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GRE书最新练习题二9510

最新题２

SECTION2

1.Though----tosomedegree,tellingasmalllie

sometimesenablesonetoavoid----another's

feelings.

（A）necessary..mollifying

（B）regrettable..harming

（C）unfortunate..exaggerating

（D）attractive..considering

（E）difficult..resisting

2.Perhapsbecausescientistshavebeensointriguedby

dogs'superiorsensesofsmellandhearing,researchers

havelong----theireyesight,assumingthatthey

inhabitadrab,black-and-whiteworld,devoidof

color.

（A）studied

（B）coveted

（C）appreciated

（D）resented

（E）underestimated

3.Despiteastringofdismalearningsreports,the

two-year-oldstrategytoreturnthecompanyto

profitabilityisbeginningto----.

（A）falter

（B）disappoint

（C）compete

（D）work

（E）circulate

4.ThePresidentreachedadecisiononlyafterlengthy

------,painstakinglyweighingthe----opinions

expressedbycabinetmembers.

（A）deliberation..divergent

（B）confrontation..unanimous

（C）relegation..consistent

（D）speculation..conciliatory

（E）canvassing..arbitrary

5.Althoughjustbarely----asawriteroflucidprose,

Joneswasanextremely----editorwhoworked

superblywithotherwritersinhelpingthemimprove

theclarityoftheirwriting.

（A）deficient..muddling

（B）proficient..contentious

（C）adequate..capable

（D）appalling..competent

（E）engaging..inept

6.Theaccusationswebringagainstothersshouldbe

----ourselves;theyshouldnot----complacency

andeasyjudgmentsonourpartconcerningourown

moralconduct.

（A）definitionsof..produce

（B）instructionsto..equate

（C）denigrationsof..exclude

（D）warningsto..justify

（E）parodiesof..satirize

7.Althoughthemeaningsofwordsmaynecessarilybe

liabletochange,itdoesnotfollowthatthelexicog-

rapheristhereforeunabletorenderspelling,ina

greatmeasure,----.

（A）arbitrary

（B）superfluous

（C）interesting

（D）flexible

（E）constant

8.ELEGIAC:

SORROW:

:

（A）polemical:

resolution

（B）fictional:

humor

（C）devotional:

reverence

（D）didactic:

inspiration

（E）literary:

emotion

9.ROSTRUM:

ORATOR:

:

（A）stage:

audience

（B）bench:

judge

（C）shelf:

clerk

（D）municipality:

citizen

（E）crosswalk:

pedestrian

10.MISUNDERSTOOD:

CLARIFY

（A）fanatical:

espouse

（B）popular:

renounce

（C）fantastic:

shock

（D）erroneous:

retract

（E）conspicuous:

flaunt

11.REFINERY:

PETROLEUM:

:

（A）mill:

grain

（B）mine:

ore

（C）warehouse:

merchandise

（D）generator:

electricity

（E）forest:

lumber

12.TEDIOUS:

ENERGY:

:

（A）avaricious:

satisfaction

（B）fractious:

irritation

（C）disturbing:

composure

（D）improbable:

ambition

（E）informed:

intelligence

13.GRACEFUL:

MOVEMENT:

:

（A）euphonious:

sound

（B）forbidding:

countenance

（C）ephemeral:

duration

（D）melodramatic:

emotion

（E）vibrant:

color

14.BRAVURA:

PERFORMANCE:

:

（A）extravagant:

expenditure

（B）elaborate:

oration

（C）foreseeable:

outcome

（D）thorough:

analysis

（E）resplendent:

appearance

15.BADGER:

BOTHER:

:

（A）persecute:

injure

（B）haunt:

remember

（C）belabor:

mention

（D）quibble:

argue

（E）censure:

evaluate

16.CONGRUENT:

DIMENSIONS:

:

（A）convenient:

time

（B）coordinate:

axis

（C）conglomerate:

parts

（D）coincident:

chance

（E）coeval:

age

Itispossibleforstudentstoobtainadvanceddegreesin

Englishwhileknowinglittleornothingabouttraditional

scholarlymethods.Theconsequencesofthisneglectof

traditionalscholarshipareparticularlyunfortunateforthe

（5）studyofwomenwriters.Ifthecanon—thelistofauthors

whoseworksaremostwidelytaught—isevertoinclude

morewomen,scholarsmustbewelltrainedinhistorical

scholarshipandtextualediting.Scholarswhodonotknow

howtoreadearlymanuscripts,locaterarebooks,establish

（10）asequenceofeditions,andsoonarebereftofcrucialtools

forrevisingthecanon.

Toaddresssuchconcerns,anexperimentalversionof

thetraditionalscholarlymethodscoursewasdesignedto

raisestudents'consciousnessabouttheusefulnessof

（15）traditionallearningforanymoderncriticortheorist.To

minimizetheartificialaspectsoftheconventionalcourse,

theusualprocedureofassigningalargenumberofsmall

problemsdrawnfromtheentirerangeofhistoricalperiods

wasabandoned,thoughthisprocedurehastheobvious

（20）advantageofatleastsuperficiallyfamiliarizingstudents

withawiderangeofreferencesources.Insteadstudents

wereengagedinacollectiveefforttodooriginalworkon

aneglectedeighteenth-centurywriter,ElizabethGriffith,to

givethemanauthenticexperienceofliteraryscholarship

（25）andtoinspirethemtotakeresponsibilityforthequalityof

theirownwork.

Griffith'sworkpresentedanumberofadvantagesfor

thisparticularpedagogicalpurpose.First,thebodyof

extantscholarshiponGriffithwassotinythatitcouldall

（30）bereadinaday;thusstudentsspentlittletimeandeffort

masteringtheliteratureandhadaclearfieldfortheirown

discoveries.Griffith'splayThePlatonicWifeexistsinthree

versions,enoughtoprovideillustrationsofeditorialissues

butnottoomanyforbeginningstudentstomanage.Inaddi-

（35）tion,becauseGriffithwassuccessfulintheeighteenthcen-

tury,ashercontinuedproductivityandfavorablereviews

demonstrate,herexclusionfromthecanonandvirtualdis-

appearancefromliteraryhistoryalsohelpedraiseissues

concerningthecurrentcanon.

（40）TherangeofGriffith'sworkmeantthateachstudent

couldbecometheworld'sleadingauthorityonaparticular

Griffithtext.Forexample,astudentstudyingGriffith's

WifeintheRightobtainedafirsteditionoftheplayand

studieditforsomeweeks.Thisstudentwassuitably

（45）shockedandoutragedtofinditstitletransformedintoA

WifeintheNightinWatt'sBibliothecaBritannica.Such

experiences,inevitableandcommoninworkingonawriter

towhomsolittleattentionhasbeenpaid,servetovaccinate

thestudent---Ihopeforalifetime—againstcreduloususe

ofreferencesources.

17.Theauthorofthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

（A）revealingacommonlyignoreddeficiency

（B）proposingareturntotraditionalterminology

（C）describinganattempttocorrectashortcoming

（D）assessingthesuccessofanewpedagogical

approach

（E）predictingachangeinatraditionalteaching

strategy

18.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorofthepassageexpects

thattheexperienceofthestudentmentionedashaving

studiedWifeintheRightwouldhavewhichofthefol-

lowingeffects?

（A）Itwouldleadthestudenttodisregardinformation

foundintheBibliothecaBritannica.

（B）Itwouldteachthestudenttoquestiontheaccuracy

ofcertainkindsofinformationsourceswhen

studyingneglectedauthors.

（C）Itwouldteachthestudenttoavoidtheuseofrefer-

encesourcesinstudyingneglectedauthors.

（D）Itwouldhelpthestudenttounderstandtheimpor-

tanceoffirsteditionsinestablishingtheauthor-

shipofplays.

（E）Itwouldenhancethestudent'sappreciationofthe

worksofauthorsnotincludedinthecanon.

19.Theauthorofthepassagesuggeststhatwhichofthe

followingisadisadvantageofthestrategyemployedin

theexperimentalscholarlymethodscourse?

（A）Studentswerenotgivenanopportunitytostudy

womenwritersoutsidethecanon.

（B）Students'originalworkwouldnotbeappreciated

byrecognizedscholars.

（C）Littlescholarlyworkhasbeendoneonthework

ofElizabethGriffith.

（D）Mostofthestudentsinthecoursehadhadlittle

opportunitytostudyeighteenth-centuryliterature.

（E）Studentswerenotgivenanopportunitytoencoun-

tercertainsourcesofinformationthatcould

proveusefulintheirfuturestudies.

20.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthe"particular

pedagogicalpurpose"mentionedinline28?

（A）Toassistscholarsinrevisingthecanonofauthors

（B）Tominimizethetrivialaspectsofthetraditional

scholarlymethodscourse

（C）Toprovidestudentswithinformationabout

Griffith'swork

（D）Toencouragescholarlyrigorinstudents'own

research

（E）ToreestablishGriffith'sreputationasanauthor

21.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionof

thelastparagraphinrelationtothepassageasa

whole?

（A）Itsummarizesthebenefitsthatstudentscanderive

fromtheexperimentalscholarlymethodscourse.

（B）ItprovidesadditionalreasonswhyGriffith'swork

raisesissueshavingtodowiththecanonof

authors.

（C）Itprovidesanillustrationoftheimmediatenature

oftheexperiencesstudentscanderivefromthe

experimentalscholarlymethodscourse.

（D）Itcontraststheexperienceofastudentinthe

experimentalscholarlymethodscoursewiththe

experienceofastudentinthetraditionalcourse

（E）Itprovidesinformationthatemphasizesthesuita-

bilityofGriffith'sworkforinclusioninthe

canonofauthors.

22.Itcanbeinferredthatwhichofthefollowingismost

likelytobeamongthe"issues"mentionedinline38?

（A）WhyhastheworkofGriffith,awomanwriter

whowaspopularinherowncentury,been

excludedfromthecanon?

（B）InwhatwaysdidGriffith'sworkreflectthepolit-

icalclimateoftheeighteenthcentury?

（C）HowwasGriffith'sworkreceivedbyliterary

criticsduringtheeighteenthcentury?

（D）HowdidtheerrorinthetitleofGriffith'splay

cometobemade?

（E）HowdidcriticalreceptionofGriffith'swork

affectthequantityandqualityofthatwork?

23.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorofthepassagecon-

siderstraditionalscholarlymethodscoursestobe

（A）irrelevanttotheworkofmoststudents

（B）inconsequenti