191、The _________ feature in Ted's character was pride; he couldn't ever think of depending on anyone but himself.(财科所2016年)
- controlling
- prevailing
- Predominant
- primary
答案:C
解析:词义辨析题——形容词。A项controlling是现在分词,表示“控制”;B项prevailing表示“(风)盛行的;普遍的”;C项predominant表示“占支配地位的;占主导地位的”;D项primary表示“首要的;基本的;初等的”。根据空格后的“feature in Ted's character——Ted的……性格特征”可知,与C项构成“主导的性格特征”,故为正确答案。
192、________ sleep is crucial to the health of adults, new research suggests that lack of sleep may affect teens' health, too.(财科所2016年)
- Just as
- As long as
- Despite that
- No matter how
答案:A
解析:固定搭配。A项just as 表示“正如;正像”;B项as long as表示“只要”;C项despite that表示“尽管”;D项no matter how表示“不管如何”。根据句子逻辑关系,句子是用睡眠对于成年人的重要性和对于青少年的重要性作比较,以及更加后文的“too也”可知,A项是正确答案。
193、Teachers complain that children ________ these tests without being able to write a decent essay, solve a multi-step math problem or construct a framework.(财科所2016年)
- look through
- carry through
- sail through
- put through
答案:C
解析:固定搭配。A项look through表示“看穿;仔细审查”;B项carry through表示“完成;帮助……渡过难关”;C项sail through表示“使顺利通过”;D项put through表示“遭受;使接通电话”。通过“complain抱怨”以及without之后的内容可知,孩子不具备某些能力却通过了测试。因此,C项符合正确的语境。
194、The profession fell into ___________, with some physicists sticking to existing theories, while others came up with the big-bang theory.(财科所2016年)
- Harmony
- turmoil
- distortion
- Accord
答案:B
解析:词义辨析题——名词。A项harmony表示“和谐”;B项turmoil表示“混乱;焦虑”;C项distortion表示“扭曲;失真”;D项accord表示“协议;条约”。根据后文谈及物理学家持有不同观点,以及“big-bang theory”可知,B项符合正确语境描述。
195、His violet behavior sometimes is _________ his personality of shyness and self-consciousness.(财科所2016年)
- on condition of
- in line with
- at odds with
- in disguise of
答案:C
解析:固定搭配。A项on condition of 表示“在……条件下”;B项in line with表示“与……一致;符合”;C项at odds with表示“与……不和/不一致;争执”;D项in disguise of表示“在……伪装下”。根据空格前后的关键词“violent暴力的”和“shyness and self-consciousness害羞和忸怩”的对比可知,C项符合正确语境。