1、GRE（ VERBAL）综合模拟试卷 6及答案与解析 一、 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 or implied in the passage. 1 X-ray e
2、xamination of a recently discovered painting judged by some authorities to be a self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh revealed an underimage of a womans face. Either van Gogh or another painter covered the first painting with the portrait now seen on the surface of the canvas. Because the face of the wo
3、man in the underimage also appears on canvases van Gogh is known to have painted, the surface painting must be an authentic self-portrait by van Gogh. The conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed? （ A） If a canvas already bears a painted image produced by an artist, a second
4、 artist who uses the canvas to produce a new painting tends to be influenced by the style of the first artist. （ B） Many painted canvases that can be reliably attributed to van Gogh contain underimages of subjects that appear on at least one other canvas that van Gogh is known to have painted. （ C）
5、Any painted canvas incorrectly attributed to van Gogh would not contain an underimage of a subject that appears in authentic paintings by that artist. （ D） A painted canvas cannot be reliably attributed to an artist unless the authenticity of any underimage that painting might contain can be reliabl
6、y attributed to the artist. （ E） A painted canvas cannot be reliably attributed to a particular artist unless a reliable x-ray examination of the painting is performed. 二、 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath
7、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. 2 This composer has never courted popularity: her rugged modernism seems to defy rather than to_the audience. 3 The sight of a single actor portrayin
8、g several characters in the same scene is no longer a shock to the average moviegoer, such special-effects trickery having become so_. 4 Early studies often concluded that the public was_the propagandistic influence of mass communications, but one recent study indicates that, on the contrary, mass c
9、ommunications seldom produce marked changes in social attitudes or actions. 5 The figure-skating pairs convincing victory last week was particularly(i)_to their rivals, who were in peak form and complained privately about the judging. That the pair won when their rivals were(ii)_too is also impressi
10、ve. 6 In his initial works, the playwright made physical disease(i)_factor in the action; from this, his early critics inferred that he had a predilection for focusing on(ii)_subject matter. 7 We have yet to(i)_the assessment of Canadas biodiversity. Most of the vertebrates have been assessed, but o
11、ur challenge will be the assessment of invertebrates and plants. This task is(ii)_not only because of the high number of species, but also because of the diversity, each species requiring a different approach. 8 The companys efforts to improve safety were apparently(i)_, at least according to the co
12、mpanys own data, which showed that the(ii)_ incidents with the potential to cause a serious accident declined significantly.Nevertheless, independent analysts argue that those statistics are(iii)_.These analysts maintain that the company has consistently underestimated both the probability and the l
13、ikely effects of accidents in the sensitive and poorly understood environment in which the company is operating.9 Researchers trying to make it possible to trace counterfeit documents to the printer that produced them are(i)_the fact that the rotating drums and mirrors inside laser printers are impe
14、rfect devices that leave unique patterns of banding in their output. Although these patterns are(ii)_to the naked eye, they can be(iii)_and analyzed by computer programs that the researchers have spent the past year devising.10 In her startlingly original writing, she went further than any other twe
15、ntieth-century author in English(perhaps in any language)in(i)_literary language and form,(ii)_stylistic conventions, and(iii)_a rich and diverse structure of meaning.11 The media once portrayed the governor as anything but ineffective; they now, however, make her out to be the epitome of_. 12 For m
16、ost of the first half of the nineteenth century, science at the university was in _state, despite the presence of numerous luminaries. 13 In a recent history of the Renaissance, by showing how the artistic efflorescence of that era was(i)_linked to its commercial vitality, Jardine demonstrated that
17、the spirit of acquisitiveness may be(ii)_that of cultural creativity. 14 The setting in which the concert took place(i)_: the groups performance was elegant and polished, but the sound, which seeped across the cold, unresonant high school auditorium, was oddly(ii)_, given the energy the players seem
18、ed to be putting into it. 15 The governor has long been obsessed with excising the media from the politician-public relationship. Thats been the unifying aim of all her seemingly disconnected ventures since entering public life: a determination to(i)_, and eventually (ii)_, the medias hold on politi
19、cal communication. 16 Female labor was essential to the growth of eighteenth-century European textile industries, yet it remains difficult to(i)_. Despite significant(ii)_in research about women, the role of female labor remains the single most glaring omission in most economic analyses of the histo
20、ry of European industrialization. Women far outnumbered men as workers in the textile industries, yet wage indices and discussions of growth, cost of living, and the like(iii)_about the male labor force.17 It is a sad but just indictment of some high school history textbooks that they frequently rep
21、ort as(i)_claims that historians hotly debate or that are even completely(ii)_by(iii)_primary sources.18 The reason minimum temperatures are going up more rapidly than maximums may involve cloud cover and evaporative cooling. Clouds tend to keep the days cooler by reflecting sunlight, and the nights
22、 warmer by(i)_loss of heat from Earths surface. Greater amounts of moisture in the soil from additional precipitation and cloudiness(ii)_the daytime temperature increases because part of the solar energy is(iii)_the evaporation of that moisture.19 In searching for norms in the sense of authoritative
23、 standards of what ought to be, rather than in the sense of what is average and thus can be considered normal, normative ethics aims to_. 20 When she first came to France from Bulgaria, she was hardly the_student she later made herself out to be, since she had access to considerable family wealth. 2
24、1 Researchers have observed chimpanzees feigning injury in order to influence other members of the group, thus showing that the capacity to_is not uniquely human. 22 Instant celebrity is often(i)_asset because if there is no(ii)_to interest the public no stage or screen triumphs, no interesting book
25、s, no heroic exploits people quickly become bored. GRE（ VERBAL）综合模拟试卷 6答案与解析 一、 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 w
26、hat is stated or implied in the passage. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 The passages argument makes a case for the paintings being an authentic van Gogh self-portrait; it cites as evidence the fact that the canvass painted-over image is that of a woman who appears in other van Gogh paintings. This argument assum
27、es that another artist would not have painted over the original image of the woman, so the correct answer is Choice C. Since the argument does not depend upon the paintings stylistic elements or upon the commonalities between this and other van Gogh paintings, Choices A and B are incorrect. Choices
28、D and E establish criteria for attribution beyond the passages argument, so they are incorrect as well. 二、 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
29、or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 The first part of the sentence asserts that the composer has never sought popularity, while the second part of the sentence explains what the composers style does instead. The blank, then, must be
30、 filled with a verb that is roughly synonymous with “court popularity.“ The choice that best does this is “woo;“ its correctness is confirmed by the fact that it also forms the best contrast with “defy.“ None of the other choices indicates the desire to be liked by or to win over audiences that a sy
31、nonym of “court popularity“ would require. Thus the correct answer is woo(Choice C). 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 The blank calls for a term that would explain why the special effects that once astonished moviegoers no longer do so. “Commonplace“ does this by suggesting that the technology has become so famili
32、ar that it no longer surprises; therefore, it is the correct answer. None of the other options suggests a change that would result in desensitizing moviegoers to the special effects on-screen. Thus the correct answer is commonplace(Choice D). 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 The recent study found that mass commun
33、ications had negligible effects on the public. Since the recent studys findings are contrary to those of earlier ones, the earlier studies must have found that the influence of mass communications was significant; thus, the blank must be filled with a word that indicates that the public is swayed by
34、 such communications. Of the choices, only “susceptible to“ does this. Two of the other choices, “unaware of“ and “unimpressed by,“ indicate the opposite. “Scornful of“ also indicates some resistance to mass communications, as does “coping with,“ so those are incorrect as well. Thus the correct answ
35、er is susceptible to(Choice C). 5 【正确答案】 B,D 【试题解析】 The fact that the winning pairs rivals were “in peak physical form“ suggests that these rivals had a reasonable expectation of victory; the fact that they “complained about the judging“ indicates that they regarded the pairs victory as not complete
36、ly deserved. These two considerations suggest that the rivals had a negative reaction to the winning pairs victory; the only answer choice for Blank(i)that matches this meaning is “irksome,“ so it is correct. The second sentence reinforces the implication that the rivals were also strongly deserving
37、 of victory, and the word “too“ suggests that the performances of the winning pair and of their rivals were comparable in quality. This points to “terrific“ as the correct answer choice for Blank(ii). Thus the correct answer is irksome(Choice B)and terrific(Choice D). 6 【正确答案】 A,F 【试题解析】 A writer wh
38、o has “a predilection for focusing“ on a thing makes that thing prominent in his or her work, so the answer to Blank(i)must be synonymous with “prominent“ or “significant“; the answer choice that matches this meaning is “pivotal,“ so it is correct. The answer to Blank(ii)must be a word that describe
39、s the subject matter of physical disease, so the correct choice is “morbid.“ Thus the correct answer is a pivotal(Choice A)and morbid(Choice F). 7 【正确答案】 B,F 【试题解析】 The sentence implies that Canadas invertebrates and plants have not yet been assessed, so the assessment of Canadas biodiversity is not
40、 finished; therefore, the correct answer to Blank(i)is “complete.“ The assessment of invertebrates and plants is described as a “challenge,“ so the answer to Blank(ii)must be synonymous with “difficult.“ The only answer choice that matches this meaning is “daunting,“ so it is correct. Thus the corre
41、ct answer is complete(Choice B)and daunting(Choice F). 8 【正确答案】 B,D,G 【试题解析】 Since the analysts found that the companys statistics underestimated the potential for accidents, the answer to Blank(iii)must reflect the inaccuracy or inapplicability of those statistics. “Deceptive“ is the only choice th
42、at does so. Blank(i)must then be answered with a choice that reflects the more positive view of accident prevention mat deceptive statistics might provide. “Frustrated“ efforts would imply the opposite, and while “innovative“ has positive connotations, the passage is concerned with the effectiveness
43、 of safety measures rather than with their novelty. Thus “successful“ is the correct choice. Finally, the word for Blank(ii)describes something related to potentially dangerous incidents that would indicate improved safety if it were to decline. If “impediments to“ or “attention to“ such incidents w
44、ere to decline, that would likely have the opposite implication. However, fewer such incidents would presumably be a sign of improved safety; thus “frequency of“ is the correct response. Thus the correct answer is successful(Choice B), frequency of(Choice D), and deceptive(Choice G). 9 【正确答案】 A,D,G
45、【试题解析】 The “although“ that begins the second sentence suggests that there is a contrast between the way the naked eye perceives the patterns in question and the way computer programs can view them. The answers to Blank(ii)and Blank(iii)must therefore reflect this contrast. “Invisible“ and “detected“
46、 are the only pairing that does this. Blank(i)calls for a characterization of the relationship between the researchers and the inevitability of imperfections in printing technology. Since the passage asserts that researchers are using computers to analyze these imperfections, “exploiting“ is the bes
47、t choice for Blank(i). “Facing“ does not imply the level of engagement detailed in the passage, while “manipulating“ suggests that the researchers focus might be on changing the imperfections themselves, rather than analyzing them. Thus the correct answer is exploiting(Choice A), invisible(Choice D)
48、, and detected(Choice G). 10 【正确答案】 A,D,I 【试题解析】 The writers work is described as startlingly original, and the sentence specifies three ways in which the author achieved this originality. Therefore each blank must be filled with a word that reflects innovative rather than conventional ways of writi
49、ng. For Blank(i), the choice must be “reinventing,“ because neither “canonizing“ nor “stabilizing“ would indicate a break with traditional forms or language. Blank(ii)must contain a word that describes the writers relationship with convention; “undoing“ is the only one that reflects originality. Blank(iii)likewise requires a word that conveys the novelty of the writers wor
