阅读及填空样题testtakerGREVerbalReasoningSamples.docx

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阅读及填空样题testtakerGREVerbalReasoningSamples

GRE®RevisedGeneralTest:

VerbalReasoningQuestionTypes

TheGREVerbalReasoningsectionoftheGRErevisedGeneralTestcontainsthreetypesofquestions:

∙ReadingComprehension

∙TextCompletion

∙SentenceEquivalence

ReadingComprehensionquestionsappearinsets;TextCompletionandSentenceEquivalencequestionsareindependent.

ReadingComprehensionQuestions

TherearethreetypesofReadingComprehensionquestions:

Multiple-choiceQuestions—SelectOneAnswerChoice:

Thesearethetraditionalmultiple-choicequestionswithfiveanswerchoicesofwhichyoumustselectone.

Multiple-choiceQuestions—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices:

Theseprovidethreeanswerchoicesandaskyoutoselectallthatarecorrect;one,two,orallthreeoftheanswerchoicesmaybecorrect.Togaincreditforthesequestions,youmustselectallthecorrectanswers,andonlythose;thereisnocreditforpartiallycorrectanswers.

Select-in-Passage:

Thequestionasksyoutoclickonthesentenceinthepassagethatmeetsacertaindescription.Toanswerthequestion,youchooseoneofthesentencesandclickonit;clickinganywhereonasentencewillhighlightit.

Readingcomprehensionpassagesaredrawnfromthephysicalsciences,thebiologicalsciences,thesocialsciences,theartsandhumanities,andeverydaytopics,andarebasedonmaterialfoundinbooksandperiodicals,bothacademicandnonacademic.Thepassagesrangeinlengthfromoneparagraphtofourorfiveparagraphs.

Samplequestions1to3belowarebasedonthispassage:

Policymakersmustconfrontthedilemmathatfossilfuelscontinuetobeanindispensablesourceofenergyeventhoughburningthemproducesatmosphericaccumulationsofcarbondioxidethatincreasethelikelihoodofpotentiallydisastrousglobalclimatechange.Currently,technologythatwouldcapturecarbondioxideemittedbypowerplantsandsequesteritharmlesslyundergroundorunderseainsteadofreleasingitintotheatmospheremightdoublethecostofgeneratingelectricity.Butbecausesequestrationdoesnotaffectthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution,deliveredpriceswillriseless,bynomorethan50percent.Researchintobettertechnologiesforcapturingcarbondioxidewillundoubtedlyleadtoloweredcosts.

SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneAnswerChoice

1.Thepassageimplieswhichofthefollowingaboutthecurrentcostofgeneratingelectricity?

A.Itishigherthanitwouldbeifbettertechnologiesforcapturingcarbondioxidewereavailable.

B.Itissomewhatlessthanthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution.

C.Itconstitutesatmosthalfofthedeliveredpriceofelectricity.

D.Itisdweltonbypolicymakerstotheexclusionofothercostsassociatedwithelectricitydelivery.

E.Itisnotfullyrecoveredbythepriceschargeddirectlytoelectricityconsumers.

Answer:

C.Itconstitutesatmosthalfofthedeliveredpriceofelectricity.

SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices

Considereachofthethreechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

2.Thepassagesuggeststhatextensiveuseofsequestrationwould,overtime,havewhichofthefollowingconsequences?

A.Theburningoffossilfuelswouldeventuallyceasetoproduceatmosphericaccumulationsofcarbondioxide.

B.Theproportionofthedeliveredpriceofelectricityduetogenerationwouldriseandthendecline.

C.Powerplantswouldconsumeprogressivelylowerquantitiesoffossilfuels.

Answer:

B.Theproportionofthedeliveredpriceofelectricityduetogenerationwouldriseandthendecline.

SampleSelect-in-PassageQuestion

3.Selectthesentencethatexplainswhyanoutcomeofsequestrationthatmighthavebeenexpectedwouldnotoccur.

Answer:

“Butbecausesequestrationdoesnotaffectthecostofelectricitytransmissionanddistribution,deliveredpriceswillriseless,bynomorethan50percent.”

Samplequestions4to6belowarebasedonthispassage:

Revivingthepracticeofusingelementsofpopularmusicinclassicalcomposition,anapproachthathadbeeninhibernationintheUnitedStatesduringthe1960’s,composerPhilipGlass（born1937）embracedtheethosofpopularmusicwithoutimitatingit.GlassbasedtwosymphoniesonmusicbyrockmusiciansDavidBowieandBrianEno,butthesymphonies’soundisdistinctivelyhis.PopularelementsdonotappearoutofplaceinGlass’sclassicalmusic,whichfromitsearlydayshassharedcertainharmoniesandrhythmswithrockmusic.YetthisuseofpopularelementshasnotmadeGlassacomposerofpopularmusic.Hismusicisnotaversionofpopularmusicpackagedtoattractclassicallisteners;itishighartforlistenerssteepedinrockratherthantheclassics.

SampleMultiple-choiceQuestion—SelectOneAnswerChoice

4.ThepassageaddresseswhichofthefollowingissuesrelatedtoGlass’suseofpopularelementsinhisclassicalcompositions?

A.Howitisregardedbylistenerswhopreferrocktotheclassics

B.HowithasaffectedthecommercialsuccessofGlass’smusic

C.Whetherithascontributedtoarevivalofinterestamongothercomposersinusingpopularelementsintheircompositions

D.WhetherithashadadetrimentaleffectonGlass’sreputationasacomposerofclassicalmusic

E.WhetherithascausedcertainofGlass’sworkstobederivativeinquality

Answer:

E.WhetherithascausedcertainofGlass’sworkstobederivativeinquality

SampleMultiple-ChoiceQuestion—SelectOneorMoreAnswerChoices

Considereachofthethreechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

5.ThepassagesuggeststhatGlass’sworkdisplayswhichofthefollowingqualities?

A.Areturntotheuseofpopularmusicinclassicalcompositions

B.Anattempttoelevaterockmusictoanartisticstatusmorecloselyapproximatingthatofclassicalmusic

C.Along-standingtendencytoincorporateelementsfromtwoapparentlydisparatemusicalstyles

Answer:

A（Areturntotheuseofpopularmusicinclassicalcompositions）andC（Along-standingtendencytoincorporateelementsfromtwoapparentlydisparatemusicalstyles）

SampleSelect-in-PassageQuestion

6.Selectthesentencethatdistinguishestwowaysofintegratingrockandclassicalmusic.

Answer:

“Hismusicisnotaversionofpopularmusicpackagedtoattractclassicallisteners;itishighartforlistenerssteepedinrockratherthantheclassics.”

TextCompletionQuestions

TextCompletionquestionsincludeapassagecomposedofonetofivesentenceswithonetothreeblanks.Therearethreeanswerchoicesperblank,orfiveanswerchoicesifthereisasingleblank.Thereisasinglecorrectanswer,consistingofonechoiceforeachblank.Theexamineereceivesnocreditforpartiallycorrectanswers.

SampleTextCompletionQuestions

Directions:

Foreachblankselectoneentryfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.

TextCompletionQuestion1.

ItisrefreshingtoreadabookaboutourplanetbyanauthorwhodoesnotallowfactstobeBLANKbypolitics:

wellawareofthepoliticaldisputesabouttheeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimateandbiodiversity,thisauthordoesnotpermitthemtoBLANKhiscomprehensivedescriptionofwhatweknowaboutourbiosphere.Heemphasizestheenormousgapsinourknowledge,thesparsenessofourobservations,andtheBLANK,callingattentiontothemanyaspectsofplanetaryevolutionthatmustbebetterunderstoodbeforewecanaccuratelydiagnosetheconditionofourplanet.

Answerchoicesforquestion1.

Blank1

Blank2

Blank3

overshadowed

enhance

plausibilityofourhypotheses

invalidated

obscure

certaintyofourentitlement

illuminated

underscore

superficialityofourtheories

Answer:

overshadowed,obscure,andsuperficialityofourtheories

AnswertoQuestion1inContext:

Itisrefreshingtoreadabookaboutourplanetbyanauthorwhodoesnotallowfactstobeovershadowedbypolitics:

wellawareofthepoliticaldisputesabouttheeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimateandbiodiversity,thisauthordoesnotpermitthemtoobscurehiscomprehensivedescriptionofwhatweknowaboutourbiosphere.Heemphasizestheenormousgapsinourknowledge,thesparsenessofourobservations,andthesuperficialityofourtheories,callingattentiontothemanyaspectsofplanetaryevolutionthatmustbebetterunderstoodbeforewecanaccuratelydiagnosetheconditionofourplanet.

TextCompletionQuestion2.

Vainandpronetoviolence,Caravaggiocouldnothandlesuccess:

themorehisBLANKasanartistincreased,themoreBLANKhislifebecame.

Answerchoicesforquestion2.

Blank1

Blank2

temperance

tumultuous

notoriety

providential

eminence

dispassionate

Answer:

eminenceandtumultuous

AnswertoQuestion2inContext:

Vainandpronetoviolence,Caravaggiocouldnothandlesuccess:

themorehiseminenceasanartistincreased,themoretumultuoushislifebecame.

TextCompletionQuestion3.

Theauthor’sBLANKstylerendersafascinatingsubject,theroleplayedbyluckineverydaylife,extraordinarilyBLANK.

Answerchoicesforquestion3.

Blank1

Blank2

soporific

pedantic

lucid

tedious

colloquial

opaque

Answer:

soporificandtedious

AnswertoQuestion3inContext:

Theauthor’ssoporificstylerendersafascinatingsubject,theroleplayedbyluckineverydaylife,extraordinarilytedious.

TextCompletionQuestion4.

Fromtheoutset,theconceptoffreedomoftheseasfromtheproprietaryclaimsofnationswaschallengedbyacontrarynotion—thatoftheBLANKoftheoceansforreasonsofnationalsecurityandprofit.

A.promotion

B.exploration

C.surveying

D.conservation

E.appropriation

Answer:

E.appropriation

AnswertoQuestion