【正文】
e seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text? A. To encourage people to raise questions. B. To cause difficulty in understanding. C. To provide a person with an explanation. D. To limit people?s imagination. 解析 :同義法 .由句中不難看出 Fermat的定理使得最具數(shù)學(xué)頭腦的科學(xué)家絞盡腦汁 (beat),并且在句中 beaten和 baffled處于同等并列關(guān)系,據(jù)此推斷出 baffle為使困惑、難倒、難以理解的意思。 3.(NMET2020,E篇 ,74) A child?s birthday party doesn?t have to be a hassle。 hassle的意思應(yīng)該與 fun相反 ,而與 difficulty, trouble等相近。 One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. (NMET 2020) Which of the following can be used in place of ― Quite the reverse‖? A. Quite right. B . True enough. C. Most unlikely. D. Just the opposite 8. The largest playerShanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choicesdeluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite. (NMET 2020) The words ―deluxe sedans‖, ―minivans‖ and ―station wagons‖ used in the text refer to ___. A. cars in the market B. car renting firms C. cars for rent D. car makers C (A) Recently, studies have been undertaken to determine if a relationship exists b