1、GRE（ VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷 41及答案与解析 SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 1 A transform
2、ative scientific idea that emerged in the eighteenth century was the realization that slow, inexorable geological processes follow the basic laws of physics and chemistry. This seems (i)_ conclusion in hindsight, but its implication- -that geological processes in the distant past must have (ii)_ the
3、se very same laws- -was (iii)_ geologists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. an obvious D. followed G. evident to B. a significant E. preceded H. overlooked by C. a controversial F. entailed I. revolutionary for 2 Inuit print making is less (i)_ than carv
4、ing in that it does not have substantial historical precedents, although there are (ii)_ incised carvings on bone or antler, facial tattoo marks, or inlay skin work on clothing, mitts and footwear. Carving materials such as stone, bone, antler, wood, and ivory were (iii) _, but paper and drawing too
5、ls were unknown until introduced by early explorers and missionaries. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. traditional D. affinities with G. available locally B. prestigious E. objections to H. rarely used C. anomalous F. regulations about I. virtually interchangeable 3 The (i)_ quality of much conte
6、mporary drawing may be attributable to the use of photography as a drawing shortcut. Photography (ii)_ modern arts, but when it is used as a tracing tool in order to (iii)_ the difficulties of achieving correct proportion, the resulting art often feels static and lifeless. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank
7、 (iii) A. inert D. frequent enervated G. augment B. jubilant E. wonderfully enriched H. foreground C. sensuous F. inevitably circumscribed I. circumvent 4 For Plato the art of music was so (i)_ moral and political reality that any alteration to music system would necessarily require a corresponding
8、political shift. But two and a half millennia later, when classical music is generally seen merely as a lifestyle accessory, Platos conception seems (ii)_. To be sure, there are still people who consider classical music to be of (iii)_ cultural importance, but few of them are able to articulate this
9、 convincingly. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. rarely identified with D. apt G. marginal B. tenuously connected to E. absurd H. profound C. firmly anchored in F. disingenuous I. uncertain 5 Scientific papers often (i)_ what actually happened in the course of the investigations they describe. Mis
10、understandings, blind alleys, and mistakes of various sorts will fail to appear in the final written accounts because (ii)_ is a desirable attribute when transmitting results in a scientific report and would be poorly served by (iii)_. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. amplify D. transparency G. a
11、 comprehensive historical account B. misrepresent E. efficiency H. a purely quantitative analysis C. particularize F. exhaustiveness I. an overly superficial discussion 6 No other contemporary poets work has such a well-earned reputation for (i)_, and there are few whose moral vision is so imperious
12、ly unsparing. Of late, however, the almost belligerent demands of his severe and densely forbidding poetry have taken an improbable turn. This new collection is the poets fourth book in six years an ample output even for poets of sunny disposition, let alone for one of such (ii)_ over the previous 5
13、0 years. Yet for all his newfound (iii)_, his poetry is as thorny as ever. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. patent accessibility D. penitential austerity G. taciturnity B. intrinsic frivolity E. intractable prolixity H. volubility C. near impenetrability F. impetuous prodigality I. pellucidity 7
14、Even the reader acquainted with the outlines of Pushkins biography will be (i)_ the (ii)_ so vividly conveyed in Binyons biography. Not only was Pushkins personal correspondence intercepted and his movements (iii)_, but Tsar Nicholas Is decision to oversee Pushkins career obliged Pushkin to submit a
15、ll his manuscripts for inspection. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. attracted to D. suffocating lack of creative freedom G. ignored B. confused by E. concern for contemporary society H. monitored C. struck by F. underlying sense of historical change I. commended 8 Biologists have little (i)_ draw
16、ing the link between the success of humanity and human (ii)_. Indeed, many biologists claim that this attribute, the ability to (iii)_, or, to put it more sharply, to make individuals subordinate their self-interest to the needs of the group, lies at the root of human achievement. Blank (i) Blank (i
17、i) Blank (iii) A. consensus regarding D. resilience G. reflect B. compunction about E. sociability H. communicate C. justification for F. uniqueness I. cooperate 9 Just because, as a photographer, Friedlander (i)_ places that most people consider ugly does not mean that he is out to prove they are b
18、eautiful. Instead, his work suggests that the photographer simply cannot ignore so much of the built American landscape but is obligated to (ii)_ what we pass through day in and day out, regardless of (iii)_. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. tends to avoid D. document G. authenticity B. is harshl
19、y critical of E. emulate H. truthfulness C. is interested in F. discredit I. aesthetics 10 Traditional Vietnamese culture has long promoted the idea of gender equality. Founding myths (i)_ the equal division of labor in child care for mothers and fathers. As is often the case, however, theoretical c
20、ommitments are (ii)_ actual processes. In reality, gender-based (iii)_ persists. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. obscure D. incommensurate with G. parity B. celebrate E. surpassed by H. inclusiveness C. countermand F. inspired by I. stratification 11 Unlike most other serious journals, which dra
21、in money from their owners, the Review has long been (i)_. But the formula is not without its imperfections, which have grown more pronounced in recent years. The publication has always been erudite and (i)_ but not always lively and readable. (iii)_, accompanied by a certain aversion to risk taking
22、, has pervaded its pages for a long time. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. lucrative D. authoritative G. An originality B. realistic E. animated H. An impulsiveness C. unesteemed F. trendy I. A staleness 12 The new art museums (i) _ building augurs well for that ambitious institution because it s
23、peaks of (ii) _ contemporary architecture on the part of the board of directors that may (iii) _ equal astuteness about contemporary art. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. nondescript D. a discernment about G. conceal B. outstanding E. a hostility toward H. supplant C. outdated F. an intoxication
24、by I. promise 13 Behavioral economists have come to believe that a (i) _ of choices can be paralyzing as Schwartz pointed out in the recent book The Paradox of Choice. Studies of retirement plans show that the more investment choices a plan offers, the less likely people are to participate in it. It
25、 may follow, then that a lack of flexibility in certain plans may actually be a (ii) _. People reasonably (iii) _some advantages in exchange for peace of mind. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. surfeit D. virtue G. foresee B. reduction E. conundrum H. forestall C. stabilization F. revelation I. fo
26、rgo 14 Laws protecting intellectual property are intended to stimulate creativity, yet some forms of creative work have never enjoyed legal protection a situation that ought to be of great interest. If we see certain forms of creative endeavor (i)_ as a result of uncontrolled copying, we might decid
27、e to (ii)_ intellectual property law. Conversely, if unprotected creative work (iii) _ in the absence of legal rules against copying, we would do well to know how such flourishing is sustained. Blank(i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. languishing D. jettison G. declines in originality B. proliferating E.
28、extend H. manages to thrive C. diversifying F. relax I. openly invites imitation 15 Now that photographic prints have become a popular field for collecting, auctions are becoming more (i)_. It is not just the entry of new collectors into the field that is causing this intensification. Established co
29、llectors interests are also becoming more (ii)_. Those who once concentrated on the work of either the nineteenth-century pioneers or the twentieth-century modernists are now keen to have (iii)_ collections. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. competitive D. fickle G. comprehensive B. tedious E. wid
30、e-ranging H. legitimate C. exclusive F. antiquarian I. impressive 16 The skin of the poison dart frog contains deadly poisons called batrachotoxins. But the (i)_ of the toxins has remained an enigma, as the frog does not (ii)_ them. Now an analysis suggests that the melyrid beetle is the source. Col
31、lected beetle specimens all contained batrachotoxins, suggesting that these beetles are (iii)_by the frogs. Blank(i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. effect D. pressure G. eaten B. origin E. produce H. neutralized C. purpose F. suffer from I. poisoned 17 There are two opposing theories about mountain forma
32、tion and climate over the past 40 million years: either the surge of mountain building (i)_ the global cooling, or vice versa. The first of these two theories asserts that widespread mountain building cooled the earth as result of (ii)_mountains and climate. For example, mountain glaciers tend to be
33、 (iii)_: once established, they increase the reflectivity of the surface, thus lowering temperatures and allowing more ice to form. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. superseded D. disparity between G. unpredictable B. halted E. feedback between H. static C. caused F. complexity of I. self-perpetua
34、ting 18 Galaxy Zoo set a standard for citizen-scientist participation project. Zealous volunteers (i)_ the projects organizers by classifying an entire catalog of galaxies years ahead of schedule. (ii)_ by the (iii)_ of the volunteers, the Galaxy Zoo team was inspired to pursue lines of research the
35、y had never even imagined Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. beguiled D. Baffled G. insouciance B. forestalled E. Buoyed H. stoicism C. astonished F. Embarrassed I. alacrity 19 While some commentators suggest that abstraction and complexity in scientific research are signs that a given direction is
36、 misguided, Lisa Randall, a professor of physics at Harvard, counters that these qualities instead reflect the success of human ingenuity in (i)_ the increasingly (ii)_ challenges that nature presents. They can, however, make it more (iii)_ to communicate scientific developments, even to colleague.
37、Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. creating D. difficult G. challenging B. meeting E. conspicuous H. unproductive C. eschewing F. pragmatic I. advantageous 20 Gravitational waves- -ripples in the geometry of space-time- -are analogous to electromagnetic waves. The challenge in trying to observe the
38、se waves directly is that they are extremely weak. To make waves large enough to be (i)_, the most (ii)_ events in the universe are required: supernova explosions, the formation of black holes, or the collision of stars. Even so, the effects are (iii)_. The geometry changes so little that a distance
39、 of several kilometers changes by less than the diameter of a proton. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. detectable D. obvious G. masked B. usable E. subtle H. disastrous C. explicable F. violent I. minuscule 21 For many years, Americans have had a love affair with ferryboats. Ferries are said to r
40、elieve our frayed nerves after weve stewed in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and conventional wisdom also says ferries (i)_ congestion and air pollution by getting us out of our cars. Unfortunately, this romantic but (ii)_ notion recently has (iii)_ several West Coast mayors, who have in consequence eage
41、rly pursued the implementation of ferry service in their cities. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) A. contribute to D. provocative G. captivated B. reduce E. misguided H. confused C. cover up F. cynical I. outraged 22 Coagulation factors are useful proteins whose simple names ?many are known only by
42、Roman numerals _ their importance and the specificity of their roles in the thinning and clotting of blood. A. nullify B. obviate C. mitigate D. belie E. mask F. accentuate 23 For all the _ the new CEO has received from the press recently, her staff have a decidedly less rosy view of her. A. encomiu
43、ms B. tributes C. evaluations D. critiques E. attention F. publicity 24 Although its director _ that the movie uses a documentary approach in portraying the famous sit-down strike, in practice its characters are heavily fictionalized and fall into familiar Hollywood types. A. asserts B. concedes C.
44、guarantees D. disputes E. grants F. maintains 25 When studying the ancient Greek astronomers, Copernicus realized that despite the intrinsic beauty of many of their arguments, the ancients often made claims that _ logic. A. refuted B. questioned C. influenced D. swayed E. defied F. disregarded GRE（ VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷 41答案与解析 SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship
