1.With the 1969 film The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks proved what a truly ------- artist he was: he not only directed the film and composed its musical score, but also adapted its screenplay from his own novel.

　　(A) complacent

　　(B) protean

　　(C) lauded

　　(D) clairvoyant

　　(E) harried

　　2.Because he was ------- in the face of danger, the explorer won the government’s highest award for conspicuous bravery.

　　(A) virile

　　(B) heedless

　　(C) dauntless

　　(D) callow

　　(E) timorous

　　3.Although the conference speakers disliked one another and might have been expected to-------, it turned out that on several substantive issues they were in complete ------- and were able to avoid petty squabbling.

　　(A) argue . . disagreement

　　(B) bristle . . apathy

　　(C) debate . . dissonance

　　(D) concur . . denial

　　(E) bicker . . accord

　　4.Since the explanations offered are ------- to the exposition, it would be unfair to treat them as------- parts of the studies under consideration.

　　(A) tangential . . subsidiary

　　(B) irrelevant . . superfluous

　　(C) referable . . correspondent

　　(D) incidental . . essential

　　(E) crucial . . immutable

　　5.The jellyfish’s slow pulsing action propels it in a graceful, seemingly ------- drift, but its tentacles contain a poison potent enough to stun a swimming human.

　　(A) sinister

　　(B) rhythmic

　　(C) murky

　　(D) harmless

　　(E) patient

　　6.Alvin is an exceedingly ------- person: he unselfishly ------- his friends without ever expecting anything in return.

　　(A) opportunistic . . supports

　　(B) noble . . undermines

　　(C) bemused . . aids

　　(D) caustic . . neglects

　　(E) altruistic . . assists

　　参考答案及解析：

　　1.The correct answer is B

　　Explanation

　　Choice (B) is correct. The structure of the sentence indicates that the word that fills in the blank will be explained by the part of the sentence that follows the colon. We are told that Gordon Parks adapted the screenplay for The Learning Tree "from his own novel," wrote music for the film, and directed the film. Because of his involvement in several different aspects of the film, it makes sense to describe Parks as "protean," or demonstrating great variety and diversity.

　　2.The correct answer is C

　　Explanation

　　Choice (C) is correct. Someone who was “dauntless,” or fearless, when faced with danger might very well earn an award for bravery.