1、GRE（ VERBAL）模拟试卷 40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 The primary impulse of each human being is to _ himself, but the secondary impulse is to venture out of the self, to correct its provincialism and heal its loneliness. （ A） sully （ B） actualize （ C） reject （ D） declare （ E） withdraw 2 As has always been the case when tragedy has struck our co
3、mmunity, the people of our town feel the obligation, and rightly so, to _ in support of the victim and his family. （ A） entrench （ B） rally （ C） disseminate （ D） convoke （ E） apologize 3 Except in times of _ , we would scarcely allow public officials to declare states of emergency that replace some
4、normal rules with those more _ to extraordinary circumstances. （ A） debate diffident （ B） serenity indiff erent （ C） catastrophe germane （ D） obedience ill -suited （ E） disaster hostile 4 OSullivan occupied himself by writing to would-be_, outlining his plan for the enterprise and how its glory woul
5、d_all associated with the project. （ A） mendicants assist （ B） detractors escape from （ C） colleagues eschew from （ D） analysts dissimulate with （ E） contributors redound to 5 Research has proven that unlike their sober_who slowed down after making a mistake to try to correct their actions, men who
6、imbibe alcohol show no signs of such_behavior. （ A） adversaries laudatory （ B） counterparts corrective （ C） protagonists conciliatory （ D） functionaries proper （ E） contemporaries edified 6 Supporters praised the governors action as a speedy and judicious solution, but critics condemned it by the sa
7、me token as_and unfairly influenced by recent events. （ A） indisposed （ B） verbose （ C） irrelevant （ D） hasty （ E） imperious 7 For him conversation was a matter of displaying all his rhetorical mastery, and in particular an opportunity to spout witty_that evidenced his specialized knowledge of insul
8、t. （ A） serendipity （ B） invective （ C） approbation （ D） disquisition （ E） digressions 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 simi
9、lar to that expressed in the original pair. 8 POSEUR: UNAFFECTED ： （ A） interlocutor： accessible （ B） teetotaler： abstemious （ C） soprano： pretentious （ D） provincial： cosmopolitan （ E） prig： amenable 9 MORTIFIED: EMBARRASS ： （ A） reverent： dignify （ B） distraught： trouble （ C） disheartened： arrogat
10、e （ D） offensive： aggravate （ E） prophetic： forebode 10 SCRUTINIZE: ADMIRE ： （ A） imprison： host （ B） forewarn： rage （ C） vacillate： resolve （ D） duplicate： imitate （ E） impel： push 11 RENEGADE: FEALTY ： （ A） infidel： excommunication （ B） apostate： euphoria （ C） traitor： treason （ D） bigot： toleranc
11、e （ E） misanthrope： self-esteem 12 CONIFER: NEEDLE： （ A） potato： tuber （ B） cactus： spine （ C） melon： gourd （ D） bud： stalk （ E） grove： timber 13 KNEAD : MALLEABLE : （ A） vent : respiratory （ B） circumscribe : visible （ C） brook : unique （ D） penetrate : permeable （ E） muster : tenacious 14 PREVARIC
12、ATE : TRUTH : （ A） expound : incoherence （ B） invent : exculpation （ C） involve : disclosure （ D） equivocate : commitment （ E） substantiate : fabrication 15 FORWARD : RETICENT : （ A） erudite : complacent （ B） officious: compliant （ C） obstinate : suave （ D） garish : gullible （ E） loquacious: tacitur
13、n 16 SKIT : PLAY : （ A） anecdote : novel （ B） narrative: ode （ C） sonnet : poem （ D） spectacle : kaleidoscope （ E） caricature : travesty 17 CROWD: PEOPLE : （ A） gravel : pebbles （ B） lake: fish （ C） calculator : button （ D） authority : panel （ E） spice : sugar 18 The author of the passage suggests t
14、hat historiographers should view history primarily as （ A） a political conflict over spatial boundaries which can only be resolved through the input of historiographers （ B） a chorus of conflicting voices whose dissonances cannot be resolved, but to which historiographers must listen （ C） a field th
15、at complicates the assignment of geographic boundaries to the extent that such boundaries can never be resolved （ D） a conflict between nations whose sovereignty historiographers have the duty to assess （ E） a history of conflicts over spatial demarcation which are ultimately irrelevant to the truth
16、 of history 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 distin
17、guish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best. 19 ABEYANCE: （ A） discussion （ B） excitement （ C） continuance （ D） certitude （ E） obedience 20 BREACH: （ A） forge ahead （ B） collect （ C） remain quiet （ D） weld （ E） offer support 21 INHIBITOR: （ A）
18、response （ B） dissolvent （ C） sour substance （ D） catalyst （ E） amalgam 22 TORTUOUS: （ A） meandering （ B） rational （ C） impassive （ D） meager （ E） straightforward 23 ALLEVIATE: （ A） remedy （ B） proliferate （ C） reinforce （ D） switch （ E） aggravate 24 REVERE: （ A） blaspheme （ B） reject （ C） emulate （
19、 D） confound （ E） degrade 25 TACIT: （ A） resolute （ B） express （ C） illegitimate （ D） compulsory （ E） detached 26 RIVEN: （ A） unbiased （ B） unbroken （ C） dehydrated （ D） exposed （ E） flexible SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has be
20、en 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. 27 The discoveries of the social sciences, once isolated and labeled, are _ conventional wisdom, whereupon they _ their distincti
21、veness as scientific advances, being for this reason less likely than other intellectual enterprises to establish unique identities. （ A） rejected by . establish （ B） confirmed by . consolidate （ C） disproved by . display （ D） incorporated into . lose （ E） absorbed by . gain 28 Smith is _ , to the d
22、egree that he seldom disguises his contempt towards _ activities. （ A） a firebrand . religious （ B） a dilettante . convivial （ C） a philistine . intellectual （ D） a misanthrope . individualistic （ E） a plebian . common 29 We must learn to _ sentences and to analyze the grammar of our text, for there
23、 is no _ to the grammar of poetry, to the nerve and sinew of the poem, if one is blind to the poetry of grammar. （ A） limn introduction （ B） master obstacle （ C） subordinate key （ D） parse access （ E） osculate clarity 30 These _ over details are an indication of more serious battles to come, between
24、 those who want a strong centre at the heart of the Union and those who want to _ the power ceded by national governments. （ A） sympathies. boost （ B） agreements. measure （ C） adjudications . consolidate （ D） assumptions . inscribe （ E） skirmishes. limit 31 The thesis under consideration was fundame
25、ntally _ to the readers of that mendacious publication, and I would therefore like to use this opportunity, to stake out some of the basic arguments in need of _ . （ A） coherent restatement （ B） disavowed availability （ C） misrepresented clarification （ D） incomprehensible dismissal （ E） irrelevant
26、subordination 32 Molds were once used only for small amounts of fat, shared with neighbors at cooperative candle dippings or supplied by _ candle makers who canvassed large geographical areas. （ A） redoubtable （ B） impecunious （ C） sententious （ D） meretricious （ E） itinerant 33 Only superficially o
27、bnoxious, his_manner endeared him to those who relished the mordant wit of turn-of-the-century bohemian New Yorkers. （ A） rakish （ B） dulcet （ C） compassionate （ D） raffish （ E） sardonic SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five
28、lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 34 PICTURE: COLLAGE ： （ A） commodity： trademark （ B） symbol： rebus （ C） software： calculator （ D） membership： badge （ E） dose： instructions 35 POSTSCRIPT: L
29、ETTER ： （ A） inscription： souvenir （ B） appendix： textbook （ C） foundation： column （ D） signature： epistolary （ E） dialogue： opera 36 LOUTISH: GRACE ： （ A） banal： repartee （ B） selfish： ego （ C） comely： hatred （ D） fiendish： impatience （ E） retentive： memory 37 VALOR : COWARDICE: （ A） decadence : fe
30、rvor （ B） audacity : perseverance （ C） superficiality : naivety （ D） mendacity : honesty （ E） benevolence: gorgeousness 38 NADIR: ZENITH: （ A） observation : phenomenon （ B） travel : distance （ C） median : mean （ D） abyss : summit （ E） encomium : dismissal 39 BIGOT : BIAS : （ A） melancholic : bittern
31、ess （ B） hedonist : ambition （ C） daredevil : audacity （ D） perfectionist : patience （ E） cynic : indiscretion 40 GIANT: HUMAN: （ A） bush : vine （ B） boulder : rock （ C） creek : pool （ D） mountain : tree （ E） meadow : flower 41 UNPLEASANT : REPUGNANT : （ A） prolix : verbatim （ B） non-existent: minis
32、cule （ C） scanty : meager （ D） valiant: urbane （ E） convivial: vivacious 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 question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is
33、stated or implied in the passage. 42 According to the passage, the dynamics of small group economies differ from those of large group economies in that （ A） the members of small groups tend to have a greater degree of social regularity than the members of large groups （ B） people in small groups car
34、ry an advantage in the arena of exchange because they are tied by social obligation （ C） the manufacturer of a commodity in a small group economy is more likely to be known by the members of the group （ D） the people who contribute to the production of a gift are less essential to small groups than
35、those who exchange commodities are in large groups （ E） a system of social obligation diminishes the number of parties necessary to a gift-giving transaction 42 Crosbys recent study of American historical demography is blithely based on the reconstitution of the records of single parishes, a method
36、that often excludes migrants. Moreover, it is troublesome for historians to obtain Line information on the birthdates of people who relocated to the parish, and equally (5) difficult to follow those who had migrated to new places of residence. Thus, the exclusion of migrants also followed from the w
37、ay spatial units were once conceived by the parishioners themselves, a stable and unchanging pre-modern countryside of interchangeable towns unlike “modern“ flows to cities. As a result, migration was improperly assumed to be irrelevant because the (10) small units in the countryside were interchang
38、eable and migrants into a parish could thus stand as a proxy for those who had left. In any case, it was thought that migration in the countryside was repetitive and occurred only in response to life course events, such as finding a spouse, and thus, like the parishioners themselves, Crosby complace
39、ntly equates the demographics of migrants to those (15) of more sedimentary populations. 43 In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with （ A） summarizing the findings of a study （ B） placing new research within its historical context （ C） evaluating the methodology of a historian （ D） comp
40、aring various demographical techniques （ E） establishing categories 44 According to the passage, early American parishioners held which of the following views concerning parish demography? （ A） Migration between towns stands in direct contrast with the accumulation of population in cities. （ B） Pari
41、sh populations would grow at fairly equal rates, given the fact that those who left a parish in response to life course events were usually replaced. （ C） Migration between parishes was a rare enough phenomenon that it was unnecessary to keep records of it in any fashion. （ D） Parish populations oft
42、en chose to remain sedimentary as a result of the homogeneity of the various countryside parishes. （ E） Parish populations owed their existence on the whole to the influx of populations due to life course events. 45 According to the passage, Crosby has made which of the following assumptions concern
43、ing historical means of demography? （ A） Migration is in most cases dictated by life course events as opposed to the economic factors that contribute to the development of cities. （ B） Population growth tends not to affect the availability of proxies for replacing emigrants from population centers.
44、（ C） Sedimentary populations are more historically significant than nomadic or migratory ones. （ D） It is permissible to rely upon a single source of information in studying population movement patterns. （ E） Migration can be disregarded as a demographic pattern in historical contexts prior to the d
45、evelopment of large cities. 46 The passage suggests that one major difficulty in establishing patterns of migration is （ A） the infrequency of life course events, which restricts the amount of data available to demographers （ B） the overwhelming availability of proxies in migration patterns, which c
46、reates a degree of stasis in migration records （ C） the lack of parishioner birth records, which limits the hard evidence upon which demographers base their observations （ D） the homogeneity of single parishes, which makes it difficult to distinguish the motivations of migrants （ E） the repetitive n
47、ature of migration, which results in a surfeit of unusable data that overwhelms demographers 47 The authors view of the future potential of human cloning may best be described as which of the following? （ A） Cautious but positive （ B） Apprehensive and admonitory （ C） Neither concerned nor optimistic
48、 （ D） Alarmed and antagonistic （ E） Disinterested and neutral 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.
49、 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. 48 FERMENT: （ A） limpidness （ B） equanimity （ C） simplicity （ D） clarity （ E） firmness 49 SOMATIC: （ A） senseless （ B） manual （ C） spiritual （ D） single （ E） stressful 50 EXHAUSTIVE: （ A） wavering （ B） lively （ C） protected （ D） brawny （ E） incomprehensive
