1. Bill Clinton projected an ______ personality in the 1992 campaign, but that was not his only advantage over Bush and an independent candidate, Ross Perot.
A. informal
B. exaggerative
C. affluent
D. effervescent
 
2. There seems to be no ______ the reading public’s thirst for books about the 1960s: indeed, the normal level of interest has increased recently because of a spate of popular television documentaries.
A. slaking
B. reference
C. decoration
D. soporific




  1.D
【句意】比尔·克林顿在1992年的竞选中表现出一种充满活力的个性，但这不是他相对于布什和独立候选人罗斯·佩罗而仅有的优势。
【解析】形容词词义辨析题。informal“非正式的；不拘礼节的；通俗的”；exaggerative“夸张的”；affluent“富裕的；丰富的；流畅的”；effervescent“充满活力的；生气勃勃的；沸腾的；兴奋的”。由句中关键词“personality个性”与“advantage over Bush相对于布什的优势”的对应知“充满活力的”更符合语境，故D项正确。
 
2.A
【句意】看起来不能满足阅读公众对20世纪60年代的书籍的渴望；实际上，这种平常的阅读兴趣水平近来由于一系列受欢迎的电视纪录片而提高了。
【分析】名词词义辨析题。slaking“满足；缓和（口渴）”；reference“参考，参照，提及”；decoration“装饰”；soporific“催（安）眠药；使人昏睡的东西”。由句中关键词“There seems to be no 看起来不能”与“the normal level of interest has increased这种平常的阅读兴趣水平提高了”的对应知“满足”符合语境，故A项正确。