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1、GRE-10 (1)及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)1.SHREWD : ACUMEN :（分数：1.00）A.(A) absorbed :emotionB.(B) fortunate : opportunityC.(C) impetuous : instinctD.(D) patronizing : aidE.(E) irritable: exasperation2.The_behavior of several employees_the cautious impression of that financi

2、al company.（分数：1.00）A.(A) preposterous augmentsB.(B) reckless belieC.(C) perfidious confirmsD.(D) guileless underlinesE.(E) trustworthy complicates3.TALK : MUMBLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) smile : simperB.(B) type : paintC.(C) chant : speakD.(D) dive : driftE.(E) stroll : ramble4.FORGE : METAL :（分数：1.00）A.(A)

3、 clinic : medicineB.(B) market : stockC.(C) mill : woodD.(D) plant : vanE.(E) weaver : silk5.When the evidence is_, we can be more confident of the historical scenarios we propose; when theories are weak or evidence scarce, we ought to be more_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) attainable intolerantB.(B) irrelevant di

4、ssatisfiedC.(C) available sophisticatedD.(D) plentiful circumspectE.(E) present ungrateful6.Wildfires dominated the western parts of the United States earlier this year, confirming scientists hypotheses that it would be the most_fire year yet, but the consequences of burning land and brush are more

5、than costly.（分数：1.00）A.(A) unfortunateB.(B) expensiveC.(C) predictableD.(D) incendiaryE.(E) disastrous7.FORGET : OBLIVION :（分数：1.00）A.(A) attenuate : virulenceB.(B) discover : relevanceC.(C) dismiss: speciousnessD.(D) purify : toxicityE.(E) forgo : disuse8.What Ms. Morris appreciates most now is the

6、 mix of_and urban: She can descend into the subway and roam the city, then spend hours in the botanic garden.（分数：1.00）A.(A) bucolicB.(B) acerbicC.(C) picaresqueD.(D) subterraneanE.(E) riparian9.Far from contributing to the_of the father and his son, these emotional development programs have a salubr

7、ious effect on troubled families.（分数：1.00）A.(A) estrangementB.(B) pleasantriesC.(C) relationshipD.(D) duplicityE.(E) kinship10.Poverty had by no means been_, but the extreme_that had earlier characterized large sections of the country had disappeared.（分数：1.00）A.(A) exacerbated hegemonyB.(B) eviscera

8、ted largesseC.(C) eliminated privationD.(D) explicated confusionE.(E) prognosticated lassitude11.REPUGNANT : REPEL :（分数：1.00）A.(A) cogent: convinceB.(B) marvelous: ignoreC.(C) garish : clotheD.(D) sealed : retractE.(E) invincible : conquer12.NEUTRALIZATION : ALKALI :（分数：1.00）A.(A) distillation : win

9、eB.(B) detoxification : poisonC.(C) diminishment : absorptionD.(D) alteration : emphasisE.(E) condemnation : offense13.QUENCH: THIRST :（分数：1.00）A.(A) snore : napB.(B) satiate: hungerC.(C) tail: industryD.(D) cramp : wristE.(E) tremble : voice14.SKIT : PLAY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) anecdote : novelB.(B) narra

10、tive: odeC.(C) sonnet : poemD.(D) spectacle : kaleidoscopeE.(E) caricature : travesty15.It appears that improving womens opportunities in science has benefited both the sciences and the_cause of women, for the example of womens successes in fields thought to be most_to them has provided powerful enc

11、ouragement to women seeking equality in other endeavors.（分数：1.00）A.(A) unrequited helpfulB.(B) exclusive salubriousC.(C) revolutionary appositeD.(D) particular irrelevantE.(E) general resistant16.CROWD: PEOPLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) gravel : pebblesB.(B) lake: fishC.(C) calculator : buttonD.(D) authority :

12、 panelE.(E) spice : sugar二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.The author implies that scientists who regard the notion of a final state of truth without skepticism are . More arrogant or unimaginative than scientists who see science as a perpetual process . Visionaries who, though not necessarily c

13、orrect, maintain an optimistic view of the future . A very significant majority of the scientific community（分数：1.00）A.(A) onlyB.(B) onlyC.(C) and onlyD.(D) and onlyE.(E) , , and 18.LUCUBRATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) refusalB.(B) investigationC.(C) brief deliberationD.(D) extensive clarificationE.(E) articul

14、ateness19.VITUPERATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) reinstateB.(B) stimulateC.(C) reverenceD.(D) enlivenE.(E) commend20.HEGEMONY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) vigorB.(B) powerC.(C) accuracyD.(D) self-assuranceE.(E) alertness21.REBUFF:（分数：1.00）A.(A) tantalizeB.(B) interfereC.(C) disputeD.(D) acceptE.(E) confront22.OBDURATE:（分数：1.0

15、0）A.(A) compliantB.(B) forthrightC.(C) loquaciousD.(D) buoyantE.(E) relaxed23.According to the passage, scientists have concluded which of the following from the discovery of the large amount of deuterium found in comets?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Comets do not contain enough deuterium to have solely created th

16、e Earths oceans.B.(B) Given the ratio of deuterium to ordinary hydrogen in seawater, comets cannot have contributed to the Earths oceans.C.(C) It is likely that comets contain less Xenon than meteorites do.D.(D) Given the low level of deuterium in the waters of Earths oceans, comets cannot be its so

17、le source.E.(E) Comets now play a greater role in the creation of the Earths oceans than was previously thought.24.ENRICH:（分数：1.00）A.(A) alleviateB.(B) exhaustC.(C) confiscateD.(D) quenchE.(E) prevent25.The author suggests that the appearance of a Unified Field Theory is which of the following?（分数：1

18、.00）A.(A) The theory is likely to be developed eventually, but then subsequently supplanted but more attractive models.B.(B) The theory, given its advanced nature, is likely to be even more significant to scientists than Newtons Principia was in its time.C.(C) The appearace of the theory will most l

19、ikely underscore the hubris of scientists in attempting to describe nature.D.(D) The theory is certain to appear, and will serve undermine the pedagogical errors made by nineteenth-century professors.E.(E) The appearance of the theory is likely to unravel the existing structure of physics, discredit

20、ing the fields most fundamental assumptions.26.According to the passage, the work of scientists is similar to that of equations in infinitesimal calculus because scientists（分数：1.00）A.(A) work to explain concepts that are abstract in nature, not unlike infinityB.(B) recognize that meaning is not the

21、only benefit of scientific endeavorC.(C) are unable to explain their work in any more concrete terms than mathematicians express theirsD.(D) can discover a series of more and more precise truths, but can never achieve absolute accuracyE.(E) are intrinsically more interested in formulas and theories

22、than the predictions that can be made by them27.It can be inferred from the passage that Goethes scientific contemporaries made which of the following assumptions?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The most accurate view of the universe is that of the mechanistic model.B.(B) Science should avail itself of all possible

23、methods of discerning the truth.C.(C) The tangible results of scientific inquiry are more important than its philosophical assumptions.D.(D) Poetic intensity is relatively unimportant in the expression of a scientific theory.E.(E) Scientific theories should go far beyond the “human scale“, where pos

24、sible.28.IMPLAUSIBLE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) verisimilarB.(B) infrequentC.(C) deviatingD.(D) repetitiveE.(E) irreplaceable29.TOUT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) withdraw fromB.(B) containC.(C) condemnD.(D) adjustE.(E) abide by30.Which of the following, if true, would cast the MOST doubt on scientists most recent explanation

25、 for the origin of the oceans water?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Meteorites contain only twice, and not ten times as much xenon as regular sea water.B.(B) Local water from the solar nebula is found to contain as much xenon as meteorites.C.(C) Water from the solar nebula contains less deuterium than was previously

26、 thought.D.(D) Comets containing more than twice the amount of deuterium than was previously thought.E.(E) More than twice as many meteorites as comets existed in the solar system at the time of the Earths formation.31.It can be inferred from the passage that one reason scientists consider local wat

27、er from the solar nebula a necessary ingredient in the earths oceans is that（分数：1.00）A.(A) it is improbable that enough volume of water from comets existed to fill the earths oceansB.(B) the water from the solar nebula contains less deuterium than sea waterC.(C) the water from the solar nebula exist

28、ed close enough to the earth to participate in the accretion processD.(D) without the water from the solar nebula more xenon would otherwise exist in seawaterE.(E) without the water from the solar nebula the earths oceans would probably have formed at an earlier time32.PRETERNATURAL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) i

29、nvariableB.(B) truthfulC.(C) delayedD.(D) reservedE.(E) commonplace33.The authors regards the notion of the possible emergence of “a Heisenberg or a G （分数：1.00）A.(A) rueB.(B) acquiescenceC.(C) optimismD.(D) suspicionE.(E) indignation34.The passage is chiefly concerned with（分数：1.00）A.(A) explaining t

30、he process by which the Earth and its oceans accretedB.(B) reporting how recent research has arrived at a new explanation for the constitution of the Earths oceansC.(C) accounting for the chemical composition of the various ingredients of the Earths oceansD.(D) contrasting various competing hypothes

31、es as to what the Earths oceans consist ofE.(E) reporting inconsistencies with the result of new research into the composition of the Earths oceans35.INTEGRITY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) profligacyB.(B) incompletenessC.(C) inadequacyD.(D) inferiorityE.(E) conflict36.MALADROIT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) dexterousB.(B) thirs

32、tyC.(C) artisticD.(D) maliciousE.(E) ravenous37.The author discusses Goethes theories in the second paragraph primarily to do which of the following?（分数：1.00）A.(A) suggest that the purpose of science is not simply to make discoveries but to influence the way humans regard the worldB.(B) illustrate t

33、he dangers of rejecting a mechanistic view of the worldC.(C) investigate the predictive efficacy of a scientific methodology that eschews certain types of experimentsD.(D) provide an argument for why scientists should not be amateursE.(E) demonstrate how easily a variation in scientific methodology

34、can arouse controversy among scientists38.It can be inferred from the passage that realitys tendency to conform to the man- made rules of science is suspicious because（分数：1.00）A.(A) it suggests that scientists have disregarded certain facts to maintain the consistency of their theoriesB.(B) it demon

35、strates that imagination plays a more significant role than reason in scientific investigationC.(C) it shows that sciences discover only what the human faculties apprehend, not everything that existsD.(D) it demonstrates that the man-made rules of science are overly general, and do not make specific

36、 enough claimsE.(E) it bespeaks the sciences historical tendency to contradict itself三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.BLOCKADE: OBSTRUCTION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) breezeway : wallB.(B) pillar : supportC.(C) mortar : skyscraperD.(D) latch : doorE.(E) bund : shore40.The growing popularity of microchips, curr

37、ently found in applications ranging from cellular phones to cars, _this new technologys increasing affordability.（分数：1.00）A.(A) illustratesB.(B) beliesC.(C) addressesD.(D) containsE.(E) incites41.The specialist is_to identify any particular principle as fundamental, insisting that only when viewed w

38、ithin its proper context can a principle be_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) motivated second-guessedB.(B) obligated validatedC.(C) unlikely impeachedD.(D) loath invokedE.(E) careful vetoed42.BRAND : OWNERSHIP:（分数：1.00）A.(A) ration : estimationB.(B) denigrate : conflictC.(C) highlight : importanceD.(D) record: vicis

39、situdesE.(E) exterminate : opposition43.GEM : SAPPHIRE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) plant : lichenB.(B) whale : preyC.(C) conifer : violetD.(D) oak : leafE.(E) microbe: tumbleweed44.HARM: PRECAUTION :（分数：1.00）A.(A) vacancy : occupationB.(B) loss : insuranceC.(C) climate : forecastD.(D) overcharge : salaryE.(E) h

40、eal : preclusion45.The opium poppy has two main products: one, the seeds, is quite_while the other, opium, is infamously insidious.（分数：1.00）A.(A) innocuousB.(B) obscureC.(C) deliciousD.(D) malignantE.(E) ubiquitous46.GUILLOTINE : EXECUTE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) sword : terrifyB.(B) asylum : persecuteC.(C) c

41、ord : censureD.(D) tomb: interE.(E) emblem : demonize47.EMOLLIENT : SOFTEN :（分数：1.00）A.(A) alcohol : exciteB.(B) antiseptic : sterilizeC.(C) surgery : operateD.(D) lancet: seamE.(E) narcotic : agitate48.Some of his plans were_and much too good for this world, but he never wavered in a cause that he

42、considered just, and in so doing he commanded the respect of even those who_him.（分数：1.00）A.(A) impractical worshippedB.(B) idealistic praisedC.(C) quixotic opposedD.(D) compelling intriguedE.(E) implicit attacked49.DRAW : DOODLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) compute : multiplyB.(B) drink : guzzleC.(C) fly : hover

43、D.(D) calculate : guessE.(E) speak : murmur50.CODE : BREAK :（分数：1.00）A.(A) proposal : amendB.(B) conundrum : solveC.(C) mineral : metamorphoseD.(D) climate : adaptE.(E) compound : discompose51.For the more affluent among us, science and technology have improved but not _our lives, providing us, perh

44、aps, more time to return to_way of life and to restore the human touch.（分数：1.00）A.(A) hindered a baserB.(B) revolutionized a simplerC.(C) altered a convenientD.(D) changed a betterE.(E) restored a positive52.MISDEMEANOR: CRIME:（分数：1.00）A.(A) animosity : malignityB.(B) renown: infamyC.(C) foible : fa

45、ultD.(D) whim : conceptE.(E) oath : deposition53.In the 1650s the pacifist Quakers became progressively_with Cromwells regime, including the compromises with the old order and what had become_army that seemed interested solely in its own well-being and future.（分数：1.00）A.(A) entangled a billetedB.(B)

46、 unimpressed an innocuousC.(C) disenchanted a rapaciousD.(D) entrenched a uselessE.(E) enamored an outdated54.Hopefully scientific progress in AIDS research will continue at_pace, but nevertheless a current attitude of_prevailing among some biomedical researchers is rather inappropriate.（分数：1.00）A.(

47、A) a rapid hubrisB.(B) an alarming concernC.(C) an optimistic fastidiousnessD.(D) a leaden nonchalanceE.(E) a vitiated arrogance四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.Which of the following best summarizes the authors opinion of the use of quantum mechanics to describe entanglement?（分数：1.00）A.(A) It

48、is a useful method, but it is not yet complete.B.(B) It is the best application of quantum mechanics at present.C.(C) It is discredited by the fact that entanglement does not behave in ways conforming to existing laws.D.(D) It is an interesting method, but the analogies we draw from quantum mechanic

49、s are not wholly apt.E.(E) There is experimental evidence that confirms its limitations.56.DERIVATIVE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) refinedB.(B) originalC.(C) compellingD.(D) admirableE.(E) contemporary57.The passage implies that all of the following true is true concerning classical means of error correction EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) The