GRE历年真题填空题精华(三).docx

GRE历年真题填空题精华（三）1、Paradoxically, Englands colonization of North America was - by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.A, demonstratedB, determinedC, alteredD, underminedE, distinguishedparadoxically: adv.1.似非而是地，佯谬地 2.自相矛盾地 3.悖理地，反常地colonization: n.殖民统治prosperity: n.兴旺，繁荣昌盛loyalty: n.忠诚demonstrate: v.1.论证，证明 2.说明，教 3.显示，表露alter: v.改变，改动，使变样矛盾的是，英国在北美的殖民统治反而由于它的成功而遭到削弱：诸殖民地的日益繁荣减少了它们对其宗主国的依赖，因而亦减少了它们对它的忠诚。2、Although Harry, Stack Sullivan is one of the most influential social scientists of this century, his ideas are now so - in our society that they seem almost -.A, novel. antiquatedB, revolutionary. fundamentalC, commonplace . banalD, disputed. esotericE, obscure. familiar【翻译】虽然哈利斯塔克沙利文是本世纪最具影响的社会科学家之一但是现在看来，他的思想在我们的社会中显得如此普通平凡，以致于几近平庸。3、Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the-performance in the -style we had anticipated.A, talented. tenuousB, prosaic. classicC, artistic. mechanicalD, inspired. innovativeE, literal. enlightenedperfunctory: a.敷衍了事的，马虎的，得过且过的derivative: a.1.派生的，衍生的 2.缺乏独创性的，模仿他人的tenuous: a.1.细的，薄的 2.稀薄的，脆弱的prosaic: a.1.散文的 2.平凡的，乏味的inspired: a.受神灵启示的，在灵感支配下的literal: a.1.逐字的，照字面的，原义的 2.只讲究实际的，缺乏想象力的，刻板的，如实的enlightened: a.开明的，有知识的，文明的她的首场音乐会演出令人失望地显得敷衍了事，且有模仿他人之嫌，而不是我们所期待的那种灵感迸发的演出和令人耳目一新的风格。4、As is often the case with collections of lectures by - authors, the book as a whole is -, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.A, different. disconnectedB, incompetent. abysmalC, famous. systematicD, mediocre. unexcitingE, various. coherentcontribution: n.(投给报刊等的)稿件，文搞incompetent: a.不称职的不胜任的abysmal: a.深不可测的，无底的，极度的对于那些由不同的作者的演讲录编辑而成的集子来说，常有的情形是，整本书会显得杂乱无章，尽管单独的稿件就其本身而言可谓很出色。5、Although some consider forcefulness and - to be two traits desirable to the same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful than main-taining a steady one.A, promptnessB, persistenceC, aggressionD, skill