1、GRE-14 (1)及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)1.FLAWS : FOIBLES :（分数：1.00）A.(A) feasts : mealsB.(B) contracts : approvalsC.(C) mind : intoxicationD.(D) details : minutiaeE.(E) conclusions: models2.GOBBLE : EAGERLY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) mince : effortlesslyB.(B) speak : clearlyC.(C) bl
2、ink : hastilyD.(D) nibble : gentlyE.(E) lecture : boringly3.True, he had diplomatic immunity as the assistant agricultural officer at the consulate, but the publicity and_of an arrest and interrogation, not to mention expulsion from the country, would hardly profit him.（分数：1.00）A.(A) frolicB.(B) dim
3、inishmentC.(C) festeringD.(D) comportmentE.(E) uproar4._by the surreality of history and the changes unleashed by the 60s, many writers in that era became_, withdrawing, turtlelike, inside their own homes and heads.（分数：1.00）A.(A) Repelled baroqueB.(B) Disregarded rococoC.(C) Fascinated inconspicuous
4、D.(D) Intoxicated legantE.(E) Flummoxed unobtrusive5.Whoever said the_life is not worth living apparently never intended to go into book publishing, where there is almost no research and where much of the conventional wisdom is_of folklore, myth and wishful thinking.（分数：1.00）A.(A) suffering a reproa
5、chB.(B) illiterate a farragoC.(C) inauspicious a rejectionD.(D) unassuming an exampleE.(E) unexamined a pastiche6.Anthropologists noted that the two_ethnic groups_the same saints, worshipped in the same churches, and respected a past of shared values, despite their differences.（分数：1.00）A.(A) salutar
6、y praisedB.(B) alienated rejectedC.(C) dominant isolatedD.(D) stentorian delineatedE.(E) coexistent venerated7.BLEMISHED: PERFECTION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) apathetic : emotionB.(B) stigmatized : stainC.(C) cherished : heirloomD.(D) callow : immaturityE.(E) tainted : reliability8.In the newly discovered gene
7、 the change of a single unit of DNA converts the worm from a solitary forager into_diner.（分数：1.00）A.(A) an intrepidB.(B) a voraciousC.(C) a gregariousD.(D) a nomadicE.(E) a rapacious9.Despite the_, Alzheimers researchers are still_about the prospects for immunization, though most agree that more re
8、sults are needed from humans for us to truly understand immunizations effects.（分数：1.00）A.(A) advances thrilledB.(B) obstacles uncertainC.(C) setback optimisticD.(D) publicity dividedE.(E) pessimism unconvinced10.SUPPLENESS: LIMBER:（分数：1.00）A.(A) congruity : fickleB.(B) maintenance : sustainableC.(C)
9、 normality : offbeatD.(D) flimsiness : spindlyE.(E) vigor :jaded11.EXTRAVAGANCE : EXPENDITURE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) falsification : restatementB.(B) fawning: complianceC.(C) persuasion: allurementD.(D) bombast: misidentificationE.(E) prejudice : discernment12.EULOGY : COMMEND:（分数：1.00）A.(A) panacea : flatt
10、erB.(B) caricature : exaggerateC.(C) ode : evaluateD.(D) lore: blemishE.(E) dissertation : refute13.COMBUSTION: HEAT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) camera : pictureB.(B) snake : fangC.(C) car : exhaustD.(D) photosynthesis : oxygenE.(E) exhalation : toxin14.CONCESSION : PLACATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) preservation : exhaustB
11、B) analgesic : deadenC.(C) eulogy : deludeD.(D) conviction : sueE.(E) appellation : address15.COPPER : METAL :（分数：1.00）A.(A) shale : gasolineB.(B) iceberg : mountainC.(C) coal : mineD.(D) segment: wholeE.(E) feldspar : stone16.It was a new era, one that was witnessing breathtaking transformations
12、in traditional ways of life and that demanded_transformations in the institutions and techniques of government.（分数：1.00）A.(A) commensurateB.(B) antediluvianC.(C) peremptoryD.(D) fordableE.(E) contemptible二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.The primary purpose of the passage is to（分数：1.00）A.(A) con
13、tend that key terms in a scientific theory have been improperly usedB.(B) argue that proponents of a scientific theory have obscured important detailsC.(C) demonstrate that two views once thought to be in conflict are actually identicalD.(D) suggest that proponents of a theory have not stated their
14、data in an exhaustive mannerE.(E) show that a theory has been drawn into question by a more recent study18.AFFINITY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) misfortuneB.(B) repugnanceC.(C) glumnessD.(D) annoyanceE.(E) improper conduct19.AGITATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) equanimityB.(B) unselfishnessC.(C) blissD.(D) amenityE.(E) benev
15、olence20.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists are “perplexed by the means“ (line 12) for which of the following reasons?（分数：1.00）A.(A) They are unsure of how alanine remains separate from the everyday nitrogen metabolism of the plant itself.B.(B) They have yet to establish what functi
16、on the alanine serves for the soybean plants.C.(C) They have thought alanine to exist only in very small quanties in rhizobia.D.(D) They have long considered the membranes of the soybean plant impermeable to amino acids.E.(E) They are uncertain how such a rapid export of fixed nitrogen is possible t
17、hrough the soybean membranes.21.The author mentions all of the following as associated with traditional art EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) A utile capacityB.(B) The correspondence of form with taskC.(C) High regard for aestheticsD.(D) Unlimited productionE.(E) A prototypal form22.TACIT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) resolute
18、B.(B) expressC.(C) illegitimateD.(D) compulsoryE.(E) detached23.According to the passage, the “earlier vases“ mentioned in the second paragraph constitute which of the following?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The product of mixed media art, involving hybrid formsB.(B) A case of primarily utilitarian art being put t
19、o decorative purposesC.(C) Utilitarian art whose makers were solely concerned with functionalityD.(D) Fine art, whose primary purpose is to convey aesthetic meaningE.(E) Prehistoric art, about which art historians know little24.INTRINSIC:（分数：1.00）A.(A) illustrativeB.(B) unusualC.(C) extraneousD.(D)
20、unseasonableE.(E) ambiguous25.Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Fine Art: Its Roots and Its FutureB.(B) The Evolution of Greek Pottery Through Past to FutureC.(C) Decorative Art and its Mediating FunctionD.(D) Various Categories in Cultural Art Produ
21、ction: An Archaeologists GuideE.(E) Archaeology and Art Appreciation: Two Disciplines, One Method26.In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with（分数：1.00）A.(A) distinguishing mutually exclusive categoriesB.(B) clarifying an apparent contradictionC.(C) supporting new ideasD.(D) analyzing a p
22、roblemE.(E) comparing opinions27.SINECURE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) laborious workB.(B) hopeful predictionC.(C) deliberate constraintD.(D) undesirable informationE.(E) belated support28.The passage suggests which of the following about scientists conception of the function of the amino acid alanine in the rhiz
23、obias nitrogen fixation process?（分数：1.00）A.(A) They have proposed at least one hypothesis that might account for the function of the immediate conversion of ammonia into alanine.B.(B) They have established the relationship between alanine and the production of nitrogen-containing molecules beneficia
24、l to soybean plants.C.(C) They continue to believe that ammonia plays an integral role in the symbiosis between rhizobia and soybean plants.D.(D) They remain uncertain as to how glutamine and glutamate can be produced in the absence of ammonium or ammonia.E.(E) They have largely rejected the notion
25、that ammonia or ammonium plays any role in nitrogen fixation.29.EXUDE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) disquietB.(B) provokeC.(C) pervadeD.(D) disheartenE.(E) soak up30.Which of the following best states the authors view of the argument that fine art may be distinguished as a category by its physical form?（分数：1.00）A.
26、A) Outright approvalB.(B) SkepticismC.(C) NeutralityD.(D) IndignationE.(E) Mild interest31.CHICANERY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) sensible ventureB.(B) outmoded articleC.(C) without deceitD.(D) complex arrangementE.(E) forthright advice32.Which of the following statements about fine arts production is best suppo
27、rted by the information presented in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The best fine art is in some cases produced by formula, resulting in mass quantities of a single object.B.(B) Once an artist creates a work, there is usually little benefit in his duplicating it, as it has already conveyed its meaning.C
28、C) In aesthetic terms, fine art is often considered superior to decorative art, whose beauty is limited by functionality.D.(D) At the present historical moment, high technology like electronics seldom plays a role in arts other then fine arts.E.(E) Ceramics is rarely considered to be a viable form
29、 by todays fine artists, who prefer a more advanced level of technology in their work.33.INIMICAL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) amicableB.(B) blissfulC.(C) mundaneD.(D) dramaticE.(E) inexperienced34.According to the passage, the form which fine art takes at any given historical moment is often dictated by（分数：1.00）
30、A.(A) the level of continuity in the artists thinking processB.(B) the concepts which exemplify the historical period of its creationC.(C) the technology available to the artist at the time the art piece is createdD.(D) the level of skill which the artist brings to the art workE.(E) a contrast betwe
31、en the contemporary and ancient fine art forms35.CASTIGATION:（分数：1.00）A.(A) fondnessB.(B) attentivenessC.(C) devotionD.(D) commendationE.(E) authenticity36.INDURATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) calorifyB.(B) deviateC.(C) softenD.(D) hinderE.(E) motivate37.The passage mentions that at various points, scientists ha
32、ve believed all of the following to be essential for the nitrogen fixation process EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) The presence of ammoniaB.(B) The permeability of cell membranesC.(C) The presence of rhizobiaD.(D) The synthesis of amino acidsE.(E) Nitrogen-containing molecules like nucleotides38.OCCULT:（分数：1.0
33、0）A.(A) inoffensiveB.(B) casualC.(C) insincereD.(D) slowly advancedE.(E) easily comprehensible三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.ASTOUND: WONDER:（分数：1.00）A.(A) decline : resentmentB.(B) regale: appreciationC.(C) appall : horrorD.(D) dismiss : subtletyE.(E) revile : hatred40.SANCTUARY : PROTECTION :（分
34、数：1.00）A.(A) utopia : perfectionB.(B) coffer : wealthC.(C) redoubt : vulnerabilityD.(D) congregation : intimacyE.(E) adventure : peril41.JEOPARDY : ENDANGER:（分数：1.00）A.(A) patronage : contributeB.(B) duress : convinceC.(C) seclusion : sequesterD.(D) proscription : counselE.(E) brutality : avoid42.Wh
35、ile agents and editors often_their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of truly_writing from being published.（分数：1.00）A.(A) displease anonymousB.(B) misunderstand execrableC.(C) overestimate repulsiveD.(D) essay relevantE.(E) avoid clever43.The thoro
36、ugh training in the fine points of lyric writing that he has received from Hammerstein has made Sondheim highly critical of those lyricists who_the basic techniques of the craft.（分数：1.00）A.(A) intensifyB.(B) rely uponC.(C) simplifyD.(D) floutE.(E) revise44.GLADE: FOREST :（分数：1.00）A.(A) acme : mounta
37、inB.(B) clearing : thicketC.(C) beach : seaD.(D) soil : trenchE.(E) brook : levee45.GLARING : LIGHT :（分数：1.00）A.(A) chilly : frigidityB.(B) cacophonous: soundC.(C) riffling: streamD.(D) distant : odometerE.(E) poignant : ditty46.Comets have been mistakenly interpreted by humans in times past as_of d
38、oom, foretelling famine, plague, and destruction.（分数：1.00）A.(A) harbingersB.(B) illusionsC.(C) malapropismsD.(D) misnomersE.(E) effects47.When economy, language, culture and history_, people begin to view them as _subjects rather than isolated ones.（分数：1.00）A.(A) mystify compositeB.(B) interact synt
39、hesizedC.(C) merge idiosyncraticD.(D) continue attenuatedE.(E) conflict unfortunate48.EXTORTIONIST : INTIMIDATE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) psychopath : observeB.(B) assassin : retaliateC.(C) sycophant : flatterD.(D) scientist : speculateE.(E) coach : exercise49.HERMITAGE : SECLUDED :（分数：1.00）A.(A) armory : bel
40、licoseB.(B) landmark : conspicuousC.(C) aquacade : turbulentD.(D) motherland: verdantE.(E) castle : camouflaged50.While the ambition to draw an immediate conclusion is_, it is not necessarily correct, for the search for the truth depends on_, of which the world tends these days to be in short supply
41、分数：1.00）A.(A) common hasteB.(B) understandable patienceC.(C) daunting honestyD.(D) malignant benevolenceE.(E) ill-founded reason51.CONSTRICT: DIAMETER :（分数：1.00）A.(A) lathe : smoothnessB.(B) rarefy : densityC.(C) contract : temperatureD.(D) compress : sizeE.(E) bifurcate: separation52.ELEGY : MOUR
42、N :（分数：1.00）A.(A) eulogy : laudB.(B) stimulation: emphasizeC.(C) query : persistD.(D) promulgation : assentE.(E) pronunciation : signify53.Even those most_infections of all, those caused by viruses-formerly dismissed as untreatable because viruses disappeared into the inner labyrinths of the living
43、cells, merging into the very genomes-are now becoming_to early treatments.（分数：1.00）A.(A) refractory amenableB.(B) malignant indifferentC.(C) problematic immuneD.(D) benign resistantE.(E) mysterious inaccessible54.Even though the mayor was not_the argument for the proposal, she decided to forgo her v
44、ote.（分数：1.00）A.(A) influenced byB.(B) cognizant ofC.(C) in support ofD.(D) opposed toE.(E) indifferent to四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.If the argument in the passage is valid, a condensation symbol of performing a gesture in the presence of a specific problem would be LEAST likely to become
45、a referential symbol for expressing dismay when（分数：1.00）A.(A) the gestures performance begins to lose its emotional saturationB.(B) people perform the gesture in the absence of any specific problemC.(C) the gesture acquires a secondary emotional meaningD.(D) another gesture for expressing dismay com
46、es into common usageE.(E) people never perform the gesture except when confronted with the specific problem56.DELICACY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) spaciousnessB.(B) ostentationC.(C) superficialityD.(D) coarsenessE.(E) imparity57.SOLICITUDE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) degradationB.(B) acquiescenceC.(C) corruptionD.(D) unrespo
47、nsivenessE.(E) rebellion58.DISSEMBLING:（分数：1.00）A.(A) adeptB.(B) insolentC.(C) animatedD.(D) candidE.(E) sociable59.The author focuses primarily on（分数：1.00）A.(A) presenting two competing scientific theories for the cause of post-industrial climate change and evaluating the body of evidence behind ea
48、ch oneB.(B) giving a brief overview of some recent scientific developments in solar physics and explaining their possible implications for future researchC.(C) discussing the successes in linking terrestrial phenomena with solar activity and indicating how they may have an impact on preventing furth
49、er climate changeD.(D) pointing out the success of a certain line of scientific inquiry into the terrestrial effects of solar activity while qualifying its successes with regard to climate change60.INSENTIENT:（分数：1.00）A.(A) alertB.(B) settledC.(C) conflictingD.(D) languidE.(E) intrinsic61.EXTEMPORIZE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) establish peaceB.(B) lend supportC.(C) behave nervouslyD.(
