GRE填空机经题目.doc

第一部分 51道复原题 上海XDF 张俊1. RESIGNATION, an English word the French novelist Christian Oster would no doubt appreciate, presents an elegant paradox: in one sense, it indicates a bold step, a cleaving of oneself from an attachment grown onerous; in another, its the height of _, an acquiescence to fate. A. maturity B. desperation C. passivity D. sham E. fissure2. Sylvester takes on a solemn and sagacious persona, the expression of his commitment to a deliberate conversation to a disconcerting and hypnotic pace, but this _ could be intimidating. A. solicitude B. banality C. gravitas D. ingnue E. lassitude3. The mid-20th century is sometimes remembered as an era of cozy political -, but in fact the corridors of power echoed then with starkly disparate voices. A. consensus B. variant C. chaos D. accord E. arcade F. tranquility4. Scientist worries if the connection between global warming and the rising of sea level continues, then this simultaneity - bigger changes in the underlying dynamics of our climate. A. presages B. exacerbates C. averts D. obscures E. portends F. forestalls 5. The Order applies to all Federal agency whose actions may affect the status of invasive species and requires agencies to identify such actions and to the extent practicable and permitted by law, and since invasive species severely reduce the number of native species and even - their existence, the agency has determined and made public its determination that the benefits of such actions clearly outweigh the potential harm caused by invasive species; and that all feasible and - measures to - risk of harm of the introduction of invasive species will be taken in conjunction with the actions. Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A precludeD braggartG counterbalanceB diminish E prudent H minimizeC escalateF mawkish I remedy6. Mark Messinas book The Simple Soybean and Your Health exudes recognition much less unrestrained in the description of the soys medical efficiency than its versatility, but the authors cautions arrests soy to be a -. A. placebo B. panacea C. solitude D. cure-allE. effectuality F. efficacy 7. Even the man was reserved in his speech, he thoroughly understood his mother, which made him far from - as people usually thought. A. sophisticated B. simple C. sententious D. ingenuous E. comprehensive8. Nevertheless, the claimadvocated by many expertsthat a child acts more like a grammatical genius than an empty slate, a tabula rasa, ready to be written on and forged by experience, seems - to those who think of language as the zenith of the human intellect and who think of instincts as brute impulses that compel furry or feathered zombies to build a dam or up and fly south. A. consonance B. jarring C. tangent D. prehensileE. manifest9. Laser has been widely utilized in many industries such as Packaging Industry, CD player, sort of commonplace articles; however, the - of laser doesnt mean laser can only be used in - ways. Blank (i)Blank (ii)A sporadic usageD pedestrian B everyday presenceE pointlessC rare exterminationF assorted 10. She demonstrates great extent of -, as she has travelled to many more countries and places around the world than any of her kindred. A. conspicuousness B. sagaciousness C. perfidiousness D. peregrinationE. jubilation11. For Ruskin, architecture serves the community only when approached in a spirit of piety and -. Architecture must set effective boundaries to public space, and it does so by - the desire to show off, to stand out, to record the artistic flair of some temporary ego. Architecture succeeds in its public task through - and devotion, of the kind that can be observed in the moulding, firing and laying of a properly proportioned brick, but which is violated at every point by Frank Gehrys bombastic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A sanctimonyD relinquishing G braggadocio B sacrifice E retrieving H demiseC altruismF fastening I humility12. As the study of the foundation of western Shanghai reveals, there was, a sense of elegance in the refined, simple lines that characterized the entire row, bereft of the exuberant, emphatic, assertive, ornament that constituted the latest British architectural fashion, which expressed its detestation of Palladianism and neoclassicism Londons Regent Street then being regarded as abhorrent calling it the product of a - “shopocracy”. The - of Western architectural taste oscillating between simplicity and ornamental - must have bemused Chinese observers who had long accepted that both approaches were valid and could co-exist. Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A quintessential D eternality G modesty B disdained E subtlety H exuberance C superficial F impermanence I profundity 13. Advertising, formerly called the last resort to create or distribute music, has transformed itself to a - of music that would otherwise be unheard. A. champion B. advocate C. impediment D. impetus E. camouflage14. Dr. McDonald, a famous scientist in anthropology, believes that conventional scientific inquiry is - in its pursuit, since recently the study of social science draws on lots of statistics and probabilities; as a result, - of the social science takes priority due to McDonalds conviction that moral issues should be certain rather than probable. Blank (i)Blank (ii)A collaborated D obscurity B limited E certitude C barren F calculation15. Behavior economists found that the more - options listed on the insurance make people all the more offish to endorse, partly because they hope to - some - in order to get a measure of peace of mind. Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A complicated D jockey G benefit B lucrative E forgo H convolutionC monotonous F dampen I detriment 16. A demagogue should never exude - near the surface in a campaign, but this politician gives enthusiastic ovation when his opponent triumphs in a landslide. A. deprecation B. ecstasyC. denigration D. arrogance E. euphoria F. hauteur17. Although the parents do not think highly of the educational system “as a whole”, they fail to treat teachers with - equally. A. disdain B. reverence C. consideration D. veneration E. lucubration F. opprobrium18. Even though the government is not totally - the positive review about the charter, the mayor nevertheless decides to veto the laws. A. sanguine aboutB. unsympathetic withC. approbatory toD. enthusiastic aboutE. garrulous about 19. It is surprising to see such a child that is at his sixteenth manifest a great measure of -, for he delivers too cogent, brilliant a speech among adults. A. nefariousness B. naivet C. ingenuousnessD. precocityE. maturity F. convolution20. It is often argued that psychoanalysis, which was - at the stage of eighteenth century, provided the main filter by which death could be looked at, now largely replaced by medicine, which provides both a mindset and practical measures by which death may be cheated, and in terminal illness, approached, formulating a process called medicalization. A. elegantB. mundane C. predominant D. precariousE. pompous21. The use of the term greenhouse effect is a complete -, because it is not a veracious description of such a complicated transformation. A. mishap B. anomaly C. misnomer D. appositenessE. spontaneity22. People from one community always take each other as - since they automatically classify the others as their family line. A. relative B. patron C. kinfolks D. acquaintance E. consort F. neighborhood 23. As a result of lacking strong opposing organization to -, the chief focus their rancor on one another at the conference where the issues were put forward and intended to be resolved. A. collaborate B. exterminate C. excoriate D. parley E. immolate24. The paradoxical characteristic of the reliable employee Donna is her -, when we consider her usual feigning illness to escape from her labor. A. retribution B. earnestness C. halcyon D. charlatan E. malingering 25. Although Emily Bront is impassioned about gender equality, he is anything but - to endorse more privileges endowing to women. A. lethargicB. abhorrent C. zealous D. apatheticE. stubborn26. It is perplexing that a man so prominent in the public eye, so highly praised and imitated, should exude a persona of - and reticence.A. decorum B. bravadoC. diffidence D. dogmatismE. resignationF. indifference27. Unenlightened authoritarian managers rarely recognize a crucial reason for the low levels of serious conflict among members of democratically run work groups: a modicum of tolerance for dissent often prevents -. A. demur B. schismC. cooperation D. compliance E. shortsightedness28. Many of the towns that have voted to keep incinerators in the countys solid-waste plan have done so not because they necessarily (i) - incinerators, but because they are (ii) - to narrow their waste-disposal options.Blank (i) Blank (ii)(A) question (D) willing(B) favor (E) eager(C) oppose (F) loath 29. Higher energy prices would have many (i)- effects on society as a whole. Besides encouraging consumers to be more (ii)- in their use of gasoline, they would encourage the development of renewable alternative energy sources that are not (iii)- at current prices.Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)(A) pernicious (D) aggressive (G) unstable(B) counterintuitive (E) predictable (H) adaptable(C) salubrious (F) sparing (I) viable30. The playwrights approach is (i) -in that her works (ii) -the theatrical devices normally used to create drama on the stage.Blank (i) Blank (ii)(A) pedestrian (D) jettison (B) startling (E) experiment with(C) celebrated (F) distill 31. Usually the first to spot data that were inconsistent with other findings, in this particular experiment she let a number of-results slip by.(A) anomalous(B) verifiable(C) redundant (D) salient(E) inaccurate 32. Some suggest that students who are granted privileges receive them because their teachers wish to make the students _; more probably, causality flows in the opposite direction, in that teachers are likely to grant privileges to diligent students.A. excitableB. independentC. malleableD. gratefulE. conscientious 33. Despite its _, the book deals _ with a number of crucial issues.(A) optimism . cursorily(B) importance . needlessly(C) virtues . inadequately(D) novelty . strangely(E) completeness . thoroughly34. The English novelist W considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves kitchen so _A. threateningB. riveting C. connivingD. fearsomeE. irritating35. Carvers precision in sketching lives on the edge of despair ensures that his stories will sometimes be read too narrowly, much as Dickens social-reformer role once caused his broader concerns to be _.(A) ignored (B) reinforced(C) contradicted(D) diminished(E) diversified36. Because early United States writers thought that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech, they _ the vernacular.(A) dissected(B) avoided / eschew (C) misunderstood(D) investigated(E) exploited37. Although the diverse local idioms of English in England are not as strong as they once were, their _ has been _: television and radio are not the homogenizing forces that they were once thought to be.A. variety diminishedB. importance exaggeratedC. colorfulness mutedD. meaning misconstruedE. resilience underrated 38. Although most of the faculty were _ in their praise for Irens tenure as university president, Dayan created a completely different impression in her hagiographic account of Irens leadership.(A) unabashed(B) enthusiastic(C) insincere(D) obsequious(E) circumspect / stinting 39. The profits that the corporation earns from the exclusive-supplier agreements with the universities are -, because the terms of agreements that they are inclined to protect the universities interests are generally-.A. inexplicable.floutedB. unclear.publicizedC. predictable.scrutinized D. declining.ignoredE. surprising.enforced40. (one kind of insect) is - as most versatile and - in the world; yet it could not fly high, if according to a aerospace theory in the human world.Blank I Blank ii A. touted atypicalB. ridiculed maneuveredC. (wrong answer) (wrong answer)41. My grandmother was a(n) - woman, saying the house where she lived as a child was always haunted.A. clamorousB. invidiousC. numinousD. empiricalE. sonorous42. Though extremely _ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly _ information about what they intended to do next.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A candidD solicitingB idiosyncraticE alteringC reticentF eschewing43. The childrens _ natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.A cholericB blitheC phlegmaticD introvertedE artless44. Political advertising may well be the most (i)_ kind of advertising: political candidates are actually quite (ii)_, yet their campaign advertisement often hide important differences behind smoke screens of smiles and empty slogans.Blank (i)Blank (ii)A polemical D interchangeable B effective E dissimilar C deceptive F vocal45. Stories are a haunted genre; hardly (i) -kind of story, the ghost story is almost the paradigm of the form, and (ii) -was undoubtedly one effect that Poe had in mind when he wrote about how stories work. Blank (i)Blank (ii)A a debasedD pessimismB a normativeE goosebumpsC a meticulousF curiosity46. No other contemporary poets work has such a well-earned reputation for (i) _, and there are few whose moral vision is so imperiously unsparing. Of late, however, the almost belligerent demands of his severe and densely forbidding poetry have taken an improbable turn. This new collection is the poets fourth book in six yearsan ample output even for poets of sunny disposition, let alone for one of such (ii) _ over the previous 50 years. Yet for all his newfound (iii) _, his poetry is as thorny as ever.Blank (i)Blank (ii)Blank (iii)A patent accessibilityD penitential austerityG taciturnityB intrinsic frivolityE intractable prolixityH volubilityC near impenetrabilityF impetuous prodigalityI pellucidity47. The playwrights approach is (i)- in that her works (ii)- the theatrical devices normally used to create drama on the stage. Blank (i)Blank (ii)A pedestrianD jettisonB startlingE experiment withC celebratedF distill 48. Compared with their parties, diplomats are _: they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.A ubiquitous B autonomous C fickle D immutableE evanescent49. XXX is not an absolutist on the idea that truth has always to be told, in fact, she created examples where truth sometimes should be tempered; however, unlike others, XXX is seeking an unshakable principle, she believes that truth is a precious thing, easy to squander, difficult to regain; truth is preserved in a sense of veracity. 50. News commentaries could not considered thorough logically. Even though the conclusions are condemned widely, there does not exist serious errors in reaching them. No one can contend it of significant omissions, for which aspect news commentaries are impeachable. 51. Hidebound by cloying commercial radio and clueless record executives, the American pop music scene has frequently depended on cities at the edges of the cultural map to provide a much-needed shot of originality. Seattle, Minneapolis, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia, have all served as temporary pivot points, churning out bands and defining the sound of the moment. Even Omaha, Nebraska, had its 15 minutes not so long ago. The momentary consensus seems to come out of nowhere - as if someone blows a whistle only those in the know can hear, and suddenly record executives and journalists are crawling all over what had previously been an obscure locale.第二部分 填空单词Part IIsolemnity, decipher, deteriorate, decline, wayward, exoticdemise, cult, advertise, momentarydecontaminate, fission, vociferous inhibit, proscribe, forbid minimal, exacting, pensiveness, adeptly punctuate, puncture, dism