两道SAT填空题~9. Because this novel is not so narrowly concerned

两道SAT填空题~
9. Because this novel is not so narrowly concerned with_________ political issues, it seems as_________ today as it did two hundred years ago.
(A) momentary..derivative
(B) evanescent .nostalgic
(C) transient .fresh
(D) sagacious .wise
(E) dated .quaint
10.Contemptuous of official myths about great men and women that had been taught to them in school, many postwar writers, with the skepticism expected of_________, advanced the idea that there was no such thing as greatness.
(A) idealists (B) well-wishers (C) dissemblers (D) nitpickers (E) debunkers
谁能讲讲原因,答案是C和E.

第一题,because说明主句与从句同义重复,因为从句有一个否定词NOT,要使主句与从句意思相同就得使第一个空以及第二个空形成反义（这里需要把第二个空后面的句子也加入考虑）.正确答案C：transient短暂的；as fresh today as it did two hundred years ago 意译过来就是经久不衰.
第二题,第一个逗号前面说明句子的主语,即many postwar writers 对 official myths持负向态度（contemptuous of 对 表示鄙视）,with前后同义重复,所以空格处要填入符合writers负向态度的并且最包涵contemptuous意味的词.答案E:揭发者