GRE(VERBAL)综合模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)

GRE（VERBAL）综合模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.2.SECTION1Directions:Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Beneaththesentencearefiveletteredorsetsofwords.Choosethewordorsetofwordsforeachblankthatbestfitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.1．Attheirbest,(i)______bookreviewsarewrittenindefenseofvalueandinthetacithopethattheauthor,havinghadhisorher(ii)______pointedout,mightsecretlyagreethatthebookcouldbeimproved.正确答案：B,E解析：ThesecondpartofthesentencetalksabouttheauthoragreeingthatthebookcanbeimprovedafterthethingsnamedbyBlank(ii)arepointedout;therefore,theanswertoBlank(ii)mustdenotesomethingnegativewhosepresencecallsforimprovement.TheonlyanswerchoiceforBlank(ii)thatisnegativeinmeaningis“transgressions,”soitiscorrect.Bookreviewsthatpointouttheauthorstransgressionsarenegativeinnature,sotheanswertoBlank(i)mustbenegativeinmeaning;theonlyanswerchoicethatmeetsthisconditionis“adverse,”soitiscorrect.Thusthecorrectanswerisadverse(ChoiceB)andtransgressions(ChoiceE).2．Thegapsinexistingaccountsoftheplaywrightslifearenot(i)______,sincemuchofthedocumentaryevidenceonwhichhistorianshavereliedis(ii)______.正确答案：A,F解析：Thesentencefocusesontherelationshipbetweenthegapsinexistingaccountsofalifeandtheevidenceusedtoproducethoseaccounts.Since“gaps”impliesaconcernwithcompleteness,thecharacterizationofthatevidencethatmakesthemostsenseforBlank(ii)is“incomplete.”Theotherchoices,“credible”or“extant,”couldexplaintheaccuracyorverifiabilityoftheaccountsinquestionbutnothingaboutthegapsthemselves.Onceitisdeterminedthat“incomplete”isthebestchoiceforcharacterizingtheevidence,itfollowsthatthegapsintheaccountsbasedonthatevidencewouldlikelybeconsiderable,sotheoppositeofconsiderable,“trifling,”isthecorrectanswerforBlank(i).Thusthecorrectansweristrifling(ChoiceA)andincomplete(ChoiceF).3．ThattodaysstudentsofAmericanculturetendto(i)______classicalmusicisunderstandable.Inourowntime,Americasmusicalhighculturehasdegeneratedintoaformulaicentertainmentdivorcedfromthecontemporarymoment.Thus,tomissoutonwhatourorchestrasareuptoisnotto(ii)______much.InthelateGildedAge,however,musicwaswidelyesteemedasthe“queenofthearts.”ClassicalmusicwasinitsAmericanheyday,(iii)______thecultureatlarge.正确答案：C,D,I解析：The“however”ofthenext-to-lastsentenceindicatesthattheauthor’scharacterizationoftherelationshipbetweenclassicalmusicandpopularcultureduringtheGildedAgecontrastswiththecurrentstateofaffairs.SincemusicwaswidelyesteemedduringtheGildedAge,itfollowsthatitisviewedmorenegatively,ordisregarded,duringthecurrentera.OfthechoicesforBlank(i),“ignore”istheonlychoicethatconveysthissentiment;“promote”connotestheopposite,while“reinterpret”suggestsadifferentsortofpositiveengagementwithclassicalmusicthatisotherwiseunmentionedinthepassage.Theauthorcharacterizesthecurrentdisconnectionbetweenmusicandcultureasunderstandable,andusespejorativelanguage(“degenerated,”“formulaic”)todescribecurrentclassicalmusic.OfthethreechoicesforBlank(ii),“sacrifice”bestconveysthisdismissiveattitude;“appreciate”wouldconveythatthosewhoforegoorchestralconcertsareindeedmissingsomethingworthwhile,while“malign”overstatesthepresumedleveloffeelingandactivityofonewhosimplydoesnotattendconcerts.SincethelackofaconnectionbetweencultureandclassicalmusicmustcontrastwiththerelationshipduringtheGildedAge,theanswertoBlank(iii)is“centrallyembeddedin.”Oftheothertwochoices,“generallyrejectedby”wouldprovidenocontrast,while“antagonistictoward”suggestsarelationshipthatwouldnotexplainwhymusicwassowidelyesteemed.Thusthecorrectanswerisignore(ChoiceC),sacrifice(ChoiceD),andcentrallyembeddedin(ChoiceI).4．Theseriousstudyofpopularculturebyintellectualsisregularlycreditedwithhavingrenderedobsoleteaonce-dominantviewthatpopularcultureisinherentlyinferiortohighart.Yetthisalterationofattitudesmaybesomewhat(i)______.Althoughitisnowacademicallyrespectabletoanalyzepopularculture,thefactthatmanyintellectualsfeelcompelledtorationalizetheirown(ii)______actionmoviesormass-marketfictionreveals,perhapsunwittingly,theircontinued(iii)______theoldhierarchyofhighandlowculture.正确答案：C,D,H解析：Thesentencediscussesapurportedchangeinhowpopularcultureandhighartarerelativelyvalued;theauthorisscrutinizingthenotionthattheacademicstudyoftheformerhassignificantlyraiseditsoncelowlystatus.Inthelastsentence,Blank(iii)isprecededbytheword“continued,”indicatingthatsomethingaboutintellectuals’viewofthehierarchyofculturehasremainedunchanged.Sincetheauthorstatesinthefirstsentencethatthishierarchywasoncedominant,“investmentin”thehierarchywouldindicatethatsenseofcontinuity.Neitheroftheothertwooptionsissupportedbythepassagebecausethereisnoindicationtheauthorbelievesthatintellectualshavealong-heldaversiontoormisunderstandingofthathierarchy.The“although”thatbeginsthelastsentenceindicatesthatthephrasecompletedbyBlank(ii)willcontrasttherespectabilityofanalysesofpopularculturewithsomethingthatnonethelessrevealsacontinuedallegiancetothehierarchy.Aneedtoexplainawaya“distastefor”oran“indifferenceto”actionmoviesorpulpfictionwouldnotindicateanysuchallegiance,sothosechoicesmustbeincorrect.However,aneedtojustifyone’spenchantorlikingforpopularculturewouldindicateanadherencetothehigh-lowculturehierarchy.Thus“penchantfor”isthecorrectchoiceforBlank(ii).Finally,sincetheauthorissuggestingthatthehierarchygiventohighandlowcultureisnotobsoleteassomeclaim,itfollowsthattheshiftinattitudesisexaggerated;thus,thecorrectanswertoBlank(i)is“overstated.”“Underappreciated”impliestheopposite,and“counterproductive”impliesajudgmentaboutthevalueofthehierarchy,whereasthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithitsexistence.Thusthecorrectanswerisoverstated(ChoiceC),penchantfor(ChoiceD),andinvestmentin(ChoiceH).SECTION2Directions:Ineachofthefollowingquestions,arelatedpairofwordsorphrasesisfollowedbyfiveletteredpairsofwordsorphrases.Selecttheletteredpairthatbestexpressesarelationshipsimilartothatexpressedintheoriginalpair.5．Retrofittedwithstabilizingdevices,someofwhich______itsaesthetics,thebridgehasbeenreopened,nolongerpronetoexcessiveswayingbutnotquitethebreathtakingstructureitoriginallywas.AimpairBresistCimproveDenhanceErestoreFcompromise正确答案：A,F解析：Thesentencesuggeststhattheadditionofdevicestomakethebridgemorestablehasconsequentlylesseneditspreviousaestheticimpactasa“breathtakingstructure.”Thewords“restore,”“improve,”and“enhance”donotdescribetheappropriatequalitativedirectionofthechangecausedbytheretrofittingas“impair”and“compromise”do.Though“resist”makessomesensewheninsertedintotheblank,itdoesnotproduceasentencewiththesamemeaningaseitherofthese.Thusthecorrectanswerisimpair(ChoiceA)andcompromise(ChoiceF).6．AlthoughcosmicobjectshavestruckEarthsincetheplanet’sveryformation,humanityhasonlyrecentlybecomeawareoftheseevents:twocenturiesagotheideathatobjectsorbitingtheSuncouldcollidewithEarthwaswidely______.AridiculedBdoubtedCdisseminatedDpromulgatedEmarginalizedFdisbelieved正确答案：B,F解析：ThecolonintroducesanexamplethatexplainsordemonstratestheformerlackofawarenessaboutcosmiccollisionswithEarth.Becausepeoplewerenotawareoftheexistenceofeventsofthistype,theideaoftheirpossibilitywouldnothavebeen“disseminated”or“promulgated.”Although“ridiculed”and“marginalized”makesensewheninsertedintotheblank,theydonotproducesentenceswiththesamemeaning,which“doubted”and“disbelieved”do.Thusthecorrectanswerisdoubted(ChoiceB)anddisbelieved(ChoiceF).7．Thatpeople______themusicalfeaturesofbirdsongssuggeststhatdespitethevastevolutionarygulfbetweenbirdsandmammals,songbirdsandhumanssharesomecommonauditoryperceptualabilities.AmimicBrecognizeCrelishDareconfoundedbyEcanmakeoutFarepuzzledby正确答案：B,E解析：Accordingtothesentence,somehumanabilityorothersuggeststhathumansshareaperceptualabilitywithsongbirds.Thewordsthatfilltheblankmustallowfortheexistenceofthisabilityinhumans,which“areconfoundedby”and“arepuzzledby”donot.Althoughboth“mimic”and“relish”makesensewheninsertedintotheblank,theyeachdesignatemorethanjustperception,andtheybothlackanotherwordthatwouldcreateasentencesimilarinmeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisrecognize(ChoiceB)andcanmakeout(ChoiceE).8．Torpey’sstudyhasturnedaseemingly______topic,thepassport,intoafascinatingonebymakinganoriginalcontributiontothesociologyofthestate.AironicBbanalCprovocativeDwittyEinsipidFstimulating正确答案：B,E解析：Theadjective“seemingly”indicatesthatthewordsthatfilltheblankwillcontrastwith“fascinating.”Oftheresponses,“banal”and“insipid”arebothoppositesof“fascinating,”andtheyyieldsentencesalikeinmeaning,sotheyarethecorrectresponse.While“provocative”and“stimulating”arenearinmeaning,theydonotprovideanycontrastto“fascinating,”sotheyareincorrect.Neitheroftheotherresponseshasanearsynonymamongthechoices,nordotheyprovideanyoppositiontothecharacterizationofthepassportasafascinatingtopic.Thusthecorrectanswerisbanal(ChoiceB)andinsipid(ChoiceE).9．Britainisattractivetoworldwideadvertisersbecauseitis______market,sothereisnoneedtotailoradvertisementsfordifferentpartsofthecountry.AaglobalBanuncomplicatedCavastDahomogeneousEauniformFanimmense正确答案：D,E解析：Thesentencedescribesacountrywhosedifferentpartsshareasimilaritythatdoesnotrequiredifferentialaction(tailoringfordifferentparts)byadvertisers.Theblankmustdesignatethissameness.Whilethewords“vast”and“immense”producesentenceswiththesamemeaning—and“global”lessso—theyalldescribesize,notsimilarity.Being“uncomplicated”mightalsoattractadvertisers,butitsuggestsadifferentvirtuethansimilarity,andthereisnootherwordthatproducesasentencewiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisahomogenous(ChoiceD)andauniform(ChoiceE).10．Theband’slong-standingstrategyoflayingleisurelyexplorationsatopasteadyfunkbeathasproventobesurprisingly______:aconcertinColognefrom1972soundsasifitcouldhavetakenplacetoday.AfortuitousBforesightedCprescientDpopularEserendipitousFlucrative正确答案：B,C解析：Thecolonindicatesthatthesecondpartofthesentencesupportstheassertionmadeinthefirstpart.Sincethissecondpartemphasizesthemodernsoundofthe1972concert,theblankcallsforchoicesthatrefertothesimilaritiesbetweentheband’s1972soundandmusiccharacteristicofmorerecenttimes.Both“foresighted”and“prescient”suggestthattheband’smusicalstrategyanticipatedthetrendsofthecomingdecades,sotheyarethecorrectchoice.Oftheotherresponses,“fortuitous”and“serendipitous”aresimilarinmeaning,buttheydonotfitwellwiththeword“surprisingly,”norwiththeemphasisontheband’shavingalong-termstrategy.Neither“popular”nor“lucrative”haveasynonymamongtheotherchoices;moreover,theytoogobeyondthesentence’semphasisontheband’sseeminglytimelessstyle.Thusthecorrectanswerisforesighted(ChoiceB)andprescient(ChoiceC).11．Factoryproductionmadeanabsenceofimperfectionssoblandlycommonplacethatthe______ofhand-producedgoodswerenowcherishedwheretheyoncemighthavebeenshunned.AadvantagesBrevivalsCbenefitsDpretensionsEblemishesFdefects正确答案：E,F解析：Thesentencesuggestsacontrastbetweenthequalityoffactory-producedgoods,markedbyanabsenceofimperfections,withthatofhand-producedgoods,whichmustpossesssuchimperfections.Thewords“blemishes”and“defects”aretheonlyonesthatconnoteimperfection.While“advantages”and“benefits”producesentenceswiththesamemeaning,theyneitherconnoteimperfectionnormakesenseasonewouldnotnecessarilyshunaproductwithsuchpositiveattributes.Theword“revivals”alsodoesnotconnoteimperfection,andthereisnootherwordthatwouldproduceasentencewiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisblemishes(ChoiceE)anddefects(ChoiceF).12．Throughitsstateassociations,theAmericanMedicalAssociationcontrolledwhocouldbecomeaphysiciananddominated______professionslikenursingandoccupationaltherapy.AcommensurateBproportionateCkindredDaffiliatedEimperativeFvoluntary正确答案：C,D解析：Theblankcallsforwordsthatwilldescribeprofessionssuchasnursingandoccupationaltherapyastheyrelatetophysicians.Theseprofessionsarealsointhehealth-carefield;theanswerchoices“kindred”and“affiliated”bothsuggestthiscloserelationshipandproducecompletedsentencesthataresimilarinmeaning.Oftheotherchoices,both“commensurate”and“proportionate”suggestsomesortofcomparativemeasurementbetweentheprofessionsmentioned,somethingunsupportedbytherestofthesentence.Neither“imperative”nor“voluntary”wouldtypicallybeusedtodescribe“profession”nordoeseitherhaveawordcloseinmeaningamongtheotherchoiceswithwhichitcouldbepaired.Thusthecorrectansweriskindred(ChoiceC)andaffiliated(ChoiceD).13．Inastrongindicationofthewaytheentirepartyis______thecandidatewithmoderatecredentials,theoutspokenlyconservativeformermayorofamajorcityhaspromisedtoraiseasubstantialamountofmoneyforthecandidatescampaign.ArallyingbehindBincensedoverCundecidedaboutDmortifiedoverEembarrassedaboutFcoalescingaround正确答案：A,F解析：Theformermayorspromisetoraisefundsisusedasanexampleoftheparty’sattitudeoractionstowardthecandidate.Sinceraisingfundsisawayofsupportingacandidate,thewordsfillingtheblankmustbepositiveratherthannegative.Onlytwoofthechoicesgiven,“rallyingbehind”and“coalescingaround,”indicateapositiveattitudetowardthecandidate;moreover,theyalsoproducesimilarmeanings,sotheyarethecorrectanswer.Theotherfourchoicesindicatenegativeorindifferentattitudestowardthecandidatethatwouldnotbeexemplifiedbypromisesoffund-raising.Thusthecorrectanswerisrallyingbehind(ChoiceA)andcoalescingaround(ChoiceF).14．Mr.Hirschsayshewillaimtopreservethefoundationssupportof______thinkers,individualswhoaregoingagainstthetrendsinafieldoranacknowledgedsetofopinions.AiconoclasticBintegrativeCdoctrinaireDheterodoxEdogmaticFsynthesizing正确答案：A,D解析：Theportionofthesentencefollowingthecommadefinesthetypeofthinkerscharacterizedbythewordsthatwillfilltheblank.Thechallengeposedbythisitem,then,ismainlyoneofvocabulary:theanswersmustbewordsthatdescribeindividualswhogoagainstthetrendsinafieldoragainstasetofopinions.“Iconoclastic”and“heterodox”meanexactlythat,withbothwordsdescribingpeoplewhoseopinionsruncountertoestablishednorms.Oftheotherchoices,“doctrinaire”and“dogmatic”bothmeantheopposite—adheringtoestablishedprinciples—while“integrative”and“synthesizing”bothrefertoawillingnesstobringtogetherdisparatepointsofview.Thusthecorrectanswerisiconoclastic(ChoiceA)andheterodox(ChoiceD).15．InFranceculturalsubsidiesare______:producersofjustaboutanyfilmcangetanadvancefromthegovernmentagainstbox-officereceipts,eventhoughmostsuchloansareneverfullyrepaid.AubiquitousBinvaluableCsporadicDscantyEquestionableFomnipresent正确答案：A,F解析：Thecolonsignalsthatthesecondpartofthesentenceprovidesanexampleofthefirstpart,sotheblankmustcharacterizetheideathatjustaboutanyfilm(asaninstanceofsubsidizedculture)getsanadvance.Thisrulesout“sporadic”and“scanty”neitherofwhichsuggestthepervasivenessofthesubsidies.While“invaluable”and“questionable”maymakesomesense,theydonotproducesentenceswiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisubiquitous(ChoiceA)andomnipresent(ChoiceF).16．Theproblemofavoidingduplicatenames—suchasforInternetdomainnamesorfore-mailaccounts—isparticularly______whenthenamehastofitintoaformatthatallowsonlyafinitenumberofpossibilities.AmeagerBacuteCagreeableDsevereEbeneficialFproductive正确答案：B,D解析：Theblankmustbefilledwithawordthatdescribesthechallengeofensuringuniquenamesundercertainlimitations.Sincetheselimitationsaddtothedifficultyofavoidingduplication,theblankmustbefilledwithchoicesthatreflectthearduousnessofthistask.Tocharacterizetheproblemasparticularly“acute”or“severe”woulddothisnicely;bothadjectivesindicatetheaddeddifficultyoftheproblemunderthecircumstancesdescribed,andthepairingrenderssentenceswithsimilarmeanings.Noneoftheotherresponsesdescribethedifficultyoftheproblemthattherestofthesentenceemphasizes.Thusthecorrectanswerisacute(ChoiceB)andsevere(ChoiceD).17．Atnearly450pages,thenovelis______:theauthordoesnotoftenresistthetemptationtofinishoffachapter,section,orevenparagraphwithsomeunnecessaryflourish.AinstructiveBcomplexCprolixDeducationalElong-windedFexplicit正确答案：C,E解析：Thewordsthatfilltheblankinmustconveythatthenovelisnotmerelylongbutalsocontainsnumerousportionsdeemedunnecessary.Whileitmaybe“instructive”and“educational”thesedonotproperlydescribethenovel’slength.While“complex”and“explicit”maycorrelatewith(thoughnotcharacterize)length,theydonotproducesentenceswiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisprolix(ChoiceC)andlong-winded(ChoiceE).18．Ifresearcherscandetermineexactlywhatiswrongwithpeoplewhosufferfromthiscondition,theymaybeabletosuggestdrugtherapiesorothertreatmentsthatcould______theeffectsofthedamage.AmitigateBexacerbateCspecifyDidentifyEameliorateFstabilize正确答案：A,E解析：Thesentencesuggeststhatmoreinformationaboutadamagingconditionwillallowresearcherstolessenfuturenegativeeffects.While“specify”and“identify”createsentenceswithapproximatelythesamemeaning,thesentencealsosuggeststhattheresearchersareseekingtocontroleffectsthatarealreadyknownratherthanneedingfurtherspecificityoridentification.Eveninthislimitedcontext,itisunreasonablethatresearcherswouldwishto“exacerbate”orincreasethenegativeeffectsofdamage,andthereisnootherwordthatcreatesasentencewiththesamemeaning.“Stabilize”impliesthatthenegativeeffectswouldsimplybecontrolled,ratherthanlessened,andlikewisethereisnootherwordthatproducesasentencewiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerismitigate(ChoiceA)andameliorate(ChoiceE).19．Someanalystsworryaboutconsumers’perceptionthattheelectronicsindustryisalwaysonthevergeofmajorbreakthroughs;thatperceptioncouldhurttheindustrybymakingconsumersreluctanttobuyproductstheybelievewillsoonbe______.AincompatibleBdevaluedCobsoleteDubiquitousEeverywhereFoutmoded正确答案：C,F解析：Theblankcharacterizesproductsthatconsumersfearwillbesupersededinqualityasaresultofindustrybreakthroughs.While“ubiquitous”and“everywhere”producesentenceswiththesamemeaning,theyassumeanincreaseinvolumeorsalesthatisnotnecessarilyimpliedbyinnovatorybreakthroughs.Andwhile“devalued”makesforacoherentsentence,thereisnootherwordthatwouldproduceasentencewiththesamemeaning.Thusthecorrectanswerisobsolete(ChoiceC)andoutmoded(ChoiceF).20．Afterpeoplebegantomakethetransitionfromgatheringfoodtoproducingfood,humansocietiesfollowedmarkedly______courses;someadoptedherding,otherstooktotillage,andstillothersstucktoforaging.AdivergentBruralCnovelDunfamiliarEdisparateFquotidian正确答案：A,E解析：Thesentencedescribesthevariablecoursesofthreedifferentsocietiesafterthebeginningofatransition,andtheblankcharacterizesthedifferencesamongthesecourses.While“rural”and“quotidian”maydescribeacommonqualityofeachcourse,theydonotemphasizetheirvariability.Andwhilethewords“novel”and“unfamiliar”arealikeinmeaning,theydonotfitthecontext,sinceoneofthepathstaken(stickingtoforaging)ispreciselyneithernovelnorunfamiliar.Thusthecorrectanswerisdivergent(ChoiceA)anddisparate(ChoiceE).21．InTheSimpleSoybean,theauthorismuchlessrestrainedinhisenthusiasmforthebean’smedicalefficacythanheisinhistechnicalwritings,buthestillcautionsagainsttreatingsoyasa______.AstapleBsupplementCheraldDpanaceaEcure-allFharbinger正确答案：D,E解析：Theblankcharacterizesthemedicalefficacyoreffectivenessofsoy.Whilethewords“herald”and“harbinger”aresimilarinmeaning,theydonotcharacterizemedicaleffectivenessas“panacea”and“cure-all”do.Nordo