1、GRE-练习三十及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数：2，分数：20.00)so faras a function ofset asidefigure aspass into oblivionproject ontolie inmore or lessall butbreak down（分数：10.00）(1).Airline management has _ tried to solve the problemhigh labor costs and volatile fuel prices, by merging to achieve econo
2、mies of scale. 民航巨头的管理层或多或少都尝试过收购与兼并，希望获得规模效益，从而解决劳动力成本高昂、燃油价格波动剧烈的问题。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).To build on existing theories about love, we propose that passion in love varies _ the first derivative of intimacy overtime; hence, passion will be low when intimacy is stable (either high or low), but rising
3、intimacy will create a strong sense of passion. 为了扩宽现有的关于爱情的理论，我们提出：在爱情中激情是随着亲密度对时间的一阶导数而变化的；因此当亲密度稳定(不论其高低)时激情会退却，而呈上升趋势的亲密度会创造强烈的激情。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The video guide for the coal mining museum is _ a blank wall at the end of the mine tunnel and gives the appearance of a nineteenth century miner
4、sitting down to have his break while explaining to visitors what life is like in the mine. 煤矿博物馆的视频解说被投射到矿井隧道尽头的墙上，上面浮现着一位 19 世纪的矿工的图像，在工作的间隙坐着向游客介绍矿井中的生活是什么样的。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Shergottites, the name given to three anomalous achondrites _ discovered on Earth, present scientists with a genuine eni
5、gma. “辉玻无球陨石”是地球上迄今为止发现的三块奇特无球粒陨石的名字，它们给科学家带来了一个真实的谜团。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The reach for utopian hyper-information is perhaps the most telling and melancholy indication that no one wants to “_“, as a medieval chronicler has it, “as hail and snow melt in the waters of a swift river swept away by the c
6、urrent never to return“. 对乌托邦式超信息的追求也许是对人们不愿意被遗忘的最为有力也是最为苦涩的证明，正如中世纪一个编年史作家所说的，没有人希望“像融化的冰雹和雪花一样，在湍急的河水中被奔涌向前的激流冲走”。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Aspartame, a new artificial sugar substitute, is only partial replacement for saccharin because, unlike saccharin, it _ and loses its sweetening characteristics at
7、high temperatures, making it unsuitable for baking. 阿斯巴甜，一种新的人造代糖，只能在部分场合代替糖精，因为它与糖精不同，在高温下会分解从而失去甜味，因此阿斯巴甜不适用于烘烤。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Although women have been _ absent in the most recent negotiations for peace in the Middle Eastfor instance, there were no female negotiators or technical advisers pre
8、sent during the futile Camp David talks under Clintonthey were among the most active players after the first intifada, and part of the delegations to the first multilateral peace talks in 1991 between the PLO and Israel. 尽管在最近寻求中东和平的谈判中几乎看不到女性的身影例如在克林顿发起的毫无成效的戴维营会谈中，既没有女性谈判官也没有女性技术顾问她们是第一次巴勒斯坦大起义之后最
9、为活跃的群体之一，并且参与了 1991 年巴勒斯坦解放组织和以色列的首次多方和谈。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).The significance of the Magna Carta _ not _ its specific provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law. 自由大宪章的意义不仅在于它特定的条款，而在于它更宽泛的影响：它让国王也受到了法律约束。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Although normally diffident, Alison felt so
10、 strongly about the issue that she _ her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting. 尽管在通常情况下缺乏自信，但是 Alison 在这个议题上感觉极为强烈，以至于她决定将自己的保守置于一边，在委员会的会议上毫无顾忌地发言。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Nuclear warheads once _ the ultimate deterrent to other superpowers, but the emergence of ballistic missile defense system
11、s is weakening its effectiveness. 核弹头曾经扮演了对其他霸权产生终极威慑的角色，但随着导弹防御系统的出现这种效应正在大打折扣。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_get credit fortake uplay offfall into disreputebe concerned withnot so much.as.result fromreact toward offbe committed to（分数：10.00）(1).The sale of Alaska was _ an American coup _ a matter of expediency fo
12、r an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to defend its own continental coastline. 出售阿拉斯加与其说是美国出人意料的战略行动，不如说是沙皇俄国因为缺乏资金并且无力守卫海岸线而做出的权宜之计。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In the late modem era, however, with the rise of materialism and mechanistic science, astrology has _ and is no longer central to,
13、 or even compatible with, the prevailing conceptions of the nature of reality. 然而，随着后现代时期物质主义和机械论科学的崛起，占星学的名声扫地，它不再占据对客观现实本质的主流理解的中心地位，甚至无法与后者共存。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).As he intuitively understands, politicians tend to little _ disasters avoided but may have to _ face disproportionately harsh criticism
14、 when disasters do happen. 正如他凭直觉所理解的，政治家很少会因为灾难被避免而受到好评，但当灾难真正发生时他们却不得不面对极其严厉的批评。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The researchers do not yet know for sure what purpose the clams photonics serve, but have found that the flashing rate increases in tests that mimic the looming of a predator, suggesting that the di
15、splay serves to _ such threats. 研究者尚未明确知晓这类蛤蜊的发光系统用途何在，但他们发现在模仿天敌逼近的实验中，光闪烁的频率上升了，这意味着闪烁可能是为了避免这类威胁。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function, are now thought to _ the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concen
16、trations. 伴随糖尿病的常见并发症，例如视力下降和肾功能受损，现在被认为是由于无法连续控制血液中葡萄糖的浓度而造成的。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Postmodern architecture _ not _ the easy goal of returning to the past but with the more subtle and difficult aim of integrating historical forms into a new and complex whole. 后现代主义建筑所关注的并不是复归历史这一简单的目标，而是一种更为微妙和困难的任务，
17、即将历史形式合并到一个崭新且复杂的整体之中。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The Pentagon says the U.S. military _ fully _ its mission in Afghanistan and that efforts will continue to build trust with the Afghans despite the recent deadly violence. 尽管最近发生了致命的暴动，五角大楼表示美国军队会全面致力于完成在阿富汗的使命，并继续努力建立与阿富汗人之间的信任。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Although
18、fiction assuredly springs from political circumstances, its authors _ those circumstances in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. 虽然小说无疑源于政治环境，但是小说作者对此类环境的反应却不是以意识形态的方式，而主要把小说和故事看做意识形态的工具，
19、这相当于忽视了小说本身的许多成就。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).The cash-strapped toy chain is poised to _ as many as 200 employees at its headquarters, as it looks to conserve cash. 为了节约资金，这家资金紧缺的玩具连锁店随时准备在其总部解雇多达 200 名雇员。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The call for everyone involved in the lifecycle of a product to _ responsibility to
20、 reduce the products environmental, health and safety impacts is referred to as product stewardship. 所有参与产品生命周期的个人都被要求承担起减少产品对环境、健康和安全等方面影响的责任，这被称做产品监管。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、B释义匹配/B(总题数：2，分数：40.00)A在于B分解C扮演角色D几乎是E投射；显示F随着变化G有点；或多或少H逐渐被遗忘I到目前为止J置于不顾（分数：20.00）(1).During the day the Sun Ubreaks down/U some
21、 of the oxygen molecules to single oxygen atoms, and these reacting with the oxygen molecules that have not been dissociated, form ozone.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).But it seems that the support that we sought from the government is not coming in a timely manner to deal with our urgency, which is Umore or l
22、ess/U putting us in an uncomfortable position in seeking support from whoever is available on the ground.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Marveling at how often he finds himself consumed by doubt and anxiety throughout the course of his day, Erickson told reporters that his array of personal insecurities was ver
23、satile enough to be Uprojected onto/U any type of situation.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Many in Washington D.C. consider the bipartisan reform package that passed the Senate last year Uall but/U dead.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).However, taking a deeper look into the traffic safety literature, we found that only a l
24、imited set of research articles, studying the risk of death Uas a function of/U impact speed, have been published during the past 30 years.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).The ardent sincerity of this emotionally exhausting movie remains in memory long after smoother, more conventional works have Upassed into ob
25、livion/U.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).The challenge of interpreting fictional works written under politically repressive regimes Ulies in/U distinguishing what is organic to an authors beliefs, as opposed to what is imposed by political coercion.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).The World Food Program says it distributed
26、more than 2,500 tons of food in North Korea last month, the largest amount Uso far/U this year.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).Iraqs top religious leaders on Friday stressed the need for Iraqi politicians to Uset aside/U their differences in order to choose the next prime minister before a new parliament conven
27、es next week.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).In recent years, rape has Ufigured as/U a weapon of war in some of the worlds most chaotic and lawless countries, notably Congo.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_A关心；关注B名声扫地C承担；开始做D解雇E由造成F致力于G避开；避免H与其说是不如说是I因而受到好评J对作出反应（分数：20.00）(1).Frogs that rely on their vivid color markings to Uw
28、ard off/U predators can also appear invisible, scientists have recently discovered in South America.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).However, this is Unot so much/U a weakness in her work as it is the inevitable result of scholars neglect of this period.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).The corporation alone is not in a posit
29、ion to Utake up/U the Herculean task of rejuvenating the economy of the entire nation.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).High software prices are frequently said to Uresult from/U widespread illegal copying, although the oppositethat high prices are the cause of the copyingis equally plausible.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).
30、The decision to close four hospitals and Ulay off/U 948 employees is a bleak reminder of Alabamas shrinking budget.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).In the third era of nutritional history in the early 1950s to mid-1960s, vitamin therapy began to Ufall into disrepute/U.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).Economics Uis concerned
31、with/U using scarce resources as efficiently as possible to attain the maximum amount of production to satisfy the wants of society.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).With foreign demands shrinking steadily, China Uwas committed to/U expanding domestic consumption and would continue on its path toward a more open
32、market.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).Two research scientists spend much of their careers working together toward a common goal, but later quarrel over which of them should Uget credit for/U the training of a promising student,（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).We might expect asset prices to Ureact to/U official communicat
33、ion if it is informative to market participants about the policy inclination or economic outlook and risks.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_三、B写作句子翻译/B(总题数：3，分数：40.00)1.作者假设的问题在于这样一个显而易见的事实：一件事情发生 在另一件事情之后不代表两者具有因果关联。 *提示：使用同位语从句(the fact that)。（分数：14.00）_2.与其关注学校应该要求学生做什么，不如质问学校能够为学生做什么。（分数：13.00）_3.大众对于转基因食品(trans
34、-genetic food)的恐惧也许源自于对未知事物的本能抵触，因为未知往往象征着危险。（分数：13.00）_GRE-练习三十答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数：2，分数：20.00)so faras a function ofset asidefigure aspass into oblivionproject ontolie inmore or lessall butbreak down（分数：10.00）(1).Airline management has _ tried to solve the problemhigh labor cost
35、s and volatile fuel prices, by merging to achieve economies of scale. 民航巨头的管理层或多或少都尝试过收购与兼并，希望获得规模效益，从而解决劳动力成本高昂、燃油价格波动剧烈的问题。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：more or less）解析：(2).To build on existing theories about love, we propose that passion in love varies _ the first derivative of intimacy overtime; hence,
36、 passion will be low when intimacy is stable (either high or low), but rising intimacy will create a strong sense of passion. 为了扩宽现有的关于爱情的理论，我们提出：在爱情中激情是随着亲密度对时间的一阶导数而变化的；因此当亲密度稳定(不论其高低)时激情会退却，而呈上升趋势的亲密度会创造强烈的激情。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：as a function of）解析：(3).The video guide for the coal mining museu
37、m is _ a blank wall at the end of the mine tunnel and gives the appearance of a nineteenth century miner sitting down to have his break while explaining to visitors what life is like in the mine. 煤矿博物馆的视频解说被投射到矿井隧道尽头的墙上，上面浮现着一位 19 世纪的矿工的图像，在工作的间隙坐着向游客介绍矿井中的生活是什么样的。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：projected on
38、to）解析：(4).Shergottites, the name given to three anomalous achondrites _ discovered on Earth, present scientists with a genuine enigma. “辉玻无球陨石”是地球上迄今为止发现的三块奇特无球粒陨石的名字，它们给科学家带来了一个真实的谜团。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：so far）解析：(5).The reach for utopian hyper-information is perhaps the most telling and melanch
39、oly indication that no one wants to “_“, as a medieval chronicler has it, “as hail and snow melt in the waters of a swift river swept away by the current never to return“. 对乌托邦式超信息的追求也许是对人们不愿意被遗忘的最为有力也是最为苦涩的证明，正如中世纪一个编年史作家所说的，没有人希望“像融化的冰雹和雪花一样，在湍急的河水中被奔涌向前的激流冲走”。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：pass into obli
40、vion）解析：(6).Aspartame, a new artificial sugar substitute, is only partial replacement for saccharin because, unlike saccharin, it _ and loses its sweetening characteristics at high temperatures, making it unsuitable for baking. 阿斯巴甜，一种新的人造代糖，只能在部分场合代替糖精，因为它与糖精不同，在高温下会分解从而失去甜味，因此阿斯巴甜不适用于烘烤。（分数：1.00）填
41、空项 1:_ （正确答案：breaks down）解析：(7).Although women have been _ absent in the most recent negotiations for peace in the Middle Eastfor instance, there were no female negotiators or technical advisers present during the futile Camp David talks under Clintonthey were among the most active players after the
42、 first intifada, and part of the delegations to the first multilateral peace talks in 1991 between the PLO and Israel. 尽管在最近寻求中东和平的谈判中几乎看不到女性的身影例如在克林顿发起的毫无成效的戴维营会谈中，既没有女性谈判官也没有女性技术顾问她们是第一次巴勒斯坦大起义之后最为活跃的群体之一，并且参与了 1991 年巴勒斯坦解放组织和以色列的首次多方和谈。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：all but）解析：(8).The significance of the
43、 Magna Carta _ not _ its specific provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law. 自由大宪章的意义不仅在于它特定的条款，而在于它更宽泛的影响：它让国王也受到了法律约束。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：lies; in）解析：(9).Although normally diffident, Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she _ her reserve and spoke up at
44、the committee meeting. 尽管在通常情况下缺乏自信，但是 Alison 在这个议题上感觉极为强烈，以至于她决定将自己的保守置于一边，在委员会的会议上毫无顾忌地发言。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：set aside）解析：(10).Nuclear warheads once _ the ultimate deterrent to other superpowers, but the emergence of ballistic missile defense systems is weakening its effectiveness. 核弹头曾经扮演了对其他霸权产生终极威慑的角色，但随着导弹防御系统的出现这种效应正在大打折扣。（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：figured as）解析：get credit fortake uplay offfall into disreputebe concerned withnot so much.as.result fromreact toward offbe committed to（分数：10.00）(1).The sale of Alaska was _ an Ameri
