2018考研英语：批判态度很重要

Until recently most historians spoke verycritically of the Industrial Revolution. They 41 that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard ofliving for the 42 man. But they insisted that its __43__ results during theperiod from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the __44__ ofthe English population.

[A]admitted   [B]believed   [C]claimed   [D]predicted

解析：第一句话说的是直到最近大部分历史学家对工业革命仍然持批判态度;第二句的they指代的就是历史学家们，空格后接的是一个宾语从句，可见空格要填的是一个动词，由宾语从句中的raised可以判断主句应该是过去时，因此D选项表示预测，从句应该用将来时，所以D排除;第三句我们看到了but，可得知第二句与第三句为反义，由于工整结构对照，我们可以得知41题选的是与insist相反义的词，而我们上次已经学过，admit表示承认可以作为insist的反义词，因此答案为A。

答案：A

下面我们继续看一个句子：

Time was when biologists somewhat overwordedthe evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physicallyweak, or that they prey only on "worthless" species.

主干：Time was when biologists somewhat overworded the evidence -- 主系表

表语从句：when biologistssomewhat overworded the evidence

时间是那时生物学家或多或少的滥用了这一证据(overword表示重复言辞，就是过度表达)

转译：曾经有段时间，生物学家或多或少的滥用了这一证据

同位语从句1：that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing thephysically weak

方式状语：by killing thephysically weak

那些生物依靠杀死体弱者来保持物种的健康

同位语从句2：or that they prey only on "worthless" species.

或者说它们仅仅捕食那些没有价值的物种

(game有“猎物”的意思，prey on 表示“捕食”的意思)

译文：有证据表明，这些生物杀死体弱者来保持物种的健康，或者说它们仅仅捕食“没有价值的物种”;曾经有段时间，生物学家或多或少地滥用了这一证据。