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GRE北美模拟试题01

2006年GRE北美模拟试题

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1.Whenanoppressedgrouprevoltsagainstasociety,onemustlookforthe---forcesthatledtothegroup's---thatsociety.

   （A）disparate..acknowledgmentof

   （B）specific..dependenceon

   （C）altered..redistributionwithin

   （D）focused..interferencewith

   （E）underlying..alienationfrom

   2.Everynovelinvitesustoenteraworldthatisinitiallystrange;ourgradualandselectiveorientationtoitsmanners---infants'---totheirenvironment.

   （A）imitates..welcome

   （B）completes..introduction

   （C）resembles..adjustment

   （D）alters..blindness

   （E）reinforces..resistance

   3.Superficialdifferencesbetweenthespecialproblemsandtechniquesofthephysicalsciencesandthoseofthebiologicalsciencesaresometimescitedasevidenceforthe---ofbiologyandfortheclaimthatthemethodsofphysicsarethereforenotadequatetobiologicalinquiry.

   （A）autonomy

   （B）vitalism

   （C）purposiveness

   （D）obsolescence

   （E）irrelevance

   4.Asthecreationofnewknowledgethroughsciencehasbecome---resistancetoinnovationhasbecomeless---takingtheformofinertiaratherthandirectattack.

   （A）controversial..sporadic

   （B）institutionalized..aggressive

   （C）essential..effective

   （D）public..circumspect

   （E）suspect..lively

   5.Lizziewasabravewomanwhocoulddaretoincuragreatdangerforanadequate----.

   （A）risk

   （B）combat

   （C）object

   （D）event

   （E）encounter

   6.Rousseau'sshortdiscourse,aworkthatwasgenerally---thecautious,unadornedproseoftheday,deviatedfromthatprosestyleinits

   ---discussionofthephysicalsciences.

   （A）criticalof..lengthy

   （B）superiorto..austere

   （C）bolderthan..intelligent

   （D）consistentwith..unrestrained

   （E）influencedby..uninspired

   7.CertainlyMurray'spreoccupationwiththetaskofeditingtheOxfordEnglishDictionarybegotakindofmonomania,butitmustberegardedasa---oratleastaninnocuousone.

   （A）tame

   （B）tendentious

   （C）meretricious

   （D）beneficent

   （E）sincere

   8.GARBLED:

COMPREHEND:

:

   （A）convoluted:

tangle

   （B）obscured:

recognize

   （C）emancipated:

free

   （D）expunged:

excite

   （E）determined:

placate

   9.HEAT:

CALORIMETER:

:

   （A）distance:

odometer

   （B）gasoline:

tachometer

   （C）wind:

velocity

   （D）rain:

humidity

   （E）ocean:

tide

   10.ALLY:

WAY:

:

   （A）patriot:

brawl

   （B）crew:

ship

   （C）spouse:

marriage

   （D）peer:

class

   （E）teammate:

game

11.EAVESDROP:

CONVERSATION:

:

   （A）shoplift:

customer

   （B）trespass:

property

   （C）gossip:

discussion

   （D）arrest:

suspect

   （E）subpoena:

witness

   12.PALPABLE:

TOUCH:

:

   （A）malleable:

gild

   （B）palatable:

ingest

   （C）pliable:

mold

   （D）edible:

cook

   （E）appreciable:

please

   13.SUBMERGE:

WATER:

:

   （A）imprison:

walls

   （B）immolate:

fire

   （C）inter:

earth

   （D）freeze:

ice

   （E）besiege:

army

   14.RUTHLESS:

MERCY:

:

   （A）careless:

duty

   （B）pallid:

subtlety

   （C）insipid:

flavor

   （D）onerous:

difficulty

   （E）assiduous:

energy

   15.MINION:

DEPENDENY:

:

   （A）dilettante:

artist

   （B）groveler:

petitioner

   （C）coward:

criminal

   （D）consul:

emissary

   （E）vicar:

curate

   16.PANEGRYIC:

PRAISE:

:

   （A）oration:

prediction

   （B）fiat:

condescension

   （C）manifesto:

indecision

   （D）stutter:

hesitation

   （E）valediction:

farewell

   ExtendeddebateconcerningtheexactpointoforiginofindividualfolktalestoldbyAfro-Americanslaveshasunfortunatelytakenprecedenceoveranalysisofthetalesmeaningandfunction.CulturalcontinuitieswithAfricawerenotdependentonimportationandperpetuationofspecificfolktalesintheirpristineform.ItisintheplacethattalesoccupiedinthelivesoftheslavesandinthemeaningslavesderivedfromthemthattheclearestresemblancestoAfricantraditioncanbefound.Afro-AmericanslavesdidnotborrowtalesindiscriminatelyfromtheWhitesamongwhomtheylived.BlackpeopleweremostinfluencedbythoseEuro-Americantaleswhosefunctionalmeaningandaestheticappealhadthegreatestsimilaritytothetaleswithdeeprootsintheirancestralhomeland.Regardlessofwhereslavetalescamefrom,theessentialpointisthat,withrespecttolanguage,delivery,detailsofcharacterization,andplot,slavesquicklymadethemtheirown.

   17.TheauthorclaimsthatmoststudiesoffolktalestoldbyAfro-Americanslavesareinadequatebecausethestudies

   （A）failtorecognizeanypossibleEuroAmericaninfluenceonthefolktales

   （B）donotpayenoughattentiontothefeaturesofafolktalethatbestrevealanAfricaninfluence

   （C）overestimatethenumberoffolktalesbroughtfromAfricabytheslaves

   （D）donotconsiderthefactthatafolktalecanbechangedasitisretoldmanytimes

   （E）oversimplifythediverseandcomplextraditionsoftheslavesancestralhomeland

   18.Theauthor'smainpurposeisto

   （A）createanewfieldofstudy

   （B）discreditanexistingfieldofstudy

   （C）changethefocusofafieldofstudy

   （D）transplantscholarlytechniquesfromonefieldofstudytoanother

   （E）restrictthescopeofaburgeoningnewfieldofstudy

   19.Thepassagesuggeststhattheauthorwouldregardwhichofthefollowingareasofinquiryasmostlikelytorevealtheslaves'culturalcontinuitieswithAfrica?

   （A）ThemeansbywhichBlacksdisseminatedtheirfolktalesinnineteenth-centuryAmerica

   （B）Specificregionaldifferencesinthestylesofdeliveryusedbytheslavesintellingfolktales

   （C）ThefunctionalmeaningofBlackfolktalesinthelivesofWhitechildrenraisedbyslaves

   （D）Thespecificwaytheslavesusedfolktalestoimpartmoralteachingstotheirchildren

   （E）Thecomplexitiesofplotthatappearmostfrequentlyintheslaves'tales

20.Whichofthefollowingtechniquesisusedbytheauthorindevelopingtheargumentinthepassage?

   （A）Givingaclicheanewmeaning

   （B）Pointedlyrefusingtodefinekeyterms

   （C）Alternatelypresentinggeneralitiesandconcretedetails

   （D）Concludingthepassagewitharestatementofthefirstpointmadeinthepassage

   （E）Juxtaposingstatementsofwhatisnotthecaseandstatementsofwhatisthecase

   Theenergycontainedinrockwithintheearth'scrustrepresentsanearlyunlimitedenergysource,butuntilrecentlycommercialretrievalhasbeenlimitedtoundergroundhotwaterand/orsteamrecoverysystems.Thesesystemshavebeendevelopedinareasofrecentvolcanicactivity,wherehighratesofheatflowcausevisibleeruptionofwaterintheformofgeysersandhotsprings.Inotherareas,however,hotrockalsoexistsnearthesurfacebutthereisinsufficientwaterpresenttoproduceeruptivephenomena.Thusapotentialhotdryrock（HDR）reservoirexistswhenevertheamountofspontaneouslyproducedgeothermalfluidhasbeenjudgedinadequateforexistingcommercialsystems.

   Asaresultoftherecentenergycrisis,newconceptsforcreatingHDRrecoverysystems-whichinvolvedrillingholesandconnectingthemtoartificialreservoirsplaceddeepwithinthecrust-arebeingdeveloped.InallattemptstoretrieveenergyfromHDR's,artificialstimulationwillberequiredtocreateeithersufficientpermeabilityorboundedflowpathstofacilitatetheremovalofheatbycirculationofafluidoverthesurfaceoftherock.

   TheHDRresourcebaseisgenerallydefinedtoincludecrustalrockthatishotterthan150℃,isatdepthslessthantenkilometers,andcanbedrilledwithpresentlyavailableequipment.Althoughwellsdeeperthantenkilometersaretechnicallyfeasible,prevailingeconomicfactorswillobviouslydeterminethecommercialfeasibilityofwellsatsuchdepths.Rocktemperaturesaslowas100℃maybeusefulforspaceheating;however,forproducingelectricity,temperaturesgreaterthan200℃aredesirable.

   Thegeothermalgradient,whichspecificallydeterminesthedepthofdrillingrequiredtoreachadesiredtemperature,isamajorfactorintherecoverabilityofgeothermalresources.Temperaturegradientmapsgeneratedfromoilandgaswelltemperature-depthrecordskeptbytheAmericanAssociationofPetroleumGeologistssuggestthattappablehigh-temperaturegradientsaredistributedallacrosstheUnitedStates.（Therearemanyareas,however,forwhichnotemperaturegradientrecordsexist.）

   IndicationsarethattheHDRresource-baseisverylarge.Ifanaveragegeothermaltemperaturegradientof22℃perkilometerofdepthisused,astaggering13,000,000quadrillionB.T.U.'softotalenergyarecalculatedtobecontainedincrustalrocktoatenkilometerdepthintheUnitedStates.Ifweconservativelyestimatethatonlyabout0.2percentisrecoverable,wefindatotalthatiscomparabletotheestimatedresourcebaseofallthecoalremainingintheunitedStates.Theremainingproblemistobalancetheeconomicsofdeeper,hotter,morecostlywellsandshallower,cooler,lessexpensivewellsagainstthevalueofthefinalproduct,electricityand/orheat.

   21.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

   （A）alertreaderstotheexistenceofHDR'sasanavailableenergysource

   （B）documentthechallengesthathavebeensurmountedintheefforttorecoverenergyfromHDR's

   （C）warntheusersofcoalandoilthatHDR'sarenotaneconomicallyfeasiblealternative

   （D）encouragetheuseofnewtechniquesfortherecoveryofenergyfromundergroundhotwaterandsteam

   （E）urgeconsumerstodemandquickerdevelopmentofHDRresourcesfortheproductionofener