1.Scientists are studying the birth and growth of thunderstorms to discover what causes the difference between showers that enable crops to ------- and ------- storms that cause floods and erosions.
(A) flourish . . violent
(B) wither . . damaging
(C) grow . . harmless
(D) parch . . severe
(E) multiply . . essential
2.A group of Black American fighter pilots known as the Red Tail Angels has the ------- of never having lost any of the bombers it escorted on missions over Europe in the Second World War.
(A) onus
(B) distinction
(C) imperative
(D) potential
(E) assignment
3.Although Paul Bowles wrote many musical pieces during his prolific career, his work as a composer was ultimately ------- his writing, for which he received the most acclaim.
(A) demolished by
(B) paramount to
(C) overshadowed by
(D) adjacent to
(E) precluded by
4.The “double feature,” which featured two films for the price of one, became popular in the 1930s as a scheme to ------- former moviegoers who had begun to stay home since the -------of the Depression at the beginning of the decade.
(A) lure . . advent
(B) discourage . . end
(C) dissuade . . dawn
(D) perplex . . onset
(E) instigate . . devastation
5.The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly weightless world where gravity is continually being------- by the dancers.
(A) prolonged
(B) reapportioned
(C) unbalanced
(D) reflected
(E) defied
6.His inclination to succumb to flattery made him ------- to the ------- of people who wished to take advantage of him.
(A) immune . . predilection
(B) prejudicial . . intentions
(C) susceptible . . cajolery
(D) resistant . . blandishments
(E) amenable . . rejection
参考答案及解析：
1.The correct answer is A
Explanation
A shower is gentle rain that waters crops, making them “flourish.” In contrast, the deluge of rain in a “violent” storm may damage crops and soil.
2.The correct answer is B
Explanation
“Distinction” most aptly describes the status of a group that enjoyed an unblemished record.
3.The correct answer is C
Explanation
The sentence indicates that Paul Bowles had a “prolific,” or very productive, career as a music composer but “received the most acclaim” for his writing. If Bowles received more praise for his writing than for his “many musical pieces,” it seems clear that his writing “overshadowed,” or was more prominent and considered more important than, “his work as a composer.”
4.The correct answer is A
Explanation
Choice (A) is correct. With money scarce, many people had stopped going to movies since the “advent,” or beginning, of the Depression in the 1930s. It is logical to assume that theater owners would come up with a scheme to “lure,” or entice, these people back into the theater with the promise of a good bargain—“two films for the price of one.”
5.The correct answer is E
Explanation
The dancers seem to oppose, or defy, gravity when they look weightless.
6.The correct answer is C
Explanation
The man in the sentence is “susceptible” to flattery. Because of this “inclination,” he is an easy target for people who use “cajolery” (flattery) to get what they want.
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