词汇语法

　　第1题、Although in his seventies at the time of the interview, Picasso proved alert and insightful, his faculties ______despite the inevitable toll of the years.

　　A.atrophied

　　B.diminished

　　C.intact

　　D.useless

　　参考答案：C

　　本题考查形容词辨析。intact意为“完整无缺的，未受损害的”;atrophied意为“(器官或身体部位)萎缩的，衰退的”;diminished意为“减少了的，被贬低的”;useless意为“无用的，无价值的”。分析句子结构可知，空格所在句是独立主格结构，空格处所填的词是用来说明his faculties的性质或状态的，故答案为[C]项。

　　第2题、While the 1940s are most noted for the development of black modern dance, they are also______ because they were the last gasp for tap dancing.

　　A.irrelevant

　　B.unfounded

　　C.significant

　　D.spe ……此处隐藏38796个字…… real life. Last but not least, a college doesn’t function well if it doesn’t encourage students to pursue truth, wisdom and justice. In the real world, students may meet with many intractable problems or tough decisions. As long as they hold firm to those beliefs, they won’t deviate from the right track and chose wrong. All in all, if we only expect book learning from college, we will miss the larger end of college education, that is, to teach students the meaning and purpose of life. Besides, a good college shoulders the responsibility of cultivating power, courage and determination in students and encouraging them to pursue truth, wisdom and justice. If colleges fail to achieve this, the cost of schooling is wasted.