1、GRE（ VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷 32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 In spite of the fact that it is convenient to divide the life span of animals into separate stages such as prenatal, adolescent, and senescent, these periods are not really _. （ A） advanced （ B） variable （ C） repeatable （ D） connected （ E） distinct 2 Although the number of reported volcan
3、ic eruptions has risen exponentially since 1850, this indicates not (i)_ volcanic activity but rather more widespread and (ii)_ record keeping. （ A） abatingdetailed （ B） increasingsystematic （ C） substantialerratic （ D） stablesuperficial （ E） consistentmeticulous 3 The challenge of interpreting fict
4、ional works written under politically repressive regimes lies in distinguishing what is (i)_ to an authors beliefs, as opposed to what is (ii)_ by political coercion. （ A） innateunderstood （ B） organicimposed （ C） contradictoryconveyed （ D） obliquecaptured （ E） peripheraldemanded 4 I am often impres
5、sed by my own (i)_ other peoples idiocies: what is harder to (ii)_ is that they, in their folly, are equally engaged in putting up with mine. （ A） analysis ofjustify （ B） forbearance towardunderestimate （ C） exasperation withcredit （ D） involvement inallow （ E） tolerance ofappreciate 5 Despite vigor
6、ous protestations, the grin on the teenagers face _ her denial that she had known about the practical joke before it was played on her parents. （ A） belied （ B） illustrated （ C） reinforced （ D） exacerbated （ E） trivialized 6 Far from undermining the impression of permanent decline, the (i)_ statue s
7、eemed emblematic of its (ii)_ surroundings. （ A） indecorousopulent （ B） grandioseramshackle （ C） pretentioussimple （ D） ungainlyelegant （ E） tawdryblighted 7 Despite the fact that it is almost universally (i)_, the practice of indentured servitude still (ii)_ in many parts of the world. （ A） condemn
8、edabates （ B） toleratedsurvives （ C） proscribedpersists （ D） mandatedlingers （ E） disdainedintervenes 8 What these people were waiting for would not have been apparent to others and was perhaps not very _ their own minds. （ A） obscure to （ B） intimate to （ C） illusory to （ D） difficult for （ E） defi
9、nite in 9 The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba by using hybridization to (i)_ favorable traits was finally abandoned in favor of a simpler and much faster (ii)_: the domestication of flourishing wild strains. （ A） eliminatealternative （ B） reinforcemethod （ C） allowcreation （ D） reducei
10、dea （ E） concentratetheory 10 According to one political theorist, a regime that has as its goal absolute (i)_, without any (ii)_ law or principle, has declared war on justice. （ A） respectabilitycodification of （ B） supremacysuppression of （ C） autonomyaccountability to （ D） fairnessdeviation from
11、（ E） responsibilityprioritization of 11 Despite its (i)_, the book deals (ii)_ with a number of crucial issues. （ A） optimismcursorily （ B） importanceneedlessly （ C） virtues.inadequately （ D） noveltystrangely （ E） completeness.thoroughly 12 Although frequent air travelers remain unconvinced, researc
12、hers have found that, paradoxically, the (i)_ disorientation inherent in jet lag also may yield some mental health (ii)_. （ A） temporalbenefits （ B） acquiredhazards （ C） somaticdisorders （ D） randomdeficiencies （ E） typicalstandards 13 Ironically, the proper use of figurative language must be based
13、on the denotative meaning of the words, because it is the failure to recognize this _ meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity. （ A） esoteric （ B） literal （ C） latent （ D） allusive （ E） symbolic 14 Although it seems _ that there would be a greater risk of serious automob
14、ile accidents in densely populated areas, such accidents are more likely to occur in sparsely populated regions. （ A） paradoxical （ B） axiomatic （ C） anomalous （ D） irrelevant （ E） portentous 15 If the theory is self-evidently true, as its proponents assert, then why does _ it still exist among well
15、-informed people? （ A） support for （ B） excitement about （ C） regret for （ D） resignation about （ E） opposition to 16 Although the (i)_of cases of measles has (ii)_, researchers fear that eradication of the disease, once believed to be imminent, may not come soon. （ A） occurrencecontinued （ B） incid
16、encedeclined （ C） predictionresumed （ D） numberincreased （ E） studybegun 17 Nothing (i)_ his irresponsibility better than his (ii)_ delay in sending us the items he promised weeks ago. （ A） justifiesconspicuous （ B） characterizestimely （ C） epitomizesunnecessary （ D） revealsconscientious （ E） concea
17、lsinexplicable 18 The author did not see the _ inherent in her scathing criticism of a writing style so similar to her own. （ A） disinterest （ B） incongruity （ C） pessimism （ D） compliment （ E） symbolism 19 Whereas the Elizabethans struggled with the transition from medieval _ experience to modern i
18、ndividualism, we confront an electronic technology that seems likely to reverse the trend, rendering individualism obsolete and interdependence mandatory. （ A） literary （ B） intuitive （ C） corporate （ D） heroic （ E） spiritual 20 Our biological uniqueness requires that the effects of a substance must
19、 be verified by _ experiments, even after thousands of tests of the effects of that substance on animals. （ A） controlled （ B） random （ C） replicated （ D） human （ E） evolutionary 21 Today water is more (i)_ in landscape architecture than ever before, because technological advances have made it easy, in some instances even (ii)_ to install water features in public places. （ A） conspicuousprohibitive （ B） sporadiceffortless （ C） indispensableintricate （ D） ubiquitousobligatory （ E） controversialunnecessary GRE（ VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷 32答案与解析
