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1、GRE-63及答案解析(总分：58.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: In each (总题数：2，分数：2.00)1.ENERVATE: (A) aggravate (B) stimulate (C) edify (D) applaud (E) disregard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.2.PANDEMONIUM: (A) amusement (B) indolence (C) deceleration (D) tranquillity (E) tolerance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.三、

2、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)3.Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to _ the discussions involving the two women. (A) exacerbate (B) protract (C) augment (D) truncate (E) elaborate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.4.Surprisingly

3、 to those who view the ocean floor as a uniformly _ waste, each vent in the floor, where seawater is heated by the earths inte-rior magma, has been found to be an island-like _ with its own distinctive fauna. (A) teeming.habitat (B) lifeless.enclave (C) barren.oasis (D) sunken.grotto (E) hazardous.e

4、nvironment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.四、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)5.GLINT : LIGHT : (A) blare : sound (B) whiff : scent (C) shade: color (D) glut: food (E) wave : tide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.6.DOGGEREL : POET : (A) symphony : composer (B) easel : painter (C) caption : cartoonist (D) soliloquy : playwrigh

5、t (E) potboiler : novelist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.五、Directions: Each of (总题数：6，分数：10.00)Analogies（分数：2.00）(1).ERUDITE : SCHOLAR :（分数：1.00）A.remote : hermitB.pliant : beggarC.meandering : travelerD.mendacious :liarE.(E) vindictive : conqueror(2).FERAL : DOMESTICATION :（分数：1.00）A.arable : cultivationB.vira

6、l : infectionC.crude : refinementD.frugal :economyE.(E) pliable : molding7.It can be inferred from the passage that classicism has which of the following characteristics?. Sensitivity toward emotional promptings. Emphasis on formal aesthetic criteria. Meticulous planning of artistic works (A) only (

7、B) only (C) and (D) and (E) , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Antonyms（分数：3.00）(1).NEBULOUS:（分数：1.00）A.hypotheticalB.querulousC.lamentableD.piquantE.(E) distinct(2).DECORUM:（分数：1.00）A.lucidityB.flexibilityC.improprietyD.duplicityE.(E) severity(3).DENIGRATE:（分数：1.00）A.emancipateB.examineC.desecrateD.mollify

8、E.(E) extol8.A characteristic of romanticism NOT mentioned in this passage is its (A) elevation of nature (B) preference for spontaneity (C) modernity of ideas (D) unconcern for artistic decorum (E) simplicity of language（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Sentence Completion（分数：2.00）(1).Neutron stars are believed t

9、o be the highly com-pressed remnants of exploding stars (supernovas) and thus _of one of the most _ processes in nature.（分数：1.00）A.causes.cataclysmicB.products.violentC.examples.equivocalD.justifications.harshE.(E) precursors.dynamic(2).The shortcomings of Mr. Brooks analysis are _his _ in explainin

10、g finan-cial complexity and the sheer importance of his text.（分数：1.00）A.alleviated by.ineptitudeB.offset by.clarityC.magnified by.precisionD.demonstrated by.adroitnessE.(E) mitigated by.incompetence9.The authors attitude toward Goethes writings is best described as (A) unqualified endorsement (B) lo

11、fty indifference (C) reluctant tolerance (D) measured admiration (E) undisguised contempt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.六、Given the context of(总题数：4，分数：5.00)Antonyms（分数：2.00）(1).DESTITUTION:（分数：1.00）A.civilizationB.recompenseC.affluenceD.reformationE.(E) parsimony(2).COGNIZANCE:（分数：1.00）A.ignobilityB.disbeliefC

12、.impotenceD.illegalityE.(E) unawareness10.It can be interred that prior to 1950, for a historian to choose to specialize in black history (A) was encouraged by the academic establishment (B) established his academic conventionality (C) afforded him special opportunities for publication (D) was detri

13、mental to his professional career (E) enhanced his contact with his colleagues（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.11.The passage suggests that Bennetts work was similar to Logans work in which of the following ways?. Both Bennetts and Logans books recorded a then relatively unfamiliar aspect of Afro-American history

14、. Both Bennetts and Logans work were designed to appeal to a primarily academic audience. Both Bennetts and Logans work were pub-lished in a variety of formats. (A) only (B) only (C) and only (D) and only (E) and only（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.12.The author cites Logan, Huggins, and Litwack for their (A) wo

15、rk on curriculum reform in the public schools (B) participation in the Freedom Summer in Mississippi (C) return to the field of Afro-American history (D) research on blacks in nineteenth-century North Carolina (E) identification with nonviolent direct action（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.七、(This passage was wr(

16、总题数：6，分数：9.00)Antonyms（分数：2.00）(1).PRECIPITATE:（分数：1.00）A.intricateB.deviousC.posthumousD.dilatoryE.(E) contradictory(2).TORTUOUS:（分数：1.00）A.mercifulB.directC.dangerousD.legalE.(E) tawdry13.According to the passage, all of the following were true of the center of the atom EXCEPT that it (A) had not

17、yet been seen by the naked eye (B) contained elements that were positively charged (C) was very little larger than a molecule (D) followed experimentally determinable processes (E) was smaller than 1/125 millionth of an inch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.14.By referring to the period at the end of the sentence

18、(lines 16-18), the author intends to point up the atom s (A) density (B) mystery (C) velocity (D) consistency (E) minuteness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Analogies（分数：2.00）(1).GIBBER : SENSE :（分数：1.00）A.jabber : noiseB.toddle : mobilityC.dawdle :deferenceD.vacillate : resolutionE.(E) disobey : order(2).UPROARI

19、OUS : AMUSING :（分数：1.00）A.treacherous : steadfastB.tumultuous : windyC.menacing : aghastD.repugnant : disagreeableE.(E) devious : clever15.Which of the following relationships most closely parallels the relationship between the proton and the electrons described in the passage? (A) A hawk to its pre

20、y (B) A blueprint to a framework (C) A planet to its satellites (D) A magnet to iron filings (E) A compound to its elements（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Sentence Completion（分数：2.00）(1).To a person_natural history, his coun-try or seaside stroll is a walk t,hrough a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, n

21、ine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall.（分数：1.00）A.enamored ofB.uninstructed inC.responsive toD.disillusioned withE.(E) dependent on(2).A _ of recent cases of scientific fraud in which gross errors of fact and logic have slipped past the review panels that scrutinize submissions to j

22、ournals suggests that the review system is seri-ously（分数：1.00）A.plethora.intendedB.lack.strainedCpromisedD.spate.taxedE.(E) preponderance.substantiated八、SECTION 2(总题数：14，分数：28.00)（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Directions: In the following of the questions,choose the best answer from the fi

23、ve choicew listed.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the measure of the angle formed by the minute and hour hands of a clock at 1:50?(1) 90 (B) 95 (C)105 (D) 115 (E) 120 （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.(2).Which of the following CANNOT be expressed as the sum of three consecutive integers?（分数：1.00）A.18B.24C.28D.33E.(E) 36(3).

24、Sandrine is now 5 times as old as Nicholas, but 7 years from now, she will be 3 times as old as he will be then. How old is Sandrine now? （分数：1.00）A.15B.20C.21D.25E.(E) 35（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.16.If 3a=b and 3c=d,then bd= (A) 3ac (B) 3a+c(c) 6a+c(D) 9ac(E) 9a+c（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.

25、A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions refer to the following graph.（分数：2.00）(1).If every student who was in the eleventh grade in 1996 and who used a computer in school at least once a week used a computer at least once a week in 1997, and if 20% of those students who were in the eleventh grade in 1996 and who

26、did not use a computer in school at least once a week, did use a computer in school once a week in 1997, then what percent of twelfth-graders in 1997 used a computer in school at least once a week?（分数：1.00）A.40%B.50%C.60%D.70%E.(E) 80%(2).Assume that in 1990 there were 3,000,000 fourth-graders in th

27、e United States. How many fewer of those 3,000,000 students used a computer in school at least once a week in 1994 than in 1990?（分数：1.00）A.100,000B.250,000C.500,000D.600,000E.(E) 750,000（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.17.If A is the point (-4, 1) and B is the point (2, 1), what is the area of the circle wh

28、ich has AB as a diameter? (A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12 (E) 36（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.18.If the average (arithmetic mean) of 10, 20, 30, 40, and x is 60, what is the value of x? (A) 50 (B) 60 (C) 100 (D) 150 (E) 200（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.Questions : See the graphs on the fol.-lowing page for information to answer

29、 the questions.Adult education participation rates in the past 12 months: 1991 and 1995（分数：3.00）(1).Each of the following is a valid conclusion from the graphs and the fact that the population of the United States was greater in 1995 than in 1991 EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.In 1991, adults whose highest degree

30、 was at least a bachelors degree were more than twice as likely to participate in adult educa-tion than those whose highest educational attainment was a high school diploma or GED (high school equivalency diploma).B.On a percentage basis, from 1991 to 1995, the greatest increase in the adult educati

31、on par-ticipation rate was among those adults whose highest educational attainment was grades 9-12, without earning a high school diploma.C.In 1995, more people participated in adult edu-cation programs than in 1991.D.From 1991 to !995 the rate of participation in adult education among the groups re

32、presented in the graphs increased the least for those who had attained at least a bachelors degree.E.(E) In 1995, more adults with at least a bachelors degree participated in adult education than did adults who attended some college but did not earn a college degree.(2).If in the United States in 19

33、95, there were 50 mil-lion employed adults and 20 million adults not in the the labor force, then approximately what was the ratio of the number of employed adults participating in adult education to the number of people not in the labor force participating in adult education?（分数：1.00）A.5:4B.5:2C.10

34、:3D.5:1E.(E) 6:l(3).Bob and Jack share an apartment. If each month Bob pays a dollars and Jack pays b dollars, what percent of the total cost does Bob pay?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.19.If a is increased by 10% and b is decreased by 10%, the resulting numbers will be equal. W

35、hat is the ratio of a to b?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.20.In the figure at the right, the legs of fight triangle ACB are diameters of the two semicircles. If AB = 4, what is the sum of the areas of the semicircles?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.21.For how many positive integers m 100 is (m -5)(m -45) positive? (A) 45 (B

36、) 50 (C) 58 (D) 59 (E) 60（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.GRE-63答案解析(总分：58.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions: In each (总题数：2，分数：2.00)1.ENERVATE: (A) aggravate (B) stimulate (C) edify (D) applaud (E) disregard（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.E.解析：To enervate (weaken or enfeeble) is the oppo-site of to stimulat

37、e or energize.Think of being “enervated by the heat./2.PANDEMONIUM: (A) amusement (B) indolence (C) deceleration (D) tranquillity (E) tolerance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. E.解析：The opposite of pandemonium or tumultuous uproar is tranquillity or calm.Word Parts Clue: Pan-means all; demon-means evil spirit. Hell

38、 or Pandemonium, the place where all the evil spirits dwell, is a place of noise and uproar.Think of “pandemonium breaking loose./三、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)3.Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to _ the disc

39、ussions involving the two women. (A) exacerbate (B) protract (C) augment (D) truncate (E) elaborate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. E.解析：Instead of allowing the exchanges to develop fully, the playwright cuts short or truncates them.4.Surprisingly to those who view the ocean floor as a uniformly _ waste, each vent

40、 in the floor, where seawater is heated by the earths inte-rior magma, has been found to be an island-like _ with its own distinctive fauna. (A) teeming.habitat (B) lifeless.enclave (C) barren.oasis (D) sunken.grotto (E) hazardous.environment（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.E.解析：Rather than being barren or devoid

41、of life, the vent regions are like oases that support life. Choice A is incorrect. A waste by definition is not teeming but barren.Choice B is incorrect. The vent region would not be described as an enclave (tract enclosed within a foreign territory).Choice D is incorrect. A grotto would not be desc

42、ribed as island-like. Choice E is incorrect. Nothing in the sentence justifies the use of the term hazardous.四、Directions: Each of (总题数：2，分数：2.00)5.GLINT : LIGHT : (A) blare : sound (B) whiff : scent (C) shade: color (D) glut: food (E) wave : tide（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.E.解析：A glint is a small gleam of li

43、ght. A whiff is a slight puff of scent. (Degree of Intensity)6.DOGGEREL : POET : (A) symphony : composer (B) easel : painter (C) caption : cartoonist (D) soliloquy : playwright (E) potboiler : novelist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E. 解析：Doggerel is trivial or inferior verse produced by a poet. A potboiler is a t

44、rivial or inferior literary work produced by a novelist. (Defining Characteristic)五、Directions: Each of (总题数：6，分数：10.00)Analogies（分数：2.00）(1).ERUDITE : SCHOLAR :（分数：1.00）A.remote : hermitB.pliant : beggarC.meandering : travelerD.mendacious :liar E.(E) vindictive : conqueror解析：A scholar is by definit

45、ion erudite or learned. A liar is by definition mendacious or dishonest. Beware answer pairs that are loosely linked. While travelers may meander (stroll or wander aimlessly), they may equally as well proceed directly to their destination. (Defining Characteristic)(2).FERAL : DOMESTICATION :（分数：1.00

46、）A.arable : cultivationB.viral : infectionC.crude : refinement D.frugal :economyE.(E) pliable : molding解析：Something feral or wild lacks domestication or taming. Something crude or rough lacks refinement or polish. (Antonym Variant)7.It can be inferred from the passage that classicism has which of th

47、e following characteristics?. Sensitivity toward emotional promptings. Emphasis on formal aesthetic criteria. Meticulous planning of artistic works (A) only (B) only (C) and (D) and (E) , , and （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. E.解析：You can arrive at the correct answer by the process of elimination.Sensitivity towa

48、rds emotional promptings is characteristic of romanticism; it is an unlikely characteristic of classicism. Therefore, you can eliminate Choices C and E.Emphasis on formal aesthetic criteria is a , likely characteristic of classicism. The passage talks of the formal beauty that distinguishes the classical works of Dante and Virgil. Therefore, you.can eliminate Choice B. Meticulous planning of artistic works is a likely characteristic of classicism. The passage talks of the carefully planned compositions of the classicist Dante; it also tells of the struc-turally flawed compositions of the ro