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1、GRE-49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.We can scarcely afford to neglect airport security in light of the recent terrorist actions, but as a reliable contingent of critics has pointed out, the cost of actually implementing these measures rema

2、ins a_expense. (A) feasible (B) prohibitive (C) suitable (D) negligible (E) mandatory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.A_for peril is a virtual prerequisite for any adventurer foolhardy enough to attempt Kilimanjaro; those of_disposition are well-advised, given the recent tragedy, to avoid the endeavor. (A) disr

3、egard an intrepid (B) reticence cowardly (C) consideration a resourceful (D) yen acraven (E) passion a heroic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.3.Who would have expected that such_young soul as Arthur, his observations mute, his manner perpetually self-effacing, might have fought so readily against the whims of his

4、 superiors? (A) a magnanimous (B) a perspicacious (C) a vehement (D) a reticent (E) an intractable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.Modern bodies are especially_to cancer, no doubt because the technology which we have labored to develop, by a cruel irony, produces waste that_their proper functioning. (A) relevan

5、t complicates (B) invulnerable hinders (C) insidious isolates (D) prone inhibits (E) attractive damages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.5.If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for but the_we used to accomplish them, which will be _the warfare of G

6、enghis Khan, who ruthlessly killed every last inhabitant of Persia. (A) reasons oblivious to (B) methods compared to (C) passions contrasted with (D) weapons incommensurate with (E) politics minor to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.The root systems of certain plant families, such as that of tulips and crabgrass

7、, _underground, so that nutrients may be shared along_network. (A) burrow a cavernous (B) tangle a deciduous (C) cozen a photosynthetic (D) fuse a subterranean (E) abscond a perennial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.7.Although_fellow in the public eye, Maxwell has a proclivity toward expressions of_inner nature t

8、hat escaped the eyes of even his most critical biographers. (A) a loutish a reckless (B) a courtly a churlish (C) an enchanting a placid (D) an unremitting a polemical (E) an honest sentimental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)8.BROKER : TRADE : (A) conductor : theater (B) amba

9、ssador : deception (C) gymnast : stadium (D) ombudsman : mediation (E) gladiator : arena（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.9.PERSON : APPAREL : (A) nut: core (B) spire : tower (C) meteor : trail (D) planet : atmosphere (E) hub: cycle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.10.VISUAL : SIGHT : (A) predisposed : inclination (B) olfactory

10、: smell (C) auditory : discernment (D) kinesthetic : sensation (E) gustatory : odor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.DOUBT: QUESTION : (A) manner : technique (B) thirst: accomplishment (C) remorse: avarice (D) purposelessness : requirement (E) benevolence : gratitude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.MACABRE : SHUDDER: (A)

11、torpid : embolden (B) homesick: domesticate (C) insipid : chuckle (D) overweening : plume (E) grisly : flinch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.13.PEOPLE: CROWD : (A) cattle : herd (B) magazine: bookcase (C) staff: bureau (D) audience : theater (E) corn : grain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.PRAISE : FLATTERY : (A) renown: r

12、everence (B) envy : retaliation (C) refinement : snobbery (D) alarm : panic (E) wit : vagary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.15.DRAMA: SCENE: (A) information : cipher (B) prose : paragraph (C) novel : raconteur (D) ode : narrative (E) play : protagonist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.16.IMMATERIAL: RELEVANCE: (A) liberal : au

13、tonomy (B) competent : valor (C) circuitous : directness (D) translucent : lucidity (E) candid : effrontery（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each pas(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、While chemists try t(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.The primary purpose of the passage is to (A) indicate some possible technological benefits to the

14、 development of new and varied techniques in nanotechnology (B) argue that science involving the macroscopic tends to be exponentially more difficult than the science of the microscopic (C) defend the use of the bottom-up approach of building molecules as more efficient relative to the top-down appr

15、oach (D) distinguish two different approaches in nanotechnology and comment on their differences and similarities (E) correct the misconception that the benefits of nanotechnology are likely to be seen in the near future（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.The passage provides information that would answer which o

16、f the following questions? (A) What are some of the structural and chemical properties that nanotechnologists strive to create when they mold molecules? (B) Why are the techniques of scanning probe microscopy necessary to the production of objects and molecule arrays in the top-down method? (C) Whic

17、h is more important to the future of nanotechnology, scientists use of the theoretical principles or practical experience? (D) Has the nanometer scale been considered easier than the angstrom scale for nanotechnologists to work with? (E) For what reasons do bottom-up nanotechnologists prefer to work

18、 with three- dimensional chemical systems that cohere according to the rules of chemical interactions?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.19.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following concerning the top-down method of nanotechnology? (A) The top-down method tends to be accura

19、te but highly inefficient, resulting in a process that takes a great deal of time and energy. (B) The top-down method, unlike the bottom-up method, tends to disobey the rules of many chemical interactions. (C) The top-down method requires a greater level of technological involvement than does the bo

20、ttom-up method. (D) The top-down method shows the limits of nanotechnology methods that rely too heavily on parallel processes. (E) The top-down method is fairly useless when applied to the problem of creating a single molecule.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.Which of the following statements concerning nanot

21、echnology research is most directly suggested in the passage? (A) Nanotechnology research tends to be more focused on the process of building multiple molecules than chemistry research. (B) Nanotechnology research is increasingly less bound to operations on the microscopic level than it once was. (C

22、) The practitioners of nanotechnology tend to be more optimistic than pragmatic in choosing its methodology. (D) Nanotechnology research involves a much greater level of technical knowledge, on the whole, than chemistry research. (E) Nanotechnology research tends to be more concerned at this stage w

23、ith precision than convenient mass production.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、According to Aristot(总题数：7，分数：7.00)21.According to the passage, which of the following is necessary to maintaining the proper atmosphere in a tragedy? (A) A virtuous protagonist (B) Unity of time (C) Personified passion (D) Archaic d

24、iction (E) A display of moral character（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.22.The author refers to the example of Oedipus the King (line 15) most likely in order to (A) suggest that Aristotle did not consider Greek tragedy which involved accidental crimes to be truly sound in dramatic terms (B) argue that exceptions

25、 existed in Greek tragedy to Aristotles principle that intentional crimes were more impressive (C) suggest that protagonists who committed accidental crimes in Greek tragedies tended to be better received than intentional criminals (D) to suggest that the spectator of a tragedy featuring an accident

26、al crime would himself feel pity and terror (E) illustrate an application of Aristotles theory of character to a specific dramatic example（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.23.The author suggests that Aristotle believed which of the following was true of the dramatic art that existed prior to Aeschylus? (A) It was

27、unusually resourceful in finding ways to extend the unity of time beyond a single day. (B) It was less elegant than later drama because its disregard for unity of place necessitates the movement of the chorus. (C) It tended to demonstrate better unity of time than of character and action. (D) It did

28、 not employ a beginning middle or end, and this fell outside the acceptable range of dramatic principles. (E) It tended to overemphasize the use of cause and effect, instead of the continuity of time, in organizing its action.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.24.Which of the following best describes the relationsh

29、ip of the first paragraph of the passage to the passage as a whole? (A) It provides a group of specific examples from which generalizations concerning the nature of drama are drawn later in the passage. (B) It explains principles concerning one aspect of tragedy, which are followed later by principl

30、es for other aspects. (C) It defines terms of dramatic principles that are more thoroughly explained later in the passage. (D) It briefly compares and contrasts the principles of drama that are examined in detail later in the passage. (E) It explains a method of judging a work of drama, a method tha

31、t is used later in the passage.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.25.According to the passage, Aristotle argued for the use of morally fallible characters in drama in order that (A) Characters would be perceived as flawed but sympathetic (B) Characters would be viewed as dignified by their burdens (C) Characters wo

32、uld be presented as heroic and powerful (D) Characters would be depicted as doomed and powerless (E) Characters would be seen as ignorant and victimized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.26.It can be inferred that the author would likely believe which of the following concerning modern action films, where character

33、 is commonly subordinated to plot? (A) Such a film would be a clumsy misinterpretation of uniquely Greek dramatic principles in action. (B) Such a film would be a skillful adaptation of uniquely Greek dramatic principles. (C) Such a film would be an interesting but limited example of a general drama

34、tic principle in action. (D) Such a film would be a clever and revealing example of a general dramatic principle in action. (E) Such a film would illustrate the differences between uniquely Greek and general dramatic principles.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.27.The primary purpose of the passage is to (A) compa

35、re a philosophers system of dramatic principles with that of the authors (B) enumerate one philosophers view of the principles underlying good drama (C) analyze the similarities and dissimilarities between the various dramatic principles at work in Greek drama (D) contrast one philosophers dramatic

36、principles with those of the tradition that preceded him (E) demonstrate the wisdom and longevity in one philosophers dramatic principles（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、Directions: Each que(总题数：11，分数：11.00)28.GRATUITOUS: (A) mercantile (B) domineering (C) warranted (D) guarded (E) economical（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.

37、29.DIVERGENCE: (A) jurisdiction (B) specification (C) serenity (D) satisfaction (E) amalgamation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.30.EXONERATE: (A) disparage (B) conquer (C) arbitrate (D) incriminate (E) debilitate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.31.EXHAUSTIVE: (A) advantageous (B) illogical (C) inventive (D) valuable (E) limit

38、ed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.32.RIVEN: (A) unbiased (B) unbroken (C) dehydrated (D) exposed (E) flexible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.33.MONGREL: (A) marauder (B) thoroughbred (C) vigilant life form (D) night-time animal (E) livestock（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.34.HALCYON: (A) chronological (B) astounding (C) turbulent (D) sin

39、ister (E) ridiculous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.35.OBSTRUCTIONIST: (A) facilitator (B) director (C) usher (D) penitentiary (E) trustee（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.36.FETTER: (A) release (B) be earnest (C) linger (D) expose (E) mislay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.37.PROPITIOUS: (A) mandatory (B) restive (C) stimulative (D) produc

40、tive (E) ominous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.38.OBSESSION: (A) revulsion (B) vexation (C) composure (D) dutiful attention (E) insolence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.八、SECTION 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Directions: Each sen(总题数：7，分数：7.00)39.The American space program has once again_even its most optimistic proponents: it did not

41、expand as rapidly in the third quarter, at least to the extent that most had_. (A) discomfited feared (B) approbated calculated (C) brooked insinuated (D) intrigued assumed (E) disappointed predicted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.40.In order to relieve the generally_nature of the meetings, a code of order was p

42、roduced and_with the utmost fidelity. (A) extemporaneous obeyed (B) hostile established (C) insubordinate abrogated (D) incommunicative conveyed (E) acid rescinded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.41.Much of computer science work does not involve the sudden_of new languages but the methodical_of older ones. (A) de

43、velopment dismissal (B) expansion attenuation (C) analysis modification (D) parturition streamlining (E) testing debunking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.42.The process of nuclear fission_requires the use of a reactor core, around which no lithium blanket of sufficient_has been developed to contain the hazardous

44、 byproducts of the process. (A) unfortunately breadth (B) occasionally unreliability (C) auspiciously size (D) fortuitously expense (E) technically imagination（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.43.Despite the paranoia of Picasso, few historians today have found evidence, at any rate, for the existence of the Situat

45、ionist_, whom he eternally suspected of _his international reputation. (A) saboteurs augmenting (B) agents demystifying (C) cabal blighting (D) coterie discovering (E) group supporting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.44.The National Endowment for the Arts often provides funding to_artists these days, especially t

46、hose of women and of color, in the hopes of_a historical inequality. (A) marginalized rectifying (B) promising understanding (C) prominent concealing (D) prolific inspiring (E) little-known magnifying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.45.For 21 years after the birth of the Prince of Wales, the_royal couple produced

47、 children at the rate of two every three years-eight boys and six girls in all. (A) veritable (B) preternatural (C) mimetic (D) fecund (E) pernicious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.十、Directions: In each (总题数：9，分数：9.00)46.MYSTERY: FICTION: (A) line: page (B) edition : book (C) tome: anthology (D) sitcom : drama (

48、E) newspaper : essay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.47.DISGUISE : IDENTITY : (A) cipher : spy (B) counterfeit : copy (C) mask : face (D) impersonation : agent (E) comic : resemblance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.48.FRIEZE : FURNITURE: (A) porch : arch (B) ceiling : basement (C) trinket : person (D) euphony : pattern (E) grey : painting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.49.PROCRASTINATION: ACTION: (A) refutation : defense (B) interruption : respite (C) r