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GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Raul’s game-winning goal in the closing minutes of the game______his well-known ability to excel under stressful conditions.正确答案：C，D解析：空格前后成分一一对应，所以空格应该起到解释说明的作用。

填入一个表示“展现”、“体现”的词。

belie对立，contradict对立，substantiate证实，epitomize代表，decry公开谴责，indurate使硬化。

答案选CD。

注：这里belie 和contradict是干扰项，同表示“对立”，并且与正确选项构成广义上的反义重复。

知识模块：基础填空2．The garden that had remained ______for months was now pleasantly enlivened by the budding shoots of its perennial flowers.正确答案：B，D解析：had remained，for months和now表现出时间上的反差，因此空格与后文描述的状态反义多复。

GRE_Verbal_Sample

SECTION 1Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or set of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1.Agronomists are increasingly worried about “desert- ification,” the phenomenon that is turning many ofthe world’s ----fields and pastures into----wastelands, unable to support the people living onthem.(A) fertile.. barren(B) productive.. blooming(C) arid.. thriving(D) poorest.. marginal(E) largest.. saturated2. Old beliefs die hard: even when jobs became---the long-standing fear that unemployment couldreturn at a moment’s notice----.(A) vacant.. perished(B) easier.. changed(C) plentiful.. persisted(D) protected.. subsided(E) available.. receded3. Intellectual----and flight from boredom havecaused him to rush pell-mell into situations that less----spirits might hesitate to approach.(A) restlessness.. adventurous(B) agitation.. passive(C) resilience.. quiescent(D) tranquility.. versatile(E) curiosity.. lethargic4. Science advances in----spiral in that each newconceptual scheme----that phenomena explainedby its predecessors and adds to those explanations.(A) a discontinuous.. decries(B) a repetitive.. vitiates(C) a widening.. embraces(D) an anomalous.. captures(E) an explosive.. questions5. Politeness is not a----attribute of humanbehavior, but rather a central virtue, onewhose very existence is increasingly being----by the faddish requirement to “speakone’s mind.”(A) superficial.. threatened(B) pervasive.. undercut(C) worthless.. forestalled(D) precious.. repudiated(E) trivial.. affected6. The painting was larger than it appeared to be, for,hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel, it was----by the perspective.(A) improved (B) aggrandized(C) embellished (D) jeopardized(E) diminished7. Because folk art is neither completely rejected nor accepted as an art form by art historians, their finalevaluations of it necessarily remain----.(A) arbitrary (B) estimable (C) orthodox(D) unspoken (E) equivocalDirections: 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 similar to that expressed in the original pair.8. REFEREE: FIELD::(A) scientist: results (B) mediator: deadlock(C) gladiator: contest (D) teacher: classroom(E) judge: courtroom9. BLUSH: EMBARRASSMENT::(A) scream: anger (B) smile: pleasure(C) laugh: outrage (D) love: sentimentality(E) whine: indecision10. TANGO: DANCE::(A) arabesque: theme(B) tonality: instrumentation(C) rhyme: pattern (D) stanza: line(E) elegy: poem11. CELL: MEMBRANE::(A) door: jamb (B) yard: sidewalk(C) seed: hull (D) head: halo(E) mountain: clouds12. HYMN: PRAISE::(A) waltz: joy (B) liturgy: rite(C) lullaby: child (D) dirge: grief(E) prayer: congregation13. EMOLLIENT: SOOTHE::(A) dynamo: generate (B) elevation: level(C) precipitation: fall (D) hurricane: track(E) negative: expose14. IMPLACABLE: COMPROMISE::(A) perfidious: conspire(B) irascible: avenge(C) honest: swindle(D) amenable: deceive(E) hasty: prevail15. MISANTHROPE: PEOPLE::(A) patriot: country(B) reactionary: government(C) curmudgeon: children(D) xenophobe: strangers(E) miscreant: dogma16. MILK: EXTRACT::(A) squander: enjoy (B) exploit: utilize(C) research: investigate (D) hire: manage(E) wheedle: flatterMany critics of Eamily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights see its second part as a counterpoint thatcomments on, if it does not reverse, the first part,(5) where a “romantic” reading receives more confirmation.Seeing the two parts as a whole is encouraged by thenovel’s sophisticated structure, revealed in its complexuse of narrators and time shifts. Granted that thepresence of these elements need not argue an authorialawareness of novelistic construction comparable to that (10) of Henry James, their presence does encourage attemptsto unify the novel’s heterogeneous parts. However,any interpretation that seeks to unify all of the nove l’sdiverse elements is bound to be somewhat unconvincing.This is not because such an interpretation necessarily (15) stiffens into a thesis (although rigidity in any interpre- tation of this or of any novel is always a danger), but because Wuthering Heights has recalcitrant elements of undeniable power that, ultimately, resist inclusion in an all-encompassing interpretation. In this respect, Wuthering Heights shares a feature of Hamlet.17. According to the passage, which of the following isa true statement about the first and second parts ofWuthering Heights?(A) The second part has received more attentionfrom critics.(B) The second part has little relation to the firstpart.(C) The second part annuls the force of the firstpart.(D) The second part provides less substantiationfor a “romantic” reading.(E) The second part is better because it is morerealistic.18. Which of the following inferences about HenryJames’s awareness of novelistic construction isbest supported by the passage?(A) James, more than any other novelist, wasaware of the difficulties of novelisticconstruction.(B) James, was very aware of the details of novel-istic construction.(C) James’s awareness of novelistic constructionderived from his reading of Bronte.(D) James’s awareness of novelistic constructionhas led most commentators to see unity inhis individual novels.(E) James’s awareness of novelistic constructionprecluded him from violating the unity ofhis novels.19. The author of the passage would be most likely to agree that an interpretation of a novel should(A) not try to unite heterogeneous elements in thenovel(B) not be inflexible in its treatment of the elements in the novel(C) not argue that the complex use of narrators orof time shifts indicates a sophisticated struc-ture(D) concentrate on those recalcitrant elements ofthe novel that are outside the novel’s mainstructure(E) primarily consider those elements of novelisticconstruction of which the author of the novelwas aware20. The author of the passage suggests which of thefollowing about Hamlet?I.Hamlet has usually attracted critical interpreta-tions that tend to stiffen into theses.II.Hamlet has elements that are not amenableto an all-encompassing critical interpretation.III. Hamlet is less open to an all-encompassingcritical interpretation than is WutheringHeights.IV. Hamlet has not received a critical interpretationthat has been widely accepted by readers.(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and IV only(D) III and IV only (E) I, II, and III onlyThe determination of the sources of copper ore used in the manufacture of copper and bronze artifactsof Bronze Age civilizations would add greatly to ourknowledge of cultural contacts and trade in that era.(5) Researchers have analyzed artifacts and ores for theirconcentrations of elements, but for a variety of reasons,these studies have generally failed to provide evidence ofthe sources of the copper used in the objects. Elementalcomposition can vary within the same copper-ore lode, (10) usually because of varying admixtures of other elements,especially iron, lead, zinc, and arsenic. And high con-centrations of cobalt or zinc, noticed in some artifacts,appear in a variety of copper-ore sources. Moreover,the processing of ores introduced poorly controlled (15) changes in the concentrations of minor and trace ele-ments in the resulting metal. Some elements evaporateduring smelting and roasting; different temperaturesand processes produce different degrees of loss. Finally,flux, which is sometimes added during smelting to (20) remove waste material from the ore, could add quanti-ties of elements to the final product.An elemental property that is unchanged throughthese chemical processes is the isotopic composition of each metallic element in the ore. Isotopic composition, (25) the percentages of the different isotopes of an elementin a given sample of the element, is therefore particularlysuitable as an indicator of the sources of the ore. Ofcourse, for this purpose it is necessary to find an elementwhose isotopic composition is more or less constant (30) throughout a given ore body, but varies from one copperore body to another or, at least, from one geographicregion to another.The ideal choice, when isotopic composition is used to investigate the source of copper ore, would seem to (35) be copper itself. It has been shown that small butmeasurable variations occur naturally in the isotopiccomposition of copper. However, the variations arelarge enough only in rare ores; between samples ofthe common ore minerals of copper, isotopic variations (40) greater than the measurement error have not beenfound. An alternative choice is lead, which occurs inmost copper and bronze artifacts of the Bronze Age inamounts consistent with the lead being derived fromthe copper ores and possibly from the fluxes. The (45) isotopic composition of lead often varies from onesource of common copper ore to another, with varia-tions exceeding the measurement error; and preliminarystudies indicate virtually uniform isotopic composition of the lead from a single copper-ore source. While (50) some of the lead found in an artifact may have beenintroduced from flux or when other metals wereadded to the copper ore, lead so added in Bronze Age processing would usually have the same isotopic compo-sition as the lead in the copper ore. Lead isotope studies (55) may thus prove useful for interpreting the archaeo-logical record of the Bronze Age.21. The primary purpose of the passage is to(A) discuss the techniques of analyzing leadisotope composition(B) propose a way to determine the origin ofthe copper in certain artifacts(C) resolve a dispute concerning the analysis ofcopper ore(D) describe the deficiencies of a currently usedmethod of chemical analysis of certainmetals(E) offer an interpretation of the archaeologicalrecord of the Bronze Age22. The author first mentions the addition of flux during smelting (lines 18-21) in order to(A) give a reason for the failure of elementalcomposition studies to determine ore sources(B) illustrate differences between various BronzeAge civilizations(C) show the need for using high smeltingtemperatures(D) illustrate the uniformity of lead isotopecomposition(E) explain the success of copper isotopecomposition analysis23. The author suggests which of the following about a Bronze Age artifact containing high concentrationsof cobalt or zinc?(A) It could not be reliably tested for its elementalcomposition.(B) It could not be reliably tested for its copperisotope composition.(C) It could not be reliably tested for its leadisotope composition.(D) It could have been manufactured from orefrom any one of a variety of sources.(E) It could have been produced by the additionof other metals during the processing of thecopper ore.24. According to the passage, possible sources of thelead found in a copper or bronze artifact includewhich of the following?I.The copper ore used to manufacture theartifactII. Flux added during processing of the copper ore III. Other metal added during processing of thecopper ore(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only(D) II and III only (E) I, II , and III25. The author rejects copper as the “ideal choice”mentioned in line 33 because(A) the concentration of copper in BronzeAge artifacts varies(B) elements other than copper may beintroduced during smelting(C) the isotopic composition of copperchanges during smelting(D) among common copper ores, differencesin copper isotope composition are toosmall(E) within a single source of copper ore,copper isotope composition can varysubstantially26. The author makes which of the followingstatements about lead isotope composition?(A) It often varies from one copper-ore sourceto another.(B) It sometimes varies over short distances ina single copper-ore source.(C) It can vary during the testing of artifacts,producing a measurement error.(D) It frequently changes during smelting androasting.(E) It may change when artifacts are buriedfor thousands of years.27. It can be inferred from the passage that the useof flux in processing copper ore can alter thelead isotope composition of the resulting metalEXCEPT when(A) there is a smaller concentration of lead inthe flux than in the copper ore(B) the concentration of lead in the flux isequivalent to that of the lead in the ore(C) some of the lead in the flux evaporatesduring processing(D) any lead in the flux has the same isotopiccomposition as the lead in the ore(E) other metals are added during processingDirections: 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 distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.28. MUTTER:(A) please oneself (B) resolve conflict(C) speak distinctly (D) digress randomly(E) omit willingly29. TRANSPARENT:(A) indelicate (B) neutral (C) opaque(D) somber (E) tangible30. ENSEMBLE:(A) complement (B) cacophony(C) coordination (D) preface(E) solo31. RETAIN:(A) allocate (B) distract (C) relegate(D) discard (E) misplace32. RADIATE:(A) approach (B) cool (C) absorb(D) tarnish (E) vibrate33. EPICURE:(A) a person ignorant about art(B) a person dedicated to a cause(C) a person motivated by greed(D) a person indifferent to food(E) a person insensitive to emotions34. PREV ARICATION:(A) tact (B) consistency (C) veracity(D) silence (E) proof35. AMORTIZE:(A) loosen (B) denounce(C) sudden ly increase one’s indebtedness(D) wisely cause to flourish(E) grudgingly make provision for36. EMACIATION:(A) invigoration (B) glorification(C) amelioration (D) inundation(E) magnification37. UNALLOYED:(A) destabilized (B) unregulated(C) assimilated (D) adulterated(E) condensed38. MINATORY:(A) reassuring (B) genuine(C) creative (D) obvious (E) awkward。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷19(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷19(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Even though formidable winters are the norm in the Dakotas, many people were unprepared for the ________ of the blizzard of 1888.A．inevitabilityB．ferocityC．importanceD．probabilityE．mildness正确答案：B解析：- 方程等号：Even though即使，反义重复。

-强词和对应：根据题意，unprepared(没有准备的)和norm根据Even though取反所以formidable指向空格，取同，体现人们没有准备好应对1888年的“可怕的”暴风雪。

inevitability必然性，ferocity猛烈，importance重要性，probability可能性，mildness温和。

答案选B。

知识模块：填空2．As the first streamlined car, the Airflow represented a (i)________ in automotive development, and although its sales were (ii)________, it had an immense influence on automobile design.A．milestone…disappointingB．breakthrough…significantC．regression…unimportantD．misjudgment…calculableE．revolution…tolerable正确答案：A解析：空格(ii)：- 方程等号：although即使，反义重复。

GRE测验verbal语文试题

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q1:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.A.as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many ofher most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should beB.as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many ofher most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness beingC.in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many ofher most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness beingD.a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her mostardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness beE. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her mostardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q2:By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.A.their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent,a market rangingB.from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in thecountry, which rangesC.to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in thecountry, a market rangingD.in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in thecountry, which rangesE.to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market,which ranges------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q3:A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a product. But large profits on the mew product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the mew product’s capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?A.The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that theargument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by theargument.B.The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; thesecond is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.C.The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; thesecond is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.D.The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses;the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.E.The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy isunlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain theappeal of that strategy.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q4 to Q6:The fields of antebellum (pre-CivilWar) political history and women’s his-tory use separate sources and focusLine on separate issues. Political histori-(5)ans, examining sources such as votingrecords, newspapers, and politicians’writings, focus on the emergence in the1840’s of a new “American politicalnation,” and since women were neither(10)voters nor politicians, they receive littlediscussion. Women’s historians, mean-while, have shown little interest in thesubject of party politics, instead draw-ing on personal papers, legal records(15)such as wills, and records of femaleassociations to illuminate women’sdomestic lives, their moral reformactivities, and the emergence of thewoman’s rights movement.(20) However, most historians haveunderestimated the extent and signifi-cance of women’s political allegiancein the antebellum period. For example,in the presidential election campaigns(25)of the 1840’s, the Virginia Whig partystrove to win the allegiance of Virginia’swomen by inviting them to rallies andspeeches. According to Whig propa-ganda, women who turned out at the(30)party’s rallies gathered informationthat enabled them to mold party-loyalfamilies, reminded men of moral valuesthat transcended party loyalty, and con-ferred moral standing on the party.(35)Virginia Democrats, in response,began to make similar appeals towomen as well. By the mid-1850’sthe inclusion of women in the rituals ofparty politics had become common-(40)place, and the ideology that justifiedsuch inclusion had been assimilatedby the Democrats.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q4:The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is toA.examine the tactics of antebellum political parties with regard to womenB.trace the effect of politics on the emergence of the woman’s rights movementC.point out a deficiency in the study of a particular historical periodD.discuss the ideologies of opposing antebellum political partiesE.contrast the methodologies in two differing fields of historical inquiry--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q5:According to the second paragraph of the passage (lines 20-42), Whig propaganda included the assertion thatA.women should enjoy more political rights than they didB.women were the most important influences on political attitudes within a familyC.women’s reform activities reminded men of important moral valuesD.women’s demonstrations at rallies would influence men’s voting behaviorE.women’s presence at rallies would enhance the moral standing of the party--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q6:According to the passage, which of the following was true of Virginia Democrats in the mid-1850’s?A.They feared that their party was losing its strong moral foundation.B.They believed that the Whigs’ inclusion of women in party politics had led to theWhigs’ success in many elections.C.They created an ideology that justified the inclusion of women in party politics.D.They wanted to demonstrate that they were in support of the woman’s rightsmovement.E.They imitated the Whigs’ efforts to include women in the rituals of party politics.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q7:A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.A.that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers,compared to a ratio of 42 timesB.that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, aratio that compares to 42 timesC.that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, ascompared to 42 times their pay, the ratioD.CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, ascompared to 42 times their pay, the ratioE.CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers,compared to the ratio of 42 times------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q8:The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.A.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet longand isB.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long andC.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long andbeingD.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feetlong and isE.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet longand it is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q9 to Q12:Over the last 150 years, largestretches of salmon habitat havebeen eliminated by human activity:Line mining, livestock grazing, timber(5)harvesting, and agriculture as wellas recreational and urban devel-opment. The numerical effect isobvious: there are fewer salmonin degraded regions than in pris-(10)tine ones; however, habitat lossalso has the potential to reducegenetic diversity. This is mostevident in cases where it resultsin the extinction of entire salmon (15)populations. Indeed, mostanalysts believe that some kindof environmental degradationunderlies the demise of manyextinct salmon populations. (20)Although some rivers havebeen recolonized, the uniquegenes of the original populationshave been lost.Large-scale disturbances in (25)one locale also have the potentialto alter the genetic structure ofpopulations in neighboring areas,even if those areas have pristinehabitats. Why? Although the (30)homing instinct of salmon to theirnatal stream is strong, a fractionof the fish returning from the sea(rarely more than 15 percent)stray and spawn in nearby (35)streams. Low levels of strayingare crucial, since the processprovides a source of novelgenes and a mechanismby which a location can be (40)repopulated should the fishthere disappear. Yet high ratesof straying can be problematicbecause misdirected fish mayinterbreed with the existing stock (45)to such a degree that any localadaptations that are presentbecome diluted. Strayingrates remain relatively low whenenvironmental conditions are (50)stable, but can increase dramati-cally when streams suffer severedisturbance. The 1980 volcaniceruption of Mount Saint Helens,for example, sent mud and debris (55)into several tributaries of theColumbia River. For the nextcouple of years, steelhead trout(a species included among thesalmonids) returning from the(60)sea to spawn were forced tofind alternative streams. Asa consequence, their rates ofstraying, initially 16 percent,rose to more than 40 percent(65)overall.Although no one has quantifiedchanges in the rate of strayingas a result of the disturbancescaused by humans, there is no(70)reason to suspect that the effectwould be qualitatively differentthan what was seen in theaftermath of the Mount SaintHelens eruption. Such a dra-(75)matic increase in straying fromdamaged areas to more pristinestreams results in substantialgene flow, which can in turn lowerthe overall fitness of subsequentgenerations.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q9:The primary purpose of the passage is toA.argue against a conventional explanation for the extinction of certain salmonpopulations and suggest an alternativeB.correct a common misunderstanding about the behavior of salmon in response toenvironmental degradation caused by human activitypare the effects of human activity on salmon populations with the effects ofnatural disturbances on salmon populationsD.differentiate the particular effects of various human activities on salmon habitatsE.describe how environmental degradation can cause changes in salmon populationsthat extend beyond a numerical reduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q10:It can be inferred from the passage that the occasional failure of some salmon to return to their natal streams in order to spawn provides a mechanism by whichA.pristine streams that are near polluted streams become polluted themselvesB.the particular adaptations of a polluted stream’s salmon population can bepreserved without dilutionC.the number of salmon in pristine habitats decreases relative to the number inpolluted streamsD.an environmentally degraded stream could be recolonized by new salmonpopulations should the stream recoverE.the extinction of the salmon populations that spawn in polluted streams isaccelerated--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q11:According to the passage, human activity has had which of the following effects on salmon populations?A.An increase in the size of salmon populations in some previously polluted riversB. A decline in the number of salmon in some riversC. A decrease in the number straying salmon in some riversD.A decrease in the gene flow between salmon populations that spawn in pollutedstreams and populations that spawn in pristine streamsE. A decline in the vulnerability of some salmon populations to the effects ofnaturally occurring habitat destruction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q12:The author mentions the “aftermath of the Mount Saint Helens eruption” (lines 73-74) most likely in order toA.provide an example of the process that allows the repopulation of rivers whoseindigenous salmon population has become extinctB.indicate the extent to which the disturbance of salmon habitat by human activityin one stream might affect the genetic structure of salmon populations elsewhereC.provide a standard of comparison against which the impact of human activity onthe gene flow among salmon populations should be measuredD.show how salmons’ homing instinct can be impaired as a result of severeenvironmental degradation of their natal streamsE.show why straying rates in salmon populations remain generally low except whenspawning streams suffer severe environmental disturbance------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q13:In the United States, of the people who moved from one state to another when they retired, the percentage who retired to Florida has decreased by three percentage points over the past ten years. Since many local businesses in Florida cater to retirees, this decline is likely to have a noticeably negative economic effect on these businesses. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?A.Florida attracts more people who move from one state to another when they retirethan does any other state.B.The number of people who move out of Florida to accept employment in otherstates has increased over the past ten years.C.There are far more local businesses in Florida that cater to tourists than there arelocal businesses that cater to retirees.D.The total number of people who retired and moved to another state for theirretirement has increased significantly over the past ten years.E.The number of people who left Florida when they retired to live in another statewas greater last year than it was ten years ago.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q14:That the application of new technology can increase the productivity of existing coal mines is demonstrated by the case of Tribnia’s coal industry. Coal output per miner in Tribnia is double what it was five years ago, even though no new mines have opened.Which of the following can be properly concluded from the statement about coal output per miner in the passage?A.If the number of miners working in Tribnian coal mines has remained constant inthe past five years, Tribnia’s total coal production has doubled in that period oftime.B.Any individual Tribnian coal mine that achieved an increase in overall output inthe past five years has also experienced an increase in output per miner.C.If any new coal mines had opened in Tribnia in the past five years, then theincrease in output per miner would have been even greater than it actually was.D.If any individual Tribnian coal mine has not increased its output per miner in thepast five years, then that mine’s overall output has declined or remained constant.E.In Tribnia the cost of producing a given quantity of coal has declined over thepast five years.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q15:In parts of South America, vitamin-A deficiency is a serious health problem, especially among children. In one region, agriculturists are attempting to improve nutrition by encouraging farmers to plant a new variety of sweet potato called SPK004 that is rich in beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. The plan has good chances of success, since sweet potato is a staple of the region’s diet and agriculture, and the varieties currently grown contain little beta-carotene.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the prediction that the plan will succeed?A.The growing conditions required by the varieties of sweet potato currentlycultivated in the region are conditions in which SPK004 can flourish.B.The flesh of SPK004 differs from that of the currently cultivated sweet potatoes incolor and texture, so traditional foods would look somewhat different whenprepared from SPK004.C.There are no other varieties of sweet potato that are significantly richer in beta-carotene than SPK004 is.D.The varieties of sweet potato currently cultivated in the region contain someimportant nutrients that are lacking in SPK004.E.There are other vegetables currently grown in the region that contain more beta-carotene than the currently cultivated varieties of sweet potato do.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q16:Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.A.a greater proportion than it wasB. a greater proportion thanC. a greater proportion than they have beenD.which is greater than was soE.which is greater than it has been------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q17:The spacing of the four holes on a fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite is just what is required to play the third through sixth notes of the diatonic scale—the seven-note musical scale used in much of Western music since the Renaissance. Musicologists therefore hypothesize that the diatonic musical scale was developed and used thousands of years before it was adopted by Western musicians. Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?A.Bone flutes were probably the only musical instrument made by Neanderthals.B.No musical instrument that is known to have used a diatomic scale is of an earlierdate than the flute found at the Neanderthal campsite.C.The flute was made from a cave-bear bone and the campsite at which the flutefragment was excavated was in a cave that also contained skeletal remains of cave bears.D.Flutes are the simplest wind instrument that can be constructed to allow playing adiatonic scale.E.The cave-bear leg bone used to make the Neanderthal flute would have been longenough to make a flute capable of playing a complete diatonic scale.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q18:It is illegal to advertise prescription medications in Hedland except in professional medical journals or by mail directly to physicians. A proposed law would allow generaladvertising of prescription medications. Opponents object that, in general, laypersons lack the specialized knowledge to evaluate such advertisements and might ask their physicians for inappropriate medications. But since physicians have the final say as to whether to prescribe a medication for a patient, the objection provides no grounds for concern.Which of the following would it be most useful to establish in order to evaluate the argument?A.Whether nonprescription medications can interact with and block the action ofany prescription medications that could be advertised to the general publicB.Whether most prescription medication advertisements directed at the generalpublic would be advertisements for recently developed medications newlyavailable by prescriptionC.Whether prescription medication advertisements directed at the general publicwould appear on television and radio as well as in printD.Whether physicians are more likely to pay attention to advertising directed to thegeneral public than to advertising directed to physiciansE.Whether physicians are likely to succumb to pressure from patients to prescribeinappropriate medications------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q19:Recently physicians have determined that stomach ulcers are not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but a bacterium that dwells in the mucous lining of the stomach.A.not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, butB.not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but are byC.caused not by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but byD.caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, butE.caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, but are by------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q20:Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.A.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete themB.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete itC.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to completeD.700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to completeE.to complete them too 700,000 artisans more than 36 years------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q21:That twenty-one ceramic dog figurines were discovered during the excavating of a 1,000-year-old Hohokam village in Tempe, Arizona, has nearly doubled the number of these artifacts known to exist.A.That twenty-one ceramic dog figurines were discovered during the excavatingB.Twenty-one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavationC.Discovering twenty-one ceramic dog figurines at the excavatingD.Ceramic dog figurines, twenty-one of which were discovered during excavatingE The discovery of twenty-one ceramic dog figurines during the excavation------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q22:City Official: At City Hospital, uninsured patients tend to have shorter stays and fewer procedures performed than do insured patients, even though insured patients, on average, have slightly less serious medical problems at the time of admission to the hospital than uninsured patients have. Critics of the hospital have concluded that the uninsured patients are mot receiving proper medical care. However, this conclusion is almost certainly false. Careful investigation has recently shown two things: insured patients have much longer stays in the hospital than necessary, and they tend to have more procedures performed than are medically necessary.In the city official’s argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?A.The first states the conclusion of the city official’s argument; the second providessupport for that conclusion.B.The first is used to support the conclusion of the city official’s argument; thesecond states that conclusion.C.The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the secondstates the position that the city official’s argument opposes.D.The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the secondprovides support for the conclusion of the city official’s argument.E.The first states the position that the city official’s argument opposes; the secondstates the conclusion of the city official’s argument.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q23:Past assessments of the Brazilian rain forest have used satellite images to tally deforested areas, where farmers and ranchers have clear-cut and burned all the trees, but such work has not addressed either logging, which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning down individual trees but do not denude the forest.A.which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burningB.which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burnC.which removes only selected trees, along with surface fires that burnD.removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burningE.removing only selected trees, as well as surface fires that burn------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q24:By sucking sap from the young twigs of the hemlock tree, tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid, causing needles to change color from deep green to grayish green and to drop prematurely.A.tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid, causing needles to change colorfrom deep green to grayish green and to dropB.tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid, and this causes the color of needlesto change from deep green to grayish green, and their droppingC.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, which causes needles to change color fromdeep green to grayish green, and droppingD.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, causing needles to change color from deepgreen to grayish green and to dropE.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, and this causes the color of needles tochange from deep green to grayish green, and the their dropping------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q25 to Q28:Recently biologists have beeninterested in a tide-associatedperiodic behavior displayed byLine the diatom Hantzschia virgata, a(5)microscopic golden-brown alga thatinhabits that portion of a shorelinewashed by tides (the intertidal zone).Diatoms of this species, sometimescalled “commuter” diatoms, remain(10)burrowed in the sand during hightide, and emerge on the sand sur-face during the daytime low tide.Just before the sand is inundated bythe rising tide, the diatoms burrow(15)again. Some scientists hypothesizethat commuter diatoms know that itis low tide because they sense anenvironmental change, such as analteration in temperature or a change(20)in pressure caused by tidal move-ment. However, when diatoms areobserved under constant conditionsin a laboratory, they still displayperiodic behavior, continuing to bur-。

GRE(VERBAL)阅读模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）阅读模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. PART ONEPART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）Mary Barton, particularly in its early chapters, is a moving response to the suffering of the industrial worker in the England of the 1840s. What is most impressive about the book is the intense and painstaking effort made by the author, Elizabeth Gaskell, to convey the experience of everyday life in working class homes. Her method is partly documentary in nature: the novel includes such features as a carefully annotate reproduction of dialect, the exact details of food prices in an account of a tea party, an itemized description of the furniture of the Bartons’living room, and a transcription (again annotated) of the ballad “The Oldham Weaver”. The interest of this record is considerable, even though the method has a slightly distancing effect.As a member of the middle class, Gaskell could hardly help approaching working-class life as an outside observer and a reporter, and the reader of the novel is always conscious of this fact. But there is genuine imaginative re-creation in her accounts of the walk in Green Heys Fields, of tea at the Bartons’house, and of John Barton and his friend’s discovery of the starving family in the cellar in the chapter “Poverty and Death.”Indeed, for a similarly convincing re-creation of such families’emotions and responses (which are more crucial than the material details on which the mere reporter is apt to concentrate), the English novel had to wait 60 years for the early writing of D. H. Lawrence. If Gaskell never quite conveys the sense of full participation that would completely authenticate this aspect of Mary Bartons, she still brings to these scenes an intuitive recognition of feelings that has its own sufficient conviction.The chapter “Old Aice’s History”brilliantly dramatizes the situation of that early generation of workers brought from the villages and the countryside to the urban industrial centers. The account of Job Leigh, the weaver and naturalist who is devoted to the study of biology, vividly embodies one kind of response to an urban industrial environment: an affinity for living things that hardens, by its very contrast with its environment, into a kind of crankiness. The early chapters —about factory workers walking out in spring into Green Heys Fields, about Alice Wilson, remembering in her cellar the twig-gathering for brooms in the native village that she will never again see, about job Leigh, intent on his impaled insects—capture the characteristic responses of a generation to the new and crushing experience of industrialism. The other early chapters eloquently portray the development of the instinctive cooperation with each other that was already becoming an important tradition among workers.1．It can be inferred from examples given in the last paragraph of the passagethat which of the following was part of “the new and crushing experience of industrialism”for many members of the English working class in the nineteenth century.A．Extortionate food pricesB．Geographical displacementC．Hazardous working conditionsD．Alienation from fellow workersE．Dissolution of family ties正确答案：B解析：examples指最后一段给出的四个例子，主要讲述了工人从农村到城市经历的环境变化。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷23(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷23(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．It was a war the queen and her more prudent counselors wished to (i)______ if they could and were determined in any event to (ii)______ as long as possible.A．provoke…delayB．denounce…denyC．instigate…concealD．curtail…promoteE．avoid…postpone正确答案：E解析：空格(i)：- 方程等号：war和the queen之间省略that。

that引导定语从句，修饰war，前后句意同义重复。

- 强词和对应：根据后文得知女王的顾问们是谨慎的(prudent)，因此prudent指向空格(i)，取同，体现女王和顾问们对战争采取“谨慎的”态度。

provoke激起，denounce公开指责，instigate激起，curtail 限制，avoid避免。

选项D和E合适，即“不轻易发动战争”。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷12(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷12(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gaining favor as ____ to increasingly expensive conventional housing.A．reactionB．an additionC．an introductionD．an alternativeE．a challenge正确答案：D解析：- 方程等号：After表示时间对比，反义重复。

- 强词和对应：逗号前说slow sales，逗号后说gaining favor(获得青睐，说明销售很好)，状态已经改变。

空格体现mobile homes和conventional housing对象取反。

reaction反应，addition 增加，introduction介绍，alternative替代，challenge挑战。

challenge(挑战)和gaining favor矛盾，排除。

答案选D。

知识模块：填空2．Just as such apparently basic things as rocks, clouds, and clams are, in fact, intricately structured entities, so the self, too, is not an “elementary particle,”but is ____ construction.A．a complicatedB．a convolutedC．a distortedD．an amorphousE．an illusory正确答案：A解析：- 方程等号：not…but…表示不是…而是…，前后取反。

GRE(VERBAL)阅读模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)

GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Opponents of the research institute label it (i)______anachronism: its scholars, they allege, have (ii)______rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.正确答案：B，E解析：冒号表示前后同义重复。

两空联动，同义重复。

commendable值得赞同的，elitist精英的，reprehensible应受指责的；affliction折磨，perquisite额外的好处，tribulation折磨。

答案选BE。

知识模块：基础填空2．O’Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is______about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.正确答案：D，F解析：冒号表示前后同义重复。

空袼与exaggerated fear(夸张的害怕)同义重复。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷25(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷25(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．The fact that a theory is (i)______ does not necessarily (ii)______ its scientific truth, which must be established by unbiased controlled studies.A．plausible...ensureB．popular…limitC．venerable…overrideD．cohesive…undermineE．cumbersome…alleviate正确答案：A解析：空格(i)+空格(ii)：- 根据题意，一个具有空格(i)特征的理论未必空格(ii)它的科学真理性。

not necessarily表示未必：if you say that something is not necessarily the case，you mean that it may not be the case or is not always the case。

体现对某种特征的否定，例如“好的未必就好”，“做坏事的未必就是坏人”。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷22(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷22(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Read’s apology to Heflin was not exactly abject and did little to (i)_______ their decades-long quarrel, which had been as (ii)_______ as the academic etiquette of scholarly journals permitted.A．encourage…sporadicB．dampen…courteousC．obscure…ceremoniousD．resolve…acrimoniousE．blur…sarcastic正确答案：D解析：空格(i)：- 方程等号：and连接平行结构，同义重复。

not取反。

little 取反。

- 强词和对应：and前面的内容说Read对Heflin的道歉算不上真正的卑微，即道歉没有用。

所以and后面应该也说道歉没有用，体现道歉对他们几十年的争吵(quarrel)没有(little)“缓解”。

encourage鼓励，dampen抑制，obscure掩盖，resolve解决，blur使模糊。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷10(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷10(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．As late as 1891 a speaker assured his audience that since profitable farming was the result of natural ability rather than (i)____, an education in agriculture was (ii)____.A．instruction…vitalB．effort…difficultC．learning…uselessD．science…intellectualE．luck…senseless正确答案：C解析：空格(i)：-方程等号：rather than而不是，反义重复。

- 强词和对应：natural ability指向空格(i)，根据rather than取反，体现“非自然能力”。

instruction 教导，effort努力，learning学习，science科学，luck运气。

选项A、B、C、D 合适。

空格(ii)：- 方程等号：since表示因果，同义重复。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷18(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷18(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Job failure means being fired from a job, being asked to resign, or leaving (i)____ to protect yourself because you had very strong evidence that one of the first two was (ii)____.A．voluntarily…impendingB．abruptly…significantC．knowingly…operativeD．understandably…pertinentE．eventually…intentional正确答案：A解析：空格(i)：- 方程等号：or连接平行结构，方向相同但是有差异。

- 强词和对应：前文描述工作失败的三种状态，其一是被解雇(被迫离开)，其二是被要求辞职(间接被迫离开)，因此空格(i)体现“不被迫”离开，即“主动”离开。

voluntarily自愿地，abruptly突然地，knowingly故意地，understandably可理解地，eventually终于。

GRE(VERBAL)模拟试卷50(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）模拟试卷50(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. 2. 3.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．While not______the arguments in favor of the proposal for new highway construction, the governor nevertheless decided to veto the proposal.正确答案：E解析：”Nevertheless” indicates that the governor s action—vetoing the proposal —was done despite some inclination to act otherwise. The first part of the sentence, then, must show that the governor had some reason to support the proposal. Thus the correct response, when preceded by “not,”should describe an attitude toward the arguments in favor of the proposal that would lead the governor to support it. Four of the choices, “optimistic about,”“convinced by,”“happy with,” and “sanguine about,”indicate positive attitudes. When they are negated by the “not” that precedes the blank, then, they all indicate reasons that the governor would not support the proposal, so they are the opposite of what is called for. However, if the governor was not “unsympathetic to”the arguments for the proposal, he would have had a reason to support the measure he ultimately vetoed. Thus the correct answer is unsympathetic to(Choice E).2．The children’s______natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.正确答案：A解析：The children’s natures are the opposite to those of their parents; since the parents are even tempered, the word that fills the blank must mean the opposite of even tempered. “Mercurial,”meaning quickly changing, exactly fits, so it is the correct choice. Although the other answer choices encompass a range of temperaments(“blithe”means happy, “phlegmatic”means unemotional, “apathetic”means uncaring), none suggest a tendency to change from one state to another, so none of them contrast as well with “even-tempered.”Thus the correct answer is mercurial(Choice A).3．The first major exhibits of modern art left the public(i)______, its(ii)______ intensified by the response of art critics, who stooped to vituperation to express their disgust with the new art.正确答案：A，D解析：The sentence implies that the public and the art critics had similar negative reactions to the modern art exhibits; the words “vituperation”and “disgust”further suggest that this reaction was very intense. Thus answers to both Blank(i)and Blank(ii)must be synonymous with “strong negative reaction.” The only combination of the answer choices that matches this meaning is “aghast”and “shock,”so this answer is correct.Thus the correct answer is aghast(Choice A)and shock(Choice D).4．While many outside the company attributed the company’s success to its president s(i)______, insiders realized that this success owed more to the president’s inflexibility than to any(ii)______that the president might be supposed to have displayed.正确答案：C，F解析：The second part of the sentence suggests that there is a contrast between a negative quality of the president(“inflexibility”)that was the actual primary cause of the company’s success and a positive quality named by Blank(ii)that the outsiders took to be the cause. Among the answer choices for Blank(ii), only “foresight”denotes a positive quality, so it is the correct answer. The sentence as a whole implies that the answer to Blank(i)must be similar in meaning to the answer for Blank(ii); the only answer choice that is synonymous with “foresight” is “prescience,” so it is the correct answer for Blank(i).Thus the correct answer is prescience(Choice C)and foresight(Choice F).5．With the rate of technological(i)______accelerating—many people now consider a personal computer(ii)______after three years—the question of how to properly dispose of old equipment is no small matter.正确答案：C，D解析：Since the last part of the sentence mentions the problem of disposing of old equipment, it is likely that the three-year-old personal computer described by Blank(ii)will be characterized by a word that suggests why it is being disposed of. Neither “familiar”nor “inestimable”suggests something that needs to be cast off, while “outdated”does; therefore, it is the correct response. Since the outdated three-year-old computer is presented as an example of the trend in technology mentioned in the first part of the sentence, Blank(i)must be completed with a word that characterizes this outdatedness. “Obsolescence”does exactly that, so it is the correct response. Neither “affordability”nor “complexity”is exemplified by computers that become quickly outdated, so they are incorrect.Thus the correct answer is obsolescence(Choice C)and outdated(Choice D).6．In the nineteenth century the(i)______advanced mechanical printing techniques made it possible for newspaper owners to print newspapers cheaply and in mass quantities, but unlike many other mechanized industries, wheremachines(ii)______workers, the new printing machines required trained compositors to run them, thereby(iii)______the demand for skilled printing labor.正确答案：A，D，I解析：The author states that in the nineteenth century great quantities of newspapers could be printed cheaply, and Blank(i)calls for something related to advanced mechanical printing techniques that allowed this to happen. Of the choices, “great expense of”contradicts the assertion that newspaper printing became cheap, while “extensive resistance to” advanced technology would likely result in no notable changes in the industry. Thus “wide application of”is the correct answer. Blank(iii)must describe the effect of new printing machines on the skilled labor market. Since the author states that these machines required trained workers, jobs would have been created that did not previously exist. Thus the correct answer is “increasing.” As for the other choices, there is no evidence that the demand for skilled printing labor was ignored and no mention of future demand for skilled labor that might have been anticipated. Blank(ii)requires a word that characterizes the effect of machines on workers in other mechanized industries, which the author contrasts to the newspaper industry’s need for trained operators. The implication is that the mechanization of other industries did not require trained workers but rather that machines simply replaced human labor. This suggests that the answer to Blank(ii)is “marginalized.” Since the passage contains no references to workers’ interest in the machines or to their working conditions, neither “intrigued”nor “isolated”makes sense.Thus the correct answer is wide application of(Choice A), marginalized(Choice D), and increasing(Choice I).7．It may be that a kind of pendulum is built into United States politics: if a particular interest group scores a major victory, its supporters(i)______and its adversaries (ii)______their efforts, so that the victory is soon(iii)______.正确答案：B，E，G解析：The colon indicates that the second half of the sentence will explain the first. What is being explained is an analogy between United States politics and a pendulum, so it follows that the second half of the sentence shows how momentum in politics swings back and forth. Blank(iii)must be filled with a word that describes this seesawing effect; “reversed” does so. “Augmented” instead suggests momentum that builds upon itself, while “institutionalized” would characterize change that once made is difficult to undo, so neither of those choices fit. Blanks(i)and(ii)then must be filled with a pair of choices whose contrast explains why reversals in political momentum happen. “Grow complacent” and “redouble” do this, suggesting that the motivation of partisans on both sides of an issue is affected in opposite ways by a victory for either side. For Blank(i), “become even more focused” suggests that other victories for the winning side would follow the initial one, while “consider new possibilities” implies an expansion rather than a reversal of a political agenda. For Blank(ii), neither “abandon” nor “defend” suggests the political will that could lead to the reversal of adefeat.Thus the correct answer is grow complacent(Choice B), redouble(Choice E), and reversed(Choice G).SECTION 2Directions: 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 similar to that expressed in the original pair.8．If big sums are to be spent on cleaning up environmental disasters, it is better to spend them on unglamorous but______problems such as unsanitary water in Third World countries.A futileB ephemeralC pressingD controversialE transitoryF critical正确答案：C，F解析：The blank calls for words that characterize the types of environmental problems worth spending large sums on. Among the choices are two sets of near synonyms: “ephemeral/transitory” and “pressing/critical.” Of these two pairings, only the latter makes sense in the context of the rest of the sentence—it would be unlikely for anyone to advocate spending large sums on problems that will be quickly gone without any intervention, as “ephemeral”and “transitory”imply, nor would unsanitary water likely be characterized as a merely temporary dilemma. Of the other two options, neither “futile”nor “controversial”has a synonym among the answer choices, so they can be ruled out on that account; in addition, neither would be used to justify the expenditure of large sums of money.Thus the correct answer is pressing(Choice C)and critical(Choice F).9．The process of establishing a literary canon is seen by some as, in part, an attempt by certain scholars to make their own labors central and to relegate the work of others to______status.A orthodoxB marginal C mainstream D definitive E conditional F peripheral正确答案：B，F解析：The attempt by certain scholars to make their own work central is contrasted to the way they treat the work of others. The blank, then, must be completed with a pairing whose meaning is the opposite of central. Of the choices, “orthodox,”“mainstream,” and “definitive” are all too close in meaning to “central”to provide the necessary contrast; therefore they are incorrect. “Conditional” suggests a status that is yet to be determined, a nuance unsupported by anything else in the sentence; therefore it is also incorrect. The two remaining answers, “marginal”and “peripheral,” are synonyms with meanings that contrast nicely with “central.”Thus the correct answer is marginal(Choice B)and peripheral(Choice F).10．The mayor is more ideologically consistent than is widely believed: her long-term commitment to tax reform, for example, is not indicative of______.A perspicacityB capriciousnessC callousnessD ficklenessE clearheadednessFinsensitivity正确答案：B，D解析：The first part of the sentence suggests that the mayor is widely believed to be the opposite of ideologically consistent, while the portion of the sentence following the colon provides support for the assertion that her reputation for wavering is undeserved. The blank, then, must be completed with words that mean the opposite of ideological consistency. “Capriciousness”and “fickleness”are both opposites of consistency, so they are the correct answers. Of the other possible responses, one other pairing—”insensitivity”and “callousness”—are synonyms that would yield sentences alike in meaning, while the other two choices are also close in meaning. But neither of these pairs provides the necessary contrast to consistency that the sentences structure calls for.Thus the correct answer is capriciousness(Choice B)and fickleness(Choice D).11．At first glance Watkins Park, with its meandering stream and its thicket of greenery, seems______; however, upon closer inspection one is quickly reminded that the park is in the middle of a major city.A bucolicB remarkableC urbanD noteworthyE pastoralF spurious正确答案：A，E解析：The sentence characterizes certain physical features of the park and contrasts them with the park’s location within a major city. The blank must describe those features so as to provide that contrast, which “urban”and “spurious”do not. While “remarkable”and “noteworthy”produce sentences with the same meaning, they also do not provide the required contrast between the park’s features and its location.Thus the correct answer is bucolic(Choice A)and pastoral(Choice E).12．Although relying on much of the recent scholarship on the bison, Lott’s book is a distinctly______and even idiosyncratic contribution to the field.A derivativeB originalC innovativeD imitativeE insightfulF surprising正确答案：B，C解析：The “although” that begins the sentence indicates that the words that fill the blank will contrast with the author’s reliance on recent scholarship. Of the choices, “derivative” and “imitative” both describe works that lean too heavily on the work of others; since these would not form a contrast with the first part of the sentence, they do not fit the blank. “Original”and “innovative”do describe qualities that are the opposite of reliant on the work of others, and they also yield sentences that are alike in meaning, so they are the correct answers. Of the other two responses, while both “insightful” and “surprising” contrast in some ways with the first part of the sentence, neither has a synonym among the other choices.Thus the correct answer is original(Choice B)and innovative(Choice C).The binary planet hypothesis—that Earth and the Moon formed simultaneously by the accretion of smaller objects—does not explain why the Moons iron core is so small relative to the Moons total volume, compared with Earth’s core relative to Earths total volume. According to the giant-impact hypothesis, the Moon was created during a collision between Earth and a large object about the size of Mars. Computer simulations of this impact show that both of the objects would melt in the impact and the dense core of the impactor would fall as molten rock into the liquefied iron core of Earth. The ejected matter—mantle rock that had surrounded the cores of both objects —would be almost devoid of iron. This matter would become the Moon.13．According to the passage, the binary planet hypothesis holds thatA．Earth and the Moon were formed at the same timeB．smaller objects joined together to form Earth and the MoonC．the Moons core is the same absolute size as Earths core正确答案：A，B解析：Choices A and B are correct. The question asks what the binary planet hypothesis holds.Choice A is correct: According to the first sentence of the passage, the binary planet hypothesis holds that “Earth and the Moon formed simultaneously,”that is, at the same time.Choice B is correct: According to the first sentence of the passage, the binary planet hypothesis holds that Earth and the Moon formed “by the accretion of smaller objects,” that is, by smaller objects joining together.Choice C is incorrect: The passage does not mention the absolute sizes of Earths core and the Moons core; it only compares their sizes relative to the volumes of the two objects.14．The giant-impact hypothesis as described in the passage answers all of the following questions EXCEPT:A．What happened to the rock that surrounded the impactor s core after the impactor hit Earth?B．What happened to the impactor s core after the impactor hit Earth?C．Where did the impactor that collided with Earth originate?D．Why is the Moons iron core small relative to that of Earth?E．What was the size of the impactor relative to that of Mars?正确答案：B解析：The questions in Choices A, B, D, and E are all answered by the giant-impact hypothesis: for Choice A, the rock that surrounded the impactor s core “would become the Moon”; for Choice B, the impactor s core “would fall as molten rock into the liquefied iron core of the Earth”; for Choice D, the Moons iron core is small relative to the Earth’s core because the matter that formed the Moon was “almost devoid of iron”; and for Choice E, the passage states that the impactor was “a large object about the size of Mars.” But nothing in the passage refers to the origin ofthe impactor, so Choice B is the correct answer.15．Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?A．The development of one theory into another is outlined.B．Two explanations are provided, both of which are revealed as inadequate.C．A theory is presented, and then evidence that undermines that theory is discussed.D．Similarities and differences between two theories are described.E．A flawed hypothesis is introduced, and then an alternative hypothesis is presented.正确答案：E解析：The passage begins by presenting the binary planet hypothesis about the formation of Earth and the Moon and claiming that the hypothesis fails to explain the disparity in the sizes of Earths iron core and the Moon’s iron core relative to their volumes. The passage then introduces an alternative—the giant-impact hypothesis—and argues that this alternative explains the disparity better. Thus, Choice E is correct. The second theory is not presented as having been developed out of the first, so Choice A is incorrect; only the first theory is revealed as inadequate, so Choice B is incorrect; and the two theories are not compared extensively, so Choice D is incorrect. Although “a theory[the binary planet hypothesis]is presented, and then evidence that undermines that theory[the disparity related to iron cores]is discussed,”that description fails to capture the organization of the passage as a whole, so Choice C is incorrect.Most recent work on the history of leisure in Europe has been based on the central hypothesis of a fundamental discontinuity between preindustrial and industrial societies. According to this view, the modern idea of leisure did not exist in medieval and early modern Europe: the modern distinction between the categories of work and leisure was a product of industrial capitalism. Preindustrial societies had festivals(together with informal and irregular breaks from work), while industrial societies have leisure in the form of weekends and vacations. The emergence of leisure is therefore part of the process of modernization. If this theory is correct, there is what Michel Foucault called a conceptual rupture between the two periods, and so the very idea of a history of leisure before the Industrial Revolution is an anachronism.To reject the idea that leisure has had a continuous history from the Middle Ages to the present is not to deny that late medieval and early modern Europeans engaged in many pursuits that are now commonly considered leisure or sporting activities—jousting, hunting, tennis, card playing, travel, and so on—or that Europe in this period was dominated by a privileged class that engaged in these pursuits. What is involved in the discontinuity hypothesis is the recognition that the people of the Middle Ages and early modern Europe did not regard as belonging to a common category activities(hunting and gambling, for example)that are usually classified together today under the heading of leisure. Consider fencing: today it maybe considered a “sport,” but for the gentleman of the Renaissance it was an art orscience. Conversely, activities that today may be considered serious, notably warfare, were often described as pastimes.Serious pitfalls therefore confront historians of leisure who assume continuity and who work with the modern concepts of leisure and sport, projecting them back onto the past without asking about the meanings contemporaries gave to their activities. However, the discontinuity hypothesis can pose problems of its own. Historians holding this view attempt to avoid anachronism by means of a simple dichotomy, cutting European history into two eras, preindustrial and industrial, setting up the binary opposition between a “festival culture”and a “leisure culture.” The dichotomy remains of use insofar as it reminds us that the rise of industrial capitalism was not purely a phenomenon of economic history, but had social and cultural preconditions and consequences. The dichotomy, however, leads to distortions when it reduces a great variety of medieval and early modern European ideas, assumptions, and practices to the simple formula implied by the phrase “festival culture.”16．The primary purpose of the passage is toA．refute the idea that the history of leisure is discontinuousB．show why one of two approaches is more useful in studying the history of leisureC．suggest the need for a new, more inclusive concept to replace the concept of leisureD．trace the development of a theory about the history of leisureE．point out the basis for, and the limits of, an approach to the history of leisure正确答案：E解析：The first paragraph of the passage tells us that the difference between preindustrial and industrial society in Europe was so great that “the modern distinction between the categories of work and leisure”(lines 4-5)cannot be meaningfully applied to the former, implying that there exists a discontinuity between the two periods. The second paragraph argues that the discontinuity approach can accommodate historical data. Finally, the third paragraph admits that, while useful in some respects, this approach “can pose problems of its own”(line 25)and briefly describes these problems. All this points to Choice E as correct.17．The author of the passage asserts that the “dichotomy”(line 26)can lead to which of the following?A．Reliance on only one of several equally valid theoretical approachesB．The imposition of modern conceptions and meanings on past societiesC．Failure to take into account the complexity of certain features of European cultureD．Failure to utilize new conceptual categories in the study of the history of leisureE．Failure to take account of the distinction between preindustrial and industrial societies正确答案：C解析：The word “dichotomy” appears only in the last paragraph of the passage. One of the key claims there is that the dichotomy “reduces a great variety... to the simple formula”(lines 31-33). Therefore Choice C is correct.18．According to the passage, the “simple dichotomy”(line 26)is useful primarily because it serves asA．a way of calling historians’attention to certain facts about the Industrial RevolutionB．an antidote to the oversimplification encouraged by such terms as “festival culture”C．a device for distinguishing between the work and the leisure activities of preindustrial EuropeansD．a way of understanding the privileged class of medieval Europe by viewing its activities in modern termsE．a tool for separating social history, including the history of leisure, from economic history正确答案：A解析：”Simple dichotomy” is mentioned in line 26. The passage states that this dichotomy “remains of use insofar as it reminds us that the rise of industrial capitalism”(lines 28-29)was not just an economic phenomenon, but also a social and a cultural phenomenon. This points to Choice A as correct.19．Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage as a whole?A．Two hypotheses are discussed, and evidence in support of one is presented.B．A hypothesis is presented and discussed, and a limitation to the hypothesis is identified.C．A hypothesis is proposed, its supposed advantages are shown to be real, and its supposed disadvantages are shown to be illusory.D．A problem is identified, two hypotheses are advanced to resolve it, and both are rejected.E．A problem is identified, two resolutions are proposed, and a solution combining elements of both is recommended.正确答案：B解析：The main purpose of the passage is to discuss the idea of “the central hypothesis of a fundamental discontinuity between preindustrial and industrial societies”(lines 1-3)in terms of the development of the concept of leisure. Most of the passage is focused on demonstrating the usefulness of this hypothesis; however, the second part of the third paragraph mentions some “distortions”(line 31)that may result if the hypothesis is accepted. Therefore Choice B is correct. Choices A, D, and E are incorrect, as only one hypothesis/solution is discussed in the passage. Choice C is incorrect, as the passage does not mention that the “distortions”(line 31)caused byaccepting the hypothesis are illusory.20．James W. Coleman’s book on John Edgar Widemans literary career addresses the needs of a general, if well-read, public rather than the esoteric vanities of scholarly specialists, whom he neither ignores nor flatters. To assume the former audience was familiar with every work Wideman ever penned would have been pretentious. Instead, Coleman furnishes more than ample descriptive criticism and background information, avoiding the cryptic allusiveness that is favored by some academic critics but that discourages the undergraduate audience he likely envisioned. Unfortunately, this accent on bringing serious Wideman criticism to a broader audience often frustrates the reader who wishes that announced themes, techniques, and stylistic devices would not whisk by as quickly as world capitals on a seven-day package tour of the globe.The reference to “a seven-day package tour of the globe”(line 10)is most likely meant to suggest a treatment that isA．inclusiveB．cursoryC．focusedD．broad basedE．substantial正确答案：B解析：Choice B is correct. The phrase occurs in the last sentence of the passage; this sentence claims that Coleman’s narrative progresses too fast, and the analogy with the “seven-day package tour of the globe”is meant to emphasize the fact that Coleman does not spend enough time on describing important aspects of Widemans work. Therefore the correct answer choice is “cursory.”21．The painter Peter Brandon never dated his works, and their chronology is only now beginning to take shape in the critical literature. A recent dating of a Brandon self-portrait to 1930 is surely wrong. Brandon was 63 years old in 1930, yet the painting shows a young, dark-haired man—obviously Brandon, but clearly not a man of 63.Which of the following, if justifiably assumed, allows the conclusion to be properly drawn?A．There is no securely dated self-portrait of Brandon that he painted when he was significantly younger than 63.B．In refraining from dating his works, Brandon intended to steer critical discussion of them away from considerations of chronology.C．Until recently, there was very little critical literature on the works of Brandon.D．Brandon at age 63 would not have portrayed himself in a painting as he had looked when he was a young man.E．Brandon painted several self-portraits that showed him as a man past the age of 60.正确答案：D解析：The passage concludes that the self-portrait must be improperly dated and cites as proof the discrepancy between Brandons actual age(63)in 1930 and hisyouthful appearance in the painting. The assumption is that a self-portrait depicts the artist’s current appearance; therefore, Choice D is the correct answer. Since the argument does not depend on the existence or absence of other self-portraits, Choices A and E are incorrect. The argument also does not depend upon Brandons motivations for not dating his works or upon the lack of critical literature about his work, so Choices B and C are incorrect.Experts have differed about where the genus Varanus(monitor lizards)originated. Because most existing species live in Australia, early researchers concluded that Varanus originated in Australia and subsequently island hopped westward along the Indo-Australian archipelago. Herpetologist Robert Mertens later argued that Varanus probably originated in the archipelago. Chromosomal analysis has since supported Mertens’ contention, and in addition, geologic evidence points to a collision between the archipelago and the Australian landmass after Varanus evolved—a fact that could account for the genus’ present distribution.A related puzzle for scientists is the present distribution of Varanus largest surviving species, the Komodo dragon. These carnivores live only on four small islands in the archipelago where, scientists note, the prey base is too small to support mammalian carnivores. But the Komodo dragon has recently been shown to manage body temperature much more efficiently than do mammalian carnivores, enabling it to survive on about a tenth of the food energy required by a mammalian carnivore of comparable size.22．It can be inferred from the passage that the geographical distribution of the Komodo dragon isA．currently less restricted than it was at the time researchers first began investigating the origins of the genus VaranusB．currently more restricted than it was at the time researchers first began investigating the origins of the genus VaranusC．less restricted than is the distribution of the genus Varanus as a wholeD．more restricted than is the distribution of the genus Varanus as a wholeE．viewed as evidence in favor of the hypothesis that the genus Varanus originated in the Indo-Australian archipelago正确答案：D解析：Choice D is correct. Because the Komodo dragon, a species of Varanus, is restricted to “four small islands in the archipelago” but “most existing species” of the genus Varanus as a whole live in Australia, the geographical distribution of the genus includes species in both places. The distribution of the Komodo dragon is restricted to only one of these places and is thus more restricted than the genus as a whole, not less restricted. Thus, Choice C is incorrect. Choices A and B are incorrect because the passage does not describe the specific change in the geographic distribution of the Komodo dragon, but rather just describes its present distribution. Choice E is incorrect because the passage does not present its discussion of the Komodo dragon as。

GRE(VERBAL)阅读模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）阅读模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. PART ONEPART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）SECTION 3Directions: 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.Late-eighteenth-century English cultural authorities seemingly concurred that women readers should favor history, seen as edifying, than fiction, which was regarded as frivolous and reductive. Readers of Marry Ann Hanway’s novel Andrew Stewart, or the Northern Wanderer, learning that its heroine delights in David Hume’s and Edward Gibbon’s histories, could conclude that she was more virtuous and intelligent than her sister, who disdains such reading. Likewise, while the na?ve, novel-addicted protagonist of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland, finds history a chore, the sophisticated, sensible character Eleanor Tilney enjoys it more than she does the Gothic fiction Catherine prefers. Yet in both cases, the praise of history is more double-edged than it might actually appear. Many readers have detected a protofeminist critique of history in Catherine’s protest that she dislikes reading books filled with men “and hardly any women at all.”Hanway, meanwhile, brings a controversial political edge to her heroine’s reading, listing the era’s two most famous religious skeptics among her preferred authors. While Hume’s history was generally seen as being less objectionable as his philosophy, there were widespread doubts about his moral soundness even as a historian by the time that Hanway was writing, and Gibbon’s perceived tendency to celebrate classical paganism sparked controversy from the first appearance of his history of Rome.1．The author’s primary purpose is thatA．the evidence used in support of a particular argument is questionableB．a distinction between two genres of writing has been overlookedC．a particular issue is more complex than it might appearD．two apparently different works share common featuresE．two eighteenth-century authors held significantly different attitudes toward a particular正确答案：A解析：A选项中的a particular argument指的是文化权威们认为“女人应该多读历史”的观点，evidence指的是第二、三句。

GRE(VERBAL)强化填空模拟试卷29(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）强化填空模拟试卷29(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Though (i)______ to some degree, telling a small lie sometimes enables one to avoid (ii)______ another’s feelings.A．necessary…mollifyingB．regrettable…harmingC．unfortunate…exaggeratingD．attractive…consideringE．difficult…resisting正确答案：B解析：空格(i)+空格(ii)：- 方程等号：though尽管，表示转折，句意取反。

avoid避免，相当于not，取反。

两次取反，最终同向。

空格(i)和空格(ii)联动取同，选一组同方向的词。

- 强词和对应：尽管撒一个小谎在某种程度上空格(i)，但是这么做有些时候能够避免空格(ii)他人的情感。

代入选项，necessary必要的…mollify平息，句意不符，排除；regrettable令人遗憾的…harm伤害，句意通顺，正确；unfortunate不幸的…exaggerate夸大，句意不符，排除；attractive吸引人的…consider考虑，句意不符，排除；difficult困难的…resist抵制，句意不符，排除。

GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷32(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷32(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Although optimists often encourage people to anticipate success, an excessive (i)______in future outcomes may be unrealistic, even (ii)______.正确答案：B，D解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

第二空与unrealistic(不真实的)同义重复。

delusional幻觉的，speculative深思熟虑的，judicious慎重的。

答案选D。

negation 否定，confidence自信，interest兴趣。

代入选项，第一空答案选B。

知识模块：基础填空2．Studying gray whales during the 1970s, marine biologist Mary Lou Jones dubbed one of her subjects “Amazing Graces” , for its friendliness was (i)______and its movements underwater (ii)______beyond description.正确答案：B，F解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷25(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷25(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．NASA engineer Gloria Yamauchi uses______approach to research, in that it draws on physics, aerodynamics, mathematics, and other fields.正确答案：B，C解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。

空格与physics，aerodynamics，mathematics，and other fields(物理学、空气动力学、数学以及其他学科)同义重复。

self-evident 不言而喻的，interdisciplinary跨学科的，eclectic混合的，economical节俭的，impractical不切实际的，unfeasible不切实际的。

答案选BC。

注：这里impractical 和unfeasible是干扰项，同表示“不切实际的”。

知识模块：基础填空2．Less confident employees tend to be______about asking for a pay increase, preferring to wait for their supervisors to raise the issue.正确答案：C，F解析：空格和Less confident同义重复。

GRE(VERBAL)阅读模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）阅读模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. PART ONEPART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）SECTION 3Directions: 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.Although the passenger pigeons, now extinct, were abundant in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America, archaeological studies at twelfth-century Cahokian sites in the present day United States examined household food trash and found that traces of passenger pigeon were quite rare. Given that the sites were close to a huge passenger pigeon roost documented by John James Audubon in the nineteenth century and that Cahokians consumed almost every other animal protein source available, Q2the archaeologists conducting the studies concluded the passenger pigeon population had once been very limited before increasing dramatically in post-Columbian America. Other archaeologists have criticized those conclusions on the grounds that passenger pigeon bones would not be likely to be preserved. But all the archaeological projects found plenty of bird bones- and even Q1tiny bones from fish.1．The author of the passage mentions “tiny bones from fish”primarily in order toA．explain why traces of passenger pigeon are rare at Cahokian sitesB．support a claim about the wide variety of animal proteins in the Cahokian diet C．provide evidence that confirms a theory about the extinction of the passenger pigeonD．cast doubt on the conclusion reached by the archaeologists who conducted the studies discussed in the passageE．counter an objection to an interpretation of the data obtained from Cahokian sites正确答案：E解析：E选项中的an interpretation指的是认为十二世纪的美国没鸽子的这个观点，objection指的是第三句，本题定位到第四句，这句话针对上句话取反，因此counter这个词使用无误。

GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. PART ONEPART 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．Excessive secrecy tends to(i)______excessive curiosity and thus serves to (ii)______ the very impulses against which it guards.正确答案：C，E解析：tends to和and thus分别表示同义重复。

过量的秘密招致过多的好奇心；过多的好奇心招致不好的东西。

填入两个表示“激发，引起”的词即可。

inhibit 抑制，satisfy使满意，invite招致；deride嘲弄，provoke引发，limit限制。

答案选CE。

知识模块：基础填空2．In frigid regions a layer of permafrost under the soil surface prevents water from sinking deep into the soil, and so the water (i)______the land, helping to create bog and (ii)______ conditions.正确答案：C，E解析：and so表示前后同义重复；and表示前后同义重复。

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