1、GRE24及答案解析(总分：26.98，做题时间：120 分钟)一、PART ONE （Time：30(总题数：7，分数：7.00)1.Most people choose a lawyer on the basis of such -|_|-considerations as his cost, his field of expertise, and the fees he charges.（分数：1.00）A.idiosyncraticB.humanisticC.irrelevantD.personalE.pragmatic2.It is the mark of an educated m
2、ind to rest -|_|-with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject -|_|-and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.（分数：1.00）A.satisfiedly . admitsB.convivially . assumesC.fitfully . allowsD.contentedly . rejectsE.sporadically, entails3.A rhetorician who spends so mu
3、ch of his time studying the famous -|_|-of logic is more than likely to produce a few self-evident statements of his own.（分数：1.00）A.self-knotsB.paradoxesC.twistsD.tautologiesE.platitudes4.While we may be interested in the possibilities of social harmony and individual fulfillment that may be achieve
4、d through nontraditional education, one cannot help being -|_|-about accepting any such program as a -|_|-the worlds ills.（分数：1.00）A.concerned warning ofB.cautious panacea forC.fastidious prescription forD.reticent renovation ofE.agitated postscript to5.His government may have appeared to have white
5、washed its tone, if not its message, over the weekend, in order to -|_|-public concern.（分数：1.00）A.demonstrateB.mollifyC.proclaimD.aggravateE.coerce6.In no sense -|_|-, the billionaires fortunes survived yet another financial panic that saw the bankruptcy of thousands of more prudent investors.（分数：1.
6、00）A.realisticB.immutableC.mercurialD.impecuniousE.considerable7.Jack Kerouac was neither a demon nor a saint but a -|_|-, notably gentle, deeply conflicted and finally self-destructive person whose dream from childhood was to be a writer.（分数：1.00）A.museB.martyrC.cadgeD.fallibleE.ascetic二、SECTION 2(
7、总题数：1，分数：1.00)Given that 8 percent of food crops grows faster on farms using groundwater than the aquifers are replenished, and many large rivers are so heavily diverted that they do not reach the sea for much of the year, researchers believe freshwater sources-underground aquifers and rivers-are st
8、ressed. Better management of soil and water and creative cropping patterns can boost production from rainfall-watered cropland, but the heaviest burden will fall on irrigated land. At present, most farmers irrigate their crops by channeling water down their fields in parallel furrows. One alternativ
9、e, drip systems, enables farmers to deliver water directly to the plants roots drop by drop, nearly eliminating waste by distributing water at low pressure through a network of perforated plastic tubing installed on or below the surface of the soil, where it then emerges through small holes at a slo
10、w but steady pace. Because the plants enjoy an ideal moisture environment, drip irrigation usually offers the added bonus of higher crop yields. Another alternative, sprinklers, can perform almost as well as drip methods when designed properly, but traditional high-pressure irrigation sprinklers spr
11、ay water high into the air to cover as large a land area as possible, and the more time the water spends in the air, the more of it evaporates before use. Despite the payoffs, the higher costs of these technologies relative to simple flooding methods have been a barrier to their spread, and so has t
12、he prevalence of national water policies that discourage rather than foster efficient water use. Many governments have set very low prices for publicly supplied irrigation, leaving farmers with little motivation to invest in ways to conserve water or to improve efficiency and most authorities have a
13、lso failed to regulate groundwater pumping, even in regions where aquifers are over-tapped. Therefore, farmers might be inclined to conserve their own water supplies if they could profit from selling the surplus, but this practice is often discouraged. Efforts aside from irrigation technologies are
14、also conducive to the reduction of agricultural demand for water; for instance, measurements of climate factors such as temperature and precipitation can be fed into a computer that calculates how much water a typical plant is consuming, and farmers can use this figure to determine, quite accurately
15、, when and how much to irrigate their particular crops throughout the growing season. But the most effective, if unlikely way, to do more with less water is to reconfigure our diets, especially the typical North American diet, which, with its large share of animal products, requires twice as much wa
16、ter as diets common in many Asian and some European countries. Eating lower on the food chain could allow the same volume of water to feed two Americans instead of one, and despite the resultant loss of nutrition, this may be the only recourse for countries serious about reducing their aquifer strai
17、n. （分数：0.98）(1).The primary purpose of the passage is to -|_|-.（分数：0.14）A.expose the fragile ecological conditions which modern irrigation technologies must ameliorateB.argue that new irrigation technologies would ultimately be less efficient than a reconfiguration of the North American dietC.argue
18、that efficient water-use is dependent upon a mixture of various modern methodsD.provide an overall view of possible methods for lessening the strain on sources of freshwaterE.describe the cycle by which aquifers are depleted and then replenished through technology(2).The passage implies that the str
19、ain on freshwater aquifers caused by poor irrigation patterns may be reduced by all of the following methods EXCEPT -|_|-.（分数：0.14）A.Government compensation programs for surplusB.Climate studyC.Soil managementD.Drip irrigationE.Changes in patterns of food consumption(3).Most nearly parallel, in its
20、fundamental approach to the drip system solution described in the passage would be a machine designed to -|_|-.（分数：0.14）A.save electricity by converting unused sunlight into power through the use of photocellsB.waste less electricity by insulating and reducing resistance in the conduits of the power
21、 gridC.increase electrical efficiency by requiring consumers to use appliances that rely on less electricityD.create a more reliable power grid by supplying electricity from a wider range of power plantsE.reduce the electricity necessary to powering a city by encouraging denser population growth(4).
22、It can be inferred from the passage that low-pressure sprinklers would be more preferable to high-pressure models for which of the following reasons?（分数：0.14）A.The surplus generated by low-pressure systems can be sold, lessening overall water strain on a region.B.Low-pressure systems deliver water d
23、irectly to root systems, resulting in higher crop yields.C.A lower cost is associated with low-pressure systems than with high-pressure systems, which are generally more expensive.D.Lower-pressure systems deliver water in such a way that evaporation rates are diminished, resulting in greater efficie
24、ncy.E.Crops watered by lower-pressure systems generally contain higher nutrients, reducing overall food consumption levels.(5).Which of the following can be inferred from the passage concerning the relationship between traditional irrigation methods and modern ones?（分数：0.14）A.Traditional irrigation
25、methods tend to come at a lower expense than more modern ones, which are generally dependent on technology.B.Traditional methods may best be used in areas where the technological knowledge necessary for using modern techniques is limited.C.Modern methods, unlike traditional ones, can only help land
26、whose primary water source comes from irrigation, not rainfall.D.Modern methods rely more heavily upon groundwater tapping, which itself depletes the aquifer.E.Traditional methods can be performed without the tedious and difficult calculation of climate factors.(6).According to the passage, the main
27、 disadvantage with reconfiguring diet to lessen water usage is -|_|-.（分数：0.14）A.most North Americans would be unlikely to shift their diets simply in order to accommodate the exigencies of water conservationB.the gains provided by diets with less water-intensive production would likely be less usefu
28、l in areas with greater aquifer resourcesC.people in Asia and certain European countries are dependent on meat-products and could not do without themD.diets with less water-intensive production tend to be less healthy than those with more water-intense productionE.governments of certain countries wo
29、uld be unlikely to promote programs for diet change given their possible negative effect on those countries economies(7).The author regards the new means of water-use reduction under discussion as -|_|-.（分数：0.14）A.wholly effective, but typically ignoredB.inexpensive, but insufficiently usefulC.promi
30、sing, but difficult to implementD.necessary, but likely to produce ill side-effectsE.universally accessible, but unnecessaryWomen s roles in literature nave not evolved nearly as rapidly as women s changing roles in society, and while these changes are reflected somewhat in what is written, female c
31、haracters in most classic literature written by both men and women seem to adhere to the classic stereotypes. Though writing during an era in which impersonal criticism was virtually the only way for a woman to maintain objectivity, Virginia Woolf protested the notion that authors ought to separate
32、fiction from reality, and her imaginative use of drama and character development to establish her point can be evidenced in her feminist non-fiction, most prominently the battle against patriarchal authority. Owing to its numerous personal references, most critics have claimed that her oeuvre is som
33、ehow self-centered or egotistical rather than objective, yet in truth Woolf is not using her personal experiences as a means with which to reflect upon her own self-image, but rather as a way to more vibrantly illustrate her external perceptions. （分数：-1.00）(1).The passage is primarily concerned with
34、_.（分数：-0.25）A.describing the challenge Woolfs work once presented to the hermetic literary categories of her timeB.describing the method by which Woolfs work combated the stereotypes of female characters created by her literary predecessorsC.proposing the general merits of introducing the personal i
35、nto non-fiction feminist literatureD.ranking, by order of permanence, Woolfs most lasting contributions to feminist discourseE.exploring the influence Woolf had on subsequent generations of feminist writers and thinkers(2).It can be inferred from the passage that in Woolf s lifetime, women writers a
36、voided conflating faction and fiction because to do so_.（分数：-0.25）A.impinged on their writings vividnessB.contaminated their writing s impartialityC.undermined their writings narrative coherenceD.restricted their writings resonanceE.limited their writing s perceptiveness(3).The passage suggests whic
37、h of the following about Virgina Woolfs work? . Woolfs most lasting contribution has been the high sense of objectivity she brought to her work, which was mostly lacking in the feminist writing of the time . Much of Woolf s non-fiction employed narrative strategies more commonly used in narrative at
38、 the time. . Woolfs intentions regarding the use of biographical anecdotes have largely been misread by critics. （分数：-0.25）A. onlyB.onlyC.and onlyD. and onlyE., , and (4).It can be inferred from the passage that the author views the critical reception that Woolfs work has received as_.（分数：-0.25）A.la
39、rgely irrelevant, in that it has paid too much attention to writers of female stereotypes instead of those who have challenged themB.insufficiently praiseful, in that it fails to acknowledge the extent to which Woolf attacked the stereotypes of her timeC.balanced, in that both Woolf s contribution t
40、o the fight against feminist stereotypes and her technical limitations are usually acknowledgedD.often inappropriate, in that critics often mistake the personal references in her work as evidence of self-absorption, instead of a valid techniqueE.mostly incisive, in that it points out the unfortunate
41、 egotistism of her writing which diminished its overall positive aspects四、SECTION 3(总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.DEMENTIA: DISORDER : :（分数：1.00）A.coma: unconsciousnessB.dyslexia: memoryC.frigidity: sanguinityD.encephalitis: unresponsivenessE.inertia: ache9.FLAX: LINEN : :（分数：1.00）A.cinder: coalB.clay: chinaC.bar
42、: goldD.mud: depositE.porcelain: mosaic10.CISTERN: LIQUIDS : :（分数：1.00）A.cantilever: crowbarB.stalagmite: grottoC.landfill: refuseD.armory: countermeasuresE.breviary: wildlife11.WEALTH: PENURIOUS : :（分数：1.00）A.liqueur: blamelessB.passion: blitheC.polish: inauthenticD.tact: offensiveE.pomp: barbaric1
43、2.DISSENTER: DOGMA : :（分数：1.00）A.profligate: doctrineB.patriot: convictionC.nonconformist: normD.optimist: guideE.barrister: reason13.SCRUTINIZE: ADMIRE : :（分数：1.00）A.imprison: hostB.forewarn: rageC.vacillate: resolveD.duplicate: imitateE.impel: push14.AGENDA: MEETING : :（分数：1.00）A.itinerary: journe
44、yB.academy: didacticsC.band: soundD.raffle: gambleE.highway: conveyance15.SCHOOL: FISH : :（分数：1.00）A.television: programsB.pride: lionsC.committee: organizationD.fowl: birdsE.corral: livestock16.ATTENTIVE: METICULOUS : :（分数：1.00）A.pleased: ecstaticB.buoyant: obstinateC.busy: occupiedD.persistent: da
45、untedE.curious: inquisitive五、SECTION 4(总题数：11，分数：11.00)17.BELIE:（分数：1.00）A.preventB.exhibitC.regulateD.averE.inflate18.CLINCH:（分数：1.00）A.obscureB.split randomlyC.coddleD.evoke suspicionE.awaken19.TRANQUILITY:（分数：1.00）A.assetB.gloominessC.clemencyD.diversityE.pandemonium20.IMPUGN:（分数：1.00）A.facilitat
46、eB.elucidateC.exaltD.predictE.discard21.LIST:（分数：1.00）A.oscillateB.slipC.be horizontalD.be verticalE.be inverted22.AFFILIATION:（分数：1.00）A.tendencyB.misconductC.affinityD.dissociationE.difference23.MOROSE:（分数：1.00）A.jovialB.intimidatedC.acuteD.angelicE.bothered24.ARTLESSNESS:（分数：1.00）A.impartialityB.
47、forethoughtC.slynessD.innovationE.bitterness25.ASSUAGE:（分数：1.00）A.detachB.chooseC.proliferateD.sharpenE.sharpen26.BURGEON:（分数：1.00）A.provideB.regardC.abateD.enticeE.soothe27.COMMODIOUS:（分数：1.00）A.crampedB.tranquilC.reservedD.encircledE.slapdashGRE24答案解析(总分：26.98，做题时间：120 分钟)一、PART ONE （Time：30(总题数：7
48、，分数：7.00)1.Most people choose a lawyer on the basis of such -|_|-considerations as his cost, his field of expertise, and the fees he charges.（分数：1.00）A.idiosyncraticB.humanisticC.irrelevantD.personalE.pragmatic 解析：2.It is the mark of an educated mind to rest -|_|-with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject -|_|-and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.（分数：1.00）A.satisfiedly . admits B.convivially . assumesC.fitfully . allowsD.contentedly . rejectsE.sporadically, entails解析：3.A rhetorician who spends so m
