1. The research committee urged the archaeologist to undercut her claim that the tomb she has discovered was that of Alexander the Great, since her initial report has been based only on ______.
A. caprice
B. supposition
C. evidence
D. conjecture
 
2. The political dissidents decided to take ______ abroad.
A. escape
B. refuge
C. life
D. hiding




  1.A
【句意】由于这位考古学家最初的报告仅仅基于异想天开，所以研究委员会敦促她去削弱自己的声明（即自己所发现的这个坟墓是亚历山大大帝的）。
【分析】名词词义辨析题。caprice“任性，反复无常；异想天开”；supposition“假定；推测”；evidence“证据，证明；迹象”；conjecture“推测；猜想”。由句中关键词“urged敦促”、“undercut her claim削弱她的声明”与“her initial report has been based only on…她最初的报告仅仅基于……”的对应知“异想天开”更符合语境，故A项正确。
 
2.B
【句意】这些政治异议人士决定到国外寻求庇护。
【解析】名词词义辨析题。escape“逃跑；逃亡”；refuge“避难；避难所；庇护”；life“生活；生存；寿命”；hiding“隐匿；躲藏处”。由关键词“political dissidents政治异议人士”与“abroad到国外”的对应知“庇护”更符合语境，故B项正确。