1. 就像美国其他许多人一样，他们需要法律来_________平等的权力，美国残疾人需要_________法律来关注他们的需要。
Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to __________ equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to __________ legislation addressing their concerns.
guarantee v. 担保...lobby for v. 游说
preclude v. 妨碍...enact v. 颁布，制定法律
ascertain v. 确定，探知...consolidate v. 巩固
compound v. 混合物，复合的...contend with v. 对付，与...作斗争
suppress v. 仰制，镇压...ratify v. 批准，认可
2. 咖啡厅吸引了_________客户:很多各种各样的人群聚集在那里。
The cafe attracts a __________ clientele: a startlingly heterogeneous group of people collects there.
motley adj. 混杂，杂色的
callous adj. 麻木的,无情的
languid adj. 软弱无力的，倦怠的
mysterious adj. 神秘的
humane adj. 仁慈的
3. 教科书的第二版本提供了__________脚注;从第一版本开始，编者有明显的_________背景数据要非常充足。
The second edition of the textbook provides __________ footnotes; since the first edition, the editors have apparently __________ a great deal of background data.
meager adj. 贫乏的...accumulated v. 累积
illegible adj. 难辨认的...clarified v. 澄清
copious adj. 丰富的...amassed v. 积累
voluminous adj. 大量的，丰富的，长篇的...excised v. 切除的，离体的
monotonous adj. 单调的...embellished v. 装饰
4. 福南德斯教授对殖民政府的据称的人道主义已经________和已经坚持强调它的行为，恰恰相反，_________。
Professor Fernandez has been _________ about most of the purportedly humanitarian aspects of the colonial government and has insisted that its actions were, on the contrary, __________.
dubious adj. 可疑的...self-serving adj. 自私的
enthusiastic adj. 热心的...contemptible adj. 可轻蔑的
disparaging adj. 轻蔑的...sporadic adj.断断续续的，偶尔发生的
excited adj. 兴奋的...gratuitous adj. 不必要的
disillusioned adj. 不抱幻想的...benevolent adj. 仁慈的
5. 混凝土是由很多物质_________,是由石头，;卵石，沙子，和水泥组成的。
Concrete is __________ of many materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles, sand, and cement.
a conflagration n. 大火，突发
a distillation n. 蒸馏
a concordance n. 一致，和谐
an aberration n. 失常
an amalgamation n. 融合，混合
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Section 5
1. 对于_________狼的描述基本上是误解;狼是喜欢成群活动的_________动物。
The depiction of the __________ wolf is largely a misconception; wolves are __________ creatures that prefer to run in packs.
howling adj. 咆哮的...noisy adj. 喧闹的
maternal adj. 母性的...shy adj. 害羞的
lone adj. 寂寞的...social adj.社交的，群居的
vicious adj. 恶毒的，恶意的...dangerous adj. 危险的
hungry adj. 饥饿的...famished adj. 极饥饿的
2. 爵士倡导者刘易斯阿姆斯特朗的喇叭即席演奏有名气;他的歌唱创新也是一样的________。
Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is renowned for his improvisations on the trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are equally _________.
obscure adj. 模糊的
severe adj. 严厉的
conventional adj. 常见的
erroneous adj. 错误的
noteworthy adj. 显著的
3. 安德鲁预感史密夫小姐会输掉选举是_________考虑到她的对手已经全面胜利，证明了安德鲁的_________是正确的。
Andrews hunch that Ms. Smith would lose the election was _________ when her opponent won in a landslide, proving Andrews _________ to be correct.
compromised v. 妥协...prediction n. 预言
rejected v. 拒绝，驳回...insolence n. 傲慢
substantiated v. 证明...endorsement n. 认可
confirmed v. 确认...intuition n. 直觉
belied v. 掩饰...retraction n. 撤销
4. 这个药物的确是有效的，__________了痛楚，虽然近期的研究说明了药物不可能完全消除所有的不适。
The medicine does have a salutary effect by __________ pain, even if recent studies prove that it cannot eliminate such discomfort entirely.
alleviating v. 减轻
distracting v. 分心
revitalizing v. 使复活
eradicating v. 根除
augmenting v. 增加
5. 实习生几乎太__________, 他觉得他的病人的痛楚就像他自己的一样。
The intern was almost too ___________; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.
candid adj. 率直的
disarming adj. 解除武装
empathetic adj. 同感的，移情作用的
insightful adj. 富有洞察力的
hysterical adj. 异常兴奋的
6. 当超凡魅力的主讲者离开指挥台的时候，她被_________热情的支持者包围，支持者_________我们尝试去接近她。
As the charismatic speaker left the podium, she was surrounded by _________ of zealous supporters who _________ our attempts to approach her.
an entourage n. 随从...interfered with v. 干扰
a debacle n. 崩溃，灾害...concurred with v. 同意
a faction n. 派别...pertained to v. 关于，从属于
a dearth n. 缺乏...intercepted v. 截取
a coalition n. 联合，结合...encompassed v. 包围
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