GRE填空800题.doc

新 GRE 填空经典 800 题卷首语自新 GRE 改革以来，市面上官方承 认的真题少之又少，除了 OG 和 PP2 中的 165 道题目之外，我们备考新 GRE 填空唯一可靠的来源就只有老 GRE 的填空题目，可是老 GRE 填空真 的适合新 GRE 的备考么？或者怎样练习老 GRE 题目才能更有效地为新 GRE 做准备？我们的答案是：老 GRE 填空是仅次于机经真题的备考新 GRE 最好的 考试资料；科学有效地改编老 GRE 题目可以做到对新 GRE 题目的仿真。 为了证明这一点，笔者从不同的角度对老 GRE 题目和新 GRE 题目进行比较。第一，OG 官方真题和老 GRE 题目的对比。通过对比我们会发现，在 OG 和 PP 2 中直接照搬老 GRE 题目的情况一共出现了 29 次，其中单 空题直接照搬 18 次，老双空题改新双空题 1 次，老单空题改 Sentence Equivalence（以下简称 SE）10 次。这说明官方的真题中有约 20%均来自 于老 GRE 的题目或对其修改，这证明老 GRE 和新 GRE 的命题思路仍然是一致的，只不过是在出题的形式上发生了变化。第二，在实战考试中，我们发现老 GRE 的填空题目仍然在新 GRE 考试中层出不穷。以 2014 年考试为例，在今年刚刚结束的 9 场考试中，重单选题改六选二发生了 2 词，单选题直接照搬发生了 4 次。笔者 5 月份 在妙峰山的住宿班，一位刚刚在美国参加完考试的同学看到笔者强化班 讲义的一道老 GRE 题目，也深情款款的看着笔者说，这是他 5 天前刚刚 在美国 GRE 考试考场上看到的原题。因此我们预计这种老题改新题仍然将持续。第三，新 GRE 考试在考查词汇的核心解释和题材时仍然和老 GRE 一致。如以前机经中出现 sympathetic 一次表示支持的（favorably inclined） 含义，让很多新 GRE 考试非常陌生，其实如果他能把老 GRE 考试做透， 就会发现 sympathetic 这个词义的考法很早就出现在了中国大陆地区 90 年代的考试中。又如今年 5 月 10 日的一道三空题目以 cowbird 把鸟蛋生 在别人的鸟窝里为背景，原题如下：The cowbird can seem a rather comical creature with a slow, awkward walkIf animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be0and often upraised tail. Less is the cowbirds habit of layingtheir eggs in the nests of other birds. The nesters will usually accept the cowbird egg and raise the baby cowbird as their own. Unfortunately, cowbird eggs hatch sooner than the eggs of other species and the young cowbirds , using their size to their advantage ingetting more food from the parents.Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A. amusingD. fecklessG. grow quicklyB. painfulE. resistantH. leave the nestC. gallingF. unwittingI. share their food其实在老 GRE 题目当中，此种题材也早已考察过，题目如下：one of natures more-creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.(A) mettlesome (B) industrious (C) domestic (D) lackluster (E) feckless所以词汇解释和一些考察意向都未曾改变，也体现出了 GRE 考试的连续性和考试成绩长期的稳定性.第四， 新 GRE 的句子结构仍然能找到老 GRE 的影子。 我们来对比以下两道题目，第一道题目是 GRE 机经真题，第二道题目是老 GRE 的真题。Medieval cathedrals still stand as marvels of architecture, but as far as modern science is concerned, medieval physics and chemistry are simply irrelevant, at best a dead end, at worst the very of what science issupposed to be. (2014.2.23 机经题目)A. exemplarB. glorificationC. reflection D. dilution E. antithesisDespite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may besomething of a-between them. (老 GRE 真题)(A) generality(B) fusion(C) congruity11(D) dichotomy(E) reciprocitySECTION 1Verbal Reasoning Text Completion and Sentence EquivalenceTime 10 minutes10 QuestionsFor each question, indicate the best answer using the directions given.For each of Questions 1 to 10, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column ofchoices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1. It is to the novelists credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically,without any or playful supernatural tricks.A elucidationB discriminationC artlessnessD authenticityE whimsy2. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable the possibility that increasing levelsof atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.A interest inB uncertainty aboutC enthusiasm forD worry aboutE experimentation on3. Without seeming unworldly, William James appeared wholly removed from theof society, the conventionality of academe.A ethosB idealismC romanceD paradoxesE commonplaces4. The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens Oliver Twist for making the characters in thethieves kitchen so .A threateningB rivetingC connivingD fearsomeE irritating5. Copyright and patent laws attempt to encourage innovation by ensuring that inventors are paid for creative work, so it would be if expanded protection under these lawsdiscouraged entrepreneurial innovation by increasing fears of lawsuits.A desirableB coincidentalC ironicD naturalE sensible6. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to thein which theydevelop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.A relationshipB speciesC sequenceD patternsE environment7. Because no comprehensive exist regarding personal reading practices, we donot know, for example, the greatest number of books read in an individual lifetime.A recordsB instinctsC remediesD proposalsE commercials8. Many artists believe that successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of , is the first step in learning to be creative.A eleganceB resolutionC goodnessD originalityE sympathy9. We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than when she declined to make a speech in its favor.A qualifiedB haphazardC fleetingD unwarrantedE wholehearted10. Both television commercials and programs present view of the materialworld, one which promotes a standard of living that most of us can probably not attain.A symptomaticB delineatedC integratedD conspicuousE distinctiveSECTION 2Verbal Reasoning Text Completion and Sentence EquivalenceTime 10 minutes10 QuestionsFor each question, indicate the best answer using the directions given.For each of Questions 1 to 10, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column ofchoices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1. Since most if not all learning occurs through , relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study ofour own.A assumptionsB experimentsC comparisonsD repetitionsE impressions2. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy havebeen by his wholehearted acceptance of that policys underlying assumptions.A supplementedB underminedC wastedD divertedE redeemed3. Exposure to low-intensity gamma radiation slows the rate of growth of the spoilage microorganisms in food in much the same way that the low heat used in pasteurization the spoilage action of the microorganisms in milk.A precludesB initiatesC inhibitsD isolatesE purifies4. As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominateall others, they must depend on .A alliesB resourcesC freedomD educationE self-determination5. Nearly two-thirds of the countrys mushroom crop is produced by 160 growers in asingle county, the greatest growers anywhere.A cause ofB agreement amongC indication ofD interaction betweenE concentration of6. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider thepossibility that his statement had been .A irrelevantB facetiousC mistakenD criticalE insincere7. There are simply no for buying stock in certain industries since rapidly changing environmental restrictions will make a profitable return on any investment veryunlikely.A incentivesB arrangementsC explanationsD conditionsE procedures8. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a of the arts, because manyyoung artists received her patronage.A connoisseurB criticC friendD scourgeE judge9. Word order in a sentence was much freer in Old French than it is in French today, this disappeared as the French language gradually lost its case distinctions.A restrictionB licenseC similarityD rigidityE imperative10. Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can the“Augustan peace” only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.A decryB applaudC ridiculeD demandE disproveSECTION 3Verbal Reasoning Text Completion and Sentence EquivalenceTime 10 minutes10 QuestionsFor each question, indicate the best answer using the directions given.For each of Questions 1 to 10, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column ofchoices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1. One reason why pertinent fossils are (i) is that crucial stages of evolution occurred in the tropics where it is difficult to explore for fossils, and so their discovery has(ii) .Blank (i)Blank (ii)A uniqueB uncommonC prominentD resumedE declinedF lagged2. The new (i) of knowledge has created (ii) people: everyone believes thathis or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A specializationB declineC redundancyD concern forE association amongF barriers between3. The disjunction between educational objectives that stress (i)emphasize obedience to rules and cooperation with others reflects a (ii)from the values on which these objectives are based.and those that that arisesBlank (i)Blank (ii)A efficiencyB complianceC individualityD conflictE conformityF redundancy4. Whereas biologists must maintain a (i) attitude toward the subjects of their research, social scientists must, paradoxically, combine personal involvement and scholarly(ii) .Blank (i)Blank (ii)A passiveB casualC disinterestedD sympathyE detachmentF abandon5. In todays world, manufacturers innovations are easily copied and thus differences between products are usually (i) ; advertisers, therefore, are forced to (ii) these differences in order to suggest the uniqueness of their clients products.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A crucialB intrinsicC slightD downplayE exaggerateF create696. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, (i)citizens based on those laws and procedures that are (ii)community.between rulers and to the maintenance ofBlank (i)Blank (ii)A a counterpointB an equivalenceC a reciprocityD conductiveE inimicalF subsidiary7. As businesses become aware that their advertising must (i) the everyday concerns of consumers, their commercials will be characterized by a greater degree of (ii) .A allayBlank (i)Blank (ii)D pessimismB evadeC addressE sincerityF realism8. The (i) of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, helped to nurture the (ii) ofpopular literature.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A receiptB selectionC emergenceD sourceE riseF mistrust9. Every novel invites us to enter a world that is initially strange; our gradual and selectiveorientation to its manners (i) infants (ii) to their environment.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A resemblesB reinforcesC compensatesD introductionE adjustmentF resistance10. Artificial light (i) the respiratory activity of some microorganisms in the winter but not in the summer, in part because in the summer their respiration is already at its peakand thus cannot be (ii) .Blank (i)Blank (ii)A enhancesB reflectsC inhibitsD quickenedE lessenedF increasedSECTION 4Verbal Reasoning Text Completion and Sentence EquivalenceTime 10 minutes10 QuestionsFor each question, indicate the best answer using the directions given.For each of Questions 1 to 10, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column ofchoices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1. Until quite recently research on diabetes had, as a kind of holding action, attempted to refine the (i) of the disease, primarily because no preventive strategy seemed at alllikely to be (ii) .Blank (i)Blank (ii)A symptomsB treatmentC definitionD costlyE necessaryF practicable2. Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday (i) , the wooden storageboxes made in Americas Shaker communities are now (ii) for their beauty.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A functionB environmentC ownersD employedE valuedF transformed3. The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of (i)for animperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to (ii)coastline.its own continentalBlank (i)Blank (ii)A negligenceB expediencyC customD defendE alterF undermine4. A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from (i) , relating the (ii) of an organism to its physical form and cellular organization.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A classificationB locationC structureD behaviorE ancestryF habitat5. No longer (i) by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, many people try to find intellectual (ii) for that lost certainty in astrologyand in mysticism.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A restrictedB hamperedC sustainedD reasonsE substitutesF justifications6. If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for theparasite to (i) ; if the host species becomes (ii) , so do its parasites.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A atrophyB reproduceC defeatD extinctE widespreadF healthy7. The success of science is due in great part to its emphasis on (i) : the reliance on evidence rather than (ii) and the willingness to draw conclusions even when theyconflict with traditional beliefs.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A creativityB conservatismC objectivityD preconceptionsE factsF experimentation8. Observable as a tendency of our culture is a (i) of (ii) psychoanalysis:we no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A withdrawB defenseC divergenceD weaknesses inE enigmas inF belief in9. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by (i) , the leaders of the movement have recently (ii) most oftheir previous statements supporting totalitarianism.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A participationB proclamationC coercionD codifiedE deliberatedF repudiated10. The President reached a decision only after lengthy (i) , painstakingly weighingthe (ii) opinions expressed by cabinet members.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A deliberationB canvassingC relegationD consistentE divergentF conciliatorySECTION 5Verbal Reasoning Text Completion and Sentence EquivalenceTime 10 minutes10 QuestionsFor each question, indicate the best answer using the directions given.For each of Questions 1 to 10, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column ofchoices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1. The senators attempt to convince the public that he is not interested in running for a second term is (i) given the extremely (ii) fund-raising activities of hiscampaign committee.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A prematureB disingenuousC praiseworthyD apatheticE publicF abortive2. The prevailing union of passionate interest in detailed facts with equal devotion to abstract (i) is a hallmark of our present society; in the past this union appeared, atbest, (ii) and as if by chance.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A generalizationB computationC trivialityD cyclicallyE sporadicallyF selectively3. Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather thanthe (i) performance in the (ii) style we had anticipated.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A prosaicB inspiredC literalD innovativeE mechanicalF tenuous4. It is (i) for a government to fail to do whatever it can to eliminate a totally (ii) disease.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A crucialB instinctiveC irresponsibleD devastatingE preventableF innocuous5. Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified andenlarged that the (i) design is no longer (ii) .Blank (i)Blank (ii)A initialB pertinentC intendedD discernibleE necessaryF applicabl