1、GRE（ VERBAL）模拟试卷 41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 His undoubtedly aggressive behavior only served to further endear him to all who had dealings with him, for they recognized that behind the_facade, there beat a compassionate heart. （ A） restrictive （ B） self-pitying （ C） hospitable （ D） retiring （ E） bellicose 2 Griffiths early output was re
3、markably _ : it included not only the standard comedies, melodramas, westerns, and thrillers, but also such novelties as adaptations from Browning and Tennyson, and treatments of social issues. （ A） controversial （ B） original （ C） eclectic （ D） inventive （ E） impulsive 3 Educators who study the inf
4、luences of geographical differences on educational success have concluded that environment is not _ factor, as students in one country are no more _ than those in another. （ A） an essential .,. erudite （ B） a determining . preeminent （ C） a pernicious . mediocre （ D） a conducive . meritorious （ E） a
5、 wholesome . susceptible 4 From Neolithic pottery to the 20th century posters, the extant varieties of arts in China_those who search for continuity; nonetheless, certain_values are reflected in Chinas artistic traditions. （ A） gratify evanescent （ B） perplex ancient （ C） mollify perpetual （ D） vind
6、icate tentative （ E） confound enduring 5 Scientists have_for years that turbulence within the gaseous clouds found throughout the Milky Way stymies star formation, but some of the forces behind this disturbance remain_. （ A） doubted insuffera ble （ B） posited unknown （ C） argued relative （ D） assume
7、d exoteric （ E） conveyed insuperable 6 There are many dialects of Chinese with radically different pronunciations of the same character, but written Chinese is_. （ A） unstable （ B） uniform （ C） abbreviated （ D） deliberated （ E） graphic 7 Jokes form a kind of currency, such that a wisecrack from the
8、most_beggar may bring instant_. （ A） mirthless interest （ B） jocular disregard （ C） convivial humor （ D） importunate reward （ E） hilarious succor 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. Selec
9、t the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 8 ADDENDUM: DOCUMENT ： （ A） duplication： original （ B） postscript： letter （ C） correspondence： epistolary （ D） canon： apocrypha （ E） epigraph： preface 9 EARMARK : FUNDS : （ A） identify : culprit （
10、B） export : product （ C） schedule : time （ D） embezzle : bursar （ E） adjourn : meeting 10 PROTEAN: IMMUTABLE ： （ A） incipient： inchoate （ B） slovenly： dapper （ C） articulate： eloquent （ D） vitiated： passive （ E） pious： agnostic 11 SOUND: ECHO ： （ A） sight： rainbow （ B） episode： television （ C） light
11、： reflection （ D） affection： attachment （ E） observation： microscope 12 VERIFY: DOUBTFUL ： （ A） embellish： austere （ B） depurate： rare （ C） vary： conspicuous （ D） compress： volatile （ E） instruct： awkward 13 ARTICULATE: SPEECH ： （ A） classified： detail （ B） attractive： satisfaction （ C） elegant： dep
12、ortment （ D） amenable： mind （ E） servile： admiration 14 POSEUR: UNAFFECTED: （ A） interlocutor : accessible （ B） teetotaler: abstemious （ C） soprano : pretentious （ D） provincial : cosmopolitan （ E） prig : amenable 15 FILIBUSTER : POSTPONE : （ A） spend : gamble （ B） hoax: dupe （ C） wheel : vaunt （ D）
13、 entice : attract （ E） malign: criticize 16 DISPASSIONATE : PARTISANSHIP : （ A） enthusiastic : zealousness （ B） disconsolate : sorrow （ C） intemperate : moderation （ D） volatile : immobility （ E） ardent : involvement 17 FORWARD : RETICENT : （ A） erudite : complacent （ B） officious: compliant （ C） ob
14、stinate : suave （ D） garish : gullible （ E） loquacious: taciturn 18 BLEMISHED: PERFECTION: （ A） apathetic : emotion （ B） stigmatized : stain （ C） cherished : heirloom （ D） callow : immaturity （ E） tainted : reliability 19 YOKEL : SOPHISTICATION: （ A） arbiter : mediation （ B） malefactor : spite （ C）
15、boor : sensitivity （ D） tutor : esteem （ E） politician : honesty 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 stated o
16、r implied in the passage. 19 Are responses to odors acquired as a function of the emotional context in which they are initially perceived? Researchers recently conducted a study in which a novel odor was paired with either a positive or negative emotional Line experience. Ratings associated with the
17、 test odor varied in accordance with the (5) paired emotion, such that the odor was perceived as either congenial or noisome, depending upon the quality of paired experience the participant had. Olfactory sensory attributes may produce an unlearned impact when odors are irritating; in these cases di
18、scomfort is experienced simultaneously to odor sensation, an event occurring when stimulation of the trigeminal nerve occurs (10) coterminous with olfactory sensation. Many odors elicit trigeminal stimulation to varying degrees, so that the subjective distinction between pure odor and trigeminal irr
19、itation is not possible to make, though scientists have precipitously ventured to suggest methods. While these cases may help explain why one may be immediately repelled by a certain scent, they unfortunately do not allow most (15) scientists to establish which smells trigger innate reactions. 20 Ac
20、cording to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about the role of the trigeminal nerve in the experience of odors? （ A） The trigeminal nerve plays a much more significant role in the experience of an irritating odor than does actual olfactory sensation itself. （ B） The trigeminal nerv
21、e produces a negative experience of an irritating odor independently of the emotional context in which the odor was initially perceived. （ C） The trigeminal nerve tends to cause an experience of discomfort in the cases of odors that are initially paired with negative emotional experiences. （ D） The
22、functioning of the trigeminal nerve tends to be largely conditioned according to the pairing process simulated in the experiment. （ E） The trigeminal nerve generally does not play a role in the experiencing of odors that create innate reactions. 21 The primary purpose of the passage is to （ A） point
23、 out that theories about the functioning of olfactory sensation have failed to change despite experimental inquiry （ B） suggest means by which the impact of odors that irritate human subjects may eventually be lessened （ C） describe the attempt of scientists to understand the degree to which odor pe
24、rception is learned or innate （ D） demonstrate that efforts to understand the psychobiological basis for human perception is too difficult for modern laboratory techniques （ E） describe how the emotional pairing process in odor sensation can lead to the experience of irritation 22 It can be inferred
25、 from the passage that “most scientists“ assume which of the following concerning “innate reactions“ (line 15)? （ A） Innate reactions to smells do not include the stimulation of the trigeminal nerve per say. （ B） Only smells which have not previously been paired with emotional experiences trigger in
26、nate reaction. （ C） Irritating smells are the only ones which are considered likely to produce innate, or unlearned, reactions. （ D） Most subjects can distinguish between pure odor sensation and trigeminal nerve sensation enough to determine which reactions are innate. （ E） Innate reactions are prod
27、uced when the trigeminal nerve catalyzes an emotional experience. 23 The authors reaction to the attempts to create experimental means to distinguish trigeminal response and pure odor response can best be described as one of （ A） enthusiasm （ B） expectation （ C） dismay （ D） skepticism （ E） antipathy
28、 24 It can be inferred from the passage that prior to the modern era artistic practice was regarded as （ A） a hermetic field without potential for collaboration, given that it was almost exclusively populated by “misunderstood geniuses“ （ B） a field less isolated from the practice of critical analys
29、is than the artistic process of the present era （ C） more meaningful and useful as a self-critical force than the aesthetic judgments of non-artists, especially art historians （ D） primarily concerned with the masking and concealment of artistic meanings from the general public （ E） seldom times as
30、specialized as the various branches of science from which art has traditionally been distinguished 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 me
31、aning 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. 25 PARSIMONY: （ A） authority （ B） taciturnity （ C） maneuver （ D） generosity （ E） dissipation 26 PATHOLOGICAL: （
32、A） normal （ B） sharp （ C） sufficient （ D） erratic （ E） provisional 27 COMELINESS: （ A） pretension （ B） argument （ C） thoughtlessness （ D） repulsiveness （ E） disgrace 28 TAINTED: （ A） obvious （ B） numb （ C） accessible （ D） wholesome （ E） shrilling 29 ESTRANGEMENT: （ A） ongoing discussion （ B） disguis
33、e （ C） commotion （ D） reconciliation （ E） solace 30 CONSTRICT: （ A） dilate （ B） diverge （ C） justify （ D） expedite （ E） extenuate 31 PERENNIAL: （ A） absorbent （ B） fleeting （ C） unsurprising （ D） sterile （ E） dormant 32 PERSPICUITY: （ A） irrelevance （ B） vulnerability （ C） ambiguity （ D） exoticness
34、（ E） departure 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 whole. 33 A s
35、erious critic faces a dilemma: he must recognize the artistic element of uniqueness that_subjective reaction; yet he must not be unduly_by such a reaction. （ A） requires prejudiced （ B） denies limited （ C） warrants repelled （ D） invalidates attracted （ E） repudiates approbated 34 To the embittered e
36、x-philanthropist, all the former recipients of his charity were_ , as stingy with their thanks as they were wasteful of his largesse. （ A） louts （ B） misers （ C） ingrates （ D） prigs （ E） renegades 35 A _ of recent cases of scientific fraud in which gross errors of fact and logic have slipped past th
37、e review panels that scrutinize submissions to journals suggests that the review system is seri-ously （ A） plethora.intended （ B） lack.strained （ C） promised （ D） spate.taxed （ E） preponderance.substantiated 36 In the 160 years in which “handedness“ has been studied we have learned quite a lot, but
38、we still cannot precisely describe what causes humans_to use one hand over the other, or why human populations are_toward right-hand use rather than left-hand use. （ A） infrequently prejudiced （ B） habitually neutral （ C） preferentially bi ased （ D） perennially disinterested （ E） invariably indispos
39、ed 37 The hopeless who_the movies of Ken Loach, Britains premier dogmatic filmmaker, ultimately feel of no interest to the director beyond their ability to _his political points. （ A） analyze ignore （ B） avoid disregard （ C） criticize articulate （ D） populate advance （ E） ernbellish highlight 38 Whe
40、n economy, language, culture and history_, people begin to view them as _subjects rather than isolated ones. （ A） mystify composite （ B） interact synthesized （ C） merge idiosyncratic （ D） continue attenuated （ E） conflict unfortunate 39 Even though the mayor was not_the argument for the proposal, sh
41、e decided to forgo her vote. （ A） influenced by （ B） cognizant of （ C） in support of （ D） opposed to （ E） indifferent to 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
42、best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 40 POSE: AFFECTATION ： （ A） contemplate： solution （ B） suppress： lust （ C） preen： self-satisfaction （ D） deny： collaboration （ E） repent： crime 41 GIBBER : SENSE : （ A） jabber : noise （ B） toddle : mobility （ C） dawdle :de
43、ference （ D） vacillate : resolution （ E） disobey : order 42 FOSTER: DEVELOPMENT: （ A） immunize : resistance （ B） nurture : fertilization （ C） adorn : sleekness （ D） chill : tepidity （ E） cultivate : profligacy 43 TENDER : ACCEPTANCE : （ A） examine : solicitude （ B） legalize: disapprobation （ C） subm
44、it : approval （ D） announce : scrutiny （ E） perish : idea 44 JEOPARDY : ENDANGER: （ A） patronage : contribute （ B） duress : convince （ C） seclusion : sequester （ D） proscription : counsel （ E） brutality : avoid 45 INVULNERABLE : INJURED : （ A） dubious : discredited （ B） saturated : surfeited （ C） fl
45、imsy : cracked （ D） orthodox : intended （ E） untenable : defended 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 stated
46、or implied in the passage. 46 Which of the following best describes the passage? （ A） It discusses an apparent inconsistency in theoretical discourse and suggests a reason for it. （ B） It outlines a sequence of theoretical shifts in psychology. （ C） It shows why a formerly held view is inaccurate. （
47、 D） It evaluates an explanation of a psychological phenomenon and finally rejects that explanation. （ E） It places into context the discursive origins of a theory and elaborates upon it. 47 The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions? （ A） How has Rossettis verse
48、influenced more recent generations of poets? （ B） How did Rossetti seem to feel about the use of biblical images as a stylistic trait of Pre-Raphealite verse? （ C） What was the general response of Victoria to the aesthetic transition that Pre-Raphealite poetry effected? （ D） What was the basis for t
49、he Victorian problem of alienation and meaninglessness? （ E） Which Pre-Raphaelite held views most diametrically opposed to Rossettis? 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 ques
