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11.dictator/autocrat/monarch 统治者(注意一下这三个词语的词根来源)
The rebels saw the huge statue of the dictator as___ of the totalitarian regime and swiftly toppled the monument.
(A) an indictment
(B) an illusion
(C) a copy
(D) a symbol
(E) a mockery
topple=tumble 推倒，推翻
12.pedestrian 行人，缺乏智慧的(lacking wit or imagination)=prosaic
pedestrian(ped脚+str街道，压马路的人当然都是行人，这种人大多也是缺乏智慧的)
We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most__ of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
(A) enthralling
(B) accomplished
(C) pedestrian
(D) auspicious
(E) masterful
13.stickler 坚持之人
be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc：to think that rules etc are very important and that other people should think so too
The Internal Revenue Service agent was a__ for accuracy, insisting that taxpayers provided exact figures for every deduction they claimed.
(A) martyr
(B) scoundrel
(C) stickler
(D) procrastinator
(E) candidate
14.procrastinator：拖拖拉拉的人
someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Maggie is a procrastinator, naturally inclined to___ and to____ discussions.
(A) meddle, scoff at
(B) temporize, prolong
(C) misbehave, disrupt
(D) sneer, terminate
(E) withdraw, intrude in
temporize：to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time. 拖延以赢得时间
(sneer，jeer嘲笑，peer 匹敌)
15.philistine 平庸无聊的人 someone who does not like or understand art, literature, music etc
We need more men and women of culture and enlightenment in our society; we have too many ----among us.
(A) pedants (B) philistines
(C) ascetics (D) paragons (E) apologists
16.elitist 杰出人物 favoring a small, high-status group，an elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people
Opponents of the research institute label it__ anachronism; its scholars, they allege, have__ rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.
(A) an elitist, perquisites
(B) a monarchical, tribulations
(C) an irreproachable, luxuries
(D) a reprehensible, afflictions
(E) a commendable, privileges
17.introvert<>extrovert 内向之人：外向之人
coy <> decent 腼腆的：得体的，大方的
Because he was__ by nature, he preferred reading a book in the privacy of his own study to visiting a nightclub with friends.
(A) an exhibitionist
(B) a hedonist
(C) an adversary
(D) an egoist
(E) an introvert
18.partisan 党徒
Fanatically committed to one political cause, Anderson was a___, maintaining an exclusively___ outlook.
(A) libertine, provincial
(B) zealot, partisan
(C) patriot, indulgent
(D) maverick, altruistic
(E) rebel, vicarious
19.ruffian /miscreant/knave 恶棍
(1)Tom nicknamed his dog__ because she was known for chasing any dogs in the neighborhood that came near her, even puppies.
A. Bungler
B. Ruffian
C. Stickler
D. Daredevil
E. Naysayer
(2)Victor gained a reputation for being a ------- because he constantly bullied other children.
(A) bungler (B) ruffian (C) stickler (D) daredevil (E) naysayer
naysay：拒绝，gainsay：否认
20.snob 势利小人
Political figures who appear to be stanch supporters of the interests of the general public may not always be the__ they purport to be, but rather__ who favor selected groups that provide significant campaign benefactions.
(A) demagogues, mavericks
(B) conservatives, anarchists
(C) populists, elitists
(D) moderates, reactionaries
(E) partisans, snobs
21.disciple apprentice 门徒
Are we to turn into spineless____, afraid to take a___ stand, unable to answer a question without pussyfooting?
(A) disciples, positive (B) hedonists, compromising (C) criminals, defiant
(D) critics, constructive
pussyfoot 消极行事
22.recluse 隐士
While Sarah may have been rather quiet, she was buy no means a ___, for the often spent evenings with people and considered that time to be quiet____.
(A) recluse--- enjoyable (B) conservative--- diplomatic (C) reformer---irritating
(D) barbarian---confusing (E) critic---demanding
