GRE Verbal模拟题 23

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷3(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 instructor’s voice was so______that most students preferred taking a test over listening to its grating sound.正确答案：A，E解析：so…that…表示前后同义重复。

后文说这个人声音难听，所以空格也应该体现声音难听。

harsh刺耳的，cajoling甜言蜜语的，melodious悦耳的，muted 无声的，strident剌耳的，euphonious悦耳的。

答案选AE。

注：这里melodious 和euphonious是干扰项，同表示“悦耳的”且与答案构成反义。

知识模块：基础填空2．Originally (i)______mainly by young, urban audiences, rap music was ultimately (ii)______by its appreciative listeners of all ages across the country.正确答案：A，F解析：Originally和ultimately表示时间上的对比。

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）综合模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. 2.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.1．X-ray examination of a recently discovered painting—judged by some authorities to be a self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh—revealed an underimage of a woman’s face. Either van Gogh or another painter covered the first painting with the portrait now seen on the surface of the canvas. Because the face of the woman in the underimage also appears on canvases van Gogh is known to have painted, the surface painting must be an authentic self-portrait by van Gogh.The conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?A．If a canvas already bears a painted image produced by an artist, a second artist who uses the canvas to produce a new painting tends to be influenced by the style of the first artist.B．Many painted canvases that can be reliably attributed to van Gogh contain underimages of subjects that appear on at least one other canvas that van Gogh is known to have painted.C．Any painted canvas incorrectly attributed to van Gogh would not contain an underimage of a subject that appears in authentic paintings by that artist.D．A painted canvas cannot be reliably attributed to an artist unless the authenticity of any underimage that painting might contain can be reliably attributed to the artist.E．A painted canvas cannot be reliably attributed to a particular artist unless a reliable x-ray examination of the painting is performed.正确答案：C解析：The passages argument makes a case for the painting’s being an authentic van Gogh self-portrait; it cites as evidence the fact that the canvas’s painted-over image is that of a woman who appears in other van Gogh paintings. This argument assumes that another artist would not have painted over the original image of the woman, so the correct answer is Choice C. Since the argument does not depend upon the painting’s stylistic elements or upon the commonalities between this and other van Gogh paintings, Choices A and B are incorrect. Choices D and E establish criteria for attribution beyond the passage’s argument, so they are incorrect as well.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.2．This composer has never courted popularity: her rugged modernism seems to defy rather than to______the audience.正确答案：C解析：The first part of the sentence asserts that the composer has never sought popularity, while the second part of the sentence explains what the composers style does instead. The blank, then, must be filled with a verb that is roughly synonymous with “court popularity.”The choice that best does this is “woo;”its correctness is confirmed by the fact that it also forms the best contrast with “defy.”None of the other choices indicates the desire to be liked by or to win over audiences that a synonym of “court popularity” would require.Thus the correct answer is woo(Choice C).3．The sight of a single actor portraying several characters in the same scene is no longer a shock to the average moviegoer, such special-effects trickery having become so______.正确答案：D解析：The blank calls for a term that would explain why the special effects that once astonished moviegoers no longer do so. “Commonplace” does this by suggesting that the technology has become so familiar that it no longer surprises; therefore, it is the correct answer. None of the other options suggests a change that would result in desensitizing moviegoers to the special effects on-screen.Thus the correct answer is commonplace(Choice D).4．Early studies often concluded that the public was______the propagandistic influence of mass communications, but one recent study indicates that, on the contrary, mass communications seldom produce marked changes in social attitudes or actions.正确答案：C解析：The recent study found that mass communications had negligible effects on the public. Since the recent study’s findings are contrary to those of earlier ones, the earlier studies must have found that the influence of mass communications was significant; thus, the blank must be filled with a word that indicates that the public is swayed by such communications. Of the choices, only “susceptible to” does this. Two of the other choices, “unaware of”and “unimpressed by,”indicate the opposite. “Scornful of” also indicates some resistance to mass communications, as does “coping with,” so those are incorrect as well. Thus the correct answer is susceptible to(Choice C).5．The figure-skating pair’s convincing victory last week was particularly(i)______to their rivals, who were in peak form and complained privately about the judging. That the pair won when their rivals were(ii)______too is alsoimpressive.正确答案：B,D解析：The fact that the winning pair’s rivals were “in peak physical form”suggests that these rivals had a reasonable expectation of victory; the fact that they “complained about the judging” indicates that they regarded the pair’s victory as not completely deserved. These two considerations suggest that the rivals had a negative reaction to the winning pair’s victory; the only answer choice for Blank(i)that matches this meaning is “irksome,”so it is correct. The second sentence reinforces the implication that the rivals were also strongly deserving of victory, and the word “too”suggests that the performances of the winning pair and of their rivals were comparable in quality. This points to “terrific”as the correct answer choice for Blank(ii). Thus the correct answer is irksome(Choice B)and terrific(Choice D).6．In his initial works, the playwright made physical disease(i)______factor in the action; from this, his early critics inferred that he had a predilection for focusing on(ii)______subject matter.正确答案：A,F解析：A writer who has “a predilection for focusing” on a thing makes that thing prominent in his or her work, so the answer to Blank(i)must be synonymous with “prominent”or “significant”; the answer choice that matches this meaning is “pivotal,” so it is correct. The answer to Blank(ii)must be a word that describes the subject matter of physical disease, so the correct choice is “morbid.”Thus the correct answer is a pivotal(Choice A)and morbid(Choice F).7．We have yet to(i)______the assessment of Canada’s biodiversity. Most of the vertebrates have been assessed, but our challenge will be the assessment of invertebrates and plants. This task is(ii)______not only because of the high number of species, but also because of the diversity, each species requiring a different approach.正确答案：B,F解析：The sentence implies that Canada’s invertebrates and plants have not yet been assessed, so the assessment of Canada’s biodiversity is not finished; therefore, the correct answer to Blank(i)is “complete.”The assessment of invertebrates and plants is described as a “challenge,” so the answer to Blank(ii)must be synonymous with “difficult.” The only answer choice that matches this meaning is “daunting,” so it is correct.Thus the correct answer is complete(Choice B)and daunting(Choice F).8．The company’s efforts to improve safety were apparently(i)______, at least according to the company’s own data, which showed that the(ii)______ incidents with the potential to cause a serious accident declined significantly.Nevertheless, independent analysts argue that those statistics are(iii)______.These analysts maintain that the company has consistently underestimated both the probability and the likelyeffects of accidents in the sensitive and poorly understood environment in which the company is operating.正确答案：B,D,G解析：Since the analysts found that the company’s statistics underestimated the potential for accidents, the answer to Blank(iii)must reflect the inaccuracy or inapplicability of those statistics. “Deceptive”is the only choice that does so. Blank(i)must then be answered with a choice that reflects the more positive view of accident prevention mat deceptive statistics might provide. “Frustrated” efforts would imply the opposite, and while “innovative” has positive connotations, the passage is concerned with the effectiveness of safety measures rather than with their novelty. Thus “successful”is the correct choice. Finally, the word for Blank(ii)describes something related to potentially dangerous incidents that would indicate improved safety if it were to decline. If “impediments to” or “attention to” such incidents were to decline, that would likely have the opposite implication. However, fewer such incidents would presumably be a sign of improved safety; thus “frequency of” is the correct response. Thus the correct answer is successful(Choice B), frequency of(Choice D), and deceptive(Choice G).9．Researchers trying to make it possible to trace counterfeit documents to the printer that produced them are(i)______the fact that the rotating drums and mirrors inside laser printers are imperfect devices that leave unique patterns of banding in their output. Although these patterns are(ii)______to the naked eye, they can be(iii)______and analyzed by computer programs that the researchers have spent the past year devising.正确答案：A,D,G解析：The “although” that begins the second sentence suggests that there is a contrast between the way the naked eye perceives the patterns in question and the way computer programs can view them. The answers to Blank(ii)and Blank(iii)must therefore reflect this contrast. “Invisible” and “detected” are the only pairing that does this. Blank(i)calls for a characterization of the relationship between the researchers and the inevitability of imperfections in printing technology. Since the passage asserts that researchers are using computers to analyze these imperfections, “exploiting”is the best choice for Blank(i). “Facing” does not imply the level of engagement detailed in the passage, while “manipulating” suggests that the researchers’ focus might be on changing the imperfections themselves, rather than analyzing them.Thus the correct answer is exploiting(Choice A), invisible(Choice D), and detected(Choice G).10．In her startlingly original writing, she went further than any other twentieth-century author in English(perhaps in any language)in(i)______literary language and form,(ii)______stylistic conventions, and(iii)______a rich and diverse structure of meaning.正确答案：A,D,I解析：The writer’s work is described as startlingly original, and the sentence specifies three ways in which the author achieved this originality. Therefore each blank must be filled with a word that reflects innovative rather than conventional ways of writing. For Blank(i), the choice must be “reinventing,”because neither “canonizing”nor “stabilizing”would indicate a break with traditional forms or language. Blank(ii)must contain a word that describes the writer’s relationship with convention; “undoing”is the only one that reflects originality. Blank(iii)likewise requires a word that conveys the novelty of the writers work. Both “replicating” and “borrowing”suggest a derivative approach to writing, so they are incorrect. “Introducing”implies that the writer’s structure is new; therefore it is the correct choice.Thus the correct answer is reinventing(Choice A), undoing(Choice D), and introducing(Choice I).11．The media once portrayed the governor as anything but ineffective; they now, however, make her out to be the epitome of______.正确答案：A解析：The sentence contrasts the media’s former and current depictions of the governor. Since the governor was once presented as “anything but ineffective,”the media once saw her as extremely competent. It follows that the phrase completed by the blank will have the opposite meaning. To be the epitome of something is to be representative of that trait, so the blank must be filled with a word that implies incompetence. “Brilliance,”“dynamism,” and “punctiliousness” are all positive traits, so they do not work in this context. “Egoism,” while often thought of as a negative trait, does not imply incompetence. That leaves “fecklessness,”whose meaning includes ineffectiveness, making it a very good contrast with the first half of the sentence. Thus, the correct answer is fecklessness(Choice A).12．For most of the first half of the nineteenth century, science at the university was in ______state, despite the presence of numerous luminaries.正确答案：B解析：Since the presence of numerous luminaries, a positive thing, is portrayed as a factor that runs counter to the general state of science at the university, that general state must be negative. Therefore the word that fills the blank must describe a generally negative atmosphere. “Pathetic”certainly does. Of the other answers, “scintillating,”meaning brilliant, is just the opposite of what is called for, while “veracious” is similarly too positive. “Controversial” and “incendiary” both describe an argumentative or explosive environment that would not necessarily be mitigated by the presence of numerous luminaries.Thus the correct answer is a pathetic(Choice B).13．In a recent history of the Renaissance, by showing how the artistic efflorescence of that era was(i)______linked to its commercial vitality, Jardinedemonstrated that the spirit of acquisitiveness may be(ii)______that of cultural creativity.正确答案：B,E解析：The sentence talks about Jardine’s demonstrating a certain general relation between two social phenomena(“spirit of acquisitiveness” and “cultural creativity”)by showing that this relation was held between two particular historical instances of these phenomena(“commercial vitality”and “artistic efflorescence”of the Renaissance). Therefore, the phrase “(i)______linked to”and the answer to Blank(ii)must be identical or very similar in meaning. The only answer choices that are related in this way are “intimately”and “inseparable from”: if two things are “intimately linked,”then they are very plausibly “inseparable from” each other.Thus the correct answer is intimately(Choice B)and inseparable from(Choice E).14．The setting in which the concert took place(i)______: the groups performance was elegant and polished, but the sound, which seeped across the cold, unresonant high school auditorium, was oddly(ii)______, given the energy the players seemed to be putting into it.正确答案：A,E解析：The “but”in the sentence suggests that there is a contrast between the groups overall performance and the quality of the sound; since the former is given a positive description(“elegant and polished”), the description of the latter in Blank(ii)must be negative. Furthermore, the quality of the sound must be in contrast with the apparent energy of the performers. The only answer choice for Blank(ii)that meets these conditions is “tepid,” so it is correct. The sentence as a whole suggests that the setting of the concert had a negative effect on the performance; the answer choice for Blank(i)that best fits this meaning is “exacted a toll,”so it is correct.Answer Choice B for Blank(i), “encouraged nervousness,” is also negative in meaning, but it is incorrect, because the sentence does not talk about the psychological state of the musicians or the audience.Thus the correct answer is exacted a toll(Choice A)and tepid(Choice E).15．The governor has long been obsessed with excising the media from the politician-public relationship. That’s been the unifying aim of all her seemingly disconnected ventures since entering public life: a determination to(i)______, and eventually (ii)______, the media’s hold on political communication.正确答案：B,F解析：Blanks(i)and(ii)must describe what the governor wants to do to “the media’s hold on political communication.” From the first sentence, it is clear that the governor’s goal is to “excise”or eliminate the media as an intermediary between politicians and the public; this must be the meaning of the answer to Blank(ii), which describes the governor’s eventual, or long-term, goal. The only answer choice forBlank(ii)that has this meaning is “end,” so it is correct. The answer to Blank(i)must be a word that denotes the initial phase of a gradual process that ends with the complete elimination of the media’s influence; the answer choice that fits this meaning is “erode,” so it is correct. Thus the correct answer is erode(Choice B)and end(Choice F).16．Female labor was essential to the growth of eighteenth-century European textile industries, yet it remains difficult to(i)______. Despite significant(ii)______in research about women, the role of female labor remains the single most glaring omission in most economic analyses of the history of European industrialization. Women far outnumbered men as workers in the textile industries, yet wage indices and discussions of growth, cost of living, and the like(iii)______about the male labor force.正确答案：A,D,G解析：The second sentence asserts that the role of women is generally left out from most analyses of industrialization. Given this omission, it follows that data about female labor would be hard to come by, making it difficult to measure its growth; therefore “track” is the correct answer for Blank(i). As for the other choices, since the author asserts that the role of female labor has routinely been overlooked, “ignore”cannot be correct. The conjunction “yet” in the first sentence indicates that the phrase containing Blank(i)contrasts with the importance of female labor; since “overestimate”emphasizes this importance, it also cannot be correct. The second sentence places research about female labor during industrialization into the larger context of research about women; the word “despite”that begins the sentence indicates that the latter runs counter to trends in the larger field. Neither “gaps” nor “disinterest” would provide the necessary contrast between the two, since “gaps” in the larger field of research about women would mirror the omission of the role of female labor and “disinterest”would explain such omissions.”Advances”does provide a contrast, and is thus the correct answer. In the sentence containing Blank(iii), “yet” indicates a contrast between the makeup of the workforce and the availability of data about the workforce. Because the author says that women outnumbered men in the workforce, the contrast would likely require data that mostly concerned men. Of the three choices for Blank(iii), “incorporate data only” conveys this sense. The other two options can be ruled out because of the previous sentences assertion that female labor is ignored by economic analyses. With women being excluded from the data, it follows that it is mostly about men; therefore it does not make sense to assert that information about male labor is suppressed or too infrequently discussed.Thus the correct answer is track(Choice A), advances(Choice D), and incorporate data only(Choice G).17．It is a sad but just indictment of some high school history textbooks that they frequently report as(i)______claims that historians hotly debate or that are even completely(ii)______by(iii)______primary sources.正确答案：A,F,I解析：The use of the word “indictment,”meaning a charge of wrongdoing, indicates that the sentence is sharply criticizing the textbooks in question and that the blanks must be completed with words that support this critique. Blank(i)describes how such textbooks characterize historical claims that are hotly debated. Since such claims are in fact controversial, it would not be surprising or inaccurate for textbooks to report them as such, so “controversial” is not correct. Of the other two responses, “sensational” has some merit, suggesting that the textbooks resort to a melodramatic presentation of historical debate; however, “factual” is the better choice, implying as it does gross inaccuracies. That the critique of the textbooks centers upon accuracy rather than tone is confirmed by the rest of the sentence, which deals with the relationship between the textbooks’claims and the primary sources upon which historical scholarship is based. The “even” that precedes Blank(ii)calls for a word that is yet further away from factual than “hotly debated.”Of the choices, only “contradicted”fits this criterion; the other two options are the opposite of what is needed. Finally, Blank(iii)calls for a word that describes the primary sources. Since the critique of the textbooks’ accuracy rests upon their divergence from these sources, the sources themselves must be characterized as authoritative. “Reliable” does exactly that, while “dubious” and “incomplete” suggest the opposite.Thus the correct answer is factual(Choice A), contradicted(Choice F), and reliable(Choice I).18．The reason minimum temperatures are going up more rapidly than maximums may involve cloud cover and evaporative cooling. Clouds tend to keep the days cooler by reflecting sunlight, and the nights warmer by(i)______loss of heat from Earths surface. Greater amounts of moisture in the soil from additional precipitation and cloudiness(ii)______the daytime temperature increases because part of the solar energy is(iii)______the evaporation of that moisture.正确答案：A,F,I解析：The second sentence asserts that clouds make for warmer nights by doing something to the loss of heat from Earth. Since less heat lost means more warmth, a word that means preventing or slowing heat loss is required for Blank(i). “Inhibiting”is therefore the answer. “Exacerbating” has the opposite meaning, while “replicating”makes no sense in this context. Since the first sentence asserts that daytime highs are increasing less rapidly than nighttime lows, Blank(ii)calls for a verb that indicates a moderation in rises in temperature during the day, and “restrain”has this sense. “Augment,”meaning to increase, has the opposite meaning, while “mask”would indicate that measurements are not reflecting actual increases in temperature, an idea not supported by the rest of the passage. The “because” in the last sentence indicates that the second clause explains how daytime temperature increases are restrained; it does so by making reference to solar energy and the evaporation of moisture. Because solar energy is responsible for increases in daytime temperature, the answer to Blank(iii)requires a word that explains how evaporation can lessen or divert thatenergy for other purposes. “Used up in” does this because it indicates that less solar energy is available to warm the Earth’s surface when a portion of it is instead devoted to evaporation. Neither “intensified by”nor “unrelated to”indicate a connection between solar energy and evaporation that would lessen warming.Thus the correct answer is inhibiting(Choice A), restrain(Choice F), and used up in(Choice I).19．In searching for norms in the sense of authoritative standards of what ought to be, rather than in the sense of what is average and thus can be considered normal, normative ethics aims to______.正确答案：D解析：The sentence defines normative ethics by specifying the sense of the “norms”for which it searches. Since these are authoritative ethical standards, the word that fills the blank must describe the act of establishing those standards. The choice that does this is “dictate.”Of the other choices, “predict”suggests that normative ethics merely attempts to describe future behavior rather than establish what guidelines should shape it, while “personalize”suggests a concern with individual circumstances that is not otherwise addressed in the sentence. “Mitigate”(to moderate or alleviate)is likewise incongruent with the rest of the sentence, while “question”does not address normative ethics’concern with establishing rather than questioning norms. Thus the correct answer is dictate(Choice D).20．When she first came to France from Bulgaria, she was hardly the______student she later made herself out to be, since she had access to considerable family wealth.正确答案：C解析：The students considerable family wealth is cited as proof that her later depiction of herself was false; the word that fills the blank describes this later depiction, so it must be an adjective that is incompatible with wealth. “Impecunious,”meaning penniless, is therefore the correct choice. None of the other responses is dependent on wealth—her family’s finances would have no bearing on whether the student was actually naive, precocious(advanced for her age), ambitious, or assiduous(diligent)—so they are incorrect. Thus the correct answer is impecunious(Choice C).21．Researchers have observed chimpanzees feigning injury in order to influence other members of the group, thus showing that the capacity to______is not uniquely human.正确答案：D解析：The words “thus showing” suggest that the capacity that is not unique to humans was demonstrated by the activity the researchers observed. Since that activity —feigning injury to influence others—requires the capacity to transmit falseinformation, “dissemble” is the correct answer. Because there is no indication that the chimpanzees worked together to feign injury, “conspire”is incorrect. None of the other options—“dominate,”“instruct,”or “cooperate”—suggests the pretense involved in feigning an injury, so they are all incorrect.Thus the correct answer is dissemble(Choice D).22．Instant celebrity is often(i)______asset because if there is no(ii)______to interest the public—no stage or screen triumphs, no interesting books, no heroic exploits—people quickly become bored.正确答案：A,F解析：The sentence says that people quickly become bored with those who achieve sudden fame in the absence of the condition named by Blank(ii), implying that instant celebrity often does not last long; among the answer choices for Blank(i)only “a fleeting”matches this meaning, so it is correct. The answer to Blank(ii)must be an umbrella term for things listed in the second part of the sentence as defeaters of boredom: “screen triumphs,”“interesting books,”“heroic exploits.”The answer choice that best matches this meaning is “real achievement,”so it is correct. “Competing attraction” also seems a plausible choice for Blank(ii), but it is incorrect because the sentence does not mention competition between attractions.Thus the correct answer is a fleeting(Choice A)and real achievement(Choice F).。

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）基础填空模拟试卷31(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______of new orders meant that enough work had arrived to keep everyone at the plant working overtime.正确答案：A，F解析：that引导宾语从句，前后同义重复。

空格与enough(充足的)同义重复。

influx大量，instigation唆使，abeyance中止，diminution减小，suspension中止，affluence大量答案选AF。

注：这里abeyance和suspension是干扰项，同表示“中止”。

知识模块：基础填空2．Many important inventions are the result of (i)______; for example, Chinese alchemists accidentally discovered gunpowder while trying to create (ii)______that would make their emperor immortal.正确答案：C，E解析：分号说明前后同义重复；that引导定语从句，前后同义重复.第一空与accidentally(偶然地)同义重复。

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）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分类模拟题23(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)基础填空1.Mongolian gazelles are the dominant herbivore in Mongolia"s eastern steppe, but they are ______ by the ongoing loss of their habitat.SSS_MULTI_SELA threatenedB trespassedC invadedD establishedE strengthenedF menaced该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2.5答案:A,F[解析] ● but说明前后反义重复。

● 空格与dominant(处于支配地位的)反义重复。

● threaten威胁，trespass冒犯，invade冒犯，establish创立，strengthen加强，menace威胁。

答案选AF。

● 注：这里trespass和invade是干扰项，同表示“冒犯”。

2.A trained anthropologist raised in an **munity, Sven Haakanson has stressed the importance of **munities ______ anthropologists so that **munities can take an active role in ______ their own cultural heritage.SSS_MULTI_SELA oustingB collaborating withC contending withD describingE exemptingF depleting该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2.5答案:B,D[解析] ● so that说明前后同义重复。

● 第一空与take an active role in(扮演……角色)同义重复。