GRE填空高频100真题2019

1、 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GRE真经 GRE 填空高频 100 真题1（. 1-3）The (i)_ of molecular oxygen on Earth-sized planets around other stars inthe universe would not be (ii)_ sign of life: molecular oxygen can be a signature ofphotosynthesis (a biotic process) or merely of the rapid escape of water from the upperreaches

2、of a planetary atmosphere (an abiotic process).A. dearthD. a controversialE. an unambiguousF. a possibleB. presumptionC. detection2.（1-4） Given the (i)_ the committees and the (ii)_ nature of itsinvestigation, it would be unreasonable to gainsay the committees conclusionsat first glance.A. sterling

3、reputation ofB. lack of finding ofD. superficialE. spontaneousF. exhaustiveC. ad hoc existence of3.（2-1） Among the Meakambut people of Papua New Guinea, legends are associatedwith specific caves in the Sepik region, and these legends are _: only the cave ownercan share its secrets.A. impenetrableB.

4、immutableC. proprietaryD. didacticE. self-perpetuating4（. 2-4）Although trains may use energy more (i)_ than do automobiles, the lattermove only when they contain at least one occupant, whereas railway carriages spenda considerable amount of time running up and down the tracks (ii)_, or nearly so.A.

5、lavishlyD. vacantB. efficientlyC. routinelyE. unimpededF. overlooked5.（5-4）He was never (i)_; he was nothing if not (ii)_, so he forbore for thepresent to declare his passion.A. chivalrousB. impetuousD. boorishE. circumspect1 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREC. thoughtfulF. spontaneous6.（5-10）Although field stu

6、dies have linked inbreeding to declines among song sparrowpopulations, some researchers argue that, in nature, inbreeding proves_ as a factorwhen compared with crushing blows from weather changes.A. hazardousB. momentousC. trivialD. significantE. precariousF. inconsequential7.（6-4）S o (i)_is the rep

7、utation of the citys police force for (ii)_that whenever anew police chief take office, he or she routinely promises to clean up the force.A. persistentB. recentD. corruptionE. efficiencyC. discouragingF. inexperience8（. 6-5）Scientists said that cosmology was the field where the ratio of theory to d

8、ata was(i)_: there was an abundance of theories, but almost no data. Recently, however, thatratio has flipped. A huge and ever-increasing amount of data has (ii)_all theories butone.A. completely unknownB. nearly infiniteD. eliminatedE. supportedF. clarifiedC. always variable9.（7-4）She was never (i)

9、_; she was nothing if not discreet, so she (ii)_for thepresent to declare her passion.A. precipitateB. tactfulD. pretendedE. decidedF. forboreC. thoughtful10（. 7-9）Any notion of justice in the fortunes of artists is_: works of equal value andquality produce quite different returns or no returns at a

10、ll.A. baselessB. clichC. untenableD. insulting2 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREE. condescendingF. idealistic11.（8-3）Any account of experimental music in the United States that (i)_ thepredominantly African American bebop and free jazz movements is (ii)_, since thisbody of music constitutes what is arguably th

11、e most influential African experimentalmusic in the decades following the Second World War.A. neglectsD. underappreciatedE. problematicB. exaggeratesC. reinterpretsF. self-serving12.（9-3）The description of Greens scholarship as (i)_ is grossly misleading: whileher research on interstellar particles

12、is not especially novel, the conclusions she drawsfrom her data are (ii)_.A. esotericD. remarkably pioneeringE. dubiously supportedF. strangely comfortingB. tendentiousC. derivative13.（10-4）While acknowledging behaviors the Prime Minster took in order to remain inoffice were (i)_, some politicians n

13、evertheless believed this small amount of (ii)_was justified to keep reforming government in office.A. unethicalB. impracticalC. quixoticD. skullduggeryE. indolenceF. incivility14.（10-7）In establishing that the dust she had observed constitutes two percent of themass in the quadrant, the astronomer

14、showed that the dusts extreme visual prominence_ its relatively minor contribution to the total mass of the region.A. beliesB. masksC. highlightsD. nullifiesE. disprovesF. accentuates15.（11-5）At Cerro Portezuelo, the task of separating grinding tools from the largercollection of excavated stone obje

15、cts was (i)_ the ancient practice of recyclinggrinding tool fragments for building materials, hammer stones, and other purposes that(ii)_their original use.3 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREA. complicated byB. important toD. complementedE. obscuredC. independent fromF. underscored16.（12-6）Just because, as a ph

16、otographer, Friedlander (i)_places that most peopleconsider ugly does not mean that he is out to prove they are beautiful. Instead, his worksuggests that the photographer simply cannot ignore so much of the built Americanlandscape but is obligated to (ii)_what we pass through day in and day out,rega

17、rdless of (iii)_.A. tends to avoidB. is harshly critical ofC. is interested inD. documentE. emulateF. discreditG. authenticityH. truthfulnessI. aesthetics17.（14-3）World demand for oil had been intensified, but it slackened because Chinassurge in oil consumption had (i)_. Moreover, high oil price had

18、 themselves startedto act as a short-term (ii)_the global economy, thus further dampening demand.A. spreadD. spur toB. commencedC. slowedE. drag onF. panacea for18.（14-6）Gravitational wavesripples in the geometry of space-timeare analogousto electromagnetic waves. The challenge in trying to observe

19、these waves directly is thatthey are extremely weak. To make waves large enough to be (i)_, the most (ii)_events in the universe are required: supernova explosions, the formation of black holes,or the collision of stars. Even so, the effects are (iii)_. The geometry changes so littlethat a distance

20、of several kilometers changes by less than the diameter of a proton.A. detectableB. usableD. obviousE. subtleG. maskedH. disastrousI. minusculeC. explicableF. violent19.（16-2）In protoscientific (for example, in ancient Greece), claims about the physicalworld were often accepted as true if they were

21、reasonable; experimental verification, ifthought necessary at all, was_.A. utilitarianB. perfunctoryC. egregiousD. empiricalE. inductive4 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GRE20.（16-6）Although Thaler employs an innovative mode of analysis, his study offers yetanother examination of quite (i)_ground-namely, the cult

22、ure ideology ofNorwegian-American preservationist writers in the early twentieth century. The history,literature, and changing internal dynamics of the Norwegian subculture in Americaconstitute a particularly well-studied area. Anyone familiar with the authoritative work ofscholars in the field will

23、 (ii)_little in Thalers study that is (iii)_.A. unfamiliarB. well-workedC. fruitfulD. findG. accurateH. newE. understandF. revealI. recognizable21.（17-3）The benefits offered by information technology do not (i)_the need forindividual reasoning; for example, Internet user should not allow the reasoni

24、ng processto be (ii)_the mere accumulation raw data.A. disguiseB. signalD. preceded byE. supplemented withF. supplanted byC. diminish22.（18-4）Due to the extraordinary circumstances, British business owners foundthemselves in a (i)_position during the Second World War, forced to accept regularinterfe

25、rence from government and to acquiesce to (ii)_role for labor unions innegotiating the terms and conditions of employment.A. defensiveB. dominantC. customaryD. a traditionalE. an enhancedF. a diminished23.（18-6）laws protecting intellectual property are intended to stimulate creativity, yetsome forms

26、 of creative work have never enjoyed legal protectiona situation that oughtto be of great interest. If we see certain forms of creative endeavor (i)_as a result ofuncontrolled copying, we might decide to (ii)_intellectual property law. Conversely,if unprotected creative work (iii)_in the absence of

27、legal rules against copying, wewould do well to know how such flourishing is sustained.A. languishingB. proliferatingC. diversifyingD. jettisonE. extendF. relaxG. declines in originalityH. manages to thriveI. openly invites imitation24.（18-9）Because its previously_beliefs had become core tenets of m

28、ainstreampolitics, the activist group disbanded; with no more skeptics to persuade, its purpose had5 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREevaporated.A. arcaneB. seditiousC. quixoticD. idealisticE. popularF. conventional25.（18-10）Although scientific progress leads to constant revision of ideas, oneobservation that h

29、as remained_ over the years is that there are a lot of insects in theworld: some 950,000 species have been identified.A. robustB. significantC. strongD. perplexingE. confoundingF. obscure26.（22-2）Many readers today consider the moral sentiments expressed in the ancientwriters work to be quite vapid,

30、 and in the seventeenth century they were similarlyregarded as_.A. jejuneB. didacticC. dogmaticD. tendentiousE. arcane27.（22-6）Although political events in different countries were not (i)_ in thenineteen century, their interrelationship was (ii)_ compared with the present, wheninterdependence has b

31、ecome far greater: (iii)_ has ceased to be an option.A. unconnectedB. trivialD. conditionalE. superficialF. transparentG. isolationismH. resilienceI. idealismC. simultaneous28.（23-9/45-9）Films that critics have slumbered through rarely generate industryexcitement, even though the critics _ reception

32、 may be less the fault of the moviethan of its unfortunate time slot near a fatiguing film festivals conclusion.A. somnolentB. impartialC. lethargicD. laconic6 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREE. befuddledF. evenhanded29（. 24-3）It would be nave to treat remarks made in diaries or personal letters as givingespec

33、ially candid access to historical truth or even as being expressions of the writerstrue state of mind, since the (i)_ for exaggeration and deception in those forms isvirtually nonexistent. Diaries and letters are rarely sites for (ii)_.A. motivationB. penaltyD. premeditated manipulationE. childish t

34、heatricsC. tendencyF. balanced reflection30.（24-8）Flawed as it may be because it is conducted by subjective scientists, scienceitself has methods that help us_ our biases and talk about objective reality withsome validity.A. bypassB. reduceC. exacerbateD. magnifyE. acknowledgeF. circumvent31.（25-10）

35、For all the_ the new CEO has received from the press recently, her staffhave a decidedly less rosy view of her.A. encomiumsB. tributesC. evaluationsD. critiquesE. attentionF. publicity32（. 27-1）Though many avant-garde writers_ traditional distinctions among literarycategories, combining elements of

36、biography and fiction, prose and poetry, this fusion offorms has been slow to catch on with publishers.A. floutB. presupposeC. exploitD. imitateE. illuminate33.（27-2）By pointing out the self-serving nature of the governors motives forsupporting the new health care policy, the columnist implied that

37、the governors7 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREidealistic-sounding explanation of her position on the issue was almost certainty_.A. impracticalB. derivativeC. simplisticD. disingenuousE. ineffectual34.（28-4）The book is not comprehensive but is, instead, (i)_ in the most positivesense:(ii)_ rather than settles

38、.A. definitiveB. provocativeC. timelyD. stipulatesE. suggestsF. disseminates35.（29-10）Space is often referred to as the final frontier, as the only realm of whichhumankind has still to gain substantial understanding, yet the ocean is also another vastarea about which our knowledge is_ .A. erroneousB

39、. confusingC. frustratingD. rudimentaryE. delusiveF. sketchy36.（30-8）Tompkinsons prior donations to the university, while very generous, failedto_ the magnitude of her latest gift.A. compensate forB. portendC. clarifyD. predictE. offsetF. undermine37（. 31-6/46-6）For many years, Americans have had a

40、love affair with ferryboats. Ferriesare said to relieve our frayed nerves after weve stewed in bumper-to-bumper traffic,and conventional wisdom also says ferries (i)_ congestion and air pollution bygetting us out of cars. Unfortunately, this (ii)_notion recently has (iii)_severalWest Coast mayors, w

41、ho have in consequence eagerly pursued the implementation offerry service in their cities.A. contribute toB. reduceD. provocativeE. misguidedG. captivatedH. confused8 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREC. cover upF. cynicalI. outraged38.（31-9/50-9）Individuals, governments, and companies show ample ability to_them

42、selves by setting goals based on current conditions and then blindly following themeven when those conditions change drastically.A. hamstringB. reinventC. promoteD. revitalizeE. impairF. invigorate39.（32-1）With the numerous opponents of the controversial new taxation measure insuch a fury, anyone wh

43、o publicly advocated the measure did not fail to meet with_usage.A. politicB. severeC. soberD. respectfulE. dejected40.（33-7）Aerial viewings of the gigantic stone horse attributed to the Native AmericanQuechuan people fail to_ the considerable artistry required to create the piece: thehorse appears

44、crudely constructed unless carefully examined from the ground.A. revealB. justifyC. manifestD. mitigateE. diminishF. undercut41.（36-1）Investors are grateful that the attorney general has stepped in to pursueinquiries into misfeasance in the financial markets, given that the regulators officiallychar

45、ged with policing the industry have been_ .A. diffidentB. meticulousC. straightforwardD. implacableE. tenacious42（. 36-2）Consolidating memory is not instantaneous or even_: every memory mustbe encoded and moved from short-term to long-term storage, and some of these9 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREmemories ar

46、e, for whatever reason, more vividly imprinted than others.A. salutaryB. deliberateC. sequentialD. momentaryE. inevitable43（. 37-1）Instead of demonstrating the_ of archaeological applications of electronicremote sensing, the pioneering study became, to some skeptics, an illustration of theimprudence

47、 of interpreting sites based on virtual archaeology.A. ubiquityB. limitationC. promiseD. redundancyE. complexity44（. 37-5）The notion of film producers as the ogres of the movie business has proved an(i)_ one, but according to The Producers by Tim Adler, it is not always grounded inreality. Attacking

48、 what he calls the “auteur myth”the idea of the director as the singlepurveyor of art in an industry otherwise peopled with (ii)_ he places at the heartof his book an image of the producer, not the director, as the primary (iii)_ force inthe development and production of a movie.A. accurateB. hypocr

49、iticC. enduringD. visionariesE. profitmongersF. innocentsG. financialH. inertialI. creative45.（37-9）Excessive focus on what might have been can cause in us feelings ofrestlessness and regret, but some scientists are beginning to think that fancying analternative reality might have_ effects as well.A

50、. subtleB. adverseC. restorativeD. pleasurableE. unfavorableF. tonic46.（38-8）One of the vocalists who auditioned for a leading part in the local productionof Sweeney Todd seemed to prefer_ to any attempt at producing a melody; a moreunpleasant voice was hard to imagine.A. warblingB. imitating10 真经 G

51、RE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREC. improvisingD. shriekingE. crooningF. caterwauling47.（39-2）The artist is known for making photographs that deal with politically chargedsubject matter, yet because her art is so evocative and open-ended, it would be wrongto characterize it as_ .A. polemicalB. edifyingC. unobservan

52、tD. innovativeE. ambiguous48.（40-1）The medical professors thesishardly new, but rarely_ by a facultymembers of his distinctionis that patients are more than the sum of their symptomsand systems.A. discountedB. ignoredC. subvertedD. underestimatedE. espoused49.（40-6）Scientific papers often (i)_ what

53、actually happened in the course of theinvestigations they describe. Misunderstandings , blind alleys, and mistakes of varioussorts will fail to appear in the final written accounts because (ii)_ is a desirableattribute when transmitting results in a scientific report and would be poorly served by(ii

54、i)_ .A. amplifyD. transparencyG. a comprehensive historical accountH. a purely quantitative analysisI. an overly superficial discussionB. misrepresentC. particularizeE. efficiencyF. exhaustiveness50.（45-3）Argument may be an overly (i)_ word to apply to the gossamercontrivance that is A Summer of Humming birds. In what seems a self-conscious(ii)_ of its mascot the book flits from one subject or moment in history to another,following the various whims of its author.A. archaicD. repudiationE. emulationB. imprecise11 真经 GRE 博哥微信公众号：博哥 GREC. robustF. misrepresentation51.（45-7）Cit