1、GRE（ VERBAL）模拟试卷 33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 a wh
2、ole. 1 Although he was generally considered an extremely _individual, his testimony at the trial revealed that he had been very _. （ A） intrepid.valiant （ B） guileless.hypocritical （ C） abstemious.temperate （ D） meek.timorous （ E） ingenuous.obtuse 2 The perpetual spinning of particles is much like t
3、hat of a top, with one significant difference: unlike the top, the particles have no need to be wound up, for _ is one of their _ properties. （ A） revolution.radical （ B） motion.intangible （ C） rotation.intrinsic （ D） acceleration.lesser （ E） collision.hypothetical SECTION 2 Directions: In each of t
4、he 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. 3 MEDICINE : DOSE : （ A） surgeon : scalpel （ B） paper : ream （ C） treatment :
5、 hospital （ D） ocean : water （ E） office : decor 4 ACCEPT : DEMUR : （ A） enact : revoke （ B） deny : repel （ C） mute : dispel （ D） despise : annoy （ E） reject : disdain 5 GLACIER : ICE : （ A） beach : sand （ B） mountain : clouds （ C） ship : harbor （ D） hammer : chisel （ E） novel : characters 6 COLLUSI
6、ON : FRAUD : （ A） dissident : friend （ B） eccentricity : normalcy （ C） enigma : mistake （ D） diatribe : insult （ E） surplus : debit 7 REVIVE : EXHAUSTED : （ A） reward : superior （ B） refer : adjacent （ C） replace : lost （ D） rejuvenate : drained （ E） resume : interrupted SECTION 3 Directions: Each p
7、assage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 7 Directions: Each of the following reading comprehension questions
8、 is based on the content of the following passage. Read the passage and then determine the best answer choice for each question. Base your choice on what this passage states directly or implies, not on any information you may have gained elsewhere. (This passage was written prior to 1950) In the lon
9、g run a government will always encroach upon freedom to the extent to which it has the power to do so; this is almost a natural Line law of politics, since, whatever the intentions of (5) the men who exercise political power, the sheer momentum of government leads to a constant pressure upon the lib
10、erties of the citizen. But in many countries society has responded by throwing up its own defenses in the shape of social (10) classes or organized corporations which, enjoying economic power and popular support, have been able to set limits to the scope of action of the executive. Such, for example
11、, in England was the origin of all our liberties won from government (15) by the stand first of the feudal nobility, then of churches and political parties, and latterly of trade unions, commercial organizations, and the societies for promoting various causes. Even in European lands which were arbit
12、rarily ruled, the (20) powers of the monarchy, though absolute in theory, were in their exercise checked in a similar fashion. Indeed, the fascist dictatorships of today are the first truly tyrannical governments which western Europe has known for centuries, and they (25) have been rendered possible
13、 only because on coming to power they destroyed all forms of social organization which were in any way rivals to the state. 8 According to the passage, the natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of （ A） marked indifference （ B） secret collusion （ C） inherent opposition
14、 （ D） moderate complicity （ E） fundamental interdependence 9 Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in （ A） setting limits to their scope of action （ B） effecting results by sheer momentum （ C） rivaling the state in power （ D） exerting constant pressure on liberties （ E） eradic
15、ating peoples organizations 10 The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships? （ A） They represent a more efficient form of the executive. （ B） Their rise to power came about through an accident of history. （ C） They mark a regression to earlier despotic forms of government.
16、 （ D） Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies. （ E） They maintain their dominance by rechanneling opposing forces in new directions. 10 As the works of dozens of women writers have been rescued from what E. P. Thompson calls “the enormous condescension of po
17、sterity,“ and Line considered in relation to each other, the lost continent (5) of the female tradition has risen like Atlantis from the sea of English literature. It is now becoming clear that, contrary to Mills theory, women have had a literature of their own all along. The woman novelist, accordi
18、ng to Vineta (10) Colby, was “really neither single nor anomalous,“ but she was also more than a “register and spokesman for her age.“ She was part of a tradition that had its origins before her age, and has carried on through our own. (15) Many literary historians have begun to reinterpret and revi
19、se the study of women writers. Ellen Moers sees womens literature as an international movement, “apart from, but hardly subordinate to the mainstream: an undercurrent, rapid and (20) powerful. This movement began in the late eighteenth century, was multinational, and produced some of the greatest li
20、terary works of two centuries, as well as most of the lucrative pot- boilers.“ Patricia Meyer Spacks, in The Female (25) Imagination, finds that “for readily discernible historical reasons women have characteristically concerned themselves with matters more or less peripheral to male concerns, or at
21、 least slightly skewed from them. The differences between traditional (30) female preoccupations and roles and male ones make a difference in female writing.“ Many other critics are beginning to agree that when we look at women writers collectively we can see an imaginative continuum, the recurrence
22、 of certain (35) patterns, themes, problems, and images from generation to generation. 11 In the second paragraph of the passage the authors attitude toward the literary critics cited can best be described as one of （ A） irony （ B） ambivalence （ C） disparagement （ D） receptiveness （ E） awe 12 The pa
23、ssage supplies information for answering which of the following questions? （ A） Does the author believe the female literary tradition to be richer in depth than its masculine counterpart? （ B） Are women psychological as well as sociological chameleons? （ C） Does Moers share Mills concern over the ep
24、hemeral nature of female literary renown? （ D） What patterns, themes, images, and problems recur sufficiently in the work of women writers to belong to the female imaginative continuum? （ E） Did Mill acknowledge the existence of a separate female literary tradition? 13 In the first paragraph, the au
25、thor makes use of all the following techniques EXCEPT （ A） extended metaphor （ B） enumeration and classification （ C） classical allusion （ D） direct quotation （ E） comparison and contrast SECTION 4 Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by five lettere
26、d words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best. 14 INSIPIDNESS: （ A） wi
27、sdom （ B） cowardice （ C） lividity （ D） savoriness （ E） tentativeness 15 SEQUESTER: （ A） precede in sequence （ B） permit to mingle （ C） alter in composition （ D） free from doubt （ E） attempt to better SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that somethin
28、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. 16 Whereas off-Broadway theater over the past several seasons has clearly _ a talent for experimentation and improvisatio
29、n, one deficiency in the commercial stage of late has been its marked incapacity for （ A） manifested.spontaneity （ B） lampooned.theatricality （ C） cultivated.orthodoxy （ D） disavowed.histrionics （ E） betrayed.burlesque 17 Soap operas and situation comedies, though given to distortion, are so derivat
30、ive of contemporary culture that they are inestimable _ the attitudes and values of our society in any particular decade. （ A） contraventions of （ B） antidotes to （ C） indices of （ D） prerequisites for （ E） determinants of 18 Perrys critics in the scientific world _ that many of the observations he
31、has made during more than a decade of research in Costa Rica have been reported as _ in popular magazines rather than as carefully documented case studies in technical journals. （ A） intimate.hypotheses （ B） charge.anecdotes （ C） applaud.rumors （ D） claim.scholarship （ E） apologize.fabrications 19 S
32、lander is like counterfeit money: many people who would not coin it_it without qualms. （ A） waste （ B） denounce （ C） circulate （ D） withdraw （ E） invest SECTION 3 Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to
33、each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 19 The physics of elementary particles is notorious for the fancifulness of its terminology, abounding as it does in names such as “quark,“ “flavor,“ Line “strangeness“ and “charm.“ One
34、term, however, (5) even to the nonscientist seems most apt: “gluon.“ Physicists conjecture that the gluon is the “glue“ connecting quarks into hadrons or strongly inter- acting particles (protons, neutrons, pions, etc.). Initially, physicists envisaged the gluons adhe- (10) sive strength to be so po
35、werful that a quark could not be extracted from a hadron no matter how great the force brought to bear on it. Furthermore, the gluon itself also seemed to be permanently bound: just as no force seemed strong enough to (15) pry apart the quarks, none appeared strong enough to squeeze out a single dro
36、p of the glue that bound them. Today, however, some physi- cists hypothesize the existence of pure glue: glu- ons without quarks, or gluonium, as they call it. 20 The author refers to charms and quarks (lines 3-4) primarily in order to （ A） demonstrate the similarity between these particles and the
37、gluon （ B） make a distinction between apposite and inapposite terminology （ C） offer an objection to suggestions of similar frivolous names （ D） provide illustrations of idiosyncratic nomenclature in contemporary physics （ E） cite preliminary experimental evidence sup-porting the existence of gluons
38、 21 The tone of the authors discussion of the neologisms coined by physicists is one of （ A） scientific detachment （ B） moderate indignation （ C） marked derision （ D） amused approbation （ E） qualified skepticism SECTION 4 Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters
39、followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
40、 22 FLEDGLING: （ A） experienced （ B） shy （ C） cautious （ D） pedestrian （ E） fleeting 23 EQUANIMITY: （ A） clamor （ B） disparity （ C） agitation （ D） propensity （ E） indivisibility 24 ANATHEMATIZE: （ A） appraise （ B） reciprocate （ C） patronize （ D） insinuate （ E） bless 25 REPUDIATE: （ A） mislead （ B） m
41、inimize （ C） ascertain （ D） isolate （ E） accept 26 ALOOFNESS: （ A） exaggeration （ B） simplicity （ C） concern （ D） complacency （ E） disingenuousness 27 OBFUSCATE: （ A） insinuate （ B） exacerbate （ C） protract （ D） clarify （ E） placate GRE（ VERBAL）模拟试卷 33答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below
42、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 a whole. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 C SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the foll
43、owing 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. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【正确答案】 D 7 【正确答案】 D SECTION 3 Directions: Each pa
44、ssage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 8 【正确答案】 C 9 【正确答案】 E 10 【正确答案】 C 11 【正确答案】 D 12 【正确答案】 E 13 【正确答案】
45、B SECTION 4 Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine
46、 shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best. 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【正确答案】 B 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 t
47、he word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 16 【正确答案】 A 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【正确答案】 B 19 【正确答案】 C SECTION 3 Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each questi
48、on. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 20 【 正确答案】 D 21 【正确答案】 D SECTION 4 Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best. 22 【正确答案】 A 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 E 25 【正确答案】 E 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 D
