第31题: [单项选择]The word "contingencies" in the 5th paragraph means ______. A. uncertainties B. dependent conditions C. incidental thoughts D. events that may occur 参考答案:D 答案解析:解析:contingency意为“可能发生的事故,不测事件”。
第36题: [单项选择]The day was crisp and sharp, but suddenly a misty rain began to fall and ______ the landscape. A. hid B. blurred C. relieved D. belittled 参考答案:B 答案解析:(blur把……弄得模糊不清)。句意为:那天冰冷刺骨,但突然下起了蒙蒙细雨,雨水使景色变得模糊不清。A.hide隐藏;C.relieve减轻;D。belittle轻视。