阅读及填空样题testtakerGREVerbalReasoningSamples.docx
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阅读及填空样题testtakerGREVerbalReasoningSamples
GRE®RevisedGeneralTest:
VerbalReasoningQuestionTypes
TheGREVerbalReasoningsectionoftheGRErevisedGeneralTestcontainsthreetypesofquestions:
∙ReadingComprehension
∙TextCompletion
∙SentenceEquivalence
ReadingComprehensionquestionsappearinsets;TextCompletionandSentenceEquivalencequestionsareindependent.
ReadingComprehensionQuestions
TherearethreetypesofReadingComprehensionquestions:
Multiple-choiceQuestions—SelectOneAnswerChoice:
Thesearethetraditionalmultiple-choicequestionswithfiveanswerchoicesofwhichyoumustselectone.
Multiple-choiceQuestions—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices:
Theseprovidethreeanswerchoicesandaskyoutoselectallthatarecorrect;one,two,orallthreeoftheanswerchoicesmaybecorrect.Togaincreditforthesequestions,youmustselectallthecorrectanswers,andonlythose;thereisnocreditforpartiallycorrectanswers.
Select-in-Passage:
Thequestionasksyoutoclickonthesentenceinthepassagethatmeetsacertaindescription.Toanswerthequestion,youchooseoneofthesentencesandclickonit;clickinganywhereonasentencewillhighlightit.
Readingcomprehensionpassagesaredrawnfromthephysicalsciences,thebiologicalsciences,thesocialsciences,theartsandhumanities,andeverydaytopics,andarebasedonmaterialfoundinbooksandperiodicals,bothacademicandnonacademic.Thepassagesrangeinlengthfromoneparagraphtofourorfiveparagraphs.
Samplequestions1to3belowarebasedonthispassage:
Policymakersmustconfrontthedilemmathatfossilfuelscontinuetobeanindispensablesourceofenergyeventhoughburningthemproducesatmosphericaccumulationsofcarbondioxidethatincreasethelikelihoodofpotentiallydisastrousglobalclimatechange.Currently,technologythatwouldcapturecarbondioxideemittedbypowerplantsandsequesteritharmlesslyundergroundorunderseainsteadofreleasingitintotheatmospheremightdoublethecostofgeneratingelectricity.Butbecausesequestrationdoesnotaffectthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution,deliveredpriceswillriseless,bynomorethan50percent.Researchintobettertechnologiesforcapturingcarbondioxidewillundoubtedlyleadtoloweredcosts.
SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneAnswerChoice
1.Thepassageimplieswhichofthefollowingaboutthecurrentcostofgeneratingelectricity?
A.Itishigherthanitwouldbeifbettertechnologiesforcapturingcarbondioxidewereavailable.
B.Itissomewhatlessthanthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution.
C.Itconstitutesatmosthalfofthedeliveredpriceofelectricity.
D.Itisdweltonbypolicymakerstotheexclusionofothercostsassociatedwithelectricitydelivery.
E.Itisnotfullyrecoveredbythepriceschargeddirectlytoelectricityconsumers.
Answer:
C.Itconstitutesatmosthalfofthedeliveredpriceofelectricity.
SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices
Considereachofthethreechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.
2.Thepassagesuggeststhatextensiveuseofsequestrationwould,overtime,havewhichofthefollowingconsequences?
A.Theburningoffossilfuelswouldeventuallyceasetoproduceatmosphericaccumulationsofcarbondioxide.
B.Theproportionofthedeliveredpriceofelectricityduetogenerationwouldriseandthendecline.
C.Powerplantswouldconsumeprogressivelylowerquantitiesoffossilfuels.
Answer:
B.Theproportionofthedeliveredpriceofelectricityduetogenerationwouldriseandthendecline.
SampleSelect-in-PassageQuestion
3.Selectthesentencethatexplainswhyanoutcomeofsequestrationthatmighthavebeenexpectedwouldnotoccur.
Answer:
“Butbecausesequestrationdoesnotaffectthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution,deliveredpriceswillriseless,bynomorethan50percent.”
Samplequestions4to6belowarebasedonthispassage:
Revivingthepracticeofusingelementsofpopularmusicinclassicalcomposition,anapproachthathadbeeninhibernationintheUnitedStatesduringthe1960’s,composerPhilipGlass(born1937)embracedtheethosofpopularmusicwithoutimitatingit.GlassbasedtwosymphoniesonmusicbyrockmusiciansDavidBowieandBrianEno,butthesymphonies’soundisdistinctivelyhis.PopularelementsdonotappearoutofplaceinGlass’sclassicalmusic,whichfromitsearlydayshassharedcertainharmoniesandrhythmswithrockmusic.YetthisuseofpopularelementshasnotmadeGlassacomposerofpopularmusic.Hismusicisnotaversionofpopularmusicpackagedtoattractclassicallisteners;itishighartforlistenerssteepedinrockratherthantheclassics.
SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneAnswerChoice
4.ThepassageaddresseswhichofthefollowingissuesrelatedtoGlass’suseofpopularelementsinhisclassicalcompositions?
A.Howitisregardedbylistenerswhopreferrocktotheclassics
B.HowithasaffectedthecommercialsuccessofGlass’smusic
C.Whetherithascontributedtoarevivalofinterestamongothercomposersinusingpopularelementsintheircompositions
D.WhetherithashadadetrimentaleffectonGlass’sreputationasacomposerofclassicalmusic
E.WhetherithascausedcertainofGlass’sworkstobederivativeinquality
Answer:
E.WhetherithascausedcertainofGlass’sworkstobederivativeinquality
SampleMultiple-ChoiceQuestion—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices
Considereachofthethreechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.
5.ThepassagesuggeststhatGlass’sworkdisplayswhichofthefollowingqualities?
A.Areturntotheuseofpopularmusicinclassicalcompositions
B.Anattempttoelevaterockmusictoanartisticstatusmorecloselyapproximatingthatofclassicalmusic
C.Along-standingtendencytoincorporateelementsfromtwoapparentlydisparatemusicalstyles
Answer:
A(Areturntotheuseofpopularmusicinclassicalcompositions)andC(Along-standingtendencytoincorporateelementsfromtwoapparentlydisparatemusicalstyles)
SampleSelect-in-PassageQuestion
6.Selectthesentencethatdistinguishestwowaysofintegratingrockandclassicalmusic.
Answer:
“Hismusicisnotaversionofpopularmusicpackagedtoattractclassicallisteners;itishighartforlistenerssteepedinrockratherthantheclassics.”
TextCompletionQuestions
TextCompletionquestionsincludeapassagecomposedofonetofivesentenceswithonetothreeblanks.Therearethreeanswerchoicesperblank,orfiveanswerchoicesifthereisasingleblank.Thereisasinglecorrectanswer,consistingofonechoiceforeachblank.Theexamineereceivesnocreditforpartiallycorrectanswers.
SampleTextCompletionQuestions
Directions:
Foreachblankselectoneentryfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.
TextCompletionQuestion1.
ItisrefreshingtoreadabookaboutourplanetbyanauthorwhodoesnotallowfactstobeBLANKbypolitics:
wellawareofthepoliticaldisputesabouttheeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimateandbiodiversity,thisauthordoesnotpermitthemtoBLANKhiscomprehensivedescriptionofwhatweknowaboutourbiosphere.Heemphasizestheenormousgapsinourknowledge,thesparsenessofourobservations,andtheBLANK,callingattentiontothemanyaspectsofplanetaryevolutionthatmustbebetterunderstoodbeforewecanaccuratelydiagnosetheconditionofourplanet.
Answerchoicesforquestion1.
Blank1
Blank2
Blank3
overshadowed
enhance
plausibilityofourhypotheses
invalidated
obscure
certaintyofourentitlement
illuminated
underscore
superficialityofourtheories
Answer:
overshadowed,obscure,andsuperficialityofourtheories
AnswertoQuestion1inContext:
Itisrefreshingtoreadabookaboutourplanetbyanauthorwhodoesnotallowfactstobeovershadowedbypolitics:
wellawareofthepoliticaldisputesabouttheeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimateandbiodiversity,thisauthordoesnotpermitthemtoobscurehiscomprehensivedescriptionofwhatweknowaboutourbiosphere.Heemphasizestheenormousgapsinourknowledge,thesparsenessofourobservations,andthesuperficialityofourtheories,callingattentiontothemanyaspectsofplanetaryevolutionthatmustbebetterunderstoodbeforewecanaccuratelydiagnosetheconditionofourplanet.
TextCompletionQuestion2.
Vainandpronetoviolence,Caravaggiocouldnothandlesuccess:
themorehisBLANKasanartistincreased,themoreBLANKhislifebecame.
Answerchoicesforquestion2.
Blank1
Blank2
temperance
tumultuous
notoriety
providential
eminence
dispassionate
Answer:
eminenceandtumultuous
AnswertoQuestion2inContext:
Vainandpronetoviolence,Caravaggiocouldnothandlesuccess:
themorehiseminenceasanartistincreased,themoretumultuoushislifebecame.
TextCompletionQuestion3.
Theauthor’sBLANKstylerendersafascinatingsubject,theroleplayedbyluckineverydaylife,extraordinarilyBLANK.
Answerchoicesforquestion3.
Blank1
Blank2
soporific
pedantic
lucid
tedious
colloquial
opaque
Answer:
soporificandtedious
AnswertoQuestion3inContext:
Theauthor’ssoporificstylerendersafascinatingsubject,theroleplayedbyluckineverydaylife,extraordinarilytedious.
TextCompletionQuestion4.
Fromtheoutset,theconceptoffreedomoftheseasfromtheproprietaryclaimsofnationswaschallengedbyacontrarynotion—thatoftheBLANKoftheoceansforreasonsofnationalsecurityandprofit.
A.promotion
B.exploration
C.surveying
D.conservation
E.appropriation
Answer:
E.appropriation
AnswertoQuestion
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