GRE-练习二十六及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-练习二十六及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数：2，分数：20.00)stop short ofjockey forper sesilver liningin the grip ofbear outstatus quohinge onbe pitted againstbe punctuated by（分数：10.00）(1).The author encourages people to spend more time with their family and maintains that there is no need for gene

2、rations to _ each other. 作者鼓励人们多陪伴自己的家人，认为代际之间没有必要彼此对抗。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Michael tried to find a _ in his experiment that produced seemingly useless data. Michael 努力在他制造了看似无用数据的实验中找到一丝希望。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Fearing that economic growth can _ political unrest, the military government tightened rest

3、rictions on freedom of speech and religion. 由于害怕经济增长会被政治动乱打断，军政府加强了对于言论和宗教自由的限制。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Direct observational data from the satellite launched recently can hopefully _ our hypothesized mechanism about the response of Antarctic ice mass to global warming. 但愿来自最近发射的卫星的直接观测数据能证明我们关于南极冰川响应全球变

4、暖机制的假说。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Im afraid of the mental breakdown he might suffer and decide to _ telling him the brutal truth. 我担心他会精神崩溃，便决定不告诉他残酷的事实。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Realizing Africas potentials, a growing number of global airlines began to _ positions in Africa. 由于看到了非洲的潜力，越来越多的国际航空公司开始争夺非洲的航线。（分数：

5、1.00）填空项 1:_(7).This country definitely needs a leader with an iron fist to break the _. 这个国家必定需要一个强硬的领导人来打破现状。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Consumers are often _ commercials, so its no wonder that marketing firms started to recruit social psychologists. 购物者时常受到广告的影响，所以怪不得营销公司开始招募社会心理学家。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Th

6、is is a life-or-death situation and we cannot let the companys survival _ the outcome of one single product. 这是一个生死存亡的关头，我们不能让公司的存亡取决于一个产品的出路。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).I acknowledge incessantly that fire arms _ are neutral. 我一再承认枪支本身是无害也无益的。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_put another wayto some extentfor one thingrun fo

7、rturn outdepart fromfar fromset apartcome into beingin spite of（分数：10.00）(1).This is a silent and poignant photo, and was _ from other images of the aboriginal tribe through the sensitive eye of the photographer. 这是一张无声且让人感到心酸的照片，摄影家敏锐的双眼让这张照片与其他描述原住民部落的照片区分开来。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Although several gr

8、aduate students and post-docs strongly recommend the new approach, the lab manager sees no reason for them to _ their usual practice for the sake of little improvement in precision, if at all. 尽管数名研究生和博士后强烈推荐新的方法，实验室管理员却认为没有必要为了一点点实验精度的提升如果真能有的话而改变已有的操作惯例。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3)._ the recent technologic

9、al advance, Silicon-based solar panels certainly arent the silver bullet to global warming. 尽管最近技术得到了进步，但基于硅的太阳能面板并不是解决全球变暖的万全之策。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4)._ being accepted as a mainstream product, electric cars are still regarded as the expensive fancy big toys. 电动汽车还远没有被接受为主流产品，它们仍然被看做是昂贵花哨的大玩具。（分数：1.00）

10、填空项 1:_(5).You have a lot of room for progress; _, you havent worked hard enough. 你还有很多进步的空间；换句话说，你还不够努力。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6)._, our time is extremely limited, so any long-term solution is unfortunately a luxury we cannot afford. 首先我们的时间极其有限，所以很遗憾，任何长远规划都是我们无法负担的奢侈品。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Although this

11、brilliant invention has _ only in the recent past, it has managed to capture a large share of the market. 尽管这项杰出的发明最近才出现，它已经成功占据了大量的市场份额。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Serving as a president is a strong commitment to our organization and all the students; that being said, I will still _ for it. 担任主席意味着要对组织和所有同

12、学肩负起重大的责任；尽管如此，我还是要竞选。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).They dont appreciate his strategy, but do acknowledge his courage _. 他们并不欣赏他的策略，但在一定程度上还是认可他的勇气。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).After his arrest, the spy finally _ to be a double-agent who had been working for both countries for more than two decades. 在这个间谍被捕之后，人们终于发现在

13、过去二十多年中他是个同时为两个国家工作的双面间谍。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、B释义匹配/B(总题数：2，分数：40.00)A被打断B原状；现状C受的巨大影响D证实E本身；本质上F不择手段地争取G决定不做H取决于I困境中的一线希望；积极的一面J与抗争（分数：20.00）(1).His sons graduation from college and employment at Wall Street became the Usilver lining/U behind the economic hardship of this wretched family.（分数：2.00）填空项

14、1:_(2).Although she always says “let bygones be bygones“, she is apparently Uin the grip of/U the desire to revenge.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).The explanation you gave is quite clear Uper se/U; there is no need for you to elaborate on it.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).The outcast Uis pitted against/U nature in a brut

15、al struggle for survival,（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Again both parties unite, though shortly, to defend the Ustatus quo/U and to seek to limit progressive reform.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).The presidents commencement speech Uwas punctuated by/U an ear-piercing siren coming from the audience.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).Th

16、e Central Bank would wait another month to see if the March quarter inflation figures Ubear out/U its fears.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).As the patent of this particular medicine for breast cancer will soon expire, pharmaceutical companies are Ujockeying for/U market share.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).To his dismay,

17、the bank Ustopped short of/U providing free analysis on stock data.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).Treaties aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions could Uhinge on/U U.S. Congress passing climate change bill by December.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_A形成B尽管C区别开D参加竞选E远远不是F违反；另辟蹊径G首先H一定程度上I被发现是J换句话说（分数：20.00）(1).She has become i

18、ncreasingly interested in how human decision-making processes can be affected; Uput another way/U, how to manipulate people.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).For decades scientists have found it hard, if not impossible, to provide an unequivocal answer to even the simplest question about our unique planet Earth:

19、When and how did life Ucome into being/U?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Results of the initial experiment are Ufar from/U satisfactory and he starts to re-examine the experiment design in hopes of finding out what went wrong.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).His research centers on the quantified presentation of those quali

20、ties that Uset/U prominent political leaders Uapart/U from ordinary people.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Despite its high price, many people want to buy an iPhone because, Ufor one thing/U, it signifies the owners social status.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).Surprisingly, his inadvertent acquisition of Googles stock Utu

21、rns out/U to be his most profitable investment.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).His cuisine is supposed to challenge your taste buds in a revolutionary blend of flavors and textures, Udeparting from/U traditional combinations.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).The drug maker wont change the labeling on its product, Uin spite o

22、f/U six recent deaths tied to the very drug it produces.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).UTo some extent/U the way your essay looks reflects its quality, so using a professional font and printing it on heavier paper will help you get higher score.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).Realizing her deteriorating health condition,

23、 people begin to speculate about who will take her baton and Urun for/U mayor.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_三、B写作句子翻译/B(总题数：5，分数：40.00)1.作者需要更多的证据来证实这样一个假说：全国范围内 10 岁以下的人口数量在减少，意味着Collegeville 当地 10 岁以下的人口也减少了。 提示：用同位语从句(the assumption that)。（分数：8.00）_2.如果证据表明当地居民即便喜欢爵士乐，也决定不去爵士俱乐部消费，那么作者关于爵士俱乐部能盈利的说法会被削弱。（分数：8.0

24、0）_3.在一定程度上人们的行为的确是由外部环境决定的，但这并不能否认人们有主导自己行为的决心和能力。（分数：8.00）_4.关于利润降低问题的分析完全没有完结，我们还需要思考有没有其他能导致利润降低的因素，例如上升的运营成本。（分数：8.00）_5.如果发现骑自行车的人会因为戴了头盔而感觉更安全，从而骑得更快更野蛮，这无疑给行人的安全带来了更严重的威胁。（分数：8.00）_GRE-练习二十六答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数：2，分数：20.00)stop short ofjockey forper sesilver liningin the gr

25、ip ofbear outstatus quohinge onbe pitted againstbe punctuated by（分数：10.00）(1).The author encourages people to spend more time with their family and maintains that there is no need for generations to _ each other. 作者鼓励人们多陪伴自己的家人，认为代际之间没有必要彼此对抗。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：be pitted against）解析：(2).Michael t

26、ried to find a _ in his experiment that produced seemingly useless data. Michael 努力在他制造了看似无用数据的实验中找到一丝希望。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：silver lining）解析：(3).Fearing that economic growth can _ political unrest, the military government tightened restrictions on freedom of speech and religion. 由于害怕经济增长会被政治动乱打断

27、军政府加强了对于言论和宗教自由的限制。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：be punctuated by）解析：(4).Direct observational data from the satellite launched recently can hopefully _ our hypothesized mechanism about the response of Antarctic ice mass to global warming. 但愿来自最近发射的卫星的直接观测数据能证明我们关于南极冰川响应全球变暖机制的假说。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：bea

28、r out）解析：(5).Im afraid of the mental breakdown he might suffer and decide to _ telling him the brutal truth. 我担心他会精神崩溃，便决定不告诉他残酷的事实。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：stop short of）解析：(6).Realizing Africas potentials, a growing number of global airlines began to _ positions in Africa. 由于看到了非洲的潜力，越来越多的国际航空公司开始争夺

29、非洲的航线。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：jockey for）解析：(7).This country definitely needs a leader with an iron fist to break the _. 这个国家必定需要一个强硬的领导人来打破现状。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：status quo）解析：(8).Consumers are often _ commercials, so its no wonder that marketing firms started to recruit social psychologists. 购物者

30、时常受到广告的影响，所以怪不得营销公司开始招募社会心理学家。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in the grip of）解析：(9).This is a life-or-death situation and we cannot let the companys survival _ the outcome of one single product. 这是一个生死存亡的关头，我们不能让公司的存亡取决于一个产品的出路。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：hinge on）解析：(10).I acknowledge incessantly that fire arms

31、 are neutral. 我一再承认枪支本身是无害也无益的。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：per se）解析：put another wayto some extentfor one thingrun forturn outdepart fromfar fromset apartcome into beingin spite of（分数：10.00）(1).This is a silent and poignant photo, and was _ from other images of the aboriginal tribe through the sensitive

32、 eye of the photographer. 这是一张无声且让人感到心酸的照片，摄影家敏锐的双眼让这张照片与其他描述原住民部落的照片区分开来。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：set apart）解析：(2).Although several graduate students and post-docs strongly recommend the new approach, the lab manager sees no reason for them to _ their usual practice for the sake of little improvement

33、 in precision, if at all. 尽管数名研究生和博士后强烈推荐新的方法，实验室管理员却认为没有必要为了一点点实验精度的提升如果真能有的话而改变已有的操作惯例。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：depart from）解析：(3)._ the recent technological advance, Silicon-based solar panels certainly arent the silver bullet to global warming. 尽管最近技术得到了进步，但基于硅的太阳能面板并不是解决全球变暖的万全之策。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_

34、 （正确答案：In spite of）解析：(4)._ being accepted as a mainstream product, electric cars are still regarded as the expensive fancy big toys. 电动汽车还远没有被接受为主流产品，它们仍然被看做是昂贵花哨的大玩具。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Far from）解析：(5).You have a lot of room for progress; _, you havent worked hard enough. 你还有很多进步的空间；换句话说，你还不够努力

35、分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：put another way）解析：(6)._, our time is extremely limited, so any long-term solution is unfortunately a luxury we cannot afford. 首先我们的时间极其有限，所以很遗憾，任何长远规划都是我们无法负担的奢侈品。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：For one thing）解析：(7).Although this brilliant invention has _ only in the recent past, it

36、has managed to capture a large share of the market. 尽管这项杰出的发明最近才出现，它已经成功占据了大量的市场份额。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：come into being）解析：(8).Serving as a president is a strong commitment to our organization and all the students; that being said, I will still _ for it. 担任主席意味着要对组织和所有同学肩负起重大的责任；尽管如此，我还是要竞选。（分数：1.

37、00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：run for）解析：(9).They dont appreciate his strategy, but do acknowledge his courage _. 他们并不欣赏他的策略，但在一定程度上还是认可他的勇气。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：to some extent）解析：(10).After his arrest, the spy finally _ to be a double-agent who had been working for both countries for more than two decades. 在这

38、个间谍被捕之后，人们终于发现在过去二十多年中他是个同时为两个国家工作的双面间谍。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：turned out）解析：二、B释义匹配/B(总题数：2，分数：40.00)A被打断B原状；现状C受的巨大影响D证实E本身；本质上F不择手段地争取G决定不做H取决于I困境中的一线希望；积极的一面J与抗争（分数：20.00）(1).His sons graduation from college and employment at Wall Street became the Usilver lining/U behind the economic hardship o

39、f this wretched family.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）解析：(2).Although she always says “let bygones be bygones“, she is apparently Uin the grip of/U the desire to revenge.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：(3).The explanation you gave is quite clear Uper se/U; there is no need for you to elaborate on it.（分数：2.00）

40、填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：(4).The outcast Uis pitted against/U nature in a brutal struggle for survival,（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）解析：(5).Again both parties unite, though shortly, to defend the Ustatus quo/U and to seek to limit progressive reform.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：(6).The presidents commencement s

41、peech Uwas punctuated by/U an ear-piercing siren coming from the audience.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(7).The Central Bank would wait another month to see if the March quarter inflation figures Ubear out/U its fears.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：(8).As the patent of this particular medicine for breast

42、 cancer will soon expire, pharmaceutical companies are Ujockeying for/U market share.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：(9).To his dismay, the bank Ustopped short of/U providing free analysis on stock data.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）解析：(10).Treaties aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions could Uhinge on/U U.S. Congress passing climate change bill by December.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）解析：A形成B尽管C区别开D参加竞选E远远不是F违反；另辟蹊径G首先H一定程度上I被发现是J换句话说（分数：20.00）(1).She has become increasingly interested in how human