GRE试题GRE北美试题4.docx

GRE试题GRE北美试题4.docx

《GRE试题GRE北美试题4.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《GRE试题GRE北美试题4.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

GRE试题GRE北美试题4

GRE试题:

GRE北美试题4

GRE试题:

GRE北美试题4GRE试题:

GRE北美试题41.becauseitsaverageannualrainfallisonlyaboutfourinches,oneofthemajortasksfacedbythecountryhasbeentofind----sourcesofwater.

（a）discontinuous

（b）natural

（c）supplementary

（d）pervasive

（e）initial

2.bothtelevisioncommercialsandprogramspresent----viewofthematerialworld,onewhichpromotesastandardoflivingthatmostofuscanprobablynotattain.

（a）anunrealistic

（b）animprudent

（c）astandardized

（d）aperplexing

（e）abanal

3.althoughitisunusualtodenouncemuseum-goersfornotpainting,itisquitecommon,evenforthose.whoareunenthusiasticaboutsports,tocriticize----forathletic----.

（a）artists..ignorance

（b）spectators..inactivity

（c）athletes..snobbery

（d）scholars..apathy

（e）commentators..partiality

4.becausetheorderinwhichthepartsofspeechappearinthesentencesofagivenlanguageisdecidedmerelybycustom,itis----tomaintainthateverydeparturefromthatorderconstitutesa----ofanaturallaw.

（a）traditional..transformation

（b）conventional..transgression

（c）necessary..prototype

（d）unjustifiable..violation

（e）unreasonable..formulation

5.mostpeopleareshameless----wheretheveryrichareconcerned,----curiousabouthowtheygettheirmoneyandhowtheyspendit.

（a）prigs..secretly

（b）critics..endlessly

（c）voyeurs..insatiably

（d）exhibitionists..blatantly

（e）ingrates..selfishly

6.somebiologistsarguethateachspecificallyhumantraitmusthavearisengraduallyanderratically,andthatitisthereforedifficulttoisolatedefinite----intheevolutionofthespecies.

（a）fluctuations

（b）generations

（c）predispositions

（d）milestones

（e）manifestations

7.ultimately,thebook'scredibilityisstrained;theslender,thoughfarfrom-----,webofevidencepresentedononesalientpointisexpectedtosupportavast----ofimplications.

（a）unconvincing..cacophony

（b）nonexistent..superstructure

（c）indispensable..array

（d）intricate..network

（e）imposing..compendium

8.sketch:

painging:

:

（a）outline:

essay

（b）apparatus:

experiment

（c）set:

play

（d）graph:

report

（e）rebuttal:

debate

9.gear:

tooth:

:

（a）hammer:

anvil

（b）bolt:

nut

（c）sprocket:

chain

（d）girder:

rivet

（e）screw:

thread

10.executor:

will:

:

（a）soldier:

order

（b）predecessor:

desire

（c）benefactor:

award

（d）inheritor:

estate

（e）author:

testimonial

11.prodiglity:

spending:

:

（a）penury:

luxury

（b）gluttony:

eating

（c）modesty:

dignity

（d）hospitality:

befriending

（e）endurance:

longevity

12.baste:

dryness:

:

（a）desiccate:

aridness

（b）sift:

fluffiness

（c）beat:

stickiness

（d）caulk:

moistness

（e）irrigate:

wetness

13.dross:

metal:

:

（a）kernel:

corn

（b）chaff:

grain

（c）sand:

concrete

（d）omelet:

egg

（e）lave:

volcano

14.gust:

wing:

:

（a）water:

sea

（b）flare:

light

（c）cloudburst:

torrent

（d）discord:

sound

（e）breath:

air

15.ductility:

malleable:

:

（a）rigidity:

strong

（b）liquidity:

absorbent

（c）toxicity:

poisonous

（d）density:

unwieldy

（e）luminosity:

intense

16.rail:

vehemence:

:

（a）entreat:

urgency

（b）revere:

simplicity

（c）plead:

sorrow

（d）avenge:

ferocity

（e）insult:

sarcasm

evenasthenumberoffemalesprocessedthroughjuvenilecourtsclimbssteadily,animplicitconsensusremainsamongscholarsincriminaljusticethatmaleadolescentsdefinethe（5）delinquencyproblemintheunitedstates.wesuggesttworeasonswhythisviewpersists.first,femaleadolescentsareaccusedprimarilyofvictimlesscrimes,suchastruancy,thatdonotinvolveclear-cutdamagetopersonsorproperty.（10）ifcommittedbyadults,theseactionsarenotevenconsideredprosecutable;ifcommittedbyjuvenilemales,theyhavetraditionallybeenlookedonlenientlybythecourts.thusironically,theplightoffemaledelinquentsreceives（15）littlescrutinybecausetheyareaccusedofcommittingrelativelyminoroffenses.second,thecourtshavelongunjustifiedso-calledpreventiveinterventionintothelivesofyoungfemalesviewedasantisocialwiththerationalethat（20）womenareespeciallyvulnerable.traditionalstereotypesofwomenastheweakerandmoredependentsexhaveledtoearlierinterventionandlongerperiodsofmisdirectedsupervisionforfemaledelinquentsthanformales.

17.whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheironypointedoutbytheauthorsinlines13-16ofthepassage?

（a）femaledelinquentstendtocommitvictimlesscrimesmorefrequentlythantheirmalecounterparts.

（b）thepredicamentofmaledelinquentsreceivesmoreattentionthanthatoffemalesbecausemalesareaccusedofmoreseriouscrimes.

（c）adultsarefrequentlypunishedlessseverelythanadolescentsforcommittingmoreseriouscrimes.

（d）thejuvenilejusticesystemcannotcorrectitsbiasesbecauseitdoesnotevenrecognizethem.

（e）althoughthenumberoffemaledelinquentsissteadilyincreasing,thecrimesofwhichtheyareaccusedarenotparticularlyserious.

18.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorsbelievetraditionalstereotypesofwomentobe

（a）frequentlychallenged

（b）persistentlyinexplicable

（c）potentiallyharmful

（d）rapidlychanging

（e）habituallydisregarded

19.thepassagesuggeststhatscholarsincriminaljusticecouldbecriticizedforwhichofthefollowing?

（a）underestimatingtheseriousnessofjuvenilecrime

（b）rationalizingthedistinctionmadebetweenjuvenilesandadultsinthelegalsystem

（c）concerningthemselvestoolittlewiththepreventionofjuveniledelinquency

（d）focusingonthosewhosecrimeshaveinvolveddamagetopersonsorproperty

（e）failingtopointoutinjusticesinthecorrectionalsystem

scatteredaroundtheglobearemorethanonehundredregionsofvolcanicactivityknownashotspots.unlikemostvolcanoes,hotspotsarerarelyfoundalongtheboundariesofthecontinentalandoceanicplatesthatcomprisetheearth'scrust;mosthotspotsliedeepintheinteriorofplatesandareanchoreddeepinthelayersoftheearth'ssurface.hotspotsarealsodistinguishedfromothervolcanoesbytheirlavas,whichcontaingreateramountsofalkalimetalsthandothosefromvolcanoesatplatemargins.

insomecases,platesmovingpasthotspotshavelefttrailsofextinctvolcanoesinmuchthesamewaythatwindpassingoverachimneycarriesoffpuffsofsmoke.itappearsthatthehawaiianislandswerecreatedinsuchamannerbyasinglesourceoflava,wellingupfromahotspot,overwhichthepacificoceanplatepassedonacourseroughlyfromtheeasttowardthenorthwest,carryingoffalineofvolcanoesofincreasingage.twootherpacificislandchains-theaustralridgeandthetuamoturidge-paralleltheconfigurationofthehawaiianchain;theyarealsoalignedfromtheeasttowardthenorthwest,withthemostrecentvolcanicactivityneartheireasternterminuses.

thatthepacificplateandtheotherplatesaremovingisnowbeyonddispute;therelativemotionoftheplateshasbeenreconstructedindetail.however,therelativemotionoftheplateswithrespecttotheearth'sinteriorcannotbedeterminedeasily.hotspotsprovidethemeasuringinstrumentsforresolvingthequestionofwhethertwocontinentalplatesaremovinginoppositedirectionsorwhetheroneisstationaryandtheotherisdriftingawayfromit.themostcompellingevidencethatacontinentalplatisstationaryisthat,atsomehotspots,lavasofseveralagesaresuperposedinsteadofbeingspreadoutinchronologicalsequence.ofcourse,reconstructionofplatemotionfromthetracksofhot-spotvolcanoesassumesthathotspotsareimmobile,ornearlyso.severalstudiessupportsuchanassumption,includingonethathasshownthatprominenthotspotsthrough-outtheworldseemnottohavemovedduringthepasttenmillionyears.

beyondactingasframesofreference,hotspotsapparentlyinfluencethegeophysicalprocessesthatpropeltheplatesacrosstheglobe.whenacontinentalplatecomestorestoverahotspot,materialwellingupfromdeeperlayersformsabroaddomethat,asitgrows,developsdeepfissures.insomeinstances,thecontinentalplatemayruptureentirelyalongsomeofthefissuressothathotspotinitiatestheformationofanewocean.thus,justasearliertheorieshaveexplainedthemobilityofthecontinentalplates,sohot-spotactivitymaysuggestatheorytoexplaintheirmutability.

20.theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（a）describethewayinwhichhotspotsinfluencetheextinctionofvolcanoes

（b）describeandexplaintheformationoftheoceansandcontinents

（c）explainhowtoestimatetheageoflavaflowsfromextinctvolcanoes

（d）describehotspotsandexplainhowtheyappeartoinfluenceandrecordthemotionofplates

（e）describetheformationandorientationofislandchainsinthepacificocean

21.accordingtothepassage,hotspotsdifferfrommostvolcanoesinthathotspots

（a）canonlybefoundnearislands

（b）areactivewhereasallothervolcanoesareextinct

（c）aresituatedclosertotheearth'ssurface

（d）canbefoundalongtheedgesoftheplates

（e）havegreateramountsofalkalimetalsintheirlavas

22.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatevidencefortheapparentcourseofthepacificplatehasbeenprovidedbythe

（a）contoursofthecontinents.

（b）dimensionsofoceanhotspots

（c）concurrentmovementoftwohotspots

（d）patternoffissuresintheoceanfloor

（e）configurationsofseveralmid-oceanislandchains

23.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthespreadingoutoflavasofdifferentagesathotspotsindicatesthata

（a）hotspotisactive

（b）continentalplatehasmoved

（c）continentalruptureisimminent

（d）hotspothadbeenmovingveryrapidly

（e）volcanocontainslargeconcentrati