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。
* q8 c- u2 Q1 c: [ p2 s2 d5 l, a 例5. (OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q17)
! R3 ?' E, c7 ^. Q- ] 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. # N3 f- D" `- z: Y
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii) - p0 y( q, L7 D f" ]$ ^) B3 D5 a
(A) quixotic (D) brandish (G) profound cynicism * O' W# k! t; B4 @7 W g
(B) self – righteous (E) flout (H) deeply felt moral code , a& M/ d/ I- U$ B0 r
(C) strategic (F) follow (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism 外语学习网( ^& J8 i3 K! K" F9 g0 H) L
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. {3 W' s, t1 f! B (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.
# z. W) z& P) I, _4 b, }5 i 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。
; r2 \& l& N$ r3 m 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。
. A: f* ]: J3 f 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。 7 B9 R6 C1 l8 Z" j) W2 {
4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空: : m, a K5 e) N$ P: I- A
[1]. quixotic:(幻想的)foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action 9 N. ?: b2 z+ ?7 B
[2]. 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 k* F' [. l% K; A2 s) ~/ F; v
[3]. strategic:(有策略的)of, relating to, or marked by strategy . m6 t4 w- d8 U
(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.
5 }0 _5 ~* X: h6 b 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。 B% U; C8 p; f$ z8 Z# s8 {; b
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。 - Q7 m" S _" W* _3 |
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。 ( ~6 u' K4 y0 h% E# l
4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空: 2 F; u3 J3 D1 I% u4 @7 r/ a# ?
[1]. profound cynicism:极度犬儒主义(负方向) 5 x: @# n" |. d# |6 ~
[2]. deeply felt moral code:深刻的道德准则(正方向)
8 h- L- Z R$ } [3]. thoroughgoing pragmatism:彻底的实用主义(方向不定) |