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1、GRE-19 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、基础填空(总题数：38，分数：100.00)1.For a long time, most doctors maintained that taking massive doses of vitamins was relatively harmless; now however, some are warning that excessive dosages can be _.（分数：2.00）A.healthyB.innocuousC.wastefulD.toxicE.inaneF.venomous2.In Jamaic

2、a Kincaid“s novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine _ her employers“ world, critically examining its assumptions and values.（分数：2.00）A.idealizesB.avoidsC.beautifiesD.scrutinizesE.excludesF.overlooks3.The frequent name changes that the country has undergone _ the political turbulence that has attended it

3、s recent history.（分数：2.00）A.argue againstB.contrast withC.testify toD.jeopardizeE.flagF.attest4.Brachiopods, clamlike bivalves of prehistoric times, were one of the most _ forms of life on the Earth: more than 30,000 species have been _ from fossil records.（分数：2.00）A.ornateB.multifariousC.anachronis

4、ticD.subtractedE.cataloguedF.extrapolated5.Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such _ strategies that only the most _ player can master them.（分数：2.00）A.nefariousB.byzantineC.facileD.compulsiveE.adroitF.slipshod6.Commerce on the remote island was conducted exclusi

5、vely by _, exchanging goods for goods.（分数：2.00）A.fidelityB.loanC.faithD.patronageE.barterF.swapping7.The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of _; government, industry, and the public agree that it is a serious problem.（分数：2.00）A.concernB.cooperationC.urgencyD.exigencyE.dis

6、puteF.dissension8.In rock climbing, survival depends as much on _, the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning, as on physical strength.（分数：2.00）A.autonomyB.volitionC.intuitionD.sophistryE.receptivityF.instinct9.Using computer labs to _ classroom instruction is the most effective when the cu

7、rriculum _ lab exercises and classroom teaching in a coordinated manner.（分数：2.00）A.remedyB.supplementC.disparageD.compromisesE.integratesF.curtails10.Many _ of the style of painting exemplified by Marcel Duchamp“s work focused on Duchamp“s Nude Descending a Staircase as the _ of what they detested a

8、bout modern art.（分数：2.00）A.proponentsB.criticsC.debunkersD.realizationE.epitomeF.reversal11.Colonial American playwright Mercy Otis Warren was known for her political _: her keen judgment and insight were widely acknowledged.（分数：2.00）A.partisanshipB.intemperanceC.acumenD.irreverenceE.immoderationF.s

9、hrewdness12.Johnson“s writing is considered _ and _ because it is filled with obscure references and baffling digressions.（分数：2.00）A.deceivingB.arcaneC.lucidD.ingenuousE.esotericF.definitive13.Because the congresswoman has been so openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcil

10、e this _ with her private _.（分数：2.00）A.solicitousnessB.magnanimityC.insolenceD.virtueE.pettinessF.inattention14.As sea urchins are becoming scarcer, divers are _ to more dangerous depths to retrieve them, _ the potential for diving injuries.（分数：2.00）A.returningB.descendingC.climbingD.lesseningE.incr

11、easingF.belying15.Anne mentioned John“s habitual boasting about his ward robe as an example of his _ ways.（分数：3.00）A.erraticB.egotisticalC.politicD.tactfulE.inconspicuousF.complacent16.His peers respected him because he was both _ and _: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.（分数：3

12、00）A.resourcefulB.tenaciousC.outspokenD.indiscriminateE.diplomaticF.demonstrative17.Considering that many women had little control over their own lives in medieval England, Margery Kempe“s fifteenth-century autobiography demonstrates a remarkable degree of _.（分数：3.00）A.consecrationB.rationalismC.au

13、tonomyD.effacementE.sanctificationF.self-government18.Following the decree banning _ acts, suspected _ could be forcibly detained without the filing of formal charges.（分数：3.00）A.apoliticalB.seditiousC.supportiveD.conformistsE.insurrectionistsF.partisans19.By portraying a wide spectrum of characters

14、in his one-man show, John Leguizamo provides a _ to the theater“s tendency to offer a limited range of roles to Latino actors.（分数：3.00）A.correctiveB.harbingerC.corollaryD.stimulusE.precursorF.remedy20.The rebels saw the huge statue of the dictator as _ of the totalitarian regime and swiftly toppled

15、the monument.（分数：3.00）A.an indictmentB.an illusionC.a parodyD.a symbolE.a mockeryF.an emblem21.Residents of the isolated island were forced to master the art of navigation, becoming the ocean“s most _ sailors.（分数：3.00）A.adeptB.temperamentalC.congenialD.thin-skinnedE.reclusiveF.virtuoso22.The spotted

16、 bowerbird has a _ for amassing the bright shiny objects it needs for decorating its bower: it will enter houses to _ cutlery, coins, thimbles, nails, screws, even car keys.（分数：3.00）A.knackB.penchantC.remedyD.dispenseE.pilferF.disturb23.Not only was the science of Hildegard of Bingen _ her theology,

17、 but her religious visions helped give her scientific works _ by winning her the support of medieval church authorities.（分数：3.00）A.unconcerned withB.inseparable fromC.diminished byD.profundityE.legitimacyF.detachment24.Opponents of the research institute label it _ anachronism: its scholars, they al

18、lege, have _ rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.（分数：3.00）A.a commendableB.an elitistC.a reprehensibleD.afflictionsE.perquisitesF.tribulations25.O“Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is _ about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.（分数：3.00）A.miscellaneousB.eclecticC.empirical

19、D.phobicE.quixoticF.hysteric26.The challenge facing public health officials is to _ an outbreak of disease and then _ that school-children are immunized.（分数：3.00）A.effectB.anticipateC.sustainD.allegeE.ensureF.question27.Guests at the party found the general merriment infectious and were won over by

20、the party“s _.（分数：3.00）A.gloomB.gaietyC.conspicuousnessD.melancholyE.contagiousnessF.hilarity28.Demagogues do not deserve full blame for last summer“s public hysteria: although they turned the mood to their political advantage, they did not actually _ it.（分数：3.00）A.opposeB.subdueC.createD.postponeE.

21、confirmF.produce29.Orangutans are _ apes: they typically conduct most of their lives up in the trees of tropical rain forests.（分数：3.00）A.indigenousB.arboreousC.endemicD.pliantE.arborealF.transitory30.Since establishing the Children“s Defense Fund in 1973, Marian Wright Edelman has been an _ advocate

22、 steadfast and constant.（分数：3.00）A.antitheticalB.unswervingC.unfalteringD.elusiveE.antagonisticF.inhibiting31.The author _ the last act of her play to appease those critics who _ the work for its brevity.（分数：3.00）A.eliminatedB.expandedC.condensedD.glorifiedE.disparagedF.endorsed32.The editorial cla

23、imed that the gubernatorial candidate lacked worldly wisdom and that this _ would likely be his undoing.（分数：3.00）A.naivetB.furtivenessC.waveringD.indecisivenessE.sarcasmF.ingenuousness33.In the 1960“s Americans _ Jean Toomer“s 1923 book Cane when an interest in Black culture _ many of them to read t

24、he classics of Black fiction.（分数：3.00）A.neglectedB.rediscoveredC.limitedD.disinclinedE.inspiredF.coerced34.In addition _ stacks of resumes and references, some employers want to _ the hiring process by employing graphologists to study applicants hand-writing for character analysis.（分数：3.00）A.condoni

25、ngB.evaluatingC.envisioningD.circumventE.supplementF.belabor35.Tame koala bears handled by tourists are _, but wild koalas are hard to control and typically require two people to hold them.（分数：3.00）A.amenableB.gluttonousC.suppleD.adroitE.docileF.mischievous36.Ms. Rivers gave a performance of notewor

26、thy _: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.（分数：3.00）A.intensityB.gamutC.scopeD.polishE.nicetyF.precision37.The skepticism of some ancient philosophers _ and helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that appeared in the early nineteenth century.（分数：3.00）A.suppressesB.disseminates

27、C.bamboozlesD.harbingersE.foreshadowsF.confounds38.Some critics of congressional proceedings contend that important debates on issues are marred by a _ of denunciations and accusations that precludes _ discourse.（分数：3.00）A.paucityB.cacophonyC.rehashD.expendableE.orderlyF.libelousGRE-19 答案解析(总分：100.0

28、0，做题时间：90 分钟)一、基础填空(总题数：38，分数：100.00)1.For a long time, most doctors maintained that taking massive doses of vitamins was relatively harmless; now however, some are warning that excessive dosages can be _.（分数：2.00）A.healthyB.innocuousC.wastefulD.toxic E.inaneF.venomous 解析：解析 however 说明前后反义重复。 空格体现 h

29、armless(无害的)的反义重复。 healthy 健康的，innocuous 无害的，wasteful 浪费的，toxic 有毒的，inane 空洞的，venomous 有毒的。答案选 DF。 注：这里 healthy 和 innocuous 是干扰项，同表示“对身体无害的”，是正确答案的反义重复。2.In Jamaica Kincaid“s novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine _ her employers“ world, critically examining its assumptions and values.（分数：2.00）A.ideali

30、zesB.avoidsC.beautifiesD.scrutinizes E.excludesF.overlooks 解析：解析 逗号表示前后同义重复。 空格与 examining(检查)同义重复。 idealize 理想化，avoid 避免/防止，beautify 美化，scrutinize 仔细检查，exclude 避免/防止，overlook 检查。答案选 DF。 注：这里 avoid 和 exclude 是干扰项，同表示“避免/防止”。3.The frequent name changes that the country has undergone _ the political t

31、urbulence that has attended its recent history.（分数：2.00）A.argue againstB.contrast withC.testify to D.jeopardizeE.flagF.attest 解析：解析 根据句意可知前后同义重复，所以空格填入一个表示逻辑方向相同的词。 argue against 与争论，contrast with 与作对比，testify to 证实，jeopardize 使遇险，flag 变弱，attest 证实。答案选 CF。4.Brachiopods, clamlike bivalves of prehisto

32、ric times, were one of the most _ forms of life on the Earth: more than 30,000 species have been _ from fossil records.（分数：2.00）A.ornateB.multifarious C.anachronisticD.subtractedE.catalogued F.extrapolated解析：解析 冒号表示前后同义重复。 第一空与 more than 30,000(超过 30,000 种)重复，填入一个表示“种类多”的词。ornate 华丽的，multifarious 多种

33、多样的，anachronistic 过时的。答案选 B。 subtract 拿走，catalogue 列入/编入，extrapolate 推断。代入第二空，答案选 E。5.Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such _ strategies that only the most _ player can master them.（分数：2.00）A.nefariousB.byzantine C.facileD.compulsiveE.adroit F.slipshod解析：解析 so

34、/suchthat表示“非常所以”，前后同义重复。 两空与 elaborately contrived(设计得复杂而精美)同义重复。 nefarious 极坏的，byzantine 错综复杂的，facile 不费力的；compulsive 强迫的，adroit 熟练的，slipshod 粗心的。答案选 BE。6.Commerce on the remote island was conducted exclusively by _, exchanging goods for goods.（分数：2.00）A.fidelityB.loanC.faithD.patronageE.barter F.

35、swapping 解析：解析 逗号表示前后同义重复。 空格与 exchanging goods for goods(用货物换货物)同义重复。 fidelity 忠诚，loan 借贷，faith 忠诚，patronage 庇护，barter 以物换物/交换，swapping 易物交易/交换。答案选 EF。 注：这里 fidelity 和 faith 是干扰项，同表示“忠诚”。7.The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of _; government, industry, and the public a

36、gree that it is a serious problem.（分数：2.00）A.concernB.cooperationC.urgencyD.exigencyE.dispute F.dissension 解析：解析 no longer 取反，前后反义重复。 空格与 agree(达成一致)反义重复，填入一个表示“争执”意味的词。 concern 担心的事情，cooperation 合作，urgency 紧急的事情，exigency 紧急，dispute 争论，dissension 意见不合。答案选 EF。 注：此处 urgency 和 exigency 是干扰项，同表示“紧急”。8.I

37、n rock climbing, survival depends as much on _, the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning, as on physical strength.（分数：2.00）A.autonomyB.volitionC.intuition D.sophistryE.receptivityF.instinct 解析：解析 逗号表示前后同义重复。 空格与 the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning(不靠推理就能做出预判的能力)对应，填入一个表示“直

38、觉”意味的词。 autonomy 政治上独立，volition 自愿选择，intuition 直觉，sophistry 诡辩，receptivity 乐于接受，instinct 本能。答案选 CF。9.Using computer labs to _ classroom instruction is the most effective when the curriculum _ lab exercises and classroom teaching in a coordinated manner.（分数：2.00）A.remedyB.supplement C.disparageD.comp

39、romisesE.integrates F.curtails解析：解析 when 说明前后同义重复。 第二空与 coordinated(协调的)同义重复。compromise 妥协，integrate 整合，curtail 缩减。答案选E。 后文说将实验练习与课堂授课整合起来，所以前文就应该说把实验“整合/补充”到课堂教授上去。remedy 修正，supplement 补充，disparage 贬低。答案选 B。10.Many _ of the style of painting exemplified by Marcel Duchamp“s work focused on Duchamp“s

40、 Nude Descending a Staircase as the _ of what they detested about modern art.（分数：2.00）A.proponentsB.critics C.debunkersD.realizationE.epitome F.reversal解析：解析 第一空与 detest(厌恶)同义重复。proponent 支持者，critic 批评家，debunker(拆穿人或事)的人。答案选 B。 第二空与 exemplified(体现的代表)同义重复。realization 实现，epitome 体现/代表，reversal翻转。答案选

41、E。11.Colonial American playwright Mercy Otis Warren was known for her political _: her keen judgment and insight were widely acknowledged.（分数：2.00）A.partisanshipB.intemperanceC.acumen D.irreverenceE.immoderationF.shrewdness 解析：解析 冒号表示前后同义重复。 空格与 keen judgment and insight(敏锐的判断力和洞察力)同义重复，空格填入一个表示“敏锐的

42、判断力”或“敏锐的洞察力”的词即可。 partisanship 盲目支持，intemperance 不节制，acumen 不同寻常的洞察力和鉴别力，irreverence 不虔诚，immoderation 不节制，shrewdness 精明。答案选 CF。 注：这里 intemperance 和 immoderation 是干扰项，同表示“不节制”。12.Johnson“s writing is considered _ and _ because it is filled with obscure references and baffling digressions.（分数：2.00）A.

43、deceivingB.arcane C.lucidD.ingenuousE.esoteric F.definitive解析：解析 because 表示前后同义重复。 第一空与 obscure references(含义模糊的参考资料)同义重复。deceiving 欺骗的，arcane 难以理解的，lucid 容易理解的。答案选 B。 第二空与 baffling digressions(难以理解的离题)同义重复。ingenuous 天真纯朴的，esoteric 难以理解的，definitive 明确的。答案选 E。13.Because the congresswoman has been so

44、openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcile this _ with her private _.（分数：2.00）A.solicitousnessB.magnanimity C.insolenceD.virtueE.pettiness F.inattention解析：解析 this 说明前文出现了第一空的内容；reconcilewith说明前后反义重复。 第一空与 openhanded(慷慨的)同义重复。solicitousness 挂念，magnanimity 宽宏大量/大度，insolence

45、 傲慢无礼。答案选 B。 第二空与第一空反义重复。virtue 正直，pettiness 卑劣，inattention 不关注。答案选 E。14.As sea urchins are becoming scarcer, divers are _ to more dangerous depths to retrieve them, _ the potential for diving injuries.（分数：2.00）A.returningB.descending C.climbingD.lesseningE.increasing F.belying解析：解析 As 说明前后同义重复。 前文说

46、海胆越来越少，所以潜水员要找到它们就必须“下潜”到更深的地方。第一空填入一个表示“下潜”的词。return 返回，descend 下降，climb 攀爬。答案选 B。 因为潜到更深的地方，所以潜在的潜水伤害就会“增加”，第二空填入一个表示“增加”的词。lessen使减少，increase 增加，belie 不一致。答案选 E。15.Anne mentioned John“s habitual boasting about his ward robe as an example of his _ ways.（分数：3.00）A.erraticB.egotistical C.politicD.ta

47、ctfulE.inconspicuousF.complacent 解析：解析 as an example of 说明前后同义重复。 空格与 habitual boasting(习惯性地吹牛)同义重复。 erratic 善变的，egotistical 自大的，politic 精明的/考虑周全的，tactful 精明的/考虑周全的，inconspicuous 不明显的，complacent 自满的。答案选 BF。 注：这里 politic 和 tactful 是干扰项，同表示“精明的/考虑周全的”。16.His peers respected him because he was both _ a

48、nd _: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.（分数：3.00）A.resourcefulB.tenacious C.outspokenD.indiscriminateE.diplomatic F.demonstrative解析：解析 冒号表示前后同义重复。 第一空与 steadfast(坚定的)同义重复。resourceful 机智的，tenacious 坚定的，outspoken 坦白的。答案选 B。 第二空与 tactful(机敏的)同义重复。indiscriminate 一视同仁的，diplomatic 精明的/考虑周全的，demonstrative 感情外露的。答案选 E。17.Considering that many women had li