历年GRE考试真题答案及解析(六)

2006/10

Section 2
8. EXPERIMENT: LABORATORY::
(A) administration: school
(B) storage: factory
(C) illness: hospital
(D) trial: courthouse
(E) restoration: museum
实验：实验室 (地点关系)
管理;经营：学校
存储：工厂
疾病：医院
审判;试验：法院
修复;恢复：博物馆
[分析]
事物或行为及其发生的地点。

9. DIAGNOSE: TREAT::
(A) hypothesis: reiterate
(B) campaign: manage
(C) preach: believe
(D) testify: witness
(E) proofread: correct
诊断：治疗 (目的关系)
假设：重述;重做
参加活动v.(战役;(竞选)活动n.)：管理
传教：相信
证实：作证;目击v.(证人;证词n.)
校正：纠正v.

10. ANTIDOTE: POISON::
(A) balm: irritate
解毒剂：中毒v. (前者消除后者)
香油,药膏,镇痛剂：刺激;激怒
[词义]
antidote n. 解毒药
1 : a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
2 : something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts  *an antidote to the mechanization of our society*
balm n. 香油,药膏,镇痛剂
1 : a balsamic resin;  especially   : one from small tropical evergreen trees (genus Commiphora of the family Burseraceae)
2 : an aromatic preparation (as a healing ointment)
3 : any of several aromatic plants of the mint family;  especially   : LEMON BALM
4 : a spicy aromatic odor
5 : a soothing restorative agency

11. MALINGER: WORK::
(A) penalize: incentive
(B) negotiate: conflict
(C) distort: meaning
(D) criticize: confidence
(E) shirk: obligation
装病以逃避工作：工作 (动作及其逃避对象)
处罚：动机n.(激励的a.)
谈判;商议：冲突
歪曲：意义
批评：信心
逃避,规避：责任
[词义]
malinger v. 装病以逃避工作
: to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
shirk v. 逃避, 规避
intransitive verb  
1 : to go stealthily  : SNEAK
2 : to evade the performance of an obligation
transitive verb   : AVOID, EVADE  *shirk one's duty*
[分析]
malinger和shirk是常考的一对词，这题只是往年真题的重新编排而已。
MALINGERER: DUTY=recluse: humanity
HOARD: MISER=shirk: malingerer
PARSIMONIOUS: SKIMP=malingering: shirk
MALINGER: AIL=flatter: appreciate

12. OUST: INCUMBENT::
(A) evict: tenant
(B) eject: meeting
(C) canvass: pollster
(D) stall: proceedings
(E) impeach: electorate
驱逐：在职者n. (动作及其对象)
驱逐(租户)：房客n.(出租v.)
驱逐：会议
细查;拉选票：民意测验家
停止;阻塞v.(货摊;畜栏n.)：法律行为;记录
控告;弹劾：选民
[词义]
oust v. 强迫出去;把...赶走
1 a : to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity  b : to take away (as a right or authority)  : BAR, REMOVE
2 : to take the place of  : SUPPLANT
synonyms see EJECT
incumbent n. 在职者, 现任者; adj. 义不容辞的
n.
1 : the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
2 : one that occupies a particular position or place
a.
1 : imposed as a duty  : OBLIGATORY  *incumbent on us to take action*
2 : having the status of an incumbent  *the team's incumbent third baseman*;  especially   : occupying a specified office
3 : lying or resting on something else
4 : bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface
evict v. (依法)驱逐; 逐出(租客)
1 a : to recover (property) from a person by legal process  b : to put (a tenant) out by legal process
2 : to force out  : EXPEL
synonyms see EJECT
stall n. 货摊; 畜栏 v. 停止; 阻塞
n.
1 a : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn  b : a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle
2 a : a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed  b : a church pew  c chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theater —  usually used in plural
3 : a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale
4 : a protective sheath for a finger or toe
5 : a small compartment  *a shower stall*;  especially   : one with a toilet or urinal
transitive verb  
1 : to put into or keep in a stall
2 obsolete   : INSTALL 1
3 a : to bring to a standstill  : BLOCK;  especially   : MIRE  b : to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently  c : to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall
intransitive verb  
1 : to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)
2 : to experience a stall in flying
proceedings n. 法律行动; (会议)纪录
1 : legal action  *a divorce proceeding*
2 : PROCEDURE
3 plural   : EVENTS, HAPPENINGS
4 : TRANSACTION
5 plural   : an official record of things said or done
[分析]
前者驱逐后者，incumbent是承担责任的当前在职者，tenant是承租房屋的当前房客。oust是第一次在类反中考到，注意两种驱逐的特征属性。
DEPORTATION: COUNTRY=eviction: dwelling
EVICT: RESIDENCE=banish: country
另外要注意proceedings作为一个词理解，主要指法律上的诉讼行为。