An investigation that is _______ canoccasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is theresult of a search in a definite direction.
(A) timely
(B) unguided
(C) consistent
(D) uncomplicated
(E) subjective
KEY:B
1.關(guān)鍵字：“but”
2.空中應(yīng)該填入一個形容詞，是對于“an investigation”的一種形容;
3.后半句中有but出現(xiàn)，應(yīng)該是與前半句表達(dá)相反的意思，而后半句中的“a search”是前半句中的“an investigation”的同義替換，因此空中應(yīng)該填入一個與在后半句中形容search相反的詞語，即“not in a definite direction”。
4.詞語解釋
[1].(A) timely：(及時的)appropriate or adapted tothe times or the occasion
[2].(B) unguided：(沒有導(dǎo)向的)not to direct, supervise, or influence usually to aparticular end
[3].(C) consistent：(一致的)marked by harmony,regularity, or steady continuity
[4].(D) uncomplicated：(不復(fù)雜的)not difficult to analyze,understand, or explain
[5].(E) subjective：(主要的)of or relating to theessential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, orrelations
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Kaganmaintains that an infant’s reactions to its first stressful experiences arepart of a naturalprocess of development, notharbingers ofchildhood unhappiness or______ signsofadolescent anxiety.
(A) prophetic
(B) normal
(C) monotonous
(D) virtual
(E) typical
KEY:A
1.關(guān)鍵字：“A … not B or C”模式(“三空格”模式的變體)
2.“A … not B or C”模式，其中“B or C”是同一個事物，與A相反。
3.空中應(yīng)該填入一個形容詞，是對于sign的描述，其應(yīng)該與harbinger是同義關(guān)系，與natural process是反義關(guān)系。
4.詞語解釋
[1].(A) prophetic：(預(yù)兆的)foretelling events : PREDICTIVE
[2].(B) normal：(普通的)conforming to a type,standard, or regular pattern
[3].(C) monotonous：(單一音調(diào)的)uttered or sounded in oneunvarying tone
[4].(D) virtual：(虛擬的)of, relating to, or being ahypothetical particle whose existence is inferred from indirect evidence
[5].(E) typical：(典型的)constituting or having thenature of a type