1. The concept of a loyal opposition—the ______ of modern democracy—rarely prevails and much more frequently, opposition is equated with treason and ruthlessly suppressed.

A. loop

B. essence

C. equivalent

D. velocity

2. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.

A. motivation

B. perspective

C. impression

D. impact

【考博英语句子补全】

1. Tom was late for school _________ _________ _________ _________ the traffic jam.

汤姆因为交通拥堵而上学迟到。

2. _________ _________ _________my teammates, I enjoy staying at home and reading novels when I am on holiday.

和我的同伴们一样，我放假时喜欢呆在家里看小说。

考博英语每日一练（10.14）参考答案

1.B

【句意】忠实的反对派的观念（即现代民主的精髓）很少获胜，更常见的是反抗被视为等同于叛国而被无情地镇压。

【解析】名词词义辨析。loop“圈；环状物”；essence“本质；精髓”；equivalent“ 等量物; 等价物”；velocity“速度”。由句中关键词“The concept of a loyal opposition忠实的反对派的观念”的对应和破折号中的内容属于对破折前内容的补充说明知“精髓”符合语境，故B项正确。

2.D

【句意】泰勒教授的报告表明，科学已对非科学家和科学家的日常生活产生巨大的影响。

【解析】名词词义辨析。motivation“动机；激励；动力”；perspective“ 态度；观点”；impression“印象”；impact“影响；撞击”。由句子关键词“the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists非科学家和科学家的日常生活”的对应知“影响”符合语境，故D项正确。

【考博英语补全句子参考答案】

1. as a result of

2. In common with