新GRE考试填空题课堂辅导三十七

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1. While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers — the incomprehension of her colleagues — octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock has lived to ________ the triumph of her once ________ scientific theories.
; S! y- y% v) k6 m1 q   (A) descry ... innovative
   (B) regret ... insignificant
1 d8 F8 e3 ~6 ~9 J) c   (C) perpetuate ... tentative
- H4 v# s' a9 W   (D) enjoy ... authoritative
   (E) savor ... heterodox
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2. Nature’s energy efficiency often ________ human technology: despite the intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only recently have humans developed chemical light-producing systems whose efficiency ________ the firefly’s system.
/ ~  u- P8 ^" K8 Y# k! r. ^   (A) engenders ... manipulates
. s( q9 g; V! y* t) z9 j   (B) reflects ... simulates
   (C) outstrips ... rivals
   (D) inhibits ... matches
   (E) determines ... reproduces
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3. Usually the first to spot data that were inconsistent with other findings, in this particular experiments she let a number of ________ results slip by.
5 P( e, F( o3 }8 T: Y& c0 E/ a   (A) inaccurate
   (B) verifiable
   (C) redundant
   (D) salient
) E4 T1 p$ G: N0 {! ~   (E) anomalous
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4 r  s4 K/ l" p' U- M" L4. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by ________, the leaders of the movement have recently ________ most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism.
. }; Y. ?1 k, U, @3 |   (A) intimidation ... issued
   (B) participation ... moderated
   (C) proclamation ... codified
   (D) demonstration ... deliberated
# Z  {  w, K# S0 W7 H1 E2 {   (E) coercion ... repudiated
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5. Before about 1960, virtually all accounts of evolution assumed most adaptation to be a product of selection at the level of populations; recent studies of evolution, however, have found no ________ this ________ view of selection.
   (A) departures from ... controversial
$ D' {$ J, E; H* n$ h   (B) basis for ... pervasive
& X$ X4 ~8 P, a7 H! `# c0 F4 p   (C) bias toward ... unchallenged
' ~2 e$ n$ T' L   (D) precursors of ... innovative
, `0 w/ U$ H( z! K: D+ W- V2 ]  o   (E) criticisms of ... renowned

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6. Scientists’ pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been ________ by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately ________ experimental results to further their own careers.
   (A) reinforced ... published
   (B) validated ... suppressed
   (C) exterminated ... replicated
& P5 g. k' o# `- @% c   (D) compromised ... fabricated
   (E) resuscitated ... challenged
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/ P( \. v/ A3 x5 x& p4 J& u7. Although Johnson’s and Smith’s initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm ________ after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be.
   (A) revived
* U' Z1 l. {) \0 I7 `4 s) e, J   (B) emerged
   (C) intensified
   (D) flagged
   (E) persisted
3 H' t  G+ _6 x2 }8 |# y时间概念在GRE填空解题中的价值
时间概念解题主要包括两方面：时间相同和时间相反。
% [1 d* q  l& U. h时间相同指题中两个时间概念所表示的时间一致。
例：earlier和initially
! ]+ K% \' N* s/ R: W; b* r时间相反：
, Z) Q; N; ~4 g% p( n    1.单个时间表示相反  例：until, later
    2.两个时间表示相反
: {7 n2 J+ I0 @$ o5 U$ N总结：当题中出现时间概念时，首先区分是一个时间还是两个时间。如果是单个
    时间，要看其是否符合时间相反中的单个时间的类型。如果出现两个时间概
! N0 U3 z/ b; c( W8 M$ X+ _    念，看看它们是一致还是相反。
3.两个场合状语  例：通常和particularly   usually和specifically  
  v% M) B' v; f' @2 k+ @0 D    场合壮语一般出现在分句的句首。
1. 提到一个人不被理解一般指思想理论不被理解。
3 f! a! N: I: w' U/ d   once与initially呼应
$ N+ _" V1 o/ _7 @% p   innovative  革新，创新
   insignificant  没有意义
   tentative  尝试性的
1 ~6 ^- E0 e6 ~4 J- B( l$ f; B4 t   authoritative  权威的
   eterodox  异端的
% t3 P8 U5 Z  Q+ u   答案：E
   savor  品尝，欣赏，从中获得快乐

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2. 冒号解释关系。only recently表示反常关系。
   engenders  产生
   reflects  反映
   outstrips  超越
8 p* X! v" S+ D6 |/ f$ p2 _! s   inhibits  抑制
$ {/ `0 w# c5 }1 W, T   determines  决定
   答案：C
3. 两个场合壮语表示反差关系，usually和particular。
, z2 ]/ L$ S3 L/ P8 l   注意补充省略的成份she is。
   答案：E anomalous  异常的
2 d/ q6 E' A. G. `. k6 n! Y4. 题中暗含了一种比较。by后面接名词表示政府的主动手段。
    intimidation  恐吓，威胁  issued  发表，发布
    particular  参与，参加
4 [5 e3 C+ k. g    proclamation  宣布，发布
* ~* a* w' l8 {3 O3 p. Q5 u+ m$ \    demonstration  游行，示威
    coercion  强制  repudiated  拒绝
9 s- E( d9 S) P0 l2 ~/ i0 x    时间相反一切相反。
    答案：E
# K+ y4 B. Q6 Z/ z( |$ N3 ^+ x    having分词放在句首表示原因。
' N2 `2 f, W+ n$ w  W- B+ f    第一个分句含有比较，通过比较给出一种分类方式。
    后一个分句含有时间反差，表明观点相反。
5. recent和before 1960表示时间反差。时间不同观点相反。
    departures from  脱离
" }" K* k+ Y" A! C    basis for  根据  pervasive  普遍存在的
    bias  偏见
7 H$ e0 _8 z" A+ a4 y) w$ D2 w6 q9 j    precursors  先驱
% U, Y4 t# s3 R- {! p& o* D    criticisms  批评
; k' t: i$ N. N# M# Z- a. a    答案：B