magoosh一些很好地GRE模拟填空题.docx

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magoosh一些很好地GRE模拟填空题

1.Refusingto____________hisvituperativewords,theambassadoronlyfurther____________membersofthemultinationalcommittee.

Blank（i）

exacerbate

moderate

intensify

Blank（ii）

intrigued

encouraged

incensed

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（F）

’Vituperative’meansharshandscathing.Bynotmoderatingtheseangrywords,theambassadorisonlygoingtomakethecommittedmoresomenegativeword.Only（F）incensed,orveryupset/enragedworks.

2.Thegossipcolumnist’s____________was____________thenumberofherpublishedcolumns –themorearticlesshewrote,themoreuntruthsshespread.

Blank（i）

calumny

ardor

flattery

Blank（ii）

commensuratewith

inverseto

unconnectedto

TextExplanation

Answers:

（A）,（D）

’Themoreuntruths…’matchesupwith（A）calumny,orslander.（D）commensuratedescribestherelationshipbetweentwothings,inwhichwhenoneincreasestheotherincreases,orwhenonedecreasestheotherdecreases.'Inproportionto'isanotherwayofsaying‘commensuratewith.’

3.Forallherbrilliance,Adawasundonebyher______________:

shevowedtoapplyherselffarmorediligentlyinstudyingforherretakeofthebarexam.

cleverness

insouciance

sagacity

insight

earnestness

TextExplanation

Answer:

（B）

'For',inthiscase,means'despite.'Despiteherbrilliance,Adadidnotpasstheexam.Shewasundonebyherlackofeffort（"...vowedto...diligently..."）.

（A）,（C）,and（D）aresimilarinmeaning,andnonecontrastwith'brilliance.'

（E）meanshonestyandsincerity.Ifshepossessedmoreof（E）,shewouldhavelikelypassedtheexam.

4.Theconceptionoftimeasparcelledoutin______________intervalsdidnotbeginwiththeadventoftheclock;assuchwemusthaveabiologicalpredispositiontonotconceiveoftimeassimplyanamorphoussuccessionofmoments.

fleeting

illusory

unbounded

discrete

indiscernible

TextExplanation

Answer:

（D）

Theclueis"tonotconceive...amorphous."Therefore,weconceiveoftimethatisbounded,notamorphousorshapeless. 

（A）doesnotmatchthecontext,thoughistemptingbecauseoftheplatitude,"Timeisfleeting." 

（B）isnotsupportedbycontext. 

（C）istheopposite. 

（D）meansbrokenupintoseparateintervals.Thisopposestheideaofamorphousintervals. 

Ifanything,（E）istheoppositeoftheblank.

5.Favoringquantityoversubstance,manyamateurwriterslaborunderthedelusionthatthemore____________thesentencestructurethemore____________thethoughtbeingconveyed.

Blank（i）

rudimentary

involved

superficial

Blank（ii）

tactical

ironic

profound

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（F）

’…quantityforsubstance…’indicatesthatwritersaregoingtothinkthatlongeror（B）involvedsentencesareofmorevalue.Theonlyanswerchoicethatmakessenseinthecontextofconveyingthough,andqualitythoughtatthat,is（F）profound.

6.BecausereadingontheWebentailsquicklyscanningandsortingthroughadelugeofinformation,manywonderifourlevelofengagementwiththetexthasbeen____________oriftheabilitytoreadcloselyandcarefullyisonethatcanbe____________ifwesimplyspendmoretimeimmersedinabook.

Blank（i）

irreparablycompromised

tentativelydisrupted

permanentlyrestored

Blank（ii）

fullyreactivated

furtherdegraded

summarilydisregarded

TextExplanation

Answers:

（A）,（D）

Itmaybetemptingtochoose（B）tentativelydisrupted.Firstoff,itfitsthecontext.Secondly,（A）irreparablycompromisedisveryextreme.However,noneoftheanswerchoicesforthesecondblankmakesenseifcoupledwith（B）.Themostalluring,（D）fullyreactivated,doesn'tquitework,becauseifsomethingistentativelydisrupteditimpliesthatitisonlytemporarilyaffectedandwillchangeback（orbefullyreactivated）soon.

（A）irreparablycompromised,ontheotherhand,impliesthat"thelevelofengagement"mayalwaysbecompromised.The'or'inthesentenceindicatesthatweneedanoppositeto（A）.（D）fullyreactivatedsuppliesthiscontrast.

7.Managerswhocategoricallysquelchinsightsfromlow-tieredemployeesruntheobvioushazardof（i）____________creativity;conversely,theseverysamemanagersaremorelikelyto（ii）____________anyideasthatflowdownfromthetopbrass.

Blank（i）

fomenting

smothering

sparking

Blank（ii）

unquestioninglyembrace

arbitrarilydenounce

conditionallyapprove

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（D）

"Categoricallysquelchinsights"indicatesthefirstblankisgoingtobeawordlikestifle.（A）and（C）createtheoppositemeaning. 

'Conversely'indicatesashift.Thereforethesecondpartofthesentenceisopposite.Forthesecondblankwearelookingfortheoppositeof"categoricallysquelchinsights".Only（D）works.

8.Becausethedefendantexpressedverylittle____________forhisheinouscrime,thejudgemetedouta（n）____________sentence.

Blank（i）

contempt

contrition

apathy

Blank（ii）

charitable

severe

peculiar

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（E）

（B）contrition,orremorse,worksbestforthefirstblank.Asaresult,thejudgehandedouta（E）severesentence.‘Heinous’,whichmeansawful,backsupthesecondblank

9.Thegrammarteacher____________attheslightestfault,sometimesgoingsofarastoberatestudentsforforgettingtocrossa‘t’.

started

caviled

blanched

beamed

paused

TextExplanation

Answer:

（B） 

’…theslightestfault’plusthedetailofstudentsgettingberatedfor‘forgetting…’indicatesthattheteacherfindsfault,especiallyovertrivialmatters

（A）startedjustmeanstomakeasuddenmovement

（B）caviledmeanstofindfaultwith,usuallyontrivialmatters

（C）blanchedmeanstoturnwhitefromshock

（D）beamedmeanstoshowgreatpleasure

（E）pauseddoesnotcapturetheteacher’snegativeemotion

10.Tothe____________eyethejunglecanopycanseemlittlemorethanadenselatticeworkofbranchesandleaves.FortheindigenouspeoplesoftheAmazon,evenasmallareacanserveasaveritable____________ofpharmaceuticalcures.Thefieldofethnobotany,whichrelatesbothtothenaturalpharmacyofferedupbythejungleandthepeopleswhoserveasastoreofsuchknowledge,hasbecomeincreasinglypopularinthelastdecadesasmanyanthropologists,hopingtotakeadvantageofthisvastbounty,learnthelanguageandcustomsofthetribesinorderto____________themthousandsofyearsworthofknowledge.

Blank（i）

untutored

sophisticated

veteran

Blank（ii）

cornucopia

invasion

dissemination

Blank（iii）

gleanfrom

allotto

purgefrom

TextExplanation

Answers:

（A）,（D）,（G）

Thecontrastisbetweentheindigenouspeoples--whoknowalotaboutthejungle--tothosewhoarenotindigenousandthereforedonotnoticeanythingmorethan"denselattice..."Thelatterare （A）untutored.Theindigenouspeoplecandiscernanabundance,ora （D）cornucopia orcures.

Ethnobotanistshopetolearnthisknowledge,or （G）glean theknowledgefromtheindigenouspeoples.

11.True,totheclassicallytrainedear,Haydn’searlyworkscanoftenseem____________,amishmashofmotifsfromwhichanythingfreshhasbeenwrungdrybysubsequentcomposers–totheearsofHaydn’scontemporaries,however,Haydn’smusicwas____________.

Blank（i）

complex

predictable

hackneyed

Blank（ii）

refreshinglynovel

prematurelyantiquated

highlyderivative

TextExplanation

Answers:

（C）,（D）

’…amishmashof…’,‘anythingfresh…’,matcheswith（C）hackneyed.‘Hayden’scontemporaries’signalsatimeshift.Thereforethesecondblankisopposite,（D）refreshinglynovel.

12Hadthecommitteeany（i）______________thatitwasbeinginvestigatedforfraud,surelyitwouldhavebeenmore （ii）______________intryingtocloakanyvenality.

Blank（i）

question

inkling

hindsight

Blank（ii）

suspicious

hesitant

diligent

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（F）

"Cloakanyvenality"isthekeyphrase,whichroughlytranslatedmeanshideanywrongdoing.Therefore,ifthecompanyknew,orhadaninkling,itwasbeinginvestigatedforfraud,itwouldhavebeencareful,orbeenmorediligent,tocoverupanywrongdoing.

13Therecentspateofqualitytelevisiondramas—whileclearlyindebtedtothecinematicidiomofthe1970’s—representsa（n）______________achievement:

neverbeforehasanyvideomediumbeencalledontosustainanarrativefor100plushours.

wondrous

incalculable

unambiguous

unprecedented

spotty

groundbreaking

TextExplanation

Answers:

（D）,（F）

Thecluehereis"neverbefore...",whichbestpointsat（D）and（F）. 

（C）and（A）couldwork,independently,buttheydonotcreatesynonymoussentences.

14Attemptingtoquelltheunrest,themayor,addressingthegatheringmob,highlightedtheverygrievancesthathadinitiallyinflamedpeople’stemper,thereby________provokingthecollectivewrath.

unwittingly

directly

decisively

inadvertently

subtly

noticeably

TextExplanation

（A）unwittinglyand（D）inadvertentlyarethecorrectanswers.

Thecluesare“Attemptingtoquell...provokewrath”.

Themayorattemptedtoeasetheunrestbutinsteadheaccidentallyorunintentionallymadethingsworse.Thereforeanswershavetobesimilartounintentionallyso（A）unwittinglyand（D）inadvertentlyaretheanswers.

15.Thechairmanoftheboard,sensingthatanyeffortwasfutile,became_____thecompany’splight,andonlyshruggedhisshoulderswhentheshareholdersnotifiedhimthatthecorporationwasinsolvent.

waryof

apatheticto

irascibletowards

hopelessregarding

pugnacioustowards

indifferentto

TextExplanation

Answers:

（B）,（F）

Thekeywords'onlyshruggedhisshoulders'showthatthechairmandisplayedasenseofindifference'

（A）waryofmeansskepticaltowards

（B）apatheticmeansnolongercaring,uninterested

（C）irasciblemeansirritatedby

（D）hopelesscould