2. Interest in creating handheld computers is fueled by the desire to shrink the size of the electronic circuitry and to create exceptionally small mechanical systems. At this scale, however, physical (i)______ poses unique challenges. Mach...

1. A curiosity of the film Vertigo is its capacity to generate emotional power from a plot that lacks the most of elementary ______: viewers are required to accept not an isolated implausibility, but a continuous stream of them. A. believab...

10. A priori mathematics, according to Galileo, does not ______ the need for observation, but mathematics does allow us to deduce unobservable properties and thus to penetrate further into the structure of nature than observation does. A. a...

9. The town’s air was consistently ______: depending on the breeze, one might be greeted with the sour effluvia of twenty breweries, choking fumes from the coal tar factory, or brackish smells from the nearby river. A. malodorous B. toxic...

8. A few decades ago the idea of animal morality would have been met with ______; however.. recent research suggests that animals not only act altruistically but also have the capacity for empathy, forgiveness, trust, and reciprocity. A. de...

7. There is a revelation on almost every page of this book, and the author’s prose is ______ in the best possible way: blunt, sweet, off-kilter, and often quite funny. A. eloquent B. austere C. somber D. awkward E. solemn F. ungainly 【分...

6. People love to talk about their commutes to and from work: those with an easy commute tend to(i)______, while those who hate their commute think and speak of it as a core affliction, like a chronic illness. Once you raise the subject, th...

5. Reviews written by music critic and composer Stephenson were hardly (i)______: musicians who performed his music could count on sympathetic coverage, while those who ignored him were held to (ii)______ standards. 【分析】 ① 解释类...

4. To abolish the existence of nation-states is neither feasible nor desirable; but insofar as there are collective interests that transcend national boundaries, the (i)______ of nation-states must be(ii)______ to international institutions...

3. The pupil had a reputation for obduracy, but the teacher found her to be, on the contrary, quite______. A. zealous B. astute C. tractable D. efficient E. amusing 【分析】 ① 对比类（亦或是转折类）题目。通读题干，可...