=wise,just;penurious=poor)

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