2、 In today's world, manufacturers' innovations are easily copied and thus differences between products are usually
_________; advertisers, therefore, are forced to _________ these differences in order to suggest the uniqueness of
their clients' products.
(A) crucial...downplay
(B) minimal...reduce
(C) slight...exaggerate
(D) common...emphasize
(E) intrinsic...create
分析:空格 1 填入一个形容词,表示对"产品之间的差异(differences between products)"的修饰,thus 表示因果关系,因为产品"容易被复制(easily copied)",所以差别肯定不大,空格 1 表达"不大"的含义。A 极其重要的""低估,不重视;B 最小的""减小,降低;C 微小的""夸大,夸张;D 普通的""强调;E 本质的,内在的""创造。选项 B 和 C 候选。空格 2 填入一个动词,表示"广告商(advertisers)"对"差异(differences)"做的动作, therefore 表达因果关系,in order to 表示目的,所以空格 2 应表达"增大"的含义,这样才能体现产品的"独特性(uniqueness)"。因此 C 选项为正确答案。
3、 The fortresslike facade of the Museum of Cartoon Art seems calculated to remind visitors that the comic strip is an
art form that has often been_______by critics.
(A) charmed
(B) assailed
(C) unnoticed
(D) exhilarated
(E) overwhelmed
分析:空格要填入一个动词,表示"评论家,批评家(critics)"对于"连环漫画(comic strip)"这种"艺术形式(art form)"做出的动作,而整个动作跟"堡垒一般的外观(fortresslike fa?ade)"有关系。A 被陶醉,迷住;B 攻击;C 不引人注意的;D 使人高兴的,被鼓励的;E 压倒性的。B 选项体现了"堡垒"的相关作用,为正确答案。
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