1. The magician picked several persons _______ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

A. by accident

B. at random

C. on occasion

D. on average

2. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ______.

A. sense

B. idea

C. meaning

D. significance

【考博英语长难句翻译】

On the issue of freedom of religion and the position of the church, however, there was less agreement among the leadership.

【华慧考博】考博英语每日一练（1.18）参考答案

1.B

【句意】这位魔术师从观众中任意地挑选了几个人，并请他们帮助他表演。

【解析】词组辨析。by accident“偶然；意外地”；at random“随便地，任意地”；on occasion“有时；偶尔”；on average“平均；通常”。由句中关键词“magician魔术师”与“help him with the performance帮助他表演”的对应知“任意地”符合语境，故B项正确。

2.A

【句意】他告诉我们的这件事完全没有道理。

【解析】固定搭配。由句中关键词“What he told us about the affair他告诉我们的这件事”与四个选项的对应知可构成固定搭配“make sense有道理”的否定形式“doesn’t make any sense没有道理”的A项正确。idea“想法；主意；概念；意见”；meaning“意思；含义”；significance“意义；含义”。

【考博英语翻译参考答案】

不过，在宗教自由和教会地位的问题上领导层却较少有共识。