其中第一种“五选一”就是目前GRE阅读的题型。而第二种“三选多”(从三个选项中选出所有适合的答案,正确答案数不定,只选出部分正确答案者不得分)与第三种“句子功能”题(找到原文中与选项描述相一致的句子并点击该句子)都是阅读理解部分新增的题型。例如,2 g7 P5 s+ c& | O1 S6 E
Sample questions 1 to 3 below are based on this passage:) Q. B4 C/ t! f0 i& H+ \
Policymakers must confront the dilemma that fossil fuels continue to be an indispensable source of energy even though burning them produces atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide that increase the likelihood of potentially disastrous global climate change. Currently, technology that would capture carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and sequester it harmlessly underground or undersea instead of releasing it into the atmosphere might double the cost of generating electricity. But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide will undoubtedly lead to lowered costs。
5 ` _2 W7 k/ U& t0 N Sample Multiple-choice Question—Select One Answer Choice(五选一)3 E* V# c9 P9 h& l) C& F* v
1. The passage implies which of the following about the current cost of generating electricity?
* r. V! t1 o3 A' U! U" M# s8 i A. It is higher than it would be if better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide were available。9 _3 s' s4 z' B' N
B. It is somewhat less than the cost of electricity transmission and distribution。
$ }* M2 A3 e0 L* s3 u C. It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity。
`* v5 [9 |8 L" Y& y- D9 f D. It is dwelt on by policymakers to the exclusion of other costs associated with electricity delivery。7 L$ s6 X9 d, |+ \
E. It is not fully recovered by the prices charged directly to electricity consumers。
9 |! F& M3 B. U2 L* e, y+ Q Sample Multiple-choice Question—Select One or More Answer Choices(三选多)
- z- c6 `* ^3 o4 z1 T1 l Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply。
1 k, U* D1 E8 Z. W t6 v0 _ 2. The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would, over time, have which of the following consequences?. H4 c# S5 y0 h# _7 I e
A. The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide。 G7 {4 @: \) S. o0 c$ i" n
B. The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline。
: r% d# X+ m1 ~5 { C. Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels。
# S& b9 z" c/ g- N) M Sample Select-in-Passage Question(句子功能题)2 b8 Q5 X/ t! t: ?: ]: i
3. Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected would not occur。
+ ~% b( o" B, i2 { 文本完成题是语文部分新增的第一种填空题型。在一段文章中,有1至3个空,每个空对应三个选项。假如整个段落只有一个空,就对应五个选项。任何一个空选错整个段落的答案就算全部错误。例如,
$ v, P$ X/ r, z5 r/ C8 J2 Y* M It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be BLANK by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to BLANK his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the BLANK, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet。- }9 w; U7 Y: x$ `, C* `
Answer choices for question 1. Blank 1
9 H8 M, t& C& v1 h7 \9 }Blank 2
% L3 r& K9 q7 ]/ |8 o4 h2 eBlank 3
, w7 w3 `; C5 [, }overshadowed
/ _* j% r% e/ |7 e+ x f$ B& S/ |enhance9 V7 e9 ~, V/ Y: r
plausibility of our hypotheses' R; E% E+ b2 r' H5 G. H: p
invalidated
% A% ^& Q) Y8 o! b8 @0 U- eobscure
, B3 p% B$ w. n) {& bcertainty of our entitlement# w) o" j) M* T e' a! I
illuminated
" j. Y3 p7 ?3 u7 m# |underscore
$ v. Y4 s) L2 F7 B' f' isuperficiality of our theories, q' V0 E+ @" N% o3 _& b7 y/ ~
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句子等值题是另一种新增的填空题型,包含一个句子,而且只有一个空格,要求从提供的六个选项中选出两个正确答案。只选出一个正确答案者不得分。例如,/ f3 c3 K) M0 A) b' A0 ?% G+ i+ x9 Q: D
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as BLANK。, A" P* @( F6 ?8 Z; X& T
A. orthodox* M0 ?8 S0 l( W2 e! w8 _" z
B. eccentric
* S1 D8 e2 y' e6 o1 @ C. original! q3 K7 ]& }# ~1 [: M5 C
D. trifling9 T' ]% Y: R X+ ], i
E. conventional+ j U% I- h; h' D
F. innovative$ g+ ]+ }- j* G% R [2 z9 k. K
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