5. Cultural change is seldom truly ___: successive periods overlap, progress is ___, and within a prevailing climate of opinion there can be innumerable variations A. straight forward… ragged B. benign… uneven C. complex… volatile D. visible… manifest E. significant… dramatic
6. The science of astronomy was begun by amateurs and today remains dependent on their
contributions, which are incisive by virtue of being ___ by the a prior assumption that often vitiate the work of professional research scientists A. characterized B. unencumbered C. supported D. contradicted E. inspired
7. In many cities mass-transit delays occur so frequently that patrons have finally become ___them and have simply adjusted their schedules accordingly. A. committed to B. cognizant of C. enraged by D. desirous of E. inured to
1、在这个教授的所有导师中，Carabelli显然是最有影响力的，因为正是他从根本上打造了该教授现在为人高度尊敬的科研风范。
解析：此题空格完全由since后面决定，将后面意思整个代回空格即可。能够表达这个含义的只有B。而C是一个很强的干扰选项，注意：哪怕导师再苛求（exacting）也无法保证fundamentally shaped，因为你可以苛求我，但是我未必接受你啊。只有说最有影响力的才可以达到fundamentally shaped，因为有影响表示导师影响了这个教授，才可以说打造。 2、有些人认为对于真正严肃的投票人来说在周二进行选举的传统限制了投票，但事实上支持周二投票的最初考虑是方便，这是由于在周二乡村社区里的人最可能进城。
解析：空格由since后面决定，后面的意思是乡村里的人们在周二涌入城里，这除了看出方便投票以外看不出有elitism、apathy、favoritism、partisanship的意味。
3、尽管这个大都市区域以拥有比该国别的区域更多的小商行而自豪，但是它的商业理念水准却很低：当地的企业家令人瞩目地对这里热烈的商业氛围视而不见。
解析：冒号前后同义重复，而前面是转折，作者强调的一定是转折后的东西，所以由it ranks very low on the scale of pro-business attitudes看出是负评价，冒号后面要完成负评价只能在空格处一正一负才行，满足这个条件的是CD。但是D的overlook正好重复了前面说的attitudes比较low，所以非常合适。
4、尽管这个政客的观点相当地保守，但是她并不反动：她对于某些问题的立场甚至可以称作是进步的。
解析：此题太简单了。Although是转折，第一空前有not则由取非变成了取同，BC合适。冒号后面显然要表达not +第一空。则C非常合适。
5、文化的转变很少是真正直线性的：连续的时期们交迭在一起，进步是参差不齐的，并且在一个观点盛行的氛围里也会有数不清的变化。
解析：先做第2空，由并列关系可知应该表达出overlap和be innumerable variations这样的意思，ABCE候选。再看第一空，句子里没有涉及到complex和significant的信息，所以排除。AB哪个更好？我们注意到第一空前有一个否定词seldom，很少直线不就是参差不齐么？非常工整，而B代进去就表示很少温和的意思，可是后面也没有信息表示猛烈，答案选A。
6、天文学始于天文爱好者并且至今仍然要依赖他们的贡献，这一切由于和以前的一个假设形成对比显而易见，这个假设认为爱好者经常破坏天文学家的工作。
解析：前面对爱好者是正评价，空格让填一个与假设之间的关系词，由于假设的修饰成分是负评价的，所以空格处一定要填一个负评价词进行修正。D是唯一的负评价词。
7、在一些城市大量运输的迟滞现象发生的是如此频繁以致于主顾们最终已经变得习惯了并且因而完全调整了自己的时间表。
解析：and表示并列且同义重复，调整自己的时间表是为了对them做一个什么动作？只能去适应去习惯啦。 KEY: BBDCADE
8.TONGS::GRASPING (A)scissors :sharpening (B)telephone :wiring (C)reel :winding (D)knot :snarling (E)cup :stirring 9.KILOMETER::DISTANCE (A)hue :color (B)compass :direction (C)watt :unit (D)pitch :volume (E)pound :weight 10.PLUMMET::FALL (A)push :slide (B)force ;coax (C)repel :resist (D)descend :land (E)swerve :turn 11.ITINERARY::JOURNEY (A)template :approximation (B)decision :recommendation (C)outline :plot (D)blueprint :drawing (E)weight :balance 12.DISCORDANT::SOUND (A)antagonistic :position (B)disrespectful :authority (C)constricted :view (D)abrupt :movement (E)malodorous :scent 13.LAUD::APPROBATION (A)congratulate :triumph (B)petition : permissim (C)deny :austerity (D)protect :solicitude (E)commiserate :sympathy 14.APOLOGIST::DEFEND (A)citizen :govern (B)leader :respect (C)patron :support (D)reader :publish (E)sleeper :snore 15.CELL::CONFINEMENT (A)forum :conciliation (B)library :classification (C)proscenium :improvisation (D)intersection :transport (E)rostrum :oration 16.EXEMPLAR::EMULATE (A)archetype :represent (B)artifact :conceal (C)fa?ade :reveal (D)policy :review (E)goal :attain 8.REPORTER::JOURNALISM (A)broker: commercialism (B)actor: imagination (C)mathematician: ingenuity (D)commentator: interpretation (E)doctor: medicine 9.MILL::GRINDING (A)mirror: magnifying (B)piano: tuning (C)camera: lighting (D)scissors: cutting (E)pencil: copying 10.PANTRY::COMESTIBLES (A)closet: shelves (B)vault: valuables (C)laboratory: experiments (D)office: files (E)museum: patrons 11.EDIBLE::EAT (A)melodious: hear (B)tangible: shape (C)potable: drink (D)insipid: taste (E)toxic: breathe 12.CHORD::NOTE (A)ode: poem (B)flower: stem (C)river; stream (D)index: table (E)grove: tree 13.SUBMERGE::BUOYANT (A)thaw: thermal (B)repel: magnetic (C)sensitize: delicate (D)agitate: effervescent (E)bend: rigid 14.HAUGHTY::SUPERCILIOUSNESS (A)punctilious: timidity (B)indecisive:obscurity (C)forthright: unctuousness (D)callous: fractiousness (E)conciliatory: amenability 15.PEDANT::LEARNING (A)illusionist: misdirection (B)dilettante: commitment (C)renegade: allegiance (D)martinet: discipline (E)hack: writing 16.DIATRIBE::ABUSE (A)encomium: imitation (B)satire: cruelty (C)prologue: explanation (D)citation: reference (E)burlesque: mockery 1)NULLIFICATION A validation B compensation C intercession D quantification E illumination 2)INSTILL A come close B press down C remove D encroach E truncate 3)INEPT
A proficent B thoroughly 2) CALIBERATED C inordinately D pensive A demagnetized B bifurcated E stable C reduplicated D unverified 4)RESONANT E unstandardized A commonplace B peripheral 3) CALCIFY C muffled D outdated A sever B concentrate E lurid C make unacceptable D become malleable 5)THWART E decrease in size A collude B straighten 4) HARBOR C centralize D assuage E enable A excoriate B infringe 6)ADULATION C restrict D refuse to leave A ridicule B cowardice E fail to shelter C somber affect D lack of ambition 5) EFFERVESCE E state of denial A grow old B appear close 7)TEDIOUS C function unpredictably A straightforward B interesting D be flat E be diluted C conspicuous D intricate 6) CONDENSED E highly prominent A discontinuous B inexplicit 8)ACCOLADE C unabridged D ponderous A blunder B denunciation E excessive C incisive comment D rule violation 7) IRIDESCENT E deliberate act A inflammable B convoluted 9)INERT C reflexive D ornate A balanced B weighty E monochromatic C extraneous D fast moving 8) PROFUSE E observable A opposing B critical 10)COLLUDE C insistent D stinting A structure tightly B contribute freely E ambiguous C present clearly D act independently 9) TEMPER E assess objectively A erode B induce 11) FRIABLE C disperse D aggravate A difficult to contain E alternate B resistant to pulverizing 10) GALL C hard to persuade D tangible E intractable A condone B inform 1) FREQUENT C revere D appease A stay away from E capitulate B find fault with 11) HUSBAND C make amends for A devalue B receive D take offense at C squander D deny E be disappointed in E overtake类比答案：V1 CEECEECEE ； V2 ADBCEEBD E/D 反义答案：V1 ACACEAB BDDB ；V2 AEDED CEDDDC
2007年 10月GRE填空 Section 1
1.The Broadway musical business is apparently ---- innovation and experimentation: it ---- characters and story lines that have dominated the musical stage for years. A. oblivious … avoidsB. eager for … seeks C. skilled in… employs D.famous for … generates E.averse to … recycles
2.Some theories of why election results in democracies sometimes seem perverse rest on the idea that there is an intrinsic ---- in human behavior; in contrast, other explanations posits that people act logically, ---- their interests and behaving accordingly.
A. selfishness … assuming B. unpredictability … ignoring C. ratiocination … analyzing D.impulsivity … thwarting E.irrationality … calculating
3.The book’s account of the governors’ term in office is too uniformly____ to be persuasive: it overlooks her many accomplishments and ---- her failures.
A. encomiastic …analyzes B. caustic … downplays C. harsh … exaggerates
D. naive … exposes E.rosy … enumerates
4.What the two sociologists have in common is a claim that their respective predictions describe____ outcomes: each scholar believes the developments he anticipates are ----. A. dire … preventable B. global … negligible C. predetermined …inevitable D. possible … ineluctable E.momentous … foreseeable
5.An epistolary novel, composed of fictitious correspondence between its characters, may seem ---- to the contemporary reader who writes few letters and who may doubt that anyone could have such incessant recourse to the pen.
A. injudicious B. iniquitous C. unrealistic D. insensate E.superfluous
6. Researchers say that methanol can boost the growth of plants by___ a natural process known as photorespiration, during which a plant can____ much of the energy it needs to grow. A. promoting….waste B. modifying… alter C. blocking… store D. inhibiting…. lose E.accelerating…. over utilize
7. Although many genuine friendships are entered into only out of pure goodwill ______ with selfish considerations, many real______ accrue to those who enter into such relations. A. fraught……benefits B. unmixed……advantages C. disguised……deficits D. confused……consequences E.unalloyed……attractions
1.During the speeches preliminary to the ship’s launching, its designer’s expression was pensive and his stare distant; doubtless, he was ______ the ceremony and was anxious to get on with the launch.
A. rearranging B. inspecting C. unsure of D. preoccupied with E.impatient with 2.Although not all the women in the group identified themselves as feminists, their lives______ their shared belief that men and women were equal and that the accomplishments, not the gender, of an individual mattered.
A. challenged B. demonstrated C. conflated D. undermined E.contradicted 3.The research committee urged the professor to ______ his claim that he was on the verge of an important discovery, since he had made several ______ assertions in the past.
A. modify … irreproachable B. substantiate … implausible C. promote … ambitious D. disseminate … capricious E. verify … valid
4.Traditional Chinese culture opposed music performed solely for entertainment; accordingly, China’s musical entertainers were, in the past, ______ a low social status.
A. exempt from B. relegated to C. privy to D. honored with E.scornful of 5.Although the diverse local idioms of English in England are not as strong as they once were, their ______ has been ______: television and radio are not the homogenizing forces that they were once thought to be.
A. variety … diminished B. importance … exaggerated C. colorfulness … muted D. meaning … misconstrued E.resilience … underrated
6.Some suggest that students who are granted privileges receive them because their teachers wish to make the students______; more probably, causality flows in the opposite direction, in that teachers are likely to grant privileges to diligent students.
A. excitable B. independent C. malleable D. grateful E.conscientious
7.This writer of fiction believed that the novelist should not ______ the narrative, and that such inconspicuousness on the part of the author would preserve the illusion of reality. A. preconceive B. minimize C. hasten D. agonize over E. obtrude into
解析:
Section One
1、百老汇乐坛明显抵制创新和实验：它反复使用那些统治乐坛数年的人物和故事线。 [解析]：本题简单，没有任何难度。第一空扮演箭头的角色，以确定对创新innovation and experimentation持正评价还是负评价。冒号表示解释同义重复，characters and story lines that have dominated the musical stage for years.表示创新的取非，所以决定了两空一定是反义关系。BCD两空全是正评价，A全是负评价，能够表示两个空格一正一负的只有E啦。 2、一些关于“为什么民主选举有时候显得荒谬？”的理论依赖于“人的行为有固有的不合理性”这样的观点；相反，另一些解释却假定：人们做事合乎逻辑，同时也计算自己的利益。 [解析]：分号前面的主干是theories rest on idea，第一空格是修饰idea的，根据第二主干大法从修饰theories的地方找，of why election results in democracies sometimes seem perverse
决定了第一空一定填负评价词，排除C。in contrast提示前后取非，后面说people act logically，前面当然要说人们做事不合逻辑啦，所以E选项很快出来。
3、这本书中关于这个办公室女主管任期的报告太过粗糙而没有说服力：该报告没有注意到她的许多成就，而是放大了她的不足之处。
[解析]：此题太简单。冒号后面的and表示同义重复，her many accomplishments与her failures.是反义，所以overlooks与第二空格应该是反义词。选项C很快出来。
4、这两个社会学者的共同之处是一个声明，声明说他们各自的预言描述了预先确定的结果：每一个学者都相信他所预测的发展是必然的。
[解析]：怎么样的A推出怎么样的B。预言描述的当然是预言的东西，第一空很容易推出来，能表示预言的就只能是C啦。
5、由人物之间虚幻的书信组成的书信体小说，在当代的读者看来显得不切实际，当代的读者写信极少，可能会怀疑哪有人能有这么多需要用笔写的东西。
[解析]：根据“年轻人是年轻的”这种最简单的逻辑做题法则，我们很轻易得出：由人物之间虚构的书信组成的书信体小说当然会seem显得虚构。所以空格处填fictitious的同义词C 6、研究者们说甲醇能通过抑制一个叫做光呼吸作用的自然过程来促进植物的生长，在这个光呼吸过程中植物会损失大量它生长所需要的能量。
[解析]：整体结构是宾语从句，我们只看从句的主干。甲醇能促进生长，正评价！通过对一个自然过程做第一空格这个动作来促进。第一空正还是负？要看这个自然过程对植物生长时促进还是阻碍。known as photorespiration是补充修饰专业描述，不需要看懂，继续往下扫。（后面during which是一个带介词的非限制性定语从句，during which在从句中作状语。）后面说到much of the energy it needs to grow，这是正评价，可是植物到底能否得到这个好东西由第二空决定。所以逻辑推理结果出来：如果第二空填正评价，那么第一空也是；如果第二空填负评价，那么第一空也是。满足这个条件的只有BD，优先选择感情色彩强烈的D。
7、尽管许多真正的友谊萌芽于仅仅是没有自私杂念的纯粹善意，但是对那些开始友谊关系的人们来说一些现实的诱惑在增大。
[解析]：第一空是细节题，扮演修饰goodwill的成分，所以可以使用三位一体战术。pure goodwill ______ with selfish considerations要保持逻辑关系上的一致，而pure goodwill 显然与 selfish considerations取非，这样一来就要求第一空必须是一个绝对的负评价词，最合适的只有BE。转折前对pure goodwill正评价,对selfish considerations负评价,转折后就要对selfish considerations正评价啦。those who enter into such relations可以看作genuine
friendships的同义重复（友谊与参与友谊的人们，上下义表达），accrue显然是正评价，所以第二空格必须填selfish considerations的同义重复。对于人而言什么属于自私杂念？当然是诱惑啦。所以答案选E。此题有一定难度,但是是机考时代的老题,在2002年2月的填空机经的第4题。 Section Three
1、在这艘船下水前的一系列演讲中，设计者的表情忧郁目光游离；毫无疑问，他对这个仪式不自信并且对继续下水感到担心。(get on with继续做。)
[解析]：分号前面是负评价，所以分号后面的空格处一定填负评价词（用and帮助确定），粗选出CE。再精确推一下，he= its designer，与its designer’s expression看作上下义同义表达，所以空格应该由was pensive and his stare distain来决定，所以C比较合适。
2、尽管这个群体中不是所有的女性都认为自己是女权主义者，但是她们的生活却证明她们有着共同的信仰，即男女是平等的，对于一个个体而言不是性别而是成就才是问题的关键。
[解析]：转折前面说女性们不都一样，转折后面马上说到了一样的地方（their shared
belief），因此逻辑关系已经成立，我们只需要在空格处填一个正评价词以完成句子即可。唯一确定的正评价词就是B。
3、研究委员会敦促这个教授去证实他的关于“他处于重大发现的边缘”的声明，因为过去他做过几个让人难以相信的声明。
[解析]：此题与2002年11月考题SECTION ONE的第7题如出一辙。在时间对比题型中我们反复讲到时间在后否定前者，这是学术英语的惯例啦。in the past和时态上的过去完成时