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新GRE填空练习4 解释类 顺承并列类

(2012-06-09 16:07:56)
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分类: GRE考试

 

1. This latest biography of Malcolm X is a nuanced and sensitive picture of a very complex man, ________ analysis of his personality.

(A) an ineffectual

(B) a telling

(C) a ponderous

(D) a simplistic

(E) an overblown  

答案:B

解析:逗号解释类。由nuanced and sensitive picture of a very complex man可知分析的性质。

翻译:最近的对于MX的传记是对于一个复杂的人的微妙的敏感的描述,对他的个性的(生动的)分析。

 

 

2. The typist made no effort to be ________ she double-spaced the first and third letter, then single-spaced the second, fourth, and fifth letters.

(A) consistent

(B) prompt

(C) amicable

(D) courteous

(E) considerate  

答案:A 

解析:逗号解释类。根据后句解释可得。

翻译:该打字员没有为(连贯)做任何努力,她为第一字母和第三个字母留了双空,而后把首字母、第二个字母、第四个字母和第五个字母留了单空。

 

 

3. The younger members of the company resented the domineering and ________ manner of the office manager.

(A) urbane

(B) prudent

(C) convivial

(D) imperious

(E) objective  

答案:D

解析:并列结构。空格通过and domineering 是同义关系。

翻译:公司的年轻成员痛恨办公室经理的支配的并且是(专横的)态度。

 

 

4. There are too many ________ and not enough serious workers.

(A) sycophants

(B) kleptomaniacs

(C) novices

(D) dilettantes

(E) zealots

答案:D

解析:and并列结构。空格与serious 反义。

翻译:有太多的(随随便便的人),而严肃认真的工人不够。

 

5. The tapeworm is an example of ________ organism, one that lives within or on another creature, deriving some or all of its nutriment from its host.

(A) a hospitable

(B) an exemplary

(C) a parasitic

(D) an autonomous 

(E) a protozoan  

答案:C 

解析:逗号解释类/代词指代。

翻译:绦虫是(寄生)组织的一个例子,它生活在另一个生物体内或体表,吸收被寄生物的部分或全部营养。

 

6. The president was ________ about farm subsidies, nor did he say much about the even more ________ topic of unemployment.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A noncommittal

D irrelevant

B expansive

E academic

C enthusiastic

F vital

答案:A F

解析:并列结构。由Nor did he say 可知1空是负面动作。2空由even more 可知是比farm subsidies 程度更深的修饰。而farm subsidies unemployment由常识可知是重要的。

翻译:总统对于农业资助问题是(不认真的),他对于更加(关键的)失业问题也没有谈论太多。

 

7. The patient bore the pain ________ , neither wincing nor whimpering when the incision was made.

(A) histrionically

(B) stoically

(C) sardonically

(D) poorly

(E) marginally  

答案:B

解析:逗号解释类。

翻译:病人(顽强地)忍受痛苦,在切割的时候既不退缩也不呻吟。

 

8. The plot of the motion picture Hoosiers is ________ ; we have all seen this story, the tale of an underdog team going on to win a championship, in one form or another countless times.

(A) inept

(B) absorbing

(C) intricate

(D) controversial

(E) trite  

答案:E 

解析:分号并列/解释。

翻译:H动画片的情节是(陈腐的);我们都看过这个故事,一个烂队赢得冠军的传奇,无数次地以这样那样的方式发生。

 

 

 

9. The most consistent qualities of Forster’s novels are the human isolation and passivity in them; his principal characters stand slightly apart and ________ , but rarely ________ .

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A interact

D collapse

B domineer

E adapt

C observe

F act

答案:C F 

解析:分号并列组合句。1空通过andstand slightly apart并列。A but rarely B 结构中,AB通常同方向,但此例中,but转折后句义与分号前isolation and passivity 同义。

翻译:F的小说最稳定的性质是人类的孤立和消极;他的主要人物们站在一旁(袖手旁观),但很少(行动)

 

 

10. The museum administration appears to be singularly ________ the comforts of its employees, providing an employee health club, a lending library, and a part-time social worker to help staff members with financial or domestic problems.

(A) ignorant of

(B) indifferent to

(C) attentive to

(D) exploited by

(E) uninvolved in  

答案:C 

解析:伴随并列结构

翻译:博物馆的管理层显得特别地(关心)雇员的福利,为雇员提供健康俱乐部,一个出借图书馆,还有一个非全职社会工作者来帮助雇员打理财务和家庭问题。

 

 

 

11. The museum arranged the fossils in ________ order, placing the older fossils dating from the Late Ice Age on the first floor and the more recent fossils on the second floor.

(A) alphabetical

(B) chronological

(C) random

(D) arbitrary

(E) retrospective  

答案:B

解析:分词伴随结构。

翻译:博物馆将化石以(年代顺序)排放,把发现于旧冰川时代的旧化石放在一层,把发现于更近时期的化石放在第二层。

 

 

12. The jazz musician cannot play well if he is completely _______ , as if lying half asleep in a Jacuzzi.

(A) untruthful

(B) autonomous

(C) sincere

(D) relaxed

(E) talented  

答案:D

解析:逗号解释。

翻译:如果完全(放松)的话,就像在Jacuzzi中的半睡状态一样,这个爵士乐音乐家就不能很好地演奏。

 

13. Ravens appear to be______, actively helping one another to find food.

A. mysterious 

B. wary

C. aggressive

D. cooperative

E. defensive

答案:D

解析:逗号解释/伴随并列结构

A.        神秘的

B.        警惕的

C.        进取心的

D.       合作的

E.        辩护的

翻译:Ravens看上去是(合作的),积极的帮助别人寻找食物。

 

 

 

14. O' Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is_______ about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.

A. agnostic

B. eclectic

C. empiric

D. phobic

E. quixotic

答案:D

解析:but 转折/冒号解释

A不可知论

B兼收并蓄的

C经验主义

D恐惧

E不切实际的

翻译:Leary能够忍受蠕虫和蛇,但是对昆虫很(恐惧),他对它们有夸大的畏惧。

 

15. The pharmaceutical company insisted that its testing of new drugs was quite______, more rigorous than the industry standard.

A. stringent

B. dispersive

C. conditional

D. recessive

E. obstructive

答案:A

解析:逗号解释类/比较类

A. 严厉的

B. 驱散的

C. 附条件的

D. 隐性遗传的

E. 爱管闲事的

翻译:医药公司坚持他对药物的检测是非常(严厉的),超过行业标准的严格程度。

 

 

16. Known for her______, Miranda eagerly welcomes anyone into her home.

A. cowardice

B. prudence

C. hospitality

D. aloofness

E. loyalty

答案:C

解析:分词伴随结构

A 怯懦

B 谨慎

C 好客

D 疏远

E 忠诚

翻译:以她的(热情好客)而著名,M 热情地欢迎任何人她家做客。

 

 

17. As a young physics instructor, Richard Feynman discovered that he had the gift of sharing his ______ his subject and making that excitement ______.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A passion for

D futile

B contempt for

E inaudible

C propensity

F contagious

 

 

答案:A F

解析: as 伴随结构,and 顺承结构

A 激情

B 蔑视

C 倾向

D 徒劳

E 听不见的

F 感染的,共鸣的

翻译:作为一个年轻的物理学导师,RF已经发现了他有着和别人分享自己课题的激情而且将这种激情变的很有感染力。

 

 

18. The challenge facing public health officials is to ______ an outbreak of disease and then ______ that school-children are immunized.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A foster

D allege

B sustain

E question

C anticipate

F ensure

 

答案:C F

解析:and引导的顺承关系

A培育

B支持

C预测

D宣称

E质疑

F 确保

 

翻译:公众健康监控员所面临的挑战是(预测)疾病的爆发并且(确保)学校的学生是免疫的。

 

19.Anne mentioned John's habitual boasting about his wardrobe as an example of his ______ways.

A. erratic

B. egotistical

C. flexible

D. tactful

E. inconspicuous

答案:B

解析:举例解释mention A as an example of B

A 不正常的

B 自我的

C 灵活的,柔软的

D 机智的,圆滑的

E 不显眼的

翻译:A提到说J的习惯性的吹嘘他的衣柜是他(以自我为中心的)风格的例子。

 

 

20. The rebels saw the huge statue of the dictator as ______ of the totalitarian regime and swiftly toppled the monument.

A. an indictment

B. an illusion

C. a copy

D. a symbol

E. a mockery

答案:D

解析:and 顺承并列/see A as B A当作B

A起诉

B幻想

C副本

D标志

E嘲弄

翻译:反叛者们将独裁者的巨大雕像看作是独裁政权的(标志),迅速的将它打到了。

 

21. Citing the ______ of the Asian American community, the scholar argued that Asian Americans constituted the region's fastest-growing minority population.

A. digression

B. proximity

C. expansion

D. stabilization

E. correlation

答案:C

解析:分词伴随并列结构

A. 离题

B. 接近度

C. 扩展

D. 稳定

E. 关联

翻译:引用了亚裔美国人社区的(扩展),那位学者论述道亚裔美国人构成了区域内增长最快的少数民族群体。

 

22. Despairing that the performance of the chief executive would ever improve, the corporation's board of directors took decisive action and ______ him.

A. coddled

B. taunted

C. prodded

D. ousted

E. chided

答案:D

解析:分词伴随并列结构/ A and B 顺承动作

A. 溺爱

B. 嘲弄

C. 刺激

D. 驱逐

E. 责骂

翻译:绝望的认为首席执行官的业绩永远不会提升,公司的董事会采取了果断的行动并且(罢免了)他。

 

 

23. Professor Williams disdained tradition: she regularly attacked cherished beliefs and institutions, earning a reputation as ______.

A. an egalitarian

B. a dowager

C. a dilettante

D. an iconoclast

E. a purveyor

答案: D

解析:冒号解释/ 分词伴随结构

A 平均主义者

B 贵妇

C 业余爱好者

D 反传统者

E 供应者

翻译:W教授蔑视传统:她经常攻击受到喜爱的信仰和机构,为自己赢得了(反传统者)的名声。

 

24. The judges for the chili competition were ______, noting subtle differences between dishes that most people would not detected.

A. obscure

B. deferential

C. discriminating

D. sanctimonious

E. unrelenting

答案:C

解析:逗号解释

A. 模糊的

B. 顺从的

C. 有识别力的

D. 假装神圣的

E. 冷漠的

翻译:辣菜比赛的裁判是(有辨别力的),他们可以觉察到一般人觉察不到的不同菜之间的细微差别。

 

25. He displayed a nearly pathological ______, insisting on knowing every detail of his friends' lives.

A. orderliness

B. credulity

C. curiosity

D. shyness

E. morbidity

答案:C

解析:伴随并列结构

A 整齐,有序

B 轻信

C 好奇

D 羞涩

E 病态

翻译:他展示了一个近乎病态的(好奇心),坚持要知道他的朋友们的每一个生活细节。

 

 

26. The staff complained that management was ______, focusing on short-term profits while disregarding the long-term welfare of the corporation.

A. irresolute

B. officious

C. rancorous

D. punctilious

E. myopic

答案:E

解析:分词伴随并列

A 不坚定的

B 官僚的

C 怨恨的

D 谨慎的

E 目光短浅的

翻译:公司职员抱怨公司的(短视),只顾及短期利益而不考虑公司的长期利益。

 

 

27. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a ______ of detail, providing far more information than one can easily digest.

A. modicum

B. discrepancy

C. surfeit

D. deficit

E. juxtaposition

答案:C

解析:分词伴随并列

(A)      少量

(B)      矛盾

(C)      过度

(D)      赤字

(E)       并置

翻译:桑德拉吉尔伯特和苏珊古巴的新书展示出了(过多的)细节,书中大量的信息让人难以迅速消化。

 

 

28. Laila performed her tasks at the office with ______, completing all her projects in record time.

A. alacrity

B. conformity

C. deliberation

D. recrimination

E. exasperation

答案:B

解析:分词伴随结构

(A)      爽快

(B)      一致

(C)      故意

(D)      反控

(E)       恼怒

翻译:莱拉(准时地)在办公室做任务,准时地完成了她所有的项目工作。

 

 

29. Both ______ and ______, Wilson seldom spoke and never spent money.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A vociferous

D miserly

B garrulous

E generous

C taciturn

F munificent

答案:C D

解析:伴随结构

A. 喊叫的

B. 话多的

C. 沉默的

D.吝啬的

E.慷慨的

F.慷慨的

翻译:(沉默)(吝啬)Wilson很少说话并且从不花钱。

 

 

30. The dancer's performing style was ______ and ______, with each move taken from another artist, and poorly executed at that.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A chaotic

D memorable

B derivative

E inept

C spontaneous

F unprecedented

答案:B E

解析:伴随结构

A 混乱的

B 派生的

C 自发的

D 值得纪念的

E 无能的

F 无先例的

翻译:该舞蹈演员的表演风格是既(无创意)的又(无能)的,每一步都是从其他演员抄袭来的,并且表演的很拙劣。

 

31. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein centers on a scientist's ______, the overweening pride that makes him believe he can usurp nature.

A. obstinacy

B. hubris

C. impetuosity

D. valor

E. callousness

答案:B

解析:逗号解释

A 固执

B 傲慢

C 冲动

D 英勇

E 无情,冷漠

翻译:MSF依据于科学家的(傲慢),自负的认为自己可以凌驾于大自然之上。

 

 

32. Only recently created, this orchid is a ______, a plant produced by deliberately crossbreeding two different varieties of flowers.

A. misnomer

B. hybrid

C. vector

D. curative

E. precursor

答案:B

解析:逗号解释

翻译:只是最近才培育出来, 这种兰花是(杂交品种), 一种通过有意杂交两种不同花中所产生出来的植物.

A. 描述失当

B. 杂交生物体

C. 矢量

D. 治病的

E. 先驱,先兆

 

 

33. Concrete is ______ of many materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles, sand, and cement.

A. a conflagration

B. a distillation

C. a concordance

D. an aberration

E. a amalgamation

答案:E

解析:逗号解释

A 大火

B 蒸馏物

C 和谐,一致

D 偏差

E 混合

翻译:混凝土是一个很多材料的(混合物),是一个岩石,鹅卵石,沙子和水泥的组合体。

 

 

34. Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris co-wrote The Crown of Columbus, a ______ effort successfully mingling their individual styles writers.

A. stratified

B. fitful

C. collaborative

D. vicarious

E. corresponding

答案:C

解析:逗号解释

A分层的

B不规则的

C合作的

D代理的

E对应的

翻译:Louise Erdrich Michael Dorris共同写了 The Crown of Columbus一书,

这种(合作)工作成功的将风格各异的作品融合在了一起。

 

35. The prose of Richard Wright's autobiographical Black Boy (1945) is ______, free of stylistic tricks or evasiveness.

A. imprecise

B. straightforward

C. deficient

D. obtrusive

E. elliptical

答案:B

解析:逗号解释

A 不精确的

B 直率的

C 缺乏的

D 鲁莽的,强求的

E 省略的,难懂的

翻译:RW的自传体散文Black Boy 是(直率的),没有风格化的伎俩或迂回陈述。

 

36. The biologist's description of the wolf pack was truly ______, devoid of any emotion or personal prejudice.

A. dispassionate

B. insubstantial

C. esoteric

D. capricious

E. indignant

答案:A

解析:逗号解释

A. 客观的

B. 不具体的

C. 秘传的

D. 反复无常的

E. 愤怒的

翻译:这个生物学家对狼群的描述是(客观的), 没有任何情感和个人偏见.

 

 

37. The intern was almost too ______; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.

A. candid

B. disarming

C. empathetic

D. insightful

E. hysterical

答案:C

解析:分号并列句

A 直率

B 消除戒心的,缓和的

C 有同情心的

D 有洞察力的

E 歇斯底里的

翻译:实习生太有(同情心)了;他感受到他的病人的痛苦就像她自己的一样。

 

 

38. Many writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance were not originally from Harlem; drawn by artistic community it provided, they ______ the place as home.

A. neglected

B. adopted

C. avoided

D. criticized

E. encountered

答案:B

解析:分号并列句/时间变化

(A)      忽视

(B)      采用

(C)      避免

(D)      批评

(E)       遇见

翻译:很多与哈雷姆文艺复兴相关联的作家并不是在哈雷姆出生的,他们被那的艺术群体所吸引,把哈莱姆(当成)自己的家园。

 

39. Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is renowned for his improvisations on the trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are equally ______.

A. obscure

B. severe

C. conventional

D. erroneous

E. noteworthy

答案:E

解析:分号并列句

A 模糊的,不出名的

B 严重的,剧烈的

C 传统的

D 错误的

E 值得注意的

翻译:爵士乐先驱LA由于他对小号的即兴演奏而出名;他在作为歌唱家的创新也同样(引人注目)。

 

 

40. The magician's ______ astonished us; her deft performance proved the old saying that the hand is quicker than the eye.

A. discernment

B. tenacity

C. hilarity

D. adroitness

E. insecurity

答案:D

解析:分号并列句

A辨认

B顽强

C狂欢

D灵巧

E不安全

翻译:这位魔术师的(灵巧)让我们很惊讶,她熟练的表演证明了这句古语:手疾眼慢

 

41. The second edition of the textbook provides ______ footnotes; since the first edition, the editors have apparently ______ a great deal of background data.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A meager

D amassed

B illegible

E embellished

C copious

F clarified

答案:C D

解析:分号句;因果关系

A 瘦弱的,缺乏营养的;积聚。

B 难辨认的;使清晰。

C 丰富的。

D积累。

E装饰。

F 澄清。

翻译:教材第二版提供了(丰富的)脚注;自从第一版开始,编辑们已经明显开始(积累)很多背景数据。

 

 

42. Oceanographers have identified more than 50 "dead zones" around the world: areas of sea that various forms of pollution have rendered _______ life.

A. conducive to

B. invaluable to

C. imperative to

D. indistinguishable from

E. bereft of

答案:E

解析:冒号解释

A.有助于

B. 无价的

C. 急需的

D. 难区分的

E. 剥夺的

翻译:海洋学家在全球范围内鉴定了超过50个“死亡地带”:这些区域由于各种污染而导致(剥夺)了生命。

 

 

43. The judge's published opinions, though sophisticated and subtle, were undeniably ______: they left no doubt of her intentions.

A. unequivocal

B. effusive

C. incorrigible

D. tenuous

E. ineffable

答案:A

解析:转折;冒号解释

A. 清楚明白的

B. 溢于言表的

C. 积习难改的

D. 脆弱的

E. 妙不可言的

翻译:法官发表的观点, 虽然成熟微妙, 是毫无疑问的(清晰明确的): 让人无法怀疑她的动机.

 

 

44. Rose smiled approvingly but gave neither written nor spoken permission to proceed with the project: her consent, in short, was ______.

A. tacit

B. fervent

C. unqualified

D. impetuous

E. conditional

答案:A

解析:转折;冒号解释

翻译:Rose赞许地微笑但是对于这个计划没有任何口头或者书面的许可:她的同意,总之是(含蓄的)。

A. 默许的

B. 慷慨激昂的

C. 不够资格的

D. 冲动的

E. 有条件的

 

 

45. Galloping technological progress has made consumers ______: advances undreamed of a generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.

A. flabbergasted

B. miffed

C. jaded

D. wary

E. embittered

答案:

解析:冒号解释

A 使吃惊

B 小生气

C 疲惫的

D 谨慎的,小心的

E 生气的,怨恨的

翻译:飞速发展的技术进步让消费者非常(疲惫):一代以前难以想像的进步现在是如此的普通以至于他们看上去很乏味。

 

46. Jane was both ______ and ______: she was blatantly proud and offensively bold.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A haughty

D impudent

B irresolute

E articulate

C reverential

F loquacious

答案:A D

解析:并列 both A and B; 冒号解释

A. 傲慢的

B. 犹豫不决的

C. 恭敬的

D. 鲁莽的

E. 表达清楚的

F.多话的

翻译:Jane(傲慢)又(无礼):她经常公开的骄傲并且冒犯性的鲁莽。

 

 

47. The professor's presentation was both _______ and ______: though brief, it was instructive.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A succinct

D enlightening

B verbose

E mundane

C provocative

F technical

答案:A D

解析:并列 both A and B; 冒号解释

A. 精炼的

B. 冗长的

C. 挑衅的

D.启发的

E. 平庸的

F.技巧的

翻译:教授的演说是既(简练的)又是 (启发性的):虽然很简单,但是很有指导性.

 

48. A scientist should not automatically reject folkways that might at first seem silly or superstitious; scientific qualifications are not a license for ______, nor do they ______ prejudice or bias.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A experimentation

D legitimate

B rigidity

E eliminate

C smugness

F pursue

答案:C D

解析:分号并列;not A nor B 结构

A 实验。

B 严格

C自鸣得意

D使合法

E 消除

F 追求

翻译:一个科学家不应该自动地就排斥那些第一眼看上去愚蠢或者是迷信的民间方法;科学的资格可不是(自鸣得意),也不是让偏见变的(合法化)。

 

 

49. The movie's plot was ______: once you knew what befell the hero, you could ______ the fate of the villain.

 

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A predictable

D misinterpret

B ironic

E foresee

C spellbinding

F recall

答案:A E

解析:冒号解释

A. 可预测的

B. 反讽的

C. 迷恋

D. 误解

E. 预测

F.回忆

翻译:电影的故事情节是(可预测的): 只要你知道什么绊倒了英雄,你能够(预测)恶棍的命运.

 

 

50. Efforts are finally being made to ______ the traffic congestion that plagues the downtown area.

A. engage

B. alleviate

C. transport

D. regenerate

E. trivialize

答案:B

解析:主干一致; 目的手段

A 使从事,使忙碌

B 减轻,缓和

C 运送,使激动

D 新生,再生

E 使平凡,使琐碎

翻译:为了(减轻)闹市区普遍的交通拥挤正在进行努力。

 

 

 

51. The beauty of Mount McKinley is usually cloaked: clouds ______ the summit nine days out of ten.

A. release

B. elevate

C. entangle

D. shroud

E. attain

 答案:D

解析:冒号解释

A释放
B
提升
C
纠缠
D
遮蔽
E
实现

翻译:麦金利山美丽的通常是隐形的:云(遮蔽)山峰十天里有九次.

 

52. Orangutans are ______ apes: they typically conduct most of their lives up in the trees of tropical rain forests.

A. indigenous

B. transitory

C. recessive

D. pliant

E. arboreal

答案:E

解析:冒号解释

A本土的

B短暂的

C逆行的

D柔韧的

E树木的

翻译:猩猩是(生活于树上的)类人猿,它们通常在热带雨林的树木上生活。

 

 

53. Ms. Rivers gave a performance of noteworthy ______: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.

A. intensity

B. precision

C. scope

D. polish

E. duration

答案:C

解析:冒号解释

A强烈

B精准度

C范围

D擦亮

E持久

翻译:Ms. Rivers奉献了一场(跨度)相当大的演出,她的钢琴演奏曲目从古典音乐变化到爵士乐。

 

 

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