GRE试题一(1)
SECTION 1
Time - 30 minutes
38 Questions
Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets
of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning
of the sentence as a whole.
1. Nonviolent demonstrations 1 often create such ten- sions that a community that has
constantly refused to ------- its injustices 2 is forced to correct them: the injustices
can no longer be -------.
(A) acknowledge..ignored
(B) decrease..verified
(C) tolerate..accepted
(D) address..eliminated
(E) explain..discussed
2. Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen’s novels has oscillated between -------
and condescension 3; but in general later writers have esteemed 4 her works more highly than
did most of her literary -------.
(A) dismissal..admirers
(B) adoration 5. .contemporaries
(C) disapprpval..readers
(D) indifference 6..followers 7
(E) approbation 8..precursors 9
3. There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems 10 whose study has been -------
to the extent that they no longer ------- ecologists.
(A) perfected..hinder
(B) exhausted 11..interest
(C) prolonged..require
(D) prevented..challenge
(E) delayed..benefit
4. Under ethical 12 guidelines recently adopted by the National lnstitutes of Health,
human genes 13 are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which -------
treatments are unsatisfactory.
(A)similar
(B)most
(C)dangerous
(D) uncommon 14
(E) alternative
5. It was her view that the country’s problems had been ------- by foreign technocrats 15,
so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.
(A)foreseen
(B)attacked
(C)ascertained
(D) exacerbated 16
(E) analyzed 17
6. Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible -------: his comic strip
about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
(A)sincerity
(B)efficiency
(C)virtuosity
(D) rapidity
(E) energy
7. The actual ------- of Wilson’s position was always ------- by his refusal to
compromise after having initially 18 agreed to negotiate a settlement.
(A) outcome..foreshadowed
(B) logic 19..enhanced
(C) rigidity 20..betrayed
(D) uncertainty 21..alleviated 22
(E) cowardice 23..highlighted
Directions: In each of the foiiowing questions, a related pair of words or phrases
is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that
best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
8. SEDATTVE : DROWSlNESS ::
(A) epidemic 24 : contagiousness 25
(B) vaccine 26 : virus
(C) laxative : drug
(D) anestheiic : numbness 27
(E) therapy : psychosis
9.LAWYER:COURTROOM::
(A) participant : team
(B) commuter 28 : train
(C) gladiator : arena 29
(D) senator : caucus 30
(E) patient : ward
10. CURIOSITY : KNOW ::
(A) temptation : conquer
(B) starvation : eat
(C) wanderlust : travel
(D) humor : laugh
(E) survival : live
11. FRUGAL 31 : MISERLY ::
(A) confident : arrogant 32
(B) courageouss : pugnacious 33
(C) famous : aggressive
(D) rash : foolhardy
(E) quiet : timid
12. ANTIDOTE 34 : POISON ::
(A) cure : recovery
(B) narcotic 35 : sleep
(C) stimulant 36 : relapse
(D) tonic 37 : lethargy
(E) resuscitation 38 : breathing
13. STYGIAN.: DARK ::
(A) abysmal 39 : low
(B) cogent 40 : contentious 41
(C) fortuitous.: accidental
(D) reckless : threatening
(E) cataclysmic : doomed
14. WORSHIP : SACRIFICE ::
(A) generation : pyre
(B) burial : mortuary
(C) weapon : centurion 42
(D) massacre 43 : invasion
(E) prediction : augury
15. EVANESCENT : l)ISAPPEAR :
(A) tlansparent : penetrate
(B) onerous : struggle
(C) feckless : succeed
(D) illusory : exist
(E) pliant : yield
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不义必自毙。
- He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈会受到昭雪的。
- His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
- Despite its condescension toward the Bennet family, the letter begins to allay Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy. 尽管这封信对班纳特家的态度很高傲，但它开始消除伊丽莎白对达西的偏见。
- The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
- The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- He tasted the wine of audience approbation.他尝到了像酒般令人陶醉的听众赞许滋味。
- The result has not met universal approbation.该结果尚未获得普遍认同。
- Phenyl (or polyphenyl) substituted epoxides serve as excellent precursors to phenyl (or diphenyl) carbenes. 某些苯代（或多苯）环氧乙烷是制取带苯环（或二苯）碳烯的极好原料。 来自辞典例句
- Note the presence of megakaryocytes, erythroid islands, and granulocytic precursors. 可见巨核细胞，红细胞岛和粒细胞前体细胞。 来自互联网
- There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句
- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
- It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
- It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
- You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
- Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
- Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
- Few business barons remained. They were replaced by "technocrats," who became the heads of corporations. 企业巨头所剩无几，大多已被“技术专家”所代替，这些人成了公司的领导。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- However, bankers called the technocrats' bluff and proceeded to lend with gusto. 但是，银行家们称技术专家官员不过在虚张声势，并且还会乐观的继续借贷业务。 来自互联网
- The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
- The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
- I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。
- The rigidity of the metal caused it to crack.这金属因刚度强而产生裂纹。
- He deplored the rigidity of her views.他痛感她的观点僵化。
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
- It is always completely alleviated by total gastrectomy. 全胃切除永远完全缓解症状。
- Toxicity problem in manufacturing and storage might be alleviated by coating beryllium with aluminum. 但如果用铝包覆铍，则可避免加工过程中及储存期间的中毒问题。
- His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
- His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
- That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
- The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
- They are trying to breed contagiousness into H5N1 to see if it is likely to happen. 他们试图培育的H5N1传染性来验证它是否会产生。
- The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
- She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
- She was fighting off the numbness of frostbite. 她在竭力摆脱冻僵的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Sometimes they stay dead, causing' only numbness. 有时，它们没有任何反应，只会造成麻木。 来自时文部分
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
- She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
- She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
- He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
- The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。
- You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
- People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
- He is a pugnacious fighter.他是个好斗的战士。
- When he was a child,he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.他小时候很好斗，跟每个人都打过架。
- There is no known antidote for this poison.这种毒药没有解药。
- Chinese physicians used it as an antidote for snake poison.中医师用它来解蛇毒。
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
- No medical worker is allowed to prescribe any narcotic drug for herself.医务人员不得为自己开处方使用麻醉药品。
- It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
- Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
- It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
- Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。
- Despite attempts at resuscitation,Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.虽经全力抢救，但林奇先生一周以后还是在医院去世了。
- We gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.我们对他进行了口对口复苏救治和心脏按摩。
- The film was so abysmal that I fell asleep.电影太糟糕，看得我睡着了。
- There is a historic explanation for the abysmal state of Chinese cuisine in the United States.中餐在美国的糟糕状态可以从历史上找原因。
- The result is a cogent explanation of inflation.结果令人信服地解释了通货膨胀问题。
- He produced cogent reasons for the change of policy.他对改变政策提出了充分的理由。
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
- When Jesus had entered Capernaum,a centurion came to him,asking for help.耶稣进了迦百农，有一个百夫长前来求助。
- A centurion was in charge of 100 soldiers.一个百夫长管理100个士兵。