GRE考试填空真题详解（4）

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 12:45:20

1. 【中文释义】

当她拒绝为这个项目做一个有益的演讲时，我们第一次清楚地认识到她对这个新项目的支持并不是全心全意的。

【解题分析】 less than表否定,anything more than表“不仅仅是”，nothing more than 和little more than 表“只不过是”。

【重点词条】 fleeting : passing swiftly: transitory syn see transient -- fleet.ing.ly adv -- fleet.ing.ness n

qualified 1 a: fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose: competent b: having complied with the specific requirements or precedent conditions (as for an office or employment): eligible 2: limited or modified in some way  -- qual.i.fied.ly adv

2. 【中文释义】当一个人突然失去知觉时，旁观者并不需要诊断问题，而应试图去消减该问题的后果如果致命的生理功能停止了的话，应激活它们。

【解题分析】by前后进行推理，starting vital function和its effect(lose consciousness)是相反方向的事件，a: precipitate反而是促进，b,c,e都没有表现出相反的概念。答案d.

【重点词条】counter 1 a: contrary: opposite b: opposing: retaliatory 2: complementary: corresponding 3: duplicate: substitute

1 a: to act in opposition to: oppose b: offset, nullify  2: to adduce in answer  ~ vi: to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps

magnify 1 a: extol, laud b: to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect 2 a: to increase in significance: intensify b: exaggerate 3: to enlarge in fact or in appearance ~ vi: to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are

3.【中文释义】这些话只是少许幽默, 可能会引发轻轻一笑，但绝对不会是大笑。

【解题分析】inviting a chuck 为分隔，可推断c,e, 再由第二空得e.

【重点词条】invite 1 a: to offer an incentive or inducement to: entice b: to increase the likelihood of 2 a: to request the presence or participation of b: to request formally c: to urge politely: welcome -- in.vit.er n 2in.vite n (1659): invitation

chuckle 1: to laugh inwardly or quietly 2: to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth  -- chuckle n -- chuck.le.some adj -- chuck.ling.ly adv

rebuke 1 a: to criticize sharply: reprimand b: to serve as a rebuke to 2: to turn back or keep down: check syn see reprove -- re.buk.er n 2rebuke n (15c): an expression of strong disapproval: reprimand

guffaw a loud or boisterous burst of laughter -- guf.faw vi

4．【中文释义】大门关闭了过去的岁月，而我们曾赖以生存的价值观也会很快变得如此陈旧，以至于我们将会被新时代的人看成象来自于外星球的旅行者一样古怪。

【解题分析】so..that结构为同褒同贬的因果结构，与obsolete同褒贬的只有e.

【重点词条】quaint 1 obs: expert, skilled 2 a: marked by skillful design  b: marked by beauty or elegance 3 a: unusual or different in character or appearance: odd  b: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar syn see strange -- quaint.ly adv -- quaint.ness n

comfortable syn comfortable, cozy, snug, easy, restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease . cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness <a cozy neighborhood coffee shop>. snug suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more <a snug little cottage>. easy implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause physical or mental discomfort or constraint . restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation <a quiet restful vacation>.

5．【中文释义】选择的能力是对具有洞察力的历史学家的考验；毕竟历史不但由历史学家们包括的那部分，而且从某种意义上来说，也由被省略的那部分构成。

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 12:45:21

【解题分析】分号下半句的结构由consist ont only of...but also of...构成。同样是分号句的基本解题规律，上下句重复。上句要填一个动词，动词的逻辑主语是historian, 所以到下句找histrian做过的动作，include 与left out, 既包括一些东西又省略一些东西，这个动作由哪个动词来表达？在五个选择中无疑是b. 该句没有一个难词，只需要有分析的思路。

【重点词条】confer 1: to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority 2: to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something <a reputation for power will ~ power --John Spanier> ~ vi: to compare views or take counsel: consult syn see give -- con.fer.ment n -- con.fer.ra.ble adj -- con.fer.ral n -- con.fer.rer n

perceptive 1: responsive to sensory stimuli: discerning <a ~ eye> 2 a: capable of or exhibiting keen perception: observant <a ~ scholar> b: characterized by sympathetic understanding or insight -- per.cep.tive.ly adv -- per.cep.tive.ness n -- per.cep.tiv.i.ty n

6．【中文释义】有些艺术家不恰当地理想化或夸大了他们工作的重要性；但是另外一些艺术家，反感夸大艺术家的重要性，因而反对超越物质的玄虚的艺术观。

【解题分析】分号句，上句主语为some artists下句为others, 所以上下句应该相反。上句的动词为exaggerate, 下句为空格接exalt, exalt 即为exaggerate的重复，故空格里应填表否定的动词，b正确，d并不是主动否定，而表示主观上想否定但结果却失败的意思。

【重点词条】immodest : not modest; specif: not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place -- im.mod.est.ly adv -- im.mod.es.ty n

exalt 1: to raise in rank, power, or character 2: to elevate by praise or in estimation: glorify 3 obs: elate 4: to raise high: elevate 5: to enhance the activity of: intensify  ~ vi: to induce exaltation -- ex.alt.ed.ly adv -- ex.alt.er n

transcedent 1 a: exceeding usual limits: surpassing b: extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience c in Kantian philosophy: being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge 2: being beyond comprehension 3: transcending the universe or material existence -- tran.scen.dent.ly adv

7．【中文释义】估计从核电站泄露的辐射的危险是技术问题，但同时它的答案是特定价值取向的一部分，非常情绪化地决定着是否该建立这种核工厂的政策讨论。

【解题分析】正如continue, remain前后会同义一样，become的转变在填空的两极思维中会反义，该题中become后的“one”,也就是question 的重复，会emotionally charged ，可见become 前应该是非emotionally的方式，强调这种对比的答案是e.

【重点词条】charge 1 a: to impose a task or responsibility on  b: to command, instruct, or exhort with authority <I ~ you not to go> c of a judge: to give a charge to (a jury) 2 a: to make an assertion against esp. by ascribing guilt or blame b: to place the guilt or blame for  c: to assert as an accusation

technical 1 a: having special and usu. practical knowledge esp. of a mechanical or scientific subject <a ~ consultant> b: marked by or characteristic of specialization  2 a: of or relating to a particular subject b: of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles <a ~ school> c: technological 1 3 a: based on or marked by a strict or legal interpretation b: legal 6 4: of or relating to technique 5: of, relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification  6: relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors -- tech.ni.cal.ly adv

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1．【中文释义】因为现代科学家发现古代希腊的宇宙观过时而且无关紧要，他们现在只是出于历史的兴趣而看待它。

【解题分析】该题的内容和No.7第二套section2 4th的内容类似。

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 12:45:22

【重点词条】relevant 1 a: having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand b: affording evidence tending to prove or disprove the matter at issue or under discussion  c: having social relevance 2: proportional, relative -- rel.e.vant.ly adv

2. 【中文释义】作为一个宗教哲学家，亨利·摩尔从它信仰的无限的上帝那推断出了他的无限的宇宙的概念，这位无穷丰富的上帝的本质是来创造无尽的丰富。

【解题分析】分析结构可知：a benevolent God 是the Infinite God 的同位语重复，故a benevolent God的后置定语应为Inifite的同义词。a正确。

【重点词条】plenitude 1: the quality or state of being full: completeness 2: a great sufficiency: abundance

infinite 1: extending indefinitely: endless  2: immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive: inexhaustible  3: subject to no limitation or external determination 4 a: extending beyond, lying beyond, or being greater than any preassigned finite value however large  b: extending to infinity  c: characterized by an infinite number of elements or terms -- in.fi.nite.ly adv -- in.fi.nite.ness n 2infinite n (1535): something that is infinite (as in extent, duration, or number)

vengeance : punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense: retribution -- with a vengeance 1: with great force or vehemence 2: to an extreme or excessive degree

temperance 1: moderation in action, thought, or feeling: restraint 2 a: habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions b: moderation in or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink

havoc 1: wide and general destruction: devastation 2: great confusion and disorder  2havoc vt hav.ocked ; hav.ock.ing (1577): to lay waste: destroy

3．【中文释义】尽管有人认为征收高速公路使用者的过路费会消除加收公路维护税的必要，但维护一个巨大的公路网所需的巨额费用必须依赖公路维护税这样的公众税。

【解题分析】下句的these general taxes即照应上句的public taxes, 上句为消除对public taxes的需求, 所以下句转折后应为必然需求these general taxes.

【重点词条】circumvent 1 a: to hem in b: to make a circuit around 2: to manage to get around esp. by ingenuity or stratagem  -- cir.cum.ven.tion n

phenomenal : relating to or being a phenomenon: as a: known through the senses rather than through thought or intuition b: concerned with phenomena rather than with h ypotheses c: extraordinary, remarkable syn see material -- phe.nom.e.nal.ly adv

necessitate 1: to make necessary: require 2: force, compel -- ne.ces.si.ta.tion n

ameliorate to make better or more tolerable ~ vi: to grow better syn see improve -- ame.lio.ra.tion n -- ame.lio.ra.tive adj -- ame.lio.ra.tor n -- ame.lio.ra.to.ry adj

4．【中文释义】尽管他们并不是直接的复制品，古典时期的新艺术很明显地是在更古老的罗马模式的精神下创造出来的，因此保存了很多古老风格的特征。

【解题分析】第三行的and为小连接，可直接推理得c.

【重点词条】impression 6 a: the first coat of color in painting b: a coat of paint for ornament or preservation 7: an imitation or representation of salient features in an artistic or theatrical medium; esp: an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as a form of theatrical entertainment

accentuate : accent, emphasize; also: intensify  --

depict 1: to represent by or as if by a picture 2: describe 1 -- de.pic.ter n -- de.pic.tion

improvise 1: to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously 2: to make, invent, or arrange offhand 3: to fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand ~ vi: to improvise something

5．【中文释义】尽管他们的观点越来越对立，但这个小组知道他们必须达成一致意见，以便颁发奖励。

【解题分析】in spite of, far from, not like都意味着对立面反义词的出现

【重点词条】incisiveness impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) -- in.ci.sive.ly adv -- in.ci.sive.ness n

6．【中文释义】通过强迫我们向时钟的权威屈从，系统时间保存法强加给了我们的社会

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 12:45:23

某种形式的专制。

【解题分析】force 和impose同义，答案应和authority同义，d 正确。

【重点词条】anarchy 1 a: absence of government b: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c: a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government 2 a: absence or denial of any authority or established order b: absence of order: disorder 3: anarchism

permanence : the quality or state of being permanent: durability

provincialism 1: a dialectal or local word, phrase, or idiom 2: the quality or state of being provincial

autonomy 1: the quality or state of being self-governing; esp: the right of self-government 2: self-directing freedom and esp. moral independence 3: a self-governing state

7．【中文释义】我们关于街头犯罪的高度详细明晰的词汇与我们对集体犯罪的少量的词汇构成了强烈的对比，这个事实和公众对集体犯罪程度的普遍无知相一致。

【解题分析】contrasts sharply提示两空格应为反义词，a,e为同义词, b,c不构成反义词。可得答案d. 或由unwareness of the extent of corporate crime 可知：公众对corporate crime 的词汇量同样是很少的。

【重点词条】corporate 1 a: formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual: incorporated b: of or relating to a corporation <a plan to reorganize the ~ structure> 2: of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals 3: corporative 2 -- cor.po.rate.ly adv

differentiate 1: to obtain the mathematical derivative of 2: to mark or show a difference in: constitute a difference that distinguishes 3: to develop differential characteristics in 4: to cause differentiation of in the course of development 5: to express the specific distinguishing quality of: discriminate ~ vi 1: to recognize or give expression to a difference 2: to become distinct or different in character 3: to undergo differentiation

nuanced 1: a subtle distinction or variation 2: a subtle quality: nicety 3: sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value) -- nu.anced adj

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[GRE真题] GRE考试填空真题详解（4）