1、GRE-41及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)1.As the years went by, Kingsleys letters displayed him declining into a constant of aesthetic intolerance; he displayed _dislike of any serious contemporary literature at all. (A) a bibulous (B) an incipi
2、ent (C) a subtle (D) a tasteless (E) a querulous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.Educators who study the influences of geographical differences on educational success have concluded that environment is not_factor, as students in one country are no more_than those in another. (A) an essential erudite (B) a deter
3、mining preeminent (C) a pernicious mediocre (D) a conducive meritorious (E) a wholesome susceptible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.While performers have always attempted to_the fact that piano is fundamentally a percussion instrument, that particular pianist goes farther than most in _ the accepted wisdom thro
4、ugh her excessively exuberant style. (A) underscore epitomizing (B) conceal qualifying (C) deny highlighting (D) disguise accentuating (E) eulogize criticizing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.From Neolithic pottery to the 20th century posters, the extant varieties of arts in China_those who search for continuit
5、y; nonetheless, certain_values are reflected in Chinas artistic traditions. (A) gratify evanescent (B) perplex ancient (C) mollify perpetual (D) vindicate tentative (E) confound enduring（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.Griffiths early output was remarkably_: it included not only the standard comedies, melodrama
6、s, westerns, and thrillers, but also such novelties as adaptations from Browning and Tennyson, and treatments of social issues. (A) controversial (B) original (C) eclectic (D) inventive (E) impulsive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.People should not take good constitution for granted, for human genetic code is
7、_the development of_. (A) liable to anomalies (B) predestined for discomfort (C) predisposed to disease (D) indicative of wholesomeness (E) insalubrious for malaise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.OSullivan occupied himself by writing to would-be_, outlining his plan for the enterprise and how its glory would_a
8、ll associated with the project. (A) mendicants assist (B) detractors escape from (C) colleagues eschew from (D) analysts dissimulate with (E) contributors redound to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.CORRECTIVE : AMEND : (A) emollient : ameliorate (B) tautology: vindicate (C)
9、paradigm : exemplify (D) anthology : diversify (E) appendage : concatenate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.POSEUR: UNAFFECTED: (A) interlocutor : accessible (B) teetotaler: abstemious (C) soprano : pretentious (D) provincial : cosmopolitan (E) prig : amenable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.DITCH: CANYON : (A) geyser : sp
10、ring (B) burrow: cavern (C) peninsula : estuary (D) archipelago : island (E) ridge : furrow（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.NEFARIOUS : WICKEDNESS: (A) sprightly : fastidiousness (B) conspicuous: stealth (C) foolhardy : heterodoxy (D) generous : liberality (E) inflammatory: acidity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.KNEAD :
11、 MALLEABLE : (A) vent : respiratory (B) circumscribe : visible (C) brook : unique (D) penetrate : permeable (E) muster : tenacious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.RICKETY : FURNITURE: (A) petrified : forest (B) alloyed : metal (C) ragged : clothing (D) speckled : egg (E) spavined : insect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.
12、ASETI: SELF-DENIAL: (A) pacifist : amicability (B) reactionary : vehemence (C) busybody : intrusiveness (D) purist : transcendence (E) bohemian: orthodoxy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.DILETTANTE : COMMITMENT: (A) nonentity : consequence (B) gourmand : self-restraint (C) minimalist : elegance (D) authoritari
13、an : disregard (E) malingerer : cunning（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.MAWKISH: SENTIMENTAL: (A) noisy : cacophonous (B) convivial : undemonstrative (C) acerbic : piquant (D) abundant: fulsome (E) cloying : sweet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Air turbulence can s(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.Ac
14、cording to the passage, air turbulence generally does which of the following?. Creates small droplets of equal size to form in cloud cores. Causes different concentrations of rain droplets to form in different places. Speeds up the rate by which large droplets appear. (A) only (B) only (C) and only
15、(D) and only (E) , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes accurate weather predictions based solely on turbulence patterns would be (A) revolutionary (B) unreliable (C) outdated (D) derivative (E) inconsequential（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.The primary purpos
16、e of the passage is to (A) explain and resolve a controversy among meteorologists (B) present and describe a recently discovered phenomenon (C) suggest and prove a theory on the cause of a phenomenon (D) describe and confirm research findings under question (E) discuss and evaluate the soundness of
17、certain experimental observations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.According to the passage, rain prediction requires a quantitative description of droplet collision in turbulence for which of the following reasons? (A) The “sling effect“ remains unproven and requires experimental corroboration. (B) The degree
18、to which droplets collide is the only reliable method of assessing air flow. (C) The degree of turbulence may help forecast the formation of large-size droplets that precipitate rain. (D) Such factors as warm and cold fronts and individual cloud formations could not be performed otherwise. (E) The l
19、aws which govern the formation of concentration heterogeneities still need to be discerned.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、Andersons new theor(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.According to Andersons view of colonial history, which of the following was true of the Mughal Empires collapse mentioned in lines 22-23?. It parallele
20、d and foreshadowed the subsequent collapse of the British empire several centuries later. It was a significant factor in increasing the level of British political involvement in India. It helped create the post of diwani, equivalent to tax-farmer, on the Indian subcontinent. (A) only (B) only (C) an
21、d only (D) and only (E) , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The passage suggests that the view referred to in lines 8 - 11 argued that (A) the colonial authority never sought to employ taxation in French Canada except as a means to retain a tenuous grip over British territory (B) the Crown acted unwisely by
22、 increasing taxation and diminishing its gift-giving policy following the conclusion of the Seven Years War (C) Indian gift-giving and a reprieve from taxation were the sole means for the British of maintaining a territorial grip in French Canada (D) the British never intended to limit their authori
23、ty in French Canada except as a short-term strategy of retaining territorial control (E) the colonial subjects in French Canada rejected British authority largely because they rescinded on the liberal policies implemented during the Seven Years War（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.The passage can best be descri
24、bed as a (A) survey of the inadequacies of a conventional viewpoint (B) reconciliation of opposing points of view (C) summary and evaluation of a recent study (D) defense of a new thesis from anticipated objections (E) review of the subtle distinctions between apparently similar views（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
25、D.E.24.According to the passage, Andersons theory explains the longevity of British colonial authority in India because the British (A) offered great flexibility and authority to the local elites with whom they were obliged to negotiate (B) felt a great temptation to act unilaterally and exercise mi
26、litary authority of their Indian possessions (C) became more deeply enmeshed in the politics of the Indian subcontinent than was strategically appropriate (D) managed to convince the local elites that submission to the British would be economically advantageous for all parties (E) resisted successfu
27、lly the attempts of local power brokers to revise the terms of their negotiations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.It can be inferred from the passage that Anderson would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding the persistence of imperial authority in French Canada? (A) The pers
28、istence of imperial authority most likely would have failed to offer as much protection to native Americans as it did to European settlers. (B) The persistence of imperial authority would have likely resulted in less profit for England in terms of revenue and territory than the actual withdrawal tha
29、t occurred. (C) The persistence of imperial authority would likely have limited in an enduring fashion the sovereignty and self-rule of the European colonists. (D) George the III ministers were not sufficiently interested in retaining control over French Canada to effect any changes in their colonia
30、l policy. (E) The “American“ character of Britains North American empire and British metropolitan authority would not have been affected even if British imperial authority had withdrawn more quickly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the authors assert
31、ion in lines 19-20 that Andersons theory “is corroborated both by the events of the American Revolution“? (A) The American Revolution was largely motivated through a conflict of interest between colonists and the indigenous groups protected by the crown. (B) The consent of the colonists in lower Nor
32、th America could have been obtained more easily than that of British subjects in Canada. (C) The extent of British colonial authority was of a roughly equal degree to that of French authority in lower North America. (D) The British made far fewer impositions on the population of lower North America
33、than those they made in French Canada. (E) The same devolution of imperial agency that took place in India also took place throughout North America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.The author suggests that if George III had wanted to retain greater control over territory and politics in French Canada, he would
34、 have had to (A) establish a truce with his colonial competitors, such as France (B) foreswear the practice of taxation entirely (C) offer a greater degree of protection to non-European inhabitants (D) offer less authority to local power brokers in French Canada (E) find alternate means of raising r
35、evenues to finance a more powerful army（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.FLUENT: (A) stuttering (B) unsuitable (C) duplicitous (D) callous (E) insulting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.29.DISSONANCE: (A) association (B) sanction (C) pact (D) accordance (E) conspiracy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3
36、0.PROBITY: (A) prudence (B) tension (C) unscrupulousness (D) security (E) insolence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.GAUCHENESS: (A) vivacity (B) laboriousness (C) decency (D) sophistication (E) insight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.JABBER: (A) quarrel (B) talk leisurely (C) prickle (D) caress (E) tease unsuitably（分数：1.
37、00）A.B.C.D.E.33.CRAVEN: (A) valorous (B) conceited (C) meticulous (D) unresponsive (E) irritable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.PARSIMONY: (A) authority (B) taciturnity (C) maneuver (D) generosity (E) dissipation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.INCHOATE: (A) expeditious (B) completely formed (C) contemporary (D) unrehea
38、rsed (E) squalid（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.BREACH: (A) forge ahead (B) collect (C) remain quiet (D) weld (E) offer support（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.TORTUOUS: (A) vigilant (B) straightforward (C) durable (D) naive (E) casual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.SAVANT: (A) simpleton (B) amoral person (C) misinterpreted couns
39、elor (D) sycophant (E) dullard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.八、SECTION 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)39.With the continuing accomplishments of the human genome project, ambitious strategies to identify DNA sequences that are important in mammalian gene regulation are becoming increasingly
40、_. (A) stellar (B) feasible (C) prominent (D) intrusive (E) utile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.Several surgeons cautioned against_the new procedure,_that patients had been kept in the dark too long about its possible catastrophic consequences. (A) eschewing pondering (B) adopting complaining (C) publicizing
41、 adding (D) revising advocating (E) administering forgetting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.Rogers understanding of the pointillist technique is profound, albeit thoroughly _; there are few who can_his talent, recognized often and justly, for understatement and economy in the use of color. (A) specialized mat
42、ch (B) brilliant imitate (C) needless disregard (D) ill-founded approximate (E) inventive simulate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.A pilot would be most_, if, on hearing of imminent bad weather, he sent forth a distress signal at a time too_to ascertain the reality of the danger. (A) craven premature (B) horta
43、tory nonchalant (C) pusillanimous belated (D) timorous anodyne (E) ignoble convenient（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Data from inter-species genomic sequence comparisons and genome-wide expression profiling, integrated with various computational tools, are_to contribute to the decoding of genomic sequence and
44、 to_those sequences that orchestrate gene regulation. (A) utilized locate (B) unlikely detect (C) prone decipher (D) collected administer (E) poised identify（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.As an ambitious writer, Hardy sought to_what he considered the authorial _of solely recording things exactly as they are;
45、 it was his goal, rather to express an awareness of the occult and the strange. (A) maintain strategy (B) employ practice (C) transcend tedium (D) overcome barrier (E) endorse ruse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.Transgenic mammals that secrete monoclonals in their milk can generate one gram of antibody for ro
46、ughly $100one third the price of traditional production methods, most scientists agree, but still too expensive to be_. (A) revolutionary (B) efficient (C) cost-effective (D) regarded (E) feasible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.BRISTLE : ANGER : (A) blush : ridicule (B) ca
47、ckle : appreciation (C) vacillate : irresolution (D) blench : rapture (E) flummox: engagement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.ENTHUSIASM : MANIA : (A) loathing : neurosis (B) consideration : generosity (C) irritation : phobia (D) suspicion : paranoia (E) sweetness: mellifluousness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.SERENDIP
48、ITOUS: CALCULATION: (A) noisome : fragrance (B) ineluctable: chance (C) vertiginous : bearing (D) preposterous: contradiction (E) resplendent : surfeit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.VALOR : COWARDICE: (A) decadence : fervor (B) audacity : perseverance (C) superficiality : naivety (D) mendacity : honesty (E) benevolence: gorgeousness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.50.INVINCIBLE : CONQUER : (A) irr
