In this single volume, Kenny aims to survey for the general reader all of ancient philosophy, understandably, space in such a bo

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问题 In this single volume, Kenny aims to survey for the general reader all of ancient philosophy, understandably, space in such a book is (i)________and he is not to be faulted for minor omissions. However, Kenny would have added significantly to his book’ s value had he more effectively (ii)________the influence of ancient philosophy on the subsequent tradition. As it is, newcomers to the subject will have little (iii)________the afterlife enjoyed by ancient.
Blank (i)            Blank (ii)    Blank (iii)
A. at a premium      D. overlooked G. sense of
B. hard to fill      E. signaled   H. devotion to
C. taken for granted F. prevented  I. aversion to

选项

答案A,E,G

解析 空格(i)表示的是这本书的篇幅(space)是怎么样的,and后面在说他不应因为几个小的疏忽而受到指责,空格(i)填完之后要体现出不能指责的原因。通过选项进行分析,如果选择A项at premium,牛津词典对其做出的解释为:scarce and in demand,这里表示这本书的篇幅有限,有所“省略(omission)”有情可原。如果选择B选项的话,空间很难填(hard to fill),那么我们应当原谅他“填不上”,而不是原谅他有所省略。C项take for granted,在逻辑上不成立,所以综上,空格(i)选择A。在实际教学过程中发现,很多同学对于at a premium的理解存在疑惑,这里说明下,有的同学理解为“溢价”,一般在股票金融类的话题中可以是这个意思,但是在文学评论中应该理解为scarce and in demand。在空格(ii)之前,“had he more…”这句话是省略if的倒装,所以空格(ii)所在这句话在说,如果他能够更加有效地怎么样古代哲学对随后传统的影响,那么他的书将会增加很大的价值。由于是虚拟语气(would have done),所以实际上他没这样做,因此也照应了第一句话当中的minor omissions,所以空格(ii)应当体现“他做了”的概念,要与前面的omission相反,即选择一个表示正向作用的词,所以空格(ii)选择E项signaled。解决空格(iii)之前首先来认识一下as it is:in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations,表示“事与愿违”的情况。因为他没有指出古代哲学对随后传统的影响(the influence of ancient philosophy On the subsequent tradition),所以后来的新手将不会“了解到”古人们所享受到的afterlife,所以空格(iii)选择G。
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