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Exposure to low-intensity gamma radiation slows the rate of growth of the spoilage microorganisms in food in much the same way that the low heat used in pasteurization ------- the spoilage action of the microorganisms in milk.
precludes
initiates
inhibits
isolates
purifies
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答案:(C)
gamma radiation: n.伽马电磁辐射
spoilage: n.损坏,糟蹋,(食物)变质,腐败
microorganism: n.微生物
pasteurization: n.巴氏消毒法,低热杀菌法
preclude: v.1.排除,杜绝 2.阻碍
preclude: v.1.排除,防止,杜绝 2.阻止,防碍(from)
initiate: v.1.开始,创始,发起,开始实施 2.使具有初步知识,使初步了解 3.接纳(新成员入会),让…加入(团体) 4.倡仪,提出
inhibit: v.1.抑制,约束 2.〔化〕〔医〕抑制
暴露于低强度的伽马电磁辐射下可以阻缓食物中腐败微生物的生长速度,正如以极为相同的方式,在巴氏消毒法中,低热会遏制住牛奶中微生物的腐败作用。
In today’s world, manufacturers’ innovations are easily copied and thus differences between products are usually -------; advertisers, therefore, are forced to ------- these differences in order to suggest the uniqueness of their clients’ products.
crucial.. downplay
minimal.. reduce
slight.. exaggerate
common.. emphasize
intrinsic.. create
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答案:(C)
copy: v.1.抄写,复制,伪造 2.模仿,仿效,抄袭
downplay: v.对…轻描淡写,贬低
minimal: a.最小的,最低限度的
exaggerate: v.夸张,言过其实
intrinsic: a.固有的,本质的,内在的
在当今世界,制造商的发明创造动辄就遭假冒模仿,因此,产品之间的差异常常是微乎其微;这样一来,广告商便被迫夸大这些差异,以便表明其顾客产品的独特性。
To avoid annihilation by parasites, some caterpillars are able to ----- periods of active growth by prematurely entering a dormant state, which is characterized by the -------- of feeding.
curtail.. suspension
foster.. continuation
prevent.. stimulation
mediate.. synthesis
invert.. simulation
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答案:(A)
annihilation: n.歼灭,消灭,毁灭
parasite: n.寄生生物
caterpillar: n.毛虫
premature: a.1.提早的 2.不成熟的,仓促的
dormant: a.1.睡着的 2.〔生〕休眠的,冬眠的 3.暂停的,中止的
4.潜在的,潜伏的
curtail: v.剪短,消减
suspension: n.1.悬,挂,吊 2.暂停,中止,倒闭 3.悬念(或焦急不安)状态
foster: v.培养,促进,鼓励
mediate: v.调解,起中介作用
invert: v.使反向,使倒置,使颠倒
simulation:n.1.假装,冒充,模仿 2.赝品 3.模似,仿真
为了避免遭寄生生物毁灭的危险,某些毛虫通过提早进入休眠状态而缩短其有效生长期,而这种休眠状态则以暂停给食为其特征。
Prior to the work of Heckel, illustrations of fish were often beautiful but rarely -------; this fact, combined
with the ---- nature of most nineteenth-century taxonomic descriptions, often kept scientists from recognizing differences between species.
impressive.. inaccurate
realistic.. detailed
traditional.. progressive
precise.. inexact
distinctive.. sophisticated
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答案:(D)
prior to: prep.在…之前,先于
illustration: n.插图,图表
taxonomic: a.分类学的
在黑克尔的研究工作之前,鱼类插图常常好看但不准确;这一事实,加诸绝大多数十九世纪分类学描述的不精确这一性质,常致使科学家无从辨别出不同鱼类之间的差异。
Experienced and proficient, Susan is a good, ------ trumpeter her music is often more satisfying than Carol’s brilliant but ------- playing.
virtuoso.. inimitable
mediocre.. eccentric
competent.. influential
amateur.. renowned
reliable.. erratic
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答案:(E)
proficient: a.熟练的,精通的
trumpeter: n.小号吹奏者
virtuoso: a.行家里手的,精湛的
inimitable: a.不能模仿的,无与伦比的
mediocre: a. 平庸的,二流水平的
eccentric: a.1.古怪的,怪僻的,异乎寻常的 2.不同圆心的 3.不正圆的
competent: a.1.有能力的,能胜任的 2.有效的,足够的,合适的
amateur: a.1.业余爱好者,业余的 2.外行的
erratic: a.1.不稳定的,不规则的 2.古怪的
苏珊熟练且富于经验,是位优秀可靠的小号吹奏者;她的音乐,比之于卡罗尔那种出色但却怪异的演奏,常来得更令人满意。
In the midst of so many evasive comments, this forthright statement, whatever its intrinsic merit,
plainly stands out as --------
a paradigm
a misnomer
a profundity
an inaccuracy.
an anomaly
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答案:(E)
in the midst of: prep.在…之中,正当…的时候
evasive: a.1.逃避的,回避的,推托的 2.难以捉住的,易消失的
forthright: a.直率的,明确的
intrinsic: a.固有的,本质的,内在的
paradigm: n.范例,样式
misnomer: n.错误(或使用不当)的名称,术语误用
profundity: n.1.深度,深邃,深处 2.深沉,深刻,深奥
anomaly: n.不规则,反常,异样
在如此之多含糊其辞的评论当中,这项直截了当的陈述,不管它具有怎样的内在价值,引人注目地作为一种异常情形显现出来。
Marshall’s confrontational style could alienate almost anyone: he even antagonized a board of directors that included a number of his supporters and that had a reputation for not being easily ------
intimidated
mollified
reconciled
provoked
motivated
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答案:(D)
confrontational: a.对抗的,冲突的
alienate: v.使疏远,离间,使不友好
antagonize: v.使对抗,引起…的敌意(或反感等)
board of directors: n.董事会
intimidate: v.恫吓,恐吓,威胁
mollify: v.1.使平静,抚慰 2.使变软,使变温柔 3.减轻,缓和
reconcile: v.1.使和解,使和好 2.调停,调解 3.调和,使一致,符合
provoke: v.对…挑衅,煽动,激怒
motivate: v.1.使有动机,激起(行动) 2.激发…的积极性
马歇尔那种对抗式的作风几乎能够疏远任何人:他甚至引起了一帮董事会成员的反感,这其中包括他的许多支持者,而该董事会则是以不被轻易激怒而著称的。