GRE-28及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-28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.EARMARK: FUNDS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) identify: culpritB.(B) export: productC.(C) schedule: timeD.(D) embezzle: bursarE.(E) adjourn: meeting2.As a genre the musical has a great deal to - it: its dramatic rhythmic beats of alternating failure

2、and success are - to the musical form, and the singing and dancing emerge naturally from the story.（分数：1.00）A.(A) occupy. inimicalB.(B) recommend. appositeC.(C) distract. unknownD.(D) encumber . endemicE.(E) abet. exogamic3.Childhood memoirs often gain their poignancy through a sense of displacement

3、: each lesson in experience is accompanied by a loss of-.（分数：1.00）A.(A) perspectiveB.(B) innocenceC.(C) veracityD.(D) pessimismE.(E) probity4.CAVIL: CRITICIZE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) chafe: scrubB.(B) entice: lureC.(C) mandate: requireD.(D) inundate: delugeE.(E) assume: suppose5.INSURGENT: REBEL :（分数：1.00）A

4、.(A) architect: renovateB.(B) fallacy: distractC.(C) quartermaster: maintainD.(D) private: marshalE.(E) provocateur: agitate6.ADDENDUM: DOCUMENT :（分数：1.00）A.(A) duplication: originalB.(B) postscript: letterC.(C) correspondence: epistolaryD.(D) canon: apocryphaE.(E) epigraph: preface7.DEHYDRATE: WATE

5、R :（分数：1.00）A.(A) infiltrate: insecurityB.(B) wither: vitalityC.(C) ossify: strengthD.(D) desecrate: pietyE.(E) contaminate: viability8.The-employed in this book is overly flamboyant,-the scientific proof intended to corroborate it.（分数：1.00）A.(A) structure.exaggeratingB.(B) organization . simplifyin

6、gC.(C) rhetoric. inflatingD.(D) hypothesis. outdistancingE.(E) explanation . galvanizing9.It is the mark of an educated mind to rest - with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject - and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.（分数：1.00）A.(A) satisfiedly . admitsB

7、.(B) convivially. assumesC.(C) fitfully. allowsD.(D) contentedly. rejectsE.(E) sporadically, entails10.Scientists have acknowledged that to interpret an animals thought processes in a sound manner requires a heavy dose of-from our own mental patterns, which we access-.（分数：1.00）A.(A) estimation.vicar

8、iouslyB.(B) calculation.egotisticallyC.(C) guesswork.methodicallyD.(D) inference.introspectivelyE.(E) skepticism.analogously11.The medias depiction of America as a drug-ridden society is not only -, but leads to bad policy, for the tendency of some leaders to conflate both innocuous and serious drug

9、 abuse into - and dreadful statistic is often motivated by nothing more than paranoia.（分数：1.00）A.(A) contemptuous . an accurateB.(B) dishonest . a secretC.(C) resilient . a realisticD.(D) inaccurate . a singleE.(E) remorseful . a unified12.WARNING: ADMONITORY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) decision: ambiguousB.(B)

10、 alibi: exculpatoryC.(C) deformity: congenitalD.(D) stratagem: antagonisticE.(E) analysis: holistic13.His undoubtedly aggressive behavior only served to further endear him to all who had dealings with him, for they recognized that behind the-facade, there beat a compassionate heart.（分数：1.00）A.(A) re

11、strictiveB.(B) self-pityingC.(C) hospitableD.(D) retiringE.(E) bellicose14.CISTERN: LIQUIDS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) cantilever: crowbarB.(B) stalagmite: grottoC.(C) landfill: refuseD.(D) armory: countermeasuresE.(E) breviary: wildlife15.BREVITY: EPIGRAM :（分数：1.00）A.(A) pith: epitaphB.(B) wit: odeC.(C) pauci

12、ty: diatribeD.(D) fame: aphorismE.(E) distortion: caricature16.CONDENSATION: APHORISM :（分数：1.00）A.(A) subversion: assertionB.(B) invention: neologismC.(C) exaggeration: caricatureD.(D) truncation: heuristicsE.(E) extradition: legislation二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.Which of the following il

13、lustrative devices is NOT used in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) A contrast of different points of viewB.(B) An analogy that seeks to illustrateC.(C) An example of a theorys applicationsD.(D) Expostulation of a theorys predictionsE.(E) Repetition of key ideas and expressions18.According to the passage,

14、which of the following determines the shape and coloring of the plumage of a given species of bird within a given ecological niche?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The emergence of a competing species who rely upon the same food source as the first speciesB.(B) The physical appearance of the food supply available in

15、the niche to the given speciesC.(C) The ability of the first species to collect and make use of the nutritional properties of the food within in the nicheD.(D) The physical appearance of rival males within the species who compete for both the same food supply and femalesE.(E) The physiological effec

16、ts on fertility of the food available in the niche19.DISPATCH：（分数：1.00）A.(A) dislikeB.(B) cbliviousnessC.(C) peacefulnessD.(D) abnormalityE.(E) unhurriedness20.PUNGENCY：（分数：1.00）A.(A) tastelessnessB.(B) impassivenessC.(C) unimportanceD.(D) monotonvE.(E) repetitiveness21.The passage suggests which of

17、 the following about Dorothy Allisons work? . Non-feminist writers have been less successful in producing historically situated narratives. . Allisons fiction successfully negotiates between essentialist arrogance and a reactionary response. . Allison is more interested in her female antagonists tha

18、n male protagonists, as characters.（分数：1.00）A.(A) onlyB.(B) onlyC.(C) and onlyD.(D) and onlyE.(E) , , and 22.TRACTABILITY：（分数：1.00）A.(A) doubtfulnessB.(B) impassabiluyC.(C) sterilityD.(D) persistenceE.(E) urelessness23.SPIRITUAL：（分数：1.00）A.(A) corruptB.(B) corporealC.(C) metaphoricalD.(D) assortedE.

19、(E) transient24.It may be inferred from the passage that the most recently accepted theory of peafowl “eyespots“ contradicts, in particular, the ideas of（分数：1.00）A.(A) JacobsB.(B) WallaceC.(C) AustinD.(D) DarwinE.(E) Huxley25.EXTANT：（分数：1.00）A.(A) addiuonalB.(B) removableC.(C) broadD.(D) vanishedE.(

20、E) irrelevant26.The passage provides information that answers which of the following questions?（分数：1.00）A.(A)In what tradition do feminist critics usually place Dorothy Allison?B.(B)What are the main themes found in the fiction of Dorothy Allisons post-modern contemporaries?C.(C)What political value

21、s does Allison attempt to address through her fiction?D.(D)What views does Allison hold concerning the production of narratives of the commonplace in womens literature?E.(E)How was the development of Allisons fiction affected by the arrogance of modernist essentialism?27.ANARCHY：（分数：1.00）A.(A) disci

22、plineB.(B) significanceC.(C) civilityD.(D) trustE.(E) imparuality28.TEETOTALISM:（分数：1.00）A.(A) patriotismB.(B) bigotryC.(C) overindulgenceD.(D) tendencyE.(E) broadmindedness29.The author mentions womens “culpability in her protagonists predicaments“ most likely in order to illustrate（分数：1.00）A.(A) t

23、he extent to which Allisons characters have been marginalized by totalizing forces and ideasB.(B) Allisons gift for rendering the moral complexity of women that allows them to commit both good and evil actsC.(C) the scope and variety of the female characters found in Allisons body of fictionD.(D) th

24、e degree to which Allison embraces the notion of feminist literature as deriving from a tradition of negativity and reactionE.(E) the strength of the political interests Allison expresses through her characters30.It can be inferred from the passage that the author views the justification through lit

25、erature as a concept that（分数：1.00）A.(A) derives from a negative stance toward feminismB.(B) predates the birth of postmodernism as a literary movementC.(C) encourages writers to tell humdrum storiesD.(D) limits the construction of morally complex charactersE.(E) contributes to the politicization and

26、 historical orientation of texts31.ABEYANCE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) discussionB.(B) excitementC.(C) continuanceD.(D) certitudeE.(E) obedience32.DIVESTITURE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) sponsorB.(B) dominationC.(C) discussionD.(D) endorsementE.(E) attainment33.Thepassage is primarily concerned with（分数：1.00）A.(A)contrasting

27、 the role of domination and courtship in determining the evolution of bird plumageB.(B)illustrating the effectiveness of a particular approach to categorizing various evolutionary innovationsC.(C)documenting the origins of a currently accepted scientific theory about food and courtshipD.(D)proposing

28、 a new explanation for the evolutionary reasons behind the ornamentation of male bird plumageE.(E)showing that physical adaptation plays an integral role in contributing to species identification of birds34.According to the passage, theorists throughout history have considered all of the following a

29、s possible reasons for the ornamentation of male plumage EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) Adornment attracts females on the basis of unconscious aesthetic preferences, increasing their evolutionary advantage.B.(B) Adornment attracts females to males who resemble their preferred food source, thus contributing to

30、 the mating process.C.(C) Adornment among males signifies heightened physical activity to females, thereby indicating evolutionary superiority.D.(D) Adornment reduces the amount of energy necessary to frighten rival males, thereby conserving resources.E.(E) Adornment in plumage frightens rivals away

31、 from a limited food source, thereby ensuring a dominant males survival.35.METAMORPHOSIS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) diverse activityB.(B) recurring movementC.(C) pause from pressureD.(D) prolongation without alterationE.(E) rigid determination36.Which of the following, if true, would provide the best proof of t

32、he food-courtship theory developed by Austin?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The crested guan has a red throat pouch, giving the impression to its mate that the throat contains a red fruit found in its niche.B.(B) The blue bowerbird spreads food of the same color around his nest, teaching its female young to identif

33、y the food as nutritious.C.(C) Insect-eating birds are less successful from an evolutionary perspective than birds which bear resemblance and subsist upon bright fruit.D.(D) The purple finch relies upon a variety of food sources, but the most nutritious food for birds general happens to be the same

34、color as the finchs coat.E.(E) A species of endangered sparrows resembles a food source no longer available in its niche, but the species continues to survive.37.ENDORSE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) resist openlyB.(B) incite disapprovalC.(C) execute speedilyD.(D) acquiesce reluctantlyE.(E) obtain money38.The pass

35、age suggests that a semblance between a species plumage and the food available in a given ecological niche（分数：1.00）A.(A) is an evolutionary advantage because it allows the males and females of the species to forage for food more efficientlyB.(B) is an evolutionary advantage because it tends to permi

36、t the isolation of the species population, thus increasing food supplyC.(C) is an evolutionary advantage because it reduces the necessity for rivalry between males of different species by helping identify femalesD.(D) is an evolutionary advantage because it minimizes the amount of energy necessary f

37、or the courtship processE.(E) is an evolutionary advantage because it provides a marker for the species territory, thus reducing the energy necessary for controlling the niches food supply三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.IMPROMPTU: REHEARSED :（分数：1.00）A.(A) venerable: winsomeB.(B) revised: prescrib

38、edC.(C) rococo: ornamentedD.(D) invented: inspiredE.(E) honest: duplicitous40.MAVEN: EXPERIENCE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) siren: intensityB.(B) brigand: disloyaltyC.(C) provocateur: reticenceD.(D) luminary: eminenceE.(E) firebrand: idealism41.This confounding issue - activists across the board: even when a mo

39、vement does have specific demands and recommendations, the media and the status quo - acknowledge them.（分数：1.00）A.(A) angers.frequentlyB.(B) confronts . judiciouslyC.(C) puzzles.rarelyD.(D) applies to seldomE.(E) unites. passionately42.The discoveries of the social sciences, once isolated and labele

40、d, are - conventional wisdom, whereupon they - their distinctiveness as scientific advances, being for this reason less likely than other intellectual enterprises to establish unique identities.（分数：1.00）A.(A) rejected by . establishB.(B) confirmed by . consolidateC.(C) disproved by . displayD.(D) in

41、corporated into . loseE.(E) absorbed by . gain43.CABAL: ASSOCIATION :（分数：1.00）A.(A) archbishop: archdioceseB.(B) mansion: palaceC.(C) factory: manufacturerD.(D) plot: planE.(E) confrontation: spat44.PAINTER: CARICATURIST :（分数：1.00）A.(A) writer: essayistB.(B) sculptor: printmakerC.(C) critic: buffoon

42、D.(D) amateur: dilettanteE.(E) composer: librettist45.It is odd that many philosophers argue in support of meritocracy that a persons worth to society is measured by their wealth, when instead peoples - should be measured by their - to society.（分数：1.00）A.(A) affluence . contributionB.(B) behavior. a

43、djustmentC.(C) reputation . considerationD.(D) ardor. benevolenceE.(E) character. value46.In no sense -, the billionaires fortunes survived yet another financial panic that saw the bankruptcy of thousands of more prudent investors.（分数：1.00）A.(A) realisticB.(B) immutableC.(C) mercurialD.(D) impecunio

44、usE.(E) considerable47.A serious critic faces a dilemma: he must recognize the artistic element of uniqueness that - subjective reaction; yet he must not be unduly - by such a reaction.（分数：1.00）A.(A) requires. prejudicedB.(B) denies . limitedC.(C) warrants. repelledD.(D) invalidates . attractedE.(E)

45、 repudiates . approbated48.NIL: QUANTITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) quandary: restrictionB.(B) vacuum: matterC.(C) cipher: confusionD.(D) quorum: presenceE.(E) paradox: truth49.Many politicians are characterized by an inconsistency of platform during crises, to the extent that they are rarely - encouraging and

46、 - similar behavior in their colleagues.（分数：1.00）A.(A) averse to . facilitatingB.(B) abhorrent of . foreshadowingC.(C) confident about . dissuadingD.(D) diffident in . triggeringE.(E) radical about . quelling50.SAGE: JUDGMENT :（分数：1.00）A.(A) vaticinator: omnipotenceB.(B) consumer: wealthC.(C) villai

47、n: perfidyD.(D) autodidact: ambitionE.(E) knave: deceit51.Politicians, activists and parents owe it to their children to - educational opportunity, whether that means confronting school boards to - better-trained teachers, forming charter schools, or going to court to ensure equality of funding for

48、schools in poor areas.（分数：1.00）A.(A) appraise . interestB.(B) increase. replenishC.(C) investigate . discoverD.(D) question.impugnE.(E) equalize.demand52.MELLIFLUOUS: SOUND :（分数：1.00）A.(A) raucous: voiceB.(B) ambrosial: tasteC.(C) furious: angerD.(D) olfactory: scentE.(E) insipid: apathy53.CONVOLUTE

49、D: COMPLEXITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) immutable: temporalityB.(B) transient: evanescenceC.(C) notable: quiddityD.(D) commodious: popularityE.(E) uncanny: repulsiveness54.ACHROMATIC: HUE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) convoluted: tortuousnessB.(B) tranquil: listenerC.(C) extraneous: essentialityD.(D) derivative: modelE.(E) disoriented: destination四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.MOROSE