2012新GRE考试填空例题剖析24

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　　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.
+ S0 @' C6 P$ y$ J6 o　　BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii)
　　(A) quixotic (D) brandish (G) profound cynicism
　　(B) self – righteous (E) flout (H) deeply felt moral code
+ G4 w6 A2 f8 K# }　　(C) strategic (F) follow (I) thoroughgoing pragmatism 外语学习网
0 y' G' R. B+ d; q; ?7 c/ C- B8 g　　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。
9 D2 G* y9 \6 W  ~! u. r: |7 m4 r　　4. 选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
6 I* d& Q. n6 Y- ^$ J; C$ [　　[1]. quixotic：(幻想的)foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
　　[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
  E# o3 |* `& q$ I3 Y. W; r　　[3]. strategic：(有策略的)of, relating to, or marked by strategy
( w& {( \: a8 d- K: r) s2 s! {　　(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.
# i* X! B9 v& ?0 n, N　　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。
' g: @" H2 w4 `# r* `! }, s- z/ i; A　　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：
　　[1]. profound cynicism：极度犬儒主义(负方向)
　　[2]. deeply felt moral code：深刻的道德准则(正方向)
　　[3]. thoroughgoing pragmatism：彻底的实用主义(方向不定)