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GRE考试填空进阶练习

GRE填空进阶练习

第一组

1.WordorderinasentencewasmuchfreerinoldFrenchthanitisinFrenchtoday,this_____

disappearedastheFrenchlanguagegraduallylostitscasedistinctions.

（A）restriction

（B）license

（C）similarity

（D）rigidity

（E）imperative

2.Ahumanbeingisquite_____creature,fortheglossofrationalitythatcovershisorherfearsand_____isthinandofteneasilybreached.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AalogicalDproblems

BafrailEinsecurity

CavaliantFmorality

3.Heavilyperfumedwhiteflowers,suchasgardenias,werefavoriteswithcollectorsintheeighteenthcentury,when______wasvaluedmuchmorehighlythanitistoday.

（A）scent

（B）fragrance

（C）beauty

（D）elegance

（E）color

（F）variety

4.TheproponentsofrecombinantDNAresearchhavedecidedto______federalregulationoftheirwork;theyhopethatbymakingthiscompromisetheycanforestallproposedstateandlocalcontrolsthatmightbeevenstiffer.

（A）protest

（B）institute

（C）deny

（D）encourage

（E）disregard

5.Thevaledictoryaddress,asithasdevelopedinAmericancollegesanduniversitiesovertheyears,hasbecomeaverystrictform,aliterary_____thatpermitsverylittle_____.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AgenreDdeviation

BfeatureErigidity

CachievementFgrandiloquence

6.WinsorMcCay,thecartoonist,coulddrawwithincredible_____:

hiscomicstripaboutLittleNemowascharacterizedbymarvelousdraftsmanshipandsequencing.

（A）sincerity

（B）efficiency

（C）virtuosity

（D）rapid

（E）energy

7.Somebiologistsarguethateachspecificallyhumantraitmusthavearisengraduallyanderratically,andthatitisthereforedifficulttoisolatedefinite_____intheevolutionofspecies.

（A）fluctuations

（B）generations

（C）predispositions

（D）milestones

（E）manifestations

8.Thelosinganimalinastrugglesavesitselffromdestructionbyanactof______,anactusually

recognizedand______bythewinner.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AbluffingDcondemned

BangerEduplicated

CsubmissionFaccepted

9.Unenlightenedauthoritarianmanagersrarelyrecognizeacrucialreasonforthelowlevelsofseriousconflictamongmembersofdemocraticallyrunworkgroups:

amodicumoftolerancefordissentoftenprevents_____.

（A）demur

（B）schism

（C）cooperation

（D）compliance

（E）shortsightedness

10.Theoldmancouldnothavebeenaccusedof______hisaffection;hisconducttowardthechild

betrayedhis______her.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

ApromisingDadorationof

BstintingEsympathyfor

ClavishingFtoleranceof

11.AlthoughMountSaintHelenshasbeenmore______duringthelast4,500yearsthananyothervolcanointhecoterminousUnitedStates,itslongdormancybeforeitsrecenteruption______itsviolentnature.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

Aawe-inspiringDconfirmed

BexplosiveEsuggested

CgaseousFbelied

12.Sponsorsofthebillwere______becausetherewasnooppositiontoitwithinthelegislatureuntilafterthemeasurehadbeensignedintolaw.

（A）unreliable

（B）well-intentioned

（C）persistent

（D）relieved

（E）detained

13.Shewritesacrossgenerationallines,makingthepastso_____thatourbeliefthatthepresentisthetruelocusofexperienceisundermined

（A）runic

（B）distant

（C）vivid

（D）mysterious

（E）mundane

14.Givenherpreviouslyexpressedinterestandtheambitioustoneofherrecentspeeches,thesenator’sattempttoconvincethepublicthatsheisnotinterestedinrunningforasecondtermis_____.

（A）laudable

（B）sound

（C）authentic

（D）futile

（E）sincere

15.Itistruethattheseedsofsomeplantshave______aftertwohundredyearsofdormancy,butreportsthatviableseedshavebeenfoundinancienttombssuchasthepyramidsareentirely______.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AgerminatedDempirical

BprecipitatedEunfounded

CenduredFsubstantiated

16.Thefunctionsofthehands,eyes,andbrainareso______thatusingthehandsduringearly

childhoodhelpstopromotethechild'sentire_______development.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AintertwinedDperceptual

BindividualizedEadolescent

CenigmaticFsocial

17.Manyoftheearliestcolonialhousesthatarestillstandinghavebeensomodifiedandenlargedthatthe______designisnolonger______.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AembellishedDdiscernible

BinitialEapplicable

CappropriateFattractive

18.Thestruggleofthegenerationsisoneoftheobviousconstantsofhumanaffairs;therefore,itmaybepresumptuoustosuggestthattherivalrybetweenyoungandoldinWesternsocietyduringthecurrentdecadeis______critical.

（A）perennially

（B）disturbingly

（C）uniquely

（D）archetypically

（E）captiously

19.Romanhistorianswhostudytheperiod30B.C.toA.D.180can______the“Augustanpeace”onlybyfailingtorecognizethatthispeaceinmanyrespectsresembledthatofdeath.

（A）decry

（B）applaud

（C）ridicule

（D）demand

（E）disprove

20.Someactivistsbelievethatbecausethehealth-caresystemhasbecomeincreasingly______tothoseitserves,individualsmust______bureaucraticimpedimentsinordertodevelopandpromotenewtherapies.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AunresponsiveDforsake

BsensitizedEsupplement

CattunedFcircumvent

21.Thenatureofsocialhistoryandlyricpoetryare_____,socialhistoryalwaysrecountingthe_____andlyricpoetryspeakingforunchanginghumannature,thattimelessessencebeyondfashionandeconomics.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AantitheticalDevanescent

BindistinguishableEunnoticed

CinterdependentFunalterable

22.Toavoidannihilationbyparasites,somecaterpillarsareableto_____periodsofactivegrowthbypre-maturelyenteringadormantstate,whichischaracterizedbythe_____offeeding.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AmediateDcontinuation

BfosterEsuspension

CcurtailFstimulation

23.Totestthe______ofborrowingfromonefieldofstudytoenrichanother,simplyinvestigatetheextenttowhichtermsfromtheonemay,withoutforcing,be______theother.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AuniversalityDutilizedby

BdecorumEsupersededby

CefficacyFconfusedwith

24.Socialtensionsamongadultfactionscanbe______bypolitics,butadolescentsandchildrenhavenosuch______forresolvingtheirconflictwiththeexclusiveworldofadults.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AintensifiedDattitude

BfrustratedEmechanism

CadjustedFjustification

25.Becausemedievalwomen’spublicparticipationinspirituallifewasnotwelcomedbythemaleestablishment,acompensating______religiouswritings,inoffensivetothemembersoftheestablishmentbecauseofits______,becameimportantformanywomen.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AinvolvementwithDprofundity

BdissatisfactionwithEprivacy

CattentiontoFpopularity

26.Inorderto______hertheorythatthereactionsare______,thescientistconductedmanyexperiments,allofwhichshowedthattheheatofthefirstreactionismorethantwicethatofthesecond.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AcomprehendDdifferent

Bevaluate.Econstant

CsupportFproblematic

27.UnlikemanyrecentinterpretationsofBeethoven’spianosonatas,therecitalist’sperformancewasadelightfullyfreeandintrospectiveone;nevertheless,itwasalso,seeminglyparadoxically,quite_____.

（A）appealing

（B）exuberant

（C）idiosyncratic

（D）unskilled

（E）controlled

28.Libertyisnoteasy,butfarbettertobean______fox,hungryandthreatenedonitshill,thana______canary,safeandsecureinitscage.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AangryDwell-fed

BimperiousElethargic

CunfetteredFcontent

29.Thepopularityofpseudoscienceandquackmedicinesinthenineteenthcenturysuggeststhat

peoplewerevery_____,butthegullibilityofthepublictodaymakescitizensofyesterdaylooklikehard-nosed_____.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AsophisticatedDpragmatists

BrationalEidealists

CcredulousFskeptics

30.Socialscientistshaveestablishedfairlyclear-cut______thatdescribetheappropriatebehaviorofchildrenandadults,butthereseemstobe______aboutwhatconstitutesappropriatebehaviorforadolescents.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AfunctionsDconfusion

BestimatesErigidity

CnormsFindirectness

31.Althoughthementalprocessthatcreatesafreshandoriginalpoemordramaisdoubtless_____thatwhichoriginatesandelaboratesscientificdiscoveries,thereisclearlyadiscernibledifferencebetweenthecreators.

（A）peripheralto

（B）contiguouswith

（C）opposedto

（D）analogousto

（E）inconsistentwith

32.Althoughthemeaningsofwordsmaynecessarilybeliabletochange,itdoesnotfollowthatthelexicographeristhereforeunabletorenderspelling,inagreatmeasure,.

（A）arbitrary

（B）superfluous

（C）intriguing

（D）flexible

（E）constant

33.AlthoughthefeedingactivitiesofwhalesandwalrusesgivetheseaflooroftheBeringShelfa

devastatedappearance,theseactivitiesseemtobeactually______tothearea,______itsproductivity.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AbeneficialDencumbering

BdetrimentalEredirecting

CsuperfluousFenhancing

34.

Althoughsomeofherfellowscientists_____theunorthodoxlaboratorymethodologythatothers

foundinnovative,unanimouspraisegreetedherexperimentalresults:

atoncepioneeringand_____.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AdecriedDunexceptionable

BcomplimentedEmundane

CwelcomedFinconclusive

35.

Nature’senergyefficiencyoften______humantechnology:

despitetheintensityofthelightfireflies

produce,theamountofheatisnegligible;onlyrecentlyhavehumansdevelopedchemicallightproducingsystemswhoseefficiency______thefirefly’ssystem.

Blank（i）Blank（ii）

AoutstripsDstimulates

BinhibitsErivals

CdeterminesFreproduce

36.Althoughhisattemptstoappearpsychoticwereso______astobealmost______,ther