优先选择感情色彩强烈的选项。
12Kagan maintains that an infant’s reactions to its first stressful experience are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or ___signs of adolescent anxiety. A prophet B normal C monotonous D virtual E typical;
13 He was regarded by his fellows, as something of ___, not only because of his insistence on strict disciplines, but also because of his ___ adherence to formal details.
A .a martinet ...rigid martinet:规律严肃的人, 严格的人 B an authority ..sporadic C a tyrant …
15 during period of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by___ that all real work must be done by the ___. A. dogmatists … disenfranchised B. managers … reactionaries C. reformers … dissatisfied D. imposters …academician
E. specialists …elite
Creative 没有被重复，第一空应与创新有关。
16. Edith Wharton sought in her memoir to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having ____ the conflicting element of her life. Reconciled
18. He felt it would be ___, in view of the intense___ that would likely follow, to make the sacrifice required in order to gain such little advantage.
A. charitable …growth B. welcomed… prejudiced C. futile …encouragement E unrealistic … turmoil
in view of=in terms of =with regard to=because
19. in the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as___, even as a sign of madness. A. adventurous (冒险的，正评价) B. frivolous C. willful D. impermissible E. irrational
Flouting?flout 蔑视，嘲笑（负评价）。 Jape，banter 善意的嘲笑
20. despite assorted effusion to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a ___ between them. A. generality