GRE选择题历年真题(三)
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.
A, demonstrated
B, determined
C, altered
D, undermined
E, distinguished
paradoxically: adv.1.似非而是地,佯谬地 2.自相矛盾地 3.悖理地,反常地
colonization: n.殖民统治
prosperity: n.兴旺,繁荣昌盛
loyalty: n.忠诚
demonstrate: v.1.论证,证明 2.说明,教 3.显示,表露
alter: v.改变,改动,使变样
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。
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 --------.
A, novel.. antiquated
B, revolutionary.. fundamental
C, commonplace .. banal
D, disputed.. esoteric
E, obscure.. familiar
【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。
3、Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the--------performance in the -------style we had anticipated.
A, talented.. tenuous
B, prosaic.. classic
C, artistic.. mechanical
D, inspired.. innovative
E, literal.. enlightened
perfunctory: a.敷衍了事的,马虎的,得过且过的
derivative: a.1.派生的,衍生的 2.缺乏独创性的,模仿他人的
tenuous: a.1.细的,薄的 2.稀薄的,脆弱的
prosaic: a.1.散文的 2.平凡的,乏味的
inspired: a.受神灵启示的,在灵感支配下的
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
enlightened: a.开明的,有知识的,文明的
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。
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.
A, different.. disconnected
B, incompetent.. abysmal
C, famous.. systematic
D, mediocre.. unexciting
E, various.. coherent
contribution: n.(投给报刊等的)稿件,文搞
incompetent: a.不称职的不胜任的
abysmal: a.深不可测的,无底的,极度的
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。
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.
A, promptness
B, persistence
C, aggression
D, skillfulness
E, lucidity
trait: n.特征,特点,特性
promptness: n.快捷,迅速
aggression: n.侵犯(行为),侵略(行为),挑衅
lucidity: n.明晰易懂,清澈透明
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。
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 ------.
A, cautious.. educators
B, sophisticated.. realists
C, rational.. pragmatists
D, naive.. idealists
E, credulous.. skeptics
pseudoscience: n.伪科学
quack: n.冒牌医生,江湖骗子
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
sophisticated: a.老于世故的,富于经验的,精通的
rational: a.1.理性的,理智的,明事理的 2.合理的 3.神智健全的
pragmatist: 实用主义者
naive: a.1.天真的 2.幼稚的,轻信的 3.未有过经验的
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
credulous: a.轻信的,易受骗的,因轻信而引起的
sceptic: n.1.怀疑(论)者 2.怀疑宗教(尤指基督教)者
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。
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.
A, idiosyncratic .. altering
B, guarded.. eschewing
C, candid.. uncovering
D, reticent. . soliciting
E, fastidious.. ruining
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