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单选题 The world's heaviest flower is a parasite that flourishes among, and lives off of, the roots of jungle vines. Each of these ponderous blooms can weigh up to 15 pounds (7kg).The word "ponderous" in the sentence is closest in meaning to ______
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时间：2025-05-16 20:57:04
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题目1单选题
The world's heaviest flower is a parasite that flourishes among, and lives off of, the roots of jungle vines. Each of these ponderous blooms can weigh up to 15 pounds (7kg).The word "ponderous" in the sentence is closest in meaning to ______A. smellyB. hiddenC. matureD. heavy
题目2单选题
Carson argued that the regulations governing use of these chemicals were inadequate, though her positions were not as extreme as they are sometimes now presented. She did not support the complete banning of pesticides. Rather, she was opposed to "indiscriminate" use, i.e. use without any consideration for caution and moderation.The word "indiscriminate" in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ______A. inefficientB. sponsoredC. uncontrolledD. irrational
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Official market-moving announcements of this kind are frequently foreshadowed by unofficial rumours. Buying or selling on the basis of such "inside" information violates the rules of most stock-markets, but is widely practised and hard to document. Sometimes a rumour may be spread deliberately for the purpose of artificially raising a share price, usually by investors who hold shares which they want to sell. This is the so-called "ramp".The word "ramp" in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ______A. slopeB. trickC. rumourD. rise
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Several skeletons of another early whale, Basilosaurus, were found in sediments left by the Tethys Sea and now exposed in the Sahara desert.The word "exposed" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______A. explainedB. visibleC. identifiedD. located
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Water does not remain immobile in an aquifer but can seep out at springs or leak into other aquifers. The rate of movement may be very slow: in the Indus plain, the movement of saline (salty) groundwaters has still not reached equilibrium after 70 years of being tapped. The mineral content of groundwater normally increases with the depth, but even quite shallow aquifers can be highly saline.The word "immobile" in the paragraph is closest in meaning to _______A. enclosedB. permanentC. motionlessD. intact
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In spite of its simplicity, the national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the result of millennia of development in many corners of the globe.The word "primitive" in the passage is closest in meaning to _______A. classicalB. ancientC. unsophisticatedD. identifiable
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Then there's the ostrich approach. "Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know," says Dr. Ross Cartmill.What does Dr. Ross Carmill mean by "the ostrich approach"A. A casual attitude towards one's health conditionsB. A new therapy for certain psychological problemC. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involvedD. Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear
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