GRE-练习九及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-练习九及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Sentence Completion (总题数：1，分数：15.00)Directions: For the following questions, select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.（分数：15.00）(1).N

2、ormally an individual thunderstorm lasts about 45 minutes, but under certain conditions the storm may _ , becoming ever more severe, for as long as four hours. A. wane B. moderate C. persist D. endure E. vacillate F. disperse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(2).Perhaps because something in us instinctively dist

3、rusts such displays of natural fluency, some readers approach John Updikes fiction with _. A. wariness B. indifference C. suspicion D. veneration E. bewilderment F. remorse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(3).We lost confidence in him because he never _ the grandiose promises he had made. A. forgot about B. ren

4、eged on C. carried out D. tired of E. delivered on F. retreated from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(4).We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most _ of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet. A. prosaic B. enthralling C. accomplish

5、ed D. pedestrian E. auspicious F. iconoclastic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(5).Despite the mixtures _ nature, we found that by lowering the temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. A. resilient B. homogeneous C. volatile D. insipid E. acerbic F. unstable（分数：1.00）A

6、B.C.D.E.F.(6).In a revolutionary development in technology, some manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic trash bags, for example, gradually _ when exposed to sunlight. A. harden B. stagnate C. inflate D. propagate E. decompose F. disintegrate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(7).Aime

7、d at curbing European attempts to seize territory in the Americas, the Monroe Doctrine was a warning to _ foreign powers. A. pertinacious B. cautionary C. credulous D. rapacious E. predatory F. remote（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(8).Few other plants can grow beneath the canopy of the sycamore tree, whose le

8、aves and pods produce a natural herbicide that leaches into the surrounding soil, _ other plants that might compete for water and nutrients. A. inhibiting B. distinguishing C. nourishing D. suppressing E. harvesting F. fertilizing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(9).The child was so spoiled by her indulgent par

9、ents that she pouted and became _ when she did not receive all of their attention. A. discreet B. suspicious C. elated D. sullen E. tranquil F. grumpy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(10).The reasoning in this editorial is so _ that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it. A. unsound B. coherent C. astut

10、e D. dispassionate E. scrupulous F. specious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(11).Because Inspector Morse could not contain his scorn for the police commissioner, he was imprudent enough to make _ remarks about his superior officer. A. ambiguous B. impartial C. unfathomable D. contemptuous E. scathing F. pertin

11、ent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(12).Though he was theoretically a friend of labor, his voting record in Congress _ that impression. A. implied B. confirmed C. created D. belied E. tallied F. contradicted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(13).Modern architecture has discarded trimming on buildings and has concentrated _

12、 on an almost Greek simplicity of line. A. flamboyant B. ornate C. austere D. inconspicuous E. aesthetic F. derivative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(14).The young clerk was quickly promoted when his employers saw how _ he was. A. indigent B. assiduous C. autocratic D. industrious E. intractable F. self-servi

13、ng（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(15).Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called the _ of spring. A. prototype B. hostage C. harbinger D. herald E. progeny F. newcomer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.二、Sentence Completion (总题数：1，分数：15.00)DirectiOns: For the following que

14、stions, select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.（分数：15.00）(1).Truculent in defending their individual rights of sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation, the ne

15、wly formed states _ constantly. A. digressed B. conferred C. bickered D. dismembered E rebuffed F. squabbled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(2).In Anglo Saxon times, the monastic scribes made _ distinction between Latin texts and texts in the vernacular by assigning the former an Anglo-Caroline script and rese

16、rving the pointed insular script for texts in Old English. A. a nice B. a subtle C. a pointless D. an obvious E. an unconventional F. a judgmental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(3).Written in an amiable style, the book provides a comprehensive overview of European wines that should prove _ to both the virtual

17、 novice and the experienced connoisseur. A. inviting B. tedious C. engaging D. inspirational E. perplexing F. opaque（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(4).Shy and hypochondriacal, Madison was uncomfortable at public gatherings; his character made him a most _ orator and practicing politician. A. conscientious B.

18、unlikely C. fervent D. gregarious E. improbable F. effective（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(5).Alec Guinness has few equals among English- speaking actors, and in his autobiography he reveals himself to possess an uncommonly _ prose style as well. A. ambivalent B. infamous C. felicitous D. happy E. redundant

19、F. ephemeral（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(6).Because Pauling stubbornly continued to believe in the power of Vitamin C to cure cancer despite much evidence to the contrary, his colleagues felt he had lost his scientific _. A. tenacity B. inventiveness C. contrariness D. impartiality E. hypothesis F. objecti

20、vity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(7).The distinctive qualities of African music were not appreciated or even _ by Westerners until fairly recently. A. deprecated B. discerned C. ignored D. revered E. remarked on F. neglected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(8).Bored by the verbose and rambling prose of the typical Vict

21、orian novelist, the student welcomed the change to the _ prose of Ernest Hemingway. A. consistent B. terse C. florid D. equivocal E. pithy F. discursive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(9).She is a pragmatist, as _ to base her future on impractical dreams as she would be to build a castle on shifting sand. A. d

22、etermined B. disinclined C. loath D. quick E. diligent F. foolhardy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(10).Although eighteenth-century English society as a whole did not encourage learning for its own sake in women, it illogically _ womens sad lack of education. A. decried B. postulated C. criticized D. tolerated

23、 E. vaunted F. legitimized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(11).Unlike the gregarious Capote, who was never happier than when he was in the center of a crowd of celebrities, Faulkner, in later years, grew somewhat _ and shunned company. A. dispassionate B. infamous C. reclusive D. ambivalent E. withdrawn F. not

24、orious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(12).Studded starfish are well protected from most predators and parasites by _ surface whose studs are actually modified spines. A. a vulnerable B. an armored C. an obtuse D. a brittle E. a concave F. a rugged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(13).Traffic speed limits are set at a lev

25、el that achieves some balance between the desire of most people to travel as quickly as possible and the danger of _ speed. A. inordinate B. marginal C. inadvertent D. inadequate E. regulated F. excessive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(14).Baldwins brilliant The Fire Next Time is both so eloquent in its passi

26、on and so penetrating in its candor that it is bound to _ any reader. A. embarrass B. disgust C. disquiet D. unsettle E. disappoint F. bore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.(15).Glendon provides a dark underside to Frederick Jackson Turners frontier thesis that saw rugged individualism as the essence of American

27、 societyan individualism that Glendon sees as _ atomism. A. antithetical toward B. skeptical of C. degenerating into D. aspiring to E. regressing to F. revitalized by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.三、Sentence Completion (总题数：1，分数：15.00)Directions: For the following question, select one entry for each blank fro

28、m the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.（分数：15.00）(1).Unlike other examples of _ verse, Miltons Lycidas does more than merely mourn the death of Edward King; it also denounces corruption in the church in which King was ordained. . satiric. elegi

29、ac. free. didactic. pedestrian（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Just as disloyalty is the mark of the renegade, U (i) /Uis the mark of the U (ii) /U. Blank (i). avarice. cowardice. vanityBlank (ii). craven. laggard. misanthrope（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Because she had a reputation for U (i) /U, we were surprised and pl

30、eased when she greeted us so U (ii) /U. Blank (i). graciousness. credulity. petulanceBlank (ii). affably. disdainfully. irascibly（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Despite an affected U (i) /Uthat convinced casual observers that he was U (ii) /Uabout his painting and cared only for frivolity, Warhol cared deeply a

31、bout his art and labored at it U (iii) /U. Blank (i). fervor. gloom. nonchalanceBlank (ii). indifferent. passionate. systematicBlank (iii)G. ambivalentlyH. diligentlyI. intermittently（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Although a few years ago the fundamental facts about the Milky Way seemed fairly well U (i) /U, n

32、ow even its mass and its radius have come into U (ii) /U. Blank (i). diminished. established. disparagedBlank (ii). disrepute. prominence. question（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).One of the most U (i) /Ueducators in New York, Dr. Shalala U (ii) /Ua controversy in 1984 by calling the city public schools a “rotte

33、n barrel“ in need of U (iii) /Ureform. Blank (i). indifferent. outspoken. eclecticBlank (ii). diverted. ignited. defusedBlank (iii)G. partialH. superficialI. systemic（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so _. that a piece 100 mi

34、les thick is clearer than a standard windowpane. . fragile. immaculate. iridescent. tangible. transparent（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).The texts as we have them were written down and edited carefully by Christians proud of their ancestors but unable to bear the thought of their indulging in heathen practices;

35、 thus, all references to the ancient religion of the Celts were U (i) /U, if not U (ii) /U. Blank (i). aggrieved. detailed. muddiedBlank (ii). ironic. overawed. suppressed（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).To alleviate the problem of contaminated chicken, the study panel recommends that the federal government shif

36、t its inspection emphasis from cursory bird-by-bird check to a more _ random sampling for bacterial and chemical contamination. . discreet. perfunctory. rigorous. solicitous. symbolic（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The orator was so U (i) /Uthat the audience soon became U (ii) /U. Blank (i). bombastic. inaudib

37、le. soporificBlank (ii). drowsy. irresolute. moribund（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(11).Her true feelings U (i) /Uthemselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her U (ii) /Urevealed. Blank (i). anticipated. concealed. manifestedBlank (ii). anxiety. bitterness. charm（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(12).The sugar dissolved in

38、water U (i) /U; finally all that remained was an almost U (ii) /Uresidue on the bottom of the glass. Blank (i). gradually. quickly. subsequentlyBlank (ii). fragrant. imperceptible. problematic（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(13).After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese- Americans were

39、 U (i) /Uof being spies for Japan, although there was no evidence to U (ii) /Uthis accusation. Blank (i). acquitted. reminded. suspectedBlank (ii). back up. carry out. shrug off（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(14).Menckens readers enjoyed his U (i) /Uwit, but his victims often U (ii) /Uat the broad, yet pointed sat

40、ire. Blank (i). cutting. kinky. subtleBlank (ii). connived. smiled. winced（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(15).After having worked in the soup kitchen feeding the homeless, the volunteer began to see her own good fortune as U (i) /Uand her difference from the destitute as chance rather than U (ii) /U Blank (i). a f

41、luke. an omen. a rewardBlank (ii). destiny. resolution. tradition（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Sentence Completion (总题数：1，分数：15.00)Directions: For the following question, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.（分数：15.00）(

42、1).Chaotic in conception but not in _ , Kellys canvases are as neat as the proverbial pin. . conceit. execution. intent. origin. theory（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).During the middle of the eighteenth century, the U (i) /Ustyle in furniture and architecture, marked by elaborate scrollwork and U (ii) /Udecorat

43、ion, flourished. Blank (i). abstract. medieval. rococoBlank (ii). austere. excessiveF.functional（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Tocqueville decided to swear the oath of loyalty to the new Orleanist king in part U (i) /U(he wanted to keep his position as magistrate), and in part U (ii) /U(he was convinced that.t

44、he democratization of politics represented by the new regime was inevitable). Blank (i). opportunistically. selflessly. theoreticallyBlank (ii). altruistically. irresolutely. pragmatically（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In seeking to rediscover Zora Neale Hurston, it is intriguing to look at the figure she cut

45、in the minds of her contemporaries, the high regard she U (i) /Ubefore shifting aesthetic values U (ii) /Uher to curio status. Blank (i). deplored. enjoyed. offeredBlank (ii). elevated. relegated. suspended（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The tapeworm is an example of U (i) /Uorganism, one that lives within or on another creature, U (ii) /Usome or all of its nutrients from its host. Blank (i). an autonomous. a hospitable. a parasiticBlank (ii). converting. deriving. sublimating（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Ms. Sutcliffes helpful notes on her latest wine disco