1、GRE（ VERBAL）模拟试卷 6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 who
2、le. 1 Handedness can be influenced and changed by social and cultural mechanisms, as can be evidenced by the fact that teachers have been known to force children to switch from using their left hand to using their right hand for writing and that some more _ societies show less left-handedness in the
3、ir populations than other more_ societies. （ A） restrictive permissive （ B） bigoted tolerant （ C） liberal suppressive （ D） dominating plural （ E） intriguing monotonous 2 On the face of it, the plan under consideration is _ . and indeed, has already sparked protests from several prominent politicians
4、, who argue that “hasty implementation“ could _ the economy. （ A） hopeless boost （ B） appealing undermine （ C） contentious inflame （ D） draconian damage （ E） suspect radicalize 3 His _ of the assigned pages was itself a much too lengthy summary; by all accounts, if he wishes to succeed by the standa
5、rds of succinctness and concision, he must learn to restrain his _ . （ A） development technique （ B） synthesis garrulousness （ C） analysis construction （ D） perusal interest （ E） synopsis verbosity 4 Although most people who acquire West Nile have no _ and those who do normally suffer little more th
6、an flu-like illness, it is believed they still can carry _ amounts of the virus in their blood for several days. （ A） recourse negligible （ B） symptoms minute （ C） cure significant （ D） fever active （ E） hope incipient 5 The purpose of interior design is to create a physical environment that is _ ye
7、t connected to the outside world, an environment that is ideal for the pursuit of relaxation in a zone of partial _ . （ A） transcendent of tastefulness （ B） separate from isolation （ C） peripheral to tranquility （ D） abhorrent to confluence （ E） linked to autonomy 6 Dont rule out the caprices in the
8、 spirit; a time of great transformations requires that we be no less than utterly _ in our approach to decision-making. （ A） resilient （ B） practical （ C） wary （ D） impeccable （ E） adaptive 7 Future generations of physicists may look at the _ of their former ideas and see in it, not the relics of so
9、me extinct creature, but a crude, early, yet wholly _ version of their more modern theories. （ A） mockery distinct （ B） armature laughable （ C） specter congruous （ D） skeleton recognizable （ E） treatment suspect SECTION 2 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phr
10、ases 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. 8 DESSICATE: LIQUID： （ A） imprison： freedom （ B） plunder： valuables （ C） suffocate： oxygen （ D） refrain： repetition （ E） prohibit：
11、development 9 PRESIDENT: COUNTRY ： （ A） choreographer： dance （ B） speaker： parliament （ C） actress： performance （ D） instrumentalist： melody （ E） poetess： thesaurus 10 RUBBER: TIRE ： （ A） skin： hair （ B） silver： cutlery （ C） window： pane （ D） erosion： iron （ E） piece： paper 11 MISCONSTRUE: INTERPRET
12、 ： （ A） dislike： attach （ B） misrepresent： clarify （ C） miscalculate： reckon （ D） misapprehend： donate （ E） misbehave： recite 12 MODICUM: IOTA ： （ A） abundance： magnitude （ B） gallon： kilogram （ C） tress： braid （ D） thatch： blade （ E） lock： hair 13 PERTURB: SERENITY ： （ A） denounce： rant （ B） interd
13、ict： protection （ C） purify： imperfection （ D） vex： irritation （ E） fondle： attachment 14 ANESTHETIC: INSENSIBILITY: （ A） analgesic： ache （ B） coagulant： solution （ C） soporific： lethargy （ D） placation： rage （ E） opiate： listlessness 15 MERITOCRACY: ACHIEVEMENT ： （ A） plutocracy： wealth （ B） elitis
14、m： expertise （ C） theocracy： wisdom （ D） bureaucracy： authority （ E） gerontocracy： superiority 16 CIRCUMSPECT: PRUDENCE ： （ A） cautious： hastiness （ B） urbane： impropriety （ C） cursory： superficiality （ D） circuitous： convergence （ E） reckless： impassivity SECTION 3 Directions: Each passage in this
15、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. 17 Homeostasis refers to any process, such as negative feedback, that living thing
16、s employ to maintain stable conditions indispensable for survival, and which arises from balances between forces and factors mutually influencing each other. Disturbance, or departure from equilibrium is of more consequence than (5) negative feedback: systems cannot correct themselves without strayi
17、ng. A car and its driver, for instance, can be regarded as a homeostatic system seeking to keep the car moving on track. Thus, if the car skids, the driver automatically responds by quickly steering the wheel in the opposite direction, but such abrupt negative feedback usually overcorrects. Likewise
18、, if the magnitude of (10) correction is commensurate with the disturbance that triggered it, the correction may become an impressed change in the direction opposite to that of the original disturbance. Each feedback is of lesser magnitude than the last, so that as the oscillations of the system dam
19、pen, negative feedback achieves its goal in both artificial and natural systems. 17 The primary purpose of the passage is to （ A） describe in detail how the principles of homeostasis apply to living things （ B） propose a modification in the most widely accepted theory of homeostasis （ C） compare and
20、 contrast the role of positive and negative feedback in maintaining various applied systems （ D） discuss the concept of homeostasis in the abstract and relate some of its most important principles （ E） provide examples of systems which are ruled by the principle of homeostasis 18 According to the pa
21、ssage, all of the following are true concerning the process of negative feedback EXCEPT （ A） By diminishing errors, negative feedback allows systems to correct themselves. （ B） Negative feedback always arises out of a system where several factors are interacting. （ C） Negative feedback sometimes cau
22、ses a disturbed system to over-correct, resulting in an impressed change opposite to the original disturbance. （ D） Negative feedback is less important, on the whole, than departure from equilibrium. （ E） Ideally, negative feedback gradually diminishes, allowing a system to find its desired course.
23、19 It may be inferred that to attain greater positive feedback, in the case of the skidding car, the driver should do which of the following? （ A） Keep turning the wheel in the original direction. （ B） Turn the wheel in the opposite direction. （ C） Turn the wheel in the opposite direction, then turn
24、 it back to the original direction. （ D） Keep turning the wheel in the original direction, then back to the opposite direction. （ E） Allow the wheel to turn freely. 20 Which of the following would be most analogous to the process of dampening oscillations described in the paragraph? （ A） During a ra
25、instorm, water rises to the level of a sewer drain, siphoning off and thus remaining at constant level. （ B） A rubber ball which bounces off the ground multiple times, than gradually comes to rest. （ C） A meteor hurtles through space indefinitely, due to the laws of inertia. （ D） A clothing iron is
26、left on, then becomes so hot that it catches on fire, burning its own cord and destroying its power source. （ E） A baseball pitcher knows he tends to through to the left of home plate, and then in trying to throw to the right, overcorrects. 21 Until recently, scrutiny of tree-ring records seemed to
27、establish that a prolonged dry spell called the Great Drought drove the Anasazi Indians to abandon their magnificent stone villages on the Colorado Plateau. Groundbreaking climatological studies have convinced many archaeologists, (5) however, that the Great Drought was not sufficiently austere to c
28、oerce the sudden evacuation of the Anasazi. Reviewing tree ring records, including moisture levels, Van West disputed the Great Drought theory by presenting evidence that enough corn could have been grown during the drought to support the population, that the Anasazi had weathered many severe drough
29、ts in the (10) past, and that the evacuation actually began before the dry spell set in. Belying the popular image of the Anasazi as a peaceable kingdom of farmers and potters, some new research puts the blame for the evacuation on a bloody internecine war. Noting that the Anasazi had been suffering
30、 from malnutrition, shorter life spans and increased infant mortality, Adler suggests that the (15) Anasazi were not able to move around freely to farm because their once open range was becoming balkanized into hostile fiefdoms. Perhaps as a reaction to drier weather, people in the Mesa Verde area b
31、egan building dams and canals to trap and divert water, and the result may have been conflict and warfare. Unfortunately, other archeologists, having trouble envisioning how even (20) drought, balkanization and warfare could make an entire civilization evacuate, are trying to combine archeological e
32、vidence with anthropological studies of the modern pueblo Indians to make the case that the Anasazi were roiled by a religious crisis as divisive as European medieval heresies. Analyzing the spread of religious symbols found on rocks or pottery and the distribution of ceremonial (25) structures, som
33、e argue that the Anasazi may have been pulled from their homeland by a new religion emerging to the south, whose egalitarian spirit would have had great appeal to a civilization, like the Anasazis, that was entering a dark age. Ware comes closest to a plausible synthesis of his predecessors theories
34、 in suggesting that the Anasazi world was rocked by a (30) spiritual crisis catastrophic enough to cause a collapse of a civilization, and that the uprooted Anasazi apparently embraced a variety of new beliefs on migration to their new homes. Ware further argues that the precipitating factor in the
35、evacuation may have been a change in climate after all. Recent climatological studies suggest (35) that indeed, rainfall patterns were disrupted in a way that might have made the Anasazi disillusioned with their old religion: the customary pattern of heavy snows in the winter followed by summer mons
36、oons had become unpredictable. Even if there was not a great drought, moisture may have been coming at the wrong times, and the summer rains, essential for nourishing the spring crops, (40) were no longer reliable the rain dances were not working anymore. Thus, Wares theory accommodates the greatest
37、 variety of factors that may explain the Anasazis evacuation. 21 Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph? （ A） A historical theory is sketched and a problem with the theory is cited. （ B） Evidence for an objection to a theory is mentioned and a genera
38、lization from that evidence is advanced. （ C） A paradox about the origins of a historical phenomenon is pointed out and the authors explanation of the paradox is expounded. （ D） A statement about a historical phenomenon is offered and a possible misinterpretation of that statement is addressed. （ E）
39、 A new explanation for a historical phenomenon is given and evidence for that explanation is provided. 22 It can be inferred from the passage that Van West notes the severe droughts which affected the Anasazi prior to the Great Drought primarily in order to （ A） establish that enough food could have
40、 been grown to support the Anasazis survival （ B） argue that the Anasazis past behavior would indicate their likely future behavior in the case of a Great Drought （ C） suggest that the repetition of droughts was taking a cumulative toll on the fertility of the Plateau （ D） argue that the evidence wh
41、ich points to the existence of a Great Drought may actually be related to earlier droughts （ E） affirm the notion that the Great Drought may have been exponentially more severe than prior droughts 23 With which of the following statements would Adler and Van West both be likely to agree? . Anasazi l
42、and was fertile enough during the so-called Great Drought to potentially feed all of the Anasazi. . An internecine civil war may have contributed to the Anasazis malnourishment. . Drought alone is insufficient to explain the cause of the Anasazis departure. （ A） only （ B） only （ C） and only （ D） and
43、 only （ E） , , and 24 Researchers have employed all of the following methods in researching potential explanations of the Anasazi evacuation EXCEPT （ A） the study of modern Indian societies （ B） the study of climatological records （ C） the study of pottery （ D） the study of Anasazi mythology （ E） th
44、e study of ceremonial structures 25 According to the passage, Wares theory of the role of weather in the Anasazi evacuation differs from the position traditionally held by anthropologists in which of the following ways? （ A） Ware relies upon a different body of evidence than previous anthropologist
45、have, but reaches the same conclusions. （ B） Ware ascribes a less dominant role to weather than had been traditionally posited by anthropologists. （ C） Ware ascribes a more dominant role to weather than had been traditionally posited by anthropologists. （ D） Ware believes weather played a role in th
46、e evacuation, but not the one traditionally cited. （ E） Ware believes that another factor besides weather was responsible for the Great Drought. 26 The author considers the explanations put forward by Van West and Adler for the causes of the Anasazi evacuation to be （ A） popular but suspect （ B） par
47、tially persuasive, but individually insufficient （ C） anachronistic and controversial （ D） premature and illogical （ E） ambitious but misguided 27 With which of the following statements concerning the condition of the Anasazi at the time of their evacuation would the author be most likely agree? （ A
48、） Disruption of weather patterns is a plausible explanation of the Anasazis evacuation, but insufficient when taken individually. （ B） A religious crisis may have contributed to lower crop fertility, resulting in the Anasazis malnourishment. （ C） The Anasazi spiritual crisis may have been exacerbate
49、d by the poor performance of their crops after the disruption of weather patterns. （ D） The Anasazi may have been attempting to move toward a diversification of their religious beliefs long before the disruption of weather patterns. （ E） The Anasazi spiritual crisis may have contributed to increased balkanization, creating a vicious cycle of hostility within Anasazi society. SECTION 4 Directions: Each question below co
