2012新GRE考试填空例题剖析24
新gre填空增加了双空空题型，自去年新gre改革以来更加侧重基础能力的考察，新gre填空题型更多的考察单词的用法和精确含义，同时天空中加深了阅读理解能力的考察，因此考生在备考新gre填空时大量的阅读训练也必不可少。例5. (OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q17)
The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii) ______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii)
(A) quixotic (D) brandish (G) profound cynicism
(B) self – righteous (E) flout (H) deeply felt moral code
(C) strategic (F) follow (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism 外语学习网
KEY：CDH
(一) 选取第一空所在部分：The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i) ______rather thanideological, ashe adaptshis political positionsat any particular moment to the political realitiesthat constrain him.
1. Blank1中应该填入一个形容词，用来描述政治家的政治策略的属性。
2. Rather than对前面的属性取反，写出ideology，则blank1中的属性是ideology的反义词。
3. As引导的后半句是对于前半句的重复说明，因而政治家的政策是根据不断变化的现实而改变的，因而政治家的特点应该体现出“变化”感。
4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
. quixotic：(幻想的)foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
. self-righteous：(自以为是的)convinced of one’s own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
. strategic：(有策略的)of, relating to, or marked by strategy
(二) 选取第三空所在部分：Rather, he attempts in subtle waysto balance his political self-interestwith a (iii) ______, viewinghimself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
1. 句子前面的rather表示本句话与前述相反，而在这句话内部，没有任何反义关联元素，也没有否定词，故对应部分是同义关系。
2. Blank3中应该填入一个名词或名词性结构，表明政治家在改变自己态度时所拥有的一种东西。
3. 后面说政治家实际上把自己视为一种更高的目标的执行者，因而其最终是为了追求自己的人生目标，实现自己的政治价值而存在的，这种更高的目标使得其能够仅仅通过微调来实现自己的政治价值，而不是突然放弃或支持什么，因而这个是一种正向的约束。
4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
. profound cynicism：极度犬儒主义(负方向)
. deeply felt moral code：深刻的道德准则(正方向)
. thoroughgoing pragmatism：彻底的实用主义(方向不定)
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