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1、2021GRE考试真题卷(5)本卷共分为1大题50小题,作答时间为180分钟,总分100分,60分及格。一、单项选择题(共50题,每题2分。每题的备选项中,只有一个最符合题意) 1.Precision of wording is necessary in good writing; by choosing words that exactly convey the desired meaning, one can avoid_ .A:redundancyB:complexityC:duplicityD:ambiguityE:lucidity2.Publishers have discovere
2、d that black America is not a_ of attitudes and opinions but a rich mixture lending itself to numerous expressions in print.A:concoctionB:medleyC:monolithD:paradoxE:controversy3.Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so_ that even a professional exterminator may fail to_ them.
3、A:vulnerable . eradicateB:widespread . discernC:fragile . destroyD:hardy . eliminateE:numerous . detect4.Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to_ the discussions involving the two women.A:exacerbateB:protractC:truncateD
4、:augmentE:elaborate5.Rebuffed by his colleagues, the initially_ young researcher became increasingly_A:outgoing . withdrawnB:boisterous . excitableC:diligent . tolerantD:theoretical . pragmaticE:tedious . polished6.Rent control restrictions on small apartment owners may unfortunately_ rather than al
5、leviate housing problems.A:resolveB:diminishC:castigateD:minimizeE:exacerbate7.Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their drivers licenses permanently_ .A:issuedB:recordedC:authorizedD:revokedE:disregarded8.Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she coul
6、d never start writing a paper till the deadline was_ .A:knownB:problematicC:imminentD:supersededE:recent9.Safire as a political commentator is patently never_ ; he writes_ editorials about every action the government takes.A:content . deferentialB:querulous . biasedC:amazed . bemusedD:overawed . fla
7、tteringE:satisfied . peevish10.Salvador Dalis tendency to fabricate events makes it difficult for the biographer to tell the story of his life with any degree of_ .A:vividnessB:accuracyC:solemnityD:spontaneityE:artistry11.Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved_ mi
8、stress to her cats.A:a harshB:an indolentC:an ambivalentD:a cautiousE:a lenient12.Paradoxically, while it is relatively easy to prove a fraudulent work of art is a fraud, it is often virtually impossible to prove that an authentic one is_ .A:unpretentiousB:objectiveC:impartialD:dubiousE:genuine13.Pe
9、ople expected Winston Churchill to take his painting lightly, but Churchill, no_ , regarded his artistic efforts most seriously indeed.A:virtuosoB:zealotC:dilettanteD:altruistE:renegade14.People who dont outgrow their colleges often dont grow in other ways; there remained in Forsters life and imagin
10、ation a_ of the undergraduate, clever but_ .A:dislike . talentedB:touch . judiciousC:streak . immatureD:fear . dormantE:trace . sincere15.People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small quantities, in large amounts these substances may have_ effects.A:
11、admirableB:redundantC:intangibleD:toxicE:minor16.Perhaps because he feels_ by an excess of parental restrictions and rules, at adolescence the repress child may break out dramatically.A:nurturedB:appeasedC:confinedD:fascinatedE:liberated17.Peter has a bad habit of making_ remarks that cause us to fo
12、rget the gist of what he is saying.A:awkwardB:pertinentC:digressiveD:tellingE:tentative18.Physicists dream of a unified theory of matter that could replace the present_ of mutually in consistent theories that litter the field.A:bonanzaB:concordC:dearthD:integrationE:clutter19.Polls indicate that man
13、y prospective voters in the next presidential election are_ about the outcome; they do not seem to care who wins.A:enthusiasticB:inadequateC:antagonisticD:apatheticE:suspicious20.Pre-Spanish art in Mexico is not a_ art; they are mistaken who see in its bold simplifications or wayward conceptions an
14、inability to_ technical difficulties.A:formal . ignoreB:graphic . understandC:primitive . nurtureD:crude . overcomeE:revolutionary . instigate21.Numerous studies have found that people who choose to represent themselves in court on the whole exercise pretty good judgment-they seem to have a_ sense o
15、f when they need a lawyer and when they dont.A:faultyB:capriciousC:reliableD:transientE:drastic22.On some occasions Monteverdi specifies the instruments he wishes to make up his orchestra, but more often he is_ or silent on the issue.A:enigmaticB:preciseC:eloquentD:resoluteE:vehement23.One by one, s
16、he_ almost all of her supporters until, at the end, only a handful of her closest allies really wanted her to stay in office.A:promotedB:alienatedC:representedD:exaggeratedE:liberated24.One might dispute the authors handling of particular points of Kandinskys interaction with his artistic environmen
17、t, but her main theses are_ .A:unaestheticB:incongruousC:untenableD:undecipherableE:irreproachable25.One of Detroits great success stories tells of Lee Iacoccas revitalization of the moribund Chrysler Corporation, turning it into a_ competitor.A:vigorousB:tentativeC:marginalD:negligentE:superficial2
18、6.One of photographys most basic and powerful traits is its ability to give substance to_ , to present precise visual details of a time gone by.A:romanceB:premonitionC:mysticismD:invisibilityE:history27.One of the great killers until barely 50 years ago, tuberculosis (consumption as it was then name
19、d) seemed a scourge or_ rather than the long-term_ illness it was.A:plague . chronicB:detriment . ominousC:antiseptic . prevalentD:vestige . contemporaryE:epidemic . salutary28.Only the fear of immediate_ prevents that country from launching an attack.A:reprisalB:surrenderC:truceD:surveillanceE:rebu
20、ke29.Our mood swings about the economy grow more extreme: when things go well, we become_ ; when things go poorly,_ descends.A:restive . anxietyB:euphoric . gloomC:prudent . benevolenceD:ascetic . miseryE:ambivalence . optimism30.Pain is the bodys early warning system: loss of_ in the extremities le
21、aves a person_ injuring himself unwittingly.A:agony . in capable ofB:sensation . vulnerable toC:consciousness . desirous ofD:feeling . habituated toE:movement . prone to31.Most Antarctic animals_ depend on the tiny shrimplike krill, either feeding on them directly, like the humpback whale, or consum
22、ing species that feed on them.A:seldomB:ultimatelyC:preferablyD:immediatelyE:marginally32.Most of the settlements that grew up near the logging camps were_ affairs, thrown together in a hurry because people needed to live on the job.A:protractedB:unobtrusiveC:nomadicD:ramshackleE:banal33.Most people
23、 who are color-blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly_ view of a world all in shades of gray.A:monochromaticB:opalescentC:translucentD:astigmaticE:roseate34.Mr. Levi is_ learned; he has read everything bearing on his subject and on poetry in general (in several la
24、nguages), and he has forgotten little if anything.A:moderatelyB:spottilyC:inadvertentlyD:formidablyE:inadequately35.Mrs. Thatcher had a better eye for the weaknesses and_ of her contemporaries than for their virtues.A:responsibilitiesB:foiblesC:meritsD:talentsE:attractions36.Ms. Ono_ gives interview
25、s because she believes the news media have_ her and treated her badly.A:frequently . publicizedB:rarely . misrepresentedC:seldom . eulogizedD:reluctantly . acclaimedE:gradually . evaded37.Much of the clowns success may be attributed to the contrast between the_ manner he adopts and the general_ that
26、 characterizes the circus.A:giddy . sobrietyB:lugubrious . hilarityC:gaudy . clamorD:joyful . hysteriaE:frenetic . excitement38.Muskoxen survived in isolated arctic habitats, but in the nineteenth century, they declined rapidly even there, their numbers_ by the armed enthusiasm of explorers, whalers
27、, fur traders, and Eskimo.A:swelledB:augmentedC:devastatedD:underestimatedE:calculated39.New Yorker short stories often include_ allusions to_ people and events: the implication is, if you are in the in-crowd, youll get the reference; if you come from Cleveland, you wont.A:esoteric . obscureB:redund
28、ant . celebratedC:tedious . notoriousD:provincial . majorE:passing . common40.New judges often fear that the influence of their own backgrounds will_ their verdicts, no matter how sincere they are in wanting to be_ .A:contradict . reveredB:corroborate . silentC:condition . impartialD:disclose . secr
29、etiveE:falsify . humane41.Lovejoy, the hero of Jonathan Gashs mystery novels, is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell_ antiques from the real thing.A:pricelessB:spuriousC:classicalD:authenticE:antiquated42.MacDougalls former editors remember him as a_ man whose_ and exhaustiv
30、e reporting was worth the trouble.A:domineering . wearisomeB:congenial . pretentiousC:popular . superciliousD:fastidious . garbledE:cantankerous . meticulous43.Many educators argue that a_ grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the cla
31、ssroom.A:heterogeneousB:systematicC:homogeneousD:sporadicE:fragmentary44.Many elderly people are capable of working, but they are kept from gainful employment by the_ of those employers who mistakenly believe that young people alone can give them adequate service.A:philosophyB:parsimonyC:conservatis
32、mD:rationalizationsE:short-sightedness45.Many of the early Hollywood moguls sought to_ themselves and enhance their celluloid empires by snaring_ writers and intellectuals as screenwriters.A:advance . presumptuousB:aggrandize . prestigiousC:intimidate . unsuspectingD:glorify . superannuatedE:sabotag
33、e . distinguished46.Many scientific discoveries are a matter of_ : Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.A:serendipityB:experimentationC:casuistryD:technologyE:principle47.Marketing specialists have begun_ what had once been a_ audience into innumerab
34、le segments based on age, sex, income, and a host of pop sociological categories.A:carving up . massB:bringing together . fragmentedC:tearing apart . sophisticatedD:unifying . distinctE:transforming . responsive48.Micawbers habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of perpetual_ , bu
35、t he_ hoping to see a more affluent day.A:indigence . persevered inB:confusion . compromised byC:enervation . retaliated byD:motion . responded byE:opulence . insisted on49.Mindful that his hardworking parents_ to give him an education, Lopez, now wealthy, contributes_ to scholarship funds for the n
36、eedy.A:planned . needlesslyB:skimped . profitableC:squandered . sparinglyD:struggled . generouslyE:regaled . regretfully50.Morphing is a term_ for the metamorphosis of one shape into another, such as the smooth formation of a live actor from a silvery puddle as seen in Terminator 2.A:coinedB:denigratedC:simulatedD:mistakenE:repudiated第20页 共20页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页