求解一道词汇题~~~

livebelieve

7. Anne Carson’s book Nox is, very deliberately, _____ literary object—the opposite of an e-reader, which is designed to vanish in your palm as you read on a train. A. an evanescent B. a cumbersome C. an immutable D. an unwieldy E. an ephemeral F. an flexible
选BD  但是我读不懂这个题目是什么意思

yume1491

livebelieve 发表于 2017-5-19 23:07
3. The politician’s record while in office, though (i)_____, hardly accounts for her high st ...

(i) needs a positive word that aligns with "high" standard -> admirable
(ii) needs to resonate with the phrase "continuing assaults on her reputation" -> unappreciated

yume1491

livebelieve 发表于 2017-5-19 12:35
8. Although its gray text blocks and black-and-white illustrations give it a sober mien, this one-st ...

It's telling you that this textbook can take the place of other textbooks, so it must be more comprehensive/exhaustive

livebelieve

3. The politician’s record while in office, though (i)_____, hardly accounts for her high standard three decades later—a standing all the more (ii)_____ because of continuing assaults on her reputation during those years.

A. bewildering D. unusual B. admirable E. regrettable C. unappreciated F. persistent

这个选BD  实在不能理解句意

livebelieve

8. Although its gray text blocks and black-and-white illustrations give it a sober mien, this one-stop resource can take the place of a dozen less _____ texts. A. exhaustive B. interesting C. appealing D. original E. educational F. comprehensive          这题选AF  也搞不懂 想哭

willcfau

我试着回答下。。
正句意思是说Anne Carson的这本书Nox刻意要做得和电子阅读器带给读者的感受相反。电子阅读器的设计目的是要让读者在阅读的时候越来越感受不到阅读器的存在（轻薄便携之类的设计），而这本书是要做得笨重（厚实，有手感）。套用Manhattan的方法来说，Target是Nox这本书（也就是literary object），clue是"designed to vanish in your palm as you read on a train"这个属性，pivot是"opposite"，选项就是clue+pivot: cumbersome unwieldy fit.