GRE-82及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-82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.There was an oddly_inflection to his speech, some said, a sense of merely going through the motions.（分数：1.00）A.roguishB.lackadaisicalC.mellifluousD.acerbicE.(E) reserved2.When he won his third gold medal

2、 at his third successive Olympic Games, we_the man as if he were the greatest athlete we had ever seen: a superman, _ , a demigod walking the earth.（分数：1.00）A.hymned a nonpareilB.exasperated a dabblerC.inveighed a geniusD.lauded an obscurantistE.(E) apostatized a commoner3.Despite the_her work recei

3、ved, her particular emphasis did not gain many adherents for more than a generation.（分数：1.00）A.toleranceB.plauditsC.dismissalD.criticismE.(E) sinecures4.Unfortunately, zealots not only fight with members of other faiths who challenge their claim to a monopoly of absolute truth, but they also_their c

4、o-religionists for interpreting a tradition differently or for holding_beliefs.（分数：1.00）A.persecute heterodoxB.honor hereticalC.restitute parochialD.lambaste perfidiousE.(E) defend secular5.To implausibly suggest that this erstwhile_of financial_was enriching himself at public expense is to shake th

5、e very foundations of the new Republic.（分数：1.00）A.victor legerdemainB.exemplar probityC.font calumnyD.enemy cunningE.(E) apprentice reproach6.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 ev

6、ents.（分数：1.00）A.indisposedB.verboseC.irrelevantD.hastyE.(E) imperious7.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_flow of sound and image, the reader beholds a mute tome, the size of longish novel.（分

7、数：1.00）A.apocryphal prehistoricB.preliterate galvanicC.auditory insipidD.succinct abruptE.(E) scholarly abstract三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.DIPLOMAT : TACT :（分数：1.00）A.advertiser : flamboyanceB.zealot: fervorC.lawyer : exaggerationD.agent : adaptabilityE.(E) commander : culture9.SENSITIZA

8、TION: ALLERGIC :（分数：1.00）A.attenuation : rarefiedB.refinement : recklessC.sterility : limitingD.inoculation : contagiousE.(E) inspiration: motivating10.MEETING : MINUTES :（分数：1.00）A.video : imageB.report : synopsisC.seism : quiverD.performance : movementE.(E) photograph : negative11.SAWDUST : WOOD :

9、分数：1.00）A.awn : windowB.ferment : cakeC.soot: fuelD.gravel : cementE.(E) cinder : tree12.COWARD : BRAVE :（分数：1.00）A.empiricist: cognizantB.misanthrope : altruisticC.administrator : fairD.sage : cautiousE.(E) convert : restless13.OPERA : ARIA :（分数：1.00）A.verse : limerickB.orchestra : celloC.song : s

10、oloD.chorus : duetE.(E) play : prelude14.COMPOSER : MUSIC :（分数：1.00）A.publisher : workB.driver : carC.playwright : dramaD.caption: movieE.(E) editor : article15.ASCEND : ROCKET :（分数：1.00）A.multiply : precipitateB.inflate : bendC.dilate : bulgeD.contract : implodeE.(E) heat : evaporate16.INFORM: KNOW

11、LEDGE :（分数：1.00）A.console : promotionB.strengthen : solidityC.apprise : informationD.induce : suspicionE.(E) evaluate : guarantee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 recent research mentioned in lines 9-13?

12、分数：1.00）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 has relied upon an experimental method

13、 possibly geared toward producing false results.E.(E) It has provided considerable information on the possibility of cold fusion phenomenon but it has failed to produce innovative experimental apparatus.18.According to the passage, the major reason that the evidence for the cold fusion phenomenon is

14、 suspect is（分数：1.00）A.no existing theory can explain the evidence produced by cold fusion experimentsB.the excess production of energy associated with certain cold fusion experiments owe primarily to experimental errorC.too many energy-balance measurements have indicated excess energy, instead of ev

15、enly distributed experimental errorD.the total input power in cold fusion experiments has been too low to draw solid conclusions about the fraction of excess powerE.(E) scientists too often regard these experiments as proof of “miracles“19.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would MO

16、ST likely agree with which of the following statements concerning the scientific method?（分数：1.00）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 absence of strong experime

17、ntal 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 measurement scale, but not bot

18、h.E.(E) Large revisions in experimental physical theories should not occur simply in the face of “miracles“.20.The authors primary purpose is to（分数：1.00）A.answer a theoretical question about a phenomenon in the field of physicsB.discuss the current state of research concerning the phenomenon of cold

19、 fusionC.resolve a research dispute in the field of physicsD.predict a crisis in scientific method for researchers of the cold fusion phenomenonE.(E) suggest reasons that experiments involving cold fusion phenomenon should not be trusted六、It has been argued t(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.According to the passag

20、e, which of the following is true concerning the ability to create abstractions?（分数：1.00）A.The ability stems from the anatomical center of humans visual brain, whose location has yet to be identified.B.The ability steadily develops in humans with the gradual acquisition of knowledge.C.The ability is

21、 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 particulars of those abstractions.E.(E) The ability most likely has developed as a response to the limitations of the huma

22、n memory.22.The author argues that aesthetic creation is useful to an understanding of the visual brain because it（分数：1.00）A.allows abstract ideas to mutate into new and hitherto untested formsB.helps scientists synthesize several distinct views of the operation of the brainC.manifests in an observa

23、ble form the laws by which the brain functionsD.subordinates the particular to the general, streamlining the artistic processE.(E) establishes the constant and essential properties of objects and surfaces23.The passage supplies information for answering all of the following questions EXCEPT（分数：1.00）

24、A.How is the law of constancy linked to the law of abstraction?B.What is the physiological process by which the brains 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 sen

25、se of perspective?E.(E) What effect, positive or negative, does abstraction often have upon the artistic individual?24.According to the passage, Michelangelo was unable to finish three-fifths of his artworks for which of the following reasons?（分数：1.00）A.He possessed a deep sense of ambiguity toward

26、his own ideas that caused him to lose confidence in them.B.He displayed a tendency to work quickly 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 gener

27、al ideals through a particular art work.E.(E) A heavy price was exacted upon him as an artist by the process of continual abstraction.25.The author regards the idea of ambiguity in a work of art as a feature that is（分数：1.00）A.invariably unfortunateB.universally mandatoryC.overly complicatedD.general

28、ly unnecessaryE.(E) scientifically revealing26.Which of the following statements would most logically conclude the last paragraph of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.All human activity is ultimately a product of the organization of our brains, and subject to its laws.B.In art, something must always be left ov

29、er 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.(E) Arts richness lies in the fact that its powe

30、r to disturb and arouse varies between individuals.27.The author implies that the work of Picasso and Braque shifted over the course of their years in that it later came to（分数：1.00）A.render unseen objects in a visible manner, thus permitting access to the subconscious of the visual brainB.portray a

31、variety of visual perspectives simultaneously, displaying many sides of an objectC.abandon and forswear the use of all techniques of lighting and distance in their artworkD.consciously apply the law of abstraction to their paintings to illustrate an understanding of the visual brainE.(E) critique th

32、e brains ability to mimic by demonstrating the limits of visual representation七、Directions : Each qu(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.OPPROBRIUM:（分数：1.00）A.fair compensationB.disclosureC.loyaltyD.toleranceE.(E) eulogy29.TORRIDNESS:（分数：1.00）A.frigidityB.dissolutionC.instabilityD.thicknessE.(E) cleanliness30.DISABU

33、SE:（分数：1.00）A.banishB.direct into faultC.cause griefD.liberateE.(E) withdraw a blessing31.DEFAULT:（分数：1.00）A.plan one s scheduleB.alter ones ideasC.fulfill ones obligationsD.maintain ones composureE.(E) hoard ones possessions32.MINIMIZE:（分数：1.00）A.overrateB.visualizeC.renovateD.presentE.(E) scrutini

34、ze33.CONVERSANCE:（分数：1.00）A.unacquaintednessB.concisenessC.rudenessD.reluctanceE.(E) obscurity34.DERIDE:（分数：1.00）A.remunerateB.pardonC.endorseD.assistE.(E) imitate35.CESSATION:（分数：1.00）A.participationB.amalgamationC.inaugurationD.fortificationE.(E) revitalization36.SPLENDOR:（分数：1.00）A.foulnessB.corr

35、uptionC.avariceD.transformationE.(E) sincerity37.METEORIC:（分数：1.00）A.incredulousB.commendableC.satisfiedD.gradualE.(E) negative38.EQUANIMITY:（分数：1.00）A.spitefulnessB.tendencyC.perturbationD.apathyE.(E) effusiveness八、SECTION 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)39.Announcements of dis

36、coveries in professional journals always qualify and quantify their_; announcements in the general media often do not, because usually lack the background to interpret them.（分数：1.00）A.sources criticsB.certainty laymenC.shortcomings expertsD.jargon readersE.(E) theory specialists40.The experience of

37、dealing with a clamorous band of younger siblings, earning their affection while holding them to their tasks, can prove remarkably_in later years when one deals with_colleagues jealous of their prerogatives.（分数：1.00）A.useful fractiousB.trenchant ambitiousC.deep-seated difficultD.prophetic enviousE.(

38、E) truculent unruly41.The works of Baudrillard are filled with seemingly_but truly vacuous references to relativity, quantum mechanics, and chaos theory, which the more _physicist will disregard.（分数：1.00）A.intelligent reluctantB.erudite vigilantC.meaningless skepticalD.scholarly opinionatedE.(E) wit

39、ty theoretical42.There are few precious constants in the story of the yen-for a start, it is among the monies of the world, being not much more than a century old.（分数：1.00）A.a rarityB.a laughingstockC.an anomalyD.a striplingE.(E) an abhorrence43.Even though Jungs theory of the mind has been designat

40、ed as_by its recent proponents, one can scarcely argues that it offers a truly gestalt and complete picture of the psyches operation.（分数：1.00）A.draconianB.abstractC.revolutionaryD.holisticE.(E) sartorial44.In spite of_among a few scientists, and years of_discussion, the claim that earthquakes can be

41、 predicted with great precision prevails.（分数：1.00）A.antipathy favorableB.skepticism contentiousC.mutualism politeD.receptiveness intelligentE.(E) popularity rancorous45.Though managers of commercial shellfish beds in many countries monitor the presence of pollutants using mice, this method is ethica

42、lly_and too expensive for many developing countries, small operations or amateur fishermen.（分数：1.00）A.lucidB.inchoateC.pessimisticD.preemptiveE.(E) contentious十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.DECIBEL: SOUND:（分数：1.00）A.color : lightB.wavelength : spectrumC.newton : forceD.altitude : altimeterE

43、E) diameter : cylinder47.QUIBBLES : OBJECTIONS :（分数：1.00）A.questions : repliesB.foibles : flawsC.estimations : calculationsD.data : hypothesesE.(E) research: findings48.FICKLE : TRANSIENT :（分数：1.00）A.preoccupied : mindlessB.instinctive : barbaricC.whimsical: capriciousD.responsive : interpretative

44、E.(E) natural : communicative49.TEACHER : IGNORANCE :（分数：1.00）A.policeman : lawB.statesman : electorateC.psychologist : psycheD.doctor : diseaseE.(E) tenant : weed50.EXPERIENCED: PRACTICE :（分数：1.00）A.cunning : decideB.vigilant: viewC.knowledgeable: readD.hungry : eatE.(E) shameless : misbehave51.OFF

45、ENSE: EUPHEMISM:（分数：1.00）A.analogy : simileB.ennui : rehearsalC.commitment : equivocationD.exhortation : elocutionE.(E) harmony : mediation52.HAMMER : CARPENTRY :（分数：1.00）A.voice : chorusB.chisel : sculptureC.keyboard : harmonyD.sound : monologueE.(E) violin : concerto53.BIGOT : BIAS :（分数：1.00）A.mel

46、ancholic : bitternessB.hedonist : ambitionC.daredevil : audacityD.perfectionist : patienceE.(E) cynic : indiscretion54.MILK: NUTRIENT :（分数：1.00）A.clot : bloodB.matter : elementC.glucose : sugarD.bile : liverE.(E) tar : mineral十一、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、While the emergence (总题数：4，分数：4.0

47、0)55.Which of the following statements best summarizes a distinction mentioned in the passage between public-sector employment and those of private-sector employment?（分数：1.00）A.Private-sector work involves a lesser degree of immigrant competition than public-sector work.B.A growing educational level

48、 has assisted African Americans find work in the private-sector more than it has done so in the public-sector.C.Immigrant population gains have benefited workers in the public-sector more than they have workers in the private-sector.D.Private-sector work often requires less in the way of educational

49、 credentials than public-sector work.E.(E) The private-sector tends to contain stronger ethnic networks than the public sector.56.The primary purpose of the passage is to（分数：1.00）A.analyze a current trend in relation to the pastB.discuss a particular solution to a long-standing problemC.analyze changes in the way a long-standing problem is viewedD.apply a generalization to an unusual situationE.(E) d