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新GRE考前真题练习一
2015年新GRE考前真题练习
SECTION1
Time-30minutes
38Questions
Directions:
Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthat
somethinghasbeenomitted.Beneaththesentencearefiveletteredwordsorsets
ofwords.Choosethewordorsetofwordsforeachblankthatbestfitsthemeaning
ofthesentenceasawhole.
1.Nonviolentdemonstrationsoftencreatesuchten-sionsthatacommunitythathas
constantlyrefusedto-------itsinjusticesisforcedtocorrectthem:
theinjustices
cannolongerbe-------.
(A)acknowledge..ignored
(B)decrease..verified
(C)tolerate..accepted
(D)address..eliminated
(E)explain..discussed
2.Since1813reactiontoJaneAusten’snovelshasoscillatedbetween-------
andcondescension;butingenerallaterwritershaveesteemedherworksmorehighlythan
didmostofherliterary-------.
(A)dismissal..admirers
(B)adoration..contemporaries
(C)disapprpval..readers
(D)indifference..followers
(E)approbation..precursors
3.Thereare,asyet,novegetationtypesorecosystemswhosestudyhasbeen-------
totheextentthattheynolonger-------ecologists.
(A)perfected..hinder
(B)exhausted..interest
(C)prolonged..require
(D)prevented..challenge
(E)delayed..benefit
4.UnderethicalguidelinesrecentlyadoptedbytheNationallnstitutesofHealth,
humangenesaretobemanipulatedonlytocorrectdiseasesforwhich-------
treatmentsareunsatisfactory.
(A)similar
(B)most
(C)dangerous
(D)uncommon
(E)alternative
5.Itwasherviewthatthecountry’sproblemshadbeen-------byforeigntechnocrats,
sothattoinvitethemtocomebackwouldbecounterproductive.
(A)foreseen
(B)attacked
(C)ascertained
(D)exacerbated
(E)analyzed
6.WinsorMcCay,thecartoonist,coulddrawwithincredible-------:
hiscomicstrip
aboutLittleNemowascharacterizedbymarvelousdraftsmanshipandsequencing.
(A)sincerity
(B)efficiency
(C)virtuosity
(D)rapidity
(E)energy
7.Theactual-------ofWilson’spositionwasalways-------byhisrefusalto
compromiseafterhavinginitiallyagreedtonegotiateasettlement.
(A)outcome..foreshadowed
(B)logic..enhanced
(C)rigidity..betrayed
(D)uncertainty..alleviated
(E)cowardice..highlighted
Directions:
Ineachofthefoiiowingquestions,arelatedpairofwordsorphrases
isfollowedbyfiveletteredpairsofwordsorphrases.Selecttheletteredpairthat
bestexpressesarelationshipsimilartothatexpressedintheoriginalpair.
8.SEDATTVE:
DROWSlNESS:
:
(A)epidemic:
contagiousness
(B)vaccine:
virus
(C)laxative:
drug
(D)anestheiic:
numbness
(E)therapy:
psychosis
9.LAWYER:
COURTROOM:
:
(A)participant:
team
(B)commuter:
train
(C)gladiator:
arena
(D)senator:
caucus
(E)patient:
ward
10.CURIOSITY:
KNOW:
:
(A)temptation:
conquer
(B)starvation:
eat
(C)wanderlust:
travel
(D)humor:
laugh
(E)survival:
live
11.FRUGAL:
MISERLY:
:
(A)confident:
arrogant
(B)courageouss:
pugnacious
(C)famous:
aggressive
(D)rash:
foolhardy
(E)quiet:
timid
12.ANTIDOTE:
POISON:
:
(A)cure:
recovery
(B)narcotic:
sleep
(C)stimulant:
relapse
(D)tonic:
lethargy
(E)resuscitation:
breathing
13.STYGIAN.:
DARK:
:
(A)abysmal:
low
(B)cogent:
contentious
(C)fortuitous.:
accidental
(D)reckless:
threatening
(E)cataclysmic:
doomed
14.WORSHIP:
SACRIFICE:
:
(A)generation:
pyre
(B)burial:
mortuary
(C)weapon:
centurion
(D)massacre:
invasion
(E)prediction:
augury
15.EVANESCENT:
l)ISAPPEAR:
(A)tlansparent:
penetrate
(B)onerous:
struggle
(C)feckless:
succeed
(D)illusory:
exist
(E)pliant:
yield
16.UPBRAlD:
REPROACH:
:
(A)dote:
like
(B)lal:
:
stray
(C)vex:
please
(D)earn:
desire
(E)recast:
explain
Directions:
Eachpassageinthisgroupisfollowedbyquestionsbasedonitscontent.
Afterreadingapassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Answerallquestions
followingapassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassage.
lthasbeenknownformanydecadesthattheappear-
anceofsunspotsisroughlyperiodic,withanaverage
cycleofelevenyears.Moreover,theincidenceofsolar
flaresandthefluxofsolarcosmicrays,ultravioletradia-
tion,andx-radiationallvarydirectlywiththesunspot(5)
cycle.Butaftermorethanacenturyofinvestigation.the
relationoftheseandotherphenomena,knowncollec-
tivelyasthesolar-activitycycle,toterrescrialweather
andclimateremainsunclear.Forexample.thesunspot
cycleandthealliedrnagnetic-polaritycyclehavebeen(10)
linkedtoperiodicitiesdiscernedinrecordsofsuchvari-
ablesasrainhll.temperature,andwinds.lnvariably,
however,therelationisweak.andcommonlyofdubious
statisticalsignificance.
Effectsofsolarvariabilityoverlongertermshavealso(15)
beensought.Theabsenceofrecordedsunspotactivityin
thenoteskeptbyEuropeanobserversinthelateseven-
teenthandearlyeighteenthcenturieshasledsomeschol-
arstopostulateabriefcessationofsunspotactivityat
thattime(aperiodcalledtheMaunderminimum).The(20)
Maunderminimumhasbeenlinkedtoaspanofunusual
coldinEuropeextendingfromthesixteenthtotheearly
nineteenthcenturies.TherealityoftheMaundermini-
mumhasyettobeestablished,however,especiallysince
therecordsthatChinesenaked-eyeobserversofsolar(25)
activitymadeatthattimeappeartocontradictit.Scien-
tistshavealsosoughtevidenceoflong-termsolarperiod-
icitiesbyexaminingindirectclimatologicaldata,suchas
fossilrecorasofthethicknessofancienttreerings.These
studies,however,failedtolinkunequivocallyterrestrial(30)
climateandthesolar-activitycycle,oreventocontirm
thecycle’spastexistenue.
IfconsistPn!
andre!
iab!
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sgigal~-arek-xologieal
evidencetracingthesolar-activitycycleinthedistant
pastcouldbefound,itmightalsoresolveanimportant(35)
issueinsolarphysics:
howtomodelsolaractivity.Cur-
rently,cherearetwomodelsofsolaractivity.Thetirst
supposesthattheSun’sinternalmotions(causedby
rotationandconvection)interactwithitslarge-scale
magneticfieldtoproduceadynamo.adeviceinwhich(40)
mechanicalenergyisconvertedintotheenergyofamag-
neticfield.lnshort.theSun’slarge-scalemagneticfield
istakentobeself-sustaining,sothatthesolar-activity
cycleitdriveswouldbemaintainedwithlittleoverall
changcforperhapsbillionsofyears.Thealternative(45)
exp)anarionsupposesthattheSun’slarge-sca)emagnetic
fieldisaremnantofthefieldtheSunacquiredwhenit
formed,andisnotsustainedagainstdecay.Inthis
model.thesolarmechanismdependentontheSun’s
magnetiCfieldrunsdownmorequickly.Thus,thechar-(50)
acteristicsofthesolar-activitycycleuvuldbeexpectedto
changeoveralongperiodoftime.Modernsolarobser-
vationsspantooshortatimetorevealwhetherpresent
cyclicalsolaraCtivityisalong-livedfeatureoftheSun,
ormerelyatransientphenomenon.
17.Theauthorfocusesprimarilyon
(A)presentingtwocompetingscientifictheoriesconcerningsolar
activityandevaluatinggeologicalevidenceoftencitedtosupportthem
(B)givingabriefoverviewofsomerecentscientifrcdevelopments
ins’olarphysicsandassessingtheirimpactonfutureclimatologicalresearch
(C)discussingthedifficultiesinvolvedinlinkinl:
ter-restrial
phenomenawithsolaractivityandindicatinghowresolvingthatissue
couldhaveanimpactonourunderstandingofsolarphysics
(D)pointingoutthefutilityofacertainlineofsci-entificinquiry
intotheterrestrialeffectsofsolaractivityandrecommendineita
aban-donmentinfavorofpurelyphysics-orientedresearch
(E)outlininethespecificreasonswhyaprobleminsolarphysicshas
notyetbeensolvedandfaultingtheoverlytheoreticalapproachofmodern
physicists.
18.Whichofth.efollowingstatementsaboutthetwomodelsofsolar
activity.astheyaredescribedinlines37-55,isaccurate?
(A)Inbothmodglscyclicalsolaractivityisregardedasalong-lived
featureoftheSun,persistingwithlittlechangeoverbillionsofyears.
(B)Tnbothmodelsthesolar-activitycycleishypothesizedasbeing
dependentonthelarge-scalesolarmagneticfield.
(C)TnonemodeltheSun’smagneticfieidisthoughttoplayarolein
causingsolaractiv-ity,whereasintheothermodelitisnot.
(D)Inonemodelsolaractivityispresumedtobeunrelatedtoterrestrial
phenomena.whereasintheothermodelsolaractivityisthoughttohave
observableeffectsontheEarth.
(E)Inonemodelcyclesofsolaractivitywithperi-odicitieslongerthan
afewdecadesarecon-sideredtobeimpossible,whereasintheothermodel
suchcyclesarepredicted.
19.Accordingtothepassage,lateseventeenth-andearlyeighteenth-century
Chineserecordsareimpor-tantforwhichofthefollowingreasons?
(A)TheysuggestthatthedataonwhichtheMaunderminimumwaspredicated
wereincorrect.
(B)TheysyggestthattheMaunderminimumcan-notberelatedtoclimate.
(C)ThcysuggestthattheMaunderminimummightbe\-’alidonlyforEurope.
(D)Theyestablishtheexistenceofaspanofunusu-allycoldweather
worldwideatthetimeoftheMaunderminimum.
(E)TheyestablishthatsolaractivityatthetirneoftheMaunderminimum
did
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