[外语类试卷]GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷38及答案与解析.doc
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1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 38及答案与解析 SECTION 1 Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as
2、a whole. 1 The maps in this volume are meant not as guides but as_: they are designed to make the reader think anew about the city. ( A) adornments ( B) references ( C) truisms ( D) provocations ( E) valedictions 2 The Labrador duck is one of the most_ extinct birds: although there are a fair number
3、 of specimens, few have yielded reliable data and little is known about the species breeding patterns. ( A) anomalous ( B) controversial ( C) enigmatic ( D) misrepresented ( E) cherished 3 The company suffers from an almost total lack of _: even the most innocuous communications between departments
4、lead to acrimony. ( A) dissension ( B) variance ( C) comity ( D) conformity ( E) mordancy 4 The artists career was remarkable partly because it was so_: she died, with only a few paintings to her credit, while still in her twenties. ( A) felicitous ( B) prolific ( C) enduring ( D) conventional ( E)
5、abbreviated 5 Paintings created in India during the Mughal dynasty were_ in ambition but ornamental in presentation: in one direction they have an affinity with newspaper photographs, while in the other they have the intricacy of jewels. ( A) metaphorical ( B) documentary ( C) aesthetic ( D) sectari
6、an ( E) baroque 6 Among the Meakambut people of Papua New Guinea, legends are associated with specific caves in the Sepik region, and these legends are _: only the cave owner can share its secrets. ( A) impenetrable ( B) immutable ( C) proprietary ( D) didactic ( E) self-perpetuating 7 The province
7、has long claimed to be just another developing region, even as its economy _ those of other regions and threatens to eclipse the rest of the country combined. ( A) parallels ( B) bolsters ( C) corroborates ( D) outstrips ( E) engages 8 Despite the neighborhoods lingering reputation for_, it has in f
8、act become increasingly varied in its architecture and demographics. ( A) boisterousness ( B) unpretentiousness ( C) idiosyncrasy ( D) accessibility ( E) homogeneity 9 Some novelists immodestly idealized and exaggerate the significance of their work, but others, _ to exalt the role of the writer, qu
9、estion a transcendent view of the art. ( A) averring ( B) declining ( C) seeking ( D) feigning ( E) avowing 10 That Seiberg and Witten lack celebrity can be explained by the _ nature of their pursuit: the mathematical exploration of four-dimensional space. ( A) pedestrian ( B) esoteric ( C) compelli
10、ng ( D) global ( E) univocal 11 Scientists have argued not only that the chains of atoms called ladder compounds have _ theoretical interest but also that studies of such systems can lead to important practical applications. ( A) limited ( B) dubious ( C) superfluous ( D) unidimensional ( E) intrins
11、ic 12 The students_ nature were in sharp contrast to the imperturbable disposition of their teacher. ( A) volatile ( B) duplicitous ( C) apathetic ( D) cunning ( E) blithe 13 Many readers today consider the moral sentiments expressed in the ancient writers work to be quite vapid, and in the seventee
12、nth century they were similarly regarded as _. ( A) jejune ( B) didactic ( C) dogmatic ( D) tendentious ( E) arcane 14 She constantly _ herself for not living up to her own ideals梖 or not working hard enough or not having motives that were pure enough. ( A) exalted ( B) coddled ( C) excoriated ( D)
13、mollified ( E) deluded 15 For the urban researcher, the long lives of ancient cities can provide ample chronological data, making up for the paucity stemming from relative _ of most present-day cities. ( A) complexity ( B) formlessness ( C) transparency ( D) diversity ( E) youthfulness SECTION 2 Dir
14、ections: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 16 The author argued that the field of sociology has bee
15、n overly (i)_, partly because, for many scholars, the edges of the social universe are defined by national borders. In this era of increasing globalization, however, sociology is presented with a historically distinct opportunity to transcend its former (ii)_. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. narrow in scope
16、 D. utilitarianism B. susceptible to fads E. parochialism C. averse to empiricism F. historicism 17 Readers may initially be irked by the books apparent (i)_ but, once immersed in the authors prose, they may come to regard the works (ii)_ as an asset. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. flippancy D. subtlety B.
17、 aimlessness E. discursions C. tendentiousness F. exhaustiveness 18 The national bank has been uncommonly powerful in comparison to its counterparts in other nations. It retains this potency partly because its control of the nations banking system is (i)_ governmental interference, and thus its acti
18、ons remain largely (ii)_. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. unencumbered by D. compulsory B. replete with E. discretionary C. hindered by F. bureaucratic 19 The material covered in this article has been (i)_ in previous publications, and since currently neglected areas remained unexplored, the article contain
19、s no (ii)_. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. skirted D. revelations B. scrutinized E. distortions C. countered F. conclusions 20 Despite the scathing precision with which she satirizes the lives of social aspirants and moneyed folk, the writer appears to (i)_ being part of the world she presents as so (ii)_.
20、 Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. abhor D. unattainable B. relish E. insufferable C. evoke F. enchanting 21 Though many professional book reviewers would agree that criticism should be (i)_ enterprise, a tendency to write (ii)_ reviews has risen, partly out of the mistaken belief that sharing personal detail
21、s will help reviewers stand out of the pack. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. an anonymous D. scathing B. an evenhanded E. confessional C. a spirited F. superficial 22 The economic recovery was somewhat lopsided: (i)_ in some of the industrial economies while (ii)_ in others of them. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A.
22、unexpected D. robust B. feeble E. turbulent C. swift F. predictable 23 Scholarly works on detective stories often begin with (i)_, suggesting that there is something vaguely wrong with adults who spend their time reading such fiction and certainly something (ii)_ those who devote energy to its analy
23、sis. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. chronologies D. awry in B. apologies E. astute about C. synopses F. courageous about 24 Due to the extraordinary circumstances, British business owners found themselves in a (i)_ position during the Second World War, forced to accept regular interference from government
24、and to acquiesce to (ii)_ role for labor unions in negotiating the terms and conditions of employment. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. defensive D. a traditional B. dominant E. an enhanced C. customary F. a diminished 25 Historian Barbara Alpern Engels task in writing a book about women in Russia must have
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