【重点词条】mandate 1: an authoritative command; esp: a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one 2: an authorization to act given to a representative 3 a: an order or commission granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory b: a mandated territory 2mandate vt man.dat.ed ; man.dat.ing (1919) 1: to administer or assign (as a territory) under a mandate 2: to make mandatory: order; also: direct, require
mount 1: a high hill: mountain——used esp. before an identifying name 2 archaic: a protective earthwork 3: mound 2a(1) 2mount vb [ME, fr. MF monter, fr. (assumed) VL montare, fr. L mont-, mons] vi (14c) 1: rise, ascend 2: to increase in amount or extent 3: to get up on something above the level of the ground; esp: to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding ~ vt 1 a: to go up: climb b (1): to seat or place oneself on (2): cover 6a 2 a: to lift up: raise b (1): to put or have (as artillery) in position (2): to have as equipment c (1): to organize and equip (an attacking force) <~ an army> (2): to launch and carry out (as an assault or a campaign) 3: to set on something that elevates 4 a: to cause to get on a means of conveyance b: to furnish with animals for riding 5: to post or set up for defense or observation <~ed some guards> 6 a: to attach to a support b: to arrange or assemble for use or display 7 a: to prepare (as a specimen) for examination or display b: to prepare and supply with the materials necessary for performance or execution: produce <~ an opera> —— mount.able adj —— mount.er n 3mount n (15c) 1: an act or instance of mounting; specif: an opportunity to ride a horse in a race 2: frame, support: as a: the material (as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted b: a jewelry setting c (1): an undercarriage or part on which a device (as a motor or an artillery piece) rests in service (2): an attachment for an accessory d: a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for mounting a stamp e: a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope 3: a means of conveyance; esp: saddle horse
4.【中文释义】“现代”这个词汇被历史学家们用得非常广泛，最近的汇报表明，它得含义已经变得比以往任何时候都更不确定。
【解题分析】由be used broadly可推断"modern"的含义现在变得“不确定”
【重点词条】pejorative a pejorative word or phrase 2pejorative adj [LL pejoratus, pp. of pejorare to make or become worse, fr. L pejor worse; akin to Skt padyate he falls, L ped-, pes foot——more at foot] (ca. 1888): having negative connotations; esp: tending to disparage or belittle: depreciatory —— pe.jo.ra.tive.ly adv
amorphous 1 a: having no definite form: shapeless b: being without definite character or nature: unclassifiable c: lacking organization or unity 2: having no real or apparent crystalline form: uncrystallized —— amor.phous.ly adv —— amor.phous.ness n
5.【中文释义】他不会容忍任何讨论，最终他命令我们沉默。
【解题分析】and前后表因果，符合因果关系得只有a。
【重点词条】fathom 1: a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used esp. for measuring the depth of water 2: comprehension 2fathom vi (1607) 1: probe 2: to take soundings ~ vt 1: to measure by a sounding line 2: to penetrate and come to understand —— fath.om.able adj
6.【中文释义】从体质上说，大多数对通俗文化的理性批判在其内涵上是可笑的，它们建立在这样的假设之上，即吸引力越广泛，作品越受欢迎。
【解题分析】后半句的假设实际上就是通俗文化的精神实质，所以理性批判的前提假设实际上与通俗文化一致，故理性批判对通俗文化的批判就变成了对自己的根本前提的批判，所以非常可笑。
【重点词条】appeal 1: a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court 2: a criminal accusation 3 a: an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision b: an earnest plea: entreaty 4: the power of arousing a sympathetic response: attraction 2appeal vb [ME appelen to accuse, appeal, fr. MF apeler, fr. L appellare, fr. appellere to drive to, fr. ad- + pellere to drive——more at felt] vt (14c) 1: to charge with a crime: accuse 2: to take proceedings to have (a lower court's decision) reviewed in a higher court ~ vi 1: to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review 2: to call upon another for corroboration, vindication, or decision 3: to make an earnest request 4: to arouse a sympathetic response —— ap.peal.abil.i.ty n —— ap.peal.able adj —— ap.peal.er n
