1. The ______ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike.  
A. incompatible
B. exceeding
C. instantaneous
D. eternal
 
2. People were surprise to find that Mr. Johnson had the ability to ______ everything he was involved in.
A. prevail
B. dominate
C. preside
D. instruct






  1.D
【句意】生死轮回是一个科学家和哲学家都感兴趣的课题。
【解析】形容词词义辨析题。incompatible“不相容的；矛盾，不能同时成立的”；exceeding “超越的；非常的；过度的”；instantaneous“瞬间的；即刻的；猝发的”；eternal“永恒的，永久的”。由句中关键词“cycle of life and death生与死的循环”与“a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike科学家和哲学家都感兴趣的课题”的对应知可构成“eternal cycle of life and death生死轮回”的D项正确。
 
2.B
【句意】人们惊奇地发现约翰逊先生能够主导他所涉及的所有事情。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。prevail（为不及物动词）“盛行；获胜”；dominate“支配；主导；控制”；preside“管理；主持（其后常跟at或over）”；instruct“指导；通知；命令；教授”。由句中关键词“People were surprise to find人们惊奇地发现”、“everything he was involved in他所涉及的所有事情”以及词义辨析知“主导”更符合语境，故B项正确。