GRE填空讲义(06暑假-黄颀) - 重新整理排版 下载本文

58、It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be----. A predictable B unexpected C admirable D explicit

E confusing

59、It is difficult to distinguish between the things that charismatic figures do ------- and those that are carefully contrived for effect. A formally B publicly C prolifically D spontaneously E willfully

60、Although scientists claim that the seemingly----language of their reports is more precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently----. A ornamental.. subtle

B unidimensional.. unintelligible C symbolic.. complex D literal.. allusive

E subjective.. metaphorical

61、Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between ------- and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literary --------

A dismissal.. admirers

B adoration.. contemporaries C disapproval.. readers D indifference.. followers E approbation.. precursors

62、Recent research indicates that a system of particles which has apparently decayed to randomness from -------state can be returned to that state; thus the system exhibits a kind of memory of its ------- condition. A an equilibrium.. lesser B an ordered.. earlier C an unusual.. settled D a chaotic.. last

E a higher.. present

63、Social scientists have established fairly clear-cut----that describe the appropriate behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be----about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents. A functions.. rigidity B estimates.. indirectness C norms.. confusion

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D regulations.. certainty

E studies.. misapprehension

64、Whereas the art critic Vasari saw the painting entitled the Mona Lisa as an original and wonderful----feat, the reproduction of a natural object, the aesthetes saw it as----that required deciphering. A collaborative.. an aberration B historical.. a symbol C technical.. a hieroglyph D mechanical.. an imitation E visual.. an illusion

65、The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her----search for her daughter. A extended B agitated C comprehensive D motiveless E heartless.

3、时间对比关系

特征词:before、once、until、previous、current、recently、early、now、today、later、future、initially、formerly、pristine、after、no longer……

66、Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had----agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had----land ownership. A sabotaged.. threatened B overtaken.. produced C toppled.. culminated in D joined.. relied on

E supplanted.. resided in

67、Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) is still worth reading, more to appreciate the current----of Smith's valid contributions to economics than to see those contributions as the ----of present-day economics. A disregard.. outgrowths B reaffirmation.. concerns C relevance.. precursors D acceptance.. byproducts

E importance.. vestiges

68、Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in America's Shaker communities are now----for their beauty. A environment.. accepted B owners.. employed C function.. valued D reality.. transformed E image.. seen

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69、Salazar's presence in the group was so _____ the others that they lost most of their earlier ______; failure, for them, became all but unthinkable. A reassuring to .. trepidation B unnoticed by.. curiosity C unusual to.. harmony

D endearing to.. confidence E unexpected by.. exhilaration

70、The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are evidence that the medieval -------natural settings had been ----- and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation. A fear of.. exorcised B concerns about.. regained C affection for.. surmounted D disinterest in.. alleviated

E enthusiasm for.. confronted 71、Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by----, the leaders of the movement have recently----most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism. A intimidation.. issued B participation.. moderated C proclamation.. codified D demonstration.. deliberated E coercion.. repudiated

72、Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to ------ the world of achievement before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly. A ridicule B conquer C retire from D antagonize E examine

73、Although Johnson's and Smith's initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm----after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be. A revived B emerged C intensified D flagged

E persisted

74、Scientists' pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been----by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately ----experimental results to further their own careers. A reinforced.. published B validated.. suppressed C exterminated.. replicated

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D compromised.. fabricated

E resuscitated.. challenged

75、Before about 1960, virtually all accounts of evolution assumed most adaptation to be a product of selection at the level of populations; recent studies of evolution, however, have found no----this----view of selection. A departures from... controversial B basis for.. pervasive

C bias toward.. unchallenged D precursors of.. innovative E criticisms of.. renowned

76、Future generations will probably consider current speculations about humanity's place in the universe to be ------- omissions and errors; even rigorous scientific views change, sometimes overnight. A immune from B marred by C uncorrupted by D correct despite E abridged by

第三类 其他

77、Walpole's art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who----him as, at best, ----. A dismissed.. insignificant B judged.. worthwhile

C revered.. talented D reviled.. meager E taunted.. dangerous

78、No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to ------- and electronically -------- the disks on which data are stored. A prepare.. improve B restore.. disable C infect.. damage D preserve.. secure E invade.. repair

79、As for the alleged value of expert opinion, one need only----government records to see----evidence of the failure of such opinions in many fields. A inspect.. questionable B retain.. circumstantial C distribute.. possible D consult.. strong E evaluate.. problematic

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