GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷23(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷23 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. PART ONE

PART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）

SECTION 1Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank

indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or

sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the

meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1． If Williams had a fault, it was an almost complete (i)______others, a

proclivity bordering on (ii)______.

正确答案：A，F

解析：border on的意思是“近似于”，前后同义重复。前后句意一致，且都是表示负面评价，答案是AF。trust in相信……，condescension toward自觉高……一等，sympathy for同情……；greed贪婪，reciprocity互惠，naivete天真。 知识模块：基础填空

2． Although the hardy emperor penguin survives in Antarctica in great numbers,

the region’s harsh climate is______to many species.

正确答案：C，D

解析：Although说明前后反义重复。空格与survives(生存)反义重复。indispensable必要的，necessary必要的，inhospitable(条件极差以至于)无法生存的，inclement(务件极差以至于)无法生存的，predictable可预测的，sustaining维持生存的。答案选CD。注：这里indispensable和necessary是干扰项，同表示“必要的”。 知识模块：基础填空

3． The defendant’s (i)______demeanor on the witness stand tended to

(ii)______ the jury’s impression that he had little respect for the law.

正确答案：C，D

解析：第一空与had little respect for the law(对法律不尊重)对应，第二空是“方程等号”。两空联动，若第二空填入表示逻辑同意的词，则第一空与上述内容同义重复；反之，则第一空与上述内容反义重复。remorseful悔恨的，deferential恭敬的，defiant公然反抗的；reinforce加强，palter欺骗，discompose使不安。答案选CD。 知识模块：基础填空

4． Metis, the innermost______of Jupiter, completes a full revolution around this

giant planet every seven hours.

正确答案：A，E

解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与revolution(公转)同义重复。moon卫星，constellation星域，core中心，midpoint中心，satellite卫星，atmosphere大气。答案选AE。注：这里core和midpoint是干扰项，同表示“中心”。 知识模块：基础填空

5． Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s statement “I’m sick and tired of

being sick and tired” was an intentional (i)______that illustrated Hamer’s

(ii)______about the plight of African Americans in the 1960s.

正确答案：A，E

解析：was表示判断，前后同义重复；about说明前后同义重复。第一空与“I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired”(“懈怠和疲惫使我感到懈怠和疲惫”)同义重复。redundancy冗余，euphemism委婉的说法，paradox对立，答案选A。第二空与plight(困境)同义重复。insouciance漠不关心，frustration受挫的状态，exukation狂喜。答案选E。 知识模块：基础填空

6． It was not until Dr. Anna Reinstein (i)______the results of her several

different research projects that the findings (ii)______into a single, definitive pattern.

正确答案：B，F

解析：not until…that…表示“直到……才……”，前后同义重复。compromise妥协，synthesize综合，repudiate否定；degenerate衰退，regress后退，crystallize综合成为。答案选BF。 知识模块：基础填空

7． Benjamin Franklin was renowned for being a______, having delved deeply

into fields as diverse as politics, business, diplomacy, statecraft, science, and

publishing.

正确答案：C，E

解析：逗号说明前后同义重复。空格与diverse(多样的)同义重复。sycophant马屁精，pedant书呆子，erudite博学者，nemesis强硬的对手，polymath博学者，opponent对手。答案选CE。第二组同义词是nemesis和opponent，都表示“对手”。 知识模块：基础填空

8． Readers who delight in rarefied words cannot help but be (i)______by the

esoteric (ii)______Annie Dillard expertly wields in her novel The Maytrees.

正确答案：B，D

解析：第一空与esoteric(晦涩的)同义重复。incense激怒，embroil陷入，extol高度赞扬.答案选B。第二空与words(词汇)同义重复.diction措辞，portent预兆，syllogism推理。答案选D。 知识模块：基础填空

9． Media reports alleged that the candidate’s campaign strategy was designed

to______ her opponent’s chances for election by defaming his reputation.

正确答案：A，B

解析：by说明前后同义重复。空格与defaming his reputation(搞臭他的名声)同义重复。hobble阻止，hamper阻止，expedite加强，decode解读，augment加强，accelerate加强。答案选AB。注：这里expedite，augment和accelerate是干扰项，同表示“加强”。 知识模块：基础填空

10． The widely documented (i)______between these two diseases has prompted

scientists to undertake studies to determine if treating one can (ii)______the other.

正确答案：B，D

解析：第二空与treating(治疗)对应；第一空表示两种疾病之间的逻辑关系。两空联动，若第一空填入逻辑正向，则第二空与treating同义重复；反之，则第二空与treating反义重复。disconnection无关，correlation相互关联，incoherency不连贯；ward off防止，bring about促成，duplicate复制。答案选BD。 知识模块：基础填空

11． Essentially a blues artist, Robert Cray plays music influenced by

progressive rock, yet he remains______the blues tradition.

正确答案：D，F

解析：yet说明前后反义重复。空格与influenced by(被……影响)反义重复。disparate to与……不同的，hampered by为……所妨碍，distinct from与……有区别，grounded in以……为基础，ambivalent toward与……不同的，founded on以……为基础。答案选DF。注：这里disparate to和ambivalent toward是干扰项，同表示“与……不同的”。 知识模块：基础填空

12． The new composite material exhibits an extraordinary degree of______,

which enables it to be molded into almost any shape.

正确答案：A，C

解析：which引导定语从句，前后同义重复。空格与enables it to be molded into

almost any shape(使它能被塑造成任何形状)同义重复。plasticity可塑性，resonance其振，malleability 可塑性，buoyancy弹性，impermeability不渗透性，empathy感同身受。答案选AC。 知识模块：基础填空

13． The forest ranger cautioned the hikers that their proposed route might prove

dangerous, but they ignored her______.

正确答案：C，D

解析：空格与cautioned(警告)同义重复。vacillation犹豫，indiscretion轻率，admonition劝告，counsel劝告，prohibition禁止，proscription禁止。答案选CD。注：这里prohibition和proscription是干扰项，同表示“禁止”。 知识模块：基