1、GRE-46及答案解析(总分：58.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: In each (总题数：2，分数：2.00)1.ESTRANGE: (A) reconcile (B) feign (C) perplex (D) arbitrate (E) commiserate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.PROVIDENT: (A) manifest (B) prodigal (C) thankful (D) tidy (E) refuted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: Each
2、 of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)3.Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universes formation has undergone modification and _, but it has_ all serious challenges. (A) alteration.confirmed (B) refinement.resisted (C) transformation.ignored (D) evaluation.acknowledged (E) refutation.misdirected（分数
3、：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _ of thought. (A) line (B) strand (C) mass (D) plethora (E) skein（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)5.SONG : CYCLE : (A) waltz : dance (B) tune : arra
4、ngement (C) sonnet : sequence (D) agenda : meeting (E) cadenza: aria（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.OBDURATE : FLEXIBILITY : (A) accurate : perception (B) turbid : roughness (C) principled : fallibility (D) diaphanous : transparency (E) adamant : submissiveness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.五、Directions: Each of (总题数：6，分数
5、：9.00)Sentence Completion（分数：2.00）(1).We have in America a _speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but _ of all three.（分数：1.00）A.motley.an enhancementB.hybrid.a combinationC.nasal.a blendD.mangled.a medleyE.(E) formal.a patchwork(2).Rather than portraying Joseph as
6、a radical reformer whose reign was strikingly enlightened, the play Amadeus depicts him as thinker, too wedded to orthodox theories of musical composition to appreciate an artist of Mozarts genius.（分数：1.00）A.a revolutionaryB.an idiosyncraticC.a politicD.a doctrinaireE.(E) an iconoclastic7.According
7、to the passage, the natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of (A) marked indifference (B) secret collusion (C) inherent opposition (D) moderate complicity (E) fundamental interdependence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Antonyms（分数：2.00）(1).CAPITULATE:（分数：1.00）A.initiateB.defameC.exo
8、nerateD.resistE.(E) repeat(2).INDIGENOUS:（分数：1.00）A.affluentB.parochialC.alienD.sereneE.(E) inimicalAnalogies（分数：2.00）(1).SCURRY : MOVE :（分数：1.00）A.chant : singB.chatter : talkC.carry :liftD.sleep : drowseE.(E) limp : walk(2).CHAMELEON : HERPETOLOGIST :（分数：1.00）A.fungi: ecologistB.salmon : ichthyolo
9、gistC.mongoose : ornithologistD.oriole : virologistE.(E) aphid : etymologist8.The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships? (A) They represent a more efficient form of the executive. (B) Their rise to power came about through an accident of history. (C) They mark a regress
10、ion to earlier despotic forms of government. (D) Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies. (E) They maintain their dominance by rechanneling opposing forces in new directions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in
11、 (A) setting limits to their scope of action (B) effecting results by sheer momentum (C) rivaling the state in power (D) exerting constant pressure on liberties (E) eradicating peoples organizations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、As the works of doze(总题数：6，分数：10.00)Antonyms（分数：2.00）(1).CHAGRIN:（分数：1.00）A.frown
12、B.disguiseC.make indifferentD.make awareE.(E) please(2).DISINGENUOUS:（分数：1.00）A.naiveB.accurateC.hostileD.wittyE.(E) polite10.In the first paragraph, the author makes use of all the following techniques EXCEPT (A) extended metaphor (B) enumeration and classification (C) classical allusion (D) direct
13、 quotation (E) comparison and contrast（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Sentence Completion（分数：2.00）(1).When those whom he had injured accused him of being a _ , he retorted curtly that he had never been a quack.（分数：1.00）A.libertineB.sycophantC.charlatanD.plagiaristE.(E) reprobate(2).There is an essential _ in hum
14、an gestures, and when someone raises the palms of his hands together, we do not know whether it is to bury himself in prayer or to throw himself into the sea.（分数：1.00）A.economyB.dignityC.insincerityD.reverenceE.(E) ambiguity11.In the second paragraph of the passage the authors attitude toward the li
15、terary critics cited can best be described as one of (A) irony (B) ambivalence (C) disparagement (D) receptiveness (E) awe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions? (A) Does the author believe the female literary tradition to be richer in d
16、epth than its masculine counterpart? (B) Are women psychological as well as sociological chameleons? (C) Does Moers share Mills concern over the ephemeral nature of female literary renown? (D) What patterns, themes, images, and problems recur sufficiently in the work of women writers to belong to th
17、e female imaginative continuum? (E) Did Mill acknowledge the existence of a separate female literary tradition?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Analogies（分数：3.00）(1).ASCETIC : SELF-DENIAL :（分数：1.00）A.nomad : dissipationB.miser: affluenceC.zealot : fanaticismD.renegade : loyaltyE.(E) athlete : stamina(2).CAMOUFLAG
18、E : DISCERN :（分数：1.00）A.encipher : comprehendB.adorn : admireC.magnify : observeD.renovate : constructE.(E) embroider: unravel(3).SEER : PROPHECY :（分数：1.00）A.mentor : rewardB.sage : wisdomC.pilgrim : diligenceD.diplomat : flatteryE.(E) virtuoso : penance七、The physics of eleme(总题数：4，分数：5.00)13.The au
19、thor refers to charms and quarks (lines 3-4) primarily in order to (A) demonstrate the similarity between these particles and the gluon (B) make a distinction between apposite and inapposite terminology (C) offer an objection to suggestions of similar frivolous names (D) provide illustrations of idi
20、osyncratic nomenclature in contemporary physics (E) cite preliminary experimental evidence sup-porting the existence of gluons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.The tone of the authors discussion of the neologisms coined by physicists is one of (A) scientific detachment (B) moderate indignation (C) marked derisi
21、on (D) amused approbation (E) qualified skepticism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.Sentence CompletionIt has been Virginia Woolfs peculiar destiny to be declared annoyingly feminine by male critics at the same time that she has been _by women interested in the sexual revolution as not really eligible to be _ t
22、heir ranks.（分数：1.00）A.lauded.enlisted inB.emulated.counted amongC.neglected.helpful toD.dismissed.drafted intoE.(E) excoriated.discharged fromAntonyms（分数：2.00）(1).SPURIOUS:（分数：1.00）A.cautiousB.fantasticC.modestD.genuineE.(E) pertinent(2).TANTAMOUNT:（分数：1.00）A.not negotiableB.not equivalentC.not ambi
23、tiousD.not evidentE.(E) not relevant八、SECTION 2(总题数：11，分数：28.00)（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Directions: In the following questions, choose the best answer from the five choices listed.（分数：3.00）(1).If it is now June, what month will it be 400 months from now?（分数：1.00）A.JanuaryB.AprilC.Ju
24、neD.OctoberE.(E) December(2).If of the members of the school chorus are boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys in the chorus?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).What is the volume of a cube whose total surface area is 54?（分数：1.00）A.9B.27C.54D.81E.(E) 729（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.16.If A is 25 kilometers east of
25、 B, which is 12 kilo-meters south of C, which is 9 kilometers west of D, how far is it, in kilometers, from A to D?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Total enrollment in higher education institutions, by controland type of institution: Fall 1972-95（分数：2.00）(1).In 1995 the number of
26、students enrolled in public institutions of higher education was approximately how many times the number of students enrolled in private institutions of higher education?（分数：1.00）A.2B.2.5C.3D.3.5E.(E) 4(2).If the total enrollment in institutions of higher education in 1972 was 5,000,000. approximate
27、ly how many students were enrolled in private 4-year institutions in 1995?（分数：1.00）A.1,000,000B.1,100,000C.1,250,000D.1,500,000E.(E) 1,650,000（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).If the lengths of two of the sides of a triangle are 9 and 10, which of the following could be the length of the third s
28、ide?. 1. 11. 21（分数：1.00）A.NoneB. onlyC. onlyD. and onlyE.(E) , , and (2).If x is a positive integer, which of the following CANNOT be an integer?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Percentage of students who reported spending time on homeworkand watching television（分数：3.00）(1).In 1996, what percent of fourth-graders
29、 did between 1 and 2 hours of homework per day?（分数：1.00）A.5%B.15%C.25%D.40%E.(E) 55%(2).If in 1984 there were 2,000,000 eleventh-graders, and if between 1984 and 1996 the number of eleventh-graders increased by 10%, then approximately how many more eleventh-graders watched 1 hour or less of televisi
30、on in 1996 than in 1984?（分数：1.00）A.25,000B.50,000C.75,000D.100,000(g) 150,000(3).Which of the following expresses the area of a cir-cle in terms of C, its circumference?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).If p pencils cost c cents, how many can be bought for d dollars?（分
31、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(2).Because her test turned out to be more difficult than she intended it to be, a teacher decided to adjust the grades by deducting only half the number of points a student missed. For example, if a student missed 10 points, she received a 95 instead of a 90. Before the grades were
32、 adjusted the class average was A. What was the average after the adjustment?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(3).If a square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters, what is the ratio of the area of the triangle to the area of the square?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.GRE-46答案解析(总分：58.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数
33、：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: In each (总题数：2，分数：2.00)1.ESTRANGE: (A) reconcile (B) feign (C) perplex (D) arbitrate (E) commiserate（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.E.解析：The opposite of to estrange or to alienate is to reconcile.Think of “estranged couples“ in a divorce.2.PROVIDENT: (A) manifest (B) prodigal (C) thankful
34、 (D) tidy (E) refuted（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.E.解析：The opposite of provident or frugal is prodigal or extravagant.Think of the fable of the prodigal grasshopper and the provident ant.三、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)3.Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universes formation has under
35、gone modification and _, but it has_ all serious challenges. (A) alteration.confirmed (B) refinement.resisted (C) transformation.ignored (D) evaluation.acknowledged (E) refutation.misdirected（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.E.解析：The author concedes that the big-bang theory has been changed somewhat: it has undergo
36、ne refinement or polishing. However, he denies that its validity has been threatened seriously by any rival theories: it has resisted or defied all challenges.The use of the support signal and indicates that the first missing word is similar in meaning to “modification.“ The use of the contrast sign
37、al but indicates that the second missing word is contrary in meaning to “undergone modification./4.A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _ of thought. (A) line (B) strand (C) mass (D) plethora (E) skein（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E. 解析：On
38、e would have to disentangle a skein or coiled and twisted bundle of yarn.Note how the presence of the verb disentangle, which may be used both figuratively and literally, influences the writers choice of words. In this case, while line and strand are possible choices, neither word possesses the conn
39、otations of twistings and tangled contortions that make skein the most suitable choice.四、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)5.SONG : CYCLE : (A) waltz : dance (B) tune : arrangement (C) sonnet : sequence (D) agenda : meeting (E) cadenza: aria（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.E.解析：A song is part of a cycle or series
40、 of songs. A sonnet is part of a sequence or series of sonnets. (Group and Member)6.OBDURATE : FLEXIBILITY : (A) accurate : perception (B) turbid : roughness (C) principled : fallibility (D) diaphanous : transparency (E) adamant : submissiveness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E. 解析：Someone obdurate (unyielding, in
41、flexible) is lacking in flexibility. Someone adamant (unshakable in opposition) is lacking in submissiveness. (Antonym Variant)五、Directions: Each of (总题数：6，分数：9.00)Sentence Completion（分数：2.00）(1).We have in America a _speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but _ of
42、all three.（分数：1.00）A.motley.an enhancementB.hybrid.a combination C.nasal.a blendD.mangled.a medleyE.(E) formal.a patchwork解析：Speech that is hybrid (made up of several elements) by definition combines these elements. The technical term hybrid best suits this context because it is a neutral term devoi
43、d of negative connotations (which motley and mangled possess).(2).Rather than portraying Joseph as a radical reformer whose reign was strikingly enlightened, the play Amadeus depicts him as thinker, too wedded to orthodox theories of musical composition to appreciate an artist of Mozarts genius.（分数：
44、1.00）A.a revolutionaryB.an idiosyncraticC.a politicD.a doctrinaire E.(E) an iconoclastic解析：A man too wedded to orthodox theories or doctrines can best be described as doctrinaire or dogmatic.7.According to the passage, the natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of (A)
45、marked indifference (B) secret collusion (C) inherent opposition (D) moderate complicity (E) fundamental interdependence（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.E.解析：The author says that the tendency for a government to encroach upon individual liberty to the extent to which it has the power to do so is “almost a natural
46、law“ of politics. Thus, government and individual liberty are inherently by their very natures in opposition to one anotherAntonyms（分数：2.00）(1).CAPITULATE:（分数：1.00）A.initiateB.defameC.exonerateD.resist E.(E) repeat解析：The opposite of to capitulate or yield is to resist.Think of “capitulating without
47、a fight./(2).INDIGENOUS:（分数：1.00）A.affluentB.parochialC.alien D.sereneE.(E) inimical解析：The opposite of indigenous or native is alien or foreign.Beware eye-catchers. Choice A is incorrect. Do not confuse indigenous or native with indigent or poor.Analogies（分数：2.00）(1).SCURRY : MOVE :（分数：1.00）A.chant
48、: singB.chatter : talk C.carry :liftD.sleep : drowseE.(E) limp : walk解析：To scurry is to move in a brisk and rapid manner. To chatter is to talk in a brisk and rapid manner. (Manner)(2).CHAMELEON : HERPETOLOGIST :（分数：1.00）A.fungi: ecologistB.salmon : ichthyologist C.mongoose : ornithologistD.oriole :
49、 virologistE.(E) aphid : etymologist解析：A chameleon, a kind of lizard, is studied by a herpetologist (scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians). A salmon, a kind of fish, is studied by an ichthyologist.(Defining Characteristic)8.The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships? (A) They represent a more efficient form of the executive. (B) Their
