Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.

The conclusions of the survey are( )because the research was based on a very small sample of people. (question)

Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.

The conclusions of the survey are( )because the research was based on a very small sample of people. (question)


【正确答案】:QUESTIONED/QUESTIONABLE
【题目解析】:

本题考查常见名词的动词含义及形容词形式。
分析语境,这个调查的结论(是)…因为这项研究是基于一个非常小的样本人群。question作名词意为“问题”,相比之下,空缺处更应填动词或形容词而不是名词,question作动词意为“怀疑”,符合题意,此处应是“调查的结论被怀疑”,需使用被动语态,即question的过去分词questioned。同时,question加上形容词后缀-able可变成形容词questionable意为“有问题的、可疑的”,也符合题意。
句意:这个调查的结论受到了质疑,因为这项研究是基于一个非常小的样本人群。/这个调查的结论是有问题的,因为这项研究是基于一个非常小的样本人群。


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