1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 34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 Though a certain jellyfish (i)_anchovy eggs and larvae, marine biologist Jennifer Purcell argues that direct (ii)_is not the means through which this invader affects anchovy stock. 2 The slogan “greed is good“ epitomizes the controversial notion that (i)_might actually be (ii)_. 3 The Ama
3、zon rain forest remained (i)_for years because its soils were unsuitable for agriculture and because endemic diseases such as malaria and yellow fever (ii)_most settlers. 4 Horgan argues that many scientists today are gripped by a profound unease,_ that results from current social uncertainties. 5 T
4、he renewed interest in Elizabethan times is evident in the_of new Hollywood films set during that period. 6 Bessie Coleman, the worlds first licensed Black aviator, was considered_ because she regularly performed risky flying stunts. 7 Yellow jackets are not mere_, preprogrammed mechanisms; rather,
5、these insects change behavioral patterns in response to their experiences. 8 Joe publicly advocates (i)_and self-control but, oddly enough, seems to admire most those people who achieve great things through (ii)_. 9 The (i)_of drummer Art Blakey was akin to a university education in jazz, as (ii)_by
6、 the plethora of successful musicians who benefited from playing with him. 10 The candidates comments during the debate were so_that not even his most vehement critics could seize on something to use against him. 11 There was a certain_quality to the artists paintings, an exaggerated gloom that perm
7、eated every brushstroke. 12 Mongolian gazelles are the dominant herbivore in Mongolias eastern steppe, but they are_by the ongoing loss of their habitat. 13 A trained anthropologist raised in an Alutiiq community, Sven Haakanson has stressed the importance of indigenous communities (i)_anthropologis
8、ts so that such communities can take an active role in (ii)_their own cultural heritage. 14 Despite her reputation for being (i)_and (ii)_the musician in fact was neither reserved nor thin-skinned. 15 Halle Berrys portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge is a powerful_: it calls forth the qualities that made
9、Dandridge a legend. 16 As CEO, Taniers worst quality was her_: she stuck with misguided policies long after their flaws were obvious. 17 A firm (i)_of peace, Montana congresswoman Jeannette Rankin was the only lawmaker to (ii)_the United States entry into both world wars. 18 Multiplane cameras were
10、a critical invention for early animated films: they_ realism by allowing drawings to appear three-dimensional. 19 Social networking websites are_by nature, as individuals vie with one another (and with advertisements) for their friends attention. 20 Although he felt that Steven was (i)_Mark did not
11、sense that Stevens ill will amounted to outright (ii)_. 21 Emily Dickinsons poems can be disquieting, and some people found that, in person, Dickinson was just as_. 22 For Albert Einstein, the unvarying speed of light was a_, an essential presupposition on which his reasoning was based. 23 Some teac
12、hers worry that history courses will become (i)_for students due to curricular pressures that are (ii)_the subject. 24 The details of the agreement were so_that only a few people were capable of fully comprehending them. 25 By recycling materials and salvaging unused supplies, the health care indust
13、ry can _the amount of waste it generates. GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 34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
14、best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 Though说明前后反义重复; not取反。两空联动,同义重复。scavenge清除, deposit放置, devour吞食; reciprocation互换, predation捕食,fertilization受精。答案选 CE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 2 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 第一空与 greed(贪婪 )同义重复。 avarice贪婪, philanthropy仁慈, frugality节俭。答案选 A第二空与 good(好的
15、)同义重复。 equivocal不确定的, outmoded过时的, beneficial有利的。答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 3 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 because说明前后同义重复。两空联动,同义重复;第一空与 its soils were unsuitable for agriculture(那里的土壤不适合 耕种 )同义重复。 pristine未开发的, luminous杰出的, cultivated耕作的; attract吸引, thwart阻止, expose暴露。答案选 AE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 4 【正确答案】 E, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后
16、同义重复。空格与 unease(不安 )同义重复。conviviality喜悦, homesickness思乡之情, nostalgia思乡之情, felicity喜悦,malaise不安, apprehension不安。答案选 EF。注:这里 conviviality和 felicity是干扰项,同表示 “喜悦 ”; homesickness和 nostalgia也是干扰项,同表示 “思乡之情 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 5 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 is evident in说明前后同义重复。空格与 interest(兴趣 )同义重复。spate大量, hypocrisy虚伪
17、, rejuvenation更新, transience稍纵即逝, scads大量, revival更新。答案选 AE。注:这里 rejuvenation和 revival是干扰项,同表示 “更新 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 6 【正确答案】 B, C 【试题解析】 because说明前后同义重复。空格与 regularly performed risky flying stunts(经常表演高难度的飞行特技 )同义重复。 circumspect小心的,venturesome敢于冒险的, audacious敢于冒险的, cautious小心的, magnanimous心地高贵的, decor
18、ous正派得体的。答案选 BC。注:这里 circumspect和cautious是干扰项,同表示 “小心的 ”。 【知识 模块】 基础填空 7 【正确答案】 A, C 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 preprogrammed mechanisms(预编的机制 )同义重复。 automaton自动机器, fledgling新手, self-motion自动机器,saboteur蓄意破坏者, mirage幻想, miracle奇迹。答案选 AC。注:这里 mirage和 miracle是干扰项,同表示 “奇迹 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 8 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】
19、and说明前后同义重复; but说明前后 反义重复。两空联动,反义重复;第一空与 self-control(自制 )同义重复。 simplicity简单, prosperity繁荣,moderation节制; obedience顺从, benevolence仁慈, recklessness不顾后果鲁莽 .答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 9 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 第一空与 akin to a university education in jazz(相当于在大学学习爵士乐 )同义重复。 nuance细微的差异, virtuosity鉴赏 力, tutelage辅导。答案选
20、C。 recant撤回声明, decry谴责, evidence证明。代入选项,答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 10 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 sothat 说明前后同义重复; not取反。空格与 seize on something to use against him(抓到攻击他的把柄 )反义重复。 innocuous不会引起敌意的, evocative回忆的, reminiscent回忆的, pivotal关键的, inoffensive不会引起敌意的, uproarious吵闹的。答案选 AE。注:这里 evocative和 reminiscent是干扰项,同表示 “
21、回忆的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 11 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复空格与 exaggerated gloom(夸大的忧郁 )同义重复。 voluptuous骄奢淫逸的, perfunctory敷衍的, doleful悲伤的,lugubrious悲伤的, intrepid无畏的, luscious满足感官的。答案选 CD. 【知识模块】 基础填空 12 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 but说明前后反义重复。空格与 dominant(处于支配地位的 )反义重复。 threaten成胁, trespass冒犯, invade冒犯, establish创立,
22、 strengthen加强, menace威胁答案选 AF。注:这里 trespass和 invade是干扰项,同表示 “冒犯 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 13 【正确答案】 B, D 【试题解析】 so that说明前后同义重复。第一空与 take an active role in(扮演 角色 )同义重复。 oust驱逐, collaborate with与 协作, contend with与 争斗。答案选 B。 describe描述, exempt免除, deplele用尽 .代入选项,答案选 D。 【知识模块】 基础填空 14 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 Despite说明
23、前后反义重复; neithernor 取反。第一空与reserved(矜持的 )同义重复。 guarded矜持的, garrulous啰嗦的, solicitous体谅他人的。答案选 A。第二空与 thin-skinned(脸皮 薄的敏感的 )同义重复。 querulous爱发牢骚的, embittered痛苦的, hypersensitive脸皮薄的过分敏感的。答案选F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 15 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 calls forth(召唤 )同义重复。summoning召唤, hyperbole夸张, prepossession偏见
24、, predilection偏见,evocation召唤, polemic争执。答案选 AE。注:这里 prepossession和predilection是干扰项,同表示 “偏见 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 16 【正确答案】 B, E 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。空格与 stuck with misguided policies long after their flaws were obvious(在错误的政策中钻牛角尖,哪怕问题已经显现很久了 )同义重复。 assiduousness勤奋, intransigence固执, bellicosity好战,aggressivene
25、ss好战, obduracy固执, fulsomeness虚伪的 拍马屁 .答案选 BE。注:这里 bellicosity和 aggressiveness是干扰项,同表示 “好战 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 17 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复; peace和 both world wars反义重复。两空联动,反义重复 .guru倡导者, spectator观众, advocate拥护者; support支持,restore恢复, oppose反对 .答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 18 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 by说明前 后同义重复。设空处
26、 realism与 allowing drawings to appear threedimensional(让 3D动画成为可能 )同义重复。 divide分割, heighten增强, interrupt打断, disturb打断, neglect忽略, accentuate增强。答案选BF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 19 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 as说明前后同义重复。空格与 vie with(与 竞争 )同义重复。educational教育的, informal不正式的, competitive竞争的, private秘密的,rival竞争的, secret秘密的。答案选
27、CE。注:这里 private和 secret是干扰项,同表示 “秘密的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 20 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 Although说明前后反义重复; not取反。两空联动,同义重复。couth优雅的, competent适当的, antagonistic敌对的; conspiracy阴谋, enmity敌对, bravery勇敢。答案选 CE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 21 【正 确答案】 A, B 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 disquieting(令人不安的 )同义重复。 discomposing令人不安的, unnerving令人不安的,
28、 beguiling欺骗的,wearying困乏的, exhausted困乏的, mollifying令人镇静的。答案选 AB。注:这里 wearying和 exhausted是干扰项,同表示 “困乏的 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 22 【正确答案】 A, C 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 essential presupposition(必要的前提假设 )同义重复。 prerequisite前提假设, contingency偶然性, postulate前提假设, confirmation证实 discrepancy差异 corroboration证实。答案选 AC。注:这里
29、confirmation和 corroboration是干扰项,同表示 “证实 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空 23 【正确答案】 B, E 【试题解析】 两空联动,同义重复。 ensconced隐藏的, elective选修的,enhanced加强的; promulgate公布, marginalize使边缘化, elucidate阐明。答案选 BE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 24 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 sothat 说明前后同义重复; few取反。空格与 tully comprehending(完全理解 )反义重复。 occult难以理解的, pejorative轻蔑的,im
30、prudent不明智的, arcane难以理解的, palpable容易理解的, apprehensible容易理解的。答案选 AD。注:这里 palpable和 apprehensible是干扰项,同表示“容易理解的 ”,且与正确选项构成反义重复。 【知识模块】 基础填空 25 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 By说明前后同义重复。空格与 recycling(循环使用 )和 salvaging(回收利用 )同义重复。 conserve保存, reduce减少, preserve保存, overlook忽略,compound混合, abate减少。答案选 BF。注:这里 conserve和 preserve是干扰项,同表示 “保存 ”。 【知识模块】 基础填空