1、GRE-练习二十九及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数:2,分数:40.00)order of magnitudespeculate onin response toa streak ofconform toin retrospectas far as.is concernedlay outlet alonepave the way for(分数:20.00)(1)._ the follies of todays commercial and political worlds, the author does not express inflamed
2、 indignation, but rather affects the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit. 作为对如今商业和政治世界的愚昧的响应,作者没有表达过激的愤怒,而是模仿某位 18 世纪智者的那种客观且舒缓的、警句格式的散文体来表达自己的观点。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).In their ground-breaking research articles, two scientists described the use of state-of-the-art imagi
3、ng technique to _ how chemical bonds are formed on molecular level. 在他们突破性的研究文章中,两位科学家描述了如何使用最先进的成像技术来在分子层面解释化学键的形成过程。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).The most charming part of football could be its uncertainty: even the very best player in the world might occasionally have an off day, or _ bad luck. 足球最为迷人的一面可能
4、就是它的不确定性了:即便是世界上最优秀的运动员也可能有一天状态不佳,或是有一丝厄运缠身。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).Statistics differ as to the _ but clearly indicate that heavy-duty trucks cause far more wear and tear to roads than passenger automobiles. 尽管统计数据在数量级上还有差异,但都清晰地表明重型卡车比客车对路面造成的磨损更为严重。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).What makes this movie distinct fr
5、om its contemporaries is the hardship faced by the superhero, where his power has recently surfaced, and no one knows for sure what he is capable of, _ how to teach him control. 让这部电影从同时代影片中脱颖而出的是主角所面临的困境:他的超能力最近才出现,没有人知道他的能力有多高,更不用说教会他如何去控制了。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(6).Despite signs of market revival, anal
6、ysts cautioned that it is still too early to _ whether real estate price would rise again. 尽管市场出现了一些复苏迹象,但分析家警告现在猜测房价是否将回升还为时过早。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(7).An oversupply of raw materials and a large-scale market slowdown have left bauxite suppliers with their worst cash crunch in more than two years, but at
7、 the same time this could _ further consolidation in the sector. 原材料的过量供给和整体市场的低迷让铝土矿供应商陷入了两年多来最严重的资金紧缺中,但与此同时这可能为进一步的行业整合奠定基础。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(8)._, Gordons students appreciated her enigmatic assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to stimulate original thought rathe
8、r than to review the content of her course. 回首看来,Gordon 的学生都感谢她当时留下的谜一般的难题,他们意识到这些题目是特意用来激发他们的创造力的,而不是让他们回顾课上的内容。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(9).These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly White cultur
9、e, whether they try to _ that culture or rebel against it. 这些结构是主旨性的,而且毫无惊讶地源自于这样一个中心事实:这些小说中的黑人角色存在于白人主宰的文化中,不论他们是尝试迎合还是反抗这种文化。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(10)._ moral standards _, only beings that have the capacities of a moral agent can properly be judged to be either moral or immoral. 就道德标准而言,只有具备道德选择和执行能力的
10、个体才能被进行道德判断他们要么是道德的,要么是不道德的。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_under ones controlin favor ofdraw fromextrapolate fromor otherwisemake.distinct fromshore upon the way towardcoincide withcontribute to(分数:20.00)(1).Despite a torrent of high-profile data breaches, many security experts fear businesses and consumers will c
11、ontinue doing little to _ their protections against cyber-crimes until they feel it in their pocketbooks. 尽管发生了一大波备受瞩目的数据失窃事件,许多安全专家担心商户和消费者不会加固他们面对数字犯罪的防护措施,除非他们亲身经历并遭受损失。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).The members of the council _ their own leadership skills and success a chilling contempt for the ordinary pe
12、ople and a certainty that they can and should be manipulated. 委员会的成员由自身领导技巧和成功外推出一种对普通人的冷漠鄙视,他们确定地认为普通人能够也应该被操纵。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).Former president Bill Clinton spoke out _ letting states decide whether or not to legalize marijuana, pointing to “a lot of evidence“ showing that medical marijuana can
13、 help patients with a wide range of symptoms. 前总统比尔克林顿发表声明支持让各个州自行决定是否将大麻合法化,他指出“大量证据”表明医用大麻能帮助病人缓解一系列病症。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).While many Russian composers of the nineteenth century _ an emerging national style, other composers did not incorporate idiomatic Russian musical elements, preferring instead
14、 the traditional musical vocabulary of Western European Romanticism. 虽然 19 世纪众多俄罗斯作曲家促成了一种新兴的国家风格,但是其他作曲家并没有整合具有俄罗斯特色的音乐元素,相反,他们更喜欢西欧浪漫主义的传统音乐元素。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).A series of difficult acrobatic maneuvers led the jet fighter to stall, but the female pilot demonstrated remarkable skills and success
15、fully brought the aircraft back _. 一系列高难度特技飞行动作使战斗机失控,但女驾驶员展现了令人赞叹的技巧并成功地控制住了飞机。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(6).Any person who by threats, persuasion _ induces a witness or a party not to give evidence in any hearing before the Board commits an offence. 任何人通过恐吓、怂恿或以其他手段诱使证人或一方当事人不在仲裁处聆讯中作证,即属犯罪。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_
16、(7).By taking full advantage of genomics, pharmaceutical researchers are now _ inventing individually tailored drug therapy. 通过充分利用基因组学的优势,医药研究者们即将成功发明针对个体的药物治疗法。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(8).The emergence of mass literacy _ the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as c
17、heaper printing, helped to nurture the rise of popular literature. 大众开始识字是与第一次工业革命同时发生的;接下来,识字人数的增多和印刷成本的降低促进了大众文学的传播。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(9).Although solar panels that can _ energy directly _ sunlight seem to be an ideal solution to climate change and urban air pollution, chemical wastes associated wit
18、h solar panel manufacturing are more direct threats to human health. 尽管能够直接从阳光中汲取能量的太阳能面板看起来是应对气候变化和城市空气污染的理想方案,但其生产过程中产生的化学污染物是对人体健康更直接的威胁。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(10).Present-day philosophers usually envision their discipline as an endeavor that has been, since antiquity, _ and superior to any particular
19、intellectual discipline, such as theology or science. 当代哲学家通常认为,自古以来哲学就与其他知识学科不同例如神学或科学并比它们更加高贵。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_二、B释义匹配/B(总题数:2,分数:40.00)A回顾往事;事后看来B符合;与一致C响应D数量级E就而言F为铺平了道路;为奠定基础G有一点;有一丝H提出;解释I提出假设;猜想J更不必说(分数:20.00)(1).Although pollution caused substantial health losses, one must admit that todays i
20、ntersection of science and technology is Upaving the way/U for unprecedented discovery and innovative cures to what used to be incurable.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).The prime minister will Ulay out/U plans aimed at cleaning up the countrys financial markets after a series of damaging scandals that shook the
21、 stock market.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).Peoples wish to avoid the disapproval of peers and observers is not the only reason they Uconform to/U the established social norms.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).UIn response to/U physical activities, the body must adjust its blood flow in order to deliver nutrients such as o
22、xygen and glucose to stressed tissues and allow them to function.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).The horrible derailment will probably be viewed Uin retrospect/U as another accident, rather than a pre-mediated terrorist attack.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(6).Although the military constantly tracks tens of thousands of obje
23、cts in orbit around the earth, the true amount of debris may be an Uorder of magnitude/U higher.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(7).UAs far as/U science Uis concerned/U, anyone who refuses to look through the telescope, as the church authorities did at the time of Galileo, forfeits the right to voice an opinion.(分数
24、:2.00)填空项 1:_(8).According to her, the government has not informed her formally about her nomination to the committee, Ulet alone/U the terms of reference to the task.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(9).A spokesman said the company wouldnt Uspeculate on/U whether the copyright issue or court actions caused potentia
25、l buyers to back off.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(10).Before Wednesdays GDP numbers, there was Ua streak of/U positive economic data ranging from above-average consumer and business confidence to new home sales jumping to a six-year high.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_A同时发生B导致;有助于C其他的D支持;有利于E从中取得F即将成功;即将达到G基于推断;外推H使脱颖而出I在的控制之
26、下J加固(分数:20.00)(1).Interestingly, the collapse of Mayan civilization Ucoincided with/U a worsening climate marked by less precipitation, making people wonder if they were causally related.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(2).If the next Indian administration is willing to Udraw/U more investment Ufrom/U China, it can
27、 become a major step to facilitate Indias economic growth.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(3).With the successful undercover mission that led to the assassination of rebel leaders, many of the lost territories are now Uunder/U governments Ucontrol/U again.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(4).Fox offers persuasive arguments that “we
28、 are well Uon the way toward/U creating people and societies that will allow healthy minds to truly flourish.“(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(5).Social mobility of this sort has unquestionably worked Uin favor of/U economic development, notably by permitting a better match between the supply and demand of qualifie
29、d personnel.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(6).Expertise may actually be the acquired ability to Uextrapolate from/U a knowledge base and experience, creating a defense against loss of important information.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(7).When water is flushed, drained Uor otherwise/U disposed of in the city, it travels throu
30、gh a network of pipes, into open canals or an underground drainage system and is finally released into natural wetlands that lie to the south of the city.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(8).Many factors are indeed Ucontributing to/U air pollution in Beijing, but controlling energy consumption, changing the energy s
31、tructure and increasing the supply of clean energy should be the main priorities of the cleanup.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(9).The strategy of separatists is to Ushore up/U support from the international community and to reassure the rest of country by stating that separation is a reasonable, rational choice w
32、ith the retention of economic ties.(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_(10).What Umakes/U planet Earth Udistinct from/U other planets in the solar system is not only the presence of life but also Earths distinctive morphological features resulting from the prolonged interactions with the biosphere in geologic history.(
33、分数:2.00)填空项 1:_三、B写作句子翻译/B(总题数:1,分数:20.00)1.作者希望通过引用一项调查来巩固他的观点,但是这项调查结果本身可以有不同的、甚至是互相抵触的解读方式。 *提示:使用 subject to。(分数:20.00)_GRE-练习二十九答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、B短语填空/B(总题数:2,分数:40.00)order of magnitudespeculate onin response toa streak ofconform toin retrospectas far as.is concernedlay outlet alone
34、pave the way for(分数:20.00)(1)._ the follies of todays commercial and political worlds, the author does not express inflamed indignation, but rather affects the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit. 作为对如今商业和政治世界的愚昧的响应,作者没有表达过激的愤怒,而是模仿某位 18 世纪智者的那种客观且舒缓的、警句格式的散文体来表达自己的观点
35、。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:In response to)解析:(2).In their ground-breaking research articles, two scientists described the use of state-of-the-art imaging technique to _ how chemical bonds are formed on molecular level. 在他们突破性的研究文章中,两位科学家描述了如何使用最先进的成像技术来在分子层面解释化学键的形成过程。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:lay out)解析:
36、(3).The most charming part of football could be its uncertainty: even the very best player in the world might occasionally have an off day, or _ bad luck. 足球最为迷人的一面可能就是它的不确定性了:即便是世界上最优秀的运动员也可能有一天状态不佳,或是有一丝厄运缠身。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:a streak of)解析:(4).Statistics differ as to the _ but clearly indica
37、te that heavy-duty trucks cause far more wear and tear to roads than passenger automobiles. 尽管统计数据在数量级上还有差异,但都清晰地表明重型卡车比客车对路面造成的磨损更为严重。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:order of magnitude)解析:(5).What makes this movie distinct from its contemporaries is the hardship faced by the superhero, where his power has r
38、ecently surfaced, and no one knows for sure what he is capable of, _ how to teach him control. 让这部电影从同时代影片中脱颖而出的是主角所面临的困境:他的超能力最近才出现,没有人知道他的能力有多高,更不用说教会他如何去控制了。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:let alone)解析:(6).Despite signs of market revival, analysts cautioned that it is still too early to _ whether real est
39、ate price would rise again. 尽管市场出现了一些复苏迹象,但分析家警告现在猜测房价是否将回升还为时过早。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:speculate on)解析:(7).An oversupply of raw materials and a large-scale market slowdown have left bauxite suppliers with their worst cash crunch in more than two years, but at the same time this could _ further cons
40、olidation in the sector. 原材料的过量供给和整体市场的低迷让铝土矿供应商陷入了两年多来最严重的资金紧缺中,但与此同时这可能为进一步的行业整合奠定基础。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:pave the way for)解析:(8)._, Gordons students appreciated her enigmatic assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to stimulate original thought rather than to rev
41、iew the content of her course. 回首看来,Gordon 的学生都感谢她当时留下的谜一般的难题,他们意识到这些题目是特意用来激发他们的创造力的,而不是让他们回顾课上的内容。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:In retrospect)解析:(9).These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly W
42、hite culture, whether they try to _ that culture or rebel against it. 这些结构是主旨性的,而且毫无惊讶地源自于这样一个中心事实:这些小说中的黑人角色存在于白人主宰的文化中,不论他们是尝试迎合还是反抗这种文化。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:conform to)解析:(10)._ moral standards _, only beings that have the capacities of a moral agent can properly be judged to be either moral or
43、 immoral. 就道德标准而言,只有具备道德选择和执行能力的个体才能被进行道德判断他们要么是道德的,要么是不道德的。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:As far as; are concerned)解析:under ones controlin favor ofdraw fromextrapolate fromor otherwisemake.distinct fromshore upon the way towardcoincide withcontribute to(分数:20.00)(1).Despite a torrent of high-profile data b
44、reaches, many security experts fear businesses and consumers will continue doing little to _ their protections against cyber-crimes until they feel it in their pocketbooks. 尽管发生了一大波备受瞩目的数据失窃事件,许多安全专家担心商户和消费者不会加固他们面对数字犯罪的防护措施,除非他们亲身经历并遭受损失。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:shore up)解析:(2).The members of the cou
45、ncil _ their own leadership skills and success a chilling contempt for the ordinary people and a certainty that they can and should be manipulated. 委员会的成员由自身领导技巧和成功外推出一种对普通人的冷漠鄙视,他们确定地认为普通人能够也应该被操纵。(分数:2.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:extrapolate from)解析:(3).Former president Bill Clinton spoke out _ letting states decide whether or not to legalize marijuana, pointing to “a lo