GRE-50及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-50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.To survive, a non-human species must be too_to be thoroughly captured, too _to be noticed, or too immutable to be changed. (A) resilient aggressive (B) diffuse trivial (C) intractable conspicuous (D) con

2、centrated camouflaged (E) mercurial minute（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Taylor was always_by temperament and desire, and his sensitivity to others enabled him to bring together and work with people of very diverse views. (A) conciliatory (B) bibulous (C) boisterous (D) obsequious (E) mendacious（分数：1.00）A.B.C

3、.D.E.3.Although demographers cannot_that live TV broadcasting has a considerable impact on judges, it seems unconceivable to them that the judges will be_of the public attention. (A) intimate chary (B) deny respectful (C) admit worthy (D) abide reticent (E) prove unaware（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.We ought

4、 not suppose that “social“ and “governmental“ are_, for the differences in the two terms are both manifest and_. (A) homonymous established (B) insidious lucid (C) antonymous considerable (D) synonymous unique (E) coterminous evident（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.People worship capital, adore its aura, _befor

5、e Porsches and Tokyo land values. (A) flutter (B) genuflect (C) reprise (D) propagate (E) smolder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.Although the television medium is under stricter control than in the past, it still constitutes a major way of_bad news, which may_from America to Asia overnight. (A) concealing leap

6、 (B) proliferating spread (C) presenting diminish (D) expatiating mutate (E) disregarding disappear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.At one time few judges were friendly to unions, as demonstrated by a steady stream of decisions_strikes, boycotts, picket lines, and other collective actions. (A) permitting (B) at

7、tenuating (C) intensifying (D) proscribing (E) remitting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.SQUANDER : ENERGY : (A) gamble : money (B) accomplish : attainment (C) shelter : security (D) aggress : territory (E) malinger : duty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.PILLAR : SUPPORT : (A) form : sh

8、ape (B) ballast : stability (C) pipe : petroleum (D) loom: wool (E) blotch : detergent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.SATIRE : LAMPOON : (A) morality : contriving (B) comportment : gait (C) poem : limerick (D) collage : material (E) ethic : manner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.GUILT : EXCULPATE : (A) obligation : abso

9、lve (B) assistance: enlist (C) fidelity : establish (D) colloquy : lecture (E) presence : decorate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.INSINUATE: INTRODUCE : (A) assert : state (B) infiltrate : enter (C) foray : encroach (D) scrutinize : catalogue (E) communicate : promulgate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.YOKEL : SOPHISTIC

10、ATION: (A) arbiter : mediation (B) malefactor : spite (C) boor : sensitivity (D) tutor : esteem (E) politician : honesty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.DOCUMENTS: FORGE: (A) funds : embezzle (B) sufferer: defeat (C) obstruction : hamper (D) struggle : conquer (E) infusion: exert（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.CONSOLE:

11、SYMPATHY : (A) gibe : derision (B) wink : nonchalance (C) hector : adulation (D) shiver : prostration (E) genuflect : fascination（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.WAVER : RESOLUTE: (A) deceive : enigmatic (B) flag : vigorous (C) discover : surreptitious (D) acquiesce : detestable (E) consume : extravagant（分数：1.

12、00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Periodic realignment(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.The passage is chiefly concerned with (A) offering an explanation of the process that causes a phenomenon, and a counter-explanation (B) demonstrating how two processes act in symbiotic coordination in causing

13、a phenomenon (C) establishing how one process causes a phenomenon which is resisted by a second process (D) explaining two separate processes which cause a mostly identical phenomenon (E) outlining the essential differences between two distinct phenomenon that issue from a single cause（分数：1.00）A.B.C

14、.D.E.18.Which of the hypothetical discoveries would MOST likely shed doubt on the authors claim that “field regeneration“ could be responsible for the earths magnetic reversals? (A) Extreme fluctuations in the dynamo processes are discovered to be exceedingly rare, if they occur at all. (B) Magnetic

15、 field lines are discovered to diffuse very poorly through the earths outer core. (C) Realignment of the earths magnetic polarity is discovered to occur much more frequently than was previously believed. (D) Molten iron is discovered to be a poorer electrical conductor than was previously believed.

16、(E) The earths core is found to move at a much faster rate than had previously been measured.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.The passage suggests which of the following about changes in the earths magnetic alignment? (A) They are infrequent events, whose causes are yet to be conclusively established. (B) They

17、 occur infrequently but at regular intervals, more often through the diffusion process than “field regeneration“. (C) They occur regularly, more often through the “field regeneration“ process than through diffusion. (D) They occur frequently but irregularly, because “field regeneration“ is more ofte

18、n the cause. (E) They occur irregularly, largely because they are dependent on the rare large changes in the flow of the earths core.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.The author employs all of the following in the passage EXCEPT (A) An illustrative analogy (B) An admission of uncertainty (C) A comparison of pro

19、cesses (D) The coining of a new term (E) A counter-example（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、African-American fil(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.According to the author, African-Americans filmmakers have failed to take which of the following steps in properly promoting African-American cinema? (A) They have failed to demonstra

20、te to studio executives the market potential of their films. (B) They have failed to express ideological issues in their films that could attract potential audiences. (C) They have neglected to use genuine African-American music as a force in their films. (D) They have exploited stereotypes about Af

21、rican-Americans for the gain of themselves, but not the genre. (E) They have failed to depict the African-American experience in an artistically engaging manner.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.According to the passage, film industry executives have been reluctant to support African-American cinema for which o

22、f the following reasons? (A) Executives believe that African-American audiences are often repelled by the presentation of ideological issues in film. (B) Executives conclude that African-American cinema is not likely to attract audiences overseas. (C) Executives are of the opinion that African-Ameri

23、can actors who emerge as stars are reluctant for the executives to associate them with “black“ films. (D) Executives are under the impression that there are many strong African- American producers, but few willing to work with mainstream studios. (E) Executives are reluctant to support films which c

24、ontain too many negative stereotypes about African-Americans.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.It may be inferred that the author of the passage considers The Birth of a Nation to be (A) A movie that would likely require the input of African-Americans, were it to be remade (B) A movie that African-Americans wou

25、ld be unlikely to respond to in a positive fashion (C) A movie outside African-American cinema whose adaptation to the African- American genre would likely prove awkward (D) A movie that validates the pathologies it depicts in the African-American community (E) A movie made with limited knowledge of

26、 the African-American community（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.According to the passage, each of the following is characteristic of African- American films being produced at present, EXCEPT (A) A tendency to glamorize the problems existing in African-American urban communities (B) Success in attracting audien

27、ces outside the African-American community (C) A solid profitability despite a lack of industry investment (D) A limited level of authenticity in terms of their presentation of African- American culture (E) Long-term viability as a genre in which audiences keep a consistent interest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

28、E.25.The author cites all of the following as obstacles to the success of African American cinema EXCEPT (A) The pursuit of needless celebrity (B) Negative imagery (C) A restricted body of film products (D) Lack of budget (E) Assumptions by film studios（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.Which of the following is

29、 most nearly analogous in its cause and condition to the problems which the author describes as limiting the present success of African- American cinema? (A) A rock-and-roll band considers its music unappealing to a mainstream audience, changes to a more palatable sound, and fails anyway. (B) An aut

30、hor decides that he would have a better niche in a fringe literary market, and sells his work there, but with little profit. (C) An artist decides that his oeuvre of paintings is not commercially viable, and resigns himself to make unpopular but artistically dignified work. (D) A marketing executive

31、 decides that a product wont sell, and thus restricts its availability to a certain loyal market. (E) A film actor realizes that he could be more successful working in theater, and though he achieves success, finds he misses his old form（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.Which of the following best describes the

32、 main purpose of the passage? (A) To contrast the condition of African-American cinema with that of mainstream cinema (B) To provide an economic explanation for the unpopularity of African-American cinema (C) To criticize the assumptions mainstream audiences allegedly make toward African-American ci

33、nema (D) To catalog the attitudes and practices responsible for the unpopularity of African-American cinema (E) To outline the fundamental problem in African-American cinema and its most likely solution（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.PITH: (A) illogical idea (B) precedin

34、g report (C) flawed statement (D) questionable proof (E) inconsequential portion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.SCRUTINY: (A) clumsiness (B) misinterpretation (C) nonchalant look (D) basic action (E) minor abrasion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.IMPECUNIOUS: (A) atrocious (B) venomous (C) prosperous (D) comfortable (E)

35、 receptive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.ARTLESSNESS: (A) weirdness (B) zeal (C) feeling (D) obsession (E) guile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.OCCLUDED: (A) unhindered (B) interconnecting (C) speculated (D) reduced (E) prolonged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.OBSTINATE: (A) volatile (B) superfluous (C) collectible (D) tractabl

36、e (E) contented（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.CANONICAL: (A) unfortunate (B) indisputable (C) heretical (D) microscopic (E) unappointed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.APPRECIABLE: (A) incessant (B) unacceptable (C) unnoticeable (D) tentative (E) apprehensive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.PATINA: (A) inherent feature (B) insign

37、ificant scrutiny (C) coincidental happening (D) new achievement (E) unfinished task（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.FATUITY: (A) aridness (B) accuracy (C) sagacity (D) validation (E) trickery（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.PLUMB: (A) inspect cursorily (B) respond precisely (C) approve (D) deceive (E) refrain（分数：1.00）A.B

38、.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.Filled with_, the first-year journalism student is something of_in the search for truth, an endeavor he will only master with time. (A) ardor a mendicant (B) conscience a seer (C) incertitude a neophyte (D) mettle an idolater (

39、E) confidence a prelate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.Though these plots against our organization are malignant growths, we have no right to_them by methods as unkind to random bystanders as radiation may be to healthy tissue. (A) sublimate (B) extirpate (C) irradiate (D) desiccate (E) exfoliate（分数：1.00）A.B.

40、C.D.E.41.He honors the old, _the infirm, raises the downtrodden, destroys fanaticism. (A) succors (B) stanches (C) excuses (D) equates (E) salutes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.It was purely through a gift for nuance that Kempton noticed, while reviewing the work of Whittaker Chambers, something_authentic be

41、neath the_and self-pity. (A) suspiciously charm (B) negligibly erudition (C) conspicuously rue (D) undeniably bombast (E) spuriously braggadocio（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Like_, Arctic scientists sequestered on the Pole must accustom themselves to long periods of sensory_, and regard all calamities as ma

42、tters of indifference. (A) predators immersion (B) ascetics concentration (C) prelates adaptation (D) explorers intransigence (E) stoics deprivation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.At a time when Internet use is expanding rapidly, social critics say the technology could_the fragmentation of U. S. society or he

43、lp to fuse it, depending on how it is used. (A) attenuate (B) exacerbate (C) simplify (D) eradicate (E) retard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.Mistier became the agencys_, and he continued as such not because of his large number of shares in the company but because, beyond_, he was, by a long shot, better and

44、tougher than anyone else there. (A) leader logic (B) autocrat cavil (C) nemesis reproach (D) despot sympathy (E) ally contempt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.RAREFIED : ATTENUATE : (A) subsistent : revive (B) purified : refine (C) condensed : swell (D) refracted : concoct

45、(E) systematized : disturb（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.GOAD: PROVOKED : (A) conjecture : premeditated (B) asphyxiate : suffocated (C) espy : analyzed (D) pursue : idolized (E) condemn : recalcitrant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.EMBARRASSMENT : MORTIFICATION : (A) dignity : irritation (B) sympathy : honor (C) agony

46、 : spectacle (D) pleasure : ecstasy (E) smugness : craving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.NOUN : ADJECTIVE : (A) ellipsis : word (B) vowel : consonant (C) parenthesis : phrase (D) comma : period (E) verb : adverb（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.CALLOWNESS : MATURITY : (A) presumptiveness : reason (B) wryness : humor (C)

47、 compression: abstruseness (D) candor : secretiveness (E) acumen : tactic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.51.INVULNERABLE : INJURED : (A) dubious : discredited (B) saturated : surfeited (C) flimsy : cracked (D) orthodox : intended (E) untenable : defended（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.ANNOTATE : COMMENTARY : (A) edit : ap

48、pendix (B) punctuate : orthography (C) memorize : lexicon (D) gloss : definition (E) supplicate : rapport（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.53.PRODIGALITY : FRITTER: (A) subtlety : notice (B) authority : rescind (C) largesse : exploit (D) necessity : obviate (E) coerciveness : intimidate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.54.OBSEQUIOUS: FAWN: (A) credulous : believe (B) conscious : dodge (C) liable: debate (D) sedate : smile (E) fruitless : accomplish（分数：1.00