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1、GRE-61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.It appears that improving womens opportunities in science has benefited both the sciences and the_cause of women, for the example of womens successes in fields thought to be most_to them has provided pow

2、erful encouragement to women seeking equality in other endeavors. (A) unrequited helpful (B) exclusive salubrious (C) revolutionary apposite (D) particular irrelevant (E) general resistant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Far from contributing to the_of the father and his son, these emotional development program

3、s have a salubrious effect on troubled families. (A) estrangement (B) pleasantries (C) relationship (D) duplicity (E) kinship（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.Wildfires dominated the western parts of the United States earlier this year, confirming scientists hypotheses that it would be the most_fire year yet, bu

4、t the consequences of burning land and brush are more than costly. (A) unfortunate (B) expensive (C) predictable (D) incendiary (E) disastrous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.Poverty had by no means been_, but the extreme_that had earlier characterized large sections of the country had disappeared. (A) exacerba

5、ted hegemony (B) eviscerated largesse (C) eliminated privation (D) explicated confusion (E) prognosticated lassitude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.What Ms. Morris appreciates most now is the mix of_and urban: She can descend into the subway and roam the city, then spend hours in the botanic garden. (A) bucoli

6、c (B) acerbic (C) picaresque (D) subterranean (E) riparian（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.When the evidence is_, we can be more confident of the historical scenarios we propose; when theories are weak or evidence scarce, we ought to be more_. (A) attainable intolerant (B) irrelevant dissatisfied (C) available

7、sophisticated (D) plentiful circumspect (E) present ungrateful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.The_behavior of several employees_the cautious impression of that financial company. (A) preposterous augments (B) reckless belie (C) perfidious confirms (D) guileless underlines (E) trustworthy complicates（分数：1.00）A.

8、B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.SHREWD : ACUMEN : (A) absorbed :emotion (B) fortunate : opportunity (C) impetuous : instinct (D) patronizing : aid (E) irritable: exasperation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.CROWD: PEOPLE : (A) gravel : pebbles (B) lake: fish (C) calculator : button (D) authority

9、: panel (E) spice : sugar（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.SKIT : PLAY : (A) anecdote : novel (B) narrative: ode (C) sonnet : poem (D) spectacle : kaleidoscope (E) caricature : travesty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.QUENCH: THIRST : (A) snore : nap (B) satiate: hunger (C) tail: industry (D) cramp : wrist (E) tremble : v

10、oice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.FORGE : METAL : (A) clinic : medicine (B) market : stock (C) mill : wood (D) plant : van (E) weaver : silk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.REPUGNANT : REPEL : (A) cogent: convince (B) marvelous: ignore (C) garish : clothe (D) sealed : retract (E) invincible : conquer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E

11、.14.TALK : MUMBLE : (A) smile : simper (B) type : paint (C) chant : speak (D) dive : drift (E) stroll : ramble（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.FORGET : OBLIVION : (A) attenuate : virulence (B) discover : relevance (C) dismiss: speciousness (D) purify : toxicity (E) forgo : disuse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.NEUTRALIZ

12、ATION : ALKALI : (A) distillation : wine (B) detoxification : poison (C) diminishment : absorption (D) alteration : emphasis (E) condemnation : offense（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Comets are now known(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.Which of the following, if true, would cast the MOST

13、doubt on scientists most recent explanation for the origin of the oceans water? (A) Meteorites contain only twice, and not ten times as much xenon as regular sea water. (B) Local water from the solar nebula is found to contain as much xenon as meteorites. (C) Water from the solar nebula contains les

14、s deuterium than was previously thought. (D) Comets containing more than twice the amount of deuterium than was previously thought. (E) More than twice as many meteorites as comets existed in the solar system at the time of the Earths formation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.The passage is chiefly concerned

15、with (A) explaining the process by which the Earth and its oceans accreted (B) reporting how recent research has arrived at a new explanation for the constitution of the Earths oceans (C) accounting for the chemical composition of the various ingredients of the Earths oceans (D) contrasting various

16、competing hypotheses as to what the Earths oceans consist of (E) reporting inconsistencies with the result of new research into the composition of the Earths oceans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.According to the passage, scientists have concluded which of the following from the discovery of the large amount

17、of deuterium found in comets? (A) Comets do not contain enough deuterium to have solely created the Earths oceans. (B) Given the ratio of deuterium to ordinary hydrogen in seawater, comets cannot have contributed to the Earths oceans. (C) It is likely that comets contain less Xenon than meteorites d

18、o. (D) Given the low level of deuterium in the waters of Earths oceans, comets cannot be its sole source. (E) Comets now play a greater role in the creation of the Earths oceans than was previously thought.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.It can be inferred from the passage that one reason scientists consider

19、local water from the solar nebula a necessary ingredient in the earths oceans is that (A) it is improbable that enough volume of water from comets existed to fill the earths oceans (B) the water from the solar nebula contains less deuterium than sea water (C) the water from the solar nebula existed

20、close enough to the earth to participate in the accretion process (D) without the water from the solar nebula more xenon would otherwise exist in seawater (E) without the water from the solar nebula the earths oceans would probably have formed at an earlier time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、Society is genera

21、lly(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.The author implies that scientists who regard the notion of a final state of truth without skepticism are. More arrogant or unimaginative than scientists who see science as a perpetual process. Visionaries who, though not necessarily correct, maintain an optimistic view of the f

22、uture. A very significant majority of the scientific community (A) only (B) only (C) and only (D) and only (E) , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The authors regards the notion of the possible emergence of “a Heisenberg or a G （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.The author discusses Goethes theories in the second para

23、graph primarily to do which of the following? (A) suggest that the purpose of science is not simply to make discoveries but to influence the way humans regard the world (B) illustrate the dangers of rejecting a mechanistic view of the world (C) investigate the predictive efficacy of a scientific met

24、hodology that eschews certain types of experiments (D) provide an argument for why scientists should not be amateurs (E) demonstrate how easily a variation in scientific methodology can arouse controversy among scientists（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.According to the passage, the work of scientists is simil

25、ar to that of equations in infinitesimal calculus because scientists (A) work to explain concepts that are abstract in nature, not unlike infinity (B) recognize that meaning is not the only benefit of scientific endeavor (C) are unable to explain their work in any more concrete terms than mathematic

26、ians express theirs (D) can discover a series of more and more precise truths, but can never achieve absolute accuracy (E) are intrinsically more interested in formulas and theories than the predictions that can be made by them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.It can be inferred from the passage that realitys t

27、endency to conform to the man- made rules of science is suspicious because (A) it suggests that scientists have disregarded certain facts to maintain the consistency of their theories (B) it demonstrates that imagination plays a more significant role than reason in scientific investigation (C) it sh

28、ows that sciences discover only what the human faculties apprehend, not everything that exists (D) it demonstrates that the man-made rules of science are overly general, and do not make specific enough claims (E) it bespeaks the sciences historical tendency to contradict itself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.

29、It can be inferred from the passage that Goethes scientific contemporaries made which of the following assumptions? (A) The most accurate view of the universe is that of the mechanistic model. (B) Science should avail itself of all possible methods of discerning the truth. (C) The tangible results o

30、f scientific inquiry are more important than its philosophical assumptions. (D) Poetic intensity is relatively unimportant in the expression of a scientific theory. (E) Scientific theories should go far beyond the “human scale“, where possible.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.The author suggests that the appea

31、rance of a Unified Field Theory is which of the following? (A) The theory is likely to be developed eventually, but then subsequently supplanted but more attractive models. (B) The theory, given its advanced nature, is likely to be even more significant to scientists than Newtons Principia was in it

32、s time. (C) The appearace of the theory will most likely underscore the hubris of scientists in attempting to describe nature. (D) The theory is certain to appear, and will serve undermine the pedagogical errors made by nineteenth-century professors. (E) The appearance of the theory is likely to unr

33、avel the existing structure of physics, discrediting the fields most fundamental assumptions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.HEGEMONY: (A) vigor (B) power (C) accuracy (D) self-assurance (E) alertness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.LUCUBRATION: (A) refusal (B) investigation (C) br

34、ief deliberation (D) extensive clarification (E) articulateness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.IMPLAUSIBLE: (A) verisimilar (B) infrequent (C) deviating (D) repetitive (E) irreplaceable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.PRETERNATURAL: (A) invariable (B) truthful (C) delayed (D) reserved (E) commonplace（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3

35、2.REBUFF: (A) tantalize (B) interfere (C) dispute (D) accept (E) confront（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.VITUPERATE: (A) reinstate (B) stimulate (C) reverence (D) enliven (E) commend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.TOUT: (A) withdraw from (B) contain (C) condemn (D) adjust (E) abide by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.ENRICH: (A) a

36、lleviate (B) exhaust (C) confiscate (D) quench (E) prevent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.MALADROIT: (A) dexterous (B) thirsty (C) artistic (D) malicious (E) ravenous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.OBDURATE: (A) compliant (B) forthright (C) loquacious (D) buoyant (E) relaxed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.INTEGRITY: (A) profliga

37、cy (B) incompleteness (C) inadequacy (D) inferiority (E) conflict（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.The growing popularity of microchips, currently found in applications ranging from cellular phones to cars, _this new technologys increasing affordabi

38、lity. (A) illustrates (B) belies (C) addresses (D) contains (E) incites（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.For the more affluent among us, science and technology have improved but not _our lives, providing us, perhaps, more time to return to_way of life and to restore the human touch. (A) hindered a baser (B) rev

39、olutionized a simpler (C) altered a convenient (D) changed a better (E) restored a positive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.Some of his plans were_and much too good for this world, but he never wavered in a cause that he considered just, and in so doing he commanded the respect of even those who_him. (A) impra

40、ctical worshipped (B) idealistic praised (C) quixotic opposed (D) compelling intrigued (E) implicit attacked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.In the 1650s the pacifist Quakers became progressively_with Cromwells regime, including the compromises with the old order and what had become_army that seemed interested

41、 solely in its own well-being and future. (A) entangled a billeted (B) unimpressed an innocuous (C) disenchanted a rapacious (D) entrenched a useless (E) enamored an outdated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.The specialist is_to identify any particular principle as fundamental, insisting that only when viewed w

42、ithin its proper context can a principle be_. (A) motivated second-guessed (B) obligated validated (C) unlikely impeached (D) loath invoked (E) careful vetoed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.Hopefully scientific progress in AIDS research will continue at_pace, but nevertheless a current attitude of_prevailing

43、among some biomedical researchers is rather inappropriate. (A) a rapid hubris (B) an alarming concern (C) an optimistic fastidiousness (D) a leaden nonchalance (E) a vitiated arrogance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.The opium poppy has two main products: one, the seeds, is quite_while the other, opium, is inf

44、amously insidious. (A) innocuous (B) obscure (C) delicious (D) malignant (E) ubiquitous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.BLOCKADE: OBSTRUCTION: (A) breezeway : wall (B) pillar : support (C) mortar : skyscraper (D) latch : door (E) bund : shore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.BRAND : OW

45、NERSHIP: (A) ration : estimation (B) denigrate : conflict (C) highlight : importance (D) record: vicissitudes (E) exterminate : opposition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.CODE : BREAK : (A) proposal : amend (B) conundrum : solve (C) mineral : metamorphose (D) climate : adapt (E) compound : discompose（分数：1.00）A

46、.B.C.D.E.49.GUILLOTINE : EXECUTE : (A) sword : terrify (B) asylum : persecute (C) cord : censure (D) tomb: inter (E) emblem : demonize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.MISDEMEANOR: CRIME: (A) animosity : malignity (B) renown: infamy (C) foible : fault (D) whim : concept (E) oath : deposition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5

47、1.HARM: PRECAUTION : (A) vacancy : occupation (B) loss : insurance (C) climate : forecast (D) overcharge : salary (E) heal : preclusion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.GEM : SAPPHIRE : (A) plant : lichen (B) whale : prey (C) conifer : violet (D) oak : leaf (E) microbe: tumbleweed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.53.EMOLLIENT

48、 : SOFTEN : (A) alcohol : excite (B) antiseptic : sterilize (C) surgery : operate (D) lancet: seam (E) narcotic : agitate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.54.DRAW : DOODLE : (A) compute : multiply (B) drink : guzzle (C) fly : hover (D) calculate : guess (E) speak : murmur（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十一、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Traditionally econom(总题数：4，分数：4.00)55.The author uses which of