1、GRE-86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.His - of the assigned pages was itself a much too lengthy summary; by all accounts, if he wishes to succeed by the standards of succinctness and concision, he must learn to restrain his -.（分数：-1.00）A.d
2、evelopment techniqueB.synthesis garrulousnessC.analysis constructionD.perusal interestE.(E) synopsis verbosity2.Handedness can be influenced and changed by social and cultural mechanisms, as can be evidenced by the fact that teachers have been known to force children to switch from using their left
3、hand to using their right hand for writing and that some more - societies show less left-handedness in their populations than other more- societies.（分数：-1.00）A.restrictive permissiveB.bigoted tolerantC.liberal suppressiveD.dominating pluralE.(E) intriguing monotonous3.Dont rule out the caprices in t
4、he spirit; a time of great transformations requires that we be no less than utterly - in our approach to decision-making.（分数：-1.00）A.resilientB.practicalC.waryD.impeccableE.(E) adaptive4.The purpose of interior design is to create a physical environment that is - yet connected to the outside world,
5、an environment that is ideal for the pursuit of relaxation in a zone of partial -.（分数：-1.00）A.transcendent of tastefulnessB.separate from isolationC.peripheral to tranquilityD.abhorrent to confluenceE.(E) linked to autonomy5.Future generations of physicists may look at the - of their former ideas an
6、d see in it, not the relics of some extinct creature, but a crude, early, yet wholly - version of their more modern theories.（分数：-1.00）A.mockery distinctB.armature laughableC.specter congruousD.skeleton recognizableE.(E) treatment suspect6.Although most people who acquire West Nile have no - and tho
7、se who do normally suffer little more than flu-like illness, it is believed they still can carry - amounts of the virus in their blood for several days.（分数：-1.00）A.recourse negligibleB.symptoms minuteC.cure significantD.fever activeE.(E) hope incipient7.On the face of it, the plan under consideratio
8、n is -. and indeed, has already sparked protests from several prominent politicians, who argue that “hasty implementation“ could - the economy.（分数：-1.00）A.hopeless boostB.appealing undermineC.contentious inflameD.draconian damageE.(E) suspect radicalize三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：-9.00)8.ATTENTI
9、VE: METICULOUS :（分数：-1.00）A.pleased: ecstaticB.buoyant: obstinateC.busy: occupiedD.persistent: dauntedE.(E) curious: inquisitive9.DRAFT: CONSCRIPT :（分数：-1.00）A.levy: laborerB.subpoena: witnessC.employ: staffD.induce: sheriffE.(E) select: member10.PODIATRIST: FEET :（分数：-1.00）A.ecologist: bionomyB.pat
10、hology: treatmentC.neurologist: psychologyD.neonatologist: infantsE.(E) botany: fern11.SAVE: HOARD :（分数：-1.00）A.leave: abscondB.elude: ensnareC.ameliorate: enhanceD.tumble: balanceE.(E) exhaust: absorb12.CONTRACT: AGREEMENT :（分数：-1.00）A.suspension: struggleB.work: allegianceC.subpoena: writD.feat: l
11、awyerE.(E) license: property13.INVENTORY: GOODS :（分数：-1.00）A.census: inhabitantsB.ballot: incumbentsC.manifesto: obligationsD.agenda: meetingE.(E) roster: employers14.CAULK: LEAKAGE :（分数：-1.00）A.water: aqueductB.lubricate: frictionC.press: attachmentD.banish: betrayalE.(E) vent: condensation15.METEO
12、ROLOGY: WEATHER :（分数：-1.00）A.cosmology: atmosphereB.seismology: earthquakeC.alchemy: chemistryD.phonetics: languageE.(E) mythology: narrative16.GAFFE: DECORUM:（分数：-1.00）A.feint: combatB.trick: perceptionC.dogma: dissentD.gaucherie: urbanityE.(E) hyperbole: presentation四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数
13、：0.00)五、Electronic computer (总题数：4，分数：-4.00)17.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the technology employed in optical computing?（分数：-1.00）A.The technology is more expensive to develop than the technology that was required in electronic computing.B.The search for technology
14、necessary for all-optical computing is considered unfeasible and has been largely abandoned.C.Optical computers systems that rely on digital partitioning algorithms in tandem with error-correction codes are considered hybrid technology.D.The technology necessary for digital optical computing appears
15、 within closer reach than the technology for analog optical computing.E.(E) The most feasible version of optical computing at present is a synthesis of electronic and optical technology.18.According to the passage, which of the following is true concerning optical computers?（分数：-1.00）A.Researchers h
16、ave not yet discovered a means of transporting photons more efficiently.B.Their primary limitation is the density of connections required between electronic microchip gates.C.Their accuracy level is poor at 8 to 11 bits, but still superior to that Of electronic computers.D.They invariably rely on el
17、ectronic circuits to preprocess input data for computation.E.(E) Both analog and digital forms of optic computing are presently being developed by scientists.19.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be more optimistic about optical computing if which of the following were true?（分
18、数：-1.00）A.Digital partitioning algorithms could be applied to electronic, and not just optical circuits.B.The speed of photons could be shown to be significantly greater than that of electrons.C.The precision level in basic operations can be substantially increased without great expense.D.The accura
19、cy of electronic circuits used to preprocess input data and post- process data could be greatly increased.E.(E) The microchips optical computer systems were shown to require an increasing density of interconnections.20.The passage suggests that the author would most probably agree with which of the
20、following assessments of optical computing in its present form?（分数：-1.00）A.Although the future of optical computing is impressive, its applications are too limited in scope to justify much optimism.B.The outlook of its development is positive on the surface, but many claims made about it are mislead
21、ing.C.Efforts to develop the technology have been sufficiently positive to maintain the interest of electrical engineers and physicists.D.Because of design flaws, the task of developing optical computing will require greater resources than are presently available.E.(E) The state of development of op
22、tical computing is too contradictory to allow for an easy assessment of its future.六、Given that 8 percent(总题数：7，分数：-7.00)21.According to the passage, the main disadvantage with reconfiguring diet to lessen water usage is（分数：-1.00）A.most North Americans would be unlikely to shift their diets simply i
23、n order to accommodate the exigencies of water conservationB.the gains provided by diets with less water-intensive production would likely be less useful in areas with greater aquifer resourcesC.people in Asia and certain European countries are dependent on meat-products and could not do without the
24、mD.diets with less water-intensive production tend to be less healthy than those with more water-intense productionE.(E) governments of certain countries would be unlikely to promote programs for diet change given their possible negative effect on those countries economies22.Most nearly parallel, in
25、 its fundamental approach to the drip system solution described in the passage would be a machine designed to（分数：-1.00）A.save electricity by converting unused sunlight into power through the use of photocellsB.waste less electricity by insulating and reducing resistance in the conduits of the power
26、gridC.increase electrical efficiency by requiring consumers to use appliances that rely on less electricityD.create a more reliable power grid by supplying electricity from a wider range of power plantsE.(E) reduce the electricity necessary to powering a city by encouraging denser population growth2
27、3.It can be inferred from the passage that low-pressure sprinklers would be more preferable to high-pressure models for which of the following reasons?（分数：-1.00）A.The surplus generated by low-pressure systems can be sold, lessening overall water strain on a region.B.Low-pressure systems deliver wate
28、r directly to root systems, resulting in higher crop yields.C.A lower cost is associated with low-pressure systems than with high-pressure systems, which are generally more expensive.D.Lower-pressure systems deliver water in such a way that evaporation rates are diminished, resulting in greater effi
29、ciency.E.(E) Crops watered by lower-pressure systems generally contain higher nutrients, reducing overall food consumption levels.24.The passage implies that the strain on freshwater aquifers caused by poor irrigation patterns may be reduced by all of the following methods EXCEPT（分数：-1.00）A.Governme
30、nt compensation programs for surplusB.Climate studyC.Soil managementD.Drip irrigationE.(E) Changes in patterns of food consumption25.The primary purpose of the passage is to（分数：-1.00）A.expose the fragile ecological conditions which modern irrigation technologies must ameliorateB.argue that new irrig
31、ation technologies would ultimately be less efficient than a reconfiguration of the North American dietC.argue that efficient water-use is dependent upon a mixture of various modern methodsD.provide an overall view of possible methods for lessening the strain on sources of freshwaterE.(E) describe t
32、he cycle by which aquifers are depleted and then replenished through technology26.The author regards the new means of water-use reduction under discussion as（分数：-1.00）A.wholly effective, but typically ignoredB.inexpensive, but insufficiently usefulC.promising, but difficult to implementD.necessary,
33、but likely to produce ill side-effectsE.(E) universally accessible, but unnecessary27.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage concerning the relationship between traditional irrigation methods and modern ones?（分数：-1.00）A.Traditional irrigation methods tend to come at a lower expense
34、than more modern ones, which are generally dependent on technology.B.Traditional methods may best be used in areas where the technological knowledge necessary for using modern techniques is limited.C.Modern methods, unlike traditional ones, can only help land whose primary water source comes from ir
35、rigation, not rainfall.D.Modern methods rely more heavily upon groundwater tapping, which itself depletes the aquifer.E.(E) Traditional methods can be performed without the tedious and difficult calculation of climate factors.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：-11.00)28.FLEDGE:（分数：-1.00）A.reproduceB.r
36、eleaseC.identifyD.moltE.(E) look for29.DIABOLIC:（分数：-1.00）A.amicableB.redolentC.mischievousD.lavishE.(E) somber30.AFFILIATION:（分数：-1.00）A.tendencyB.misconductC.affinityD.dissociationE.(E) difference31.CONTAMINATE:（分数：-1.00）A.reviveB.adoreC.filterD.improveE.(E) cleanse32.VERDANT:（分数：-1.00）A.intelligi
37、bleB.sereC.sereneD.frost boundE.(E) portentous33.DIATRIBE:（分数：-1.00）A.epistleB.typeC.circumlocutionD.axiomE.(E) encomium34.REPUTE:（分数：-1.00）A.indifferenceB.miserlinessC.nonentityD.recklessnessE.(E) ignorance35.PREEN:（分数：-1.00）A.confineB.opposeC.ruffleD.coverE.(E) annoy36.BALEFUL:（分数：-1.00）A.animated
38、B.unchallengingC.beneficentD.incitingE.(E) articulate37.POROUS:（分数：-1.00）A.imperviousB.pitilessC.imaginaryD.obstinateE.(E) prohibited38.INADVERTENCE:（分数：-1.00）A.complete loyaltyB.attentivenessC.group movementD.disagreeable characteristicE.(E) powerful mind八、SECTION 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Directions: Each
39、 sen(总题数：7，分数：-7.00)39.Sadly, Americans of every ethnicity still demand ideological - among their own kind-although were all multiculturalists now, were much more discussing diversity across the rainbow than within each color.（分数：-1.00）A.conformity comfortableB.hegemony cantankerousC.resonance sensi
40、tiveD.subservience catholicE.(E) reflection generous40.In the 160 years in which “handedness“ has been studied we have learned quite a lot, but we still cannot precisely describe what causes humans - to use one hand over the other, or why human populations are - toward right-hand use rather than lef
41、t-hand use.（分数：-1.00）A.infrequently prejudicedB.habitually neutralC.preferentially biasedD.perennially disinterestedE.(E) invariably indisposed41.While the causes of the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction have received the most attention, Alvarezs paper points out work on the other major mass extinction
42、s that may also be - for the tragedy.（分数：-1.00）A.answerableB.indefensibleC.pitiableD.reprehensibleE.(E) avoidable42.Although he was - in his efforts to persuade us of the justness of his cause, his past history, with failures, prevented us from being any more than skeptical at his words.（分数：-1.00）A.
43、tireless marredB.sage coupledC.resourceful immaculateD.unassuming tingedE.(E) unyielding touched43.With legal migration, governments need to persuade voters that they are accepting immigrants who will be - for the country, rather than those who will - drain resources.（分数：-1.00）A.beneficial merelyB.j
44、ingoistic withalC.exotic constantlyD.amusing ungraciouslyE.(E) helpful seldom44.The separation of religion from the state does not mean the establishment of irreligion by the state, still less the imposition of - philosophy.（分数：-1.00）A.a parochialB.a secularC.a liberalD.a piousE.(E) an aristocratic4
45、5.The thesis under consideration was fundamentally - to the readers of that mendacious publication, and I would therefore like to use this opportunity, to stake out some of the basic arguments in need of -.（分数：-1.00）A.coherent restatementB.disavowed availabilityC.misrepresented clarificationD.incomp
46、rehensible dismissalE.(E) irrelevant subordination十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：-9.00)46.FOSTER: DEVELOPMENT :（分数：-1.00）A.immunize: resistanceB.nurture: fertilizationC.adorn: sleeknessD.chill: tepidityE.(E) cultivate: profligacy47.MAVERICK: CONVENTION:（分数：-1.00）A.apostate: liabilityB.heretic: reli
47、gionC.inferior: sovereigntyD.infidel: jingoismE.(E) riot: ethos48.EDDY: CURRENT :（分数：-1.00）A.disease: plagueB.pummel: assaultC.knot: plankD.conquest: attackE.(E) commotion: spectacle49.ABSTAIN: SENSUALIST :（分数：-1.00）A.covet: stoicB.gull: lawyerC.adjust: apostateD.challenge: mutineerE.(E) gorge: bene
48、factor50.CRUISELINER: SKIFF :（分数：-1.00）A.van: sedanB.nebula: starC.missile: dartD.toe: footE.(E) item: catalogue51.APOSTROPHE: OMISSION :（分数：-1.00）A.ellipsis: commentaryB.parenthesis: clarificationC.synopsis: documentD.colon: attentionE.(E) period: digression52.LOUTISH: GRACE :（分数：-1.00）A.banal: rep
49、arteeB.selfish: egoC.comely: hatredD.fiendish: impatienceE.(E) retentive: memory53.ENTOMOLOGY: INSECTS :（分数：-1.00）A.rhetoric: moralsB.logistics: reasoningC.theology: truthD.epistemology: knowledgeE.(E) ethics: ceremony54.PURIST: ADULTERATION :（分数：-1.00）A.martinet: indisciplineB.sloth: languidnessC.chief: instructionD.militaris
