1. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries.
A. tumble
B. jeopardize
C. manipulate
D. intimidate
 
2. Although American institutions have an unquestionable prestige in the ______ academic marketplace, their history was not comparable with that of the British ones.
A. curricular
B. contemporary
C. communicative
D. conceptual




  1.B
【句意】贸易限制上的分歧可能严重危害两国间的关系。
【解析】动词词义辨析。tumble“使摔倒，使滚翻，弄乱”；jeopardize“危害，使陷危地”；manipulate“操纵，篡改”；intimidate“恐吓，威胁，胁迫”。由关键词“disagreement”及relations between the two countries“两国间的关系”知“危害”符合语境；由此知B项正确。
 
2.B
【句意】尽管美国的院校在当代学术论坛上有无可置疑的声望，但是它们的历史却比不上英国院校的历史。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。curricular“课程的”；contemporary“当代的，同时代的”；communicative“交际的，爱说话的，健谈的”；conceptual“概念上的”。由关键信息“Although”表示转折及“their history was not comparable with that of the British ones.”的对应知“当代的”符合，故B项正确。