GRE-练习四及答案解析.doc

1、GRE-练习四及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Sentence Completion (总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.No other artist rewards the viewer with more sheer pleasure than Mir6; he is one of those blessed artists who combine profundity and _. (A) education (B) wisdom (C) faith (D) fun (E) depth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.We lost confiden

2、ce in him because he never _ the grandiose promises he had made. (A) forgot about (B) reneged on (C) tired of (D) delivered on (E) retreated from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.Perhaps because something in us instinctively distrusts such displays of natural fluency, some readers approach John Updikes fiction w

3、ith _. (A) indifference (B) suspicion (C) veneration (D) recklessness (E) bewilderment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.Ms. Sutcliffes helpful notes on her latest wine discoveries and her no-nonsense warnings to consumers about _ wines provide _ guide tO the numbing array of wines of Burgundy. (A) excellent.a us

4、eful (B) overrated.an inadequate (C) overpriced.a trusty (D) unsatisfactory.a spotty (E) vintage.an unreliable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.Aimed at curbing European attempts to seize territory in the Americas, the Monroe Doctrine was a warning to _ foreign powers. (A) pertinacious (B) credulous (C) remote (

5、D) overt (E) predatory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.In one shocking instance of _ research, one of the nation s most influential researchers in the field of genetics reported on experiments that were never carried out and published deliberately _ scientific papers on his nonexistent work. (A) comprehensive.a

6、bstract (B) theoretical.challenging (C) frandulent.deceptive (D) derivative.authoritative (E) erroneous.impartial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.To alleviate the problem of contaminated chicken, the study panel recommends that the federal government shift its inspection emphasis from cursory bird-by-bird visua

7、l checks to a more _ random sampling for bacterial and chemical contamination. (A) rigorous (B) perfunctory (C) symbolic (D) discreet (E) dubious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.8.Normally an individual thunderstorm lasts about 45 minutes, but under certain conditions the storm may _, becoming ever more severe, f

8、or as long as four hours. (A) wane (B) moderate (C) persist (D) vacillate (E) disperse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.Some Central Intelligence Agency officers have _ their previous statements denying any involvement on their part with the Contra aid network and are now revising their earlier testimony. (A) ju

9、stified (B) recanted (C) repeated (D) protracted (E) heeded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.The authority of voice in Frazers writing strikes many readers today as _ colonialism; his prose seems as invulnerable and expansive as something on which the sun was presumed never to set. (A) consonant with (B) indepe

10、ndent of (C) ambivalent toward (D) cognizant of (E) detrimental to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.In a revolutionary development in technology, several manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic six-pack rings, for example, gradually _ when exposed to sunlight. (A) harden (B) stagnate

11、 (C) inflate (D) propagate (E) decompose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.Her novel published to universal acclaim, her literary gifts acknowledged by the chief figures of the Harlem Renaissance, her reputation as yet _ by envious slights, Hurston clearly was at the _ of her career. (A) undamaged.ebb (B) untarn

12、ished.zenith (C) untainted.extremity (D) blackened.mercy (E) unmarred.brink（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.Measurement is, like any other human endeavor, a complex activity, subject to error, not always used _ , and frequently misinterpreted and _. (A) mistakenly.derided (B) erratically.analyzed (C) systemati

13、cally.organized (D) innovatively.refined (E) properly.misunderstood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.Despite the mixtures _ nature, we found that by lowering its temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. (A) resilient (B) volatile (C) homogeneous (D) insipid (E) acerbi

14、c（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.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) enthralling (B) accomplished (C) pedestrian (D) auspicious (E) masterful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.New concerns

15、about growing religious tension in northern India were _ this week after at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured or arrested in rioting between Hindus and Moslems. (A) lessened (B) invalidated (C) restrained (D) dispersed (E) fueled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.17.If you are trying to make

16、a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative, or (A) hyperbolic (B) restrained (C) argumentative (D) authoritative (E) passionate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.In a happy, somewhat boisterous celebration of the European discovery of America, the major phase of the Co

17、lumbus Cinquecentennial got off to _start on Friday. (A) a slow (B) a rousing (C) a reluctant (D) an indifferent (E) a quiet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.To the dismay of the student body, the class president was _ berated by the principal at a school assembly. (A) ignominiously (B) privately (C) magnanimou

18、sly (D) fortuitously (E) inconspicuously（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.When Frazers editors at Macmillan tried to _ his endless augmentations, he insisted on a type size so small and a page so packed as to approach illegibility; and if that proved _, thinner paper. (A) protract.unwarranted (B) expurgate.sati

19、sfactory (C) reprimand.irrelevant (D) restrict.insufficient (E) revise.idiosyncratic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.二、Sentence Completion (总题数：20，分数：20.00)21.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

20、 King was ordained. (A) satiric (B) elegiac (C) free (D) humorous (E) didactic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.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; thus, all references to

21、the ancient religion of the Celts were _, if not _. (A) deleted.expunged (B) muddied.suppressed (C) labored.denigrated (D) aggrieved.overawed (E) obscure.ironic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.One of the most _ educators in New York, Dr. Shalala ignited a controversy in 1984 by calling the city public schools

22、a “rotten barrel“ in need of _ reform. (A) disputatious.little (B) outspoken.systemic (C) caustic.partial (D) indifferent.pretentious (E) sycophantic.superficial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.Few other plants can grow beneath the canopy of the sycamore tree, whose leaves and pods produce a natural herbicide

23、that leaches into the surrounding soil, _ other plants that might compete for water and nutrients. (A) inhibiting (B) distinguishing (C) nourishing (D) encouraging (E) refreshing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.Baldwins brilliant The Fire Next Time is both so eloquent in its passion and so searching in its _ t

24、hat it is bound to _ any reader. (A) bitterness.embarrass (B) romanticism.appall (C) candor.unsettle (D) indifference.disappoint (E) conception.bore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.Chatwin has devoted his life to a kind of Grail quest, hoping to proveby study and direct experience with primitive peoplethat hum

25、an nature is gentle and defensive rather than _ , and that man is _, not a predator. (A) belligerent.an apostate (B) martial.a crusader (C) aggressive.a pilgrim (D) truculent.a gladiator (E) pugnacious.a pawn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.The _ of time had left the castle _, it towered above the village, loo

26、king much as it must have done in Richard the Lion-Hearteds time. (A) repairs.destroyed (B) remoteness.alone (C) lack.defended (D) status.lonely (E) ravages.untouched（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.28.The _ of evidence was on the side of the plaintiff since all but one witness testified that his story was correc

27、t. (A) paucity (B) propensity (C) accuracy (D) brunt (E) preponderance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.He became quite overbearing and domineering once he had become accustomed to the _ shown to soldiers by the natives; he enjoyed his new sense of power and serf-importance. (A) disrespect (B) apathy (C) defere

28、nce (D) culpability (E) enmity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.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) dispassionate (C) unfathomable (D) interminable (E) scathing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

29、31.Glendon provides a dark underside to Frederick Jackson Turners frontier thesis that saw rugged individualism as the essence of American society an individualism that she sees as _ atomism. (A) antithetical toward (B) skeptical of (C) degenerating into (D) aspiring to (E) renewed by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

30、D.E.32.The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so _ that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard windowpane. (A) fragile (B) immaculate (C) tangible (D) transparent (E) iridescent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.The child was so spoiled by her indulge

31、nt parents that she pouted and became _ when she did not receive all of their attention. (A) discreet (B) suspicious (C) elated (D) sullen (E) tranquil（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.The officers threatened to take _ if the lives of their men were _ by the conquered natives. (A) liberties.irritated (B) measur

32、es.enhanced (C) pains.destroyed (D) reprisals.endangered (E) affront.enervated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.Despite an affected _ that convinced casual observers that he was indifferent about his painting and enjoyed only frivolity, Warhol cared deeply about his art and labored at it _. (A) nonchalance.dili

33、gently (B) empathy.methodically (C) fervor.secretly (D) gloom.intermittently (E) hysteria.sporadically（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.Just as disloyalty is the mark of the renegade, _ is the mark of the _. (A) timorousness.hero (B) temerity.coward (C) avarice.philanthropist (D) cowardice.craven (E) vanity.fla

34、tterer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.Because she had a reputation for _ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so _. (A) insolence.irately (B) insouciance.cordially (C) graciousness.amiably (D) arrogance.disdainfully (E) querulousness.affably（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.Although a few years ago the funda

35、mental facts about the Milky Way seemed fairly well _ now even its mass and its radius have come into _. (A) determined.resolution (B) ignored.danger (C) problematic.prominence (D) diminished.disrepute (E) established.question（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.39.In Japanese art, profound emotion is frequently couc

36、hed in images of nature, observed with _ conditioned by life in a land of dramatic seasonal change, where perils of earthquake and typhoon make natures bounty _ and its processes awesome and beautiful. (A) an intimacy.precarious (B) a fidelity.munificent (C) a skill.excessive (D) an indifference.cha

37、ncy (E) a sensitivity.distinctive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.The reasoning in this editorial is so _ that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it. (A) coherent (B) astute (C) cogent (D) specious (E) dispassionate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Sentence Completion (总题数：20，分数：20.00)41.He is _ opponent; you must

38、 respect and fear him at all times. (A) a redoubtable (B) a disingenuous (C) a pugnacious (D) an insignificant (E) a craven（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.If you carry this _ attitude to the conference, you will _ any supporters you may have at this moment. (A) belligerent.delight (B) truculent.alienate (C) c

39、onciliatory.defer (D) supercilious.attract (E) ubiquitous.delight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Shy and hypochondriacal, Madison was uncomfortable at public gatherings; his character made him a most _ lawmaker and practicing politician. (A) conscientious (B) unlikely (C) fervent (D) gregarious (E) effective（

40、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.The _ pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty. (A) magnanimous (B) indulgent (C) meticulous (D) munificent (E) meager（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.Though he was theoretically a friend of labor, his voting record in Congress _ that impression. (A) imp

41、lied (B) created (C) confirmed (D) belied (E) maintained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.46.If you are seeking _ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task. (A) a precedent (B) a panacea (C) an abstraction (D) a direction (E) a contrivance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.The young man was qui

42、ckly promoted when his employers saw how _ he was. (A) indigent (B) indifferent (C) assiduous (D) lethargic (E) cursory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.The tapeworm is an example of _ organism, one that lives within or on another creature, deriving some or all of its nutrients from its host. (A) a hospitable (

43、B) an exemplary (C) a parasitic (D) an autonomous (E) a protozoan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.Modern architecture has discarded the _ trimming on buildings and has concentrated on an almost Greek simplicity of line. (A) flamboyant (B) austere (C) inconspicuous (D) aesthetic (E) derivative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E

44、50.For Mir6, art became a _ ritual; paper and pencils were holy objects to him and he worked as though he were performing a religious rite. (A) superficial (B) sacred (C) banal (D) cryptic (E) futile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.51.Overindulgence _ character as well as physical stamina. (A) strengthens (B) st

45、imulates (C) debilitates (D) maintains (E) provides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.52.A _ statement is an _ comparison: it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests a likeness between them. (A) sarcastic.unfair (B) blatant.overt (C) sanguine.inherent (D) metaphorical.implied (E) bellicose.ardent（分数：1.00）A

46、B.C.D.E.53.In place of the more general debate about abstract principles of government that most delegates probably expected, the Constitutional Convention put _ proposals on the table. (A) theoretical (B) vague (C) concrete (D) tentative (E) redundant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.54.Harriman, Kennan, and Ach

47、eson were part of that inner _ of the American diplomatic establishment whose distinguished legacy _ U.S. foreign policy. (A) circle.grieved (B) sanctum.absorbed (C) core.dominated (D) life.biased (E) coterie.exacerbated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.55.Your _ tactics may compel me to cancel the contract as the job must be finished on time. (A) dilatory (B) offensive (C) repugnant (D) infamous (E) confiscatory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.56.We must try to understand his momentary _ for he has _ more strain and anxiety than any among us. (A) outcry.des