决定了过去的东西肯定是不好的，要被负评价的！所以第二空格填负评价的形容词BD，稍微辨析一下第一空，不难发现只能选B啦。
4、传统的中国文化反对仅仅用于娱乐表演的音乐；所以，在过去，中国的音乐演艺人员被降级到了很低的社会地位。
[解析]：分号前面对music performed solely for entertainment持负评价，in the past可以看作Traditional Chinese culture的同义重复，所以分号后面的China’s musical entertainers也应该是负评价ABE。E是主动状态，显然不对，应该是他们被蔑视才对。再推敲一下AB马上可以发现A不是很低的社会地位，显然不是我们想要的负评价状态，所以只能选B。
5、尽管英格兰多样化的英语方言没有以前发达，但是它们的恢复力被低估了：电视和广播不再象以前一样被认为是（使语言）均一化的力量。
[解析]：转折前对diverse local idioms of English进行负评价，转折后就应该是正评价，转折后马上出现的their表明第一空格无论填什么一定是the diverse local idioms的上下义同义表达，所以第一空不重要，只要第二空是正评价即可。能够确定表示正评价的只有E。虽然翻译起来实在别扭的说。
6、一些人认为被赋予特权的学生们接受特权是因为他们的老师们希望使他们尽责；更可能的是，因果关系倒置的话，因为老师们可能给勤奋的学生赋予特权。
[解析]：分号表示同义重复，后面说到因果倒过来的话，老师给勤奋的学生特权，那前面不倒过来，就应该是老师给学生特权使学生勤奋。所以空格填diligent的同义词。能够与diligent构成同义表达的最接近的词汇是E。此题词汇较难，参考美国传统字典对
conscientious的解释：thorough and assiduous，而assiduous与diligent是直接同义词。
7、这个小说作者认为小说家不应该（将自己的观点）强加入故事叙述中，从作者这一方来看这样不引人注意的做法会导致现实的错觉。
[解析]：and表示同义重复，后面的such表明inconspicuousness与空格是同义重复，哪个动作有不显眼的意思？好像没有特别合适的！那再看后面inconspicuousness会preserve the illusion of reality，显然reality同义重复前面的narrative，那么也就是说空格这个词汇既要有inconspicuousness的意思，最好也有导致illusion的意思，那就只有E了。
此题其实是2002年2月机考GRE考题机经第37题，另一种考法是空格在inconspicuousness处，选项中填这个词，题干与本题一模一样，obtrude into没有挖去而已。
8. BULGE: PROTUBERANT
A. tablet: blank B. wall: smooth C. scratch: jagged D. angle: measured E.spike: pointed (事物正面特征 且二者均有突出的感觉) bulge: a protuberant or swollen part or place spike: one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall) to prevent passage 9. INFINITE: LARGE
A. fathomless: comprehensible B. pervasive: scattered C. unoccupied: empty D. interminable: lengthy E. irremediable: harmful
(程度类比)unoccupied: empty及irremediable:harmful均没有程度上的类比 同义和程度类比同时出现时 优先选择程度类比 10. REMINISCENCE: RECOLLECTION
A. reverie: predict B. quandary: resolve C.machination: plot D. hesitation: hasten E. regret: undo (同义关系)
reminiscence: recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact. recollection: something recalled to the mind. machination: scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end. plot: a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. 11.ENERVATED: STRENGTH
A.granulated: sweetness B.desiccated: moisture C.perforated: discreteness D.inoculated: viability E.electrified: magnetism (enervate: to lessen the vitality or strength of desiccate: to dry up)
12.DISLOCATE: POSITION
A.imprison: isolation B.overlook: anonymity C.condole: value D. E.coarsen: texture [dislocate: to put out of place; to force a change in the usual status position: relative place, situation, or standing imprison: to put in or as if in prison isolation: the condition of being isolated
coarsen: to make coarse (coarse: loose or rough in texture)] 13.DEFIANCE: RESISTANT
A.tolerance: biased B.vanity: diffident C.obeisance: deferential D.imperiousness: hostile E.gullibility: incredulous (同义关系)
defiance: disposition to resist obeisance: acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance deferential: showing or expressing deference (deference: respect and esteem due a superior or an elder) 14.OBVIATE: UNNECESSARY
A.erase: obsolete B.forestall: outdated C.thwart: unappealing D.enjoin: inevitable E.outlaw: illegal [obviate: to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action) forestall: keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing obsolete: no longer in use or no longer useful erase: to rub or scrape out outlaw: to place under a ban or restriction
illegal: not according to or authorized by law, to make illegal ]
答案：E的解释obviate : to make unnecessary outlaw : to make illegal 15.EUPHEMISM: OFFENSIVE
A.rhetoric: persuasive B.metaphor: poetic C.equivocation: candid D.redundancy: instructive E.conciliation: appeasing
[euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
equivocation: to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive candid: indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception] 16.PEDANT: LEARNING
A.charlatan: trickery B.dandy: dress C.dilettante: allegiance D.renegade: allegiance E.dramatist: writing
pedant: one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge; a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
charlatan: one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability;a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
dandy: a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance；a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance, 选B
从webster上可以看出答案，如果仍不满意，那么还可以从另一本字典上再证实，就是牛津。
下面是牛津上的解释：
pedant : person who attaches too much importance to detail or to rules, esp when learning or teaching
dandy : man who cares too much about the smartness of his clothes and his appearance charlatan : person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or skill, esp in medicine
这个题目的对应就是前者对后者非常看重（attaches too much importance to, cares too much about），并且达到了贬义的程度。
charlatan的意思就是骗子医生，charlatan的心理显然不应该是非常的注重trickery（无论从那本字典上都不能得到这样的暗示，所以 如果我们觉得charlatan就是过分注重trickery的，那只能归于我们的发散），charlatan只有一个特点就是骗. 28. SUBSTANTIATE
A. Distinguish B. Disclose C. Disrupt D. Distance E. Discredit (substantiate: to establish by proof or competent evidence
discredit: to refuse to accept as true or accurate; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of) 29. ASKEW
A. Abrupt B. Internal C. Minimal D. Artificial E. Straight (askew: out of line; in a turned or twisted position or direction straight: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities) 30. GROUNDLESS
A. Finished B. Justified C. Favorably impressed D. Actively pursued E. Staunchly defended (groundless: having no ground or foundation
justified: to show to have had a sufficient legal reason) 31.UNDERSTANDING
A. Unscrupulous B. Unsympathetic C. Rebellious D. Meddlesome E. Truculent
(understanding: an agreement of opinion or feeling : adjustment of differences sympathetic: favorably inclined : approving unscrupulous是肆无忌惮的 与本题无关) 32. RAMPANT
A. Single-minded B. Incorruptible C. Lacking in clarity D. Limited in extent E. Thorough in treatment
rampant: marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint absence of restraint和limited in extent形成完美对应 33. FICKLENESS
A. Authenticity B. Sincerity C. Strictness D. Austerity E. Steadfastness fickleness: marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability 34. BEHOOVE
A. Seem outlandish B. Cause anxiety about C. Be transitory D. Be disadvantageous behoove: to be necessary, proper, or advantageous
(outlandish: exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
disadvantageous: attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.) 35. OBEDIENT
A. Innovative B. Willful C. Exacting D. Overwrought E. Winsome obedient: submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey willful: obstinately and often perversely self-willed 36. CARP
A. Endure without complaint B. Investigate thoroughly C. Avoid risk D. Overcome easily E. Engage readily
carp: to find fault or complain querulously 对应endure without complaint
37. DEFRAY A. Repair B. Promote C. Hasten D. Incur E. Entrust (defray: to provide for the payment of
entrust: to confer a trust on; especially : to deliver something in trust to 一个是付账，一个是委托，经济层面上的对应) 38. HEED
A. Flout B. Hinder C. Demur D. Linger E. Insult
heed: to pay attention, to give consideration or attention to是关注，留意
linger: to be slow to act; to be slow in parting or in quitting something强调无所事事，是说A逗留闲荡拖延游移，而heed指是B对A不关注，两者主客体不同，因此linger不能作为答案。
demur: to scruple or object; to take exception, especially on the basis of scruple or modesty强调反对，犹豫，而不是不关注，不留意。
flout: to treat with contemptuous disregard; to indulge in scornful behavior. disregard漠视对应pay attention留意, 正确 短文章
Ingestion of food containing spores of the pathogen Ascosphaera apis causes a fatal fungal disease known as chalk brood in honeybee larvae. However, larvae must be chilled to about 30°C (normal brood-comb temperature is 33-36°C) for the disease to develop. Accordingly, chalk brood is most common in spring and in small colonies. A recent study revealed that honeybees responsible for hive-temperature maintenance purposely raised the hives’ temperature when colonies were
inoculated with A.apis. this “fever,” or up-regulation of temperature, occurred before any larvae died, suggesting that the response is preventative and that either honeybee workers detect the infection before symptoms are visible or larvae communicate the ingestion of the pathogen. Temperature returned to normal by the end of the study, suggesting that increased temperature is not optimal when broods are not infected, as well as that the fever does not result merely from normal colony growth (i.e., an increase in the number of workers available for temperature maintenance).
【文章说了一种病原体,简称A病原体.蜜蜂幼虫吃了含有A的食物之后,体内会长一种致命的菌简称CB.但是CB要在低于幼虫正常体温的情况下才会发作,所以CB主要是在春天侵害
小规模的蜜蜂群. 最近一个研究发现.在蜂群感染了A之后,那些负责维持蜂房温度的蜜蜂会有意识地提高蜂房温度. 而这个\发烧现象\或者说温度的提升是在没有一个幼虫(因病)死亡之前发生的.(这个现象)可能说明蜜蜂的这一反应(提高温度)是一个保护性措施.而且(还说明)要么是那些蜜蜂在感染症状出现之前就发现了它们,要么就是幼虫把感染信息告诉了蜜蜂. 实验结束的时候,(蜂房的温度)又恢复正常了,说明升高的温度并不是蜂群的最佳温度,也说明这个\发烧现象\不仅仅是蜂群数量增大的结果.】 24. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) discuss the findings and implications of a particular study (B) illustrate a process that formerly had been misunderstood (C) outline the methods used to investigate a problem (D) provide evidence to support a controversial theory (E) contrast alternative interpretations of certain date
25. According to the passage, researchers concluded that fever in honeybee colonies ispreventative because their study showed that such fever
(这题多数同学选的C. 问的是为什么研究人员认为\发热\是保护行为)
(A) does not occur when hive temperatures are within normal range 该行为不发生在蜂房温度正常的情况下.(应该非常好排除吧,升温和蜂房原来温度无关,只有感染了才会升)
(B) protests adult bees from contracting chalk brood infection 防止成年蜜蜂接触感染.(升温的作用是防止发作,文章中没有提到是否能隔绝传染. )
(C) occurs prior to the death of any larvae 在任何幼虫死亡之前发生. (文中原话,虽然直接得有点让人不敢选,但是确实是最佳答案.)
(D) is more likely to occur in spring than in summer 相较于在夏天,更可能在春天发生. (than是GRE阅读中需要引起注意的词.文中没有明确指出,不如C来得更直接,而且有点答非所问.) (E) does not have an effect on uninfected broods 对于没有感染的蜜蜂没有影响.(答非所问). 26. The passage implies that if hive temperature had not returned to normal by the end of the study in question, a probable conclusion of the researchers would have been that (这题牵涉到对文章最后一句的理解,只要取反就可以了.所以我觉得是B,这题争议比较严重.其实最后一句的意思就是最终的实验结果(温度回归)说明暂时升高的 温度不是蜂群的最爱---说明是不得以而为之;而后半句温度升高不仅仅是蜜蜂数量的增多,说明热量不是数量上升累积的结果而是有别的什么因素促成.换而言 之还是说明了温度升高是有意识地保护行为.所以回答这题的时候把这两点的想法取反就OK了)
(A) up-regulation of temperature is a preventative measure against chalk brood 说明升温是保护性措施. (和上述说法取反后不同吧.)
(B) honeybees are incapable of purposely raising hive temperatures 蜜蜂不能有意识地升高蜂房温度. (正确,符合上述第二个说法取反的结果).
(C) A. apis cannot be completely eradicated through up-regulation of temperature along 说明仅仅通过升温A不能完全被消除. (到底A有没有被消除实验没有说吧.)
(D) honeybee larvae have a mechanism to alert adult honeybees to the presence of A. apis 幼虫有能力向成年蜜蜂报警. (完全没关系的回答吧.)
(E) honeybee larvae may benefit from increased hive temperature even when there is no A. apis present 即使没有A,幼虫可能从增高的温度中获益. (这个推测过远了吧,如果温度没降下也不能说明幼虫可能获益吧,相较于E,B更加合适吧.)
27. According to the passage, which of the following is true of chalk brood infection among honeybee larvae？(这题争议同样比较严重,我倾向于选D. 问的是下列关于感染的选项中哪个是符合文章意思的.)
(A) Larvae in small colonies are more likely to pass the infection to adult honeybees than are larvae in large ones. 相较于大蜂群,小蜂群中的幼虫更容易把感染传给成年蜂(文章中根本没说病毒传染的问题吧).
(B) Infection with chalk brood induces larvae to raise their hive’s temperature. 感染使得幼虫升高蜂房的温度. (这是成年蜜蜂干的活吧.)
(C) The infection is more likely to affect larvae in winter than in spring. 相比于春天,感染更容易在冬天发生.(虽然冬天看上去温度低,但是文章说是春天,我们不能以自己先入为主的来做题.)
(D) Larvae fail to develop symptoms of the disease when their brood –comb temperature remains within the normal range. 在蜂群温度正常的时候幼虫身上没有任何感染的病症.(文章中说到过在病症出来之前成年蜂就开始增加蜂房的温度了,说明没出病症的时候蜂房温度是正常的.) (E) Infected larvae exhibit visible symptoms of disease for a significant time before death. 被感染的幼虫在死前会有相当长的一段时间表现出可见的病症. (a significant time 完全臆测).
08年6月GRE
Section1
1. Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was that familiarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find him so ___Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years.
A love...enthusiastic over B contempt...disdainful of C knowledge...conversant with D boredom...excited by E admiration...confused by
2. Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual
superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think.
A logically…ridicule B unique…entertain C scarcely…embrace D quintessentially…balk at E peculiarly…scoff at
3. Powerful as they are, the ___ songs the artist is best known for might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if one felt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at his unnamed foes.
A accusatory B altruistic C mournful D simplistic E humble
4. In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator it clearly represents everything that is
destructive in nature, but at other times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenely beautiful.
A an enduring B an ambiguous C a coherent D an obtrusive E a discrete
5. Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.
A dispersion…excluded B synthesis…rejected C creation…investigated D recovery…condoned E genesis…established
6. Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.
A ubiquitous B autonomous C fickle D immutable E transitory
7. Chavez’ account of her supervisors’ ___ decision making belies the agency’s image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.
A cautious…a staid B ill-informed…a disorganized C reckless…an incompetent D systematic…a methodical E headlong…a timorous 8. FIR:TREE::
A wool: fiber B pore: skin C lawn: grass D color: hue E board: log 9. FIXTURE:PERMANENCE::
A hoax: fraudulence B specter: solidity C warning: earnestness D goal: achievement E setback: promotion 10. USURPATION:POWER::
A theft: property B restoration: quality C admonition: duty D escape: bondage E discourse: language
11. UNWITTING:AWARENESS::
A pernicious: foresight B clever: calculation C sincere: duplicity D unprecedented: confidence E ill-considered: spontaneity 12. STOKE:FUEL::
A garnish: decoration B simulate: imitation C radiate: steam D cook: nutrient E propel: height 13. GROW:THRIVE::
A receive: acquire B indicate : signify C oversee: supervise D hearten: encourage E move: bustle 14. METICULOUSNESS:CURSORY::
A conscientiousness: hesitant B condescension: arrogant