The word provincial most probably means _____.
A) limited in outlook
B) like people from the provinces
C) rigid in thinking
D) interested in world financial affairs
First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country.
【解析】从 provincial 后面的部分可知,美国人对于地方事务更感兴趣,比如对于世界地理的知识的了解在美国从来就不是很强。那么 provincial 最可能指美国人视野狭隘,答案为A)。
3)相关信息(Related information):用上下文的相关信息猜出生词的含义。
The word they in ...together they threaten to confuse refers to _____.
A) practicality and rationality
B) engineering and the liberal arts
C) reality and noble ideals
D) flexibility and a value system
The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse.
【解析】从第一句话可知, they 指的是 engineering and the liberal arts ,即工科和文科。答案为B)。
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