1. A new television documentary focuses on of the prime minister`s defining contradiction, portraying her as a woman who cultivated an image of _____, but who liked to live grandly.
A irascibility
B abstemiousness
C contentiousness
D insouciance
E surreptitiousness
来源:Section 29&30 Medium
【答案】B
【解析】portraying分词结构解释说明contradiction,因此后文体现取反关系,but前后体现取反对象,空格要和后面的 who liked to live grandly 取反,所以正确答案选 B 选项。abstemiousness 节制。
【句子翻译】一个新的纪录片聚焦于首相的矛盾定义,把她描绘成一个生活节制却又活得高贵的女人。
【选项释义】
A. irascibility易怒
B. abstemiousness节制
C. contentiousness争论
D. insouciance无忧无虑
E. surreptitiousness误传
2. His premiership, seemingly cast-iron year ago, is now so vulnerable that even a good day at the office does no more than buy him a few weeks of _____ f