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GRE阅读机经200篇原101篇（小改动）+原GRE阅读机经200篇原101篇（小改动）+原70篇+最新29篇101阅读机经和70篇阅读机经，原101的第95，96，98，99篇因为回忆内容不全所以被换成了新的机经文章，最后的29篇文章也是最新的机经。AllInOne学员可以得篇阅读文章的参考答案、文字解析（其中passage102到passage171的文字解析正在编写中），后面29篇最新文章会重点在考满分考前冲刺班进行讲解。passage1-passage101是由老的101篇阅读机经组成（其中passage95，96，98，99替换成新题）；passage102-passage171是由老的70篇阅读机经组成（没有任何变化）；passage172-passage200是由最新29篇阅读机经组成。咨询考满分AllInOne课程和考前冲刺班的同学可以扫下面二维码联系考满分小助手考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读1目录Passage1Passage2Passage3Passage4目录Passage1Passage2Passage3Passage4Passage5Passage6Passage7Passage8Passage9Passage1011Passage12Passage13Passage14Passage15Passage16Passage17Passage18Passage19Passage20Passage21Passage22Passage23Passage24Passage25Passage26Passage27Passage28Passage29Passage30Passage31Passage32Passage33Passage3489910111213141415151616171819192022242628303234363739404142434446考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读2Passage35Passage36Passage37Passage38Passage39Passage35Passage36Passage37Passage38Passage39Passage40Passage41Passage42Passage43Passage44Passage45Passage46Passage47Passage48Passage49Passage50Passage51Passage52Passage53Passage54Passage55Passage56Passage57Passage58Passage59Passage60Passage61Passage62Passage63Passage64Passage65Passage66Passage67Passage68Passage69Passage70474950505151525455565657575859606162636465666768697071727374757576777879考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读3Passage71Passage72Passage73Passage74Passage75Passage71Passage72Passage73Passage74Passage75Passage76Passage77Passage78Passage79Passage80Passage81Passage82Passage83Passage84Passage85Passage86Passage87Passage88Passage89Passage90Passage91Passage92Passage93Passage94Passage95Passage96Passage97Passage98Passage99Passage100Passage101Passage102Passage103Passage104Passage105Passage10681848687888889899090919292939494959696979798989999100100101101102103105106107108109考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读4Passage107Passage108Passage109Passage107Passage108Passage109110112113114115116117118119Passage120Passage121Passage122Passage123Passage124Passage125Passage126Passage127Passage128Passage129Passage130Passage131Passage132Passage133Passage134Passage135Passage136Passage137Passage138Passage139Passage140Passage141Passage142120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读5Passage143Passage144Passage145Passage146Passage147Passage143Passage144Passage145Passage146Passage147Passage148Passage149Passage150Passage151Passage152Passage153Passage154Passage155Passage156Passage157Passage158Passage159Passage160Passage161Passage162Passage163Passage164Passage165Passage166Passage167Passage168Passage169Passage170passage171Passage172Passage173Passage174Passage175Passage176Passage177Passage178146147148149150151153155157159161163164164165165166166167167168168169169170170171171172173174175175176177178考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读6Passage179Passage180Passage181Passage182Passage183Passage179Passage180Passage181Passage182Passage183Passage184Passage185Passage186Passage187Passage188Passage189Passage190Passage191Passage192Passage193Passage194Passage195Passage196Passage197Passage198Passage199Passage200179180181181182183184184185185186186187188188189190192193194195195考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读7Passage1AlthoughsociallearningPassage1Althoughsociallearning(theacquisitionofspecificbehaviorsbyobservingotherindividualsexhibitingthosebehaviors)iswelldocumentedamongfish,fewstudieshaveinvestigatedsociallearningwithinadevelopmentalcontextinthesetaxa.Ratherthaninvestigatingthedevelopmentofaparticularskill,Chapman,Ward,andKrauseinvestigatedtheroleofgroupdensityduringdevelopmentinlaterforagingsuccessinlaboratory-housedguppies.Whenraisedwithasmallnumberofconspecifics(membersofthesamespecies),guppieswerequickertolocatefoodbyfollowingatrainedadultguppythanwereguppiesraisedinlargegroups.Thiscounterintuitivefindingisexplainedbythefactthatguppiesrearedinthehigh-densityconditionwerelesslikelytoshoal(swiminagroup)withothersand,therefore,werelesslikelytolearnthebenefitsofsociallearning.Instead,fishrearedinhigh-densitysituationsmaylearnthatconspecificsaretobeviewedascompetitors,ratherthanaspotentialsourcesofadaptiveinformation.Thisfindingsuggeststhatatleastforguppies,theearlysocialenvironmentmayhaveaneffectonthecapacityforsociallearning,ifnotonthesociallylearnedbehaviorsthemselves.TheprimarypurposeofthepassageistonoteaflawinascientificfindingdescribeaparticularscientificstudypresentaninterpretationofafindingnoteadifferencebetweentwoscientificfindingscontrasttwoconditionsinwhichaparticularphenomenonhasbeenobservedRegardingresearchonfish,itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatresearchstudiesoftheacquisitionofimportantskillsbyfishhaveonlyrecentlybeguntodocumenttheroleofconspecificsinthelearningprocessresearchonsociallearninginguppiessuggeststhatguppiesdifferinimportantwaysfrommostotherfishinthemeansbywhichtheylearnparticularskillsresearchonsociallearninginfishhasgenerallyfocusedontheacquisitionofskillsotherthanforagingresearchhasestablishedthatsociallearningoccursinsomefishspecieswithoutinvestigatingthedevelopmentcontextinwhichitoccurs.researchtoinvestigatesociallearninghasbeendonemoreextensivelyonfishthanonotheraquaticanimals.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredaboutthestudybyChapman,Ward,andKrause?Itwasinitiallydesignedtoinvestigatesomethingotherthansociallearning.Itrequiredresearcherstoobserveindividualguppiesatmultiplepointsintheirlifespans.Itpointedtothepossibilitythatpopulationdensitymayhavelittletodowithguppies’sociallearning.Itrequiredtheobservationofguppiesunderconditionsthatcloselymimickedtheconditionsofguppiesinthewild.Itindicatedthatguppiesgainadaptiveinformationfrombeingrearedwitharelativelylargenumberofconspecifics.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读8Passage2AsitwaspublishedPassage2Asitwaspublishedin1935,MulesandMen,ZoraNealeHurston'slandmarkcollectionoffolktales,maynothavebeenthebookthatitsauthorfirsthadinmind.Inthisanthropologicalstudy,Hurstondescribesindetailthepeoplewhotellthestories,ofteneveninsertingherselfintothestorytellingscene.Evidently,however,Hurstonhadpreparedanotherversion,amanuscriptthatwasrecentlydiscoveredandpublishedafterhavingbeenforgottensince1929.ThisversiondiffersfromMulesandMeninthatitsimplyrecordsstories,withnodescriptiveorinterpretiveinformation.WhilewecannotknowforcertainwhyHurston’soriginalmanuscriptwentunpublishedduringherlifetime,itmayhavebeenbecausepublisherswantedsomethingmorethanatranscriptionoftales.ContemporarynovelistandcriticJohnEdgarWidemanhasdescribedBlackliteratureasthehistoryofawritingthatsoughttoescapeitsframe,inotherwords,astheeffortofBlackwriterstopresentthestoriesofBlackpeoplewithouthavingtohaveamediatingvoicetoexplainthestoriestoanon-Blackaudience.Inthis,Hurstonmayhavebeenaheadofhertime.1.SelectthesentencethatsuggestsapossiblereasonwhyHurstonwrotetheversionofMulesandMenthatwaspublishedin1935.ThepassagesuggeststhatHurstonmayhavedonewhichofthefollowinginpreparingheroriginalversion?Discussedhermodeofpresentationwithherpublisherbeforewritingthefirstdraft,inordertoreducethepossibilityofmisunderstanding.Shortenedherpresentationofthestoriestothebareminimuminordertobeabletopresentmorefolklorematerial.Putitasideforseveraldecadesinordertomaximizeitspotentialaudiencewhenitwaspublished.Reluctantlyagreedtoreshapeitinordertotakeoutvariouselementswithwhichherpublisherhadbeendissatisfied.Chosenottoincludeeditorialcommentary,inordertopresentthestoriesontheirownterms.Passage3Adecreaseinface-to-facesocialcontactcanprecipitatedepression.TimespentusingtheInternetcannotbespentinface-to-facesocialcontact,sopsychologistshavespeculatedthatsharplyincreasingInternetusecancausedepression.StudiesofregularInternetusershavefoundasignificantlyhigherincidenceofdepressionamongthosewhohadrecentlydoubledtheamountoftimetheyspentusingtheInternetthanamongthosewhoseusehadnotincreased.Hence,thepsychologists’speculationiscorrect.Whichofthefollowingisanassumptiononwhichtheargumentdepends?Ingeneral,thereasonthatthepeopleinthestudieshaddoubledtheirInternetusewasnotthattheyhadearlierexperiencedasignificantdecreaseinopportunitiesforface-to-facesocialcontact.Asharpdecreaseinface-to-facesocialcontactistheonlychangeindailyactivitythatcanleadtoanincreasedincidenceofdepression.UsingtheInternetpresentsnoopportunitiesforpeopletoincreasetheamountofface-to-facesocialcontacttheyexperiencedintheirdailylives.RegularInternetuserswhoaredepressedwillexperienceanimmediateimprovementinmoodiftheysharplydecreasetheamountoftimetheyspendontheInternet.BeforetheydoubledthetimetheyspentontheInternet,thepeoplewhodidsowerealreadymorepronetodepressionthanareregularInternetusersingeneral.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读9Passage4AfricanAmericandramaPassage4AfricanAmericandramahas,untilrecently,beenrootedinthemimetictraditionofmodernAmericannaturalism.Themostdistinctiveattributeofthistraditionisthemechanistic,materialisticconceptionofhumanity.Naturalismseeseachindividualasinextricablyboundtotheenvironmentanddepictseachpersonassomeonecontrolledby,insteadofcontrolling,concretereality.AslongasAfricanAmericandramamaintainednaturalismasitsdominantmode,itcouldonlyexpressthe“plightofAfricanAmericanpeople”.Itsheroesmightdeclarethemadnessofreality,butrealityinevitablytriumphedoverthem.ThesurrealisticplaysofAdrienneKennedymarkoneofthefirstdeparturesfromnaturalismbyanAfricanAmericandramatist.Theoverallgoalofherworkhasbeentodepicttheworldofthesoulandthespirit,nottomirrorconcretereality.Withinthisframework,KennedyhasbeenabletoportrayAfricanAmericanmindsandsoulsliberatedfromtheirconnectionstotheexternalenvironment.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthecentralideaofthepassage?AfricanAmericandramahasbeenprimarilyinfluencedbynaturalismsemphasisonthematerialistic.AfricanAmericandramahastraditionallyacknowledgedtherelationshipbetweentheindividualandtheenvironment.AfricanAmericandrama,traditionallynaturalistic,hasbeenlittleinfluencedbydramatistKennedy’sspiritualandpsychologicalapproachtodrama.TheworkofKennedysuggestsashiftawayfromacommitmenttostrictnaturalisminAfricanAmericandrama.TheworkofKennedybestexemplifiesthecurrentinterestofAfricanAmericanartistsinthespiritualandpsychologicalworlds.Accordingtothepassage,KennedyisconcernedwithdepictingtheinternalratherthantheexternallifeofhercharactersmadnessofrealityratherthantheeffectsofrealityeffectsofmaterialismonAfricanAmericanmindsandsoulsrelationshipbetweennaturalismandthehumanspiriteffectsthathercharactershaveontheenvironmentWhichofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheauthorsassertionthatKennedy’sworkmarksaseriousdeparturefromthetraditiondescribedinthefirstparagraph?Kennedyplacestheactioninareal-lifesettingthatisneverthelessunfamiliartotheaverageviewerorreader.KennedymovinglyportraysthelivesandstrugglesofprominentAfricanAmericansintheUnitedStates.KennedyusescharactersfoundonlyinancientAfricanlegendsandmythology.KennedyprovidesinsightsintoAmericanmimetictraditionanddramaticconvention.Kennedydepictstheeventsinastylereminiscentofatelevisiondocumentary.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读10Passage5AlthoughmanyhypothesesPassage5Althoughmanyhypotheseshavebeenproposedtoexplainwhysomeplantcommunitiesaremoresusceptiblethanotherstoinvasionbynonnativespecies,resultsfromfieldstudieshavebeeninconsistentandnogeneraltheoryofinvasibilityhasyetemerged.However,atheorybasedonfluctuatingresourceavailabilitycouldintegratemostexistinghypothesesandsuccessfullyresolvemanyoftheapparentlyconflictingandambiguousresultsofpreviousstudies.Thesuggestedtheoryisthataplantcommunitybecomesmoresusceptibletoinvasionwheneverthereisanincreaseintheamountofunusedresources.Thediversityintherangeofresource-releasemechanismscouldpartlyexplaintheabsenceofconsistentecologicalcorrelatesofinvasibility.Inparticular,thetheorypredictsthattherewillbenonecessaryrelationshipbetweenthespeciesdiversityofaplantcommunityanditssusceptibilitytoinvasion,sincenear-completeexploitationcaneachoccurinbothspecies-richandspecies-poorcommunities.ThoughLonsdalefoundapositiveassociationbetweenspeciesrichnessandinvasion,thismayarisefromthetendencyofdiverseplantcommunitiestobenutrientpoorandthereforemoreresponsivetotheeffectsofhuman-causedinfluxesofnutrients.ThepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithassessingtheempiricalsuccessofatheoryexplainingwhynoconsistenttheoreticalaccountofaphenomenonhasbeenpossibleadvocatingapotentialsolutiontoatheoreticalimpassededucingtestablepredictionsfromaproposedtheorydescribingthedifficultiesinvolvedinexplainingcertainempiricalresultsItcanbeinferredthattheauthorwouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichofthefollowingassessmentsoftheresultsfromfieldstudiesManyoftheresultscontradictedpredictionsofsusceptibilitytoinvasionthatarebasedontheavailabilityofresourcesunusedbythecommunity.Iffluctuatingresourceavailabilityweretakenintoaccount,manyoftheapparentinconsistenciesamongtheresultscouldbeexplained.Theapparentinconsistenciesandambiguitiesintheresultsarecausedbytryingtomakethemfitaninadequategeneraltheoryofinvasibility.Nogeneraltheoryofinvasibilityhasemergedbecausenoneofthestudieshasbeenabletoassessthedegreeofaninvasionaccurately.Theresultstendtoshowadegreeofsusceptibilitytoinvasionthatislowerthanwouldbeexpectedgiventheprevalenceinthewildofnonnativespecies.Accordingtotheauthor,thetheorybasedonfluctuatingresourceavailabilitymightresolve“apparentlyconflictingandambiguousresults”becauseItexplainshowaparticularcircumstancecanproducedisparateeffects.Itdoesnotassumethatalloftheresultsareinstancesofthephenomenonthatthetheoryisintendedtoexplain.Itpredictsthatseeminglyminorvariationsinresearchmethodologycanhaveadramaticeffectonresults.Itsaccountisbasedonastatisticaltendencyratherthanonthesuppositionthattheresultsarisefromacausalconnection.Itindicateswhyasimilaroutcomemaybeprecededbyverydifferentcircumstancesondifferentoccasions.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读Passage6AlthoughsomePassage6AlthoughsomeskepticspointstoArcticplacessuchasthehighlatitudesofGreenland,wheretemperaturesseemtohavefallen,arecentscientificreportconcludesthatinrecentdecadesaveragetemperatureshaveincreasedfasterintheArcticthanelsewhere.ScientistshavelongsuspectedthatseveralfactorsleadtogreatertemperatureswingsatEarthspolarregionsthanelsewhere.First,mostoftheArcticiscoveredinsnowandice,whicharehighlyreflective;ifsnowandicemelt,theexposedsoil,whichabsorbsheat,servestoacceleratewarming.Second,thepolaratmosphereisthin,solittleenergyisrequiredtowarmit.Third,lesssolarenergyislostinevaporationatthefrigidpolesthaninthetropics.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.ThepassagementionswhichofthefollowingasfactorsthatmightleadtolargetemperatureswingsinEarthspolarregions?theamountofenergylostduetoevaporationatthepolessoilexposureduetomeltingsnowtherelativelythinatmosphereatthepolesInpointingtotheapparenttemperaturechangeinthehighlatitudesofGreenland,theskepticsmentionedinthepassageintendtoraiseasaquestionwhetherGreenlandislesslikelytoexperienceextremetemperaturechangesthanareotherareasoftheArctic.ThosemorelocalizedtemperaturedropsmightindicateanimportanttrendnotcapturedbytheupwardtrendofaverageArctictemperatures.TheremightbeareversalofthetemperaturetrendinthehighlatitudesofGreenland.ThefactorsthatcausetemperaturechangeinthehighlatitudesofGreenlandaredifferentfromthosethataffecttherestoftheArctic.GreenlandhasmoreiceandsnowonthegroundthandootherareasoftheArctic.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读12Passage7AmongmanyhistoriansPassage7AmongmanyhistoriansabeliefpersiststhatCottonMather’sbiographiesofsomeofthesettlersoftheMassachusettsBayColony(published1702)areexercisesinhagiography,endowingtheirsubjectswithsaintlypietyattheexpenseofhistoricalaccuracy.YetmodernstudieshaveprofitedbothfromthebreadthofinformationthatMatherprovidesin,forexample,hisdiscussionsofcolonialmedicineandfromhiscriticalobservationsofsuchleadingfiguresasGovernorJohnWinthrop.Mather’swryhumorasdemonstratedbyhisdetaileddescriptionsofeventssuchasWinthrop’seffortstopreventwood-stealingisoverlookedbythosechargingMatherwithpresentinghissubjectsasextremelypious.ThechargealsoobscuresMather’sconcernwiththesettlersmaterial,notjustspiritual,prosperity.Further,thispejorativeviewunderratesthebiographiesvalueaschronicles:Matheramassedallsortsofpublishedandunpublisheddocumentsassources,andhisselectionofkeyeventsshowsamarkedsensitivitytothenatureofthecolony’sdevelopment.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageistoargueagainstatheoryuniversallyacceptedbyhistoricalresearcherscallattentiontoanunusualapproachtodocumentingahistoricalerasummarizeresearchonaspecifichistoricalfigure!counteraparticularviewabouttheworkofabiographer!pointoutsubtledifferencesamongcontroversialhistoricalreportsTheauthorofthepassageimpliesthatanargumentforthehistoricalaccuracyofMather’sworksismoststronglysupportedbywhichofthefollowing?survivingdocumentsthatcorroborateMather’sdetaileddescriptionsofhissubjectsMather’sfirsthandpersonalacquaintancewiththoseaboutwhomhewroteMather’sfrankandstraightforwardaccountsofthelivesandtimesofpeopleaboutwhomhehadconductedextensiveresearchMather’sabilitytodetailimportanthistoricaleventsinthereligiouscontextofwhichtheywereapartthequantityandnatureofthesourcesfromwhichMatherobtainedhisinformation.InformationinthepassagebestsupportswhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMather’sbiographiesofthesettlersoftheMassachusettsBayColony?AnnalswrittenbyMatherandotherswerecensoredbylaterhistorians,thusdetractingfromtheirvalueasfullandaccurateaccountsoftheperiod.Mather’sdescriptionofGovernorWinthropincludesallofWinthrop’sshortcomings,suchasatendencytowardlevityatinappropriatetimes.Mather’sdescriptionsoftheMassachusettsBaycolonistswerebasedprimarilyonfirsthandexperiences.ManyhistoriansbelievethatMather’sbiographiesarepoorsourcesofhistoricalinformationbecausebiographyisaninherentlyunreliablegenreofhistoricalwriting.Mather’swritingsreflectaninterestinthedegreeofeconomicsuccessachievedbyearlyMassachusettsBaycolonists.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读13Passage8AnalarmingnumberofPassage8AnalarmingnumberofMediterraneanmonkseals,anendangeredspecies,haverecentlydied.Postmortemanalysisshowedthepresenceofanasyetunidentifiedvirus,aswellasevidenceofaknowbacterialtoxin.Seawatersamplesfromtheareawherethesealsdieddidcontainunusuallyhighconcentrationsofthetoxicbacterium.Therefore,althoughbothvirusesandbacterialtoxinscankillseals,itismorelikelythatthesedeathsweretheresultofthebacterialtoxin.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesadditionalevidencetosupporttheconclusion?Virusesaremuchmoredifficulttoidentifyinpostmortemanalysisthanbacteriaare.Mediterraneanmonksealsaretheonlyspeciesofsealintheareawherethebacteriumwasfound.Thebacteriumisalmostalwayspresentinthewaterinatleastsmallconcentrations.Nearlyalltherecentdeathswereamongadultseals,butyoungsealsarefarmoresusceptibletovirusesthanareadultseals.Severalyearsago,alargenumberofmonksealsdiedinthesameareaasaresultofexposuretoadifferentbacterialtoxin.Passage9AnIrishnewspapereditorialencouragingwomentoparticipateinthenon-importationmovementlaunchedinIrelandin1779appearsconsistentwithaperceptionthatthepoliticaluseoftheconsumerboycottoriginatedinNorthAmericaandspreadeastwardsacrosstheAtlantictoIreland.Thisisaviewthatmosthistorianshaveconcurredwith.Forexample,T.H.BreenarguedthattheconsumerboycottwasabrilliantlyoriginalAmericaninvention.Breendidacknowledgethatafewisolatedboycottsmayhavetakenplaceinothercountries.However,MaryODowdarguesthatfromthelateseventeenthcentury,IrishpoliticaldiscourseadvocatedforthenonconsumptionofimportedgoodsandsupportforhomemanufacturesbywomeninwaysthatwerestrikinglysimilartothoseusedlaterinNorthAmerica.ThepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithresolvingadisputeadvocatingacourseofactiontracingtheevolutionofapracticecitingcompetingviewsofanissuechroniclingaseriesofeventsInthecontextofthepassage,thehighlightedsentenceservestoqualifyapointmadeintheprecedingsentencecorrectanerroneousassumptionprovideevidenceinsupportofaperceptioncitedintheopeningsentenceprovidearationalefortheviewexpressedinthefollowingsentenceestablishthepopularityofapointofview考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读14Passage10AlawhasbeenPassage10Alawhasbeenproposedrequiringthecargoboxesoftruckscarryinggraveltobecoveredbyatarpaulin,becausevehiclesdrivingclosebehindopen-toppedgraveltruckscanbedamagedbygravelflyingoffthesetrucks.Thelawisunlikelytosubstantiallyreducesuchdamage,however:flyinggravelismuchlesslikelytocomefromthecargoboxitselfthanfromthegroovesofthetires,inwhichgravelcanbecomewedgedduringloading.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthestrongestsupportfortheargumentgiven?Thedriversofvehiclesbehindagraveltruckaremorelikelytoremainclosebehindthetruckifthetruckscargoboxiscoveredthanifitisuncovered.Mosttrucksthatcarrygravelalreadycarrytarpaulinsthattheirdriversusetocoverthecargoboxwhentheyarecarryingsand,whichcanblowoutofthecargoboxinsignificantquantities.Ofallthedamagethatoccurstovehiclesonthehighway,debristhatfliesofftrucksisthecauseofonlyaverysmallfraction.Theproposedlawallowsopen-toppedtrucksonthehighwaytohaveuncoveredcargoboxeswhenevertheircargoboxesareempty.Becauseofthegreatweightofaloadofgravel,thedriverofagraveltruckisoftendrivingmuchmoreslowlythanmostoftheothervehiclesontheroad.Passage11Beforefeministliterarycriticismemergedinthe1970s,thenineteenth-centuryUnitedStateswriterFannyFernwasregardedbymostcritics(whenconsideredatall)asaprototypeofweepysentimentalism—apious,insipidiconofconventionalAmericanculture.FeministreclamationsofFern,bycontrast,emphasizehernonsentimentalqualities,particularlyhersharplyhumoroussocialcriticism.MostfeministscholarsfinditdifficulttoreconcileFern’ssardonicsocialcritiqueswithhereffusivecelebrationsofmanyconventionalvalues.Attemptingtoresolvethiscontradiction,HarrisconcludesthatFernemployedfloweryrhetoricstrategicallytodisguisehersubversivegoalsbeneathapparentconventionality.However,Tompkinsproposesanalternativeviewofsentimentalityitself,suggestingthatsentimentalwritingcouldserveradical,ratherthanonlyconservativeendsbyswayingreadersemotionally,movingthemtoembracesocialchange.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutthecontradictionmentionedinthehighlightedsentence?Itwasnotgenerallyaddressedbycriticsbeforethe1970s.ItisapparentinonlyasmallnumberofFernswritings.IthastroubledmanyfeministcriticswhostudyFern.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatTompkinswouldbemostlikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingaboutthecriticsmentionedinthepassage?TheyaccuratelycharacterizetheoverallresultFernisaimingtoachieve.TheyarenotasdismissiveofFernassomefeministcriticshavesuggested.TheyexaggeratetheextenttowhichFernintendedherwritingtoserveasocialpurpose.Theywronglyassumethatsentimentalmustbeapejorativeterm.Theyfailtorecognizetherolethatsentimentalrhetoricplaystoreader’semotions.考满分AllInOne考满分GRE阅读15Passage12Aplant-basedautomobilefuelPassage12Aplant-basedautomobilefuelhasjustbecomeavailableinTernland.Acarcanbedrivenasfaronagallonofthenewplant-basedfuelasacarcanbedrivenonagallonofgasoline,butagallonoftheplant-basedfuelbothcostslessandresultsinlesspollution.Therefore,driversinTernlandwhoswitchtoitwillreducetheamounttheyspendonfuelinayearwhilecausinglessenvironmentaldamage.Whichofthefollowingisanassumptiononwhichtheargumentrelies?Thereisnoexpenseassociatedwithoperatinganautomobilethatishigherwhentheautomobileusestheplant-basedfuelthanwhenitusesgasoline.Automobilesthathavebeenoperatedusingtheplant-basedfuelcannolongerbeoperatedusingregulargasoline.Theenvironmentaldamageattributabletoautomobilesisduealmostentirelytotheproductionandcombustionoffuelautomobilesuse.Theadvantagesoftheplant-basedfuelovergasolinewillnotleadthosewhoswitchtotheplant-basedfueltodomoredriving.MostdriversinTernlandwillswitchfromgasolinetotheplant-basedfuel.Passage13Biologistshavelongdebatedaboutwhethereggproductioninbirdsisbiologicallyhighlycostly,sometheor