GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷42(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）基础填空模拟试卷42 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. PART ONE

PART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）

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.

1． The uniquely human ability to rethink and revise our social arrangements is a

mixed blessing, allowing us to create systems that are as likely to ______ us as to

liberate us.A. cheerB. shackleC. admonishD. educateE. stifleF. enliven

正确答案：B，E

解析：- 方程等号：mixd混合的，表示有好有坏，反义重复。- 强词和对应：人类重新思考和改进社会安排的能力是一种混合的祝福，允许我们创造既有可能空格也有可能解放我们的系统。强词是liberate解放，所以把liberate指向空格，根据mixed取反，空格应填入liberate的反义词。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是cheer与enliven鼓舞，第二组是shackle与stifle限制，所以答案选择BE，其他选项，admonish警告，educate教育。 知识模块：填空六选二

2． Progressive and reactionary populist movements are not necessarily ______:

each may, and usually does, possess features of the other.A. dichotomousB.

untenableC. unsustainableD. contradictoryE. subversiveF. efficacious

正确答案：A，D

解析：方程等号：冒号，同义重复；not，取反。强词和对应：冒号前面说激进派和保守派的民粹运动不是必然空格的，冒号后面说每个或许都拥有对方的特点，也就是“你中有我，我中有你”的关系。强词是each may possess features

of the other拥有对方的特点，根据冒号取同，not取反，空格应填入一个与possess

features of the other有含义相反的词。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是dichotomous与contradictory对立的，第二组是untenable与unsustainable站不住脚的，所以答案选择AD。其他选项，subversive颠覆的，efficacious有效的。 知识模块：填空六选二

3． Flawed as it may be because it is conducted by subjective scientists, science

itself has methods that help us ______ our biases and talk about objective reality with

some validity.A. bypassB. reduceC. exacerbateD. magnifyE. acknowledgeF.

circumvent

正确答案：A，F

解析：-方程等号：as=although尽管，反义重复。-强词和对应：尽管科学或许是有缺陷的，但是科学自身有方法帮助我们空格偏见。强词是flawed错误的，根据as取反，空格+biases应该是正方向，因此空格应填入一个负向词，表示“没有偏见”。选项里有一组同义词bypass与circumvent躲避，答案选AF。其余选项，exacerbate恶化，magnify扩大，reduce减少，acknowledge承认。 知识模块：填空六选二

4． Since it was committed to the idea of science as an international, politically

neutral enterprise, the Royal Society of London refused to ______ members from

enemy nations during world wars of the twentieth century.A. betrayB. expelC.

endorseD. oustE. sanctionF. condemn

正确答案：B，D

解析：-方程等号：since因为，同义重复；refused to拒绝，取反。-强词和对应：因为伦敦皇家学会致力于科学是国际化的、政治中立的理念，所以它拒绝空格敌国的成员。强词是neutral中立的，根据方程等号since和refused to，最终取反，空格应填入一个表示“不中立”含义的单词。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是expel与oust驱逐，第二组是endorse与sanction支持，所以答案选择BD。其他选项，betray揭示，condemn谴责。 知识模块：填空六选二

5． While recognizing that recent reports of cyber warfare, phone-hacking

scandals, and identity thefts have tended to accent the destructive connotation of the

word, Sue Halpern maintains that “hacking” is such ______ term that its meaning

nearly always derives from its context.A. a genericB. an inclusiveC. a positiveD. a

subjectiveE. an affirmativeF. a technical

正确答案：A，B

解析：-方程等号：such…that…因为…所以…，同义重复。-强词和对应：Sue

Halpern认为黑客这个词因为空格，所以它的含义几乎总来源于它的语境。强词是always derives from its context来源于语境，把它指向空格，根据等号such…that…同义重复。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是a generic与an inclusive广泛的，第二组是a positive与an affirmative积极的，所以答案选AB。其他选项，subjective主观的，technical技术的。 知识模块：填空六选二

6． In Japanese aesthetics, especially but not only in Noh, beauty contains the

idea of ______: beauty must have an air of evanescence, the intimation of its own

demise.A. transienceB. symmetryC. decayD. simplicityE. balanceF. deterioration

正确答案：C，F

解析：-方程等号：冒号，同义重复。-强词和对应：冒号前面说美包含着空格的理念，冒号后面说美必须有短暂的气息，有它自己灭亡的暗示。强词是evanescence或者demise，根据冒号同义重复，所以空格应填入一个evanescence或者demise的同义词。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是symmetry与balance平衡，第二组是decay与deterioration衰退，所以答案选择CF，与demise相对应。

其他选项，transience短暂，simplicity简单。 知识模块：填空六选二

7． In the absence of a surface gradient, the new laws of refraction and reflection

are ______ the conventional law, so they represent more of an extension than a

complete revolution.A. inferable fromB. entailed byC. antithetical toD. coincident

withE. antecedent toF. oppositional to

正确答案：A，B

解析：-方程等号：so所以，同义重复。-强词和对应：关于折射和反射的新法则和传统的法则是空格的关系，所以它们呈现的是一种延伸而不是完全的革命。强词extension延伸，根据so前后取同，空格应填入一个extension的同义词。选项有两组同义词，第一组是inferable from与entailed by可以从中得到的，第二组是antithetical to与oppositional to对立的，所以答案选择AB。其他选项，coincident with同时发生的，antecedent to之前的。 知识模块：填空六选二

8． Miller reminded his clients that labor relationships are inherently ______: the

interests of business owners are diametrically opposed to those of employees.A.

adversarialB. exploitativeC. mercenaryD. antagonisticE. variableF. changeable

正确答案：A，D

解析：-方程等号：冒号，同义重复。-强词和对应：Miller提醒他的客户劳动关系是空格的，企业主的利益与雇员的利益截然相反。强词是opposed相反的，根据冒号同义重复，空格应填入opposed的同义词。选项里有两组同义词，第一组是adversarial与antagonistic对立的，第二组是variable与changeable多变的，所以答案选AD。其他选项，exploitive剥削的，mercenary唯利是图的。 知识模块：填空六选二

9． It is hardly ______ the committee calls for: rudimentary competence would