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1、Critical Reading Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best

fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Barbara McClintock’s systematic examination of corn demonstrated the

transposition of genes, a finding that overturned entrenched beliefs and proved

that ------- study may produce brilliant insights and ------- change.

(A) haphazard . . radical

(B) inherent . . controversial

(C) improvised . . startling

(D) methodical . . revolutionary

(E) derivative . . gradual

正确答案：D

Explanation

Only “methodical study”

” and “revolutionary change” match the ideas of “systematic examination” and

“overturned entrenched beliefs.”

2、　Critical Reading Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best

fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

To believe that social reforms can ------- evil altogether is to forget that

evil is a protean creature, forever assuming a new ------- when deprived of an

old one.

(A) rejuvenate . . allegiance

(B) eradicate . . shape

(C) mitigate . . providence

(D) sustain . . episode

(E) dissolve . . abstraction

正确答案：B

Explanation

The phrase “is to forget” implies that the belief described in the first part

of the sentence is misguided or na瘀攀. It makes sense to argue that the

assumption that reforms can “eradicate,” or eliminate, all societal evils is

overly idealistic because evil is “protean,” or capable of taking on a new

“shape.”