1、GRE-练习二十五及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BIndefinite item(总题数：42，分数：100.00)1.No one is _ about Stephens; he inspires either uncritical adulation or profound _ in those who work for him. A. neutral. B. infuriated. C. worried. D. consternation. E. anxiety. F. antipathy.（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.2.Having no se
2、nse of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the _ of conscience after he acted as he was motivated by its _ before he acted. A. rewards B. balm C. reproaches D. chastisement E. promptings F. atonement（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.3.The old man could not have been accused of _ his affection; his
3、 conduct toward the child betrayed his _ her. A. promising B. stinting C. lavishing D. adoration of E. sympathy for F. tolerance of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.4.Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers _ his works. A.
4、 praise B. revile C. scrutinize D. criticize E. neglect（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.5.The reduction of noise has been approached in terms of _ its sources, but the alternative of canceling noise out by adding sound with the opposite wave pattern may be more useful in practice. A. diffusing B. tracking C. conc
5、ealing D. isolating E. eliminating（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.6.Although the feeding activities of whales and walruses give the seafloor of the Bering Shelf a devastated appearance, these activities seem to be actually _ to the area, _ its productivity. A. beneficial B. detrimental C. superfluous D. encumber
6、ing E. redirecting F. enhancing（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.7.By divesting himself of all regalities, the former king _ the consideration that customarily protects monarchs. A. merited B. forfeited C. debased D. concealed E. extended（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.8.Remelting old metal cans rather than making primary al
7、uminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars in _ and production costs. A. distribution B. salvage C. storage D. procurement E. research（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.9.Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to _ the world of achievement
8、 before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly. A. ridicule B. conquer C. retire from D. antagonize E. examine（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.10.The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to _ accounts for an easily and r
9、eadily digestible portion of news. A. insular B. investigative C. synoptic D. subjective E. sensational F. compendious（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.11.Just as such apparently basic things as rocks, clouds, and clams are, in fact, intricately structured entities, so the self, too, is not an “elementary partic
10、le“, but is _ construction. A. a complicated B. a convoluted C. a distorted D. an amorphous E. an illusory（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.12.The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an _ process closed to the uninitiated listener, however en
11、thusiastic. A. unreliable B. arcane C. arrogant D. elementary E. intuitive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.13.We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his _. A. naivete B. obstinateness C. decisiveness D. ingeniousness E. resolve（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.14.The sheer d
12、iversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized. A. exploited B. quantifiable C. controversial D. inexhaustible E. remarkable F. infinite（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.15.The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager
13、, were _ their few and simple desires. A. simultaneous with B. commensurate with C. substantiated by D. circumscribed by E. ruined by（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.16.Famous among job seekers for its _, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such _ as low-
14、interest home mortgages and company cars. A. magnanimity B. largesse C. altruism D. reparations E. appropriation F. perquisites（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.17.Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look _; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable me
15、lancholy resulting from a sense of the _ of natural beauty and human glory. A. cheerful B. luxuriant C. collusion D. transitoriness E. taciturnity F. frivolity（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.18.The breathing spell provided by the _ arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their posi
16、tions. A. plethora of B. moratorium on C. reciprocation of D. concentration on E. development of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.19.Changes of fashion and public taste are often _ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most _ gauges of the state of the publics collective consciousness. A. transpare
17、nt B. ephemeral C. permanent D. underutilized E. problematic F. sensitive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.20.Despite the _ of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize pop culture as a key for _ the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society. A. discernment B. skepticism C. quixotism
18、D. entangling E. reinstating F. deciphering（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.21.Rumors, embroidered with detail, live on for years, neither denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among people not known for their _. A. insight B. obstinacy C. introspection D. tolerance E. credulity（分数：2.50）
19、A.B.C.D.E.22.Although he attempted repeatedly to _ her of her conviction of his insincerity, he was not successful; she remained _ in her judgment. A. remind B. convince C. disabuse D. unfeigned E. indulgent F. adamant（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.23.Noting that few employees showed any _ for complying with
20、the corporations new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be _, at best. A. enthusiasm B. indifference C. rectitude D. grudging E. indeterminate F. unavoidable（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.24.Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater _ their
21、efforts to build a progressive party than the _ of the progressives already elected to the legislature. A. benefit from B. obstacle to C. praise for D. success E. reputation F. resistance（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.25.No longer _ by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, m
22、any people try to find intellectual _ for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism. A. sustained B. restricted C. hampered D. reasons E. substitutes F. justifications（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.26.The cultivation of the emotion of natsukashii, interpretable as “pleasant sorrow“, brings Japanese to
23、 Kyoto in the spring, not to _ the cherry blossoms in full bloom but to _ the fading, falling flowers. A. mourn B. arrange C. savor D. rejoice over E. grieve over F. preserve（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.27.Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 to be able to gather data only about the planets Ju
24、piter and Saturn, scientists were _ the wealth of information it sent back from Neptune years after leaving Earth. A. anxious for B. confident in C. thrilled about D. keen on E. elated by F. eager for（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.28.Although the revelation that one of the contestants was a friend left the ju
25、dge open to charges of lack of _, the judge remained adamant in her assertion that acquaintance did not necessarily imply _. A. detachment B. exoneration C. prejudice D. tolerance E. foreknowledge F. partiality（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.29.When theories formerly considered to be _ in their scientific obje
26、ctivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human _. A. disinterested B. callous C. verifiable D. imperatives E. errors F. constructions（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.
27、30.Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the _ performance in the _ style we had anticipated. A. inspired B. prosaic C. literal D. tenuous E. innovative F. mechanical（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.31.Although Harry Stack Sullivan is one of the most influentia
28、l social scientists of this century, his ideas are now so _ in our society that they seem almost _. A. commonplace B. novel C. disputed D. esoteric E. banal F. equivocal（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.32.Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible _: his comic strip about Little Nemo was character
29、ized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing. A. sincerity B. efficiency C. virtuosity D. rapidity E. energy（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.33.Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a _ between
30、 them. A. generality B. fusion C. schism D. congruity E. dichotomy F. reciprocity（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.34.Not all the indicators necessary to convey the effect of depth in a picture work simultaneously; the pictures illusion of _ three-dimensional appearance must therefore result from the viewers int
31、egration of various indicators perceived _. A. imitative B. uniform C. schematic D. coincidentally E. successively F. comprehensively（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.35.The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to _ its si
32、gnificance. A. underrate B. control C. overlook D. reassess E. praise F. eliminate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.36.Unfortunately, since courses in nutrition are often _ medical school curriculums, a family physician is _ to be an enlightening source of general information about diet. A. encountered among B.
33、squeezed into C. neglected in D. expected E. unlikely F. intended（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.37.Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have _ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of th
34、e Winnebago people. A. described B. acknowledged C. neglected D. overlooked E. defended F. authenticated（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.38.Liberty is not easy, but far better to be an _ fox, hungry and threatened on its hill, than a _ canary, safe and secure in its cage. A. angry B. imperious C. unfettered D.
35、well-fed E. lethargic F. fragile（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.39.Cryogenic energy storage has the advantage of being suitable in any _, regardless of geography or geology, factors that may _ both underground gas storage and pumped hydroelectric storage. A. location B. climate C. proportion D. forebode E. lim
36、it F. typify（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.40.There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is _ other forms. A. segregated from B. parallel to C. dependent on D. overshadowed by E. relied on F. mimicked by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.41.Psychology has slowly evolved into an _ scientific discipline
37、 that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and responsibilities as other sciences. A. independent B. unusual C. outmoded D. uncontrolled E. inactive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on _
38、. A. allies B. resources C. freedom D. education E. self-determination（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.E.GRE-练习二十五答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BIndefinite item(总题数：42，分数：100.00)1.No one is _ about Stephens; he inspires either uncritical adulation or profound _ in those who work for him. A. neutral. B. infuriated. C.
39、 worried. D. consternation. E. anxiety. F. antipathy.（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.E.F. 解析：2.Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the _ of conscience after he acted as he was motivated by its _ before he acted. A. rewards B. balm C. reproaches D. chastisement E. promptings F. at
40、onement（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.E. F.解析：3.The old man could not have been accused of _ his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his _ her. A. promising B. stinting C. lavishing D. adoration of E. sympathy for F. tolerance of（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D. E.F.解析：4.Although the passage of years has softened
41、the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers _ his works. A. praise B. revile C. scrutinize D. criticize E. neglect（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.E.解析：5.The reduction of noise has been approached in terms of _ its sources, but the alternative of canceling noise out by a
42、dding sound with the opposite wave pattern may be more useful in practice. A. diffusing B. tracking C. concealing D. isolating E. eliminating（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.E. 解析：6.Although the feeding activities of whales and walruses give the seafloor of the Bering Shelf a devastated appearance, these activities
43、 seem to be actually _ to the area, _ its productivity. A. beneficial B. detrimental C. superfluous D. encumbering E. redirecting F. enhancing（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.E.F. 解析：7.By divesting himself of all regalities, the former king _ the consideration that customarily protects monarchs. A. merited B. forf
44、eited C. debased D. concealed E. extended（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.E.解析：8.Remelting old metal cans rather than making primary aluminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars in _ and production costs. A. distribution B. salvage C. storage D. procurement E. research（分数：2.5
45、0）A.B.C.D. E.解析：9.Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to _ the world of achievement before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly. A. ridicule B. conquer C. retire from D. antagonize E. examine（分数：2.50）
46、A.B.C. D.E.解析：10.The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to _ accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news. A. insular B. investigative C. synoptic D. subjective E. sensational F. compendious（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.E.F. 解析：11.Just as such apparently basic things as rocks, clouds, and clams are, in fact, intricately structured entities, so the self, too, is not an “elementary particle“, but is _ construction. A. a complicated B. a convoluted
