GRE-42及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-42及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)1.Research has proven that unlike their sober_who slowed down after making a mistake to try to correct their actions, men who imbibe alcohol show no signs of such_behavior. (A) adversaries laudatory (B) co

2、unterparts corrective (C) protagonists conciliatory (D) functionaries proper (E) contemporaries edified（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Maureen radiates an unfailing common sense and good humor, although not a false cheery_; she has no illusions about life, and her grace comes from her capability to meet it_. (

3、A) mirth flinchingly (B) naivet head-on (C) insensitivity callously (D) charm promptly (E) ignorance obscurely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.Most people choose a lawyer on the basis of such_considerations as his cost, his field of expertise, and the fees he charges. (A) idiosyncratic (B) humanistic (C) irrele

4、vant (D) personal (E) pragmatic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.In contrast to Goyas various representations of sincere tears, then, are a series of representations of insincerity and emotional_. (A) confusion (B) machination (C) probity (D) fortuitousness (E) boldness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.Though sometimes_, all

5、 too often technology is seen as a_for the great economic, social, and political challenges facing the nation as it embarks on the path of modernization. (A) expensive solution (B) effective panacea (C) ignored salve (D) relevant prerequisite (E) calamitous fillip（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.Enlightenment t

6、hinkers_faith in the abilities of mankind to uncover and solve pressing problems of the time, and thus they believe that human beings are creatures, capable of employing reason and logic. (A) readdress mercurial (B) posit duplicitous (C) maintain rational (D) absorb Jovian (E) hold purist（分数：1.00）A.

7、B.C.D.E.7.They were certain that this problem, like so many other_problems, did not ever have to be_, but could be resolved through oblique means. (A) insoluble solved (B) nettlesome faced (C) winsome ignored (D) troublesome categorized (E) fulsome persuaded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (

8、总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.PSEUDONYM: NAME : (A) falsification: prevarication (B) maneuver : benefit (C) disguise : identity (D) ornamentation : exterior (E) facsimile : asset（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.ENDORSE: APPROVAL: (A) insult: suffering (B) commence : journey (C) contribute : revenue (D) transmit : wave (E) en

9、chant : magic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.FISH : SCALES: (A) limb : skin (B) foot : toe (C) vertebrate : backbone (D) insect: exoskeleton (E) branch : stem（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.DIAPHANOUS : LIGHT : (A) visible : sight (B) unbreakable : glass (C) porous: liquid (D) slippery : glue (E) reflective: hamper（分数：

10、1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.BIGOT : INTOLERANT : (A) braggart : humble (B) dupe : compliant (C) liar : dishonest (D) benefactor: selfish (E) lumber: inflammable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.SUPPLICANT: HUMILITY: (A) savant: doctrine (B) criminal : arson (C) coward : cravenness (D) schoolmate : sociability (E) expert

11、: amateurism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.PHLEGMATIC : PERTURB: (A) ineffable: ignore (B) greedy : goad (C) invincible : subdue (D) peaceful : mollify (E) bewildered: illuminate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.RECLUSE: PRIVACY : (A) puritan : tolerance (B) stickler : adherence (C) stoic : solemnity (D) utopian : conce

12、it (E) philanthropist : arrogance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.CAPITAL : INVEST : (A) athlete : compete (B) salary : tax (C) stake : gamble (D) production : invent (E) role : act（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: The pass(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Scientists have long(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.The passage is primarily concerned

13、 with (A) presenting an argument to support a particular hypothesis (B) suggesting an answer to a theoretical question (C) questioning the assumptions of a research project (D) criticizing experimental results (E) explaining the origin of certain scientific data（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.The passage sugg

14、ests that which of the following is true concerning the probability that a given collision on Mars would eject fragments that will hit the Earth? (A) The probability is higher if the impact produces a crater larger than three kilometers. (B) The probability is lower if the impact produces a crater s

15、maller than three kilometers. (C) The probability is decreased when the impact comes from an area of Mars covered by debris. (D) The probability is decreased when the fragments produced by the impact are larger than 10 centimeters. (E) The probability is decreased when the fragments produced by the

16、impact are younger.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.Which of the following, if true, would cast most doubt on the conclusions drawn from Heads higher-resolution models? (A) The results of geographical survey prove that no crater larger than twelve kilometers exists on the surface of Mars. (B) Fragments from sm

17、aller impact events on Mars are highly unlikely to survive entry through the Earths atmosphere. (C) The velocity of rocks escaping from Mats gravity is greater when they have been loosened by a large impact. (D) Huge impacts on Mars are proven to be less rare than was previously thought. (E) A doubl

18、e-succession of large impacts is found to have occurred on Mars in a relatively short period of time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.According to the passage, astronomers studying Martian meteors discovered on Earth were perplexed by them for which of the following reasons? (A) The meteors found on Earth were

19、 too young to have originated from the impacts in question. (B) The meteors found on Earth were too old to be easily dated. (C) Not enough impact events have been recorded in recent history to explain how any young meteors would have reached the Earth. (D) Impacts on Mars have been so small that sci

20、entists question how any meteors have reached the earth. (E) The age distribution of meteors found on Earth was inexplicably based toward youth.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、Until recently, scru(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.With which of the following statements concerning the condition of the Anasazi at the time of the

21、ir evacuation would the author be most likely agree? (A) Disruption of weather patterns is a plausible explanation of the Anasazis evacuation, but insufficient when taken individually. (B) A religious crisis may have contributed to lower crop fertility, resulting in the Anasazis malnourishment. (C)

22、The Anasazi spiritual crisis may have been exacerbated by the poor performance of their crops after the disruption of weather patterns. (D) The Anasazi may have been attempting to move toward a diversification of their religious beliefs long before the disruption of weather patterns. (E) The Anasazi

23、 spiritual crisis may have contributed to increased balkanization, creating a vicious cycle of hostility within Anasazi society.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The author considers the explanations put forward by Van West and Adler for the causes of the Anasazi evacuation to be (A) popular but suspect (B) par

24、tially persuasive, but individually insufficient (C) anachronistic and controversial (D) premature and illogical (E) ambitious but misguided（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph? (A) A historical theory is sketched and a proble

25、m with the theory is cited. (B) Evidence for an objection to a theory is mentioned and a generalization from that evidence is advanced. (C) A paradox about the origins of a historical phenomenon is pointed out and the authors explanation of the paradox is expounded. (D) A statement about a historica

26、l phenomenon is offered and a possible misinterpretation of that statement is addressed. (E) A new explanation for a historical phenomenon is given and evidence for that explanation is provided.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.Researchers have employed all of the following methods in researching potential expl

27、anations of the Anasazi evacuation EXCEPT (A) the study of modern Indian societies (B) the study of climatological records (C) the study of pottery (D) the study of Anasazi mythology (E) the study of ceremonial structures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.According to the passage, Wares theory of the role of wea

28、ther in the Anasazi evacuation differs from the position traditionally held by anthropologists in which of the following ways? (A) Ware relies upon a different body of evidence than previous anthropologist have, but reaches the same conclusions. (B) Ware ascribes a less dominant role to weather than

29、 had been traditionally posited by anthropologists. (C) Ware ascribes a more dominant role to weather than had been traditionally posited by anthropologists. (D) Ware believes weather played a role in the evacuation, but not the one traditionally cited. (E) Ware believes that another factor besides

30、weather was responsible for the Great Drought.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.With which of the following statements would Adler and Van West both be likely to agree?. Anasazi land was fertile enough during the so-called Great Drought to potentially feed all of the Anasazi. An internecine civil war may have c

31、ontributed to the Anasazis malnourishment. Drought alone is insufficient to explain the cause of the Anasazis departure. (A) only (B) only (C) and only (D) and only (E) , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.It can be inferred from the passage that Van West notes the severe droughts which affected the Anasaz

32、i prior to the Great Drought primarily in order to (A) establish that enough food could have been grown to support the Anasazis survival (B) argue that the Anasazis past behavior would indicate their likely future behavior in the case of a Great Drought (C) suggest that the repetition of droughts wa

33、s taking a cumulative toll on the fertility of the Plateau (D) argue that the evidence which points to the existence of a Great Drought may actually be related to earlier droughts (E) affirm the notion that the Great Drought may have been exponentially more severe than prior droughts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D

34、.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.CONSTRAIN: (A) concur (B) split (C) unburden (D) liberate (E) discard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.HALLMARK: (A) untypical characteristic (B) premature occasion (C) unlucky event (D) serious problem (E) worthless item（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.COMELINESS: (A) pretensi

35、on (B) argument (C) thoughtlessness (D) repulsiveness (E) disgrace（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.PLASTICITY: (A) severity (B) sturdiness (C) cleanliness (D) rigidity (E) immensity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.TRANQUILITY: (A) asset (B) gloominess (C) clemency (D) diversity (E) pandemonium（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.DESECR

36、ATE: (A) intensify (B) confuse (C) integrate (D) sanctify (E) ponder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.GERMANE: (A) uneven (B) irrelevant (C) infertile (D) confirmative (E) interchangeable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.ORIENT : (A) threaten (B) sully (C) puzzle (D) reject (E) quicken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.OPAQUENESS: (A)

37、thickness (B) lucidity (C) dormancy (D) shimmer (E) allurement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.INSTINCT: (A) hesitation (B) unachievable goal (C) illogical anxiety (D) acquired response (E) illusion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.SEDULITY: (A) hypocrisy (B) indolence (C) refutation of findings (D) profusion (E) depletio

38、n（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.八、SECTION 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)39.Rose was one of the children who observe and_much, and now and then_their friends by a wise or confounding remark. (A) prattle amuse (B) meditate nonplus (C) praise displease (D) meddle surprise (E) absorb insult（分

39、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.Science and society are_collaborators: In the best of worlds we may achieve a very fine and finely negotiated partnership, and in the worst of worlds, _one by the other. (A) symbiotic destruction of (B) antagonistic amelioration of (C) trustworthy exploitation of (D) uneasy annih

40、ilation of (E) parasitic indifference to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.With a smirk, the_historian takes it as a professional obligation to parade human nature always as an object of_. (A) puerile dignity (B) sardonic mockery (C) diligent study (D) practiced distrust (E) veteran reproach（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42

41、.Liberation from _ community bonds is a _ and honored theme in our culture, exemplified by the Pilgrims storied escape from religious convention. (A) vilified monotonous (B) sanctified repetitious (C) ossified recurrent (D) consumptive truthful (E) lax brilliant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.In Homers Iliad,

42、 Akhilleus, the greatest of all Greek warriors, is driven towards immortality by his own need for_. (A) conflict (B) epiphany (C) bloodlust (D) powerlessness (E) self-preservation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.In view of the fact that his enemies knew him as cheerful, his allies exhorted him, as a matter of

43、self-preservation, to_himself as taciturn. (A) disguise (B) transform (C) admit (D) consider (E) recognize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.The_which in later life he developed towards Charleston suggests that his _childhood had left unsatisfied his need for a permanent home. (A) discomfort humdrum (B) attachme

44、nt peripatetic (C) resignation pedestrian (D) indifference wily (E) passion distraught（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.DIGRESSION : STATEMENT: (A) prejudice : view (B) libel : essay (C) deviation : route (D) periphery : presumption (E) implicitness : definition（分数：1.00）A.B.

45、C.D.E.47.DISSENTER : DOGMA: (A) profligate : doctrine (B) patriot : conviction (C) nonconformist: norm (D) optimist : guide (E) barrister : reason（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.LICENSE : BUSINESS: (A) contract : liability (B) pledge : preacher (C) oath : kinsmen (D) charter : corporation (E) patent : monopol

46、y（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.ENTICE : INTEREST : (A) insinuate : estimate (B) plot : plan (C) inspect : clarify (D) harass : disregard (E) portend : foretell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.LAPSE : ERROR : (A) agony : gastritis (B) remorse : gloom (C) peccadillo: offense (D) spite : admiration (E) desire : connectio

47、n（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.51.CUB: LION: (A) lamb: sheep (B) steed : horse (C) colt : horse (D) drone : wasp (E) calf: ox（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.MARGIN : PAGE : (A) rope : texture (B) tablecloth : table (C) suburb : city (D) hamper: pitcher (E) footlight : stage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.53.POSE : AFFECTATION: (A) c

48、ontemplate : solution (B) suppress : lust (C) preen : self-satisfaction (D) deny : collaboration (E) repent : crime（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.54.COMMA : PAUSE : (A) introvert : clumsiness (B) period : end (C) caret : elaboration (D) cleaver : extraction (E) contraction : attachment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十一、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Womens roles in lit(总题数：4，分数：4.00)55.The passa