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If aggression and violence are part and parcel of what it means to be human

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单选题【2019年真题】If aggression and violence are part and parcel of what it means to be human, then why is it that there exist societies where violent behavior is___by its absence?

A.conspicuous

B.contentious

C.contemptuous

D.controversial

参考答案：A

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答案解析：本题考查形式相近的形容词语义辨析和词语搭配。四个选项中的单词形式相近,但意义不同。 conspicuous意为“显著的;显而易见的” , contentious意为“诉讼的;有异议的;有争论的” , contemptuous意为“轻蔑的;侮辱的” , controversial意为“有争议的;有争论的” 。因为前半句假设“侵略和暴力是人类的组成部分” ,所以当一个社会“缺少暴力行为”时,会引人注日,故conspicuous最符合句意。

[参考译文]如果侵略和暴力是人类的组成部分,那么为什么存在由于缺少暴力行为而引人注目的社会呢?

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