1、GRE-27及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)1.MODICUM: IOTA :（分数：1.00）A.(A) abundance: magnitudeB.(B) gallon: kilogramC.(C) tress: braidD.(D) thatch: bladeE.(E) lock: hair2.Politicians and pollsters alike warn that the outcome of a presidential race remains - until Election Day it
2、self, and many races depend on factors that run from bad weather - voter turnout to last-minute scandals.（分数：1.00）A.(A) unknown abettingB.(B) unlikely decreasingC.(C) fluid affectingD.(D) predetermined consolidatingE.(E) fixed absorbing3.RUBBER: TIRE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) skin: hairB.(B) silver: cutleryC.
3、(C) window: paneD.(D) erosion: ironE.(E) piece: paper4.DESSICATE: LIQUID:（分数：1.00）A.(A) imprison: freedomB.(B) plunder: valuablesC.(C) suffocate: oxygenD.(D) refrain: repetitionE.(E) prohibit: development5.CIRCUMSPECT: PRUDENCE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) cautious: hastinessB.(B) urbane: improprietyC.(C) cursor
4、y: superficialityD.(D) circuitous: convergenceE.(E) reckless: impassivity6.The result of this biochemical test has caused an uproar, and ever since its publication, researchers have been full of responses of - quality: whereas some deal with the tests implications in a calm manner, others sound alar
5、ms.（分数：1.00）A.(A) cholericB.(B) admonitoryC.(C) whimsicalD.(D) homogenousE.(E) variable7.MERITOCRACY: ACHIEVEMENT :（分数：1.00）A.(A) plutocracy: wealthB.(B) elitism: expertiseC.(C) theocracy: wisdomD.(D) bureaucracy: authorityE.(E) gerontocracy: superiority8.An excellent philatelist can detect a forged
6、 - with a single glance, for a true specimen bears markings and characteristics, without exception, that the - invariably lacks.（分数：1.00）A.(A) painting imitationB.(B) insect approximationC.(C) coin originalD.(D) stamp facsimileE.(E) treatise falsehood9.Except in times of -, we would scarcely allow p
7、ublic officials to declare states of emergency that replace some normal rules with those more - to extraordinary circumstances.（分数：1.00）A.(A) debate diffidentB.(B) serenity indifferentC.(C) catastrophe germaneD.(D) obedience ill-suitedE.(E) disaster hostile10.Previous research has established the lu
8、pine wolf as the - of the modern canine, but when and where humans first domesticated the former into the latter remains unclear.（分数：1.00）A.(A) competitorB.(B) allyC.(C) scionD.(D) preyE.(E) progenitor11.PRESIDENT: COUNTRY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) choreographer: danceB.(B) speaker: parliamentC.(C) actress: p
9、erformanceD.(D) instrumentalist: melodyE.(E) poetess: thesaurus12.Of the various schemes that have been proposed to model how gene transcription might work in the living body, those involving actual physical contact between enhancers and genes remain -, owing to an absence of direct evidence.（分数：1.0
10、0）A.(A) surreptitiousB.(B) decipherableC.(C) vindicatedD.(D) suspiciousE.(E) speculative13.PERTURB: SERENITY :（分数：1.00）A.(A) denounce: rantB.(B) interdict: protectionC.(C) purify: imperfectionD.(D) vex: irritationE.(E) fondle: attachment14.MISCONSTRUE: INTERPRET :（分数：1.00）A.(A) dislike: attachB.(B)
11、misrepresent: clarifyC.(C) miscalculate: reckonD.(D) misapprehend: donateE.(E) misbehave: recite15.ANESTHETIC: INSENSIBILITY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) analgesic: acheB.(B) coagulant: solutionC.(C) soporific: lethargyD.(D) placation: rageE.(E) opiate: listlessness16.Thus, global-warming skeptics write off the -
12、 of climate research investigators, emphasizing the - of others reasoning, but not of their own.（分数：1.00）A.(A) data accessibilityB.(B) infighting vaguenessC.(C) resources virtuesD.(D) experiments pragmatismE.(E) consensus uncertainty二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.BOLSTER:（分数：1.00）A.(A) demyst
13、ifyB.(B) opposeC.(C) eraseD.(D) abandonE.(E) separate18.The author would regard the notion that certain proteins are essential to the survival of environmentally resistant endospores as（分数：1.00）A.(A) unlikelyB.(B) speculativeC.(C) incontrovertibleD.(D) irrelevantE.(E) unscientific19.The authors prim
14、ary purpose in the passage is to（分数：1.00）A.(A) describe the limits of biologists understanding of the phenomenon of cellular dormancyB.(B) explain how certain organisms have adapted to withstand environmental adversityC.(C) contrast the survival techniques of two organisms which use dormancy to surv
15、ive hostile environmentsD.(D) explain why endospores are so adept at surviving the traditional canning processE.(E) suggest which methods are effective for killing endospores at which are not20.UNEARTH:（分数：1.00）A.(A) mergeB.(B) planC.(C) admireD.(D) complyE.(E) conceal21.It may be inferred from the
16、passage that, in contrast to their present view, microbiologists once believed that（分数：1.00）A.(A) only a single feature of endospore biology was responsible for their successB.(B) potentially, a canning process could be developed that was capable of destroying all endosporesC.(C) ultraviolet radiati
17、on was a possible means of destroying microorganisms that practice cellular dormancyD.(D) cellular mitosis was the root cause of the resilience of the microorganisms under discussionE.(E) only single-celled organisms, like those of fungal spores, could practice cellular dormancy22.IMMEDIATE:（分数：1.00
18、）A.(A) exhaustingB.(B) manifoldC.(C) prospectiveD.(D) complicatedE.(E) inadequate23.ARTLESSNESS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) impartialityB.(B) forethoughtC.(C) slynessD.(D) innovationE.(E) bitterness24.According to the passage, the specialization of art and theory has tended to（分数：1.00）A.(A) reduce the level of c
19、ontrol artists have over artistic institutionsB.(B) increase the usefulness of creating a unifying artistic vocabularyC.(C) permit a greater level of development of knowledge concerning bothD.(D) curtail interactions and establish false boundaries between the two fieldsE.(E) complicate the education
20、al process of artists in an unfortunate manner25.DISARM:（分数：1.00）A.(A) confrontB.(B) commandC.(C) put on guardD.(D) amuseE.(E) protect26.The passage suggests that the mystification of the artistic process by certain art historians and artists can be traced to（分数：1.00）A.(A) the necessity of protectin
21、g artistic meaning from a general public who would most likely misunderstand and object to itB.(B) an unconscious tendency of non-artists to lionize those artists whom the public admires but fails to understandC.(C) a desire to protect and maintain the isolation between those who make art and those
22、who analyze it, so as to reinforce the creative/critical distinctionD.(D) a movement to expunge the challenging texts of dual artist/critics like Leonardo da Vinci and Mary Kelly from the critical canonE.(E) a distinction between the methodology of scholars, who tend to be erudite, and that of artis
23、ts, who are more intuitive in their thinking processes27.It can be inferred from the passage that prior to the modern era artistic practice was regarded as（分数：1.00）A.(A) a hermetic field without potential for collaboration, given that it was almost exclusively populated by “misunderstood geniuses“B.
24、(B) a field less isolated from the practice of critical analysis than the artistic process of the present eraC.(C) more meaningful and useful as a self-critical force than the aesthetic judgments of non-artists, especially art historiansD.(D) primarily concerned with the masking and concealment of a
25、rtistic meanings from the general publicE.(E) seldom times as specialized as the various branches of science from which art has traditionally been distinguished28.INFLATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) gatherB.(B) perceiveC.(C) reviewD.(D) minimizeE.(E) restrain29.ALLEVIATE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) remedyB.(B) proliferateC.(
26、C) reinforceD.(D) switchE.(E) aggravate30.The passage mentions all of the following as environmental stresses that can be survived by microorganisms that practice cellular dormancy EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) Low temperaturesB.(B) Ultraviolet radiationC.(C) Acidic environmentsD.(D) High temperaturesE.(E) D
27、rying processes31.The authors primary purpose in mentioning van Gogh is most likely to（分数：1.00）A.(A) cite the case of an artist whose intention was to increase the mystification of the artistic processB.(B) discuss an artist whose life has been consistently distorted by biographers and filmmakersC.(
28、C) give an example of an artist depicted as incapable of comprehending his own art work but able to do so in factD.(D) provide an instance of an artist whose work can scarcely be understood without the assistance of art criticsE.(E) mention the example of an artist whose critical faculties were righ
29、tly overshadowed by his artistic abilities32.PERSEVERANCE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) lack of rapidityB.(B) irregular peaceC.(C) incidence of eventsD.(D) termination of attemptE.(E) clear misery33.TESTINESS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) attachmentB.(B) enduranceC.(C) prudenceD.(D) concernE.(E) systematism34.The passage suggest
30、s that the post-modernist relegation of an artworks author to a minor and irrelevant post（分数：1.00）A.(A) has resulted in a greater embrace of art forms that are sometimes wholly electronicB.(B) has failed to entirely counter the notion that art-making originates at some point with an individualC.(C)
31、has enabled artists to demonstrate the visual and textual connections between art and art criticismD.(D) has tended to increase the intimacy of creation at the expense of the cognition of artistsE.(E) has tended to subtly reinforce the ways in which artists are perceived as martyrs35.Which of the fo
32、llowing best states the authors main point about artists who have abandoned the hierarchical distinction between art and theory?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Theirs is a sterile, abstract practice, unlikely to produce few lasting works.B.(B) They have demonstrated that critics are less important to the art-making
33、process than the public commonly believes.C.(C) They have laudably focused their energy on exposing the extent to which theory informs their own practice.D.(D) They have, to the detriment of their work, lost track of inner realm of the creator.E.(E) They have demonstrated a positive alternative to c
34、ritics who have abandoned their field to become artists.36.PREJUDICED:（分数：1.00）A.(A) sappyB.(B) uncomplicatedC.(C) unbiasedD.(D) insensitiveE.(E) even-tempered37.DEBACLE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) definite suppositionB.(B) outspoken replyC.(C) complete triumphD.(D) partial consentE.(E) final decision38.Which of
35、 the following persuasive devices is NOT used in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) An example of an artist whose work critics misunderstandB.(B) The contrast of different points of viewC.(C) The repetition of key ideas and expressionsD.(D) A mention of the most recent trends in art-makingE.(E) Evaluative o
36、r judgmental words三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.SPICE: FLAVOR :（分数：1.00）A.(A) splint: limbB.(B) block: vimC.(C) copper: alloyD.(D) symmetry: balanceE.(E) moisturizer: plant40.TENDER: ACCEPTANCE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) examine: solicitudeB.(B) legalize: disapprobationC.(C) submit: approvalD.(D) announce:
37、 scrutinyE.(E) perish: idea41.ASCETIC: INDULGENCE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) libertine: restraintB.(B) puritan: conventionC.(C) vagabond: frugalityD.(D) zealot: fervorE.(E) antiseptic: hygiene42.At the present time, unfortunately, several governments grant permission to rapacious animal poachers, with few cond
38、itions attached and - compensation for those whose - are exploited.（分数：1.00）A.(A) little sciencesB.(B) diminutive ideasC.(C) significant resourcesD.(D) scanty environmentsE.(E) inappropriate laws43.CREDULOUS: GULLIBLE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) didactic: onerousB.(B) adventurous: pusillanimousC.(C) yielding: s
39、ervileD.(D) sycophantic: adulatoryE.(E) assiduous: vain44.Although he had been many times given the caveat emptor, Feldman purchased paintings and - in quantity, often without - them first.（分数：1.00）A.(A) baubles rejectingB.(B) supplies appraisingC.(C) antiques examiningD.(D) collectibles shippingE.(
40、E) trinkets criticizing45.RECLUSE: WITHDRAW :（分数：1.00）A.(A) malefactor: reiterateB.(B) rhetorician: equivocateC.(C) philosopher: cogitateD.(D) autocrat: improviseE.(E) figurehead: boycott46.Considering the - of available options for investing ones hard-earned retirement funds, as evidenced by a plet
41、hora of daytime television advertisements aimed at appealing to the incapacitated senior, you may well find it difficult to avoid feeling -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) diversity ingratiatedB.(B) dearth belligerentC.(C) gamut overwhelmedD.(D) appeal mortifiedE.(E) periodicity exhausted47.FROWN: DISPLEASURE :（分数：1
42、.00）A.(A) scoff: glumnessB.(B) sneer: contemptC.(C) adulate: intimacyD.(D) collaborate: esteemE.(E) edify: ridicule48.This thing called love is a total mystery, and the - of passion and despair that accompanies every romantic devotion may keep one eternally perplexed.（分数：1.00）A.(A) coagulationB.(B)
43、requitalC.(C) admixtureD.(D) instabilityE.(E) vagaries49.TORNADO: AIR :（分数：1.00）A.(A) downpour: floodB.(B) guzzler: gasC.(C) vortex: waterD.(D) gutter: roofE.(E) meadow: spark50.His father served as - to the entire Garcia clan, dispensing money and advice to those who needed it, and the family, in t
44、urn, revered him.（分数：1.00）A.(A) prelateB.(B) paterfamiliasC.(C) mountebankD.(D) valetE.(E) creditor51.ADROITNESS: INEPITUDE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) obscurity: necessityB.(B) stoicism: generosityC.(C) ferocity: insubordinationD.(D) complexity: tangencyE.(E) difficulty: simplicity52.The stage was set for simm
45、ering hostility between the two sects, and the breakdown in - relations was hastened by the high-handed attitude of those 1 who had lost many of their ancestral privileges and lands.（分数：1.00）A.(A) intemperateB.(B) exogamousC.(C) consanguineousD.(D) amicableE.(E) idiosyncratic53.FORGERY: DOCUMENT :（分
46、数：1.00）A.(A) slaughter: tragedyB.(B) feint: sentimentC.(C) rape: castigationD.(D) felony: reinsuranceE.(E) double-dealer: testimonial54.Molds were once used only for small amounts of fat, shared with neighbors at cooperative candle dippings or supplied by - candle makers who canvassed large geograph
47、ical areas.（分数：1.00）A.(A) redoubtableB.(B) impecuniousC.(C) sententiousD.(D) meretriciousE.(E) itinerant四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.Which of the following statements about the individual gustatory neuron is true, based on information provided by the passage?（分数：1.00）A.(A) It creates a neur
48、ological signal only when it comes into contact with its primary tastant.B.(B) Its function is not to identify tastes, but to identify similarities and differences between them.C.(C) Its primary importance is in distinguishing between the various qualities of a mixed stimulus.D.(D) It provides rough
49、ly equivalent signals when in contact with a major stimulus and a minor one.E.(E) It plays a fairly minor role in the across-pattern theory, compared to the labeled-line theory.56.The author mentions the research performed on hamsters and rats most probably in order to（分数：1.00）A.(A) demonstrate a case where the implications of the labeled-line hypothesis
