GRE-78及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-78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.Unfortunately, zealots not only fight with members of other faiths who challenge their claim to a monopoly of absolute truth, but they also_their co-religionists for interpreting a tradition differently

2、or for holding_beliefs. (A) persecute heterodox (B) honor heretical (C) restitute parochial (D) lambaste perfidious (E) defend secular（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Reading the epic known to us as the Iliad is vastly different from the_experience of hearing and seeing it performed, for in place of the bards_f

3、low of sound and image, the reader beholds a mute tome, the size of longish novel. (A) apocryphal prehistoric (B) preliterate galvanic (C) auditory insipid (D) succinct abrupt (E) scholarly abstract（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.When he won his third gold medal at his third successive Olympic Games, we_the ma

4、n as if he were the greatest athlete we had ever seen: a superman, _ , a demigod walking the earth. (A) hymned a nonpareil (B) exasperated a dabbler (C) inveighed a genius (D) lauded an obscurantist (E) apostatized a commoner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.To implausibly suggest that this erstwhile_of financia

5、l_was enriching himself at public expense is to shake the very foundations of the new Republic. (A) victor legerdemain (B) exemplar probity (C) font calumny (D) enemy cunning (E) apprentice reproach（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.Despite the_her work received, her particular emphasis did not gain many adherent

6、s for more than a generation. (A) tolerance (B) plaudits (C) dismissal (D) criticism (E) sinecures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.There was an oddly_inflection to his speech, some said, a sense of merely going through the motions. (A) roguish (B) lackadaisical (C) mellifluous (D) acerbic (E) reserved（分数：1.00）A

7、B.C.D.E.7.Supporters praised the governors action as a speedy and judicious solution, but critics condemned it by the same token as_and unfairly influenced by recent events. (A) indisposed (B) verbose (C) irrelevant (D) hasty (E) imperious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.AS

8、CEND : ROCKET : (A) multiply : precipitate (B) inflate : bend (C) dilate : bulge (D) contract : implode (E) heat : evaporate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.SAWDUST : WOOD : (A) awn : window (B) ferment : cake (C) soot: fuel (D) gravel : cement (E) cinder : tree（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.COMPOSER : MUSIC : (A) publi

9、sher : work (B) driver : car (C) playwright : drama (D) caption: movie (E) editor : article（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.MEETING : MINUTES : (A) video : image (B) report : synopsis (C) seism : quiver (D) performance : movement (E) photograph : negative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.COWARD : BRAVE : (A) empiricist: c

10、ognizant (B) misanthrope : altruistic (C) administrator : fair (D) sage : cautious (E) convert : restless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.DIPLOMAT : TACT : (A) advertiser : flamboyance (B) zealot: fervor (C) lawyer : exaggeration (D) agent : adaptability (E) commander : culture（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.INFORM: KNO

11、WLEDGE : (A) console : promotion (B) strengthen : solidity (C) apprise : information (D) induce : suspicion (E) evaluate : guarantee（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.SENSITIZATION: ALLERGIC : (A) attenuation : rarefied (B) refinement : reckless (C) sterility : limiting (D) inoculation : contagious (E) inspirati

12、on: motivating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.OPERA : ARIA : (A) verse : limerick (B) orchestra : cello (C) song : solo (D) chorus : duet (E) play : prelude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、The “cold fusion“ ph(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.The passage suggests which of the following about the rece

13、nt research mentioned in lines 9-13? (A) It has solved one set of problems but has created another. (B) It has overemphasized method at the expense of obtaining interesting results. (C) It has failed to propose practical applications for cold fusion, even if the phenomenon is proven to exist. (D) It

14、 has relied upon an experimental method possibly geared toward producing false results. (E) It has provided considerable information on the possibility of cold fusion phenomenon but it has failed to produce innovative experimental apparatus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.It can be inferred from the passage t

15、hat the author would MOST likely agree with which of the following statements concerning the scientific method? (A) Scientific skepticism requires that no experiment should be considered valid if it produces experimental errors. (B) Theories should not be revised in any significant way in the absenc

16、e of strong experimental evidence of a phenomenon they fail to explain. (C) Misinterpretations of experimental data always ensue from the “optimization“ of experimental apparatus. (D) Sound experiments tend to produce experimental errors that are distributed in one direction or the other of the meas

17、urement scale, but not both. (E) Large revisions in experimental physical theories should not occur simply in the face of “miracles“.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.The authors primary purpose is to (A) answer a theoretical question about a phenomenon in the field of physics (B) discuss the current state of r

18、esearch concerning the phenomenon of cold fusion (C) resolve a research dispute in the field of physics (D) predict a crisis in scientific method for researchers of the cold fusion phenomenon (E) suggest reasons that experiments involving cold fusion phenomenon should not be trusted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

19、E.20.According to the passage, the major reason that the evidence for the cold fusion phenomenon is suspect is (A) no existing theory can explain the evidence produced by cold fusion experiments (B) the excess production of energy associated with certain cold fusion experiments owe primarily to expe

20、rimental error (C) too many energy-balance measurements have indicated excess energy, instead of evenly distributed experimental error (D) the total input power in cold fusion experiments has been too low to draw solid conclusions about the fraction of excess power (E) scientists too often regard th

21、ese experiments as proof of “miracles“（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、It has been argued t(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.The passage supplies information for answering all of the following questions EXCEPT (A) How is the law of constancy linked to the law of abstraction? (B) What is the physiological process by which the b

22、rains tends to form abstractions? (C) Does the process of forming abstractions ever go beyond its physiological processes? (D) What artistic goal led Picasso and Braque to adapt their works sense of perspective? (E) What effect, positive or negative, does abstraction often have upon the artistic ind

23、ividual?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.According to the passage, Michelangelo was unable to finish three-fifths of his artworks for which of the following reasons? (A) He possessed a deep sense of ambiguity toward his own ideas that caused him to lose confidence in them. (B) He displayed a tendency to work q

24、uickly on one project and then abandon it in haste for another. (C) He generally felt a dissatisfaction with the ideals that served as the model for his art works. (D) He frequently felt unable to express his general ideals through a particular art work. (E) A heavy price was exacted upon him as an

25、artist by the process of continual abstraction.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.Which of the following statements would most logically conclude the last paragraph of the passage? (A) All human activity is ultimately a product of the organization of our brains, and subject to its laws. (B) In art, something mus

26、t always be left over for the imagination to perform. (C) Art has been a creative refuge for other unsatisfied ideals created by the brain through its abstractive process. (D) The future branch of aesthetics will study the neural basis of artistic creativity and achievement. (E) Arts richness lies i

27、n the fact that its power to disturb and arouse varies between individuals.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.According to the passage, which of the following is true concerning the ability to create abstractions? (A) The ability stems from the anatomical center of humans visual brain, whose location has yet to

28、be identified. (B) The ability steadily develops in humans with the gradual acquisition of knowledge. (C) The ability is best categorized as an innate, and therefore unlearned, ability that is rarely improved on over time. (D) The ability to create abstractions is predicated on an enslavement to the

29、 particulars of those abstractions. (E) The ability most likely has developed as a response to the limitations of the human memory.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.The author regards the idea of ambiguity in a work of art as a feature that is (A) invariably unfortunate (B) universally mandatory (C) overly comp

30、licated (D) generally unnecessary (E) scientifically revealing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.The author argues that aesthetic creation is useful to an understanding of the visual brain because it (A) allows abstract ideas to mutate into new and hitherto untested forms (B) helps scientists synthesize several

31、distinct views of the operation of the brain (C) manifests in an observable form the laws by which the brain functions (D) subordinates the particular to the general, streamlining the artistic process (E) establishes the constant and essential properties of objects and surfaces（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.

32、The author implies that the work of Picasso and Braque shifted over the course of their years in that it later came to (A) render unseen objects in a visible manner, thus permitting access to the subconscious of the visual brain (B) portray a variety of visual perspectives simultaneously, displaying

33、 many sides of an object (C) abandon and forswear the use of all techniques of lighting and distance in their artwork (D) consciously apply the law of abstraction to their paintings to illustrate an understanding of the visual brain (E) critique the brains ability to mimic by demonstrating the limit

34、s of visual representation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions : Each qu(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.METEORIC: (A) incredulous (B) commendable (C) satisfied (D) gradual (E) negative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.EQUANIMITY: (A) spitefulness (B) tendency (C) perturbation (D) apathy (E) effusiveness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.DEF

35、AULT: (A) plan one s schedule (B) alter ones ideas (C) fulfill ones obligations (D) maintain ones composure (E) hoard ones possessions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.TORRIDNESS: (A) frigidity (B) dissolution (C) instability (D) thickness (E) cleanliness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.CESSATION: (A) participation (B) am

36、algamation (C) inauguration (D) fortification (E) revitalization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.CONVERSANCE: (A) unacquaintedness (B) conciseness (C) rudeness (D) reluctance (E) obscurity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.MINIMIZE: (A) overrate (B) visualize (C) renovate (D) present (E) scrutinize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.SPL

37、ENDOR: (A) foulness (B) corruption (C) avarice (D) transformation (E) sincerity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.OPPROBRIUM: (A) fair compensation (B) disclosure (C) loyalty (D) tolerance (E) eulogy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.DERIDE: (A) remunerate (B) pardon (C) endorse (D) assist (E) imitate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.DI

38、SABUSE: (A) banish (B) direct into fault (C) cause grief (D) liberate (E) withdraw a blessing（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 experience of dealing with a clamorous band of younger siblings, earning their affection while holding them to their t

39、asks, can prove remarkably_in later years when one deals with_colleagues jealous of their prerogatives. (A) useful fractious (B) trenchant ambitious (C) deep-seated difficult (D) prophetic envious (E) truculent unruly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.The works of Baudrillard are filled with seemingly_but truly

40、vacuous references to relativity, quantum mechanics, and chaos theory, which the more _physicist will disregard. (A) intelligent reluctant (B) erudite vigilant (C) meaningless skeptical (D) scholarly opinionated (E) witty theoretical（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.There are few precious constants in the story

41、 of the yen-for a start, it is among the monies of the world, being not much more than a century old. (A) a rarity (B) a laughingstock (C) an anomaly (D) a stripling (E) an abhorrence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.In spite of_among a few scientists, and years of_discussion, the claim that earthquakes can be

42、predicted with great precision prevails. (A) antipathy favorable (B) skepticism contentious (C) mutualism polite (D) receptiveness intelligent (E) popularity rancorous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Announcements of discoveries in professional journals always qualify and quantify their_; announcements in the

43、general media often do not, because usually lack the background to interpret them. (A) sources critics (B) certainty laymen (C) shortcomings experts (D) jargon readers (E) theory specialists（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.Though managers of commercial shellfish beds in many countries monitor the presence of p

44、ollutants using mice, this method is ethically_and too expensive for many developing countries, small operations or amateur fishermen. (A) lucid (B) inchoate (C) pessimistic (D) preemptive (E) contentious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.Even though Jungs theory of the mind has been designated as_by its recent

45、proponents, one can scarcely argues that it offers a truly gestalt and complete picture of the psyches operation. (A) draconian (B) abstract (C) revolutionary (D) holistic (E) sartorial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.DECIBEL: SOUND: (A) color : light (B) wavelength : spect

46、rum (C) newton : force (D) altitude : altimeter (E) diameter : cylinder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.BIGOT : BIAS : (A) melancholic : bitterness (B) hedonist : ambition (C) daredevil : audacity (D) perfectionist : patience (E) cynic : indiscretion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.TEACHER : IGNORANCE : (A) policeman : l

47、aw (B) statesman : electorate (C) psychologist : psyche (D) doctor : disease (E) tenant : weed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.MILK: NUTRIENT : (A) clot : blood (B) matter : element (C) glucose : sugar (D) bile : liver (E) tar : mineral（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.OFFENSE: EUPHEMISM: (A) analogy : simile (B) ennui :

48、rehearsal (C) commitment : equivocation (D) exhortation : elocution (E) harmony : mediation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.51.QUIBBLES : OBJECTIONS : (A) questions : replies (B) foibles : flaws (C) estimations : calculations (D) data : hypotheses (E) research: findings（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.EXPERIENCED: PRACTICE : (A) cunning : decide (B) vigilant: view (C) knowledgeable: read (D) hungry : eat (E) shameless : misbehave（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.53.HAMMER : CARPENT