sat词汇填空题.doc

sat词汇填空题.docBecause the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought, a harsh winter would have had --- consequences for them.
(A) preventive
(B) regressive
(C) catastrophic
(D) unforeseen
(E) moderate
Johnson’s writing is considered ------- and ------- because it is filled with obscure references and baffling digressions.
(A) deceiving ….ingenuous
(B) arcane ….abstruse
(C) spare ….didactic
(D) lucid ….definitive
(E) concise ….esoteric
painter’s ability to render a likeness is both ___ and acquired; the artist blends natural abilities with worldly experience in the creation of his or her art.
A anticipated
B overt
C aesthetic
D ubiquitous
E innate
4. A judicious biography must be ----- representation that depicts both the strengths and the weaknesses of the subject, avoiding the two extremes of ---- and indictment.
A a polarized … vindication
B an imaginative … discernment
C a holistic … censure
D plimentary … animosity
E an equitable … eulogy
Because the congresswoman has been so openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcile this ------- with her private -------.
(A) selfishness ….inattention
(B) insolence ….virtue
(C) magnanimity ….pettiness
(D) opportunism ….ambition
(E) solicitousness ….generosity
His peers respected him because he was both ------- and -------:steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.
(A) resourceful ….courteous
(B) tenacious ….manipulative
(C) determined ….demonstrative
(D) resolute ….diplomatic
(E) outspoken ….indiscriminate
Cathedrals usually take decades , even centuries, plete; thus no one expected the National Cathedral to be built with -------.
(A) dispatch
(B) presumption
(C) durability
(D) deliberation
(E) reverence
Although Eduora Welty and William Faulkner wrote in distinctively different styles, ------- between the two is ------- because they both lived in and wrote about Mississippi.
(A) comparison ….inevitable
(B) cooper