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1、GRE之OG2浏览真题汇总今天就和的大家共享一下GRE之OG2浏览真题，一起来学习吧，下面我就和大家共享，来欣赏一下吧。GRE浏览真题之OG2OG-2Passage6Themoredefinitionsagivennounhas,themorevaluableiseachone.Multipledefinitions,eachsubtlydifferentfromalltheothers,conveymultipleshadesofmeaning.Theyexpandtheusesoftheword;languageisenriched,thoughtiswidened,andinterpre
2、tationsincreaseordilatetofillthepotentialitiesofassociation.Theveryimpossibilityofabsolutenessinthedefinitionofcertainnounsaddstothelevelsofconnotationtheymayreach.Theinnerlifeofawriteroftensaysmorethanmostreaderscanknow;themindofareadercandiscovertruthsthatgobeyondtheintentorperhapseventhecomprehen
3、sionofthewriter.Andallofitfindsexpressionbecauseawordcanmeanmanythings.1.Inthecontextinwhichitappears,“shades(line2)mostnearlymeansA.remindersB.nuancesC.obscuritiesD.coveringsE.degrees2.Thepassagesuggeststhatawritersuseofnounsthathavemultipledefinitionscanhavewhichofthefollowingeffectsontherelations
4、hipbetweenwriterandreader?A.Itcanencouragethereadertoconsiderhowthewriterslifemighthaveinfluencedthework.B.Itcancausethereadertobecomefrustratedwiththewritersfailuretodistinguishbetweensubtleshadesofmeaning.C.Itcanallowthereadertodiscerninaworkcertainmeaningsthatthewriterdidnotforesee.D.Itallowsthew
5、ritertoprovidethereaderwithcluesbeyondtheworditselfinordertoavoidambiguity.E.Itallowsthewritertopresentunfamiliarideastothereadermoreefficiently.GRE浏览真题之OG2OG-2Passage7Untilrecently,manyanthropologistsassumedthattheenvironmentofwhatisnowthesouthwesternUnitedStatesshapedthesocialhistoryandcultureofth
6、eregionsindigenouspeoples.Buildingonthisassumption,archaeologistsassertedthatadverseenvironmentalconditionsanddroughtswereresponsibleforthedisappearancesandmigrationsofsouthwesternpopulationsfrommanysitestheyonceinhabited.However,suchdeterministicargumentsfailtoacknowledgethatlocalenvironmentalvaria
7、bilityintheSouthwestmakesgeneralizingaboutthatenvironmentdifficult.ToexaminetherelationshipbetweenenvironmentalvariationandsocioculturalchangeintheWesternPuebloregionofcentralArizona,whichindigenoustribeshaveoccupiedcontinuouslyforatleast800years,aresearchteamrecentlyreconstructedtheclimatic,vegetat
8、ional,anderosionalcyclesofpastcenturies.Theresearchersfounditimpossibletoprovideasingle,generallyapplicablecharacterizationofenvironmentalconditionsfortheregion.Rather,theyfoundthatlocalareasexperienceddifferentpatternsofrainfall,wind,anderosion,andthatsuchconditionshadprevailedintheSouthwestforthel
9、ast1,400years.Rainfall,forexample,variedwithinandbetweenlocalvalleysystems,sothatevenadjacentagriculturalfieldscanproducesignificantlydifferentyields.Theresearcherscharacterizedepisodesofvariationinsouthwesternenvironmentsbyfrequency:low-frequencyenvironmentalprocessesoccurincycleslongerthanonehuman
10、generation,whichgenerallyisconsideredtolastabout25years,andhigh-frequencyprocesseshaveshortercycles.Theresearcherspointedoutthatlow-frequencyprocesses,suchasfluctuationsinstreamflowandgroundwaterlevels,wouldnotusuallybeapparenttohumanpopulations.Incontrast,high-frequencyfluctuationssuchasseasonaltem
11、peraturevariationsareobservableandsomewhatpredictable,sothatgroupscouldhaveadaptedtheirbehaviorsaccordingly.WhentheresearcherscomparedsequencesofsocioculturalchangeintheWesternPuebloregionwithepisodesoflow-andhigh-frequencyenvironmentalvariation,however,theyfoundnosimplecorrelationbetweenenvironment
12、alprocessandsocioculturalchangeorpersistence.AlthoughearlyPueblopeoplesdidprotectthemselvesagainstenvironmentalriskanduncertainty,theyrespondedvariouslyondifferentoccasionstosimilarpatternsofhigh-frequencyclimaticandenvironmentalchange.Theresearchersidentifiedsevenmajoradaptiveresponses,includinginc
13、reasedmobility,relocationofpermanentsettlements,changesinsubsistencefoods,andrelianceontradewithothergroups.Thesefindingssuggestthatgroupsadaptivechoicesdependedonculturalandsocialaswellasenvironmentalfactorsandwereflexiblestrategiesratherthanuncomplicatedreactionstoenvironmentalchange.Environmental
14、conditionsmattered,buttheywererarely,ifever,sufficienttoaccountforsocioculturalpersistenceandchange.Groupsizeandcomposition,culture,contactwithothergroups,andindividualchoicesandactionswerebarringcatastrophessuchasfloodsorearthquakesmoresignificantforapopulationssurvivalthanwereclimateandenvironment
15、.1.ThepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithA.explainingwhycertainresearchfindingshavecreatedcontroversyB.pointingouttheflawsinaresearchmethodologyandsuggestingadifferentapproachC.presentingevidencetochallengeanexplanationandofferinganalternativeexplanationD.elucidatingthemeansbywhichcertaingroupshaveadapt
16、edtotheirenvironmentE.defendingalong-heldinterpretationbypresentingnewresearchfindings2.Whichofthefollowingfindingswouldmoststronglysupporttheassertionmadebythearchaeologistsmentionedinline3?A.Apopulationremainedinacertainregionatleastacenturyaftererosionworeawaymuchofthetopsoilthatsustainedgrassfor
17、theirgrazinganimals.B.Therangeofacertaingroupsagriculturalactivityincreasedoveracenturyofgradualdecreaseinannualrainfall.C.Aswintersgrewincreasinglymildinacertainregion,thenomadicresidentsoftheregioncontinuedtomovebetweentheirsummerandwinterencampments.D.Anagriculturalpopulationbegantotradeforsuppli
18、esofagraininsteadofproducingthegraininitsownfieldsasithadinthepast.E.Ahalfcenturyofdroughtandfallinggroundwaterlevelscausedacertainpopulationtoabandontheirsettlementsalongariverbank.3.Thefactthat“adjacentagriculturalfieldscanproducesignificantlydifferentyields(lines1617)isofferedasevidenceoftheA.unp
19、redictabilityoftheclimateandenvironmentofthesouthwesternUnitedStatesB.difficultyofproducingaconsistentfoodsupplyforalargepopulationintheWesternPuebloregionC.lackofwaterandlandsuitableforcultivationincentralArizonaD.localclimaticvariationintheenvironmentofthesouthwesternUnitedStatesE.high-frequencyen
20、vironmentalprocessesatworkinthesouthwesternUnitedStates4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTanexampleofapopulationrespondingtohigh-frequencyenvironmentalprocesses?A.DevelopingwatertightjarsinwhichtocollectandstorewaterduringtherainyseasonB.Buildingmultistorydwellingsi
21、nlow-lyingareastoavoidtheflashfloodingthatoccurseachsummerC.MovingavillagebecausegroundwaterlevelshavechangedoverthelastgenerationD.TradingwithothergroupsforfursfromwhichtomakewinterclothesE.MovingonesherdsofgrazinganimalseachyearbetweensummerandwinterpasturesGRE浏览真题之OG2OG-2Passage8Arcticseaicecomes
22、intwovarieties.Seasonaliceformsinwinterandthenmeltsinsummer,whileperennialicepersistsyear-round.Totheuntrainedeye,allseaicelookssimilar,butbylickingit,onecanestimatehowlongaparticularpiecehasbeenfloatinground.Whenicebeginstoforminseawater,itforcesoutsalt,whichhasnoplaceinthecrystalstructure.Astheice
23、getsthicker,therejectedsaltcollectsintinypocketsofbrinetoohighlyconcentratedtofreeze.Apieceoffirst-yearicewilltastesalty.Eventually,iftheicesurvives,thesepocketsofbrinedrainoutthroughfine,veinlikechannels,andtheicebecomesfresher;multiyearicecanevenbemeltedanddrunk.Forthefollowingquestion,considereac
24、hofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.1.Thepassagementionswhichofthefollowingasbeingacharacteristicofseasonalice?A.Itissimilarinappearancetoperennialice.B.Itistypicallyfilledwithfine,veinlikechannels.C.Ittastessaltierthanperennialice.2.Inthecontextinwhichitappears,“fine(line7)mostnearlymeansA
25、.acceptableB.elegantC.preciseD.pureE.smallGRE浏览真题之OG2OG-2Passage9HistorianscreditrepeatedlocustinvasionsinthenineteenthcenturywithreshapingUnitedStatesagriculturewestoftheMississippiRiver.Admonishedbygovernmententomologists,farmersbegantodiversify.Wheathadcometonearlymonopolizetheregion,butitwaspart
26、icularlyvulnerabletothelocusts.In1873,justbeforethelocustsmostwitheringoffensive,nearlytwo-thirdsofMinnesotafarmlandwasproducingwheat;bytheinvasionslastyear,thatfractionhaddroppedtolessthanone-sixth.Farmerslearnedthatpeasandbeanswerefarlessvulnerabletotheinsects,andcornwasamorerobustgrainthanwheat.I
27、nadditiontoplantingalternativecrops,manyfarmersturnedtodairyandbeefproduction.Althoughpastureswereoftendamagedbythelocusts,theselandswerealmostalwaysleftinbettershapethanthecropswere.Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.1.Accordingtothepassage,beforethereco
28、mmendationsbythegovernmententomologists,whichofthefollowingwastrueaboutfarmingwestoftheMississippiRiver?A.Farmersfocusedprimarilyongrowingwheat.B.Peasandbeanshadnotyetbeenplantedintheregion.C.Arelativelysmallportionoffarmlandwasdevotedtocropsotherthanwheat.2.Inthecontextinwhichitappears,“robust(line
29、8)mostnearlymeansA.crudeB.demandingC.productiveD.vigorousE.richGRE浏览真题之OG2OG-2Passage10In1998theUnitedStatesDepartmentofTransportationreceivednearly10,000consumercomplaintsaboutairlines;in1999itreceivedover20,000.Moreover,thenumberofcomplaintsper100,000passengersalsomorethandoubled.Inbothyearsthevas
30、tmajorityofcomplaintsconcernedflightdelays,cancellations,mishandledbaggage,andcustomerservice.Clearly,therefore,despitetheUnitedStatesairlineindustrysseriouseffortstoimproveperformanceintheseareas,passengerdissatisfactionwithairlineserviceincreasedsignificantlyin1999.1.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mos
31、tseriouslyweakenstheargument?A.Althoughthepercentageofflightsthatarrivedontimedroppedslightlyoverall,from77percentin1998to76percentin1999,someUnitedStatesairlines1999on-timeratewasactuallybetterthantheir1998on-timerate.B.ThenumberofpassengersflyingonUnitedStatesairlineswassignificantlyhigherin1999th
32、anin1998.C.Fewerbagsper1,000passengersflyingonUnitedStatesairlineswerelostordelayedin1999thanin1998.D.Theappearancein1999ofmanynewInternetsitesthatrelaycomplaintsdirectlytotheDepartmentofTransportationhasmadefilingacomplaintaboutairlinesmucheasierforconsumersthaneverbefore.E.AlthoughthenumberofconsumercomplaintsincreasedforeverymajorUnitedStatesairlinein1999,forsomeairlinestheextentoftheincreasewassubstantial,whereasforothersitwasextremelysmall.BCAB6BC7CEDC8ACE9ACD10D