GRE-75及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-75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.Dont rule out the caprices in the spirit; a time of great transformations requires that we be no less than utterly_in our approach to decision-making. (A) resilient (B) practical (C) wary (D) impeccable

2、E) adaptive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Although most people who acquire West Nile have no_and those who do normally suffer little more than flu-like illness, it is believed they still can carry _amounts of the virus in their blood for several days. (A) recourse negligible (B) symptoms minute (C) cure sign

3、ificant (D) fever active (E) hope incipient（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.The purpose of interior design is to create a physical environment that is_yet connected to the outside world, an environment that is ideal for the pursuit of relaxation in a zone of partial_. (A) transcendent of tastefulness (B) separa

4、te from isolation (C) peripheral to tranquility (D) abhorrent to confluence (E) linked to autonomy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.His_of the assigned pages was itself a much too lengthy summary; by all accounts, if he wishes to succeed by the standards of succinctness and concision, he must learn to restrain h

5、is_. (A) development technique (B) synthesis garrulousness (C) analysis construction (D) perusal interest (E) synopsis verbosity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.Handedness can be influenced and changed by social and cultural mechanisms, as can be evidenced by the fact that teachers have been known to force chil

6、dren to switch from using their left hand to using their right hand for writing and that some more_societies show less left-handedness in their populations than other more _societies. (A) restrictive permissive (B) bigoted tolerant (C) liberal suppressive (D) dominating plural (E) intriguing monoton

7、ous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.Future generations of physicists may look at the_of their former ideas and see in it, not the relics of some extinct creature, but a crude, early, yet wholly version of their more modern theories. (A) mockery distinct (B) armature laughable (C) specter congruous (D) skeleton

8、recognizable (E) treatment suspect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.On the face of it, the plan under consideration is_and indeed, has already sparked protests from several prominent politicians, who argue that “hasty implementation“ could_the economy. (A) hopeless boost (B) appealing undermine (C) contentious i

9、nflame (D) draconian damage (E) suspect radicalize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.CAULK : LEAKAGE : (A) water : aqueduct (B) lubricate: friction (C) press : attachment (D) banish: betrayal (E) vent: condensation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.CONTRACT : AGREEMENT : (A) suspension : st

10、ruggle (B) work : allegiance (C) subpoena : writ (D) feat : lawyer (E) license : property（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.GAFFE: DECORUM: (A) feint: combat (B) trick : perception (C) dogma : dissent (D) gaucherie : urbanity (E) hyperbole : presentation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.SAVE : HOARD : (A) leave : abscond (B

11、) elude : ensnare (C) ameliorate : enhance (D) tumble: balance (E) exhaust : absorb（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.DRAFT: CONSCRIPT: (A) levy: laborer (B) subpoena : witness (C) employ : staff (D) induce : sheriff (E) select : member（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.INVENTORY : GOODS: (A) census : inhabitants (B) ballot:

12、 incumbents (C) manifesto: obligations (D) agenda : meeting (E) roster: employers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.PODIATRIST : FEET: (A) ecologist : bionomy (B) pathology : treatment (C) neurologist : psychology (D) neonatologist : infants (E) botany: fern（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.METEOROLOGY : WEATHER: (A) cosmol

13、ogy : atmosphere (B) seismology: earthquake (C) alchemy : chemistry (D) phonetics : language (E) mythology : narrative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.ATTENTIVE : METICULOUS: (A) pleased : ecstatic (B) buoyant : obstinate (C) busy : occupied (D) persistent : daunted (E) curious : inquisitive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

14、四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Electronic computer (总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be more optimistic about optical computing if which of the following were true? (A) Digital partitioning algorithms could be applied to electronic, and not just opti

15、cal circuits. (B) The speed of photons could be shown to be significantly greater than that of electrons. (C) The precision level in basic operations can be substantially increased without great expense. (D) The accuracy of electronic circuits used to preprocess input data and post- process data cou

16、ld be greatly increased. (E) The microchips optical computer systems were shown to require an increasing density of interconnections.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the technology employed in optical computing? (A) The technology is more expensive

17、to develop than the technology that was required in electronic computing. (B) The search for technology necessary for all-optical computing is considered unfeasible and has been largely abandoned. (C) Optical computers systems that rely on digital partitioning algorithms in tandem with error-correct

18、ion codes are considered hybrid technology. (D) The technology necessary for digital optical computing appears within closer reach than the technology for analog optical computing. (E) The most feasible version of optical computing at present is a synthesis of electronic and optical technology.（分数：1

19、00）A.B.C.D.E.19.According to the passage, which of the following is true concerning optical computers? (A) Researchers have not yet discovered a means of transporting photons more efficiently. (B) Their primary limitation is the density of connections required between electronic microchip gates. (C

20、) Their accuracy level is poor at 8 to 11 bits, but still superior to that of electronic computers. (D) They invariably rely on electronic circuits to preprocess input data for computation. (E) Both analog and digital forms of optic computing are presently being developed by scientists.（分数：1.00）A.B.

21、C.D.E.20.The passage suggests that the author would most probably agree with which of the following assessments of optical computing in its present form? (A) Although the future of optical computing is impressive, its applications are too limited in scope to justify much optimism. (B) The outlook of

22、 its development is positive on the surface, but many claims made about it are misleading. (C) Efforts to develop the technology have been sufficiently positive to maintain the interest of electrical engineers and physicists. (D) Because of design flaws, the task of developing optical computing will

23、 require greater resources than are presently available. (E) The state of development of optical computing is too contradictory to allow for an easy assessment of its future.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、Given that 8 percent(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.According to the passage, the main disadvantage with reconfiguring

24、diet to lessen water usage is (A) most North Americans would be unlikely to shift their diets simply in order to accommodate the exigencies of water conservation (B) the gains provided by diets with less water-intensive production would likely be less useful in areas with greater aquifer resources (

25、C) people in Asia and certain European countries are dependent on meat-products and could not do without them (D) diets with less water-intensive production tend to be less healthy than those with more water-intense production (E) governments of certain countries would be unlikely to promote program

26、s for diet change given their possible negative effect on those countries economies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The primary purpose of the passage is to (A) expose the fragile ecological conditions which modern irrigation technologies must ameliorate (B) argue that new irrigation technologies would ultimat

27、ely be less efficient than a reconfiguration of the North American diet (C) argue that efficient water-use is dependent upon a mixture of various modern methods (D) provide an overall view of possible methods for lessening the strain on sources of freshwater (E) describe the cycle by which aquifers

28、are depleted and then replenished through technology（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.Most nearly parallel, in its fundamental approach to the drip system solution described in the passage would be a machine designed to (A) save electricity by converting unused sunlight into power through the use of photocells

29、B) waste less electricity by insulating and reducing resistance in the conduits of the power grid (C) increase electrical efficiency by requiring consumers to use appliances that rely on less electricity (D) create a more reliable power grid by supplying electricity from a wider range of power plan

30、ts (E) reduce the electricity necessary to powering a city by encouraging denser population growth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage concerning the relationship between traditional irrigation methods and modern ones? (A) Traditional irrigation methods tend

31、to come at a lower expense than more modern ones, which are generally dependent on technology. (B) Traditional methods may best be used in areas where the technological knowledge necessary for using modern techniques is limited. (C) Modern methods, unlike traditional ones, can only help land whose p

32、rimary water source comes from irrigation, not rainfall. (D) Modern methods rely more heavily upon groundwater tapping, which itself depletes the aquifer. (E) Traditional methods can be performed without the tedious and difficult calculation of climate factors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.The passage impli

33、es that the strain on freshwater aquifers caused by poor irrigation patterns may be reduced by all of the following methods EXCEPT (A) Government compensation programs for surplus (B) Climate study (C) Soil management (D) Drip irrigation (E) Changes in patterns of food consumption（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

34、26.It can be inferred from the passage that low-pressure sprinklers would be more preferable to high-pressure models for which of the following reasons? (A) The surplus generated by low-pressure systems can be sold, lessening overall water strain on a region. (B) Low-pressure systems deliver water d

35、irectly to root systems, resulting in higher crop yields. (C) A lower cost is associated with low-pressure systems than with high-pressure systems, which are generally more expensive. (D) Lower-pressure systems deliver water in such a way that evaporation rates are diminished, resulting in greater e

36、fficiency. (E) Crops watered by lower-pressure systems generally contain higher nutrients, reducing overall food consumption levels.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.The author regards the new means of water-use reduction under discussion as (A) wholly effective, but typically ignored (B) inexpensive, but insuf

37、ficiently useful (C) promising, but difficult to implement (D) necessary, but likely to produce ill side-effects (E) universally accessible, but unnecessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.VERDANT: (A) intelligible (B) sere (C) serene (D) frostbound (E) portentous（分数：1.00

38、A.B.C.D.E.29.REPUTE: (A) indifference (B) miserliness (C) nonentity (D) recklessness (E) ignorance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.PREEN: (A) confine (B) oppose (C) ruffle (D) cover (E) annoy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.AFFILIATION: (A) tendency (B) misconduct (C) affinity (D) dissociation (E) difference（分数：1.00）A.B

39、C.D.E.32.CONTAMINATE: (A) revive (B) adore (C) filter (D) improve (E) cleanse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.DIATRIBE: (A) epistle (B) type (C) circumlocution (D) axiom (E) encomium（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.FLEDGE: (A) reproduce (B) release (C) identify (D) molt (E) look for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.POROUS: (A) impe

40、rvious (B) pitiless (C) imaginary (D) obstinate (E) prohibited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.DIABOLIC: (A) amicable (B) redolent (C) mischievous (D) lavish (E) somber（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.BALEFUL: (A) animated (B) unchallenging (C) beneficent (D) inciting (E) articulate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.INADVERTENCE: (A)

41、 complete loyalty (B) attentiveness (C) group movement (D) disagreeable characteristic (E) powerful mind（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 thesis under consideration was fundamentally_to the readers of that mendacious publication, and I would the

42、refore like to use this opportunity, to stake out some of the basic arguments in need of_. (A) coherent restatement (B) disavowed availability (C) misrepresented clarification (D) incomprehensible dismissal (E) irrelevant subordination（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.In the 160 years in which “handedness“ has

43、been studied we have learned quite a lot, but we still cannot precisely describe what causes humans_to use one hand over the other, or why human populations are_toward right-hand use rather than left-hand use. (A) infrequently prejudiced (B) habitually neutral (C) preferentially biased (D) perennial

44、ly disinterested (E) invariably indisposed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.Sadly, Americans of every ethnicity still demand ideological_among their own kind-although were all multiculturalists now, were much more_discussing diversity across the rainbow than within each color. (A) conformity comfortable (B) heg

45、emony cantankerous (C) resonance sensitive (D) subservience catholic (E) reflection generous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.With legal migration, governments need to persuade voters that they are accepting immigrants who will be_for the country, rather than those who will_drain resources. (A) beneficial merel

46、y (B) jingoistic withal (C) exotic constantly (D) amusing ungraciously (E) helpful seldom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Although he was_in his efforts to persuade us of the justness of his cause, his past history,_with failures, prevented us from being any more than skeptical at his words. (A) tireless marre

47、d (B) sage coupled (C) resourceful . . . immaculate (D) unassuming tinged (E) unyielding touched（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.While the causes of the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction have received the most attention, Alvarezs paper points out work on the other major mass extinctions that may also be_for the t

48、ragedy. (A) answerable (B) indefensible (C) pitiable (D) reprehensible (E) avoidable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.The separation of religion from the state does not mean the establishment of irreligion by the state, still less the imposition of_philosophy. (A) a parochial (B) a secular (C) a liberal (D) a pious (E) an aristocratic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.LOUTISH : GRACE: (A) banal: repartee (B) selfish : ego (C) comely : h