[外语类试卷]GRE(VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷44及答案与解析.doc
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1、GRE( VERBAL)基础填空模拟试卷 44及答案与解析 SECTION 2 Directions: 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. 1 Although le
2、gislators on both sides of the issues have repeatedly_ a desire to find a middle ground, until now no acceptable compromise has been achieved. A. discussed B. proclaimed C. professed D. rejected E. disowned F. betrayed 2 Space is often referred to as the final frontier, as the only realm of which hu
3、mankind has still to gain substantial understanding, yet the ocean is also another vast area about which our knowledge is _. A. erroneous B. confusing C. frustrating D. rudimentary E. delusive F. sketchy 3 The towns air was consistently_: depending on the breeze, one might be greeted with the sour e
4、ffluvia of twenty breweries, choking fumes from the coal factory, or brackish smells from the nearby river. A. malodorous B. toxic C. redolent D. benign E. noisome F. anodyne 4 Communicating articulately is typically regarded as an aggressive, persuasive talent, but it can also be protective: it all
5、ows a certain _ closeness, conveying proximity while actually maintaining distance. A. feigned B. secretive C. dubious D. subtle E. false F. furtive 5 Tompkinsons prior donations to the university, while very generous, failed to _ the magnitude of her latest gift. A. compensate for B. portend C. cla
6、rify D. predict E. offset F. undermine 6 The union states its position polemically; its leaders say they are fighting to save good jobs while_ corporations replace full-time workers with part-time ones in order to cut down on both wages and benefits. A. precarious B. enterprising C. rapacious D. tro
7、ubled E. influential F. avaricious 7 Writing about advances in climate science is often problematic, in part because the material is so_: climate science is the study of shifting, interrelated, and sometimes paradoxical patterns. A. disheartening B. pedestrian C. complicated D. depressing E. knotty
8、F. mundane 8 Contrary to certain recent analyses that paint a dire portrait of soil loss from farmland, a new study of surveying data reaching back to the 1930s shows that erosion rates have been steadily_. A. intensifying B. waning C. accelerating D. worsening E. declining F. deteriorating 9 The pe
9、rformer can be _ in his comedy, but he is fundamentally a bighearted person who displays a core sweetness even at his most manic. A. inflammatory B. pedestrian C. gloomy D. uninspired E. puerile F. provocative 10 There are many insights in the essays collected in Observations on Modernity, but they
10、are embedded in a dense English translation of a dense German original that may make many of them_ to most readers. A. vapid B. inaccessible C. sagacious D. banal E. distressing F. opaque 11 Individuals, governments, and companies show ample ability to_ themselves by setting goals based on current c
11、onditions and then blindly following them even when those conditions change drastically. A. hamstring B. reinvent C. promote D. revitalize E. impair F. invigorate 12 The life of a secret agent is dangerous enough, but the life of a double agent is infinitely more_: a single slip can send an agent cr
12、ashing to destruction. A. arduous B. precarious C. clandestine D. perilous E. covert F. exhilarating 13 Natural causes nerves to die off and muscles to weaken, but regular exercise muscle enlarges fibers and can_ the decline by increasing the strengthen muscle you have left. A. speed up B. stave off
13、 C. forestall D. facilitate E. assist F. exploit 14 Scientists should hope the faults in their theories will be _ their peers since the refutation of one hypothesis can free its originator to develop a better one. A. discerned by B. disregarded by C. discovered by D. ignored by E. opaque to F. inspi
14、ring to 15 Though Edmund certainly had a dignified bearing and made a great first impression, those who became acquainted with him soon realized he had an essentially _ nature. A. pugnacious B. deliberate C. punctilious D. courteous E. complacent F. truculent 16 Compared to their predecessors, who w
15、ere more nationalist than feminist in political orientation, Roman women activists of the younger generation are more inclined to _ womens rights, often creating organizations focused primarily on womens issues. A. expand B. de-emphasize C. champion D. idealize E. downplay F. defend 17 Shifting Fort
16、unes take a conventional approach to American union history by simply explaining the reasons behind union growth and decline in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: it is a chronologically and thematically _ study and nothing more. A. complicated B. confined C. multifarious D. onerous E. circumsc
17、ribed F. taxing 18 Not only is the advent of bookless or largely bookless libraries too large and powerful a change to be _, it also offers too many real advantages for it to be considered a tragedy. A. understood B. averted C. foreseen D. forestalled E. endured F. anticipated 19 When the atmosphere
18、 over the city is at its best, it is peculiarly _, and this clarity seems to distill the very special beauty of the place. A. limpid B. acute C. calm D. sharp E. pellucid F. tranquil 20 Although men still dominate the ranks of full professors in the field of astronomy, the increasing numbers of youn
19、ger women in the field could _a change in its gender mix. A. require B. alleviate C. block D. presage E. portend F. hinder 21 An apparent paradox led the scientists to pursue their present line of research. They were struck by the fact that a single mathematic formula can be used to describe physica
20、l phenomena that appear to be so _. A. rudimentary B. interdependent C. interrelated D. complex E. heterogeneous F. dissimilar 22 The _ nature of the approval process for new drugs suggests that incentives to promote more expeditious decision making may be necessary. A. pecuniary B. commercial C. ar
21、bitrary D. sluggish E. capricious F. dilatory 23 The company is so old-fashioned and opposed to innovation that it can seem downright_. A. antediluvian B. flighty C. archaic D. chauvinistic E. capricious F. patronizing 24 Even though the original settlement may not hold up, it at least proves that t
22、he deadlock can be broken and that a hitherto_ party is ready to bargain. A. implacable B. unyielding C. impeccable D. flawless E. unqualified F. capricious 25 The beauty of the scientific approach is that even when individual researchers do _ bias or partiality, others can correct them using a fram
23、ework of evidence on which everyone broadly agrees. A. overreact to B. deviate from C. succumb to D. recoil from E. yield to F. shrink from 26 One _is that so far, Web services have turned out to be much harder to deliver than their champions had hoped. A. hope B. snag C. prospect D. hitch E. upshot
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