Most people imagine stark white temples and plain marble statues as the ideal of ancient Greek art. The passage explains that ancient Greek statues, sculptures and buildings were instead decorated with bright colors, and that scientific tests later found traces of polychrome paint.
The word “vivid” in the passage most nearly means:
bright and brilliant
impressive and majestic
mysterious and confusing
excellent and perfect
dull and uninspired
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答案:A
The surrounding phrases “bright colors” and “polychrome paint” define the contextual meaning. “Vivid” therefore means bright and brilliant.
解題要點:Use nearby synonyms and examples before relying on a memorised dictionary meaning.
Reading Comprehension
Identifying the main idea of a passage about kayfabe
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The passage describes kayfabe as professional wrestling's fabricated world: its characters, feuds and public storytelling. Although the internet has weakened its secrecy, fans still understand wrestlers through these invented personalities.
What is the main idea of the passage?
The loss of believability made wrestling unpopular
Kayfabe is too difficult for wrestlers to maintain
Wrestling must become more authentic
A central, beloved part of wrestling is its created reality known as kayfabe
Professional wrestling is too fake to interest people
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答案:D
The passage repeatedly returns to the history, function and continuing importance of kayfabe. Option D covers the whole passage rather than one supporting detail.
解題要點:Choose the option that covers the full passage without adding a claim the author did not make.
Error Identification
Matching a verb with a compound subject
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Unfamiliar customs and a sharp intelligence is intimidating, but a good sense of humor is very disarming. Which part contains the error?
No error
is
very disarming
Unfamiliar
but
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答案:B
The sentence has two subjects joined by “and”: “unfamiliar customs” and “a sharp intelligence”. The plural verb “are” should replace “is”.
解題要點:Locate the complete subject before checking subject-verb agreement. Do not let the nearest singular noun control the verb.
Most people imagine stark white temples and plain marble statues as the ideal of ancient Greek art. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the ancient Greeks lavished their statues, sculptures, and buildings with bright colors.
The word “vivid” in the passage most nearly means:
bright and brilliant
impressive and majestic
mysterious and confusing
dull and uninspired
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答案:A 文中以bright colors說明古希臘藝術原本色彩鮮明,因此vivid在此指bright and brilliant。