GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷20(题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. PART ONE
PART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）
SECTION 1Directions: 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.
1．That Carl Stokes, former mayor of Cleveland, was truly______is evident from the significant impact he had in many different arenas.
正确答案：C，F
解析：空格与significant impact(重大的影响)同义重复。

humble谦逊的，unassuming谦虚的，influential有影响力的，reflective反射的，aloof不合群的，weighty有影响力的.答案选CF. 知识模块：基础填空
2．Though the work of celebrated artist Eugene Delacroix (i)______accolades from both art critics and the public, he remain (ii)______someone shrouded in mystery.
正确答案：B，E
解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

celebrated(著名的)和accolades(赞扬)同义重复，因此第一空填入一个表示逻辑正方向的词；第二空与shrouded in mystery(包裹在迷雾中)同义重复。

distribute分发，garner获得，exclude排除；paradox矛盾，enigma谜团，revelation启示。

答案选BE。

知识模块：基础填空
3．Gwendolyn Brooks was______writer: she wrote more than twenty books of poetry as well as numerous essays and reviews.
正确答案：B，D
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复。

空格与more than twenty(超过20本)和numerous(许多)同义重复。

eloquent流利的，productive多产的，idiosyncratic有个性的，prolific多产的，fluent表达流利的，subversive颠覆性的。

答案选BD。

知识模块：基础填空
4．His book on the history of science is admittedly conventional, perhaps even (i)______; nevertheless it is (ii)______work that covers a formidable amount of ground.
正确答案：A，E
解析：even表示“甚至”，前后同义重复，后者程度加深；nevertheless说明前后反义重复。

两空联动，反义重复；第一空与conventional(传统的／常规的)同义重复。

pedestrian传统的，inscrutable不可思议的，audacious大胆的；superficial 肤浅的，edifying启发式的，contentious有争议的。

答案选AE。

知识模块：基础填空
5．The executive was faulted for acting______, for implementing sweeping changes without fully considering what the consequence might be.
正确答案：D，E
解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

空格与without fully considering(缺乏全面的考量)同义重复。

regretfully后悔地，remorsefully后悔地，disingenuously不真诚地，precipitately轻率地，headlongly鲁莽地，belligerently好战地。

答案选DE。

注：这里regretfully和remorsefully是干扰项，问表示“后悔地”。

知识模块：基础填空
6．The discoveries made by Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Barbara McClintock considered to be among the major______of twentieth-century biological science.
正确答案：D，E
解析：空格与discoveries(发现)同义重复。

deliberation深思熟虑，regulation 条例，suggestion建议，accomplishment成就，achievement成就，proposal建议。

答案选DE。

注：这里suggestion和proposal是干扰项，都是“建议”。

知识模块：基础填空
7．In the United States, social activists who strongly (i)______a particular law can attempt to obtain a constitutional amendment to (ii)______it.
正确答案：B，E
解析：who引导定语从句，说明前后同义重复。

两空联动，同义重复；第一空与activists(激进分子)同义重复。

cope with妥善处理……，object to反对……，interact with与……互动；ignore忽略，repeal废除，support支持。

答案选BE。

知识模块：基础填空
8．Because Alex was a very______person, he found satisfaction only in work that involved intellectual stimulation.
正确答案：A，C
解析：Because说明前后同义重复。

空格与intellectual(智力的)同义重复。

highbrow有文化修养的，peripheral不重要的，cerebral智力的，self-satisfied自满的，complacent自满的，superficial肤浅的。

答案选AC。

注：这里self-satisfied 和complacent是干扰项，同表示“自满的”。

知识模块：基础填空
9．Readers of history often marvel that (i)______events were triggered by
actions that seemed (ii)______at the time.
正确答案：C，F
解析：marvel表示“惊讶”，说明前后反义重复。

两空联动，反义重复。

inconsequential不重要的，arbitrary随意的，momentous极重要的；unconscionable 过度的，capricious反复无常的，trivial不重要的。

答案选CF。

知识模块：基础填空
10．Place-names can be strikingly (i)______: there is, for example, nothing particularly (ii)______about the town of Peculiar, Missouri.
正确答案：A，D
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复。

两空联动，同义重复；第二空与Peculiar(地名／奇特的)同义重复。

inapt不合时宜的，descriptive描述性的，inimitable独特的；odd古怪的，controversial有争议的，congruous一致的。

答案选AD。

知识模块：基础填空
11．Such was Norton’s generosity that he was at times criticized for being______to a fault.
正确答案：B，F
解析：Such…that…说明前后同义重复。

空格与generosity(慷慨)同义重复。

nonchalant冷漠的，magnanimous宽宏大量的，scrupulous正直的，perfunctory 不感兴趣的，substantial有重大意义的，liberal慷慨的。

答案选BF。

知识模块：基础填空
12．Identifying Lusia Capetillo only with the early labor union movement in Puerto Rico (i)______the (ii)______nature of her career : she also worked in Florida, New York, and Cuba.
正确答案：C，E
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复。

第二空与also worked in Florida，New York，and Cuba(也曾在Florida，New York以及Cuba工作过)同义重复。

contentious引起争论的，cosmopolitan世界性的，innovative创新性的。

答案选E。

only with the early labor union movement in Puerto Rico(仅仅包括早期在Puerto Rico的工人联合运动)与also worked in Florida，New York，and Cuba(也曾在Florida，New York 以及Cuba工作过)反义重复，因此第一空填入一个表示逻辑反义的词。

impugn 指责，condone宽恕，disregard忽略。

答案选C。

知识模块：基础填空
13．The singer displays her sensitivity to delicate shades of meaning and feeling in the recording: her performance is a model of______.
正确答案：B，D
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复。

空格与sensitivity to delicate shades(对细微意
境的敏感性)同义重复。

craftiness狡猾，gradation渐变，denotation表示，nuance 细微差异，parody恶搞，artifice诡计。

答案选BD。

知识模块：基础填空
14．More concerned with contributing to science than with earning public acclaim, nineteenth-century astronomer Caroline Herschel (i)______the (ii)______she received for her achievements.
正确答案：B，D
解析：More…than…说明前后反义重复；逗号说明前后同义重复。

public acclaim(公众的称赞)与the(ii)——she received for her achievements同义重复。

recognition赞许，seclusion隔离，subordination下属。

答案选D。

第一空与concerned(关心)反义重复。

relish欣赏，resist抵抗，demand要求。

答案选B. 知识模块：基础填空
15．The art professor was never one to______: she always stuck closely to the subject of every lecture.
正确答案：B，E
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复；never取反。

空格与stuck closely to the subject of(紧扣……的主题)反义重复。

carp挑剔，deviate跑题，abbreviate缩写，retaliate 报复，digress跑题，truncate缩短.答案选BE．注：这里abbreviate和truncate是干扰项，同表示“缩写”。

知识模块：基础填空
16． A researcher who described a peaceful reunion between normally adversarial chimpanzees as a______was criticized for inferring human motives.
正确答案：A，F
解析：as说明前后同义重复。

空格与peaceful reunion between normally adversarial chimpanzees(敌对的两只猩猩之间的和平)同义重复。

truce停战，competition对抗，mischance倒霉，coincidence凑巧，mishap倒霉，armistice停战。

答案选AF。

注：这里mischance和mishap是干扰项，同表示“倒霉”。

知识模块：基础填空
17．Because insect communities serve as a sort of barometer, (i)______conditions in their (ii)______, an entomologist’s analysis of the insect species in a handful of soil can reveal much about the ecosystem.
正确答案：C，D
解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

第一空与reveal(显示)同叉重复。

preserve 保护，stabilize使稳固，register表现出。

答案选C。

第二空与ecosystem(生态系统)同义重复。

environment环境，range范围，destination目的地。

答案选D。

知识模块：基础填空
18．In stark contrast to the vague and often rambling comments of other
students, Jessica’s remarks were refreshingly______.
正确答案：C，F
解析：In stark contrast to说明前后反义重复。

空格与vague and often rambling(不清晰且通常不连贯的)反义重复。

ambiguous不确定的，verbose冗长的，perspicuous清晰易懂的，convoluted复杂的，lucid清晰易懂的，equivocal 不确定的。

答案选CF。

注：这里ambiguous和equivocal是干扰项，同表示“不确定的”。

知识模块：基础填空
19．Nineteenth-century Plains Indians valued______quite highly and expected their elites to be the most giving of all.
正确答案：A，F
解析：and说明前后同义重复。

空格与giving(慷慨的)同义重复。

generosity 慷慨，intrepidity直率，ingenuousness直率，candor诚挚，jocularity爱开玩笑，munificence慷慨。

答案选AF。

注：这里ingenuousness和candor是干扰项，同表示“直率”。

知识模块：基础填空
20．The works of Paraguayan artist Carlos Colombino are______: they include sculpture, painting, printmaking, and architecture.
正确答案：C，E
解析：冒号说明前后同义重复。

空格与include sculpture，painting，printmaking，and architecture(包括雕刻、绘画、版画和建筑)同义重复。

distorted 曲解的，whimsical反复无常的，eclectic多元化的，instructive启蒙的，varied多样的，capricious反复无常的。

答案选CE。

注：这里whimsical和capricious是干扰项，同表示“反复无常的”。

知识模块：基础填空
21．Some actors have complained that the director, rather than treating them as his (i)______, dominated them and expected them to be (ii)______.
正确答案：A，F
解析：rather．．．than…说明前后反义重复。

两空联动，反义重复；第二空与dominated(支配)同义重复。

equal平等的人，rival竞争对手，protege门生；recalcitrant顽抗的，remorseful悔恨的，subservient屈从的。

答案选AF。

知识模块：基础填空
22．The Prime Minster handled the crisis calmly and dispassionately, thereby enhancing his reputation for being______.
正确答案：C，D
解析：thereby说明前后同义重复。

空格与calmly and dispassionately(冷静且镇定)同义重复。

conciliatory安抚的，prejudiced有偏见的，composed冷静的，imperturbable冷静沉着的，cynical愤世嫉俗的，partisan跟随的。

答案选CD。

知
识模块：基础填空
23．Writing in a straightforward as opposed to (i)______style, the author produced (ii)______argument that shed new light on a controversial topic.
正确答案：C，E
解析：as opposed to说明前后反义重复；逗号说明前后同义重复。

两空联动，反义重复；第一空与straightforward(直接明了的)反义重复。

candid直率的，austere 朴素的,convoluted复杂的；nonsensical愚蠢的，lucid清晰易懂的，poignant动人的。

答案选CE。

知识模块：基础填空
24．The scientist______the value of an interdisciplinary approach to environment studies, arguing such an approach was of paramount importance in promoting environmental literacy among students.
正确答案：C，D
解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

空格与of paramount importance(极重要的)同义重复。

ignore忽略，disparage轻视，tout高度评价，extoll高度赞扬，perturb 使不安，implode从内部崩塌。

答案选CD。

知识模块：基础填空
25．In retrospect, the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower is perceived as______period because it was relatively free of domestic turmoil.
正确答案：A，F
解析：because说明前后同义重复。

空格与relatively free of domestic turmoil(相对来说没有国内动乱)同义重复。

tranquil平静的，intractable难以驾驭的，dire 悲惨的，intimidating威胁的，vanquished被征服的，serene平静的。

答案选AF。

知识模块：基础填空。