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GRE老真题9610
SECTION1
Time–30minutes
38Questions
1.Becausethemonkeysunderstudyare----the
presenceofhumanbeings,theytypically----
humanobserversandgoabouttheirbusiness
(A)ambivalentabout..welcome
(B)habituatedto..disregard
(C)pleasedwith..snub
(D)inhibitedby..seek
(E)unawareof..avoid
2.Givehepreviouslyexpressedinterestandthe
ambitioustoneofherrecentspeeches,thesenator's
attempttoconvincethepublicthatsheisnotinter-
estedinrunningforasecondtermis----.
(A)laudable
(B)likely
(C)authentic
(D)futile
(E)sincere
3.Manyofherfollowersremain----toher,and
eventhosewhohaverejectedherleadershipare
unconvincedofthe----ofreplacingherduring
thecurrentturmoil.
(A)opposed..urgency
(B)friendly..harm
(C)loyal..wisdom
(D)cool..usefulness
(E)sympathetic..disadvantage
4.UnlikemanyrecentinterpretationsofBeethoven's
pianosonatas,therecitalist'sperformancewasa
delightfullyfreeandintrospectiveone;nevertheless,
itwasalso,seeminglyparadoxically,quite----.
(A)appealing
(B)exuberant
(C)idiosyncratic
(D)unskilled
(E)controlled
5.Specieswithrelatively----metabolicrates,including
hibernators,generallylivelongerthanthosewhose
metabolicratesaremorerapid.
(A)prolific
(B)sedentary
(C)sluggish
(D)measured
(E)restive
6.Belyinghisearlierreputationfor----asanegotiator,
Morganhadrecentlyassumedamore----stance
forwhichmanyofhiserstwhilecriticspraisedhim.
(A)intransigence..conciliatory
(B)impropriety..intolerant
(C)inflexibility..unreasonable
(D)success..authoritative
(E)incompetence..combative
7.AlthoughIrishliteraturecontinuedtoflourishafter
thesixteenthcentury,a----traditionis----
inthevisualarts:
wethinkaboutIrishcultureintermsof
theword,notintermsofpictorialimages.
(A)rich..superfluous
(B)lively..found
(C)comparable..absent
(D)forgotten..apparent
(E)lost..extant
8.SILVER:
TARNISH:
:
(A)gold:
burnish
(B)steel:
forge
(C)iron:
rust
(D)lead:
cast
(E)tin:
shear
9.DISLIKE:
LOATHING:
:
(A)appreciation:
gratification
(B)hunger:
appetite
(C)void:
dearth
(D)pleasure:
bliss
(E)pain:
ache
10.CRAVEN:
HEROIC:
:
(A)unruly:
energetic
(B)listless:
attractive
(C)volatile:
constant
(D)deft:
trifling
(E)awkward:
amusing
11.FILLY:
HORSE:
:
(A)antennae:
butterfly
(B)pullet:
chicken
(C)gaggle:
goose
(D)duck:
drake
(E)wasp:
bee
12.PITHINESS:
APHORISM:
:
(A)craft:
art
(B)detail:
sketch
(C)illusion:
story
(D)exaggeration:
caricature
(E)sophistication:
farce
13.EPHEMERAL:
ENDURING:
:
(A)infirm:
healing
(B)insensitive:
cooperating
(C)inanimate:
living
(D)interminable:
continuing
(E)ineffectual:
proceeding
14.POSTURER:
UNAFFECTED:
:
(A)brat:
insolent
(B)hypocrite:
perceptive
(C)grouch:
respected
(D)bigot:
tolerant
(E)rogue:
empathetic
15.FACETIOUS:
SPEECH:
:
(A)precocious:
learning
(B)unbecoming:
color
(C)exemplary:
conduct
(D)craven:
timidity
(E)antic:
behavior
16.VAGARY:
PREDICT:
:
(A)quotation:
misdirect
(B)investigation:
confirm
(C)stamina:
deplete
(D)turbulence:
upset
(E)impossibility:
execute
ThisisnottodenythattheBlackgospelmusicofthe
earlytwentiethcenturydifferedinimportantwaysfromthe
slavespirituals.Whereasspiritualswerecreatedanddis-
seminatedinfolkfashion,gospelmusicwascomposed,
(5)published,copyrighted,andsoldbyprofessionals.Never-
theless,improvisationremainedcentraltogospelmusic.
Onehasonlytolistentotherecordedrepertoireofgospel
songstorealizethatBlackgospelsingersrarelysanga
songpreciselythesamewaytwiceandneveraccordingto
(10)itsexactmusicalnotation.Theyperformedwhatjazzmusi-
cianscall"headarrangements"proceedingfromtheirown
feelingsandfromtheway"thespirit"movedthematthe
time.Thisimprovisatoryelementwasreflectedintheman-
nerinwhichgospelmusicwaspublished.Blackgospel
(15)composersscoredthemusicintendedforWhitesinging
groupsfully,indicatingthevariousvocalpartsandthe
accompaniment,butthemusicproducedforBlacksingers
includedonlyavocallineandpianoaccompaniment.
17.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"headarrange-
ment"asthetermisusedinline11?
(A)Apublishedversionofagospelsongproducedfor
usebyBlacksingers
(B)Agospelsongbasedonaslavespiritual
(C)Amusicalscoresharedbyagospelsingeranda
jazzmusician
(D)Aninformallywrittencompositionintendedfor
usebyagospelsinger
(E)Animprovisedperformanceinspiredbythe
singer'semotions
18.Theauthormentions"folkfashion"(line4)mostlikely
inorderto
(A)counteranassertionabouttheroleofimprovi-
sationinmusiccreatedbyBlackpeople
(B)compareearlygospelmusicwithgospelmusic
writtenlaterinthetwentiethcentury
(C)makeadistinctionbetweengospelmusicand
slavespirituals
(D)introduceadiscussionaboutthedisseminationof
slavespirituals
(E)describeasimilaritybetweengospelmusicand
slavespirituals
19.Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingabout
Blackgospelmusicandslavespirituals?
(A)Bothbecamewidelyknownintheearlytwentieth
century.
(B)Bothhadanimportantimprovisatoryelement.
(C)Bothwerefrequentlyperformedbyjazz
musicians.
(D)Bothwerepublishedwithonlyavocallineand
pianoaccompaniment.
(E)BothweredisseminatedchieflybyBlacksinging
groups.
20.Ofthefollowingsentences,whichismostlikelyto
haveimmediatelyprecededthepassage?
(A)Fewcomposersofgospelmusicdrewontraditions
suchasthespiritualincreatingtheirsongs.
(B)SpiritualsandBlackgospelmusicwerederived
fromthesamemusicaltradition.
(C)Thecreationandsingingofspirituals,practicedby
BlackAmericansbeforetheCivilWar,continued
afterthewar.
(D)Spiritualsandgospelmusiccanbeclearly
distinguishedfromoneanother.
(E)Improvisationwasoneoftheprimarycharac-
teristicsofthegospelmusiccreatedbyBlack
musicians.
Aboutacenturyago,theSwedishphysicalscientist
Arrheniusproposedalawofclassicalchemistrythatrelates
chemicalreactionratetotemperature.Accordingtothe
Arrheniusequation,chemicalreactionareincreasingly
(5)unlikelytooccurastemperaturesapproachabsolutezero,
andatabsolutezero(zerodegreesKelvin,orminus273
degreesCelsius)reactionsstop.However,recentexperi-
mentalevidencerevealsthatalthoughtheArrheniusequa-
tionisgenerallyaccurateindescribingthekindofchemical
(10)reactionthatoccursatrelativelyhightemperatures,attem-
peraturesclosertozeroaquantum-mechanicaleffectknown
astunnelingcomesintoplay;thiseffectaccountsforchem-
icalreactionsthatareforbiddenbytheprinciplesofclassi-
calchemistry.Specifically,entiremoleculescan"tunnel"
(15)throughthebarriersofrepulsiveforcesfromothermole-
culesandchemicallyreacteventhoughthesemoleculesdo
nothavesufficientenergy,accordingtoclassicalchemistry,
toovercometherepulsivebarrier.
Therateofanychemicalreaction,regardlessofthetem-
(20)peratureatwhichittakesplace,usuallydependsonavery
importantcharacteristicknownasitsactivationenergy.Any
moleculecanbeimaginedtoresideatthebottomofaso-
calledpotentialwellofenergy.Achemicalreactioncorre-
spondstothetransitionofamoleculefromthebottomof
(25)onepotentialwelltothebottomofanother.Inclassical
chemistry,suchatransitioncanbeaccomplishedonlyby
goingoverthepotentialbarrierbetweenthewells,the
heightofwhichremainsconstantandiscalledtheactiva-
tionenergyofthereaction.Intunneling,thereactingmole-
(30)culestunnelfromthebottomofonetothebottomofanother
wellwithouthavingtoriseoverthebarrierbetweenthe
twowells.Recentlyresearchershavedevelopedtheconcept
oftunnelingtemperature:
thetemperaturebelowwhich
tunnelingtransitionsgreatlyoutnumberArrheniustransi-
(35)tions,andclassicalmechanicsgiveswaytoitsquantum
counterpart.
Thistunnelingphenomenonatverylowtemperatures
suggestedmyhypothesisaboutacoldprehistoryoflife:
theformationofrathercomplexorganicmoleculesinthe
(40)deepcoldofouterspace,wheretemperaturesusuallyreach
onlyafewdegreesKelvin.Cosmicrays(high-energypro-
tonsandotherparticles)mighttriggerthesynthesisof
simplemolecules,suchasinterstellarformaldehyde,in
darkcloudsofinterstellardust.Afterwardcomplexorganic
(45)moleculeswouldbeformed,slowlybutsurely,bymeans
oftunneling.AfterIofferedmyhypothesis,Hoyleand
Wickramasinghearguedthatmoleculesofinterstellarform-
aldehydehaveindeedevolvedintostablepolysaccharides
suchascelluloseandstarch.Theirconclusions,although
(50)stronglydisputed,havegeneratedexcitementamonginves-
tigatorssuchasmyselfwhoareproposingthatthegalactic
cloudsaretheplaceswheretheprebiologicalevolutionof
compoundsnecessarytolifeoccurred.
21.Theauthorofthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith
(A)describinghowtheprinciplesofclassicalchem-
istryweredeveloped
(B)initiatingadebateaboutthekindsofchemical
reactionsrequiredforthedevelopmentoflife
(C)explaininghowcurrentresearchinchemistrymaybe
relatedtobroaderbiologicalconcerns
(D)reconcilingopposingtheoriesaboutchem
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