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1、GRE-24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.Baudelaire saw the writer as a detached_, a mocking dandy in the big-city crowd, alienated, isolated, anonymous, and thus_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) socialitefreeB.(B) wanderer soulfulC.(C) trifler irresponsibleD.(D) idler melancholicE.(E) social

2、ite unnoticed2.The obtuse believe that to be truthful is a matter of_; only the artist, the great artist, knows that probity is acquired_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) morality indiscriminatelyB.(B) practice innatelyC.(C) determination remotelyD.(D) luxury easefullyE.(E) taste obsessively3.Hardly convincing was hi

3、s_near the end of the play, where the swordplay, though scripted, took on a thoroughly amateurish aspect.（分数：1.00）A.(A) ployB.(B) feintC.(C) ad-libD.(D) errorE.(E) flourish4.REPRIMAND: IRE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) cringe : threatB.(B) disregard : afflictionC.(C) languish : surveillanceD.(D) blush : discomfit

4、ureE.(E) fuss: restriction5.Nathan was a fiercely ambitious and competitive man, as quick to take offence as to give it in his business dealings, and it is not difficult to imagine him responding _to such_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) mysteriously an entreatyB.(B) fractiously a pleasantryC.(C) self-effacingly an

5、invitationD.(D) impetuously a contretempsE.(E) gravely a leitmotif6.ACCELERATE : SPEED :（分数：1.00）A.(A) plummet : altitudeB.(B) invigorate : vitalityC.(C) declare : honestyD.(D) spoil : perishableE.(E) lance: tumescence7.EXPERIENCE : PRACTICING :（分数：1.00）A.(A) fitness : developingB.(B) lucidity : com

6、posingC.(C) strength : exercisingD.(D) edification : acquiringE.(E) wisdom : contemplating8.PROSCENIUM : STAGE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) music : lightB.(B) armchair : cushionC.(C) bulb: capD.(D) television: screenE.(E) window : room9.ENLIST : DRAFT :（分数：1.00）A.(A) nominate: commitB.(B) endow : reduceC.(C) ele

7、ct : frameD.(D) emigrate : banishE.(E) apprehend : arrest10.BRAVE: INTIMIDATED:（分数：1.00）A.(A) vigilant : ambushedB.(B) reticent : spurredC.(C) audacious : confrontedD.(D) timid: contentedE.(E) ardent : persuaded11.EXAGGERATED : HYPERBOLIC :（分数：1.00）A.(A) incredible : euphemisticB.(B) elaborate : flu

8、entC.(C) expressed : ambiguousD.(D) burnished : lustrousE.(E) distinguished : cryptic12.Where Linda has her_charm, and Robert has sense of verve and suavity, Polly has only her superficial_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) genteel uncertaintyB.(B) infectious pulchritudeC.(C) idolatrous pluckD.(D) obsequious vivacityE

9、.(E) insufferable vapidity13.Mild electric current had been thought to_overactive brain regions that cause disease, but in some cases, it may boost nerves activity and change their firing patterns.（分数：1.00）A.(A) elucidateB.(B) damageC.(C) alterD.(D) stifleE.(E) confuse14.VACCINATION : INOCULATION:（分

10、数：1.00）A.(A) office : promotionB.(B) ban : businessC.(C) quarantine : isolationD.(D) hindrance : encouragementE.(E) negotiation: satisfaction15.TALK : LOQUACIOUS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) speak : pratingB.(B) expend : extravagantC.(C) behave : rudeD.(D) walk : ebullientE.(E) cower : craven16.By actual measurem

11、ent ravens are the most percipient of birds, and on_evidence they seem more_than most other living creatures.（分数：1.00）A.(A) anecdotal cognizantB.(B) reliable contumeliousC.(C) preliminary retiringD.(D) subjective sapientE.(E) unavailable intelligent二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.PERPETUAL:（分数

12、：1.00）A.(A) abruptB.(B) indolentC.(C) sporadicD.(D) instantaneousE.(E) precursory18.MOLLIFY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) instigateB.(B) instillC.(C) ireD.(D) subsideE.(E) combat19.REVERE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) blasphemeB.(B) rejectC.(C) emulateD.(D) confoundE.(E) degrade20.The passage mentions that all of the following i

13、ssues were at stake in the conflict between antebellum ideology and the values born in the Civil War EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) The question of whether benevolent organization funds should be used for non-charitable purposesB.(B) The degree to which benevolent organizations were centralized in their admin

14、istration and controlC.(C) The type of relationship that should exist between womens charitable organizations and governmentD.(D) The question of the amount of money and the status women received in exchange for their workE.(E) The determination of working conditions for those women associated with

15、benevolent organizations21.LULL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) increased activityB.(B) strong fascinationC.(C) improved executionD.(D) hot debateE.(E) quick solution22.Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The author compares and contrasts the work of several historian

16、s and then discusses areas for possible new research.B.(B) The author presents his thesis, draws on the work of several historians for evidence to support his thesis, and concludes by reiterating his thesis.C.(C) The author describes some features of a historical study and then uses those features t

17、o put forth his own argument.D.(D) The author summarizes a historical study, examines two main arguments from the study, and then shows how the arguments are potentially in conflict with one another.E.(E) The author presents the general argument of a historical study, describes the study in more det

18、ail, and concludes with a brief judgment of the studys value.23.Of the following descriptions of natural processes, which suggest that the organisms involved depend on the activator-inhibitor mechanism described through Turings mathematics? . Pigeons are scattered by a random storm as they make a mi

19、gration, causing their populations to live in seasonal isolation. . Butterfly populations tend to grow unchecked in certain ecosystems, having few natural enemies. . Lack of food tends to drive many arctic rabbit from the burrows, exposing them to their predators and thereby reducing their populatio

20、n.（分数：1.00）A.(A) onlyB.(B) onlyC.(C) and onlyD.(D) and onlyE.(E) , , and 24.ACCOLADE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) extended negotiationB.(B) disparagementC.(C) limited supplyD.(D) restrained feelingE.(E) consequence25.PROPAGATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) to not reproduceB.(B) decide to consentC.(C) resist involvementD.(D) sta

21、rt to waverE.(E) desire wealth26.With which of the following criticisms of Leonards theory would the author of the passage be most likely to agree?（分数：1.00）A.(A) It lays too much importance upon the antebellum ideology of womens nature and sphere.B.(B) It fails to acknowledge that masculinization of

22、 womens war-time efforts may have been detrimental to the feminist cause.C.(C) It tends to overemphasize the role of women in shifting their status over the course of the war.D.(D) It basis its thesis too exclusively on white, Yankee, middle-class women, ignoring every other social and racial class.

23、E.(E) It omits to articulate the precise antebellum moral definition of womanhood that is its theme.27.REFUTATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) augmentationB.(B) calculationC.(C) vindicationD.(D) sanctionE.(E) accord28.It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following might be an example of an inhibi

24、tor mechanism already proven to operate in nature?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Preying mantis females cannibalize their mates, limiting population growth of their species.B.(B) Beetles tend to collect in large groups, causing internecine battles between colonies.C.(C) Sea turtles tend to avoid laying their eggs v

25、ery close to one another, causing their progeny to distribute evenly throughout the ocean.D.(D) Birds which settle upon the peak of a mountain naturally tend to build nests together to achieve safety in numbers.E.(E) Oysters tend to develop only to a certain size, due to the limiting effects of bact

26、eria growth within their shells.29.IMPROMPTU:（分数：1.00）A.(A) deliberately unclearB.(B) restrictiveC.(C) thoroughly practicedD.(D) universally acknowledgedE.(E) innocently amusing30.According to the passage, Leonard asserts that womens activities during the Civil War had all of the following positive

27、effects EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) They were lauded as aiding the war cause.B.(B) They improved womens economic situation.C.(C) They were considered proof of womens abilities to organize themselves.D.(D) They created new occupational opportunities for women.E.(E) They improved womens images of themselves.

28、31.FALLACY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) legitimate line of reasoningB.(B) unconfirmed viewC.(C) creative thoughtD.(D) unverified hypothesisE.(E) individual belief32.The main idea of the passage is that（分数：1.00）A.(A) explanations of the process by which higher organisms explain themselves have remained elusive unt

29、il nowB.(B) self-amplifying activation processes may one day explain most natural processesC.(C) scientists have discovered the first proof of Turing patterns to higher organism communitiesD.(D) explanations of how organisms organize themselves into patterns are no longer so elusive as they once wer

30、eE.(E) activation processes are essential to the survival of many ant species33.Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The Influence of Elizabeth Leonard on Historians of Feminism in the Civil WarB.(B) Leonards Explanation of How The Civil War Improved th

31、e Plight of WomenC.(C) Feminism in the Civil War: New Controversy About an Old SubjectD.(D) The Heritage of Benevolence: The Civil Wars Contribution to Womens Charitable OrganizationsE.(E) Two Sets of Values, One Cause: How Women Contributed to the War Effort34.The author considers the example of th

32、e creation of ant cemeteries to be novel for which of the following reasons?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Ant cemeteries exhibit elements of activation but not inhibition, a proposition formerly questioned by Turings theory.B.(B) Ant cemeteries exhibit Turing patterns in the absence of the predator-prey system.C.(

33、C) Ant cemeteries involve self-amplification activation, as opposed to amplification from outside sources.D.(D) Ants are considered a higher organism, in which Turing patterns have never previously been established.E.(E) Turings theory has only explained the distribution of ants across the ecosystem

34、, until now.35.It can be inferred from the passage that Leonard would agree with which of the following statements regarding the status of women during the Civil War? . Antebellum values were expanded, not replaced, in order to develop new definitions of womanhood. . Historians have paid insufficien

35、t attention to demands for higher status women made during the war. . On the whole, the war was detrimental to the perception of women.（分数：1.00）A.(A) onlyB.(B) onlyC.(C) and onlyD.(D) and onlyE.(E) , , and 36.SHALLOW:（分数：1.00）A.(A) insightfulB.(B) penitentC.(C) conscientiousD.(D) fidgetyE.(E) random

36、37.It can be inferred that Leonard would most likely consider which of the following hypothetical cases of Civil War women the LEAST supportive of her thesis?（分数：1.00）A.(A) A widow who patriotically refused to remarry, even after her soldier husband was killed in battleB.(B) A woman who shifted from

37、 working as a seamstress to running an army uniform factoryC.(C) A woman who dressed as a Southern soldier in order to cross enemy lines as a spyD.(D) A woman who established a charity in order to collect money for prostheses for war amputeesE.(E) A woman who gave public speeches on the necessity of

38、 conserving for the war effort38.PRODIGALITY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) penuryB.(B) indifferenceC.(C) submissivenessD.(D) remorseE.(E) treachery三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.The plaintiff could only recover payment for her services if there was evidence of an implied or express contract to_her for the work

39、which she had done.（分数：1.00）A.(A) sanctionB.(B) congratulateC.(C) remunerateD.(D) promoteE.(E) impeach40.NARRATIVE: ANECDOTE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) poem : rhapsodyB.(B) performance : dramaC.(C) play : skitD.(D) travesty : ridiculeE.(E) prose : piece41.SYCOPHANTIC : RESPECTFUL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) dedicated : ethi

40、calB.(B) fanatical : enthusiasticC.(C) scrupulous : fastidiousD.(D) ostentatious : flashyE.(E) scholastic: cultivated42.Warm and diplomatic in manner, devoted to his wife and sons, Smith fits the stereotype of the_critic in only one particular: he detests bad artists as much as bad art.（分数：1.00）A.(A

41、) philanthropicB.(B) biliousC.(C) unbiasedD.(D) pacifisticE.(E) irrelevant43.CRUCIAL: PERTINENT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) loathsome: impossibleB.(B) false : vagueC.(C) peculiar : tangentialD.(D) conspicuous : perceptibleE.(E) central : peripheral44.SUPPLANT: REPLACE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) taste: devourB.(B) sacrifice

42、: rebukeC.(C) sue : arrestD.(D) pilfer : embezzleE.(E) beseech: request45.The idea of_, whether the biblical version or the Enlightenments, is at bottom a tragic notion, for it implies that individual human choices count for nothing against the weight of_, overwhelming protective force.（分数：1.00）A.(A

43、) godlessness a hereticB.(B) providence an inexorableC.(C) destiny a resentfulD.(D) disaster a catastrophicE.(E) fate a paternal46.Creating a relatively simple model of the known ecosystem requires a tremendous amount of work even with_set of data at our disposal; creating an accurate model for less

44、 well-understood ecosystems might well prove_pursuit.（分数：1.00）A.(A) a comprehensive a quixoticB.(B) an expansive a realisticC.(C) a consequential a viableD.(D) an unproven a feasibleE.(E) an incomplete an impossible47.New York City is full of people like Mr. ONeal-life-long bibliophiles with a accum

45、ulation, holed up in compact spaces in the intimate company of thousands upon thousands upon thousands of books.（分数：1.00）A.(A) distaste forB.(B) tolerance towardC.(C) prohibition againstD.(D) proclivity forE.(E) phobia of48.It is intriguing that those two views are thought to be_; as a matter of fac

46、t, this opposition masks their inherent_.（分数：1.00）A.(A) tangential obtusenessB.(B) irreconcilable compatibilityC.(C) choleric antagonismD.(D) insupportable validityE.(E) consistent plausibility49.ATHLETE : STADIUM :（分数：1.00）A.(A) aerodrome : planeB.(B) gladiator : arenaC.(C) nurse : hospitalD.(D) re

47、presentative : conclaveE.(E) ally : faction50.IMPRUDENT: INDISCREET:（分数：1.00）A.(A) judicious : discreteB.(B) insolent: venerableC.(C) churlish : sensitiveD.(D) impeccable : faultlessE.(E) industrious : indolent51.SWAN: BIRD:（分数：1.00）A.(A) branch: stalkB.(B) lion: felineC.(C) gale : downpourD.(D) wor

48、m : butterflyE.(E) tortoise : turtle52.PAINTING : GALLERY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) ensemble : chamberB.(B) genre : exhibitionC.(C) chord : extemporizationD.(D) symphony : auditoriumE.(E) choir : rehearsal53.POEM : METAPHOR:（分数：1.00）A.(A) orchid : plantB.(B) airplane : wingC.(C) sonata : arpeggioD.(D) gallery

49、 : paintersE.(E) ballerina : drama54.A fool, especially if he has the misfortune of knowing anything, should_it as well as he can.（分数：1.00）A.(A) concealB.(B) invalidateC.(C) protectD.(D) inspectE.(E) improve四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.According to the passage, the fireball which emits the initial GRBs differs from t