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1、GRE-6 (1)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.RETARD: BRAKE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) raise: craneB.(B) crash: shatterC.(C) estimate: adjustD.(D) examine: distendE.(E) document: compare2.MORTIFIED: EMBARRASS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) reverent: dignifyB.(B) distraught: troubleC.(C) disheartened: ar

2、rogateD.(D) offensive: aggravateE.(E) prophetic: forebode3.PREVARICATE: TRUTH :（分数：1.00）A.(A) expound: incoherenceB.(B) invent: exculpationC.(C) involve: disclosureD.(D) equivocate: commitmentE.(E) substantiate: fabrication4.The Court had made clear that the Federal Government is one of - and enumer

3、ated powers, and thus none of them allow the government to - its citizens legal rights in their own jurisdictions.（分数：1.00）A.(A) limited abrogateB.(B) special containC.(C) judicial questionD.(D) essential challengeE.(E) expansive rescind5.TRICKLE: GUSH :（分数：1.00）A.(A) gale: hurricaneB.(B) dampening:

4、 delugeC.(C) sand: sedimentD.(D) blizzard: avalancheE.(E) inadequacy: sufficiency6.The hostile epistolary of that choleric politician were larded with - sympathy, strained sarcasm or pure spite.（分数：1.00）A.(A) plangentB.(B) ersatzC.(C) acerbicD.(D) keenE.(E) erstwhile7.BUILDING: FOUNDATION :（分数：1.00）

5、A.(A) apparatus: meshB.(B) structure: pedestalC.(C) cosmos: earthD.(D) hill: grottoE.(E) pennant: pillar8.GRAIN :CHAFF:（分数：1.00）A.(A) product: drossB.(B) seed: pipC.(C) refresher: dregsD.(D) maize :coreE.(E) composite: adulteration9.Henry James was to some degree interested in voyeuristically explor

6、ing his characters psychologies, though he was - this enterprise less by - than by sympathy.（分数：1.00）A.(A) seduced into affectionB.(B) impelled to curiosityC.(C) goaded into loathD.(D) discouraged from apathyE.(E) intrigued by self-pity10.CENSORSHIP: INFORMATION :（分数：1.00）A.(A) exemplification: stan

7、dardB.(B) quarantine: diseaseC.(C) benefaction: liberalityD.(D) expenditure: expressionE.(E) culture: extinction11.As has always been the case when tragedy has struck our community, the people of our town feel the obligation, and rightly so, to - in support of the victim and his family.（分数：1.00）A.(A

8、) entrenchB.(B) rallyC.(C) disseminateD.(D) convokeE.(E) apologize12.Adams was so - that his friends did not bother to - him, because they presupposed that he would pay scant attention.（分数：1.00）A.(A) obstinate infuriateB.(B) obedient refuteC.(C) refractory provokeD.(D) intractable remonstrateE.(E) b

9、izarre palliate13.While we may be interested in the possibilities of social harmony and individual fulfillment that may be achieved through nontraditional education, one cannot help being - about accepting any such program as a - the worlds ills.（分数：1.00）A.(A) concerned warning ofB.(B) cautious pana

10、cea forC.(C) fastidious prescription forD.(D) reticent renovation ofE.(E) agitated postscript to14.SINFULNESS: PECCADILLO :（分数：1.00）A.(A) depravity: distortionB.(B) solicitude: apprehensionC.(C) paucity: vacuityD.(D) criminality: misdemeanorE.(E) stimulation: incitement15.His government may have app

11、eared to have whitewashed its tone, if not its message, over the weekend, in order to - public concern.（分数：1.00）A.(A) demonstrateB.(B) mollifyC.(C) proclaimD.(D) aggravateE.(E) coerce16.HESITANCY: ALACRITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) weather: dangerB.(B) torpor: vigorC.(C) adulation: attractionD.(D) indifferenc

12、e: tediumE.(E) yearning: conception二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.Which of the following hypothetical scientific discoveries would best support the cultural relativist view of emotion?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Biological differences are noted in the parts of the brain governing emotional expressions in

13、various races.B.(B) Animals are discovered to express fear or excitement in an emotional manner when threatened.C.(C) Japanese students are found to express certain emotions in a manner identical to Chinese students.D.(D) African tribesmen are unable to identify the emotional facial expressions on a

14、ctors in a film with Western characters.E.(E) The rules governing the expression of emotion can be expressed and translated from one language to another.18.LIBERTINE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) convictB.(B) dictatorC.(C) asceticD.(D) accumulatorE.(E) slave19.The primary purpose of the passage is to（分数：1.00）A.(A)

15、 point out that theories about the functioning of olfactory sensation have failed to change despite experimental inquiryB.(B) suggest means by which the impact of odors that irritate human subjects may eventually be lessenedC.(C) describe the attempt of scientists to understand the degree to which o

16、dor perception is learned or innateD.(D) demonstrate that efforts to understand the psychobiological basis for human perception is too difficult for modern laboratory techniquesE.(E) describe how the emotional pairing process in odor sensation can lead to the experience of irritation20.CONSTRICT:（分数

17、1.00）A.(A) dilateB.(B) divergeC.(C) justifyD.(D) expediteE.(E) extenuate21.VACILLATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) exact aimB.(B) lowest reactionC.(C) suspended stateD.(D) continuous motionE.(E) quick increase22.The authors attitude toward the theory of emotion as a purely evolutionary trait can best be describ

18、ed as（分数：1.00）A.(A) unrestrainedly supportiveB.(B) extremely criticalC.(C) perfectly neutralD.(D) intellectually dishonestE.(E) tentatively receptive23.CENSORIOUS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) airtightB.(B) interestingC.(C) brittleD.(D) freneticE.(E) eulogistic24.According to the passage, which of the following is

19、 true concerning the cultural ermination of emotions?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Emotional expression varies between individuals to a significantly greater extent than it does between cultures.B.(B) Neither anthropologists nor Darwinists have successfully established a scientific method for comparing one emotion

20、 with another.C.(C) The cause of the emotion may vary from one historical time or geographical place to another.D.(D) It is impossible to say whether any given emotion is in fact an emotion, or merely a biological response.E.(E) It is difficult to distinguish between culturally-acquired emotions and

21、 innate ones determined by biology.25.INHIBITOR:（分数：1.00）A.(A) responseB.(B) dissolventC.(C) sour substanceD.(D) catalystE.(E) amalgam26.SCOTCH:（分数：1.00）A.(A) loosenB.(B) underscoreC.(C) delegateD.(D) repairE.(E) urge27.It can be inferred from the passage that “most scientists“ assume which of the f

22、ollowing concerning “innate reactions“ ( line 15) ?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Innate reactions to smells do not include the stimulation of the trigeminal nerve per say.B.(B) Only smells which have not previously been paired with emotional experiences trigger innate reaction.C.(C) Irritating smells are the only

23、ones which are considered likely to produce innate, or unlearned, reactions.D.(D) Most subjects can distinguish between pure odor sensation and trigeminal nerve sensation enough to determine which reactions are innate.E.(E) Innate reactions are produced when the trigeminal nerve catalyzes an emotion

24、al experience.28.OUTLANDISH:（分数：1.00）A.(A) clearB.(B) remarkableC.(C) customaryD.(D) unalteredE.(E) productive29.The author would most likely agree with which of the following descriptions of the conflict between Darwinists and cultural anthropologists over the nature of animal emotions?（分数：1.00）A.(

25、A) The concept of animal emotions suggests that human emotions are based on instinctual biology.B.(B) Cultural relativists dispute the notion that animal emotions are innate and not be learned.C.(C) Darwinists view the events of the twentieth-century as a triumph of animal instinct over rational hum

26、an behavior.D.(D) Darwinists wish to draw a line between emotional behavior and culturally acquired behavior.E.(E) Cultural relativists support the idea of an animal behavior dictated by behavioral rules.30.The author of the passage is primarily concerned with（分数：1.00）A.(A) refuting the notion that

27、emotions are socially constructedB.(B) delineating the difference between relative and universal behaviorC.(C) describing how anthropologists identify emotions in foreign culturesD.(D) measuring the extent to which emotions can be equated with evolutionary traitsE.(E) comparing how emotions are expr

28、essed in various cultures31.According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about the role of the trigeminal nerve in the experience of odors?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The trigeminal nerve plays a much more significant role in the experience of an irritating odor than does actual olfactory sen

29、sation itself.B.(B) The trigeminal nerve produces a negative experience of an irritating odor independently of the emotional context in which the odor was initially perceived.C.(C) The trigeminal nerve tends to cause an experience of discomfort in the cases of odors that are initially paired with ne

30、gative emotional experiences.D.(D) The functioning of the trigeminal nerve tends to be largely conditioned according to the pairing process simulated in the experiment.E.(E) The trigeminal nerve generally does not play a role in the experiencing of odors that create innate reactions.32.The author of

31、 the passage describes human emotions as each of the following EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) relative in their meaningB.(B) varying in typeC.(C) innately acquiredD.(D) ruled by social moresE.(E) varying in degree33.PRESUMPTUOUS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) helpfulB.(B) despicableC.(C) certainD.(D) daintyE.(E) modest34.IND

32、IGENCE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) conceitB.(B) livelinessC.(C) bravenessD.(D) staminaE.(E) abundance35.REPORTORIAL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) reticentB.(B) imaginativeC.(C) taciturnD.(D) normalE.(E) improbable36.PROPAGATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) permeationB.(B) exposureC.(C) eradicationD.(D) orderE.(E) mimic37.The authors reactio

33、n to the attempts to create experimental means to distinguish trigeminal response and pure odor response can best be described as one of（分数：1.00）A.(A) enthusiasmB.(B) expectationC.(C) dismayD.(D) skepticismE.(E) antipathy38.According to Foley, which of the following aspects of the political and hist

34、orical events of the late twentieth-century confirm Darwinian theory?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Social conservatism demands that human beings conform to established standards of behavior.B.(B) As a movement, Nazism was doomed to perish by the same evolutionary forces that govern the expression of human emotions

35、C.(C) The events of the twentieth century prove that social and biological thinking are incommensurate with one another.D.(D) The disintegration of the postwar order was brought about by faulty relativist thinking.E.(E) The decline of social progress indicates that social goals are limited by biolo

36、gical forces.三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the opposing forces of destruction and -;their war aims were not only to defeat fascism, but to create a world of shared -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) grief solu

37、tionsB.(B) construction prosperityC.(C) disaster antipathyD.(D) hope dominationE.(E) salvation proximity40.DEMENTIA: DISORDER :（分数：1.00）A.(A) coma: unconsciousnessB.(B) dyslexia: memoryC.(C) frigidity: sanguinityD.(D) encephalitis: unresponsivenessE.(E) inertia: ache41.LOGS: WOODPILE :（分数：1.00）A.(A)

38、 notes: sheafB.(B) trees: bushC.(C) wreckage: driftD.(D) hail: rainE.(E) nut:shell42.PHILOSOPHY: METAPHYSICS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) zoology: herpetologyB.(B) pink: redC.(C) light: brillianceD.(D) bird: penguinE.(E) fragrance: nature43.OUTSKIRTS: TOWN :（分数：1.00）A.(A) wine: gobletB.(B) leaf: plantC.(C) shoul

39、der: thoroughfareD.(D) wing: helicopterE.(E) step: stairs44.FUSILLADE: SHOTS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) submarine: torpedoesB.(B) armada: warshipsC.(C) exercise: privatesD.(D) ammunition: armoryE.(E) procession: cannonade45.The language of the bureaucrats and administrators must needs be recognized as - of leg

40、al parlance, for there is no other way to explain its pedantic, - and pernicious style.（分数：1.00）A.(A) an outgrowth pervicaciousB.(B) a visitation rottenC.(C) a rejection vitriolicD.(D) a permutation heedlessE.(E) a divagation rapturous46.Few mathematicians are - their futures on finding any such pro

41、of; instead, their efforts are focused on finding good, but not -, solutions for most cases, a field of study aptly known as approximation theory.（分数：1.00）A.(A) betting perfectB.(B) developing convenientC.(C) pinning substandardD.(D) destroying exactE.(E) establishing vague47.A gulf remains between

42、negotiators from the rich world, who are so skeptical they hope to see the treatys ambitious provisions -, and those from poor countries, who want them -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) explicated ignoredB.(B) diluted strengthenedC.(C) absconded deliveredD.(D) reinforced removedE.(E) relaxed loosened48.TERSE: SUPERF

43、LUITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) laconic: intelligenceB.(B) austere: adornmentC.(C) ascetic: rejuvenationD.(D) gradual: transformationE.(E) incredulous: suspicion49.DISINGENUOUS: MISLEAD :（分数：1.00）A.(A) acquisitive: repelB.(B) adventurous: advertC.(C) noxious: offendD.(D) auspicious: petitionE.(E) pompous: rej

44、ect50.We must learn to - sentences and to analyze the grammar of our text, for there is no - to the grammar of poetry, to the nerve and sinew of the poem, if one is blind to the poetry of grammar.（分数：1.00）A.(A) limn introductionB.(B) master obstacleC.(C) subordinate keyD.(D) parse accessE.(E) oscula

45、te clarity51.COLLUSION: CONSPIRATORS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) edition: journalistsB.(B) collaboration: partnersC.(C) sportsmanship: umpiresD.(D) ascription: translatorsE.(E) summarization: critics52.What Spinoza says of laws is equally true of party-platformsthat those are strong which appeal to reason, but -

46、 which compel the assent both of reason and the common affections of mankind.（分数：1.00）A.(A) worthyB.(B) impregnableC.(C) relevantD.(D) baseE.(E) insupportable53.RECEPTIVE: GULLIBLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) secretive: stealthyB.(B) compliant: servileC.(C) wordy: tediousD.(D) insightful: penetratingE.(E) prigg

47、ish: headstrong54.One encouraging sign in the problem of chaos among the soldiers ranks was their vow, for what it was worth, to act in a more - way.（分数：1.00）A.(A) concertedB.(B) ingeniousC.(C) defiantD.(D) avidE.(E) diligent四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.CHARY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) dirtyB.(B) aloof

48、C.(C) quickD.(D) miserlyE.(E) brave56.The author cites Spinozas belief that “mind and body exist in pre-established coordination“ most likely in order to（分数：1.00）A.(A) prove that Descartes confused the true distinction between consciousness and extensionB.(B) suggest the logical assumption behind Sp

49、inozas embrace of dualismC.(C) lay the groundwork for psychophysical parallelism s rejection of occasionalismD.(D) deny that any outside entity could be responsible for both mental and physical eventsE.(E) establish why he believed mental events could not determine physical motions57.PENCHANT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) complaintB