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magoosh一些很好的GRE模拟填空题
1.Refusingto____________hisvituperativewords,theambassadoronlyfurther____________membersofthemultinationalcommittee.
Blank(i)
exacerbate
moderate
intensify
Blank(ii)
intrigued
encouraged
incensed
TextExplanation
Answers:
(B),(F)
’Vituperative’meansharshandscathing.Bynotmoderatingtheseangrywords,theambassadorisonlygoingtomakethecommittedmoresomenegativeword.Only(F)incensed,orveryupset/enragedworks.
2.Thegossipcolumnist’s____________was____________thenumberofherpublishedcolumns –themorearticlesshewrote,themoreuntruthsshespread.
Blank(i)
calumny
ardor
flattery
Blank(ii)
commensuratewith
inverseto
unconnectedto
TextExplanation
Answers:
(A),(D)
’Themoreuntruths…’matchesupwith(A)calumny,orslander.(D)commensuratedescribestherelationshipbetweentwothings,inwhichwhenoneincreasestheotherincreases,orwhenonedecreasestheotherdecreases.'Inproportionto'isanotherwayofsaying‘commensuratewith.’
3.Forallherbrilliance,Adawasundonebyher______________:
shevowedtoapplyherselffarmorediligentlyinstudyingforherretakeofthebarexam.
cleverness
insouciance
sagacity
insight
earnestness
TextExplanation
Answer:
(B)
'For',inthiscase,means'despite.'Despiteherbrilliance,Adadidnotpasstheexam.Shewasundonebyherlackofeffort("...vowedto...diligently...").
(A),(C),and(D)aresimilarinmeaning,andnonecontrastwith'brilliance.'
(E)meanshonestyandsincerity.Ifshepossessedmoreof(E),shewouldhavelikelypassedtheexam.
4.Theconceptionoftimeasparcelledoutin______________intervalsdidnotbeginwiththeadventoftheclock;assuchwemusthaveabiologicalpredispositiontonotconceiveoftimeassimplyanamorphoussuccessionofmoments.
fleeting
illusory
unbounded
discrete
indiscernible
TextExplanation
Answer:
(D)
Theclueis"tonotconceive...amorphous."Therefore,weconceiveoftimethatisbounded,notamorphousorshapeless.
(A)doesnotmatchthecontext,thoughistemptingbecauseoftheplatitude,"Timeisfleeting."
(B)isnotsupportedbycontext.
(C)istheopposite.
(D)meansbrokenupintoseparateintervals.Thisopposestheideaofamorphousintervals.
Ifanything,(E)istheoppositeoftheblank.
5.Favoringquantityoversubstance,manyamateurwriterslaborunderthedelusionthatthemore____________thesentencestructurethemore____________thethoughtbeingconveyed.
Blank(i)
rudimentary
involved
superficial
Blank(ii)
tactical
ironic
profound
TextExplanation
Answers:
(B),(F)
’…quantityforsubstance…’indicatesthatwritersaregoingtothinkthatlongeror(B)involvedsentencesareofmorevalue.Theonlyanswerchoicethatmakessenseinthecontextofconveyingthough,andqualitythoughtatthat,is(F)profound.
6.BecausereadingontheWebentailsquicklyscanningandsortingthroughadelugeofinformation,manywonderifourlevelofengagementwiththetexthasbeen____________oriftheabilitytoreadcloselyandcarefullyisonethatcanbe____________ifwesimplyspendmoretimeimmersedinabook.
Blank(i)
irreparablycompromised
tentativelydisrupted
permanentlyrestored
Blank(ii)
fullyreactivated
furtherdegraded
summarilydisregarded
TextExplanation
Answers:
(A),(D)
Itmaybetemptingtochoose(B)tentativelydisrupted.Firstoff,itfitsthecontext.Secondly,(A)irreparablycompromisedisveryextreme.However,noneoftheanswerchoicesforthesecondblankmakesenseifcoupledwith(B).Themostalluring,(D)fullyreactivated,doesn'tquitework,becauseifsomethingistentativelydisrupteditimpliesthatitisonlytemporarilyaffectedandwillchangeback(orbefullyreactivated)soon.
(A)irreparablycompromised,ontheotherhand,impliesthat"thelevelofengagement"mayalwaysbecompromised.The'or'inthesentenceindicatesthatweneedanoppositeto(A).(D)fullyreactivatedsuppliesthiscontrast.
7.Managerswhocategoricallysquelchinsightsfromlow-tieredemployeesruntheobvioushazardof(i)____________creativity;conversely,theseverysamemanagersaremorelikelyto(ii)____________anyideasthatflowdownfromthetopbrass.
Blank(i)
fomenting
smothering
sparking
Blank(ii)
unquestioninglyembrace
arbitrarilydenounce
conditionallyapprove
TextExplanation
Answers:
(B),(D)
"Categoricallysquelchinsights"indicatesthefirstblankisgoingtobeawordlikestifle.(A)and(C)createtheoppositemeaning.
'Conversely'indicatesashift.Thereforethesecondpartofthesentenceisopposite.Forthesecondblankwearelookingfortheoppositeof"categoricallysquelchinsights".Only(D)works.
8.Becausethedefendantexpressedverylittle____________forhisheinouscrime,thejudgemetedouta(n)____________sentence.
Blank(i)
contempt