GRE-81及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-81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.Even though avant-garde attacks on the Victorian bourgeoisie were_in rhetoric, deficient in evidence, and malicious in intent, it does not follow that they had no_grounds. (A) infantile cogent (B) florid

2、 objective (C) steeped justificatory (D) spare intrinsic (E) judicious realistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.His specialty is bringing to the forefront the strange and_acts of depravity that only the impassive and imperturbable subconscious is_to grasp and reckon with. (A) withering surprised (B) orthodox a

3、vid (C) silly unqualified (D) unseemly reluctant (E) macabre suited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.Scientists have_for years that turbulence within the gaseous clouds found throughout the Milky Way stymies star formation, but some of the forces behind this disturbance remain_. (A) doubted insufferable (B) posi

4、ted unknown (C) argued relative (D) assumed exoteric (E) conveyed insuperable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.It can not be denied that the existing resources on earth will be depleted, but scientists are_to concede the inevitability of that day,_that new energies can be found in the near future. (A) bound assu

5、ming (B) unprepared skeptical (C) hesitant convinced (D) likely realizing (E) eager hypothesizing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.The vireos comeback may prove that habitat along streams in Southern California is recovering from the effects of pollution, _indicator of environmental health in a state that has lo

6、st most of its_woodlands. (A) a leading superfluous (B) an apocryphal ecological (C) a partial surfeit (D) a telling riparian (E) an anecdotal arboreal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.If a particular vaccine is produced only by one company at a single facility, there is a possibility that the supply of vaccine

7、could grow_if the company decides to cease production. (A) useless (B) inexpensive (C) abstruse (D) repugnant (E) scarce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.The two reputable hydrogeologists drafted some highly optimistic projections-with the_that these were speculative and should of course be tested. (A) caveat (B

8、) analysis (C) hypothesis (D) precis (E) imprimatur（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.CONIFER : NEEDLE : (A) potato : tuber (B) cactus : spine (C) melon: gourd (D) bud : stalk (E) grove : timber（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.REDUNDANT: SUPERFLUITY : (A) transient : evanescence (B) malev

9、olent : imperfection (C) prevalent : universality (D) proportionate : elegance (E) abnormal: conspicuousness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.CARESS : AFFECTION : (A) flush : decency (B) salute : respect (C) collapse : ennui (D) obstruct : quandary (E) apprehend : dread（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.TOADY : OBSEQUIOUS:

10、A) brigand : arrogant (B) malefactor : poised (C) miser : stingy (D) stickler : careful (E) aristocrat : eloquent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.ARTICULATE : SPEECH : (A) classified : detail (B) attractive : satisfaction (C) elegant : deportment (D) amenable : mind (E) servile : admiration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

11、13.RENEGADE : FEALTY : (A) infidel: excommunication (B) apostate : euphoria (C) traitor: treason (D) bigot : tolerance (E) misanthrope : self-esteem（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.WEALTH : PENURIOUS : (A) liqueur : blameless (B) passion : blithe (C) polish : inauthentic (D) tact : offensive (E) pomp : barbari

12、c（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.FAUNA : ANIMALS: (A) flora : plants (B) vegetation : aboriginals (C) fowl: amphibians (D) livestock: oxen (E) department : professors（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.ACT : IMPROVISE : (A) fashion : adorn (B) outline : sketch (C) speak : extemporize (D) demonstrate : display (E) index: co

13、nclude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Homeostasis refers t(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.The primary purpose of the passage is to (A) describe in detail how the principles of homeostasis apply to living things (B) propose a modification in the most widely accepted theory of homeostasis

14、C) compare and contrast the role of positive and negative feedback in maintaining various applied systems (D) discuss the concept of homeostasis in the abstract and relate some of its most important principles (E) provide examples of systems which are ruled by the principle of homeostasis（分数：1.00）A

15、B.C.D.E.18.Which of the following would be most analogous to the process of dampening oscillations described in the paragraph? (A) During a rainstorm, water rises to the level of a sewer drain, siphoning off and thus remaining at constant level. (B) A rubber ball which bounces off the ground multip

16、le times, than gradually comes to rest. (C) A meteor hurtles through space indefinitely, due to the laws of inertia. (D) A clothing iron is left on, then becomes so hot that it catches on fire, burning its own cord and destroying its power source. (E) A baseball pitcher knows he tends to through to

17、the left of home plate, and then in trying to throw to the right, overcorrects.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.It may be inferred that to attain greater positive feedback, in the case of the skidding car, the driver should do which of the following? (A) Keep turning the wheel in the original direction. (B) Tu

18、rn the wheel in the opposite direction. (C) Turn the wheel in the opposite direction, then turn it back to the original direction. (D) Keep turning the wheel in the original direction, then back to the opposite direction. (E) Allow the wheel to turn freely.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.According to the pass

19、age, all of the following are true concerning the process of negative feedback EXCEPT (A) By diminishing errors, negative feedback allows systems to correct themselves. (B) Negative feedback always arises out of a system where several factors are interacting. (C) Negative feedback sometimes causes a

20、 disturbed system to over-correct, resulting in an impressed change opposite to the original disturbance. (D) Negative feedback is less important, on the whole, than departure from equilibrium. (E) Ideally, negative feedback gradually diminishes, allowing a system to find its desired course.（分数：1.00

21、A.B.C.D.E.六、Feminist critics hav(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.The author refers to the “largest fish“ (lines 11-12) primarily in order to (A) suggest a refuge from the long history of sexist literary criticism (B) offer a sense of political purpose that can only be awakened through literature (C) articulate th

22、e possibility for escape from the confines of gendered identity (D) reference a unique feminist identity that must be extracted somehow from the body (E) indicate a source of the patriarchal identification traditionally suffered by women writers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The author specifically mentions

23、all of the following as issues that have been considered in the evolution of feminist literary criticism EXCEPT (A) The place of women in the literary canon (B) The question of culture in determining gender (C) The role of Freud in theorizing gender identity (D) The effect of biological differences

24、on textual style (E) The political dangers of isolating womens texts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.According to the passage, the greatest risk posed by the feminist theories, like the Female Aesthetic, which posit the existence of an “essential“ or non-constructed gender is in (A) creating a dead-end for fem

25、inist literary criticism by attacking the notion of an androgynist poetics (B) reinforcing sexist notions that women cannot emulate the literary style of men (C) pushing feminist writing out of the mainstream by arguing that men are unable to full comprehend womens writing (D) relying too heavily on

26、 the theories of Freud, under which identity is the product of biology (E) escaping identification with the literary canon through the use of a fluid and protean literary style（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.It can be inferred from the passage that the Female Aesthetic school of literary criticism espoused wh

27、ich of the following views?. The greatest womens and mens writing are indistinguishable in quality and style. Womens writing is characterized by an essential style that male writers are unlikely to achieve. A womens writing style is more likely to be politically effective if it is precisely defined.

28、 (A) only (B) only (C) and only (D) and only (E) , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of the passage? (A) A Historical Overview of Feminist Literary Criticism (B) Oedipus and Lais: The Struggle between Masculine and Feminine Texts (C) The Precarious

29、 Feminist Compromise in Politics and Art (D) A New Theory of Literary Criticism (E) Establishing New Feminist Concepts of Gender（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.It can be inferred that the author would define the “delicate balance“ mentioned in the last paragraph as the equilibrium between (A) establishing tie

30、s between generations of women writers and fighting patriarchal influence (B) actively fighting and passively documenting the literary effects of the sex/gender system (C) assigning the proper weight to the concept of gender as socially constructed and biologically inherited (D) avoiding marginaliza

31、tion on the political fringes and de-politicization in the political mainstream (E) avoiding submitting the patriarchal system of criticism while also avoiding alienating the public（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely describe the evolution of f

32、eminist literary theory as (A) a gradual movement from the idea of genderless writing to a writing that originates in the womans body (B) a shift between adversarial criticism to more tolerant varieties of criticism (C) a regular fluctuation between the idea of genderless and gendered writing that g

33、radually settles on a compromise (D) a more or less constant pursuit of the goal of establishing a unique niche for women s literature (E) an initial vehement rejection of the notion of genderless writing, which has steadily attenuated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.CRAS

34、S: (A) sophisticated (B) exacting (C) brave (D) pale (E) ornate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.PLASTICITY: (A) adjacency (B) arrangement (C) dormancy (D) inflexibility (E) tension（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.PIED: (A) brilliant (B) accurately depicted (C) exquisitely shaped (D) flat (E) one-shaded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

35、31.QUELL: (A) defer (B) direct (C) stimulate (D) invoke (E) corroborate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.COMPLAISANCE: (A) vitality (B) blankness (C) churlishness (D) rapidity (E) complexity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.ASSET: (A) credential (B) liability (C) refutation (D) responsibility (E) unsteadiness（分数：1.00）A.B.C

36、D.E.34.CONVOKE: (A) adjourn (B) eliminate (C) shorten (D) pardon (E) leave out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.FERROUS: (A) magnetic (B) rusty (C) with no iron (D) hydrated (E) non-reactive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.PHLEGMATIC: (A) arid (B) adolescent (C) cheerful (D) vigorous (E) heroic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.CONCU

37、R: (A) disagree (B) pardon (C) provoke (D) extend (E) depict（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.AMALGAMATE: (A) revitalize (B) stratify (C) segregate (D) assemble (E) insulate（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.After a while, his anger abated, he stopped hurling_an

38、d, as he often did after such an outburst, became quite_. (A) floridities unassuming (B) imprecations remorseful (C) explications rueful (D) epigrams meek (E) hyperbole choleric（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.In the business world, there is great antagonism over the high level of insecurity and corruption tha

39、t result from bureaucracys_ways, and a feeling that it would unfortunately be_to reform them. (A) dilatory futile (B) methodical difficult (C) efficient dangerous (D) malingering antithetical (E) repugnant obtuse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.Historians have established that Charles the regretted the_of his

40、treasury, the consequence of several expensive war campaigns, but he nevertheless trusted that he would find_in his struggle against the king of France. (A) scope aid (B) penury favor (C) deficiency sagacity (D) paucity defeat (E) dearth cogency（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.Perfect certainty belongs only to

41、 the gods; the rest of us have to make do with science and its_. (A) imperfections (B) conclusions (C) methodologies (D) hyperbole (E) resignation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Almost all recognize that non-scientists as well as laymen are interested in sciences, yet scientists have been trying to classify o

42、nly those who are involved in scientific practices as genuine scientists, _ the more inclusive view. (A) authentic articulating (B) rigorous unconvinced of (C) specialized sympathetic to (D) broad certain of (E) democratic rejecting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.Despite the_odds that the poor facilities and

43、elements have brought about, they have managed to persevere as an athletic team and triumph. (A) insuperable (B) dispassionate (C) indefatigable (D) steely (E) ambivalent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.London possessed the manner of_he was a man whose stately elegance suggested that he deemed himself above th

44、e_. (A) a historian misdeed (B) a patrician fray (C) a poltroon masses (D) a pedant laymen (E) a decadent immoral（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.EXPEL: SCHOOL: (A) enthrall : jail (B) occupy : confinement (C) blackball : shop (D) excommunicate : church (E) restrain: sanato

45、rium（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.TRAITOR: BETRAY: (A) incubus : horrify (B) witch : pervert (C) stickler : insist (D) paradigm : purge (E) mystery : demolish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.RESCIND : STATUTE: (A) propel : process (B) revoke: will (C) manifest : agreement (D) reiterate : institution (E) verify: oath（分

46、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.EPIDERMIS: MAMMAL : (A) cheese : hotdog (B) feathers : bird (C) mattress: couch (D) halo: star (E) tuber : trunk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.SPONTANEOUS: CALCULATED : (A) random : inscrutable (B) laconic: voluble (C) arbitrary : fair (D) adaptable : steady (E) graceful : innocent（分数：1.0

47、0）A.B.C.D.E.51.APOSTATE: FAITH: (A) liar : honesty (B) coward : cravenness (C) convert : metamorphosis (D) associate : status (E) wanderlust : virtue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.INTREPID : DETER : (A) pious : worship (B) contrite : apologize (C) paralytic : move (D) rapt : distract (E) tangible: measure（分数

48、1.00）A.B.C.D.E.53.AGENDA: MEETING : (A) itinerary : journey (B) academy : didactics (C) band : sound (D) raffle : gamble (E) highway: conveyance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.54.PERFECT : STIGMA : (A) misleading : deception (B) paradigmatic: deviation (C) solvent: contamination (D) impervious : immunity (E) endurable : delicacy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十一、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、The