1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 27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 Able to survive subzero temperatures, long periods of darkness, and days without food, the Arctic wolf is clearly a very_animal. 2 Ellen respects Garys qualities of broad-mindedness and humanism; she cannot, however, (i)_them with his (ii)_support of a political creed that seems to oppose
3、 precisely those qualities. 3 The paucity of autobiographical documents left by the royal attendants has compelled historian Raul Salazar to (i)_the motives of these courtiers from their (ii)_ rather than from any diaries or correspondence. 4 The painter lamented the evanescence of beauty, even thou
4、gh she seemed in several of her work to have (i)_it as it passed and so (ii)_it for posterity. 5 Excelling in her academic studies, Yuki earned a number of_and awards. 6 The newspapers editorial section regularly publishes the (i)_of those readers who are knowledgeable enough about an issue to (ii)_
5、their points powerfully and articulately. 7 Doctors initially feared that antibiotics would have_effect, destroying healthy tissue as well as harmful bacteria. 8 Native American potters often (i)_the shortcuts offered by modern technology such as the use of commercial clay, pigments, or kiln firing,
6、 instead (ii)_the traditional methods of their ancestors. 9 Tchaikovskys Nutcracker leaves a(n)_impression on audiences: children especially remember the dazzling costumes and stirring music. 10 During the Han dynasty, trade expansion to distant Persia allowed the Chinese to (i)_their (ii)_of other
7、cultures. 11 The ambitious politician promoted the tax cuts not so much for the citizens (i)_ as for his own (ii)_. 12 Although certainly talented, the child could not really be called (i)_: there was nothing particularly (ii)_about his achievements. 13 The tranquil story recounted by Ezra Jack Keat
8、s in The Snowy Day (i)_the calm presence of the books illustrations: both (ii)_the silence of a snow-covered landscape. 14 Jean-Michel Basquiats ascendancy was truly_: his provocative art suddenly propelled him from New York street artist to international celebrity. 15 Because these speeding particl
9、es compositions were quite different from those of other low-energy cosmic rays, scientists dubbed them_cosmic rays. 16 Tania excels at dancing the merengue, having_the steps during her childhood years in the Dominican Republic. 17 The artist, often so_as to seem unapproachable tended to be more rel
10、axed and easygoing when among friends. 18 For centuries, Mars has been called the “Red Planet“, but the designation is_, because Mars is not precisely red. 19 In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to (i)_his sometimes incongruous Mexican and American identities by combining (ii)_worldviews to c
11、reate one unique vision. 20 The mayors reelection by an overwhelming majority was not so much an endorsement of his administrations (i)_as it was a (ii)_of his opponents extreme views.21 Lina Wertmullers film Love and Anarchy is a_its title, contemplating the two concepts without taking a position o
12、n them. 22 City leaders practiced (i)_out of respect for taxpayers , (ii)_the number of new public projects. 23 To call Carlos_would be to mistake his natural self-confidence and youthful high spirits for willful defiance. 24 According to his supervisor, Kenji was an inveterate_: he habitually put o
13、ff doing his work until the last minute. 25 Although pre-Columbian jewelry often incorporated complex religious symbolism, its function was generally more (i)_than (ii)_. GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 27答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that somethin
14、g 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】 C, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 Able to survive subzero temperatures, long periods of darkness, and days without food
15、(可以在零度以下气温、长期黑暗且没有食物的日子中存活下来 )同义重复。 greedy贪婪的, social社交的, tough能耐劳苦的, hardy能吃苦的, aggressive侵略性的, gregarious爱社交的。答案选 CD注:这里 social和 gregarious是干扰项,同表示 “社交的 ”。 【 知识模块】 基础填空 2 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 repudiate否认, reconcile使调和, undermine削弱 . 答案选Bdogmatic教条的, wavering犹豫的, jingoistic武断的。答案选 F 【知识模块】 基础填空 3 【正确
16、答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 rather than说明前后反义重复。第二空与 diaries or correspondence(日记或信件 )反义重复。 missive信件, journal日记, deed行为。答案选 F。 surmise推测, elicit激起, stipulate规定。代入选项,答案选 A 【知识模块】 基础填空 4 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 even though说明前后反义重复; as说明前后同义重复。两空联动,同义重复;第一空与 evanescence(消失 )反义重复。 arrest留住, dispel消除,vanquish克服; absolve
17、赦免, diminish减少, preserve留住。 答案选 AF 【知识模块】 基础填空 5 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 and说 明前后同义重复。空格与 awards(奖项 )同义重复。vindication辩护, proposal提议, glory荣誉, honor荣誉, pointer建议,contingency紧急情况答案选 CD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 6 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 who说明前后同义重复。第一空与 points(观点 )同义重复。rambling漫步, retraction撤回, opinion观点。答案选 C dismiss驳回, ar
18、gue辩解, subvert颠覆。代入选项,答案选 E。 【知识模块 】 基础填空 7 【正确答案】 A, B 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 destroying healthy tissue as well as harmful bacteria(在消灭有害细菌的同时破坏健康组织 )同义重复。 deleterious有害的, pernicious有害的, salutary有利的, antiquated过时的, infinitesimal微小的, minuscule微小的。答案选 AB。注:这里 infinitesimal和 minuscule是干扰项,问表示 “微小的 ”。 【
19、知识模块】 基础填空 8 【正确答案】 B, D 【试题解析】 instead说明前后反义重复。两空联动,同义重复。 flout蔑视,eschew刻意避免, propound提出; cleave to忠于, relinquish放弃, renounce放弃。答案选 BD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 9 【正确答案】 E, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 dazzling(炫目的 )和 stirring(鼓舞人心的 )同义重复。 amorphous无固定形状的, inscrutable难以理 解的, ineffable难以表达的, cryptic难以表达的, indelible无法
20、忘怀的, memorable无法忘怀的。答案选 EF注:这里 ineffable和 cryptic是干扰项,同表示 “难以表达的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 10 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 allowed说明前后同义重复第一空与 expansion(扩张 )同义重复。deny否认, discourage使泄气, increase增加。答案选 C。 dismantling终止,awareness了解, avoidance避开。答案选 E。 【知识模块】 基础填空 11 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 not so muchas 说明前后反义重复。反义体现在 the citiz
21、ens和his own的对立上;两空联动,同义重复。 treachery背叛, disbelief怀疑, welfare福利; downfall毁灭, reputation声誉, persistence坚持答案选 CE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 12 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 Although说明前后反义重复; not取 反;冒号说明前后同义重复;nothing取反。两空联动,同义重复;第一空与 talented(有天赋的 )同义重复。virtuoso专家, prodigy天才, upstart暴发户; affected受到影响的, fanatical狂热的, exceptiona
22、l非凡的答案选 BF 【知识模块】 基础填空 13 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。两空联动,同义重复。 undercut削弱,violate亵渎, mirror反映再现; evoke唤起, repel抵制, disrupt干扰。答案选CD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 14 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 suddenly(突然地 )同义重复。piecemeal逐个完成的。 digressive离题的, meteoric迅速的, integral完整的,holistic整体的, swift迅速的。答策选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填
23、空 15 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 Because说明 前后同义重复; different from说明前后反义重复。空格与 speeding(高速移动的 )同义重复,与 low-energy(低能的 )反义重复。 abnormal反常的, transitory短暂的, resilient有复原能力的, anomalous反常的,ephemeral短暂的, intermittent间歇的。答案选 AD 【知识模块】 基础填空 16 【正确答案】 A, B 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。设空处的 having一与 excels(擅长 )同义重复。 grasp掌握, master
24、掌握, ignore忽略, confuse困惑, amuse消遣, divert消遣。答案选 AB。注:这里 amuse和 divert是干扰项,同表示 “消遣 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 17 【正确答案】 D, F 【试题解析】 soas to 说明前后同义重复。空格与 unapproachable(冷漠的 )同义重复。 generous大方的, creative有创造力的, sympathetic有同情心的,reserved内向的, commiserative有同情心的, uncommunicative内向的 。答案选DF。注:这里 sympathetic和 commiserative
25、是干扰项,同表示 “有同情心的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 18 【正确答案】 B, C 【试题解析】 “Red Planet”与 not precisely red反义重复。空格填入一个可以表示逻辑反义的词。 technicality术语, misnomer误称, inaccuracy误称,understatement不充分的陈述, aphorism警句, epigram警句。答案选 BC注:这里 aphorism和 epigram是干扰 项,同表示 “警句 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 19 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 by说明前后同义重复。第一空与 combining(综合
26、)同义重复。distinguish分辨, reinforce增援, synthesize综合。答案选 C。第二空与incongruous(不一致的 )同义重复。 divergent不一致的, simultaneous同时发生的, redundant多余的。答案选 D。 【知识模块】 基础填空 20 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 not so muchas 说明前后反义重复。 policy政策, adversity困境, indifference冷漠; vindication辩护, repudiation否定, dissemination散布。答案选 AF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 21
27、 【正确答案】 D, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 contemplating the two concepts without taking a position on them(深入讨论了这两个概念,但没有表明立场 )同义重复。 demolition of对 的破坏, devastation of对 的破坏,commemoration of对 的纪念, meditation on对 的沉思, diatribe against对 的讽刺, rumination on对 的沉思答案选 DF。注:这里 demolition of和 devastation of是干扰项,同表示
28、“对 的破坏 ” 【知识模块】 基础填空 22 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。两空联动,同义重复;第一空与 out of respect for taxpayers(出于对纳税人的尊重 )同义重复。 profligacy放荡, mendacity谎言, austerity节俭; curtail缩减, extol高度赞扬, augment扩大。答案选CD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 23 【正确答案】 B, C 【试题解析】 mistake说明前后同义重复,褒贬态度相反。空格与 natural self-confidence and youthful high spi
29、rits for willful defiance(与生俱来的自信与年轻人强烈的倔强 )同义 重复,但褒贬态度相反。 crooked弯曲的, contumacious倔强的, obstreperous倔强的, duplicitous奸诈的, incredulous怀疑的, voracious贪婪的答案选 BC。 【知识模块】 基础填空 24 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 put off doing his work until the last minute(将工作推迟到最后一刻才做 )同义重复。 iconoclast特立独行的人,connoisseur专
30、家, procrastinator拖延的人, postponer拖延的人, misanthrope反人类者, virtuoso专家。答案选 CD。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】 B, D 【试题解析】 Although说明前后反义重复; morethan 说明前后反义重复。两空联动,反义重复;第二空与 religious symbolism(宗教符号 )同义重复。ritualistic仪式的, decorative装饰性的, theological神学的; devotional宗教的,utilitarian实用的, conspicuous显而易见的。答案选 BD。 【知识模块】 基础填空