gre考试真题题库及解析(五)

Contrary to the popular conception that it is powered by

conscious objectivity, science often operates through

error, happy accidents, ______ and persistence in spite

of mistakes.

facts

controls

hunches

deductions

calculations

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答案：(C)

contrary to: prep.与...相反

happy: a.幸运的

hunch: n.基于直觉的想法,预感

persistence: n.1.坚持不懈,执意2.持续性,存留(状态)

deduction: n.1.减除,扣除2.演绎,推论

与某种盛的观念--即科学以有意识的客观性为其推动力--相反,科学常常是通过谬误, 幸运的巧合,直觉式的预感以及全然不管失误而坚持不懈的努力来操作运行的.

The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is

viewed by most art historians as a ____ , because, instead

of an increasingly ______ pictorial art, we find

degeneration.

milestone.. debased

consolidation.. diverse

calamity.. aberrant

regression.. sophisticated

continuation.. improved

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答案：(D)

transition from... to...: n.由...向...的转折(或转变,过渡)

Paleolithic: a.旧时器时代的

Neolithic: a.新时器时代的

picorial: a.1.绘画的2.形象生动的

degeneration: n.衰退,堕落,蜕化,倒退

milestone: n.里程碑,里程碑式的重大事件

debase: v.贬低(身份,人格,意义),贬值

consolidation: n.1.巩固2.联合,合并

calamity: n.灾祸,巨大的苦难

aberrant: a.偏离正路的,反常的,异常的

regression: n.倒退,退化,回归

sophisticated: a.1.复杂的,精密的,尖端的,高度发展的

2.老于世故的,失去天真的,矫揉造作的

3.老练的,富有经验的,精通的

4.不落浴套的,深奥微妙的,精致的

在绝大多数艺术史家看来,由旧石器时代向新石器时代的转变乃是一种倒退,因为我们发现的并不是某种渐臻精致复杂的绘画艺术,相反却是一种衰落.

Salazar's presence in the group was so _____ the others

that they lost most of their earlier ______; failure, for

them, became all but unthinkable.

reassuring to .. trepidation

unnoticed by.. curiosity

unusual to.. harmony

endearing to.. confidence

unexpected by.. exhilaration

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答案：(A)

presence: n.存在

all but(后接形容词或副词): adv.几乎(即等于almost)

reassuring: a.安慰(性)的,鼓励(性)的,使人放心的,消除疑虑的

trepidation: n.惊慌,悸惧

endearing: a.引人喜爱的,表达钟爱之情的

exhilaration: n.欢欣鼓舞,高兴,振奋

萨拉查在该团体中的存在对其他人是如此莫大的安慰鼓励,以到于他们此前的大部分恐慌心理已荡然无存;失败,对他们来说,已几近无法想象

The eradication of pollution is not merely a matter of

___, though the majestic beauty of nature is indeed an

important consideration.

economics

legislation

cleanliness

aesthetics

restoration

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答案：(D)

eradication: n.根除,杜绝

pollution: n.污染

legislation: n.1.立法,法律的制定(或通过) 2.法律,法规

aesthetics: n.美学,审美哲学

restoration: n.1.恢复2.复元,整修3.重新实施4.归还,返还

根除污染不仅仅是一个美学问题,尽管自然界那壮观的美丽确实是一个重要的考虑.

Despite an agreement between labor and management to

keep the print and electronic media ______ developments,

the details of the negotiations were ______ all but a

few journalists from the major metropolitan newspapers.

abreast of.. disclosed to

involved in.. leaded to

apprised of.. withheld from

speculating about.. denied to

ignorant of .. suppressed by

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答案：(C)

mangement: n.(企业,机关等的)管理人员,管理部门,经理部,资方

print:报界

electronic media: n.电台和电视一类的电子舆论媒体

metropolitan: a.大都会的,大城市的

all but(后接名词):除...之外的全部人(或事)

journalist: n.新闻记者

abreast: a.齐头并进的,并肩的,不落后于...的

keep abreast of(with): v.使与...齐头并进,使不落后于,使紧跟...的发展

disclose: v.1.使显露2.揭露,泄露,透露

leak: v.1.渗漏2.泄露(走漏)消息

apprise: v.(正式)通知,告知

withhold: v.1.使停止,阻挡2.拒给3.隐瞒