1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as
2、a whole. 1 Certain clear patterns in the metamorphosis of a butterfly indicate that the process is_. 2 The books final chapter on Mildred Imach Cleghorn suffers from an obvious_: it fails to cover Cleghorns years as an Apache tribal leader. 3 To keep their negotiations (i)_, the leaders of rival gro
3、ups in the country arranged meetings that were (ii)_. 4 Darrens sensitivity to his celebrity clients is nothing short of (i)_: he is able to (ii)_their needs before they themselves are fully aware of them. 5 Detractors attacked the studys_, claiming that researchers used lax procedures to gather and
4、 analyze data. 6 The musical Scrambled Feir (i)_the (ii)_of the theatrical world , poking fun at actors, directors, play wrights, and audiences alike. 7 The field of cinematography is evolving soj rapidly that cinematographers must constantly_their skills to keep pace with the craft. 8 True vertigo
5、is not mere dizziness but_motion : an involuntary, erroneous perception that one is moving. 9 While serving as editor of the Anchorage Daily News, Katherine Fanning significantly increased the newspapers (i)_, making it Alaskas (ii)_paper. 10 Commentators suggested that many students of the 1950s we
6、re_radical politics because they saw nothing in American life against which they should revolt. 11 Through his term, Governor Clayton was considered (i)_and (ii)_: he said little and did even less. 12 The movie stars often infuriating behavior on the set had few lasting effects: he was so adept at (
7、i)_his colleagues irritation with a joke that he easily restored their (ii)_. 13 The archaeologists examination of the evidence was remarkably careful and thorough : indeed, it was nothing short of_. 14 Carla draws_responses , reactions characterized by verbal abuse, from those disagree with her mos
8、t strongly. 15 Anishinabe activist Winona LaDuke has worked to_many parcels of tribal land that, over decades, have been lost through sales or foreclosures. 16 The route was not_: it was mazelike, confusing, and difficult to follow. 17 Evan imperiously demanded that he be awarded a much-needed raise
9、 or be dismissed , (i)_that (ii)_when he was summarily terminated. 18 Many animals are able to_the harmful effects of cold weather by means of feathers, fur, or blubber. 19 To students accustomed to using calculators, the textbooks suggestion that computations be made by hand was_. 20 Many people mi
10、stakenly imagine that life in space is full of (i)_; in reality, an astronauts day includes many tasks so (ii)_as to be boring. 21 Marine biologists consider sea otters_eaters because otters select only two or three kinds of prey out of thirty potential food sources. 22 Patricia Roberts Harris is co
11、nsidered a_, having been the first African American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. 23 In an effort to (i)_her writing, Lauren attempted to eliminate the (ii)_and make only points that were truly necessary. 24 The foundation has been appropriately labeled_of the arts, as many painters and
12、artists have received its financial support. 25 The senator never formally declared her opposition to the proposed legislation; instead, she engineered a series of (i)_actions that ultimately (ii)_ passage of the bill. GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 19答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or
13、 two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1 【正确答案】 A, B 【试题解析】 indicate说明前后同义重复。空格与 clear(清晰的 )同义重复。systematic有序的,
14、methodical有序的, spontaneous自然的, experimental实验性的, unwilling不乐意的, involuntary不乐意的。答案选 AB。注:这里 unwilling和 involuntary是干扰项,同表示 “不乐意的 ”。 【知识模 块】 基础填空 2 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 fails to cover(没能概括 )同义重复。 extravagance浪费, inconsistency不一致, omission省略, misconception误解, incoherence不连贯, deletion缺失。答案
15、选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 3 【正确答案】 B, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。两空联动,同义重复。 relaxed随和的,secret秘密的, productive生产性的; clandestine秘密的, illicit非法的,prestigious有威望的。答案选 BD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 4 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。第二空与 are fully aware of(完全意识到 ) 同义重复。 forestall预先阻止, anticipate预料, minimize最小化。答案选E。第一空体现冒号后面的内容。 superflu
16、ous多余的, interminable无尽头的,preternatural超乎寻常的。答案选 C。 【知识模块】 基础填空 5 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 used lax procedures to gather and analyze data(使用不严谨的程序收集和分析数据 )同义重复。 hypothesis假设,predictability预料, methodology方法, program程序, inflexibility不屈不挠,proposition假设。答案选 CD。注:这里 hypothesis和 proposition是干扰项,同表
17、示 “假设 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 6 【正确答案】 B, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。第一空与 poking fun(取笑 )同义重复。glorify赞美, spoof嘲笑, avoid避免。答案选 B。第二空与 actors, directors,play wrights, and audiences(演员、导演、编剧和观众 )同义重复。 denizen居民,pitfall陷阱, genre种类。答案选 D。 【知识模块】 基础填空 7 【正确答案】 B, E 【试题解析】 sothat 说明前后同义重 复。空格与 evolving(发展 )同义重复。harvest收获,
18、 advance提升, rehash重复, dislodge移动, update提升, garner取得。答案选 BE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 8 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 involuntary,ernoneous(不自觉的错误的 )同义重复。 a precursor to 的先驱, an illusion of 的错觉, an effect of 的结果, a suspicionof对 的怀疑, a consequence of 的结果, a delusion of 的错觉。答案选 BF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 9 【正确答案】 C, F 【试
19、题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。第二空与 increased(增进 )同义重复 . underground地下的, oldest最老的, favorite最受欢迎的。答案选 Fintegrity完整正直, liability费任, readership读者群。答案选 C。 【知识模块】 基础填空 10 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 because说明前后同义重复。空格与 they saw nothing in American life against which they should revolt(他们生活在美国却没有见到能让他们反感的东西 )同义重复。 apathetic to对
20、 冷漠, susceptible to容易被 感染,implicated in涉及 , indifferentto对 冷漠, discreet about对 谨慎,prudent in在 方面谨慎。答案选 AD 【知识模块】 基础填空 11 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。第一空与 said little(说得少 )同义重复。laconic话少的, supercilious高傲的, loquacious话多的。答案选 A。第二空与did even less(做得更少 )同义重复。 productive生产性的, energetic精力充沛的,ineffectual无
21、效率的。答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 12 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。第一空对应 few lasting effects,所以应该填入表示 “不生气 ”的词。 defuse平息, prolong延长, concede承认 .答案选 A。despondency失望, aloofness冷漠, equanimity镇静。答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 13 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 careful and thorough(仔细而全面 )同义重复。 exhaustive详尽的, nominal不重要的, tr
22、ifling不重要的, combative好斗的, vicarious取代的, comprehensive全面的。答案选 AF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 14 【正确答案】 D, E 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 verbal abuse(辱骂抨击 )同义重复。 languorous无精打采的, adulatory谄媚的, amicable友善的, opprobrious辱骂的, vituperative辱骂的, sycophantic谄媚的。答案选 DE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 15 【正确答 案】 A, E 【试题解析】 retrieve恢复, publicize宣传公开,
23、 repress抑制, subdue征服, recover恢复, abolish废除。答案选 AE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 16 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复; not取反。空格与 mazelike, confusing,and difficult to follow(迷宫一样、令人迷惑的并且难以追踪的 )反义重复。imperceptible难以感知的, impalpable难以感知的, unambiguous明确清晰的,substantial有重大意义的, straightforward直线前进的, ascendant支配的。答案选 CE。 【知识模块】 基础
24、填空 17 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复; when说明前后同义重复。第一空与imperiously demanded(迫切想要知道 )同义重复。 innuendo暗讽, entreaty迫切要求, ultimatum最后通牒。答案选 C。第二空与 terminated(被解雇 )同义重复。linger徘徊, suffice使满足, backfire产生令人失望的结果。答案选 F. 【知识模块】 基础填空 18 【正确答案】 A, C 【试题解析】 by means of说明前后同义重复。空格与 feathers, fur,or blubber(羽毛、皮毛和脂肪
25、)同义重复。 palliate减轻, decry谴责, mitigate减轻,predict预测, simulate模仿, imitate模仿。答案选 AC。注:这里 simulate和imitate是干扰项,同表示 “模仿 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 19 【正确答案 】 E, F 【试题解析】 computations be made by hand(手工计算 )与 accustomed to using calculators(习惯于使用计算器 )反义重复,因此空格选择一个可以表示逻辑反义的词。 scholarly博学的, prescient预知的, erudite博学的, unequ
26、ivocal明确的,anachronistic过时的, outdated过时的。答案选 EF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 20 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 in reality说 明前后反义重复; sas 说明前后反义重复。两空联动,反义重复;第一空与 boring(无聊的 )反义重复。 tedium单调乏味, difficulty困难, excitement兴奋; sporadic偶尔的, leisurely从容的, routine日常的,答案选 CF. 【知识模块】 基础填空 21 【正确答案】 B, C 【试题解析】 because说明前后同义重复。空格与 select only
27、 two or three kinds of prey out of thirty potential food sources(在 30科潜在的食物来源中只选择两三种食物 )同义重复。 irregular不规则的, discriminating挑剔的, finicky挑剔的,carnivorous食肉动物的, temperate有节制的, abstemious有节制的。答案选BC。注:这里 temperate和 abstemious是干扰项,同表示 “有节制的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 22 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 first(第一个 )同义重
28、复。 pioneer先锋, visionary空想家, pundit专家, groundbreaker先锋, bureaucrat官僚,polymath专家。答案选 AD。注:这里 pundit和 polymath是干扰项,同表示 “专家 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 23 【正确答案】 B, E 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复; and说明前后同义重复。第一空与eliminate the(ii)(消除 (ii)联动,同义重复; eliminate the(ii)与 make only points that were truly necessary(仅讨论确有必要的论点 )同义重复。 d
29、isguise伪装, streamline简化, complicate复杂化; usefulness有用, verbosity冗余,terseness简洁。答案选 BE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 24 【正确答案】 D, F 【试题解析】 as说明前后同义重复。空格与 received its financial support(收到来自它的经济支持 )同义重复。 connoisseur专家, friend朋友, virtuoso专家,patron资助人, executor执行人, beneficiary资助人。答案选 DF。注:这里connoisseur和 virtuoso是干扰项,同表示 “专家 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 25 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 instead说明前后反义重复; that引导定语从句,前后同义重复。反义体现在 declared(说 )和 actions(做 )的对立上;第一空与 (ii)passage(ii)通过 )同义重复。 expeditious迅速的, proverbial众所周知的, dilatory拖延的;facilitate使变容易, announce宣称, forestall预先阻止。答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空
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