Contrary to those who fear the impact of invasive species on native plants, the biologists contend that the threat posed to biodiversity by nonnative plants is often (i)______. For instance, a study of garlic mustard, a nonnative plant thriving in the forest, found that the garlic mustard abundance in forest plots is not (ii)______ the number of others species there.

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A：subtle D： consistent with

B：uniform E： related to

C：exaggerated F：sustained by

答案：CE

Many of the towns that have voted to keep incinerators in the country’s solid waste plan have done so not because the necessarily (i)______ incinerators, but because they are (ii)______ to narrow their waste-disposal options.

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A：question D： willing

B：favor E： eager

C：oppose F： loath

答案：BF

Although movie critic Pauline Kael had the distaste for sycophancy, he also had the need for (i)______, and as a consequence of his competing feelings, he often showed a (ii)_______ signals to his relatives and friends.

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A：solitude D：direct

B：obeisance E：subtle

C：clarity F：mixed

答案：BF

The author of this travel guide (i)______ to show readers Cairo as it really is, but his information is not reliable. For instance, his geography is (ii)______, with one walking tour covering areas of the city that are twenty miles apart.

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A：designs D：erratic

B：forbears E：erudite

C：purports F：extensive

答案：CD

The museum’s compelling new architectural exhibition looks at 11 projects that around the world that have had major (i)______ impacts despite modest budgets. It is part of (ii)______ in the museum’s architecture and designing the department, which in the past has championed that artistic value over its real-world consequences.

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A：social D：an emphasis on theory

B：aesthetic E：a shift in philosophy

C：critical F：a rejection of pragmatism

答案：AE