GRE英语考试模拟试卷21试卷.doc

GRE英语考试模拟试卷21试卷

[模拟] 120

选择

第1题：

Smith is________, to the degree that he seldom disguises his contempt towards________activities.

A.a firebrand ... religious

B.a dilettante ... convivial

C.a philistine ... intellectual

D.a misanthrope ... individualistic

E.a plebian ... common

第2题：

Except in times of________, we would scarcely allow public officials to declare states of

emergency that replace some normal rules with those more________to extraordinary circumstances.

A.debate … diffident

B.serenity … indifferent

C.catastrophe … germane

D.obedience … ill-suited

E.disaster … hostile

第3题：

Sadly, Americans of every ethnicity still demand

ideological________among their own kind——

although we''re all multiculturalists now, we''re much

more________discussing diversity across the rainbow than within each color.

A.conformity … comfortable

B.hegemony … cantankerous

C.resonance … sensitive

D.subservience … catholic

E.reflection … generous

第4题：

The request to censor the art work of criminals, to which the courts sometimes surrender, might be more reasonable if exposure were somehow________to the criminals, instead of humbling them.

A.ennobling

B.intriguing

C.beneficial

D.nebulous

E.tangential

第5题：

Ancient people felt much________concerning the notion that the appearance of comets was

inauspicious, but nevertheless exhibited________concerning the proper reaction to the phenomenon.

A.conviction ... apprehension

B.apathy ... ignorance

C.disparity ... discord

D.consensus ... disagreement

E.suspicion ... hesitancy

第6题：

A gulf remains between negotiators from the rich world, who are so skeptical they hope to see

the treaty''s ambitious provisions________, and those from poor countries, who want them________.

A.explicated … ignored

B.diluted … strengthened

C.absconded … delivered

D.reinforced … removed

E.relaxed … loosened

第7题：

In no sense________, the billionaire''s fortunes survived yet another financial panic that saw

the bankruptcy of thousands of more prudent investors.

A.realistic

B.immutable

C.mercurial

D.impecunious

E.considerable

Passage A

The spatial distribution of different racial and ethnic populations demonstrates that segregation persists in virtually all of America's housing markets, from large urban areas to rural counties. What exactly are the ill-effects of this demographic isolation? The most extreme geographic segregation is unique to black Americans and apparently unrelated to economic status and not explained by preferences for the residence, thus strongly suggesting the persistence of racial discrimination. In contrast to poor whites, who typically live dispersed among better-off families, poor blacks, because of residential segregation, are concentrated in poor neighborhoods. As a result, residential segregation contributes to the problems of these areas, including high concentrations of poverty, educational failure, unemployment, extramarital parenthood, crime, and high mortality. In addition, the increasing importance of suburbs as centers for commerce and habitation has drained resources from inner cities and led to a cyclic decline in the political will to address poverty and urban decline, both of which disproportionately affect ethnic minorities.

第8题：

In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with________.

A.hypothesizing about a set of circumstances

B.chronicling the emergence of a phenomenon

paring two conflicting points of view

D.cataloging the cause and effects of a phenomenon

E.arguing the necessity of solving a problem

第9题：

According to the passage, the author would agree with which of the following statements

concerning the geographic segregation of black Americans?

Ⅰ. Black Americans segregation tends to be more intense than among other minorities, such as Hispanics and Asian-Americans.

Ⅱ. The poorest black Americans tend to live dispersed among more affluent blacks.

Ⅲ.Black segregation has taken the form of a vicious circle, perpetuating its own causes.