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当她拒绝为这个项目做一个有益的演讲时，大家首次了解地认识到她对这个新项目的支持并非全心全意的。

less than表否定,anything more than表不止是，nothing more than 和little more than 表只是。

fleeting1 : passing swiftly: transitory syn see transient fleet.ing.ly adv fleet.ing.ness n

qualified2 1 a: fitted for a given purpose: competent b: having complied with the specific requirements or precedent3 conditions : eligible5 2: limited or modified in some way ~ approval qual.i.fied.ly adv

2. 当一个人忽然失去知觉时，旁观者并无需诊断问题，而应试图去消减该问题的后果 假如致命的生理功能停止了的话，应激活它们。

by前后进行推理，starting vital function和its effect是相反方向的事件，a: precipitate反而是促进，b,c,e都没表现出相反的定义。答案d.

counter 1 a: contrary: opposite b: opposing: retaliatory6 2: complementary: corresponding 3: duplicate: substitute

1 a: to act in opposition7 to: oppose b: offset8, nullify 2: to adduce in answer ~ vi: to meet attacks or arguments with defensive9 or retaliatory steps

magnify 1 a: extol10, laud11 b: to cause to be held in greater esteem12 or respect 2 a: to increase in significance: intensify13 b: exaggerate 3: to enlarge in fact or in appearance ~ vi: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are

3.这类话只不过少许幽默, 或许会引发轻轻一笑，但绝对不会是大笑。

inviting14 a chuck 为分隔，可判断c,e, 再由第二空得e.

invite 1 a: to offer an incentive15 or inducement to: entice16 b: to increase the likelihood of 2 a: to request the presence or participation17 of b: to request formally c: to urge politely: welcome in.vit.er n 2in.vite n : invitation

chuckle18 1: to laugh inwardly or quietly 2: to make a continuous gentle sound re百度竞价推广bling suppressed mirth chuckle n chuck.le.some adj chuck.ling.ly adv

rebuke19 1 a: to criticize sharply: reprimand b: to serve as a rebuke to 2: to turn back or keep down: check syn see reprove re.buk.er n 2rebuke n : an expression of strong disapproval20: reprimand

guffaw21 a loud or boisterous22 burst of laughter guf.faw vi

4．大门关闭了过去的岁月，而大家曾赖以存活的价值观也会非常快变得这样陈旧，以至于大家将会被新年代的人看成象源于外星球的旅游者一样古怪。

sothat结构为同褒同贬的因果结构，与obsolete同褒贬的只有e.

quaint23 1 obs: expert, skilled 2 a: marked by skillful design ~ with many a device in India ink Herman Melville b: marked by beauty or elegance24 3 a: unusual or different in character or appearance: odd b: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar25 syn see strange quaint.ly adv quaint.ness n

comfortable syn comfortable, cozy26, snug27, easy, restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity28, well-being29, or complacency as well as physical ease . cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness30 . snug suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more . easy implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause physical or mental discomfort31 or constraint32 . restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation33 .

5．选择的能力是对具备洞察力的历史学家的考验；毕竟历史不但由历史学家们包含的那部分，而且从某种意义上来讲，也由被省略的那部分构成。

分号下半句的结构由consist ont only ofbut also of构成。同样是分号句的基本解题规律，上下句重复。上句要填一个动词，动词的逻辑主语是historian, 所以到下句找histrian做过的动作，include 与left out, 既包含一些东西又省略一些东西，这个动作由什么动词来表达？在五个选择中无疑是b. 该句没一个难词，仅需有剖析的思路。

confer 1: to bestow34 from or as if from a position of superiority 2: to give to someone or something ~ vi: to compare views or take counsel: consult syn see give con4.fer.ment n con.fer.ra.ble adj con.fer.ral n con.fer.rer n