02-08GRE真题（部分）

2002年11月GRE填空详解

SECTION 1

1. Although she gives badly ____ titles to her musical compositions, they ____ unusual combinations of materials including Gregorian chant, Asian scale patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs.

A. exotic… belie B. eccentric…deploy C. traditional…exclude D. imaginative…disguise E. conventional… incorporate

2. Even though the folktales Partout collected and retold were not solely French in origin, his versions of then were so decidedly French in style that later anthologizes of French folktales have never ____ them.

A. excluded B. admired C. collected D. promoted E. comprehended 3. In arguing against assertions that environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule all predictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many cases been ____.

A. exaggerated B. ignored C. scrutinized D. derided E. increased

4. There seems to be no ____ the reading public’s thirst for books about the 1960’s: indeed, the normal level of interest has ____ recently because of aspiration of popular television documentaries.

A. quenching… moderated B. whetting… mushroomed C. curtailing… waned D. ignoring… transformed E. slaking… increased

5. Despite a tendency to be overtly ____, the poetry of the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments. A. diverting B. emotional C. didactic D. romantic E. whimsical

6. One of the first ____ of reduced burning in Amazon rain forests was the chestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insects that, by pollinating chestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop.

A. reformers B. discoveries C. casualties D. critics E. beneficiaries 7. The research committee urged the archaeologist to ____ her claim that the tomb she has discovered was that of Alexander the Great since her initial report has been based only on ____.

A. disseminate… supposition B. withdraw… evidence C. undercut… caprice D. document… conjecture E. downplay… facts SECTION 3

1. The scientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered ______ despite widespread agreement that it was _______

A. respect … crucial B. dismissal…simplistic C. skepticism…unfathomable D. opposition…indisputable E. acceptance…comprehensive

2. The rate at which soil can absorb water ______ with continuous wetting, so the longer a ______ lasts, or the greater the rate of precipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across the ground as runoff and enter stream channels.

A. rises… deluge B. diminishes… drought C. increases… shower D. decreases… rainstorm E. stabilizes…thaw

3. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more_____ than one would expect on the basis of her rather _____ treatment of her subject in the opening pages.

A. compelling… intriguing B. accessible… recondite C. hidebound… reactionary

D. insightful… innovative E. dispassionate… evenhanded

4. The meeting on environmental issues produced ____ discussion but no commitment on a plan of action: the many uncertainties surrounding global climatic change and the huge cost of efforts to limit it made the policymakers ____. A. little… voluble B. heated… contentious C. cordial… quarrelsome D. frustrating… affable E. interminable… businesslike

5.Art that endures often makes an initially disturbing impact: the profound experience that such art seeks to provoke necessarily engenders a certain____. A. familiarity B. ennui C. upheaval D. intimacy E. tranquility

6. The history of film reflects the ____ inherent in the medium itself: film combines still photographs to represent continuous motion and, while seeming to present life itself, can also offer impossible and dreamlike unrealities.

A. trivialities B. biases C. constraints D. paradoxes E. liabilities 7. The ____ with which the politician peppers her speeches are so memorable that many people think of her as being far more ____ than she in fact is.

A. superlatives… egalitarian B. pejoratives…optimistic C. examples… soporific D. diatribes… censorious E. malapropisms… straightforward 8. STOMACH: DIGESTION

A. heart : pulsation B. eye : recognition C. muscle : exertion D. skin : irritation E. lung : respiration 9. DEHYDRATE : WATER

A. melt : liquid B. wither : vitalityC. anchor : stability D. emote : enthusiasm E. shrivel : winkle 10. RAVENOUS: HUNGRY

A. congenial : friendly B. mean : wild C. obsessed : absorbed D. inept :

clumsy E. sated : savory 11. ELEGY : LAMENT

A. epic : idolize B. comely : pleaseC. parody : ridicule D. sonnet : court E. tragedy : pity

12. ANECDOTE : NARRATIVE

A. acronym : letter B. summary : excerpt C. simile : comparison D. metaphor : fantasy E. pseudonym : signature 13. TRUNATE : LENGTH

A. separate : substance B. ventilate : circulation C. vaccinate : immunity D. transfer : location E. cool : temperature 14. GENERATION: INDIVIDUAL

A. conference : speaker B. shift : laborer C. city : official D. tree : limb E. river : stream 15. RERERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE

A. agenda : meeting B. catalog : library C. manifest : cargo D. invoice : receipt E. inventory : sale 16. BLANDISHMENT : COAX

A. equivocation : dispute B. assessment : infer C. augmentation : complicate D. persuasion : coerce E. explanation : enlighten 28. DISAVOW

A. instigate B. acknowledge C. envision D. ameliorate E. inculcate 29. FLOURISH

A. lose out B. catch upC. turn off D. waste away E. slow down 30. HYPERBOLE

A. misdemeanor B. understatement C. imprecation D. concession E. obstinacy 31. RIVETING

A. appetizing B. enriching C. wearisome D. wasteful E. harmful 32. DAMN

A. undoB. entreat C. mollify D. motivate E. extol 33. REPROACH

A. sustain B. advance C. acclaim D. manipulate E. embellish 34. MYOPIA

A. maturity B. prescience C. prompt response D. good fortune E. final event 35. NICE

A. restrained B. colorlessC. obscure D. imprecise E. balanced 36. LASSITUDE

A. pride B. breadth C. vim D. pomp E. valor 37. PUSILLANIMOUS

A. successful B. sociable C. adept D. stouthearted E. trustworthy 38. ABASE

A. aggrandize B. limit C. defy D. purify E. destabilize Section 3

8. ANTISEPTIC : DISINFECT::

A. solvent : preserve B. emollient : soften C. tonic : inoculate D. antidote: poison E. palliative: sensitize 9. DOSE : MEDICINE ::

A. beverage : drink B. medal : award C. tremor : earthquake D. ration : food E. temp: music 10. DITCH : CANYON ::

A. landslide : erosionB. boulder : granite C. weed : vegetation D. burrow : cavern E. moon : planet 11. AVERSION : DISINCLINATION ::

A. assurance : doubt B. adulation : admiration C. evaluation : preference D. denunciation : avowal E. slander : insincerity 12. AIRTIGHT : LEAK ::

A. sporadic : continuity B. incorporeal : importance C. ancient : relevance D. arcane : solutionE. invalid : certainty 13. SPURN : CONTEMPT ::

A. condone : mercy B. apologize : regret C. vacillate : impression D. balk : obstruction E. endorse : familiarity 14. TEACHER : CLASSROOM ::

A. bather : beachB. resident : neighborhood C. traveler : station D. child : playground E. chef : kitchen 15. RESCISSION : LEGISLATION ::

A. authorization : retrenchment B. recantation : testimony C. attainment : goal D. cessation : process E. acquittal : innocence 16. POLULATION : MORTALITY

A. electorate : abstention B. workforce : attrition C. traffic : gridlock D. membership : absenteeism E. taxation : expenditure 28. DISSIPATE

A. pile up B. sort out C. illuminate D. hasten E. include 29. TRANSIENT

A. distant B. helpful C. actual D. violet E. everlasting 30. EXTRANEOUS

A. indeterminate B. modified C. accurate D. concealed E. essential 31. SEEMLY

A. banal B. deceitful C. indecorous D. eclectic E. ineffectual 32. VIRULENT

A. intermittent B. courteous C. defeated D. confident E. salubrious 33. TORRID

A. gloomy B. inert C. icy D. opaque E. smooth 34. FORMIDABLE

A. enticing B. invigorating C. ambivalent D. affectionate E. negligent 35. DISCURSIVE

A. polite B. succinct C. florid D. candid E. impassioned 36. EXECRATION

A. misrepresentation B. engrossment C. requisition D. approbation E. allegiance 37. VICISSITUDINOUS

A. charitable B. immutable C. imitative D. extrinsic E. endearing 38. TENDENTIOUS

A. uncommon B. uncooperative C. unpretentious D. unimportant E. unbiased

2003年3G笔试题目

1. ADVENTURESOME : CAUTION ::

A. tendentious : bias B. convivial : congenialityC. timorous : fear D. magnanimous : generosity E. gluttonous : restraint 2. TAIL : APPENDAGE

A. rib : skeleton B. iris : cornea C. knuckle: finger D. molar : tooth E. lobe : ear 3. HAVEN : DANGER

A nirvana : suffering B. sinecure: experience C sanctuary : immunity D limbo : uncertainty E arcadia : quiet 4. MASONRY: BRICKLAYER

A seminary : theologian B jurisprudence : criminal C pedagogy : student D medicine : doctor E conservatory : musician 5. NOURISH : FOOD

A. warn : safety B. dehydrate : water C. waft : air D. circulate : blood E. finance : money 6. HASTE : PLODDER

A. deception : dupe B. courtesy : boor C. disillusionment : malcontent D. forbearance : suspect E. reluctance : skeptic 7. VINDICATE: BLAME

A. disabuse : misapprehension B. decry: aspersion C. acquiesce : regret D. expose : malfeasance E. investigate : suspicion 8. OBSTACLE : IMPEDE

A. prediction : convince B. blandishment : cajole C. embellishment : praise

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