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[GRE真题] GRE历年真题之选择题精华(三)

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发表于 2012-8-15 12:45:20 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
  1、Paradoxically, England’s colonization of North America was ----- by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.
' G+ @  ?" D+ s9 J" W' T  A, demonstrated
: L$ A& |% Y9 v1 P7 k3 h  B, determined5 p- P- h3 r0 O
  C, altered
" j8 J; X5 l2 Y/ d2 C1 @  D, undermined8 n4 R& r1 ~8 q
  E, distinguished( r3 n: ]# \5 v( `2 O2 V" l4 h
  paradoxically: adv.1.似非而是地,佯谬地 2.自相矛盾地 3.悖理地,反常地
9 D# ^& A6 s- ~7 w$ d: X* T  colonization: n.殖民统治
; W0 B3 h! r4 C: [6 w  prosperity: n.兴旺,繁荣昌盛% N6 m3 B9 V0 T! M% s
  loyalty: n.忠诚0 o3 Q" Y$ _6 s% ^, S5 k/ p
  demonstrate: v.1.论证,证明 2.说明,教 3.显示,表露7 j; `$ ^, o. v6 @9 [1 a. T2 i) L3 o
  alter: v.改变,改动,使变样
. m: o$ X  W: _* r0 \$ Q  矛盾的是,英国在北美的殖民统治反而由于它的成功而遭到削弱:诸殖民地的日益繁荣减少了它们对其宗主国的依赖,因而亦减少了它们对它的忠诚。
. e0 n% v! n7 w9 I# O# h7 b  2、Although Harry, Stack Sullivan is one of the most influential social scientists of this century, his ideas are now so ----- in our society that they seem almost --------.
2 ~/ k, N2 x" a" ?6 V) y3 N  A, novel.. antiquated/ \- Z9 q( h* [/ q$ Q4 m7 F+ _2 \
  B, revolutionary.. fundamental( W7 o  Q& N2 d4 h
  C, commonplace .. banal
& E& I: n; e& z0 C  D, disputed.. esoteric) N- S( D  x- l1 b  n/ N) r
  E, obscure.. familiar; c; h' m0 R. o/ R; x" h
  【翻译】虽然哈利·斯塔克·沙利文是本世纪最具影响的社会科学家之一但是现在看来,他的思想在我们的社会中显得如此普通平凡,以致于几近平庸。) [. n4 G; X" D1 [
  3、Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the--------performance in the -------style we had anticipated.( V0 R) J+ t' @# i6 l
  A, talented.. tenuous
* S# b8 S% m5 X  B, prosaic.. classic9 o+ h! `% ~/ F% @3 `+ f# X
  C, artistic.. mechanical
3 Q3 W7 ~' k/ B3 S$ t. a  D, inspired.. innovative: ^; H7 U# G; U
  E, literal.. enlightened
+ e" m; ]# {# C' C" Q3 {# M  perfunctory: a.敷衍了事的,马虎的,得过且过的
7 c/ |( m% d, m, {  M) @! S  derivative: a.1.派生的,衍生的 2.缺乏独创性的,模仿他人的
5 w& `$ }. [' I* ^- V0 o  Q3 \# c1 O  tenuous: a.1.细的,薄的 2.稀薄的,脆弱的
0 n) F4 k' G% L4 T+ B  prosaic: a.1.散文的 2.平凡的,乏味的
7 a% u$ v; u" r0 w  inspired: a.受神灵启示的,在灵感支配下的
. W- E" m! m6 M' `  literal: a.1.逐字的,照字面的,原义的 2.只讲究实际的,缺乏想象力的,刻板的,如实的( ?) L/ }; [+ [9 C9 |
  enlightened: a.开明的,有知识的,文明的4 P3 _# F8 X" p1 S: W% G4 \) C, V
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  她的首场音乐会演出令人失望地显得敷衍了事,且有模仿他人之嫌,而不是我们所期待的那种灵感迸发的演出和令人耳目一新的风格。
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GRE历年真题之选择题精华(三)

</p>  4、As is often the case with collections of lectures by ------ authors, the book as a whole is ------, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.# @- K6 w9 f$ s, i9 \; t0 N
  A, different.. disconnected7 d% f$ J. c7 \! H/ x
  B, incompetent.. abysmal
: c8 W" z4 y2 V. d5 [  C, famous.. systematic  Y6 k& Y4 h( K/ i! B% `4 \
  D, mediocre.. unexciting
' Z0 j0 v9 Z6 h, Z9 m  E, various.. coherent
% s8 \8 U' b% u4 K% v; q& j  contribution: n.(投给报刊等的)稿件,文搞
" h( Y  r! O) f; V( G; m  incompetent: a.不称职的不胜任的1 \; d  I$ q7 `5 k
  abysmal: a.深不可测的,无底的,极度的 + l7 T0 m; R* L
  对于那些由不同的作者的演讲录编辑而成的集子来说,常有的情形是,整本书会显得杂乱无章,尽管单独的稿件就其本身而言可谓很出色。% T+ o+ H+ h" i+ l4 O0 s/ m6 Y0 Y5 G
  5、Although some consider forcefulness and ------- to be two traits desirable to the same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful than main-taining a steady one." n" b2 T" ]! y1 P6 \
  A, promptness
9 R4 b6 B  R* t  B, persistence& i1 e' J/ Q+ N$ g+ A
  C, aggression7 J/ s, M& z( K; @0 h
  D, skillfulness
( u0 A' S8 D( T, q2 G2 b# x! j  E, lucidity
6 m" Y/ M2 y5 {% ~- m( K  trait: n.特征,特点,特性! W: D3 S! y( q. ~  G; X& k
  promptness: n.快捷,迅速
% V* q/ J! n& P8 n' g1 K  aggression: n.侵犯(行为),侵略(行为),挑衅
+ ?0 @" X6 Y' X( ~  lucidity: n.明晰易懂,清澈透明
" ?+ T; U, s' D/ N+ Z  虽然有人认为强劲有力和坚持不懈这两种特征同等可取,但我认为作一剧烈的努力远没有维持一稳定的努力来得有用。* l! i8 e9 ?1 }1 J5 _6 W5 F! x
  6、The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very----- but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed ------.
1 G8 o* w, s4 y- w. ?  A, cautious.. educators
" q% q- S" W; g! q  B, sophisticated.. realists
0 x1 Z8 L  ?& y7 t9 }9 D7 W9 [) w  C, rational.. pragmatists
/ Z9 f1 q: Q+ I3 @  D, naive.. idealists
  B2 u8 Y1 ^& |6 ]8 U0 r  E, credulous.. skeptics' y5 ]9 Q7 |  c. y; N9 e! n
  pseudoscience: n.伪科学% C" ^5 e' p- x
  quack: n.冒牌医生,江湖骗子
' Q3 M1 Y# t0 |+ W& Z5 ?$ _  hard-nosed: a.1.(猎犬)嗅觉不灵的 2.执拗的,倔强的,顽强的,不屈不挠的 3.(美俚)精明而讲究实际的6 X! g) O4 ~1 v9 f7 J
  sophisticated: a.老于世故的,富于经验的,精通的
3 J5 Z5 q: K2 d9 a/ P. |6 w  rational: a.1.理性的,理智的,明事理的 2.合理的 3.神智健全的
: d3 d5 E4 V1 g+ r2 j" q7 \  pragmatist: 实用主义者  o; f7 \; i" X! l
  naive: a.1.天真的 2.幼稚的,轻信的 3.未有过经验的
; n, U& u7 s8 Q2 u  idealist: n.1.理想主义者,理想家,空想家 2.〔哲〕唯心主义者,唯心论者
( w+ A1 v! N: g  credulous: a.轻信的,易受骗的,因轻信而引起的
8 Q2 R% A% s0 c' C: P4 E4 p  sceptic: n.1.怀疑(论)者 2.怀疑宗教(尤指基督教)者4 p, j# [( v  `) O3 N* z
  伪科学和江湖庸医在十九世纪的风靡一时,表明人们相当轻信,但当今公众之如此易于受骗上当,使得昨日的公民看上去犹若精明实际的怀疑者。6 B; Z( E, ?7 _2 ~
  7、Though extremely ------ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly ------- information about what they intended to do next.& ~- s: Z. I: u" _9 Q+ I  Q
  A, idiosyncratic .. altering5 v- V1 f6 n9 ~3 t) }/ g
  B, guarded.. eschewing, X% S! v& s  }* _4 W8 ?
  C, candid.. uncovering
0 W, j6 _, t, G, V  D, reticent. . soliciting: ^  n2 j; ?0 q( J9 c7 N% ^  Y
  E, fastidious.. ruining
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