GRE(VERBAL)模拟试卷40(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）模拟试卷40 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. PART ONE 2. PART TWO

PART ONE （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）

SECTION 1Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1． The primary impulse of each human being is to ______ himself, but the secondary impulse is to venture out of the self, to correct its provincialism and heal its loneliness.

A．sully B．actualize C．reject

D．declareE．withdraw

正确答案：E

2． As has always been the case when tragedy has struck our community, the people of our town feel the obligation, and rightly so, to ______ in support of the victim and his family.

A．entrench B．rally

C．disseminate

D．convokeE．apologize

正确答案：B

3． Except in times of ______ , we would scarcely allow public officials to declare states of emergency that replace some normal rules with those more ______ to extraordinary circumstances.

A．debate … diffident B．serenity … indifferent C．catastrophe … germane

D．obedience … ill-suitedE．disaster … hostile

正确答案：C

4． O’Sullivan occupied himself by writing to would-be______, outlining his plan for the enterprise and how its glory would______all associated with the project.

A．mendicants… assist

B．detractors … escape from C．colleagues … eschew from

D．analysts … dissimulate withE．contributors … redound to

正确答案：E

5． Research has proven that unlike their sober______who slowed down after making a mistake to try to correct their actions, men who imbibe alcohol show no signs of such______behavior.

A．adversaries … laudatory B．counterparts … corrective C．protagonists … conciliatory

D．functionaries … properE．contemporaries … edified

正确答案：B

6． Supporters praised the governor’s action as a speedy and judicious solution, but critics condemned it by the same token as______and unfairly influenced by recent events.

A．indisposed B．verbose C．irrelevant

D．hastyE．imperious

正确答案：D

7． For him conversation was a matter of displaying all his rhetorical mastery, and in particular an opportunity to spout witty______that evidenced his specialized knowledge of insult.

A．serendipity B．invective C．approbation

D．disquisitionE．digressions

正确答案：B

SECTION 2Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

8． POSEUR: UNAFFECTED ：： A．interlocutor：accessible

B．teetotaler：abstemious C．soprano：pretentious

D．provincial：cosmopolitanE．prig：amenable

正确答案：D

9． MORTIFIED: EMBARRASS ：： A．reverent：dignify B．distraught：trouble C．disheartened：arrogate

D．offensive：aggravateE．prophetic：forebode

正确答案：B

10． SCRUTINIZE: ADMIRE ：： A．imprison：host B．forewarn：rage C．vacillate：resolve

D．duplicate：imitateE．impel：push

正确答案：A

11． RENEGADE: FEALTY ：： A．infidel：excommunication B．apostate：euphoria C．traitor：treason

D．bigot：toleranceE．misanthrope：self-esteem

正确答案：D

12． CONIFER: NEEDLE：： A．potato：tuber B．cactus：spine C．melon：gourd

D．bud：stalkE．grove：timber

正确答案：B

13． KNEAD : MALLEABLE :: A．vent : respiratory B．circumscribe : visible C．brook : unique

D．penetrate : permeableE．muster : tenacious

正确答案：D

14． PREVARICATE : TRUTH :: A．expound : incoherence B．invent : exculpation C．involve : disclosure

D．equivocate : commitmentE．substantiate : fabrication

正确答案：D

15． FORWARD : RETICENT :: A．erudite : complacent B．officious: compliant C．obstinate : suave

D．garish : gullibleE．loquacious: taciturn

正确答案：E

16． SKIT : PLAY :: A．anecdote : novel B．narrative: ode C．sonnet : poem

D．spectacle : kaleidoscopeE．caricature : travesty

正确答案：A

17． CROWD: PEOPLE :: A．gravel : pebbles B．lake: fish

C．calculator : button

D．authority : panelE．spice : sugar

正确答案：A 18． The author of the passage suggests that historiographers should view history primarily as

A．a political conflict over spatial boundaries which can only be resolved through the input of historiographers

B．a chorus of conflicting voices whose dissonances cannot be resolved, but to which historiographers must listen

C．a field that complicates the assignment of geographic boundaries to the extent that such boundaries can never be resolved

D．a conflict between nations whose sovereignty historiographers have the duty

to assessE．a history of conflicts over spatial demarcation which are ultimately irrelevant to the truth of history

正确答案：B

SECTION 4Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.

19． ABEYANCE: A．discussion B．excitement C．continuance

D．certitudeE．obedience

正确答案：C

20． BREACH: A．forge ahead B．collect

C．remain quiet

D．weldE．offer support

正确答案：D

21． INHIBITOR: A．response B．dissolvent C．sour substance

D．catalystE．amalgam

正确答案：D

22． TORTUOUS: A．meandering B．rational C．impassive

D．meagerE．straightforward

正确答案：E

23． ALLEVIATE:

A．remedy B．proliferate C．reinforce

D．switchE．aggravate

正确答案：E

24． REVERE: A．blaspheme B．reject C．emulate

D．confoundE．degrade

正确答案：A

25． TACIT: A．resolute B．express C．illegitimate

D．compulsoryE．detached

正确答案：B

26． RIVEN: A．unbiased B．unbroken C．dehydrated

D．exposedE．flexible

正确答案：B

PART TWO （Time：30 minutes 38 Questions）

SECTION 1Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

27． The discoveries of the social sciences, once isolated and labeled, are ______ conventional wisdom, whereupon they ______ their distinctiveness as scientific advances, being for this reason less likely than other intellectual enterprises to establish unique identities.

A．rejected by ... establish B．confirmed by ... consolidate

C．disproved by ... display

D．incorporated into ... loseE．absorbed by ... gain

正确答案：D

28． Smith is ______ , to the degree that he seldom disguises his contempt towards ______ activities.

A．a firebrand ... religious B．a dilettante ... convivial C．a philistine ... intellectual

D．a misanthrope ... individualisticE．a plebian ... common

正确答案：C

29． We must learn to ______ sentences and to analyze the grammar of our text, for there is no ______ to the grammar of poetry, to the nerve and sinew of the poem, if one is blind to the poetry of grammar.

A．limn … introduction B．master … obstacle C．subordinate … key

D．parse … accessE．osculate … clarity

正确答案：D 30． These ______ over details are an indication of more serious battles to come, between those who want a strong centre at the heart of the Union and those who want to ______ the power ceded by national governments.

A．sympathies... boost B．agreements... measure

C．adjudications ... consolidate

D．assumptions ... inscribeE．skirmishes... limit

正确答案：E

31． The thesis under consideration was fundamentally ______ to the readers of that mendacious publication, and I would therefore like to use this opportunity, to stake out some of the basic arguments in need of ______ .

A．coherent … restatement B．disavowed … availability

C．misrepresented … clarification

D．incomprehensible … dismissalE．irrelevant … subordination

正确答案：C

32． Molds were once used only for small amounts of fat, shared with neighbors at cooperative candle dippings or supplied by ______ candle makers who canvassed large geographical areas.

A．redoubtable B．impecunious C．sententious

D．meretriciousE．itinerant

正确答案：E 33． Only superficially obnoxious, his______manner endeared him to those who relished the mordant wit of turn-of-the-century bohemian New Yorkers.

A．rakish B．dulcet

C．compassionate

D．raffishE．sardonic

正确答案：E

SECTION 2Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

34． PICTURE: COLLAGE ：： A．commodity：trademark B．symbol：rebus

C．software：calculator

D．membership：badgeE．dose：instructions

正确答案：B

35． POSTSCRIPT: LETTER ：： A．inscription：souvenir B．appendix：textbook C．foundation：column

D．signature：epistolaryE．dialogue：opera

正确答案：B

36． LOUTISH: GRACE ：： A．banal：repartee B．selfish：ego C．comely：hatred

D．fiendish：impatienceE．retentive：memory

正确答案：A

37． VALOR : COWARDICE:: A．decadence : fervor B．audacity : perseverance C．superficiality : naivety

D．mendacity : honestyE．benevolence: gorgeousness

正确答案：D

38． NADIR: ZENITH:: A．observation : phenomenon B．travel : distance C．median : mean

D．abyss : summitE．encomium : dismissal

正确答案：D

39． BIGOT : BIAS :: A．melancholic : bitterness B．hedonist : ambition C．daredevil : audacity

D．perfectionist : patienceE．cynic : indiscretion

正确答案：C

40． GIANT: HUMAN:: A．bush : vine B．boulder : rock C．creek : pool

D．mountain : treeE．meadow : flower

正确答案：B

41． UNPLEASANT : REPUGNANT :: A．prolix : verbatim

B．non-existent: miniscule C．scanty : meager

D．valiant: urbaneE．convivial: vivacious

正确答案：C

SECTION 3Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

42． According to the passage, the dynamics of small group economies differ from those of large group economies in that

A．the members of small groups tend to have a greater degree of social regularity than the members of large groups

B．people in small groups carry an advantage in the arena of exchange because they are tied by social obligation

C．the manufacturer of a commodity in a small group economy is more likely to be known by the members of the group

D．the people who contribute to the production of a gift are less essential to small groups than those who exchange commodities are in large groupsE．a system of social obligation diminishes the number of parties necessary to a gift-giving transaction

正确答案：E

Crosby’s recent study of American historical demography is blithely based on the reconstitution of the records of single parishes, a method that often excludes migrants. Moreover, it is troublesome for historians to obtainLine information on the birthdates of people who relocated to the parish, and equally(5) difficult to follow those who had migrated to new places of residence. Thus, the exclusion of migrants also followed from the way spatial units were once conceived by the parishioners themselves, a stable and unchanging pre-modern countryside of interchangeable towns unlike “modern” flows to cities. As a result, migration was improperly assumed to be irrelevant because the(10) small units in the countryside were interchangeable and migrants into a parish could thus stand as a proxy for those who had left. In any case, it was thought that

migration in the countryside was repetitive and occurred only in response to life course events, such as finding a spouse, and thus, like the parishioners themselves, Crosby complacently equates the demographics of migrants to those(15) of more sedimentary populations.

43． In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with A．summarizing the findings of a study

B．placing new research within its historical context C．evaluating the methodology of a historian

D．comparing various demographical techniquesE．establishing categories

正确答案：C

44． According to the passage, early American parishioners held which of the following views concerning parish demography?

A．Migration between towns stands in direct contrast with the accumulation of population in cities.

B．Parish populations would grow at fairly equal rates, given the fact that those who left a parish in response to life course events were usually replaced.

C．Migration between parishes was a rare enough phenomenon that it was unnecessary to keep records of it in any fashion.

D．Parish populations often chose to remain sedimentary as a result of the homogeneity of the various countryside parishes.E．Parish populations owed their existence on the whole to the influx of populations due to life course events.

正确答案：B

45． According to the passage, Crosby has made which of the following assumptions concerning historical means of demography?

A．Migration is in most cases dictated by life course events as opposed to the economic factors that contribute to the development of cities.

B．Population growth tends not to affect the availability of proxies for replacing emigrants from population centers.

C．Sedimentary populations are more historically significant than nomadic or migratory ones.

D．It is permissible to rely upon a single source of information in studying population movement patterns.E．Migration can be disregarded as a demographic pattern in historical contexts prior to the development of large cities.

正确答案：D

46． The passage suggests that one major difficulty in establishing patterns of migration is

A．the infrequency of life course events, which restricts the amount of data available to demographers

B．the overwhelming availability of proxies in migration patterns, which creates a degree of stasis in migration records

C．the lack of parishioner birth records, which limits the hard evidence upon which demographers base their observations

D．the homogeneity of single parishes, which makes it difficult to distinguish the motivations of migrantsE．the repetitive nature of migration, which results in a surfeit of unusable data that overwhelms demographers

正确答案：C

47． The author’s view of the future potential of human cloning may best be

described as which of the following?

A．Cautious but positive

B．Apprehensive and admonitory C．Neither concerned nor optimistic

D．Alarmed and antagonisticE．Disinterested and neutral

正确答案：C

SECTION 4Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.

48． FERMENT: A．limpidness B．equanimity C．simplicity

D．clarityE．firmness

正确答案：B

49． SOMATIC: A．senseless B．manual C．spiritual

D．singleE．stressful

正确答案：C

50． EXHAUSTIVE: A．wavering B．lively C．protected

D．brawnyE．incomprehensive

正确答案：E

51． BELLIGERENT: A．amorphous B．nascent C．friable

D．conciliatoryE．droll

正确答案：D

52． DIN:

A．ponderousness B．core

C．tranquility

D．relaxationE．acuity

正确答案：C

53． ERUDITE: A．free B．ignorant C．anxious

D．unnamedE．inept

正确答案：B

54． FETID: A．fragrant B．thick C．original

D．balancedE．glowing

正确答案：A

55． NUGATORY: A．stylish

B．consequential C．revolutionary

D．boundlessE．delicious

正确答案：B

56． PALPABILITY: A．intangibility B．unbearability C．barrenness

D．inflexibilityE．inflammability

正确答案：A

57． IMMACULATE: A．sincere

B．unnoticed C．accidental

D．spottedE．distracted

正确答案：D

58． LETHARGY: A．bluntness B．suppleness C．sufficiency

D．robustnessE．vitality

正确答案：E

59． SUBVERT: A．amplify B．stabilize C．substitute

D．superviseE．reveal

正确答案：B

60． DETRITUS: A．aged thing

B．commonplace subject C．awkward substance

D．unique relicE．precious matter

正确答案：E

61． BADINAGE:

A．unambiguous allusion B．solemn exchange

C．extensive conversation

D．exact versionE．thorough account

正确答案：B