1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 36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 The picture book Red Sings from Treetops (i)_the changing seasons, with whimsical illustrations that (ii) _ colors, sounds, and tastes associated with different times of the year. 2 Information about Abigail and John Adams is so_because of the wealth of letters the couple exchanged during
3、 Johns frequent absences. 3 In her movie Chocolat, filmmaker Claire Denis shuns_and attempts instead to depict events as realistically as possible. 4 Although many companies (i)_the idea of using solar power, the start-up costs are often too high to (ii)_the conversion from other technologies. 5 Man
4、y linguists believe that the human ability to learn language is_, an essential part of our nature. 6 Thriving hub though it was, medieval Fustat probably presented a_kind of appearance; excavations there have revealed dwellings similar to unremarkable structures elsewhere in rural Egypt. 7 The inter
5、views published in the magazine were actually more like_, open and friendly exchanges of ideas and feelings. 8 The students actions struck many as (i)_, but they were actually intended to (ii) _a point: they demonstrated the absurdity of the new school policy. 9 In the valleys of northern Peru, the
6、arid climate naturally (i)_leather, textiles, and other organic materials, allowing scholars to create detailed (ii)_of the Moche society that once flourished there. 10 The wild and splashy floral print skirt was far too_for Estelas taste; she preferred dark and understated clothing. 11 Menacing clo
7、uds and a sudden drop in temperature signaled the onset of_ weather. 12 Suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt was known for (i)_: she avoided controversy, welcomed compromise, and (ii)_her foes. 13 Mala based her new online business in the_, because she wanted to work far away from the crowded, expens
8、ive city. 14 In his vivid representations of the African American experience, painter Romare Bearden often used colors so_that viewers could not take their eyes off his works of art. 15 By discovering how to (i)_an affordable substitute for cortisone from soybeans, Percy Julian helped to make arthri
9、tis treatment (ii)_large number of people. 16 Although the women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who undertook botanical illustration were primarily (i)_their contributions as naturalists and catalogers actually helped (ii)_the field as an academic discipline. 17 To end his lecture on tim
10、e, Professor Bruke decided to_his final point and address it instead at the next class meeting. 18 Although A.S. Byatts stories are elaborate and sometimes contain supernatural elements, her characters do not seem (i)_; on the contrary, they are quite (ii)_. 19 Dr. Allan was told informally of sever
11、al intriguing cases that accorded with her theory, but this (i)_evidence could not provide the confirmation that a more (ii) _ series of experiments would. 20 Despite the (i)_of books written about Greta Garbo, she ultimately remains (ii)_, an inscrutable personality. 21 Knowing the reward of_, NASA
12、 astronaut Ellen Ochoa encourages students to study hard if they wish to pursue career in science and engineering. 22 The editor did not wish to print an article based on mere (i)_; she therefore ordered the reporter to find convincing (ii)_. 23 Linda is_in matters large and small: she is inflexible
13、 in her opinions and utterly resistant to persuasion. 24 Jason was truly_, for he squandered a great deal of money with no thought for the future. 25 The 1990s were_years for the organization: the staff was happy, customers were satisfied, and profits were excellent. 26 Lumbee storyteller Barbara Br
14、aveboy-Locklear has performed in college theaters, powwows, and backyards, settings whose striking (i)_highlights the (ii)_ appeal that storytelling holds. 27 Thomas Edison, who found collaboration essential, never fit the popular stereotype of the_inventor, struggling alone in a garret. 28 Claudia
15、is so adept at controlling her temper that she can seem quite (i)_when she is actually (ii)_. 29 The young man possessed_disposition, abjectly submissive to the will of others. 30 Although other European states broke apart under the stresses of political upheaval, the seventeenth-century Dutch repub
16、lic proved remarkably_. 31 It is her supremely skillful use of sophisticated laboratory instruments that make Veronica the_research technician that she is. GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 36答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omit
17、ted. 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】 that说明前后同义重复。第二空与 illustrations(图示 )同义重复。epitomize体现, castigate谴责, detail详细说明。答案选 D。 perpetuate使永久,inaugurate开始, ev
18、oke使想起。答案选 C 【知识模块】 基础填空 2 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 because of说明前后同义重复。空格与 wealth(大量 )同义重复。,vague模糊不清的, agreeable愉悦的, abundant大量的, problematic有疑问的,ambiguous模糊不清的, ample大量的。答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 3 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 shuns与 attempts instead to反义重复。 空格与 realistically(真实地 )反义重复 .hypocrisy虚伪, clarity清楚, repetiti
19、on重复, elation欢欣鼓舞,artificiality虚伪, limpidity清楚。答案选 AE。注:这里 clarity和 limpidity是干扰项,同表示 “清楚 ”. 【知识模块】 基础填空 4 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 Although说明前后反义重复; tooto 取反。两空联动,同义重复。 applaud赞成, reject拒绝, understand理解; ignore忽略, justify证明 合理, predict预测 . 答案选 AE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 5 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 all essen
20、tial part of our nature(我们天性的必要部分 )同义重复。 innate天生的, uncanny离奇的, theoretical理论的, mysterious神秘的, fragmented零碎的, indigenous天生的。答案选 AF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 6 【正确答案】 D, E 【试题解析】 分号说明前后同义重复。空格与 unremarkable(普通的 )同义重复。commodious宽敞舒适的, damaged破损的, vertiginous眩晕的, commonplace普通的, quotidian普通的, blighted破损的。答案选 DE。注:这
21、里 damaged和blighted是干扰项,同表示 “破损的 ”. 【知识模块】 基础填空 7 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与 open and friendly exchanges of ideas and feelings(公开友好地交流想法和感受 )同义重复。 conversation对话,invitation邀请, excursion远足, dialogue对话, paraphrase改写释义,translation翻译。答案选 AD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 8 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复。第二空与 demonst
22、rated(表明 )同义重复。accept接受, examine检查, illustrate表明。答案选 F。 purposeful故意的,proud骄傲的, odd古怪的。代入选项,答案选 C。 【知识模块】 基础填空 9 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 第一空可根据句意进行选择,干燥的气候应该是可以很好保存这些物品的。 erode腐蚀, preserve保存, endorse认可,答案选 B。第二空因为有了这些材料,所以学者可以有一些作为。 prohibition禁止, portrait描述,reconstruction重建,答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 10 【正确答案】
23、B, F 【试题解析】 was说明前后同义重复。空格与 wild and splashy floral print(狂野且引人注目的印花 )同义重复。 timid胆小的, flamboyant过分华丽的, severe要求严格的, scant不足的, meager贫乏的, gaudy花哨的。答案选 BF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 11 【正确答案】 B, D 【试题解析】 signaled说明前后同义重复。空格与 Menacing clouds and a sudden drop in temperature(来势汹汹的乌云和突然的降温 )同义重复。 balmy温和的,inhospitable
24、不利的, lofty崇高的, inimical不利的, clement气候温和的,parched干燥的。答案选 BD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 12 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复; and说明前后同义重复第一空与avoided controversy, welcomed compromise(避免争端,欢迎妥协 )同义重复。erudition博学, conciliation安抚, duplicity欺骗。答案选 B。第二空设空处 (ii)一her foes与 avoided controversy, welcomed compromise同义重复。 subjuga
25、te使服从, confound使混淆, placate平息抚慰。答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 13 【正确答案】 B, C 【试题解析】 because说明前后取同。空格应该和 far from the crowded,expensive city同义重复。 metropolis大都市, suburb郊区, countryside乡下,emporium大商场, multitude群众, megacity大都市 ,答案选 BC。 【知识模块】 基础填空 14 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 sothat 结构表示前后同义重复。 that后面是 viewers could not t
26、ake their eyes off his works of art(参观者们不能把他们的注意力从艺术品上移开 ),所以空格与之取同。 sensible明智的, affected做作的, vibrant有活力的,brisk有活力的, formulaie刻板的, mannered做作的,答案选 CD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 15 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 By表示方式,说明前后同义重复。第二空与 affordable substitute同义重复。 prohibitive for对 价格过高的, irrelevant to无关的, feasible for对 可行的,答案选 F第
27、一空带入句中, eliminate删除, synthesize合成,compromise妥协,答案选 B。 【知识模块】 基础填空 16 【正确答案】 B, F 【试题解析】 Although表示反义重复。两空取反。 researcher研究者, amateur外行, historian历史学家; depreciate贬低, chronicle记录, legitimate使合理化,答案选 BF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 17 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 To表示目的,前后同义重复。空格与 end取同。 improvise即兴创作, amend修订, forgo放弃, reiterat
28、e重申, ad-lib即兴创作, abjure放弃,答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 18 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 Although说明前后反义重复; not说明前后反义重复。第一空与elaborate或者 supernatural取同, contrived虚构的, realistic现实的, simplistic简单的,答案选 A。第二空与第一空取反, eccentric古怪的, plausible看似真实的, memorable值得记忆的,答案选 E。 【知识模块】 基础填空 19 【正确答案】 A, F 【试题解析】 this表示指代,同义重复; more表示反义重复
29、。第一空对应several intriguing cases(一 些有趣的案例 ), anecdotal逸闻趣事的, dogmatic教条的, theoretical理论的。答案选 A。第二空和第一空相反, analogous类比的,dilatory缓慢的, systematic有体系的。答案选 F。 【知识模块】 基础填空 20 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 Despite表示反义重复;逗号表示同义重复。第二空对应 an inscrutable personality(神秘的个性 ), paragon模范, paradox对立, enigma谜团,答案选 F。第一空和第二空取 反,
30、obtuseness愚笨, dearth稀缺, profusion大量,答案选 C。 【知识模块】 基础填空 21 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 逗号表示同义重复。空格和 study hard取同。 generosity大方,serendipity意外, diligence勤奋, largesse大方, industry勤奋, merriment欢笑。答案选 CE 【知识模块】 基础填空 22 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 not取反; therefore表示同义重复。两空联动, 反义重复。conjecture椎测, amicability友善, substantiation证
31、实; guesswork猜测, proof证据, interpretation解释,答案选 AE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 23 【正确答案】 D, F 【试题解析】 冒号说明前后同义重复空格和 inflexible取同 .facetious幽默的,avuneular慈祥的, pliable温顺的, obdurate固执的, tractable温顺的, adamant固执的,答案选 DF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 24 【正确答案】 C, D 【试题解析】 for表示同义重复。空格与 squandered a great deal of money with no thought for th
32、e foture(挥霍钱财,不考虑未来 )取同。 prescient有远见的,infallible可靠的, extravagant浪费的, improvident浪费的, sedulous勤勉的,farsighted有远见的,答案选 CD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 25 【正确答案】 A, D 【试题解析】 冒号表示同义 重复。空格与 the staff was happy, customers were satisfied, and profits were excellent(员工幸福,顾客满意,利润很好 )同义重复。halcyon繁荣的, notorious臭名昭著的, arbitrar
33、y任意的, thriving繁荣的,expedient有利的, capricious任意的,答案选 AD。 【知识模块】 基础填空 26 【正确答案】 A, E 【试题解析】 两空同义,与 college theaters, powwows, and backyards(大学剧院、聚会和庭院 )同义重复。 diversity多样性, uniformity统一性, incongruity不一致, insignificant不重要, universal普遍的, diminishing衰减的,答案是 AE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 27 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 逗号说明同义重复。空格和
34、 alone取同。 surly不开心的, coward胆小的, solitary孤独的, weary厌倦的, tedious厌倦的, singular孤独的,答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 28 【正确答案】 C, E 【试题解析】 sothat 说明前后取同; actually说明前后取反。第一空和controlling her temper取同, ambivalent纠结的, perturbed被打扰的, placid平静的,答案选 C。第二空和第一空取反, tranquil平静的, furious狂怒的,reticent话少的,答案选 E。 【知识模块】 基础填空 29 【正确答
35、案】 C, E 【试题解析】 逗号说明前后同义重复。空格和 abjectly submissive取同。 amiable亲切的, inserutable难以理解的, servile奴隶般的, genial亲切的, menial奴隶般的, melancholy忧伤的,答案选 CE。 【知识模块】 基础填空 30 【正确答案】 C, F 【试题解析】 Although表示反义重复。空格和 broke apart反义重复。 propitious吉利的, illusory错觉的, resilient有弹力的, pertinent相关的, apposite相关的, elastic有弹力的,答案选 CF。 【知识模块】 基础填空 31 【正确答案】 B, E 【试题解析】 空格对应 supremely skillful(非常娴熟 ),同义重复。 susceptible易受影响的, consummate技艺精湛的, didactic说教的, vitriolic刻薄的, virtuoso技艺精湛的, doctrinaire说教的,答案选 BE。 【知识模块】 基础填空