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1、GRE-31及答案解析(总分：57.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：18，分数：30.00)1.OBDURATE : FLEXIBILITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) accurate : perceptionB.(B) turbid : roughnessC.(C) principled : fallibilityD.(D) diaphanous : transparencyE.(E) adamant : submissiveness3.In the first paragraph, the author makes use of all the fo

2、llowing techniques EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) extended metaphorB.(B) enumeration and classificationC.(C) classical allusionD.(D) direct quotationE.(E) comparison and contrastUAntonyms/U（分数：0.99）(1).SPURIOUS:（分数：0.33）A.(A) cautiousB.(B) fantasticC.(C) modestD.(D) genuineE.(E) pertinent(2).TANTAMOUNT:（分数：0.

3、33）A.(A) not negotiableB.(B) not equivalentC.(C) not ambitiousD.(D) not evidentE.(E) not relevant_4.A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _ of thought.（分数：1.00）A.(A) lineB.(B) strandC.(C) massD.(D) plethoraE.(E) skein5.The auth

4、or refers to charms and quarks (lines 3-4) primarily in order to（分数：1.00）A.(A) demonstrate the similarity between these particles and the gluonB.(B) make a distinction between apposite and inapposite terminologyC.(C) offer an objection to suggestions of similar frivolous namesD.(D) provide illustrat

5、ions of idiosyncratic nomenclature in contemporary physicsE.(E) cite preliminary experimental evidence sup-porting the existence of gluons6.In the second paragraph of the passage the authors attitude toward the literary critics cited can best be described as one of（分数：1.00）A.(A) ironyB.(B) ambivalen

6、ceC.(C) disparagementD.(D) receptivenessE.(E) awe7.SONG : CYCLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) waltz : danceB.(B) tune : arrangementC.(C) sonnet : sequenceD.(D) agenda : meetingE.(E) cadenza: aria8.The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships?（分数：1.00）A.(A) They represent a more efficien

7、t form of the executive.B.(B) Their rise to power came about through an accident of history.C.(C) They mark a regression to earlier despotic forms of government.D.(D) Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies.E.(E) They maintain their dominance by rechanneling

8、 opposing forces in new directions.9.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions?（分数：6.00）A.(A) Does the author believe the female literary tradition to be richer in depth than its masculine counterpart?B.(B) Are women psychological as well as sociological chamele

9、ons?C.(C) Does Moers share Mills concern over the ephemeral nature of female literary renown?D.(D) What patterns, themes, images, and problems recur sufficiently in the work of women writers to belong to the female imaginative continuum?E.(E) Did Mill acknowledge the existence of a separate female l

10、iterary tradition?10.ESTRANGE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) reconcileB.(B) feignC.(C) perplexD.(D) arbitrateE.(E) commiserate11.Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in（分数：1.00）A.(A) setting limits to their scope of actionB.(B) effecting results by sheer momentumC.(C) rivaling the state in p

11、owerD.(D) exerting constant pressure on libertiesE.(E) eradicating peoples organizationsUSentence Completion/U（分数：1.02）(1).We have in America a _speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but _ of all three.（分数：0.17）A.(A) motley.an enhancementB.(B) hybrid.a combinationC

12、C) nasal.a blendD.(D) mangled.a medleyE.(E) formal.a patchwork(2).Rather than portraying Joseph as a radical reformer whose reign was strikingly enlightened, the play Amadeus depicts him as thinker, too wedded to orthodox theories of musical composition to appreciate an artist of Mozarts genius.（分

13、数：0.17）A.(A) a revolutionaryB.(B) an idiosyncraticC.(C) a politicD.(D) a doctrinaireE.(E) an iconoclastic(3).CAPITULATE:（分数：0.17）A.(A) initiateB.(B) defameC.(C) exonerateD.(D) resistE.(E) repeat(4).INDIGENOUS:（分数：0.17）A.(A) affluentB.(B) parochialC.(C) alienD.(D) sereneE.(E) inimical(5).SCURRY : MOV

14、E :（分数：0.17）A.(A) chant : singB.(B) chatter : talkC.(C) carry :liftD.(D) sleep : drowseE.(E) limp : walk(6).CHAMELEON : HERPETOLOGIST :（分数：0.17）A.(A) fungi: ecologistB.(B) salmon : ichthyologistC.(C) mongoose : ornithologistD.(D) oriole : virologistE.(E) aphid : etymologist12.Like the theory of evol

15、ution, the big-bang model of the universes formation has undergone modification and _, but it has_ all serious challenges.（分数：7.00）A.(A) alteration.confirmedB.(B) refinement.resistedC.(C) transformation.ignoredD.(D) evaluation.acknowledgedE.(E) refutation.misdirected13.According to the passage, the

16、natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of（分数：1.00）A.(A) marked indifferenceB.(B) secret collusionC.(C) inherent oppositionD.(D) moderate complicityE.(E) fundamental interdependence14.PROVIDENT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) manifestB.(B) prodigalC.(C) thankfulD.(D) tidyE.(E) refuted15

17、The tone of the authors discussion of the neologisms coined by physicists is one of（分数：2.00）A.(A) scientific detachmentB.(B) moderate indignationC.(C) marked derisionD.(D) amused approbationE.(E) qualified skepticismUAntonyms/U（分数：0.98）(1).CHAGRIN:（分数：0.14）A.(A) frownB.(B) disguiseC.(C) make indiff

18、erentD.(D) make awareE.(E) please(2).DISINGENUOUS:（分数：0.14）A.(A) naiveB.(B) accurateC.(C) hostileD.(D) wittyE.(E) polite(3).When those whom he had injured accused him of being a _ , he retorted curtly that he had never been a quack.（分数：0.14）A.(A) libertineB.(B) sycophantC.(C) charlatanD.(D) plagiari

19、stE.(E) reprobate(4).There is an essential _ in human gestures, and when someone raises the palms of his hands together, we do not know whether it is to bury himself in prayer or to throw himself into the sea.（分数：0.14）A.(A) economyB.(B) dignityC.(C) insincerityD.(D) reverenceE.(E) ambiguity(5).ASCET

20、IC : SELF-DENIAL :（分数：0.14）A.(A) nomad : dissipationB.(B) miser: affluenceC.(C) zealot : fanaticismD.(D) renegade : loyaltyE.(E) athlete : stamina(6).CAMOUFLAGE : DISCERN :（分数：0.14）A.(A) encipher : comprehendB.(B) adorn : admireC.(C) magnify : observeD.(D) renovate : constructE.(E) embroider: unrave

21、l(7).SEER : PROPHECY :（分数：0.14）A.(A) mentor : rewardB.(B) sage : wisdomC.(C) pilgrim : diligenceD.(D) diplomat : flatteryE.(E) virtuoso : penance二、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：10，分数：27.00)In this section use scrap paper to solve each problem. Then decide which is the best of the choices given and fill in the co

22、rresponding oval on the Answer Sheet.UDirections:/U In the following type of question, two quantities appear, one in Column A and one in Column B. You must compare them. The correct answer to the question isA if the quantity in Column A is greaterB if the quantity in Column B is greaterC if the two

23、quantities are equalD if it is impossible to determine which quantity is greaterUNotes: /USometimes information about one or both of the quantities is centered above the two columns. If the same symbol appears in both columns, it represents the same thing each time.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.U

24、Directions:/U In the following questions, choose the best answer from the five choices listed.（分数：3.00）(1).If it is now June, what month will it be 400 months from now?（分数：1.00）A.(A) JanuaryB.(B) AprilC.(C) JuneD.(D) OctoberE.(E) December(2).If of the members of the school chorus are boys, what is t

25、he ratio of girls to boys in the chorus? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).What is the volume of a cube whose total surface area is 54?（分数：1.00）A.(A) 9B.(B) 27C.(C) 54D.(D) 81E.(E) 729（分数：2.01）A.B.C.D._（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Total enrollment in higher education institutions, by controland type of institution

26、 Fall 1972-95（分数：2.00）(1).In 1995 the number of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education was approximately how many times the number of students enrolled in private institutions of higher education?（分数：1.00）A.(A) 2B.(B) 2.5C.(C) 3D.(D) 3.5E.(E) 4(2).If the total enrollment in in

27、stitutions of higher education in 1972 was 5,000,000. approximately how many students were enrolled in private 4-year institutions in 1995?（分数：1.00）A.(A) 1,000,000B.(B) 1,100,000C.(C) 1,250,000D.(D) 1,500,000E.(E) 1,650,000（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).If the lengths of two of the sides of a triangl

28、e are 9 and 10, which of the following could be the length of the third side? . 1 . 11 . 21（分数：1.00）A.(A) NoneB.(B) onlyC.(C) onlyD.(D) and onlyE.(E) , , and (2).If x is a positive integer, which of the following CANNOT be an integer? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Percentage of students who reported spending t

29、ime on homeworkand watching television（分数：3.00）(1).In 1996, what percent of fourth-graders did between 1 and 2 hours of homework per day?（分数：1.00）A.(A) 5%B.(B) 15%C.(C)25%D.(D) 40%E.(E) 55%(2).If in 1984 there were 2,000,000 eleventh-graders, and if between 1984 and 1996 the number of eleventh-grade

30、rs increased by 10%, then approximately how many more eleventh-graders watched 1 hour or less of television in 1996 than in 1984?（分数：1.00）A.(A) 25,000B.(B) 50,000C.(C) 75,000D.(D) 100,000 (g) 150,000(3).Which of the following expresses the area of a cir-cle in terms of C, its circumference? （分数：1.00

31、A.B.C.D.E.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).If p pencils cost c cents, how many can be bought for d dollars? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(2).Because her test turned out to be more difficult than she intended it to be, a teacher decided to adjust the grades by deducting only half the number of points a s

32、tudent missed. For example, if a student missed 10 points, she received a 95 instead of a 90. Before the grades were adjusted the class average was A. What was the average after the adjustment? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).If a square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters, what is the ratio of

33、 the area of the triangle to the area of the square? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.GRE-31答案解析(总分：57.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：18，分数：30.00)1.OBDURATE : FLEXIBILITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) accurate : perceptionB.(B) turbid : roughnessC.(C) principled : fallibilityD.(D) diaphanous : transparencyE.(E) adamant : sub

34、missiveness 解析：Someone obdurate (unyielding, inflexible) is lacking in flexibility. Someone adamant (unshakable in opposition) is lacking in submissiveness. (Antonym Variant)解析：The incongruity here is that one group finds Woolf too feminine for their tastes while another finds her not feminine (or p

35、erhaps feminist) enough for theirs. Note that the word peculiar signals that Woolfs destiny is an unexpected one.3.In the first paragraph, the author makes use of all the following techniques EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) extended metaphorB.(B) enumeration and classification C.(C) classical allusionD.(D) dir

36、ect quotationE.(E) comparison and contrast解析：The writer neither lists (enumerates) nor sorts (classifies) anything in the opening paragraph. Choice A is incorrect. The writer likens the female tradition to a lost continent and develops the metaphor by describing the continent “rising . from the sea

37、of English literature.“ Choice C is incorrect. The author refers or alludes to the classical legend of Atlantis. Choice D is incorrect. The author quotes Colby and Thompson. Choice E is incorrect. The author contrasts the revised view of womens literature with Mills view.UAntonyms/U（分数：0.99）(1).SPUR

38、IOUS:（分数：0.33）A.(A) cautiousB.(B) fantasticC.(C) modestD.(D) genuine E.(E) pertinent解析：The opposite of spurious (false or fraudulent) is genuine. Think of forgers selling “a spurious work of art.“(2).TANTAMOUNT:（分数：0.33）A.(A) not negotiableB.(B) not equivalent C.(C) not ambitiousD.(D) not evidentE.(

39、E) not relevant解析：The opposite of tantamount or equivalent in value is not equivalent. Context Clue: “Failure to publish is tantamount to suppression.“_解析：4.A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _ of thought.（分数：1.00）A.(A) line

40、B.(B) strandC.(C) massD.(D) plethoraE.(E) skein 解析：One would have to disentangle a skein or coiled and twisted bundle of yarn. Note how the presence of the verb disentangle, which may be used both figuratively and literally, influences the writers choice of words. In this case, while line and strand

41、 are possible choices, neither word possesses the connotations of twistings and tangled contortions that make skein the most suitable choice.5.The author refers to charms and quarks (lines 3-4) primarily in order to（分数：1.00）A.(A) demonstrate the similarity between these particles and the gluonB.(B)

42、make a distinction between apposite and inapposite terminologyC.(C) offer an objection to suggestions of similar frivolous namesD.(D) provide illustrations of idiosyncratic nomenclature in contemporary physics E.(E) cite preliminary experimental evidence sup-porting the existence of gluons解析：The aut

43、hor provides them as examples of what he means by the “fanciful . terminology“ or idiosyncratic nomenclature in modern particle physics.6.In the second paragraph of the passage the authors attitude toward the literary critics cited can best be described as one of（分数：1.00）A.(A) ironyB.(B) ambivalence

44、C.(C) disparagementD.(D) receptiveness E.(E) awe解析：The author opens the paragraph by stating that many literary critics have begun reinterpreting the study of womens literature. She then goes on to cite individual comments that support her assertion. Clearly, she is receptive or open to the ideas of

45、 these writers, for they and she share a common sense of the need to reinterpret their common field. Choices A and B are incorrect. The author cites the literary critics straightforwardly, presenting their statements as evidence sup-porting her thesis. Choice C is incorrect. The author does not disp

46、arage or belittle these critics. By quoting them respectfully she implicitly acknowledges their competence. Choice E is incorrect. The author quotes the critics as acknowledged experts in the field. However, she is quite ready to disagree with their conclusions (as she disagrees with Moers view of w

47、omens literature as an inter-national movement). Clearly, she does not look on these critics with awe.7.SONG : CYCLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) waltz : danceB.(B) tune : arrangementC.(C) sonnet : sequence D.(D) agenda : meetingE.(E) cadenza: aria解析：A song is part of a cycle or series of songs. A sonnet is part

48、 of a sequence or series of sonnets. (Group and Member)8.The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships?（分数：1.00）A.(A) They represent a more efficient form of the executive.B.(B) Their rise to power came about through an accident of history.C.(C) They mark a regression to earlier despotic forms of government. D.(D) Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies.E.(E) They maintain their dominance by re