GRE02-08填空真题与参考答案

1、gre02-08填空真题与参考答案 02-08年的填空真题及答案 02-08填空真题与参考答案 1. 红色为与网上流传的答案不同 2. 这部分题目没有ets官方的答案，所以请自行推断正确与否 by xujiajieon 02-08年的填空真题及答案 02 11g 1. although she gives badly _ titles to her musical compositions, they _ unusual combinations of materials including gregorian chant, asian scale patterns and rhythms,

2、electronic sounds, and bird songs. a. exotic belie b. eccentricdeploy c. traditionalexclude d. imaginativedisguise e. conventional incorporate 2. even though the folktales partout collected and retold were not solely french in origin, his versions of then were so decidedly french in style that later

3、 anthologizes of french folktales have never _ them. a. excluded b. admired c. collected d. promoted e. comprehended 3. in arguing against assertions that environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule all predictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many c

4、ases been _. a. exaggerated b. ignored c. scrutinized d. derided e. increased 4. there seems to be no _ the reading publics thirst for books about the 1960s: indeed, the normal level of interest has _ recently because of aspiration of popular television documentaries. a. quenching moderated b. whett

5、ing mushroomed c. curtailing waned d. ignoring transformed e. slaking increased 5. despite a tendency to be overtly _, the poetry of the middle ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments. a. diverting b. emotional c. didactic d. romantic e. whims

6、ical 6. one of the first _ of reduced burning in amazon rain forests was the chestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insects that, by pollinating chestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop. a. reformers b. discoveries c. casualties d. critics e. beneficiaries 7. the research committee urged t

7、he archaeologist to _ her claim that the tomb she has discovered was that of alexander the great since her initial report has been based only on _. a. disseminate supposition b. withdraw evidence c. undercut caprice d. document conjecture e. downplay facts section 3 1. the scientist found it puzzlin

8、g that his theory encountered _ despite widespread agreement that it was _ a. respect crucial b. dismissalsimplistic c. skepticismunfathomable d. oppositionindisputable e. acceptancecomprehensive 2. the rate at which soil can absorb water _ with continuous wetting, so the longer a _ lasts, or the gr

9、eater the rate of precipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across the ground as runoff and enter stream channels. a. rises deluge b. diminishes drought c. increases shower d. decreases rainstorm e. stabilizesthaw 02-08年的填空真题及答案 3. the ideas expressed in the art historians boo

10、k are more_ than one would expect on the basis of her rather _ treatment of her subject in the opening pages. a. compelling intriguing b. accessible recondite c. hidebound reactionary d. insightful innovative e. dispassionate evenhanded 4. the meeting on environmental issues produced _ discussion bu

11、t no commitment on a plan of action: the many uncertainties surrounding global climatic change and the huge cost of efforts to limit it made the policymakers _. a. little voluble b. heated contentious c. cordial quarrelsome d. frustrating affable e. interminable businesslike 5.art that endures often

12、 makes an initially disturbing impact: the profound experience that such art seeks to provoke necessarily engenders a certain_. a. familiarity b. ennui c. upheaval d. intimacy e. tranquility 6. the history of film reflects the _ inherent in the medium itself: film combines still photographs to repre

13、sent continuous motion and, while seeming to present life itself, can also offer impossible and dreamlike unrealities. a. trivialities b. biases c. constraints d. paradoxes e. liabilities 7. the _ with which the politician peppers her s peeches are so memorable that many people think of her as being

14、 far more _ than she in fact is. a. superlatives egalitarian b. pejorativesoptimistic c. examples soporific d. diatribes censorious e. malapropisms straightforward eaac ced ddbb cdd 7. the research committee urged the archaeologist to _ her claim that the tomb she has discovered was that of alexande

15、r the great since her initial report has been based only on _. a. disseminate supposition b. withdraw evidence c. undercut caprice d. document conjecture e. downplay facts document: to provide with factual or substantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed especially : to equip with

16、 exact references to authoritative supporting information 02-08年的填空真题及答案 06 6g section 1 1although heron is well known for the broad comedy in the movies she has directed previously, her new film is less inclined to_: the gags are fewer and subtler. (a)understatement (b) preciosity (c)symbolism (d)b

17、uffoonery (e)melodrama 2bebops legacy is_one: bebop may have won jazz the right to be taken seriously as an art form, but it_jazzs mass audience, which turned to other forms of music such as rock and pop. (a)a mixed.alienated (b)a troubled.seduced (c)an ambiguous.aggrandized (d)a valuable.refined (e

18、)a noblepleased 3the exhibitions importance lies in its_: curators have gathered a diverse array of significant works from many different museums. (a) homogeneity (b)sophistry (c)scope (d)farsightedness (e)insularity 4despite the fact that the commissions report treats a vitally important topic, the

19、 report will be_read because its prose is so_that understanding it require an enormous effort. (a) seldom.transparent (b) carefully.pellucid (c) little.turgid (d) eagerly.digressive (e) lix 5carleton would still rank among the great_of nineteenth-century american art event if the circumsta

20、nce of her life and career were less_than they are. (a) celebrities.obscure (b) failures.illustrious (c) charlatansimpeccable (d) enigmasmysterious (e) success.ignominious 6although based on an actual event, the film lacks_: the director shuffles events, simplifies the tangle of relationships, and _

21、documentary truth for dramatic power. (a) conviction.embraces (b) expressiveness.exaggerates (c) verisimilitude .sacrifices (d) realism.substitutes (e) coherence.utilizes 7when adolph ochs became the publisher of the new york times, he endowed the paper with a uniquely_-tone, avoiding the _editorial

22、s that characterized other major papers of the time. (a) abstruse.scholarly (b) dispassionate.shrill (c) argumentative.tendentious (d) whimsical.capricious (e) cosmopolitan.timely 02-08年的填空真题及答案 section 2 1.despite the fact that the amateur runner trained rigorously for six months before the race, h

23、e failed to_it: the course was so_that even professional runners struggled to finish. (a) complete.demanding (b) winmanageable (c) master.short (d) concede.formidable (e) underestimate.unusual 2.in linking geographically disparate people, the internet is arguably helping millions of spontaneous comm

24、unities to bloom: communities defined by common interests rather than by the accident of_ (a) compatibility (b) affluence (c) reciprocity (d) contemporaneousness (e) proximity 3.it is as if woodward could not bear to leave anything out; if he had_some of his material, the resulting increase in focus

25、 would have more than_any loss in comprehensiveness. (a) elaborated.justified (b) condensedexaggerated (c) expandedoffset (d) edited.pointed up (e) prunedpensated for 4.the hesitancy of many countries to embrace market reform is unfortunate, because many national success stories suggest that far fro

26、m_such reform, countries should be eager to _its benefits. (a) implementing.document (b) pursuingseek (c) eschewing.reap (d) needing.realize (e) understanding.question 5.contemporary lawmakers preoccupation with regulating the internet is _ the way lawmakers treated many young industries in the past

27、; united states railroads, for instance, were in business for 60 years before the federal government_regulations. (a) antithetical to.eased (b) faithful to.levied (c) reminiscent of.enforced (d) in conflict with .lifted (e) at odds roduced 6.despite the fact that the books title suggests_, t

28、he author is not a charlatan claiming to offer a_ ; rather, her book assessed all possible treatments of certain diseases without identifying any cures. (a) fraudcritique (b) sincerity.nostrum (c) hyperbole.warning (d) expertise.prescription (e) quackerypanacea 02-08年的填空真题及答案 7.the profits that the

29、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.flouted (b) unclear.publicized (c) predictable.scrutinized (d) declining.ignored (e) surp

30、rising.enforced dacc dcb aeec ee? 1although heron is well known for the broad comedy in the movies she has directed previously, her new film is less inclined to_: the gags are fewer and subtler. (a)understatement (b) preciosity (c)symbolism (d)buffoonery (e)melodrama buffoonery: foolish or playful b

31、ehavior or practice melodrama: a work (as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization. not necessarily includes gags 2.in linking geographically disparate people, the internet is arguably helping millions of sp

32、ontaneous communities to bloom: communities defined by common interests rather than by the accident of_ (a) compatibility (b) affluence (c) reciprocity (d) contemporaneousness (e) proximity geographically disparate proximity 02-08年的填空真题及答案 06 10g section 2 1.even by the companys own standards of _，i

33、ts early years were extremely _: it manufactured as many as three million appliances a month during that three-year period. a. success. disappointing b. profitability. characteristic c. efficiency. productive d. perfection. inauspicious e. ethics. conscientious 2. in the nineteenth century, composer

34、s exhibiting _ skill found themselves _ as writers by periodicals that afforded them an opportunity to earn money and to make their views about music known. a. artistic. censured b. limited. lionized c. remarkableunknown d. literary. in demand e. financial. out of favor 3.writers typically do not _

35、the great visual artists of their own generation: for courbet, considered by many to be the greatest painter of baudelaires time, the poet offered _ praise. a. slight. meager b. admire. unstinting c. evaluate. extravagant d. deprecate. insincere e. recognize. scant 4. a common misconception is that

36、linguists are concerned only with the origin and development of languages, but these topics, though they constitute an important part of linguistics, do not _ the subject. a. frame b. transcend c. convey d. exhaust e. illuminate 5. far from being a _ portrait of the writer, the biographers life of c

37、hristina stead is _ many undigested and discursive excerpts from steads fiction and private papers. a. multifaceted . enriched by b. valuable . enhanced by c. succinct. .padded with d. disputatious. discredited by e. compendious . studded with 6. traditional navajo concepts of government are _; deci

38、sions are arrived at through consensus rather than _ by a single authority. a. aristocratic. prescribed b. egalitarian. dictated c. democratic. censured d. patriarchal. legislated e. hierarchical. enacted 7. the architecture critic perceived as ironic the fact that one of the first buildings to devi

39、ate from the modernist architecture on the campus was designed by an architectural firm renowned for its _ of that aesthetic. a. scorn 02-08年的填空真题及答案 b. anticipation c. mastery d. avoidance e. renunciation section 4 1. of all the professors various mentors, carabelli was clearly the most _, since it

40、 was he who fundamentally shaped the professors now highly regarded research approach. a. circumspect b. influential c. exacting d. idealistic e. unethical 2. some believe that the tradition of holding elections on tuesday was established to restrict voting to truly serious voters, but in fact _ was

41、 the original idea behind tuesday voting, since tuesday in rural communities was when people were most likely to be in town. a. elitism b. convenience c. apathy d. favoritism e. partisanship 3. although the metropolitan area boasts more small businesses than any other region in the state, it ranks v

42、ery low on the scale of pro-business attitudes: local entrepreneurs have a remarkable ability to _ an _ atmosphere here. a. confront energetic b. excuse invigorating c. create enervating d. overlook enthusiastic e. tolerate inhospitable 4. although the politician was basically conservative in her vi

43、ews, she was not _: her positions on certain issues could even be called _. a. radical extremist b. dogmatic hidebound c. reactionary progressive d. moderate cautious e. overzealous inflexible 5. cultural change is seldom truly _: successive periods overlap, progress is _, and within a prevailing cl

44、imate of opinion there can be innumerable variations a. straight forward ragged b. benign uneven c. complex volatile d. visible manifest e. significant dramatic 6. the science of astronomy was begun by amateurs and today remains dependent on their contributions, which are incisive by virtue of being

45、 _ by the a prior assumption that often vitiate the work of professional research scientists a. characterized b. unencumbered c. supported d. contradicted e. inspired 02-08年的填空真题及答案 7. in many cities mass-transit delays occur so frequently that patrons have finally become _them and have simply adjus

46、ted their schedules accordingly. a. committed to b. cognizant of c. enraged by d. desirous of e. inured to cded cbc bbec a?e 2. in the nineteenth century, composers exhibiting _ skill found themselves _ as writers by periodicals that afforded them an opportunity to earn money and to make their views

47、 about music known. a. artistic. censured b. limited. lionized c. remarkableunknown d. literary. in demand e. financial. out of favor writers corresponds to literary 4. a common misconception is that linguists are concerned only with the origin and development of languages, but these topics, though

48、they constitute an important part of linguistics, do not _ the subject. a. frame b. transcend c. convey d. exhaust e. illuminate exhaust: a : to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely b : to try out the whole number of exhausted all the possibilities 穷尽 3. although the metropolitan

49、 area boasts more small businesses than any other region in the state, it ranks very low on the scale of pro-business attitudes: local entrepreneurs have a remarkable ability to _ an _ atmosphere here. a. confront energetic b. excuse invigorating c. create enervating d. overlook enthusiastic e. tole

50、rate inhospitable low pro-business attitudes corresponds to inhospitable atmosphere 02-08年的填空真题及答案 07 10g section 1 1.the broadway musical business is apparently - innovation and experimentation: it - characters and story lines that have dominated the musical stage for years. a. oblivious avoidsb. e

51、ager for seeks c. skilled in employs d.famous for generates e.averse to recycles 2.some theories of why election results in democracies sometimes seem perverse rest on the idea that there is an intrinsic - in human behavior; in contrast, other explanations posits that people act logically, - their i

52、nterests and behaving accordingly. a. selfishness assuming b. unpredictability ignoring c. ratiocination analyzing d.impulsivity thwarting e.irrationality calculating 3.the books account of the governors term in office is too uniformly_ to be persuasive: it overlooks her many accomplishments and - her failures. a. encomiastic analyzes b. caustic downplays c. harsh exaggerates d. naive exposes e.rosy enumerates 4.what the two sociologists have in common is a claim