[外语类试卷]GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、GRE（ VERBAL）综合模拟试卷 1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 a w

2、hole. 1 Dominant interests often benefit most from_of governmental interference in business, since they are able to take care of themselves if left alone. 2 Kagan maintains that an infants reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of ch

3、ildhood unhappiness or_signs of adolescent anxiety. 3 An investigation that is_can occasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a definite direction. 4 It is(i)_that so many portrait paintings hang in art museums, since the

4、subject matter seems to dictate a status closer to pictures in the family photograph album than to high art. But perhaps it is the artistic skill with which the portraits are painted that(ii)_their presence in art museums. 5 In stark contrast to his later(i)_, Simpson was largely(ii)_ politics durin

5、g his college years, despite the fact that the campus he attended was rife with political activity. SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a rela

6、tionship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 6 As my eyesight began to_, I spent a lot of time writing about it both poems and “eye journals“ describing what I saw as I looked out through damaged eyes. （ A） deteriorate （ B） sharpen （ C） improve （ D） decline （ E） recover 7 The judges stan

7、ding in the legal community, though shaken by phony allegations of wrongdoing, emerged, at long last,_. （ A） unqualified （ B） undiminished （ C） undecided （ D） undamaged （ E） unresolved 8 Modern agricultural practices have been extremely successful in increasing the productivity of major food crops,

8、yet despite heavy use of pesticides,_ losses to diseases and insect pests are sustained each year. （ A） incongruous （ B） reasonable （ C） significant （ D） considerable （ E） equitable SECTION 3 Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passag

9、e, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 9 A person who agrees to serve as mediator between two warring factions at the request of both abandons by so agreeing the right to take sides later. To take

10、 sides at a later point would be to suggest that the earlier presumptive impartiality was a sham. The passage above emphasizes which of the following points about mediators? （ A） They should try to form no opinions of their own about any issue that is related to the dispute. （ B） They should not agr

11、ee to serve unless they are committed to maintaining a stance of impartiality. （ C） They should not agree to serve unless they are equally acceptable to all parties to a dispute. （ D） They should feel free to take sides in the dispute right from the start, provided that they make their biases public

12、ly known. （ E） They should reserve the right to abandon their impartiality so as not to be open to the charge of having been deceitful. 9 Was Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847)a great composer? On its face, the question seems absurd. One of the most gifted prodigies in the history of music, he produced hi

13、s first masterpiece at sixteen. From then on, he was recognized as an artist of preternatural abilities, not only as a composer but also as a pianist and conductor. But Mendelssohns enduring popularity has often been at odds sometimes quite sharply with his critical standing. Despite general acknowl

14、edgment of his genius, there has been a noticeable reluctance to rank him with, say, Schumann or Brahms. As Haggin put it, Mendelssohn, as a composer, was a “minor master . . . working on a small scale of emotion and texture.“ 10 Select a sentence in the passage whose function is to indicate the ran

15、ge of Mendelssohns musical talents. 11 The passage suggests that anyone attempting to evaluate Mendelssohns career must confront which of the following dichotomies? （ A） The tension between Mendelssohns career as a composer and his career as a pianist and conductor （ B） The contrast between Mendelss

16、ohns popularity and that of Schumann and Brahms （ C） The discrepancy between Mendelssohns popularity and his standing among critics （ D） The inconsistency between Mendelssohns reputation during his lifetime and his reputation since his death （ E） The gap between Mendelssohns prodigious musical begin

17、nings and his decline in later years 12 It can be inferred that the “reluctance“ mentioned in the passage is being ascribed to （ A） most composers since Mendelssohn （ B） Schumann and Brahms （ C） the music-listening public （ D） music critics generally （ E） Haggin exclusively 13 The author mentions Sc

18、humann and Brahms primarily in order to （ A） provide examples of composers who are often compared with Mendelssohn （ B） identify certain composers who are more popular than Mendelssohn （ C） identify composers whom Mendelssohn influenced （ D） establish the milieu in which Mendelssohn worked （ E） esta

19、blish a standard of comparison for Mendelssohn as a composer 13 While most scholarship on womens employment in the United States recognizes that the Second World War(1939-1945)dramatically changed the role of women in the workforce, these studies also acknowledge that few women remained in manufactu

20、ring jobs once men returned from the war. But in agriculture, unlike other industries where women were viewed as temporary workers, womens employment did not end with the war. Instead, the expansion of agriculture and a steady decrease in the number of male farmworkers combined to cause the industry

21、 to hire more women in the postwar years. Consequently, the 1950s saw a growing number of women engaged in farm labor, even though rhetoric in the popular media called for the return of women to domestic life. 14 It can be inferred from the passage that the manufacturing and agricultural sectors in

22、the United States following the Second World War differed in which of the following respects? （ A） The rate of expansion in each sector （ B） The percentage of employees in each sector who were men （ C） The trend in the wages of men employed in each sector （ D） The attitude of the popular media towar

23、d the employment of women in each sector （ E） The extent to which women in each sector were satisfied with their jobs 15 Which of the following statements about womens employment in the United States during and after the Second World War is most clearly supported by the passage? （ A） Most women who

24、joined the workforce during the Second World War wanted to return to domestic life when the war ended. （ B） The great majority of women who joined the workforce during the Second World War were employed in manufacturing jobs. （ C） The end of the Second World War was followed by a large-scale transfe

25、r of women workers from manufacturing to agriculture. （ D） The increase in womens employment that accompanied the Second World War was longer lasting in agriculture than it was in manufacturing. （ E） The popular media were more forceful in calling for women to join the workforce during the 15 Second

26、 World War than in calling for women to return to domestic life after the war. Since the Hawaiian Islands have never been connected to other land masses, the great variety of plants in Hawaii must be a result of the long-distance dispersal of seeds, a process that requires both a method of transport

27、 and an equivalence between the ecol-line ogy of the source area and that of the recipient area. 5 There is some dispute about the method of transport involved. Some biologists argue that ocean and air currents are responsible for the transport of plant seeds to Hawaii. Yet the results of flotation

28、experiments and the low temperatures of air currents cast doubt on these hypotheses. More probable is bird transport, either externally, by accidental attachment of the seeds to feathers, or internally, by the swallowing of 10 fruit and subsequent excretion of the seeds. While it is likely that fewe

29、r varieties of plant seeds have reached Hawaii externally than internally, more varieties are known to be adapted to external than to internal transport. 16 The author of the passage is primarily concerned with （ A） discussing different approaches biologists have taken to testing theories about the

30、distribution of plants in Hawaii （ B） discussing different theories about the transport of plant seeds to Hawaii （ C） discussing the extent to which air currents are responsible for the dispersal of plant seeds to Hawaii （ D） resolving a dispute about the adaptability of plant seeds to bird transpor

31、t （ E） resolving a dispute about the ability of birds to carry plant seeds long distances 17 The author mentions the results of flotation experiments on plant seeds(lines 7-8)most probably in order to （ A） support the claim that the distribution of plants in Hawaii is the result of the long-distance

32、 dispersal of seeds （ B） lend credibility to the thesis that air currents provide a method of transport for plant seeds to Hawaii （ C） suggest that the long-distance dispersal of seeds is a process that requires long periods of time （ D） challenge the claim that ocean currents are responsible for th

33、e transport of plant seeds to Hawaii （ E） refute the claim that Hawaiian flora evolved independently from flora in other parts of the world GRE（ VERBAL）综合模拟试卷 1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 se

34、ntence 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】 E 【试题解析】 The sentence explains why dominant interests often benefit from a certain condition. Since the explanation is that they are able to take

35、care of themselves if left alone, it follows that the condition is one in which interference is absent. Thus the best answer is “elimination.“ None of the other answer choices suggests an absence of interference indeed “intensification,“ “authorization,“ and “centralization“ suggest quite the opposi

36、te. 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 The sentence contrasts the infants reactions, part of a normal developmental process, with future unhappiness and anxiety. The missing word describes signs of adolescent anxiety as they relate to the infant. Choice A is correct: “prophetic“ signs, like harbingers, foretell futu

37、re occurrences, and for the infant, adolescent anxiety is a future occurrence. Since an infant cannot literally display signs of adolescent anxiety, “normal,“ “monotonous,“ and “typical“ are all incorrect. And “virtual“ is incorrect, because virtual signs are not real signs, and what Kagan is denyin

38、g is that the infants reactions are not real signs of later unhappiness. 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 As the words “can occasionally“ and “but typically“ indicate, the missing word describes an investigation that contrasts with a “search in a definite direction.“ Among the answer choices, only “unguided“ provi

39、des a contrasting description; none of the other choices suggests an appropriate contrast. 4 【正确答案】 A， E 【试题解析】 In the part following “since,“ the first sentence of the paragraph suggests that the subject matter of portraits might not seem to fit with the idea of “high art.“ So the suggestion is tha

40、t the presence of portrait paintings in art museums is in that sense odd or unfitting. Of the choices available for Blank(i), “surprising“ is the one that expresses this sense. The second sentence, in contrast to the first, offers a point in favor of portraits “artistic skill.“ So the second sentenc

41、e is offering a reason why portraits should be in art museums. Of the choices for Blank(ii), “justifies“ is the one that completes that thought. 5 【正确答案】 A， E 【试题解析】 The sentence tells us that there is a contrast between the way Simpson related to politics in his college years and how he related to

42、politics later in life. So the choices that complete the blanks must contrast with each other. The part of the sentence beginning with “despite“ indicates that Simpsons relation to politics in his college years did not involve engagement in the political activity that was “rife.“ Of the choices for

43、Blank(ii), only “indifferent to“ conveys that nonengagement. And of the choices for Blank(i), only “activism“ supplies the required contrast with “indifferent to.“ SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words

44、 or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 6 【正确答案】 A， D 【试题解析】 The author has “damaged“ eyes, and any word that fills the blank must reflect that fact. The words that best do so are “deteriorate“ and “decline“(Choices A a

45、nd D), which generate sentences alike in meaning. “Sharpen“ and “improve“ produce sentences alike in meaning, but neither word makes sense when inserted into the blank. Though “adjust“ makes some sense when inserted into the blank, no other option produces a sentence similar in meaning. 7 【正确答案】 B，

46、D 【试题解析】 The use of the word “though“ establishes a contrast between the blank, which requires a description of the judges standing, and “phony allegations of wrongdoing.“ Thus the words that best complete the blank must indicate that the judges reputation was not adversely affected by these allegat

47、ions. The only words that do so are “undiminished“ and “undamaged“(Choices B and D), which produce sentences alike in meaning. “Undecided“ and “unresolved“ also produce sentences alike in meaning, but neither word makes sense when inserted into the blank. 8 【正确答案】 C， D 【 试题解析】 The word “despite“ sug

48、gests the level of losses is somehow surprising given the heavy use of pesticides. The only words that describe an appropriate level of losses are “significant“ and “considerable“(Choices C and D), which produce sentences alike in meaning. “Reasonable“ and “equitable“ also produce sentences alike in

49、 meaning, but neither word generates the contrast necessary for the sentence to make sense. SECTION 3 Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 By pointing out the consequences of abandoning impartiality, the paragraph points out the importance for mediators of maintaining impartiality at all times