GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷1（共134题）

GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷1（共7套）（共134题）GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷第1套一、GRE（VERBAL）-填空(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)1、Itcomesasnosurprisethatsocietieshavecodesofbehavior;thecharacterofthecodes,ontheotherhand,canoftenbe______.A、

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标准答案：B知识点解析：Thewords"ontheotherhand"indicatethatwhiletheexistenceofsocietalcodesofbehaviorisnosurprise,theircharactermaybequitesurprising.ThusthecorrectanswerisChoiceB,unexpected,whichmeansthesameassurprising."Predictable"istheveryoppositeofsurprising,andnoneoftheotheranswerchoicesmeans"surprising.2、LikeBelaBartok,RuthCrawfordnotonlybroughtacomposer’sacumentothenotationoffolkmusic,shealsohadamarked(i)______thetask.Thiswasclearinheragonizingoverhowfartotrytorepresenttheminutedetailsofaperformanceinawrittentext,andthis(ii)______makesherworkalandmarkinethnomusicology.A、

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标准答案：A知识点解析：Inthisexample,bothblankscanbefilledbyfocusingonthestatementthatCrawfordagonizedoverthedetailsinherrepresentationsoffolkmusicperformances.Theonlychoiceforblank(ii)thatmatchesthisdescriptionis"fastidiousness";neither"didacticism"nor"iconoclasm"reflectsthenotionofagonizingoverdetails.Similarly,only"reverencefor"fitsinBlank(i),sinceneither"detachmentfrom"nor"curiosityabout"reflectsthedegreeofcareCrawfordtook.3、Politicaladvertisingmaywellbethemost(i)______kindofadvertising:politicalcandidatesareusuallyquite(ii)______,yettheircampaignadvertisementsoftenhideimportantdifferencesbehindsmokescreensofsmilesandemptyslogans.A、

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标准答案：C知识点解析：LookingatBlank(i),itishardtoselectacorrectanswer,sinceallthreeanswerchoicesfittheimmediatecontextwell.Lookingtothesecondpartofthesentence,however,wecanseesuchexpressionsas"hide"and"smokescreens,"bothofwhichsuggestthatthecorrectanswerforBlank(i)is"deceptive."Makingthatassumption,wecangoontoseethattheanswerforBlank(ii)is"dissimilar,"sincewhatisdeceptiveaboutpoliticaladvertisementsisthattheyhideimportantdifferences.Readingthesentenceagainwith"deceptive"and"dissimilar"inplaceconfirmsthosechoices.4、RichardM.Russellsaid52percentofthenation’sgrowthsincetheSecondWorldWarhad(i)______invention.Hesaid,(ii)______research,thegovernment’sgreatestroleinassuringcontinuinginnovationispromotingastrong,modernpatentoffice."Unlesswecan(iii)______originalideas,wewillnothaveinvention,"Mr.Russellsaid.Speculatingonthestateofinnovationoverthenextcentury,severalinventorsagreedthatthefuturelayingivingchildrenthetoolstothinkcreativelyandthemotivationtoinvent.A、

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标准答案：C知识点解析：Aquickoverviewoftheparagraphshowsthatitstopicistheencouragementofinventionandinnovation.ThisimpliesthatBlank(i)shouldbefilledwith"comethrough,"whichemphasizestheimportanceofinvention;theotherchoicessuggestthatinventionisirrelevantorsomehowharmedbygrowth.Again,theonlyoneofthechoicesforBlank(ii)thatcontinuesthethemeofencouraginginventionis"asidefromsupporting."Finally,thesecondsentenceemphasizestheimportanceforinnovationofastrongpatentoffice,andthisthoughtisreaffirmedinthefollowingquotationfromMr.Russell,whichrequires"protect"inBlank(iii).5、Statementspresentedasfactinapatentapplicationare(i)______unlessagoodreasonfordoubtisfound.Theinventionhasonlytobedeemed"morelikelythannot"toworkinordertoreceiveinitialapproval.And,althoughthousandsofpatentsarechallengedincourtforotherreasons,noincentiveexistsforanyonetoexpendeffort(ii)______thescienceofanerroneouspatent.Forthisreasontheendlessstreamof(iii)______deviceswillcontinuetoyieldoccasionalpatents.A、

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标准答案：A知识点解析：Theparagraphappearstobeexplainingsomeoddorunexpectedaspectofthepatentprocess.Thethirdsentencehelpstoclarifywhatthisaspectis;itdiscusseschallengestopatents.TheonlychoiceforBlank(ii)thatisconcernedwithchallengingapatentis"debunking,"since"corroborating"and"advancing"suggestsupportinstead.Thisinturnprovidestheanswerforthethirdblank,sincetheprecedingsentencedoesexplainhow"bogus"devicesmaynonethelessgetapatent.Andwecanalsonowbetterunderstandthefirstsentence—ittoomusthelpexplainhowbogusdevicesgetpatents,whichitcandoonlyiftheblankisfilledwith"presumedverifiable,"suggestingthatpatentapplicationsaretakenatfacevalueandnotdismissedoutofhandnorsubjectedtocarefulscrutiny.二、GRE（VERBAL）-类比(本题共3题，每题1.0分，共3分。)6、Everademandingreaderofthefictionofothers,thenovelistChasewaslikewiseoftentheobjectof______analysesbyhiscontemporaries.A、exactingB、copiousC、respectfulD、acerbicE、scathing标准答案：A知识点解析：Theuseoftheword"likewise"indicatesthattheanalysesofChase’sworkbycontemporarieswerelikethereadingshegavethefictionofothers.Sinceheisdescribedasa"demandingreader,"thewordsthatbestfittheblankwillbesimilarinmeaningto"demanding."Thewordsthatmeetthisrequirementare"exacting"(ChoiceA)and"meticulous"(ChoiceF),andtheyproducesentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.Although"acerbicanalyses"meansclosetothesamethingas"scathinganalyses,"both"acerbic"and"scathing"havemeaningsthatarequitedifferentfrom"demanding,"soneitherfitswellintheblank.7、Her______shouldnotbeconfusedwithmiserliness;aslongasIhaveknownher,shehasalwaysbeenwillingtoassistthosewhoareinneed.A、stinginessB、diffidenceC、frugalityD、illiberalityE、intolerance标准答案：C知识点解析：Thesentenceexplainsthatthepersonspokenofisnotmiserly,sincesheisquitepreparedtobegenerous.Soforthesentencetomakesense,thewordfillingtheblankhastobesomethingthatisconsistentwithgenerosityandyetmight,bythosewithoutafullunderstandingofherbehavior,bemistakenformiserliness.Thewords"frugality"and"thrift"fulfillthisrequirementandyieldtwosentencesthatarealikeinmeaning,sothatpairformsthecorrectanswer.Neither"stinginess"nor"illiberality"makessenseinthesentence,sincetheyaresynonymouswith"miserliness"andinconsistentwithgenerosity.Otherchoices,suchas"diffidence,"mightperhapsmakeasensiblesentenceifplacedintheblankbutdonotformpartofthecorrectanswersincetheyhavenocompanionwordthatwouldmakeasentenceofsimilarmeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisfrugality(ChoiceC)andthrift(ChoiceF).8、Amisconceptionfrequentlyheldbynovicewritersisthatsentencestructuremirrorsthought:themoreconvolutedthestructure,themore______theideas.A、complicatedB、engagedC、essentialD、fancifulE、inconsequential标准答案：A知识点解析：Becausethesecondhalfofthesentenceillustratestheideathat"structuremirrorsthought,"anywordthatfillstheblankmustbesimilarinmeaningto"convoluted."Thetwowordsthataresimilarto"convoluted"are"complicated"and"involved"(ChoicesAandF),whichproducesentencesalikeinmeaning."Fanciful,"whilesomewhatsimilarinmeaningto"convoluted,"isnotassimilartoeither"complicated"or"involved"asthosewordsaretoeachother.Theotheranswerchoicesarenotsimilarinmeaningto"convoluted,"andthusdonotproducecoherentsentences.三、GRE（VERBAL）-小阅读(本题共9题，每题1.0分，共9分。)IenjoyedADreamofLight&Shadow:PortraitsofLatinAmericanWomenWritersforthesamereasonsthat,asachild,Iavidlyconsumedwomen'sbiographies:thefascinationwithhowthebiographicaldetailsofanotherfemale'slifearerepresentedandinterpreted.ADreamoffersarichread,variedinboththelivesandtextsofthewomenportrayed,andtheperspectivesandstylesofthesixteenessayists.Yet,asanadult,Ihavecometodemandofanyreally"great"bookaself-consciousnessaboutthetenuousnatureofrepresentationsofreality,acriticalcontextualizationoffloriddetail,andaself-awarenessoftheroleofideologyinourlives.Inthesecriticalsenses,ADreamisinadequate.9、TheauthorofthepassagesuggeststhatADreamfallsshortinwhichofthefollowingrespects?A、Itdoesnotappeartorecognizethatrepresentationsofrealitycanbeunreliable.B、Itseemstofocusonstylisticvarietyattheexpenseofaccuracyofdetail.C、Itoffersawealthofdetailwithoutsufficientcriticalexaminationofthatdetail.标准答案：A知识点解析：ChoicesAandCarecorrect.Weknowfromthefinalsentencethatthecollectionfallsshortofseveralcriteriaestablishedbytheauthor.ChoiceAiscorrect:thebookdoesnotdemonstratesufficientawarenessofthe"tenuousnatureofrepresentationsofreality."ChoiceBisincorrect:thereisnomentioninthepassageofanyconcernonthepartoftheauthorabouttheaccuracyofdetail.ChoiceCiscorrect:thebookdoesnotofferanadequate"criticalcontextualizationoffloriddetail."10、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionofthesecondsentence("ADream...essayists")inthecontextofthepassageasawhole?A、TogiveexamplesofhowADreampresentsfascinatingportraitsthatdisplayawarenessofthetenuousnatureofrepresentationsofrealityB、ToelaborateonhowADreamfulfillstheauthor’schildhoodcriteriaforapleasurablebookC、TosuggestthattheauthorenjoyedADreamforreasonsmoresophisticatedthanthereasonssheenjoyedcertainbooksasachildD、ToillustratewaysinwhichtheauthorfindsADreamtobeinadequateincertaincriticalsensesE、ToimplythatADreamistoovariedinfocustoprovideapropercontextualizationofthebiographicaldetailsitoffers标准答案：B知识点解析：Thisquestionasksaboutthefunctionofthesecondsentence.ThecorrectchoiceisChoiceB.Asdiscussedinthedescriptionofthepassage,thatsentencedescribeswhatisappealingaboutthecollectioninthecontextoftheauthor’schildhoodtastes.ChoiceAisincorrectbothbecausethesentencedoesnotprovideexamplesandbecausethecollectiondoesnotdisplayanawarenessofthetenuousnatureofrepresentationsofreality.ChoiceCisnotcorrect:althoughonemightsuspectthattheauthor’senjoymentofcollectionsasanadultwouldbeonamoresophisticatedlevelthanwhenshewasyoung,thereisnodiscussionorevensuggestionofthatinthepassage.ChoiceDisincorrectbecausethesentencedescribesthevirtuesofthecollection.Theaspectsofthecollectionthattheauthorfindsinadequatearenotaddresseduntillater.ChoiceEisincorrectbecause,accordingtothepassage,thefactthatthecollectionisvariedmakesita"rich"read.Thereisnosuggestionthatthevarietyhinderspropercontextualization.11、DuringthedayinLakeConstance,thezooplanktonD.hyalinadepartsforthedepthswherefoodisscarceandthewatercold.D.galeataremainsnearthewarmsurfacewherefoodisabundant.EventhoughD.galeatagrowsandreproducesmuchfaster,itspopulationisoftenoutnumberedbyD.hyalina.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldhelpresolvetheapparentparadoxpresentedabove?A、Thenumberofspeciesofzooplanktonlivingatthebottomofthelakeistwicethatofspecieslivingatthesurface.B、Predatorsofzooplankton,suchaswhitefishandperch,liveandfeednearthesurfaceofthelakeduringtheday.C、Inordertomakethemostofscarcefoodresources,D.hyalinamaturesmoreslowlythanD.galeata.D、D.galeataclustersundervegetationduringthehottestpartofthedaytoavoidtheSun’srays.E、D.galeataproducestwiceasmanyoffspringperindividualinanygivenperiodoftimeasdoesD.hyalina.标准答案：B知识点解析：ThepresenceofpredatorsofzooplanktonfeedingnearthesurfaceduringthedaywouldsuggestthatD.galeataisconsumedatahigherratethanD.hyalina:thiswouldexplainwhyD.hyalinaisoftenmorenumerous,soChoiceBiscorrect.ChoicesCandEareincorrectbecausealthoughtheyhelptoexplainwhythetwozooplanktonreproduceatdifferentrates,theydonothelptoresolvetheapparentparadox.ChoicesAandDareincorrectbecausenothingissaidintheparagraphtoshowtherelevanceofthepresenceofotherspeciesofzooplankton,norofthehabitofclusteringundervegetation,totherelativepopulationsizeofthetwospecies.Tocqueville,apparently,waswrong.JacksonianAmericawasnotafluid,egalitariansocietywhereindividualwealthandpovertywereephemeralconditions.AtleastsoarguesE.PesseninhisiconoclasticstudyoftheveryrichintheUnitedStatesbetween1825and1850.Pessendoespresentaquantityofexamples,togetherwithsomerefreshinglyintelligiblestatistics,toestablishtheexistenceofaninordinatelywealthyclass.Thoughactiveincommerceortheprofessions,mostofthewealthywerenotself-madebuthadinheritedfamilyfortunes.Innosensemercurial,thesegreatfortunessurvivedthefinancialpanicsthatdestroyedlesserones.Indeed,inseveralcitiesthewealthiestonepercentconstantlyincreaseditsshareuntilby1850itownedhalfofthecommunity'swealth.Althoughtheseobservationsaretrue,PessenoverestimatestheirimportancebyconcludingfromthemthattheundoubtedprogresstowardinequalityinthelateeighteenthcenturycontinuedintheJacksonianperiodandthattheUnitedStateswasaclass-ridden,plutocraticsocietyevenbeforeindustrialization.12、Accordingtothepassage,PessenindicatesthatallofthefollowingweretrueoftheverywealthyintheUnitedStatesbetween1825and1850EXCEPT:A、Theyformedadistinctupperclass.B、Manyofthemwereabletoincreasetheirholdings.C、Someofthemworkedasprofessionalsorinbusiness.D、Mostofthemaccumulatedtheirownfortunes.E、Manyofthemretainedtheirwealthinspiteoffinancialupheavals.标准答案：D知识点解析：Forthisquestion,youaretoidentifytheonestatementthatCANNOTbecorrectlyattributedtoPessen.Therefore,youmustfirstdeterminewhichofthestatementsgivencanbeattributedtoPessen.Accordingtothepassage,Pessenmaintainsallofthefollowing:therewasaclassof"inordinatelywealthy"Americans(ChoiceA);insomeplacesthatclass"constantlyincreaseditsshare"(ChoiceB);itsmemberswere"activeincommerceortheprofessions"(ChoiceC);and"thesegreatfortunessurvivedthefinancialpanicsthatdestroyedlesserones"(ChoiceE).However,Pessenalsomaintains,incontradictiontoChoiceD,that"mostofthewealthywerenotself-madebuthadinheritedfamilyfortunes."Therefore,ChoiceDiscorrect.13、Whichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthorsmainpoint?A、Pessen’sstudyhasoverturnedthepreviouslyestablishedviewofthesocialandeconomicstructureofearly-nineteenth-centuryAmerica.B、Tocqueville’sanalysisoftheUnitedStatesintheJacksonianeraremainsthedefinitiveaccountofthisperiod.C、Pessen’sstudyisvaluableprimarilybecauseitshowsthecontinuityofthesocialsystemintheUnitedStatesthroughoutthenineteenthcentury.D、ThesocialpatternsandpoliticalpoweroftheextremelywealthyintheUnitedStatesbetween1825and1850arewelldocumented.E、PessenchallengesaviewofthesocialandeconomicsystemsintheUnitedStatesfrom1825to1850,buthedrawsconclusionsthatareincorrect.标准答案：E知识点解析：ItisimportanttorealizethatalthoughmostofthepassageisdevotedtodescribingPessen’sstudy,theauthor’smainpointistocriticizetheconclusionPessendraws.ChoicesA,C,andDomitanyreferencetotheauthor’scri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fwarm-bloodedmammalsovercold-bloodedreptilesD、InteractionofearlylargemammalswithlessintelligentspeciesE、Improvementofthecapacityformemoryamongherbivoresandcarnivores标准答案：A知识点解析：ChoiceAiscorrect.Itdirectlyparaphrasesthestatementinlines3-5,whichdescribestheauthor’sviewofthedevelopmentofimprovedbrainfunctioninearlymammals.ChoiceBisincorrect.Itislikelythatthepersistenceof"free-floatingawareness"playedapartintheanimals’survival,butthereisnoindicationinthepassagethatbrainfunctionimprovedbecauseofit.ChoicesCandDareincorrect:thepassagedoesnotdiscusstherelationshipbetweenmammalsandreptilesortheinteractionbetweenlargemammalsandlessintelligentspecies.ChoiceEisincorrect.Improvedcapacityformemoryisanimprovementinbrainfunction,ratherthanareasonforimprovedbrainfunction.17、Accordingtothepassage,astheprocessofarousalinanorganismcontinues,allofthefollowingmayoccurEXCEPTA、theproductionofadrenalineB、theproductionofnorepinephrineC、aheighteningofsensitivitytostimuliD、anincreaseinselectivitywithrespecttostimuliE、anexpansionoftherangeofstatesmediatedbythebrainstem标准答案：E知识点解析：ThisquestionasksyouwhatdoesNOToccurduringarousal.Toanswerthequestion,youmustfirstdeterminewhatdoesoccur.Accordingtothepassage,arousaldoesstimulatetheproductionofadrenalineandnorepinephrine(lines24-26);doesincreasesensitivitytostimuli(lines12-13);anddoesincreaseconcentrationonspecificstimuli(lines16-18).ThusChoicesAthroughDalldescribeconsequencesofarousal.OnlyChoiceEiscorrect.Thereisnoindicationinthepassagethattherangeofstatesmediatedbythebrainstemexpandsduringarousal.GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷第2套一、GRE（VERBAL）-填空(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)1、Dominantinterestsoftenbenefitmostfrom______ofgovernmentalinterferenceinbusiness,sincetheyareabletotakecareofthemselvesifleftalone.A、

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标准答案：E知识点解析：Thesentenceexplainswhydominantinterestsoftenbenefitfromacertaincondition.Sincetheexplanationisthattheyareabletotakecareofthemselvesifleftalone,itfollowsthattheconditionisoneinwhichinterferenceisabsent.Thusthebestansweris"elimination."Noneoftheotheranswerchoicessuggestsanabsenceofinterference—indeed"intensification,""authorization,"and"centralization"suggestquitetheopposite.2、Kaganmaintainsthataninfant’sreactionstoitsfirststressfulexperiencesarepartofanaturalprocessofdevelopment,notharbingersofchildhoodunhappinessor______signsofadolescentanxiety.A、

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标准答案：A知识点解析：Thesentencecontraststheinfant’sreactions,partofanormaldevelopmentalprocess,withfutureunhappinessandanxiety.Themissingworddescribessignsofadolescentanxietyastheyrelatetotheinfant.ChoiceAiscorrect:"prophetic"signs,likeharbingers,foretellfutureoccurrences,andfortheinfant,adolescentanxietyisafutureoccurrence.Sinceaninfantcannotliterallydisplaysignsofadolescentanxiety,"normal,""monotonous,"and"typical"areallincorrect.And"virtual"isincorrect,becausevirtualsignsarenotrealsigns,andwhatKaganisdenyingisthattheinfant’sreactionsarenotrealsignsoflaterunhappiness.3、Aninvestigationthatis______canoccasionallyyieldnewfacts,evennotableones,buttypicallytheappearanceofsuchfactsistheresultofasearchinadefinitedirection.A、

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标准答案：B知识点解析：Asthewords"canoccasionally"and"buttypically"indicate,themissingworddescribesaninvestigationthatcontrastswitha"searchinadefinitedirection."Amongtheanswerchoices,only"unguided"providesacontrastingdescription;noneoftheotherchoicessuggestsanappropriatecontrast.4、Itis(i)______thatsomanyportraitpaintingshanginartmuseums,sincethesubjectmatterseemstodictateastatusclosertopicturesinthefamilyphotographalbumthantohighart.Butperhapsitistheartisticskillwithwhichtheportraitsarepaintedthat(ii)______theirpresenceinartmuseums.A、

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标准答案：A，E知识点解析：Inthepartfollowing"since,"thefirstsentenceoftheparagraphsuggeststhatthesubjectmatterofportraitsmightnotseemtofitwiththeideaof"highart."Sothesuggestionisthatthepresenceofportraitpaintingsinartmuseumsisinthatsenseoddorunfitting.OfthechoicesavailableforBlank(i),"surprising"istheonethatexpressesthissense.Thesecondsentence,incontrasttothefirst,offersapointinfavorofportraits—"artisticskill."Sothesecondsentenceisofferingareasonwhyportraitsshouldbeinartmuseums.OfthechoicesforBlank(ii),"justifies"istheonethatcompletesthatthought.5、Instarkcontrasttohislater(i)______,Simpsonwaslargely(ii)______politicsduringhiscollegeyears,despitethefactthatthecampusheattendedwasrifewithpoliticalactivity.A、

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标准答案：A，E知识点解析：ThesentencetellsusthatthereisacontrastbetweenthewaySimpsonrelatedtopoliticsinhiscollegeyearsandhowherelatedtopoliticslaterinlife.Sothechoicesthatcompletetheblanksmustcontrastwitheachother.Thepartofthesentencebeginningwith"despite"indicatesthatSimpsonsr