新GRE句子填空6选2题目解析

Gre填空六选二Exercise 91.There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is______other forms.(A) segregated from(B) parallel to(C) dependent on(D) overshadowed by(E) relied on(F) mimicked by2. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when______was valued much more highly than it is today.(A) scent(B)fragrance(C) beauty(D) elegance(E) color(F) variety3. The spellings of many old English words have been______in the livinglanguage, although their pronunciations have changed.(A) preserved(B) shortened(C) maintained(D) preempted(E) revised(F) improved4. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and driveus to______accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.(A) insular(B) investigative(C) synoptic(D) subjective(E) sensational(F) compendious5. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement ofvaluable______through a complex network of producers and consumers.(A) commodities(B) dividends(C) communications(D) goods6. During the opera’s most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra’sconductor seemed ______, without necessary relation to what had gone before.(A) arbitrary(B) capricious(C) cautious(D) compelling(E) exacting(F) meticulous7.* Noting the murder victim’s flaccid musculature and pearlike figure, she deduced that the unfortunate fellow had earned his living in some______occupation.(A) treacherous(B) prestigious(C) ill-paying(D) illegitimate(E) sedentary(F) outstanding8. While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly______by their lively criticism.(A) humiliated(B) discomfited(C) deluded(D) disgraced(E) embarrassed(F) tantalized9. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in lifeon Earth because o f the possibility of______resulting from the carbon atom’sability to form an unending series of different molecules.(A) diversity(B) deviation(C) variety(D) reproduction(E) stability(F) invigorationExercise 101. Despite the fact that the two council members belonged to different politicalparties, they______ the issue of how to finance the town debt.(A) complicated(B) avoided(C) attested to(D) reported on(E) agreed on(F) consent to2. Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian ______later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.(A) disdain for(B) imitation of(C) ambivalence about(D) deference to(E) influence on(F) impact on3. Dreams are______in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.(A) uninformative(B) uncontrollable(C) startling(D) harmless(E) unregulated4. The commissions criticized the legislature for making college attendance dependent on the ability to pay, charging that, as a result, hundreds of qualified young people would be______ further education.(A) entitled to(B) striving for(C) deprived of(D) withheld from(E) uninterested in(F) participating in5. Considering how long she had yearned to see Italy, her first reaction was curiously______.(A) meditative(B) tepid(C) categorical(D) unoriginal(E) insightful(F) lukewarm6. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been______.(A) irrelevant(B) facetious(C) mistaken(D) critical(E) insincere(F) hypocritical7. While the delegate clearly sought to______the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.(A) substantiate(B) dampen(C) encourage(D) elucidate(E) rekindle(F) check8. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960’s portrayed him as______thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like.(A) an adventurous(B) a doctrinaire(C) an eclectic(D) a dictatorial(E) a judicious(F) a cynical9. Rather than enhancing a country’s security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country’s _________.(A) boldness(B) influence(C) fragility(D) responsibility(E) moderation(F) vulnerabilityExercise 111. After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gainingfavor as______to increasingly expensive conventional housing.(A) reaction(B) an addition(C) an introduction(D) an alternative(E) a substitute(F) a challenge2. Hydrogen is the ______element of the universe in that it provides the buildingblocks from which the other elements are produced.(A) steadiest(B) expendable(C) lightest(D) final(E) fundamental(F) essential3. Psychology has slowly evolved into an______scientific discipline that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and responsibilities as other sciences.(A) independent(B) unusual(C) outmoded(D) uncontrolled(E) inactive4. The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was______bypointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.(A) banal(B) heretical(C) unproven(D) complex(E) unorthodox(F) superficial5. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural___ doing so.(A) aptitude for(B) repugnance to(C) interest in(D) aversion of(E) ignorance of(F) reaction after6. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her______search for her daughter.(A) extended(B) agitated(C) frantic(D) comprehensive(E) motiveless(F) heartless7. Alt hough Johnson’s and Smith’s initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm______after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be.(A) revived(B) emerged(C) intensified(D) flagged(E) persisted(F) declined8. It is to the novelist’s credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any______or playful supernatural tricks.(A) elucidation(B) discrimination(C) artlessness(D) authenticity(E) whimsy9. The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its______provisions, but in itsbroader impact: it made the king subject to the law.(A) revolutionary(B) specific(C) implicit(D) controversial(E) particular(F) finite10. The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests thattrue appreciation of the music is an______process closed to the uninitiatedlistener, however enthusiastic.(A) unreliable(B) arcane(C) arrogant(D) elementary(E) intuitiveExercise 121. Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to______them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.(A) recognize(B) hoard(C) trample(D) retrieve(E) identify(F) approach2. Many artists believe that successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of______, is the first step in learning to be creative.(A) elegance(B) resolution(C) goodness(D) originality(E) sympathy(F) imagination3. The sheer diversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly______source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.(A) exploited(B) quantifiable(C) controversial(D) inexhaustible(E) remarkable(F) infinite4. The notion that cultural and biological influences______determine cross-cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.(A) jointly(B) completely(C) directly(D) equally(E) evenly(F) eventually5. It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of______.(A) maturity(B) fiction(C) inventiveness(D) art6. Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued several______insults in the course of the evening’s conversation.(A) blunt(B) veiled(C) fallacious(D) boisterous(E) disguised(F) embellished7. Edith Wharton sought in her memoir to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having______the conflicting elements of her life.(A) affirmed(B) reconciled(C) highlighted(D) resolved(E) identified(F) confined8. Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, thoughvery______, have certain characteristics in common.(A) relevant(B) elementary(C) abstract(D) heterogeneous(E) diverse(F) controversial9. Usually the first to spot data that were inconsistent with other findings, in this particular experiment she let a number of______results slip by.(A) inaccurate(B) verifiable(C) redundant(D) salient(E) anomalous(F) irregular10. Because no comprehensive______exist regarding personal reading practices, we do not know, for example, the greatest number of books read in an individual lifetime.(A) records(B) instincts(C) accounts(D) remedies(E) proposals(F) methodsExercise 131. The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is sosimple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to______its significance.(A) underrate(B) control(C) overlook(D) reassess(E) praise(F) eliminate2. By divesting himself of all regalities, the former king______the considerationthat customarily protects monarchs.(A) merited(B) forfeited(C) debased(D) concealed(E) relinquished(F) extended3. As serious as she is about the bullfight, she does not allow respectto______her sense of whimsy when painting it.(A) inspire(B) provoke(C) suppress(D) attack(E) satisfy(F) inhibit4. Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a______between them.(A) generality(B) fusion(C) schism(D) congruity(E) dichotomy(F) reciprocity5. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system ofvalues was regarded as______, even as a sign of madness.(A) adventurous(B) frivolous(C) willful(D) impermissible(E) irrational6. Vaillant, who has been particularly interested in the means by which people attain mental health, seems to be looking for______answers: a way to close the book on at least a few questions about human nature.(A) temporary(B) confused(C) definitive(D) personal(E) derivative(F) conclusive7. Early critics of Emily Dickinson’s poetry mistook for simplemindedness the surface of artlessness that in fact she constructed with such______.(A) astonishment(B) craft(C) cunning(D) innocence(E) naiveté(F) vexation8. Paradoxically, Robinson’s excessive denials of the worth of early works of science fiction suggest that she has become quite______them.(A) enchanted by(B) enamored of(C) skeptical of(D) encouraged by(E) offended by(F) reflective about9. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ______evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.(A) addresses(B) creates(C) alters(D)modifies(E) suppresses(F) substitutes10. Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to______ experience by reducing it into discrete parcels.(A) manage(B) compress(C) transcribe(D) complicate(E) amplify(F) extrapolateExercise 141. The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly______,most frequently by human intervention.(A) celebrated(B) predicted(C) observed(D) disturbed(E) questioned(F) interrupted2. There is perhaps some truth in that waggish old definition of a scholar—asiren that calls attention to a fog without doing anything to______it.(A) describe(B) cause(C) analyze(D) dispel(E) dissipate(F) thicken3. Foucault’s rejection of the concept of continuity in Western thought, thoughradical, was not unique; he had _____ in the United States who, withoutknowledge of his work, developed parallel ideas.(A) critics(B) counterparts(C) equivalents(D) disciples(E) readers(F) publisher4. Calculus, though still indispensable to science and technology, is no longer_____; it has an equal partner called discrete mathematics.(A) preeminent(B) pertinent(C) beneficial(D) essential(E) pragmatic(F) singular5. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can _____its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself.(A) honor(B) repudiate(C) disavow(D) condone6. While nurturing parents can compensate for adversity, cold or inconsistent parents may _____it.(A) exacerbate(B) neutralize(C) aggravate(D) eradicate(E) ameliorate(F) relieve7. A misconception frequently held by novice writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more _____ the ideas.(A) complicated(B) inconsequential(C) elementary(D) fanciful(E) blatant(F) complex8. Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers _____ his works.(A) praise(B) revile(C) merit(D) scrutinize(E) criticize(F) neglect9. Marshall’s confrontationa l style could alienate almost anyone: he even antagonized a board of directors that included a number of his supporters and that had a reputation for not being easily _____.(A) intimidated(B) mollified(C) provoked(D) irritated(E) reconciled(F) motivated10. Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly _____ over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability.(A) appreciated(B) emulated(C) altered(D) criticized(E) revisedExercise 151. Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 to be able to gather data only about the planets Jupiter and Saturn, scientists were _____the wealth of information it sent back from Neptune years after leaving Earth.(A) anxious for(B) confident in(C) thrilled about(D) keen on(E) elated by(F) eager for2. The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly _____ engineering curriculum should be avoided(A) narrow(B) innovative(C) competitive(D) rigorous(E) academic(F) limited3. Only by ignoring decades of mismanagement and inefficiency could investors conclude that a fresh infusion of cash would provide anything more than a _____ solution to the company’s financial woes.(A) fair(B) temporary(C) genuine(D) realistic(E) provisional(F) complete4. Dominant interests often benefit most from _____of governmental interference in business, since they are able to take care of themselves if left alone.(A) intensification(B) authorization(C) centralization(D) improvisation(E) elimination(F) removal5. Always circumspect, she reluctant to make judgments, but once arriving at a conclusion, she was _____ in its defense.(A) uncompromising(B) nonplussed(C) obsequious(D) intransigent(E) deferential6. It was her view that the country’s problems had been _____ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.(A) foreseen(B) attacked(C) ascertained(D) exacerbated(E) analyzed(F) aggravated7. Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have _____ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people.(A) described(B) acknowledged(C) neglected(D) overlooked(E) defended(F) authenticated8. Regardless of what______theories of politics may propound, there is nothingthat requires daily politics to be clear, thorough, and consistent—nothing, that is,that requires reality to conform to theory.(A) neat(B) vague(C) assertive(D) casual(E) vicious(F) tidy9. The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens’ Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves’ kitchen so______.(A) threatening(B) riveting(C) engrossing(D) conniving(E) fearsome(F) irritating10. Although normally _____, Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she putaside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.(A) diffident(B) unassertive(C) contentious(D) facetiousExercise 161. What is most important to the monkeys in the sanctuary is that they are a group; this is so because primates are inveterately _____ and build their lives around each other.(A) independent(B) stable(C) curious(D) social(E) proprietary(F) gregarious2. Even though formidable winters are the norm in the Dakotas, many people were unprepared for the _____ of the blizzard of 1888.(A) inevitability(B) ferocity(C) importance(D) fierceness(E) probability(F) mildness3. Congress is having great difficulty developing a consensus on energy policy, primarily because the policy objective of various members of Congress rest on such ___ assumptions.(A) commonplace(B) trivial(C) explicit(D) disparate(E) divergent(F) fundamental4. This poetry is not _____; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.(A) familiar(B) democratic(C) technical(D) complex(E) provincial(F) localized5. Though one cannot say that Michelangelo was impractical designer, he was, of all nonprofessional architects knows, the most _____ in that he was the least constrained by tradition or precedent.(A) pragmatic(B) adventurous(C) innovative(D) empirical6. The documentary film about high school life was so realistic and _____ that feelings of nostalgia flooded over the college-age audience.(A) logical(B) stimulating(C) pitiful(D) evocative(E) critical(F) clinical7. For many young people during the Roaring Twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American culture _____ a wanderlust to provoke an exodus abroad.(A) stymied(B) overwhelmed(C) reflected(D) combined with(E) conflicted with(F) blended8. Certainly Murray’s preoccupation with th e task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _____ or at least an innocuous one.(A) tame(B) conducive(C) tendentious(D) meretricious(E) beneficent(F) sincere9. The semantic _____ of ancient documents is not unique; even in our own time, many documents are difficult to decipher.(A) aspect(B) pattern(C) intention(D) erudition(E) opacity(F) obscurity10. Many welfare reformers would substitute a single，federally financed income support system for the existing _____ of overlapping programs．(A) welter(B) hodgepodge(C)paucity(D)core(E)functionalismExercise 171. Although sales have continued to increase since last April, unfortunately the rate of increase has ____.(A) resurged(B) decelerated(C) retarded(D) capitulated(E) retaliated(F) persevered2. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the _____ in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.(A) relationship(B) species(C) sequence(D) patterns(E) environment(F) surroundings3. Although Ms．Brown found some of her duties to be _____, her supervision of forty workers was a considerable responsibility．(A) ambiguous(B) provisional(C) menial(D) humble(E) unique(F) mediocre4. Both television commercials and programs present _____ view of the material world，one which promotes a standard of living that most of us can probably not attain．(A) an unrealistic(B) an imprudent(C) a standardized(D) a perplexing(E) a banal(F) an visionary5. One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, _____ the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.(A) suggesting(B) intensifying(C) elucidating(D) satisfying(E) obviating(F) avoiding6. The fortresslike façade of the Museum of Cartoon Art seems calculated to remind visitors that the comic strip is an art form that has often been _____ by critics.(A) charmed(B) assailed(C) unnoticed(D) railed(E) exhilarated(F) overwhelmed7. Although some consider forcefulness and _____ to be two traits desirable tothe same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful thanmaintaining a steady one.(A) persistence(B) perseverance(C) promptness(D) aggression(E) skillfulness(F) lucidity8. The legislators of 1563 realized the _____ of trying to regulate the flow oflabor without securing its reasonable remuneration, and so the second part of thestatute dealt with establishing wages.(A) futility(B) bootlessness(C) intricacy(D) anxiety(E) necessity(F) decadence9. The children’s _____ natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempereddispositions of their parents.(A) mercurial(B) blithe(C) phlegmatic(D) introverted(E) artless(F) inconstant10. Because early United States writers thought that the mark of greatliterature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech,they _____ the vernacular.(A) dissected(B) misunderstood(C) avoided(D) investigatedExercise 181. Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the manufactures, to the environmentalists’ dismay, _____ the use of these herbicides on lawns.(A) defy(B) defer(C) defend(D) assail(E) support(F) disparage2. Contrary to the antiquated idea that the eighteenth century was a _____ island of elegant assurance, evidence reveals that life for most people was filled with uncertainty and insecurity.(A) clannish(B) serene(C) declining(D) tranquil(E) recognized(F) sprawling3. Certain weeds that flourish among rice crops resist detection until maturity by _____ the seedling stage in the rice plant’s life cycle, thereby remaini ng indistinguishable from the rice crop until the flowering stage.(A) deterring(B) displacing(C) augmenting(D) imitating(E) nurturing(F) simulating4. Paradoxically, England’s colonization of North America was _____ by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.(A) demonstrated(B) weakened(C) determined(D) altered(E) undermined(F) distinguished5. Because it has no distinct and recognizable typographical form and few recurring narrative conventions, the novel is, of all literary genres, the least susceptible to _____.(A) misuse(B) imprecision(C) inquiry(D) definition(E) innovation6. Because time in India is conceived statically rather than dynamically,Indian languages emphasize nouns rather than verbs, since nouns express the more _____ aspects of a thing.(A) paradoxical(B) stable(C) prevalent(D) unvarying(E) temporal(F) successive7. The prime minister tried to act but the plans were __ by her cabinet.(A) discussed(B) embellished(C) overlooked(D) unleashed(E) frustrated(F) thwarted8. He had expected gratitude for his disclosure, but instead he encountered _____ bordering on hostility.(A) patience(B) discretion(C) openness(D) ineptitude(E) indifference(F) disregard9. Although ordinarily skeptical about the purity of Robinson’s motives, inthis instance Jenkins did not consider Robinson’s generosit y to be _____ consideration of personal gain.(A) lacking in(B) contrary to(C) alloyed with(D) mitigated by(E) repudiated by(F) marred by10. Because the report contained much more information than the reviewers needed to see, the author was asked to submit a _____ instead.(A) abstract(B) compendium(C) soliloquy(D) treatise(E) prerequisite(F) critique。

新ＧＲＥ句子填空６选２题目解析
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B.coarse
E.infertile
B.covet
E.shrugoff
B.tawdry
E.conventional(传统的)
F.chic(别致的)
(Answer:AF)
解题思路：由特征词however引导反义转折，两句话的意思应该相反，但实际上仅从后半句也是可以解题的。

特征词despite就明确显示了在后半句中，apearance和menu应该是不一致的。

既然空格
要描述的appearance就是decor，装修的格调，因此找到修饰menu 的pedestrain的反义词就可以了。

尽管DE也是同义词对，但却是干扰选项，不符合我们的逻辑推理。

因此AF为正确答案。

反义词对:elegant::pedestrainchic::pedestrain
同义词对:elegant:chic
试译：通常一个饭店的菜肴风格和其装修的风格相一致；然而，尽管这个饭店的装修(很别致)，但它提供的菜肴却很普通。

Question4
Internationalfinancialissuesaretypically_____bytheUnitedSta tesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandt ooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.。

新GRE考试指南：填空题部分解析新GRE考试指南：填空题部分解析1. It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be ______.A. predictable 可预言的B. unexpected 意外的，意想不到的C. admirable 令人钦佩的D.explicit 明确的E.confusing 令人困惑的题型：反义转折 on the other hand思路：1.题目逻辑结构 -A= on the other hand, B相当于 A=-B2.A= no surprise, 所以 B= surprise3.选项B是正确答案2.Like Bela Bartok, Ruth Crawford not only brought a compose r’s acumen to the notation of folk music, she also had a marked (i) ______ the task. This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details of a performance in a written text, and this (ii) ______ makes her work a landmark in ethnomusicology.Blank(i) A. reverence for 对…尊敬B. detachment from 对…持有冷漠或超然的态度C. curiosity about 对…好奇Blank(ii) D. fastidious 挑剔的，难以取悦的E. didacticism 喜欢教训人，教训主义F.iconoclasm 反传统，打破旧习(i) 题型：同义递进 not only, also思路：1.not only A, also B, 相当于A=B2.空格(i)= acumen，所以最能和acumen(敏锐，聪明)构成同义递进只有选项A。

最新GRE填空题目答案及解析整理GRE填空题目答案及解析:网络战争10. While recognizing that recent reports of cyberwarfare, 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选 AB翻译：尽管最近的一些关于网络战争，电话窃听丑闻，以及身份盗用的报告，已经倾向于强调“ hacking ” 的破坏含义，但 SH 坚持认为它是一个含义复杂的词，几乎总是需要在具体情境中才能分析。

while 在本句中引导让步关系，尽管报告都强调 A，但她认为 B。

generic 一般的，通用的，没有商标的，在本句中比较符合having no particularly distinctive quality or application 的意思，没有特点或特别用途，可以用在很多情境下的词inclusive 包括的，包罗广泛的subjective 主观的，个人的，臆想的，主语的affirmative 肯定的，同意的，积极乐观的GRE填空题目答案及解析:折射与反射定律9. 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选 AB翻译：因为没有讨论表面梯度，新的折射与反射定律只是由老定律推导出来的，所以看起来更像是某种延续而非彻底革命。

GRE等价6选2题型解题思路分析GRE等价6选2题型解题思路分析,从选项构成分析难度做法,一起来学习一下吧，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。

GRE等价6选2题型解题思路分析从选项构成分析难度做法GRE等价题选项构成套路难度解读下面就来为大家全面解析GRE填空等价题的3大常见出题套路。

1.只有1对同近义词所谓的only one，也就是在等价题六个选项当中，只有一对同义词或近义词是正确的。

举例来说：pale、flexible、hidden、celebrated、equitable 、fair在以上六个选项中，哪对是同义词呢?很多考生会选择pale与fair，因为与颜色有关，但是pale是病态的苍白，而fair表示皮肤白皙。

所以正确的答案是equitable 与fair就是公平的，而在其余的选项中也不再能寻找到其余的近义词或者是同义词，所以是only one类型。

套路分析：only one类型的选项配置，在等价题中可以说是相对难度最低的题目。

毕竟考生哪怕无法认全所有单词，只要找到一对意思相近的词汇，很有可能就能直接找到答案。

但即使如此，大家也不能轻视这种题目，毕竟像上文例子中举出的看似意思相近其实并不匹配的情况也不在少数。

2.2对同近义词比起only one，这种两对式的等价题就比较让人头疼了。

也许是考虑到很多考生在面对等价题时会选择不看题目直接看选项找同近义词的取巧做法，ETS在如今的等价题中更多采用多对同近义词选项的配置方式，让许多盲目求快走捷径的考生因此吃了不少苦头。

two by two顾名思义就是说六个选项中有两对同义词或者是近义词，这样的话，无疑就为考生增加了答题的难度。

例如：horrible、nice、pleasant、impoverished、terrible、dying。

那么根据以上题目就可分辨出horrible与terrible;nice与pleasant;impoverished(贫穷)与dying(即将死亡)。

Unit 11. After successfully conning the investors out of millions of dollars, the crook ____ with the money in the middle of the night and managed to avoid arrest.indictedabscondedsquanderedconvergeddivesteddecamped2. Because there is now such a ____ of vampire novels on the market, the excitement they once evoked has been deadened by their sheer number.lack ofdogmaglutinundationdearthdeviance3. Although the accusations against the politician were ____, they were believed by enough voters to seriously damage his bid for office.crediblespecious虚有其表ephemeralpresumptuous冒昧的spurious欺骗的transient4. Even though the curator actually spent several months arranging the exhibit, the paintings seemed as if they had been hung with ____.guilehastedeliberatenesscreativitycelerity敏捷快速slowness5. The critical analysis of the works of Shakespeare is not, as yet, ____; the sheer volume and complexity of his writings ensure that there will always be more to analyze.abstrusepedanticcomprehensiveelaboratelearnedexhaustive6. Both Darius and Xerxes continued the Persian波斯人tradition of showing leniency 仁慈to beaten foes俘虏who showed themselves to be ____, while punishing ruthlessly those who chose to remain defiant挑衅.Bellicose好斗的complaisant彬彬有礼obeisant 鞠躬prolix冗长turbulent狂暴的venerated尊敬7. Most historians credit the influence of Clovis’s deeply religious wife, Clotild, for his decision to ____ paganism异教in favor of Christianity.Desiccate干燥脱水Abjure放弃Exacerbate激怒Legitimize使合法Espouse支持Renounce中止Unit 21. Widely disseminated传播since its publication during the reign of Caesar Augustus, Virgil’s Aeneid has served as the ____ of perfect Latin expression for hundreds of generations of students.Paragon模范Epithet绰号anomaly 异常的epitome 典范nadir 最低点epitaph 碑文2. The analyst’s report indicated that Gaines Corp. had significantly underreported its capital depreciation贬值; rather than remaining steady, the company’s value had actually ____.growndeclinedunderestimateddiminishedaugmentedamortized分期付款3. Elements of the author’s work are undeniablyautobiographical自传; however, the piece as a whole hasbeen ____ to such an extent that it cannot properly be called a historical record.Narrated讲述Inscribed雕刻documentedfabricatedcontrivedcatalogued4. The obligation to perform charitable acts is a central____ of many world religions.Tenet教义原则Paradigm模范model模范idyll田园诗歌precept训诫sanctity神圣5. Words rely on their contexts as well as their texts to create meaning, but this does not mean that language is inherently incapable of possessing ____ definitions; after all, many words have only one meaning that can be reasonably inferred regardless of the situation in which they are uttered.Concrete具体的Hermetic深奥的definitive 明确的heterogeneous异质的iconoclastic破坏偶像主义的diverse 多样的6. Charitable appeals often feature a single individual, whether animal or human, because people tend to react more ____ to individuals than to groups.Magnanimously崇高地quietlydiscreetly谨慎的perniciously有害的nefariously邪恶的benevolently善意的7. Dean always seemed to go along with the group and changed his opinion to complement those around him, and this ____ nature often irritated his friends.Vociferous 大声喧闹的Indelible不能消除的malleable延展性的tractable可察觉的strident刺耳尖锐的immutable不可变的Unit 31. The members of the team were already upset that they were losing, but their anger escalated when the ____ members of the opposing team boasted about their considerable lead in points.Fortunate幸运的Vigorous精力旺盛的haughty傲慢的incensed激怒的humble谦卑的arrogant傲慢的2. The president of the company was shocked when he arrived at the quiet boardroom the day after the stock market crash; rather than exhibiting outrage, the members of the board were completely ____.Impassive 冷淡的Histrionic 戏剧性的Stoic 禁欲主义的impassioned 激动的empathetic 移情的fetid 臭的3. The law student was bent on augmenting his transcript with challenging classes; as a result he was completely vexed by the involute, ____ tax law textbooks.transparentluculent容易了解的convocational召集的labyrinthine错综复杂的byzantine错综复杂的perspicuous明白的4. In the new age of the internet, blogs and chat rooms have become forums for some normally ____ people to say what they might not otherwise have the intrepidity to utter out in the real world.Pusillanimous胆怯的mettlesome精神抖擞ingenious 纯朴的plucky大胆的recreant 胆怯的impudent 放肆无礼的5. While her neighbors found her new lawn decorations absurdly ____, Josie thought they were tasteful, even sophisticated.cosmopolitanunkempt 粗野的meretricious俗丽的tawdry俗丽的viridiansvelte6. The newly appointed chief financial officer had saved millions for the company in the last year; unfortunately, his ____ attitude was making the employees miserable, as they were forced to give up some of the luxuries affordedto them in previous years.Magnanimous宽容大量Penurious小气Prodigal浪费Parsimonious吝啬的Dispassionate冷静的Hedonistic快乐主义的7. When the town’s water supply ran low during the summer drought, the residents received a notice that ____ them to take heed 留意of the dearth of water and avoid any water-related activities that weren’t necessary.Lambasted谴责beseeched恳求wheedled哄骗inundated淹没castigated惩罚importuned禁止Unit 41. Although the President had been accused of reducing defense spending, the new report revealed that during his administration military ____ had actually increased.Adventurism 冒险主义Outlays花费successes 成功gaffes过失expenditures花费efficiencies效率2. The government assistance program provided both subsidized and free meals to children from ____ families.Imperious傲慢的Imperturbable镇静的impecuniousimpious无信仰的impennateimpoverished4. Supported as it was by legislators from across the5. Many Britons were surprised by the results of theethnographic6. While the film critic was ____ in her conviction that3volatile挥发性不稳定desolate荒芜的Unit 51. Despite its ____ as a plot device in films and television programs, multiple-personality disorder is in reality remarkably rare.Simplicity天真Coincidence巧合Pervasiveness遍布的Correlation相关Ubiquity到处存在的facility辅助的2. Psychologists define “confirmation bias” as a fallacy whereby facts that ____ one’s previously held beliefs are emphasized and those that diverge are downplayed.calibratecorroboratefacilitateextrapolatequalifysubstantiate3. While the ascent of online classified advertising has coincided with the ____ of newspapers, the journalist was reluctant to attribute the diminution of the latter to the former.appropriationconcatenationwaneconsolidationaggregationdwindling4. Aspirant怀抱大志者writers may take ____ in the example of Frank Herbert, whose magnum opus Dune was, at the outset开始, rebuffed拒绝by every publishing house in the country.Consolation安慰Insinuation含蓄批评Succor救援人员，安慰Allusion暗指solsticeinstruction5. In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its corporate masters, the amateurish ____ of commercials for6. Though the futurist conceded that Apple’s iPhone wasappetite.the semester.4morosebuoyantmelancholynonpluseddiscordant3. The horse trainer thought her newest client had a penchant for picking ironic names for their ____ horses; one example was Tractable, a horse that did not live up to his name.auspiciouscompliantobdurateserendipitoustranquilrecalcitrant4. The guileless politician’s responses at the debate disconcerted some of her potential voters, and she was worried that her opponent’s ____ statements would encompass a wider range of voters’ interests.affableambiguousconspicuousbenevolentequivocalcandid5. When Becca brought home the irascible puppy, her more quiescent dogs were rattled by their new ____ housemate.pugnaciouslanguidbellicosejuvenilediminutivephlegmatic6. When Howard began his career as a professional mediator, he had no idea that some of his clients would be so ____; he thought that having a job that requires one to deal with disputing parties would entail placating their enmity.acquiescentindignantchurlishdisparateamenabledistinct7. The newspaper’s humor columnist, while talented, puts off writing her columns until the last minute; as a result, she submits pieces that are so ____ that her editor emails her after almost every deadline to remind her of the minimum line requirement.fallacioustersejocularwaggishlaconicerroneousUnit 7 2013.9.61. In the summer of 1911, merchant Nathan Steinberg beamed with pride as he placed his order for 3,000 pairs of high-button shoes; little did he know that they would be____ come that fall!Outmoded 过时Passé已过盛年的，凋谢的Chic别致的inapplicable 不适用repulsive令人反感的disagreeable2. The port city of Galveston, Texas, was once a great____ of economic activity, but though great effort went into its reconstruction after the floods of 1900, it never returned to its former prosperity.bountymaritimeabundancehub中心chroniclecenter3. Anthony’s general sense of restlessness and rash approach to life have compelled him to rush headlong into decisions that less ____ men would think twice about.Lethargic 昏睡的audacious 勇敢的torpid 麻痹的exotic异国的aggrandizedintrepid无畏的4. The misapprehension that lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs has been fostered by legends,films, and television commercials; one reason people believe the myth may be that lemmings are ____ to Scandinavia, a region with an unusually high suicide rate.Inherent 内在的本质的organicendemic风土的地方的prodigious很大的异常的惊人的indigenous土产的土著的生而具有的titanic5. An exceptionally sophisticated predator, the platypus uses the electroreceptors on its bill to locate ____, resulting in a remarkably efficient and effective hunting practice.Iniquity不公正provender食物quintessence精华pith骨髓victuals食物lassitude厌倦6. Though Salsa takes its roots from various countries in Central and South America, it is fundamentally and essentially Cuban: its development was a ____, but ultimately the music belongs to one country.collaborationmélange混合物featcoup妙计lyricdenouement结局收场7. The praise the students received for their flashy presentation and detailed handouts was utterly unwarranted, for their apparent diligence was motivated merely by _____.prepossessioncronyismassiduitysycophancytorpidityobsequiousnessUnit 8 2013/9/101.Although we had planned the vacation trip to the sunny spa for weeks, no one could have predicted the ____ onset of rainy weather that spoiled most of our outdoor activities.welcomeprecipitousunforeseenfortunatefruitlesslethargic2. The ____ outcries from the disgruntled union workers were apparently to no avail; the supervisor decided to reject the enhanced benefits package without any further discussion.pristineferventquizzicalredolentallusiveimpassioned3. David’s report card stated he is sometimes regarded as a ____ student by his teachers when his narrow-minded interpretations and adamant attitudes dominate his classroom discussions.intransigentassiduousintractablegregariouspensivediligent4.With the inception of numerous exorbitant tolls throughout the state’s major highways, the popularity of long-distance automobile travel ____ while the rate of train travel experienced a concomitant upswing.wanedequivocatedintensifiedimportunedabatedsurged5. An aspiring pop star should be ____, playing concert after concert and sending out hundreds of demo tapes, even though in the end, fame may depend solely on having the right connections.idolatrousdoggedtenuousnotorioustenaciousadvantageous6. In many Western cultures, the four-leaf clover is easily identified as ____ symbol; in Buddhist cultures, it is the wheel that is widely recognized as a good omen.an auspiciousa facetiousa piousa pervasivea propitiousa prophetic7. Because he had initially feared public displays of outrage from constituents who felt their taxes were already too high, the governor was shocked to hear so many people ____ his decision to sign the new bill that would generate much needed revenue for the state.effectuatereproachannullaudextolflout8. After a brief, but vexing, attempt at living in the countryside without the amenities which are readily accessible to the modern urbanite, the young lawyer, who previously had found a certain ____ charm in the lifestyle of the Pennsylvania Dutch, quickly changed his mind.bucoliceruditepedestrianidyllicbanallugubriousUnit 9 2013/9/111. Not only did the exhibit clearly show the health benefits of a vegetarian diet, it showed how those benefits often translate into a greater sense of _________.vitalitymendacityremorsevigorcontritionpersecution2. While the author clearly identifies the importance of Victorian culture to twentieth-century technological advances, he _________ the importance of British Regency to the development of the social factors that influenced Victorian culture.intimatescorroboratesneglectsplacatestrumpetsomits3.The speaker, though well-read and articulate, had a tendency to be _________.eloquentelegantbombasticgregariouspompousaffable4.Given that conditions were quite amenable to fruit trees during the growing season this year, the _________ of apples this fall is surprising.dearthcountenancesurfeitspateamalgamationpaucity5. Although she was such a bad-mannered child that she was sent to a boarding school, as an adult she is the very model of ____________.friendlinessdiffidenceproprietyreticencedecorumbrashness6. Politicians sometimes appear to act in a manner that is almost ____________; however, when all the information is released after the fact, it is apparent that they were acting according to a deliberate plan.pithyconventionalconformistwhimsicalflawlesscapricious7. Forced to take an alternate road when a massive oil spill closed the highway, the two-hour detour made their already arduous trip even more ____________.irksomeonerousfacileglibimplacableimmutable8. Though many of her contemporaries found her odd, Ella Wilkins is now much admired for her____________spirit, especially her willingness to reject prevailing feminine roles and to travel to foreign lands alone.forlornmagnanimousadventurousbellicosedesolatedoughty9. Plato, an important philosopher, is primarily known because he wrote down Socrates’s ____________ conversations. It is through Plato’s record of these dialogues that Socrates’s teachings have survived and continue to enlighten seekers of wisdom.inspiringedifyingtediousgratingrousingdidactic10. Even the colossal meal failed to ____________her voracious appetite.cadgeexacerbateprovokesatiatemendicateallay------------------------------------------11. Slicks of oil on a rain-soaked street are ____________ and beautiful, but the lovely rainbows they produce on the asphalt can seem rather ugly when one reflects upon the road hazards they create and the environmental damage they entail.Anodyneiridescentmonocoquepavonineparietalsaturnine12. He had not always been so callous, but with time he became ____________to the violence around him.adornedcauterizedsensitizedostracizedinuredattuned13. George was a mercurial character; one moment he was optimistic about his prospects, and the next he was____________.immoralhopefulwittymorosedourbuoyant14. Growing up in a wealthy suburb, she felt quite the____________as she began her first job as a llama caretaker on a rural farm.tyroconciergeagronomistcultivatorneophytecurator15. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth was based upon a highly ____________version of events that the playwright wrought from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland; King Duncan’s death at the hand of Macbeth comprises the play’s only historical truth.anachronisticeffusiveembellishedprosaicserpentinecolored16. While comic book artists such as Neal Adams demonstrated a more thorough mastery of human anatomy than did the generation that preceded them, some readers wondered whether the superheroes they drew were really supposed to be so ____________ that every detail of their musculatures would be visible through their clothing.thewysinewysuperfluouspneumaticflocculentatrophies17. Owing to a combination of its proximity and____________atmosphere, Mars is the only planet in our solar system whose surface details can be discerned from the Earth.viscousossifiedrarefiedestimablecopiousmeager18. Using the hardships of the Joad family as a model, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath effectively demonstrated how one clan’s struggles epitomized the____________experienced by an entire country.reticenceadversityrepudiationquiescenceverisimilitudetribulation19. The Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan is more than just____________edifice; this imposing structure was built to create a chirping echo whenever people clap their hands on the staircase. This echo sounds just like the chirp of the Quetzal, a bird which is sacred in the Mayan culture.a venerablea humblea beguilingan augusta speciousa prosaic20. Some wealthy city-dwellers become enchanted with the prospect of trading their hectic schedules for a bucolic life in the countryside, and they buy property with a pleasant view of farmland—only to find the stench of the livestock so ____________that they move back to the city.bovinepastoralnoisomeatavisticolfactorymephiticUnit 101. Despite their initial fears, most environmentalists now concede that the artificial reefs have had a largely _______ effect on surrounding ecosystems.unfoundedbenigncausticinterminableinnocuousplaintive2. Scholarship reductions and player defections notwithstanding, the new coach applied himself to rebuilding the program with such _______ that the rest of the staff struggled to match his enthusiasm.cessationindifferencerhetoricfervencyheedlessnesszeal3. After hours of practice and innumerable fruitless attempts to catch the balls, Allen was finally forced to admit that he wasn’t sufficiently _______ to be a juggler.sedatelumberingdexterousimplicitadroitawkward4. The cohesion of Alexander the Great’s vast empire was _______; at his death, Alexander’s lands were divided among his generals, Ptolemy, Seleucus, and Antigonus the One-Eyed.abidingprecariousprotractedredoubledrenownedtenuous5. is wife’s icy stare and aloof demeanor told Johann unequivocally that his propitiatory gifts had failed to_______ her anger.vilifygarnerexacerbateaggravateplacateappease6. By consuming _______ numbers of power bars, some athletes believe they will have proportionally greater amounts of endurance and strength because of the energy-producing ingredients these products claim to contain.scantfurtivecopioussolventmeasuredprofuse7.The comprehensive bill, signed into law by the president late last week, was _______ 249 new regulations on the fishing industry.elucidated byrife withdeficient inunencumbered byreplete withexempted from8.The former employees started a blog that revealed the embarrassing quirks of the boss, an act which had _______ impact on the company’s CEO.a virulentan assuaginga monumentala discomfitinga bolsteringa mortifying9.The late Samuel Huntington was well known for his_______ opinions on relations among different cultures; many of his ideas are still passionately debated today.zealouspedanticpolemicalrhetoricaldivisivehegemonic10.The _______ plant life on the previously barren volcanic rock created by the Kilauea lava flow is strong evidence that humans, too, will one day be able to inhabit the area.incipientnascentwaningferventflaggingstatic11.Regardless of the long-winded answers Michael consistently gave in class, his teachers remember him as _______ student, rather than a garrulous one, because he generally kept to himself.a taciturna volublean uncommunicativea querulousa disinterestedan eccentric12.For the cities at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where the shortage of rain often leaves wells and rivers empty, a winter without liberal snowfall will mean a_______ of the run-off that normally provides fresh water in the summer months.proliferationconduitpaucitysurfeitdearthburgeoning13.Despite her father’s endeavors to placate his daughter every time she had a grievance, the young girl was simply _______ complainer, and so could always find something else that displeased her.an inveteratean impertinenta plaintivean obliquea chronican abysmal14.Few want to believe that Lisa de Giocondo, the woman popularly believed to have been the model for da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, was a(n) _______ person and prefer instead to think that there is an enigma behind the celebrated smile.dulcetartlesscomelyfacileinscrutableingenuous15.Though the futurist conceded that Apple’s iPhone was a revolutionary device, she was adamant that it would not be immune to the same forces that caused such previous “game changing” products as Ford’s Model T and Sony’s Walkman to be considered _______.avant-gardeelectroniccircuitousantediluviansuperannuatedradical16.The results of a survey of movie-goers gainsaid the scholar’s claim that the filmmakers’ intent would remain opaque to most viewers; it seems the metaphors employed were rather _______.perspicuousabstrusemanifestaestheticcrypticrecalcitrant17.To call the area _______ was perhaps hyperbolic; while it was quaint and abstracted from the modern life of nearby cities, the presence of mining equipment was decidedly imposing.Germanegentrifiedaplombbucolicrancorousquiescent18.In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its corporate masters, the amateurish _______ of commercials for local businesses provide a tonic for the slick homogeneity of most advertising.amalgamationseccentricitiessynergiesconglomerationssyllogismsidiosyncrasies19. Despite having earned over two hundred million dollarsduring his career, the boxer’s _______ spending and bad investments left him insolvent within a few years of retirement.parsimoniouspenuriousperfidiousprodigalprofligatepugnacious20.When a Roman emperor visited a provincial city, an important part of the ceremony of receptio was the delivery of _______, in which a local poet or orator would lavish praise on the imperial visitor.a compendiuman elegyan encomiuma jeremiada philippica panegyricUnit 111.Despite having steeled herself for the worst, the new band director was disheartened to hear the _______ sounds emanating from the freshman orchestra.arduouseuphoniouscacophonousamplediscordantharmonious2.Bede, the author of A History of the English Church and People, was so widely _______ that he has been almost universally known as “The Venerable Bede” since the ninth century.defamedconsoledreveredesteemedmitigatedreviled3.In addition to the detailed written regulations regarding play, a novice golfer must also learn the _______, but nonetheless important, rules of etiquette.implicitlaconicexpresstacitreclusivemanifest4.Based on the desire to restrict further water pollution, the Clean Water Act of 1972 began under _______ terms, but opponents soon assailed the bill in the court system and discouraged those who had fought for its ratification.bleakauspiciousunfavorablesuspiciouspromisingineffectual5.Jane Austen’s novel, Emma, paints a comedy of errors that results when its heroine tries her hand at creating love matches, an effort which she attributes to her own _______ instead of a selfish need to meddle.gaietybenevolenceeleganceviscosityrefinementmagnanimity6.While interviewing for a job as a computer consultant, Robert consciously provided a _______ of references, knowing full well that he had few former employers who would be laudatory about his past projects.multitudearraymyriadpotpourripaucitydearth7. While most of the tasks undertaken by the interns were undemanding, a fact that led to the flood of applicants for the positions each year, there was one _______ duty:cleaning out the garbage bins in the laboratory.unambiguousfacilearduousoneroustenebrouslucid8.In an attempt to _______ voters to support her, the incumbent politician beguilingly greeted a room full of constituents and pledged to lower taxes—even though she had only ever done the opposite while in office.alienateabaseinveigleeviscerateestrangeentice9.After a series of storms, the once arid landscape became _______ for the first time in many months.innocuousbarrenverdantdesolatebountifullimpid10.Although he received many visitors, the _______ old man shooed them away after only a few minutes.misanthropiccurmudgeonlysarcasticchauvinisticgarrulousaffable11.Eileen used to be a picky eater, but since a new complex of fine dining and ethnic restaurants opened in her neighborhood, she has become quite _______.corpulentfinickyepicureanponderousgourmandizingpersnickety12.The SWAT team entered the dark building on high alert, their guns drawn and their night vision goggles on; each agent’s eyes and ears were attuned to the slightest disturbance in the _______ recesses of the rooms.emptycacophonousstygiangloomyfunctionaluseful13.Under no delusions about his actual financial situation, the man’s desire to present a frugal picture to his friends and avoid being labeled _______ caused him to go to such an extreme that he ended up being called a Scrooge.a spendthrifta prodigala misera hedonista skinflintan epicure14.The _______ pirate plundered every trade ship that came near his own ship; it was almost as if he could never loot or pillage enough to satisfy his craving for gold and jewels.raffishebullientvoraciousshowyrapaciouseffusive15.The homicide detectives didn’t truly understand the_______ of the criminal until they found the secret hideout where he stored his instruments of torture and carried out his heinous acts.pulchritudeenormityingenuityiniquitycanniness。

GRE填空题目答案及解析GRE填空题目答案及解析:外来物种扰乱本地生态10. Although one can adduce myriad of examples of ecosystem disruption by nonindigenous species, nevertheless most introduced species that survived in fact appear to have quite ___ effects on the ecosystem they have invaded.A. markedB. conspicuousC. minimalD. intriguingE. triflingF. deleterious选 CE翻译：尽管人们能举出很多外来物种扰乱本地生态系统的例子，但实际上，多数被引入并存活下来的物种，似乎对其入侵的生态系统没什么影响。

adduce 引证，举出(某事物)为例以证明myriad 无数的，极大数量的ecosystem 生态系统disruption 扰乱nonindigenous 非本土的，外来的marked 明显的，做记号的，被监视的conspicuous 明显的，惹人注意的intriguing 饶有兴味的(尤指因稀奇)，迷人的trifling 微不足道的，懒散的，轻佻的deleterious 有害的纯单词题，pure，mere 。

GRE填空题目答案及解析:日本美学9. 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选 CF翻译：在日本美学中，特别是能剧但不限于能剧，美包括衰亡的概念：它必须有一种迅速消散的味道，一种对自身终结的暗示。

Gre填空六选二Exercise 91.There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is______other forms.(A) segregated from(B) parallel to(C) dependent on(D) overshadowed by(E) relied on(F) mimicked by2. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when______was valued much more highly than it is today.(A) scent(B)fragrance(C) beauty(D) elegance(E) color(F) variety3. The spellings of many old English words have been______in the livinglanguage, although their pronunciations have changed.(A) preserved(B) shortened(C) maintained(D) preempted(E) revised(F) improved4. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and driveus to______accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.(A) insular(B) investigative(C) synoptic(D) subjective(E) sensational(F) compendious5. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement ofvaluable______through a complex network of producers and consumers.(A) commodities(B) dividends(C) communications(D) goods(E) nutrients(F) artifacts6. During the opera’s most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra’sconductor seemed ______, without necessary relation to what had gone before.(A) arbitrary(B) capricious(C) cautious(D) compelling(E) exacting(F) meticulous7.* Noting the murder victim’s flaccid musculature and pearlike figure, she deduced that the unfortunate fellow had earned his living in some______occupation.(A) treacherous(B) prestigious(C) ill-paying(D) illegitimate(E) sedentary(F) outstanding8. While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly______by their lively criticism.(A) humiliated(B) discomfited(C) deluded(D) disgraced(E) embarrassed(F) tantalized9. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in lifeon Earth because of the possibility of______resulting from the carbon atom’sability to form an unending series of different molecules.(A) diversity(B) deviation(C) variety(D) reproduction(E) stability(F) invigorationExercise 101. Despite the fact that the two council members belonged to different politicalparties, they______ the issue of how to finance the town debt.(A) complicated(B) avoided(C) attested to(D) reported on(E) agreed on(F) consent to2. Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian ______later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.(A) disdain for(B) imitation of(C) ambivalence about(D) deference to(E) influence on(F) impact on3. Dreams are______in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.(A) uninformative(B) uncontrollable(C) startling(D) harmless(E) unregulated4. The commissions criticized the legislature for making college attendance dependent on the ability to pay, charging that, as a result, hundreds of qualified young people would be______ further education.(A) entitled to(B) striving for(C) deprived of(D) withheld from(E) uninterested in(F) participating in5. Considering how long she had yearned to see Italy, her first reaction was curiously______.(A) meditative(B) tepid(C) categorical(D) unoriginal(E) insightful(F) lukewarm6. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been______.(A) irrelevant(B) facetious(C) mistaken(D) critical(E) insincere(F) hypocritical7. While the delegate clearly sought to______the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.(A) substantiate(B) dampen(C) encourage(D) elucidate(E) rekindle(F) check8. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960’s portrayed him as______thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like.(A) an adventurous(B) a doctrinaire(C) an eclectic(D) a dictatorial(E) a judicious(F) a cynical9. Rather than enhancing a country’s security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country’s _________.(A) boldness(B) influence(C) fragility(D) responsibility(E) moderation(F) vulnerabilityExercise 111. After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gainingfavor as______to increasingly expensive conventional housing.(A) reaction(B) an addition(C) an introduction(D) an alternative(E) a substitute(F) a challenge2. Hydrogen is the ______element of the universe in that it provides the buildingblocks from which the other elements are produced.(A) steadiest(B) expendable(C) lightest(D) final(E) fundamental(F) essential3. Psychology has slowly evolved into an______scientific discipline that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and responsibilities as other sciences.(A) independent(B) unusual(C) outmoded(D) uncontrolled(E) inactive4. The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was______bypointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.(A) banal(B) heretical(C) unproven(D) complex(E) unorthodox(F) superficial5. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural___ doing so.(A) aptitude for(B) repugnance to(C) interest in(D) aversion of(E) ignorance of(F) reaction after6. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her______search for her daughter.(A) extended(B) agitated(C) frantic(D) comprehensive(E) motiveless(F) heartless7. Although Johnson’s and Smith’s initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm______after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be.(A) revived(B) emerged(C) intensified(D) flagged(E) persisted(F) declined8. It is to the novelist’s credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any______or playful supernatural tricks.(A) elucidation(B) discrimination(C) artlessness(D) authenticity(E) whimsy9. The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its______provisions, but in itsbroader impact: it made the king subject to the law.(A) revolutionary(B) specific(C) implicit(D) controversial(E) particular(F) finite10. The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests thattrue appreciation of the music is an______process closed to the uninitiatedlistener, however enthusiastic.(A) unreliable(B) arcane(C) arrogant(D) elementary(E) intuitiveExercise 121. Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to______them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.(A) recognize(B) hoard(C) trample(D) retrieve(E) identify(F) approach2. Many artists believe that successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of______, is the first step in learning to be creative.(A) elegance(B) resolution(C) goodness(D) originality(E) sympathy(F) imagination3. The sheer diversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly______source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.(A) exploited(B) quantifiable(C) controversial(D) inexhaustible(E) remarkable(F) infinite4. The notion that cultural and biological influences______determine cross-cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.(A) jointly(B) completely(C) directly(D) equally(E) evenly(F) eventually5. It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of______.(A) maturity(B) fiction(C) inventiveness(D) art(E) brilliance(F) ripeness6. Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued several______insults in the course of the evening’s conversation.(A) blunt(B) veiled(C) fallacious(D) boisterous(E) disguised(F) embellished7. Edith Wharton sought in her memoir to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having______the conflicting elements of her life.(A) affirmed(B) reconciled(C) highlighted(D) resolved(E) identified(F) confined8. Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, thoughvery______, have certain characteristics in common.(A) relevant(B) elementary(C) abstract(D) heterogeneous(E) diverse(F) controversial9. Usually the first to spot data that were inconsistent with other findings, in this particular experiment she let a number of______results slip by.(A) inaccurate(B) verifiable(C) redundant(D) salient(E) anomalous(F) irregular10. Because no comprehensive______exist regarding personal reading practices, we do not know, for example, the greatest number of books read in an individual lifetime.(A) records(B) instincts(C) accounts(D) remedies(E) proposals(F) methodsExercise 131. The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is sosimple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to______its significance.(A) underrate(B) control(C) overlook(D) reassess(E) praise(F) eliminate2. By divesting himself of all regalities, the former king______the considerationthat customarily protects monarchs.(A) merited(B) forfeited(C) debased(D) concealed(E) relinquished(F) extended3. As serious as she is about the bullfight, she does not allow respectto______her sense of whimsy when painting it.(A) inspire(B) provoke(C) suppress(D) attack(E) satisfy(F) inhibit4. Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a______between them.(A) generality(B) fusion(C) schism(D) congruity(E) dichotomy(F) reciprocity5. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system ofvalues was regarded as______, even as a sign of madness.(A) adventurous(B) frivolous(C) willful(D) impermissible(E) irrational(F) absurd6. Vaillant, who has been particularly interested in the means by which people attain mental health, seems to be looking for______answers: a way to close the book on at least a few questions about human nature.(A) temporary(B) confused(C) definitive(D) personal(E) derivative(F) conclusive7. Early critics of Emily Dickinson’s poetry mistook for simplemindedness the surface of artlessness that in fact she constructed with such______.(A) astonishment(B) craft(C) cunning(D) innocence(E) naiveté(F) vexation8. Paradoxically, Robinson’s excessive denials of the worth of early works of science fiction suggest that she has become quite______them.(A) enchanted by(B) enamored of(C) skeptical of(D) encouraged by(E) offended by(F) reflective about9. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ______evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.(A) addresses(B) creates(C) alters(D)modifies(E) suppresses(F) substitutes10. Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to______ experience by reducing it into discrete parcels.(A) manage(B) compress(C) transcribe(D) complicate(E) amplify(F) extrapolateExercise 141. The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly______,most frequently by human intervention.(A) celebrated(B) predicted(C) observed(D) disturbed(E) questioned(F) interrupted2. There is perhaps some truth in that waggish old definition of a scholar—asiren that calls attention to a fog without doing anything to______it.(A) describe(B) cause(C) analyze(D) dispel(E) dissipate(F) thicken3. Foucault’s rejection of the concept of continuity in Western thought, thoughradical, was not unique; he had _____ in the United States who, withoutknowledge of his work, developed parallel ideas.(A) critics(B) counterparts(C) equivalents(D) disciples(E) readers(F) publisher4. Calculus, though still indispensable to science and technology, is no longer_____; it has an equal partner called discrete mathematics.(A) preeminent(B) pertinent(C) beneficial(D) essential(E) pragmatic(F) singular5. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can _____its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself.(A) honor(B) repudiate(C) disavow(D) condone(E) placate6. While nurturing parents can compensate for adversity, cold or inconsistent parents may _____it.(A) exacerbate(B) neutralize(C) aggravate(D) eradicate(E) ameliorate(F) relieve7. A misconception frequently held by novice writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more _____ the ideas.(A) complicated(B) inconsequential(C) elementary(D) fanciful(E) blatant(F) complex8. Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers _____ his works.(A) praise(B) revile(C) merit(D) scrutinize(E) criticize(F) neglect9. Marshall’s confrontational style could alienate almost anyone: he even antagonized a board of directors that included a number of his supporters and that had a reputation for not being easily _____.(A) intimidated(B) mollified(C) provoked(D) irritated(E) reconciled(F) motivated10. Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly _____ over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability.(A) appreciated(B) emulated(C) altered(D) criticized(E) revised(F) reprintedExercise 151. Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 to be able to gather data only about the planets Jupiter and Saturn, scientists were _____the wealth of information it sent back from Neptune years after leaving Earth.(A) anxious for(B) confident in(C) thrilled about(D) keen on(E) elated by(F) eager for2. The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly _____ engineering curriculum should be avoided(A) narrow(B) innovative(C) competitive(D) rigorous(E) academic(F) limited3. Only by ignoring decades of mismanagement and inefficiency could investors conclude that a fresh infusion of cash would provide anything more than a _____ solution to the company’s financial woes.(A) fair(B) temporary(C) genuine(D) realistic(E) provisional(F) complete4. Dominant interests often benefit most from _____of governmental interference in business, since they are able to take care of themselves if left alone.(A) intensification(B) authorization(C) centralization(D) improvisation(E) elimination(F) removal5. Always circumspect, she reluctant to make judgments, but once arriving at a conclusion, she was _____ in its defense.(A) uncompromising(B) nonplussed(C) obsequious(D) intransigent(E) deferential6. It was her view that the country’s problems had been _____ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.(A) foreseen(B) attacked(C) ascertained(D) exacerbated(E) analyzed(F) aggravated7. Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have _____ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people.(A) described(B) acknowledged(C) neglected(D) overlooked(E) defended(F) authenticated8. Regardless of what______theories of politics may propound, there is nothingthat requires daily politics to be clear, thorough, and consistent—nothing, that is,that requires reality to conform to theory.(A) neat(B) vague(C) assertive(D) casual(E) vicious(F) tidy9. The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens’ Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves’ kitchen so______.(A) threatening(B) riveting(C) engrossing(D) conniving(E) fearsome(F) irritating10. Although normally _____, Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she putaside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.(A) diffident(B) unassertive(C) contentious(D) facetious(E) presumptuousExercise 161. What is most important to the monkeys in the sanctuary is that they are a group; this is so because primates are inveterately _____ and build their lives around each other.(A) independent(B) stable(C) curious(D) social(E) proprietary(F) gregarious2. Even though formidable winters are the norm in the Dakotas, many people were unprepared for the _____ of the blizzard of 1888.(A) inevitability(B) ferocity(C) importance(D) fierceness(E) probability(F) mildness3. Congress is having great difficulty developing a consensus on energy policy, primarily because the policy objective of various members of Congress rest on such ___ assumptions.(A) commonplace(B) trivial(C) explicit(D) disparate(E) divergent(F) fundamental4. This poetry is not _____; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.(A) familiar(B) democratic(C) technical(D) complex(E) provincial(F) localized5. Though one cannot say that Michelangelo was impractical designer, he was, of all nonprofessional architects knows, the most _____ in that he was the least constrained by tradition or precedent.(A) pragmatic(B) adventurous(C) innovative(D) empirical(E) skilled6. The documentary film about high school life was so realistic and _____ that feelings of nostalgia flooded over the college-age audience.(A) logical(B) stimulating(C) pitiful(D) evocative(E) critical(F) clinical7. For many young people during the Roaring Twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American culture _____ a wanderlust to provoke an exodus abroad.(A) stymied(B) overwhelmed(C) reflected(D) combined with(E) conflicted with(F) blended8. Certainly Murray’s preoccupation with the task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _____ or at least an innocuous one.(A) tame(B) conducive(C) tendentious(D) meretricious(E) beneficent(F) sincere9. The semantic _____ of ancient documents is not unique; even in our own time, many documents are difficult to decipher.(A) aspect(B) pattern(C) intention(D) erudition(E) opacity(F) obscurity10. Many welfare reformers would substitute a single，federally financed income support system for the existing _____ of overlapping programs．(A) welter(B) hodgepodge(C)paucity(D)core(E)functionalism(F)participationExercise 171. Although sales have continued to increase since last April, unfortunately the rate of increase has ____.(A) resurged(B) decelerated(C) retarded(D) capitulated(E) retaliated(F) persevered2. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the _____ in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.(A) relationship(B) species(C) sequence(D) patterns(E) environment(F) surroundings3. Although Ms．Brown found some of her duties to be _____, her supervision of forty workers was a considerable responsibility．(A) ambiguous(B) provisional(C) menial(D) humble(E) unique(F) mediocre4. Both television commercials and programs present _____ view of the material world，one which promotes a standard of living that most of us can probably not attain．(A) an unrealistic(B) an imprudent(C) a standardized(D) a perplexing(E) a banal(F) an visionary5. One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, _____ the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.(A) suggesting(B) intensifying(C) elucidating(D) satisfying(E) obviating6. The fortresslike façade of the Museum of Cartoon Art seems calculated to remind visitors that the comic strip is an art form that has often been _____ by critics.(A) charmed(B) assailed(C) unnoticed(D) railed(E) exhilarated(F) overwhelmed7. Although some consider forcefulness and _____ to be two traits desirable tothe same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful thanmaintaining a steady one.(A) persistence(B) perseverance(C) promptness(D) aggression(E) skillfulness(F) lucidity8. The legislators of 1563 realized the _____ of trying to regulate the flow oflabor without securing its reasonable remuneration, and so the second part of thestatute dealt with establishing wages.(A) futility(B) bootlessness(C) intricacy(D) anxiety(E) necessity(F) decadence9. The children’s _____ natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempereddispositions of their parents.(A) mercurial(B) blithe(C) phlegmatic(D) introverted(E) artless(F) inconstant10. Because early United States writers thought that the mark of greatliterature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech,they _____ the vernacular.(A) dissected(B) misunderstood(C) avoided(D) investigated(F) exploitedExercise 181. Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the manufactures, to the environmentalists’ dismay, _____ the use of these herbicides on lawns.(A) defy(B) defer(C) defend(D) assail(E) support(F) disparage2. Contrary to the antiquated idea that the eighteenth century was a _____ island of elegant assurance, evidence reveals that life for most people was filled with uncertainty and insecurity.(A) clannish(B) serene(C) declining(D) tranquil(E) recognized(F) sprawling3. Certain weeds that flourish among rice crops resist detection until maturity by _____ the seedling stage in the rice plant’s life cycle, thereby remaining indistinguishable from the rice crop until the flowering stage.(A) deterring(B) displacing(C) augmenting(D) imitating(E) nurturing(F) simulating4. Paradoxically, England’s colonization of North America was _____ by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.(A) demonstrated(B) weakened(C) determined(D) altered(E) undermined(F) distinguished5. Because it has no distinct and recognizable typographical form and few recurring narrative conventions, the novel is, of all literary genres, the least susceptible to _____.(A) misuse(B) imprecision(C) inquiry(D) definition(F) demarcation6. Because time in India is conceived statically rather than dynamically,Indian languages emphasize nouns rather than verbs, since nouns express the more _____ aspects of a thing.(A) paradoxical(B) stable(C) prevalent(D) unvarying(E) temporal(F) successive7. The prime minister tried to act but the plans were __ by her cabinet.(A) discussed(B) embellished(C) overlooked(D) unleashed(E) frustrated(F) thwarted8. He had expected gratitude for his disclosure, but instead he encountered _____ bordering on hostility.(A) patience(B) discretion(C) openness(D) ineptitude(E) indifference(F) disregard9. Although ordinarily skeptical about the purity of Robinson’s motives, inthis instance Jenkins did not consider Robinson’s generosity to be _____ consideration of personal gain.(A) lacking in(B) contrary to(C) alloyed with(D) mitigated by(E) repudiated by(F) marred by10. Because the report contained much more information than the reviewers needed to see, the author was asked to submit a _____ instead.(A) abstract(B) compendium(C) soliloquy(D) treatise(E) prerequisite(F) critique。

GRE填空题6种短语结构真题解析在GRE填空中、如果在某一空格的前部或后部出现下述短语结构：1现在分词短语、2过去分词短语、3形容词短语、4同位语短语、5介词结构、6动词不定式结构 ,则所有这些短语结构或是在空格前作预先的铺砌，埋下一处线索，或是在空格后作补充陈述，以示强调。

空格的答案均可以同义词的方式从这些短语结构中求取。

1、现在分词短语例At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect,__ __evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.(A) addresses(B) creates(C) alters(D) suppresses(E) substitutes解答：句末的现在分词短语"tailoring it to his needs"在复述空格所代表的那一特定的行为动作，it即指代evidence。

空格只需从tailoring求取一同义词即可。

答案为(C)。

翻译：在其讨论的某几处，当证据难于为其立论提供依据时，格雷夫斯事实上就对这些证据改弦易辙，将其改头换面以满足其需要。

2、过去分词短语例The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an__ __process closed to the uninitiated listeners, however enthusiastic.(A) unreliable(B) arcane(C) arrogant(D) elementary(E) intuitive解答：如果音乐欣赏正是过去分词短语中所描述的那样，是"closed to the uninitiated listeners"的话，那全然是因为这一过程已变成(B) arcane的缘故。

KEY: BD1.关键字：though，转折关系，反义2.空格中应该填入一个形容词，用来形容法官判决的效力问题；though引导的插入语可以提出来，表示与句子实际要表示相反的意思，而在though引导的句中，表现的意思是法官的观点被“shaken”了，发生了动摇，因而在空格中应该填入一个“不动摇”意思的词语。

3.词语解释：[1]. (A) unqualified：（没有资格的）not having requisite qualifications[2]. (B) undiminished：（没有减少的）not made one half step less than perfect or minor[3]. (C) undecided：（未决定的）not free from doubt or wavering[4]. (D) undamaged：（不受损的）not suffer from loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation[5]. (E) unresolved：（未解决的）not deal with successfully[6]. (F) unprincipled：（无原则的）not exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle(OG Verbal Practice Set 1 Q8, Easy)Modern agricultural practices have been extremely successful in increasing the productivity of major food crops, yet despite heavy use of pesticides, ______losses to diseases and pests are sustained each year.(A) incongruous(B) reasonable(C) significant(D) considerable(E) equitable(F) fortuitousKEY: CD1.关键字：yet、despite，表转折，反义2.前半句说杀虫剂功效显著，而后半句由yet与despite引导，表示与前半句相反的意思，那么应该是说杀虫剂的功效其实并不显著，尽管用了很多杀虫剂，最后的损失依旧“不小”，故选取(C)(D)选项。