2019年11月27日GRE填空真题及答案解析回忆

1、2019 年 11 月 27 日 GRE 填空真题及答案解析回忆三空题1.For many years, Americans have had a love affair withferryboats. Feries are said to relieve our frayed nervesafter we ve stewed in bumper -to-bumper traffic, andconventional wisdom also says ferries (i)_ congestion andair pollution by getting us out of cars. Unfo

2、rtunately, this(ii)_ notion recently has (iii)_ several West Coastmayors, who have in consequence eagerly pursued theimplementation of ferry service in their cities.A. contribute toD. provocativeG. captivatedB. reduceE. misguidedH. confusedC. cover upF. cynicalI. outraged答案：BEG2.Given children s act

3、ive fantasy lives, one mightthink of truthfulness as (i)_ virtue in young children,but it turns out that lying is the more(ii)_ skill. Achild who is going to lie must recognize the truth,intellectually conceive of an alternate reality, and be ableto convincingly sell that new reality to someone else

4、.Therefore, lying(iii)_ cognitive development and socialskills in a way that honesty simply does not.A. an instinctiveD. advancedG. underminesB. an acquiredE. practicalH. forgoesC. a consciousF. mundaneI. demands答案：BDI单空题1. that Seiberg and Witten lack celebrity can beexplained by the _nature of the

5、ir pursuit ： themathematical exploration of four-dimensional space.A. pedestrianB. esotericC. compellingD. globalE. unequivocal答案：B2. Politicians who invoke the founders of the UnitedStates in support of their views seem to imply that thefounders consistently concurred in their own views when inreal

6、ity they were a highly _ group of thinkers.A. eruditeB. innovativeC. predictableD. contentiousE. methodical答案：D3. Investors are grateful that the attorney general hasstepped in to pursue inquiries into misfeasance in thefinancial markets, given that the regulators officiallycharged with policing the

7、 industry have been _.A. diffidentB. meticulousC. straightforwardD. implacableE. tenacious答案： A六选二1. Coagulation factors are useful proteins whose simplenames-many are known only by Roman numerals-_ theirimportance and the specificity of their roles in the thinningand clotting of bloodA. nullifyB. o

8、bviateC. mitigateD. belieE. maskF. accentuate答案： DE2. Progressive and reactionary populist movements arenot necessarily_ ： each may, and usually does, possessthe features of the other.A. dichotomousB. untenableC. unsustainableD. contradictoryE. subversiveF. efficacious答案： AD3. Even the cleverest use

9、 of time management techniquesis powerless to _ sum of minutes in a person s life, sopeople squeeze as much as they could into each one of them.A. justifyB. quantifyC. augmentD. enrichE. measureF. extend答案：CF1. Investors are grateful that the attorney general hasstepped in to 瀀甀爀猀甀攀 inquiries into t

10、he misfeasance inthe financial markets, given that the 爀攀最甀氀愀琀漀爀猀officially charged with policing the industry have been_.A. tenaciousB. diffidentC. meticulousD. implacableE. straightforward2. Despite the abundance and importance of maize, itsbiological origin has been a long-running mystery. The br

11、ightyellow, mouth-watering treat does not grow in the wildanywhere on the planet,so its (i)_ is not at all (ii)_.Blank (i) Blank (ii)A. utility D. helpfulB. popularity E. importantC. ancestry F. obvious3.Biologists have little (i)_ drawing the linkbetween the success of humanity and human(ii)_. Inde

12、ed,many biologists claim that this attribute, the ability to(iii)_, or, to put it more sharply, to make individualssubordinate their self-interest to the needs of the group,lies at the root of human achievement.Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)A. consensus regarding D. resilience G. reflectB. compunc

13、tion about E. sociability H. communicateC. justification for F. uniqueness I. cooperate4. Aerial viewings of the gigantic stone horseattributed to the Native American Quechuan people fail to_ the considerable artistry required to create the piece ：the horse appears crudely constructed unless careful

14、lyexamined from the ground.A. revealB. justifyC. manifestD. mitigateE. diminishF. undercut5. Even though the original settlement may not hold up,it at least proves that the deadlock can be broken and that ahitherto _ party is ready to bargain.A. implacableB. unyieldingC. impeccableD. flawlessE. unqu

15、alifiedF. capricious6. His premiership, seemingly cast-iron a year ago, isnow so vulnerable that even a good day at the office does nomore than buy him a few weeks of _ from rebels withinhis own party.A. controversyB. reproachC. respiteD. reliefE. blameF. deference7. The laboratory maze has ever gro

16、wn ever less _since it was invented; instead of hoping to lose a rodent ina labyrinth ,today s scientists design mazes to elicit a fewsimple, easily measurable behaviors.A. intricateB. convolutedC. extensiveD. prevalentE. effectiveF. useful答案以及简析1. B投资者非常感激律师介入调查金融市场中的不法行为，考虑到本应该负责实行监管调控的监管者没有起到作用。

17、(diffident ：reserved in manner)2. CF即使玉米重要和很丰富，它生物上的起源一直是个迷，这种亮黄色，让人流口水的食物确实并不会长在这个星球任何野外，所以它的祖先并不明显。3. BEI这道题第一空稍微容易错一些，最后一句话态度很明显，让个人服从于集体，是人类成功的根基，反推前面我们的成功肯定是和合作呀社会性相关 ! 所以前面必然是有联系，但是一定注意 little! 所以并不悔恨就是达成一致，所以还是 B，A 很好但是有 little 就不行了。4. AB由美国本土人 Q所作的巨大石马的空中景观并没有体现出创造这个作品所需要的艺术技巧：这个石马外表粗糙的轮廓除非在

18、地面上仔细看。5. AB即使最初的决策没有维持下去 hold up ：maintain in a state ，但是至少证明了僵局能够被打破，迄今为止毫不妥协的政党开始讨价还价。6. CD他的总理任期一年之前是非常坚固的，但是现在如此脆，甚至在办公室里的一天好日子还不如从他党内对手那里买几天的休息。7. AB从实验迷宫第一次发明起，它的发展越来越不复杂 ; 而不是希望丢掉啮齿类动物，现在科学家设计迷宫引入比较简单和容易衡量的行为。1. For many years, Americans have had a love affair withferryboats. Ferries are sai

19、d to relieve our frayed nervesafter we ve stewed in bumper -to-bumper traffic, andconventional wisdom also says ferries (i)_ congestion andair pollution by getting us out of cars. Unfortunately, this(ii)_ notion recently has (iii)_ several West Coastmayors, who have in consequence eagerly pursued th

20、eimplementation of ferry service in their cities. ( 高频题)A. contribute toD. provocativeG. captivatedB. reduceE. misguidedH. confusedC. cover upF. cynicalI. outraged2. Politicians who invoke the founders of the UnitedStates in support of their views seem to imply that thefounders consistently concurre

21、d in their own views when inreality they were a highly _ group of thinkers.( 高频题)A. eruditeB. innovativeC. predictableD. contentiousE. methodical3. Investors are grateful that the attorney general hasstepped in to pursue inquiries into misfeasance in thefinancial markets, given that the regulators o

22、fficiallycharged with policing the industry have been _.( 高频题)A. diffidentB. meticulousC. straightforwardD. implacableE. tenacious4. The modest but functional new wing finally gives themuseum the _ to serve its visitors properly, includingmultiple entrances to eliminate the lines that used to snakea

23、round the building.( 高频题)A. visibilityB. wherewithalC. reputationD. solemnityE. panache5. The researcher noted that microbes, although _,make up far more of the living protoplasm on Earth than allhumans, animals and plants combined.A. invisibleB. omnipresentC. diminutiveD. ubiquitousE. minusculeF. e

24、thereal6. Aerial viewings of the gigantic stone horseattributed to the Native American Quechuan people fail to_ the considerable artistry required to create the piece ：the horse appears crudely constructed unless carefullyexamined from the ground.A. revealB. justifyC. manifestD. mitigateE. diminishF

25、. undercut7. Harper Lee s narration in To Kill a Mockingbird is_, mixing an adult s and a child s perspectiveaccording to no logic other than the immediate exigencies ofthe plot.A. a paradigmB. a hodgepodgeC. a modelD. an innovationE. a patchworkF. an embarrassment8. Changes made to ecosystem in ord

26、er to achieve a goal,such as food production or flood control, often _significant unforeseen trade-offs between other importantproducts and service the ecosystems provide.A. predictB. delayC. foretellD. obscureE. yieldF. engender9. The (i)_ of molecular oxygen on Earth-sizedplanets around other star

27、s in the universe would not be(ii)_ sign of life ： molecular oxygen can be a signatureof photosynthesis (a biotic process) or merely of the rapidescape of water from the upper reaches of a planetaryatmosphere (an abiotic process).A. dearthD. a controversialB. presumptionE. an unambiguousC. detectionF. a possible10. Given children s active fantasy lives, one mightthink of truthfulness as (i)_ virtue in young children,but it turns out that lying is the more (ii)_ skill. A