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[GRE真题] GRE考试历年真题:选择题4

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1、Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the anufacturers, to the environmentalists’ dismay, ------ the use of these herbicides on lawns. # }3 K' i( Y  J, C
A, defy+ P" c& d# e9 u
B, defer
  U" |! c- p: R0 w2 ]: t; A C, defend5 G  g; {3 I7 p4 u9 C# P
D, assail
' S% m# N7 j# K' m5 U/ K3 F8 y E, disparage
) z' f9 Q3 B" _  A8 z) O8 Oenvironmentalist: n.1.环境保护论者,人类生态学者 2.环境论者 3.环境艺术家
5 p" w6 W3 Y' s* f3 E' G: Starget: v.以…为攻击目标 6 g+ b+ G" n0 f+ T3 ?2 i2 M
herbicide: n.除莠剂,灭草剂 / K! Q5 g9 ?8 D+ x5 M" w4 y
potentially: adv.潜在地,可能地   8 i- m& ?( N% t% B- `
to somebody’s dismay: prep.令人气馁(失望、绝望、幻灭,惊愕等) , z# d" ]) C% ^7 y; j# H5 m/ t
defy: v.1.违抗,反抗,蔑视 2.经受得住 3.使成为不可能 4.挑,激
4 o* ]2 v  ]  w* ^6 F( D/ o: z+ Vdefer: v.1.推迟,拖延,使推迟 2.尊敬,服从,敬重(to)
. \& X7 t6 k/ j8 {  ]3 {% X7 u  k: Y5 nassail: v.1.攻击,袭击 2.质问,责骂 3.着手解决,毅然对付 4 C, i& W( n  ^2 a# c
disparage: v.1.贬低,轻视 2.底毁,损害…的名声 1 ?- a4 I9 }, n; l! E: m* i6 R% W
译文:虽然环保专家们将抨击的矛头指向某些除草剂,抨击某潜在的危险性,但是,令环保专家们沮丧的是,制造商们却对这些除草剂在草坪上的使用大加辨护。5 m7 @# A8 p" X
2、To believe that a culture’s achievement can be measured by the -------of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as ------- as a page of great literature.3 H# }( e" ]# Z- T: {* Y' }6 Z; H
A, nature.. readable
: J3 w, H9 S* N9 H* M, k B, quality.. prevalent
" E& ^* X- e* d  I( G C, timelessness.. understandable& K7 _# n5 L6 L# i9 x
D, applicability.. eloquent
9 W# m- j4 B8 P( ]4 d; s E, volume.. valuable
. O2 ]  B% s) h3 ejunk mail: n.三级邮件,(成批大量发出的)邮寄广告宣传品
$ V3 l1 O+ B4 H( Z" p8 A% hprevalent: a.流行的,盛行的,普遍的 3 ]6 ?. J, H2 i* r/ A
timelessness: n.永恒,无时间性,永不改变,无始无终
7 _% Q# q) p- i9 p& H. reloquent: a.1.雄辩的,有说服力的 2.富于表情的,明白显示出的(of)
: x, `% ~6 d$ S8 S. X9 x* ?/ D; Vvolume: n.1.份量,量,额 2.体积,容积,容量   c8 _9 [5 H& e' ?: r9 l/ ?
译文:若要人相信某一文化的成就可凭藉其书面材料的总量来衡量的话,这就需要我们接受这样一种说法,即一页三级邮件的价值可与一页伟大的文学作品相提并论。
- S; U; ^% C3 }3 d" C8 |1 ?3、Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson’s experiment, only the most ------- supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately -------.
8 r' c5 A6 a, C2 \. u A, fastidious.. defined
3 s3 _2 w$ ]: P, D4 r3 S B, partisan.. verified8 C: U; V$ V( A1 u# U# C& T
C, vigilant.. publicized
" ]$ u5 x$ d( S& s D, enlightened.. researched
6 B+ f1 p- @+ v' c( ]6 `. X. t9 d E, fervent.. undermined
$ p& s2 w+ t  e3 F6 o/ w: Wgiven a.1.规定的,特定的 2.有癖好的,有倾向的(to) 3.已知的,假设的
! B. j4 @2 [: ^$ C5 E; _) a- i; p9 U. Qreplicate: v.复制,摹写 : b, h3 r, H$ K) i: ^
adequately: adv.1.适当地,胜任地 2.足够地 3.勉强够地,差强人意地
$ I- \3 R2 k2 wfastidious: a.爱挑剔的,过分讲究的
5 Q. m% f; ^7 }& {( C6 w- @partisan: v.党派的,派性的,偏袒的   f+ K: H+ f) j5 P$ z4 {) h' L
verify: v.1证明,证实 2.核实,查对,查清 & _. g1 Z) g# [1 }2 J2 Z, T: S
vigilant: a.警戒的,警觉的,警惕的
! y+ O( R7 K) ?publicize: v.引起公众对…的注意,宣传
8 J" {* E% ]+ Y: \enlightened: a.开明的,有知识的,摆脱偏见(或迷信)的,文明的
( w0 K- w6 Y; A2 Zfervent: a.1.炽热的 2.热情的,热诚的,强烈的
7 |7 B& I% Z( h2 J8 f% ~* S+ e- l" nundermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏,逐渐损害(或削弱)
. Z0 w9 @5 E6 [' ^$ \, M译文:鉴于独立的实验室无法复制出约翰逊博士的实验结果,因此,唯有其假设最偏袒的支持者才会愚顽至极,竟会声称它早已得到了充分的验证。
+ B' j! D/ _  w$ s1 X0 i4、Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can -------the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.
- y8 n+ ?1 i! H' F1 d7 C A, decry
3 c8 {8 w" l+ Y0 Z( Q B, applaud
: k" g( h1 ^/ X* m4 f C, ridicule
' U" \  e) o: F3 d D, demand
, _" e8 N3 b9 m: n1 @4 D6 T E, disprove
! V! D" q1 o9 |8 V) ydecry: v.1.(强烈)反对,(公开)谴责 2.诋毁(名声) % s. ]& [. ~6 c  }& }
applaud: v.1.向…喝彩,给…捧场 2.称赞,赞许,赞成
$ @% K9 {, Z, t/ K* [, ~ridicule v.嘲笑,戏弄,嘲弄
2 |" s: P0 h/ h3 e: n; x% i; F+ z: Udisprove: v.证明…不能成立,证明…虚假(或不正确),反驳 4 C1 U8 H& k+ o/ B
译文:研究公元前30年至公元180年这一时期的罗马史学家们,他们之所以能对“奥古斯都的太平盛世”大加颂扬,只是因为他们无从认识到,这种所谓的“太平盛世”其实在诸多方面与死气沉沉相差无几。' w4 z+ a* }* |# R! A
5、Although Tom was aware that it would be ------ to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not -------- his irritation with the client’s unreasonable demands.
* `2 k, N" F" y' q: F) X6 O& S A, inadvisable.. evince
5 @) M: I4 \% T. L! O: B' @& L B, efficacious.. suppress  Z; W4 M% F& }
C, pragmatic.. counter
" n! a2 w5 ?. N$ ~ D, captious.. express
8 a/ L/ k; X8 q$ F* K9 Y E, impolitic.. hide
; N8 S0 r- L( G7 s! g; Oannoyance: n.1.恼怒,烦恼 2.打拢,骚扰 ( F& O# K6 Q3 |9 b* u
irritation: n.1.激怒,恼怒,生气 2.刺激物,恼人事 4 o7 o. Q! H# x9 r" a3 m% W* W0 a) y
inadvisable: a.不可取的,不妥当的,失策的
) A4 h+ j" [% U/ ~# O. ievince: v.表明,显示
0 H8 r3 p; d: b2 a9 v8 s- j! c7 ?efficacious: a.灵验的,奏效的   : G9 n+ ^! a; Y
pragmatic: a.1.实干的,重实效的 2.实用主义的 3.国事的,国务的 # A- y; L+ }  c
counter: v.1.反对,反击,对抗,反驳,抵消,制止 2.(拳击时)还击 # V/ w' ?0 |- ?4 Z. [4 x
captious: 难以讨好的,吹毛求疵的 8 l, X2 c8 f8 j4 d3 I4 n
impolitic: a.失策的,不当的,不审慎的,没见识的 + c2 V; d9 \! J2 e: q
译文:尽管汤姆意识到,在销售会上公然展示恼怒甚为不妥但面对顾客的无理要求,他却再也无法掩饰其满腔怒火。2 ?( p9 c! S4 ^2 p6 I* K' J
6、It is no accident that most people find Davis’ book disturbing, for it is ------ to undermine a number beliefs they have long -------.
, d0 h2 A9 H4 a- G1 fA, calculated.. cherished ! }! `- ?5 X& Y2 t$ g9 I
B, annotated.. assimilated" p/ E7 d/ a7 }. S- X, i; x
C, intended.. denied
* O& p% r& h6 }D, anxious.. misunderstood
. h& c5 w! e: e4 p- J# @E, reputed.. anticipated
( R4 B. o5 j$ Q+ l5 J4 J( o5 Lundermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏,逐渐损害(或削弱) 8 D, h* K0 P% w6 ?1 b% g
calculated: a.精心计划的,蓄意的
  O. W. I1 L+ P5 D8 d) ?+ ocherish: v.1.珍视,珍爱 2.抱有,怀有(思想,感情等)
8 e& Y; y; s. B* kannotate: v.给…作注解(或译注) ( X0 _/ s( e# R, t0 o7 C1 Z' }7 J
assimilate: v.吸收消化,使同化,使趋于一致 3 t. Y$ P. I1 m8 d6 n
reputed: a.1.驰名的 2.被一般认定的,普遍认为的 1 K5 g( V( {$ [6 \  f% Y" s
译文:大多数人发现戴维斯的著作令人不安,这决非偶然,因为它刻意要摧毁人们长期以来所怀有的信念。
2 A7 c: z0 D( G: \& v7、One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, ------- the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.
  K* L6 }& e9 }' L3 \5 Y7 ~ A, suggesting
& G/ w( U( n( ]" Z. B* c* @4 T B, intensifying/ k# r- J% d9 w+ X9 t3 @' H
C, elucidating( ^- D  z! m5 q  s& \9 @0 {
D, satisfying  z$ f5 Q# f* Z7 a% _
E, obviating
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