To the untutored eye the tightly forested Ardennes hillsaround Sedan look quite (i) impenetrable, (ii) unpropitious place through whichto advance a modern army evenwith today’s more numerous and better roads and bridges, the woodsand the river Meuseform a significant (iii) ______.
分号表示两句之间是并列复指关系,前后两句话是同义关系,故在后半句也说的是阿登森林难以逾越的问题。
而even所在句子为插入语,不影响句意,故后文中还是要表示与前文一致的意思,即“难以通过”。
选择与自主判读一致的词汇填空:
[1]. resource:(资源)a source of supply or support : an available means ? usually used in plural
[2]. impediment:(障碍物)something that impedes
[3]. passage:(通路)a way of exit or entrance
(三) 理解句意,看是否逻辑与语义契合:
对于外行人来说,色当附近被阿登森林茂密的植被所覆盖的山丘看起来是现代化军队无法穿越的;即便是在现在有了更多更好的道桥支持的条件下,那些树林与Meuse河也是一项难以逾越的障碍。