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1、GRE-30及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)1.While mimicking the thought of his mentor Socrates, who conceived of forms as existing on an ethereal, heavenly and - plane, Plato also argued that forms become - in objects.（分数：1.00）A.(A) abstract. rationalB.(B) condensed . ratifiedC.

2、(C) sacrilegious. profaneD.(D) transcendent. immanentE.(E) imaginative . earthbound2.SCHOOL: FISH :（分数：1.00）A.(A) television: programsB.(B) pride: lionsC.(C) committee: organizationD.(D) fowl: birdsE.(E) corral: livestock3.PERFIDY: LOYAL :（分数：1.00）A.(A) exorbitance: moderateB.(B) perjury: ardentC.(C

3、) affection: faithfulD.(D) precision: accurateE.(E) loathing: comely4.A faux pas-whether in social circles or in private-can be -, as it focuses us on our shortcomings in ways that would otherwise go unnoticed, and helps create self-awareness.（分数：1.00）A.(A) embarrassmentB.(B) uselessC.(C) utileD.(D)

4、 rancorousE.(E) spontaneous5.Despite certain - habits of the North American screech owl, it performs the majority of its hunting alone, in alpine forests, unfettered by -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) predatory. ecologyB.(B) instinctual . behaviorC.(C) exogamous. kinshipD.(D) omnivorous. dietE.(E) diurnal. darknes

5、s6.RATIOCINATION: LOGIC :（分数：1.00）A.(A) comprehension: pedagogyB.(B) interpretation: languageC.(C) orthography : philatelyD.(D) badminton: athleticsE.(E) oration: elocution7.Because many of the blacklists in the communications and entertainment industries were secret, the number of playwrights, scri

6、pt writers, novelists, and journalists who were - to stop writing permanently is -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) happy. astoundingB.(B) forced . unknownC.(C) unafraid . impressiveD.(D) inclined. unsurprisingE.(E) remiss. inconceivable8.SCRUTINIZE: ADMIRE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) imprison: hostB.(B) forewarn: rageC.(C) vaci

7、llate: resolveD.(D) duplicate: imitateE.(E) impel: push9.Though - in his youth, Muir grew in the fullness of time to acquire truly -habits envied by even the most hardened of his fellow survivalists.（分数：1.00）A.(A) a stoic . gourmetB.(B) a sycophant . humbleC.(C) an eccentric . practicalD.(D) a sensu

8、alist . spartanE.(E) an ideologue . catholic10.VERIFY: DOUBTFUL :（分数：1.00）A.(A) embellish: austereB.(B) depurate: rareC.(C) vary: conspicuousD.(D) compress: volatileE.(E) instruct: awkward11.Regardless of what might be said about the vehement diatribes of the Minnesota senator, one cant argue that h

9、e was any less than utterly - his beliefs and his tituents, for invariably, he voted his -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) opposed to . politicsB.(B) committed to whimsC.(C) conflicted in . inclinationsD.(D) considerate in . platformE.(E) dedicated to . conscience12.ATOMS: CRYSTAL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) substance: airB.(B)

10、water: densityC.(C) level: ramificationD.(D) numbers: matrixE.(E) agents: reaction13.ROE: FISH :（分数：1.00）A.(A) skin: whaleB.(B) shell: molluskC.(C) pincer: crabD.(D) egg: birdE.(E) web: seal14.SOUND: ECHO :（分数：1.00）A.(A) sight: rainbowB.(B) episode: televisionC.(C) light: reflectionD.(D) affection:

11、attachmentE.(E) observation: microscope15.FLAX: LINEN :（分数：1.00）A.(A) cinder: coalB.(B) clay: chinaC.(C) bar: goldD.(D) mud: depositE.(E) porcelain: mosaic16.Regardless of the - he evinces, especially when articulating his purportedly innate affinity for tennis, he is nevertheless a less than - play

12、er once actually the court.（分数：1.00）A.(A) passion. sanguineB.(B) disapprobation . mediocreC.(C) alacrity. pliantD.(D) vivacity. vitiatedE.(E) torpor. ebullient二、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)17.The author offers all of the following ideas as proof that there is no direct correspondence between wo

13、rds and things EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.(A) Language has other functions than that of reference.B.(B) Once a word is grouped into a class, no one-to-one correspondence existsbetween it and what it signifies.C.(C) Many words refer to objects that do not exist in the world.D.(D) Function words do not refer to

14、 objects.E.(E) Proper nouns usually refer to unique entities.18.Which of the following best describes the relationship of the second paragraph to the first?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The second paragraph relies on different evidence in drawing a conclusion similar to that expressed in the first paragraph.B.(B)

15、The second paragraph provides further elaboration on why an assertion made at the end of the first paragraph proves true in most cases.C.(C) The second paragraph provides additional information in support of a hypothesis stated in the first paragraph.D.(D) The second paragraph provides an example of

16、 a case in which the assumption described in the first paragraph is unwarranted.E.(E) The second paragraph describes a phenomenon that has the same cause as the phenomenon described in the first paragraph.19.Which of the following best describes the authors statement that “an emphasis on reality as

17、invariably perceptually seamless may be an exaggeration“ (lines 27-28)?（分数：1.00）A.(A) An assumption based on evidence already presentedB.(B) A concession to the view opposing that of the authorsC.(C) A hypothesis concerning a possible problem with the nomenclaturist viewD.(D) An allusion to an argum

18、ent presented earlier in the passageE.(E) An example of the application of the authors view of language20.DAMPED:（分数：1.00）A.(A) auditoryB.(B) ductileC.(C) amplifiedD.(D) focusedE.(E) changeable21.CODA:（分数：1.00）A.(A) restrictionB.(B) incrementC.(C) soliloquyD.(D) prefaceE.(E) unprepared act22.CRUX:（分

19、数：1.00）A.(A) peripheral elementB.(B) commencementC.(C) convictionD.(D) afflictionE.(E) gratuity23.INFINITY:（分数：1.00）A.(A) minute differenceB.(B) deficient capacityC.(C) limited areaD.(D) indefinite voltageE.(E) resistance24.The author of the passage is primarily concerned with（分数：1.00）A.(A) refuting

20、 a belief held by one school of linguisticsB.(B) reviewing an interesting feature of languageC.(C) illustrating the confusion that can result from the improper use of languageD.(D) suggesting a way in which languages can be made more nearly perfectE.(E) surveying new interesting areas of research in

21、 the field of linguistics25.According to the passage, which of the following assumptions would the “nomenclaturist“ most likely agree with?（分数：1.00）A.(A) The seamlessness of reality complicates the notion of linguistic categories, such that those categories must be questioned.B.(B) The experience of

22、 reality largely varies from that of the experience of language, weakening the reliability of both experiences.C.(C) Ideas invariably precede, in their existence and meaning, the language that subsequently articulates them.D.(D) Language, although capable of developing categories, can never articula

23、te more than particular instances.E.(E) The meaning of a word is not fixed historically, and may evolve over time due to a variety of factors.26.Which of the following hypothetical discoveries, if made, would cast MOST doubt on the most recent conclusions regarding the function of the human appendix

24、?（分数：1.00）A.(A) After laboratory experiments, scientists discover evidence to reject the notion hat the human appendix is a “vestigial“ organ.B.(B) Certain animal species which had not previously been given attention are to possess an appendix resembling that of humans.C.(C) Lymphoid tissue is disco

25、vered, after careful study, not to play a role in the recognition of foreign antigens in ingested material.D.(D) After re-examination of the evidence, ulcerative colitis is discovered to be caused by factors wholly unrelated to the human appendix.E.(E) It is discovered that in rabbits, hindgut ferme

26、ntation does not require the presence of an organ acting as reservoir for bacteria.27.CAPRICIOUS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) profoundB.(B) directC.(C) faithfulD.(D) logicalE.(E) deficient28.The passage provides information in support of which of the following assertions?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Lymphoid tissue somehow inv

27、olved in the bodys ability to recognize foreignantigens in ingested material is a primary cause of ulcerative colitis.B.(B) The appendix is an anomaly among mammals, existing in rabbits and humans largely as an evolutionary fluke.C.(C) Microscopic research is insufficient to give even the vaguest su

28、ggestion of what the human appendixs function may be.D.(D) The digestive process in human beings is less dependent on the hindgut fermentation process than is the digestive process in rabbits.E.(E) Lymphoid tissue that recognize foreign antigens is absent in the digestive systems of animals that lac

29、k appendixes.29.It can be inferred from the passage that the author is LEAST likely to agree with wihich of the following?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Words can be categorized into different grammatical functions.B.(B) Some relationship between signifier and signified can be articulated.C.(C) Every signifier poin

30、ts to a single pre-existing signified.D.(D) Words may name imaginary, non-physical things.E.(E) The use of categories is essential to the operation of language.30.DISTEND:（分数：1.00）A.(A) contractB.(B) decayC.(C) bendD.(D) focusE.(E) deteriorate31.It can be inferred from the passage that the term “red

31、uctionist“ would most likely apply to which of the following views concerning language?（分数：1.00）A.(A) A number of words exist with identical meanings.B.(B) Several words with different connotations may refer to the same object.C.(C) A word used two centuries ago might refer to the same object today.

32、D.(D) Reality is constructed, not discovered, by the medium of language.E.(E) A word may refer to non-existent objects, categories, and carry multiple connotations.32.TORTUOUS:（分数：1.00）A.(A) meanderingB.(B) rationalC.(C) impassiveD.(D) meagerE.(E) straightforward33.EXTEMPORANEOUS（分数：1.00）A.(A) limit

33、edB.(B) peacefulC.(C) premeditatedD.(D) adeptE.(E) supplementary34.It can be inferred from the passage that the author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following assertions about the appendix?（分数：1.00）A.(A) Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the appendix is

34、involved in hindgut fermentation in all species, including rabbits.B.(B) As an organ, the appendix is more useful to the immune response of human beings in their first development than later in life.C.(C) The human appendix contains greater amounts of lymphoid tissue than the aggregates of which tha

35、t are found in other areas of the gastrointestinal tract.D.(D) The appendix in a human child is generally less well developed than the appendix in a human adult.E.(E) The presence of the appendix in humans suggests that the human digestive process resembles the rabbit digestive process more than tha

36、t of other animal species.35.PATHOLOGICAL:（分数：1.00）A.(A) normalB.(B) sharpC.(C) sufficientD.(D) erraticE.(E) provisional36.EBULLIENCE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) clumsinessB.(B) measured self-controlC.(C) incapabilityD.(D) meticulous planE.(E) infertility37.According to the passage, the word “violation“ would be

37、st be classified as a（分数：1.00）A.(A) Function wordB.(B) Lexical wordC.(C) Concept wordD.(D) Category wordE.(E) Grammatical word38.HACKNEYED:（分数：1.00）A.(A) carefulB.(B) acceptableC.(C) handyD.(D) gaudyE.(E) original三、BSECTION 2/B(总题数：16，分数：16.00)39.CONNOISSEUR: EXPERTISE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) benefactor: di

38、scretionB.(B) amateur: obsessionC.(C) zealot: incorruptibilityD.(D) malefactor: injudiciousnessE.(E) spendthrift: improvidence40.These - over details are an indication of more serious battles to come, between those who want a strong centre at the heart of the Union and those who want to - the power

39、ceded by national governments.（分数：1.00）A.(A) sympathies. boostB.(B) agreements. measureC.(C) adjudications . consolidateD.(D) assumptions . inscribeE.(E) skirmishes. limit41.SCRIBBLE: WRITE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) reflect: contemplateB.(B) listen: overhearC.(C) jot: doodleD.(D) simper: smileE.(E) glance: og

40、le42.The request to censor the art work of criminals, to which the courts sometimes surrender, might be more reasonable if exposure were somehow - to the criminals, instead of humbling them.（分数：1.00）A.(A) ennoblingB.(B) intriguingC.(C) beneficialD.(D) nebulousE.(E) tangential43.Leaving no stone untu

41、rned in your - for the fugitive, gentlemen, I wish you every advantage, for the individual we seek is swift-witted, wily, and capable of the swiftest -.（分数：1.00）A.(A) adamancy . vengeanceB.(B) wrath. chicaneryC.(C) search. elusionsD.(D) consanguinity . maneuversE.(E) hunt. delusions44.TAILOR: SCISSO

42、RS :（分数：1.00）A.(A) physician: pestilenceB.(B) photographer: tripodC.(C) butcher: cleaverD.(D) gardener: hoseE.(E) editor: keyboard45.It is clear that many institutional investors once voted -; now after so many scandals, some managers admit that they should have done more to - corporate excesses.（分数

43、：1.00）A.(A) imprudently. curbB.(B) insolently . insinuateC.(C) intelligently. observeD.(D) precariously . exposeE.(E) insensitively . brook46.It may be - to obtain soap that is not antibacterial, given its - as a household cleansing product, but according to a new study, such products may be a waste

44、 of time.（分数：1.00）A.(A) difficult. ubiquityB.(B) imprudent. weaknessC.(C) traditional . relevanceD.(D) revolutionary . innovationE.(E) extravagant. expense47.SURMOUNT: ABOVE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) insert: acrossB.(B) permeate: throughC.(C) deviate: towardD.(D) center: roundE.(E) pursue: straight48.After th

45、e investigations and - that are both necessary and inevitable after a calamity such as the recently ended crisis, it may turn out that authorities could have handled the problem in a less - way.（分数：1.00）A.(A) observation. convenientB.(B) analyses . fashionableC.(C) second-guessing . costlyD.(D) foot

46、work . organizedE.(E) solutions. abstruse49.IMPERVIOUS: DAMAGED :（分数：1.00）A.(A) implacable: propitiatedB.(B) refractory: comprehendedC.(C) tenable: confrontedD.(D) fitful: interruptedE.(E) irritable: agitated50.ACT: SCENE :（分数：1.00）A.(A) stanza: lineB.(B) comedy: mockC.(C) poem: assonanceD.(D) balle

47、t: pirouetteE.(E) choir: ensemble51.EXHORT: SUGGEST :（分数：1.00）A.(A) accommodate: calibrateB.(B) collude: premeditateC.(C) enrapture: interestD.(D) covet: receiveE.(E) enlighten: learn52.POSTSCRIPT: LETTER :（分数：1.00）A.(A) inscription: souvenirB.(B) appendix: textbookC.(C) foundation: columnD.(D) sign

48、ature: epistolaryE.(E) dialogue: opera53.ASTRONOMER: TELESCOPE:（分数：1.00）A.(A) astrologer: constellationB.(B) surgeon: pipetteC.(C) conductor: batonD.(D) carpenter: trowelE.(E) cartographer: foolscap54.The word “civilization“ was just coming into use in the 18th century, in French and in English, whe

49、n conservative men of letters preferred to avoid it as a newfangled-.（分数：1.00）A.(A) orthographyB.(B) homonymC.(C) cognomenD.(D) misnomerE.(E) neologism四、BDirections: Eac(总题数：22，分数：22.00)55.The author of the passage suggests that which of the following is tru e of the practice of establishing the “Eisenstein standard“ as a model of modernist films?（分数：1.00）A.(A) While the standard is daunting and rar