新gre网考样题B及其答案.docx

1、新gre网考样题B及其答案Sample Verbal Reasoning Questions There are 28 questions.An answer key will follow the questions.You may prefer to skip some sections of this script, such as those that provide possible answers in context for questions that involve filling in blanks. These sections will be identified at

2、 their beginning by the phrase Begin skippable content, and at their end by the phrase End skippable content.Directions for Questions 1 through 5:Each of the following questions includes a sentence with a blank indicating that something has been omitted. Following the sentence will be a list of six

3、words or phrases, each of which could be used to complete the sentence. Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce complete sentences that are alike in meaning.Question 1.It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the

4、lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most BLANK of all soils.Now consider the six answer choices, labeled A through F.A. acidicB. coarseC. starkD. impoverishedE. infertileF. austereIndicate your two answer choices or go on to consider them in context.Begin skippable contentAnswer Choices in

5、Context:A. . acidic: It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most acidic of all soils.B. coarse: It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most coarse of all soils.C. stark: It is truly paradoxical that

6、 the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most stark of all soils.D. . impoverished: It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most impoverished of all soils.E infertile: It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all r

7、ainforests, is rooted in the most infertile of all soils.F. austere: It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most austere of all soils.End skippable contentQuestion 2.Cynics believe that people who BLANK compliments do so in order to be praised twice

8、.Now consider the six answer choices, labeled A through F.A. conjure upB. covetC. deflectD. graspE. shrug offF. understandIndicate your two answer choices or go on to consider them in context.Begin skippable contentAnswer Choices in Context:A. conjure up: Cynics believe that people who conjure up co

9、mpliments do so in order to be praised twice.B. covet: Cynics believe that people who covet compliments do so in order to be praised twice.C. deflect: Cynics believe that people who deflect compliments do so in order to be praised twice.D. grasp: Cynics believe that people who grasp compliments do s

10、o in order to be praised twice.E. shrug off: Cynics believe that people who shrug off compliments do so in order to be praised twice.F understand: Cynics believe that people who understand compliments do so in order to be praised twice.End skippable contentIndicate your two answer choices.Question 3

11、.A restaurants menu is generally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants BLANK appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.Now consider the six answer choices, labeled A through F.A. elegantB. tawdryC. modernD. traditionalE. conventionalF. chicIndicate your two answer choices

12、or go on to consider them in context.Begin skippable contentAnswer Choices in Context:A. elegant: A restaurants menu is generally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants elegant appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.B. tawdry: A restaurants menu is generally reflected in

13、 its decor; however despite this restaurants tawdry appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.C. modern: A restaurants menu is generally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants modern appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.D. traditional: A restaurants menu is gen

14、erally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants traditional appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.E. conventional: A restaurants menu is generally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants conventional appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.F. ch

15、ic: A restaurants menu is generally reflected in its decor; however despite this restaurants chic appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.End skippable contentIndicate your two answer choices.Question 4.International financial issues are typically BLANK by the United States media because t

16、hey are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.Now consider the six answer choices, labeled A through F.A. neglectedB. slightedC. overratedD. hiddenE. criticizedF. repudiatedIndicate your two answer choices or go on to consider them i

17、n context.Begin skippable contentAnswer Choices in Context:A. neglected:International financial issues are typically neglected by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.B. slighted: Internation

18、al financial issues are typically slighted by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.C. overrated: International financial issues are typically overrated by the United States media because they

19、 are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.D. hidden: International financial issues are typically hidden by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a ba

20、ckground in economics.E. criticized: International financial issues are typically criticized by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.F. repudiated: International financial issues are typicall

21、y repudiated by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.End skippable contentIndicate your two answer choices.Question 5.While in many ways their personalities could not have been more different

22、-she was ebullient where he was glum, relaxed where he was awkward, garrulous where he was BLANK-they were surprisingly well suited.Now consider the six answer choices, labeled A through F.A. solicitousB. munificentC. irresoluteD. laconicE. fastidiousF. taciturnIndicate your two answer choices or go

23、 on to consider them in context.Begin skippable contentAnswer Choices in Context:Music critics have consistently defined James P. Johnson as a great early jazz pianist, originator of the 1920s Harlem stride style, and an important blues and jazz composer.In addition, however, Johnson was an innovato

24、r in classical music, composing symphonic music that incorporated American, and especially African-American, traditions.Such a blend of musical elements was not entirely new: by 1924 both Milhaud and Gershwin had composed classical works thatincorporated elements of jazz.Johnson, a serious musician

25、more experienced than most classical composers with jazz, blues, spirituals, and popular music, was particularly suited to expand Milhauds and Gershwins experiments.In 1927 he completed his first large-scale work, the blues- and jazz-inspired Yamekraw, which included borrowings from spirituals and J

26、ohnsons own popular songs.Yamekraw, premiered successfully in Carnegie Hall, was a major achievement for Johnson, becoming his most frequently performed extended work.It demonstrated vividly the possibility of assimilating contemporary popular music into the symphonic tradition.Question 6.This quest

27、ion has five answer choices, labeled A through E. Select and indicate the best answer from among these choices.The passage states that Johnson composed all of the following EXCEPTA. . jazz worksB. . popular songsC. . symphonic musicD. . spiritualsE. . blues piecesSelect and indicate one answer choic

28、e from among the choices provided.Question 7.This question has three answer choices, labeled A through C. Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply. The credited response may be one, two, or all three of the choices.The author suggests which of the following about most

29、classical composers of the early 1920s?A. . They were strongly influenced by the musical experiments of Milhaud and Gershwin.B. . They had little working familiarity with such forms of American music as jazz, blues, and popular songsC. . They made few attempts to introduce innovations into the class

30、ical symphonic traditionIndicate your answer choice or choices.Question 8.This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E. Select and indicate the best answer from among these choices.The author suggests that most critics haveA. . underrated the popularity of YamekrawB. . undervalued John

31、sons musical abilitiesC. . had little interest in Johnsons influence on jazzD. . had little regard for classical works that incorporate popular musicE. . neglected Johnsons contribution to classical symphonic musicSelect and indicate one answer choice from among the choices provided.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following reading passage. Scholarship on political newspapers and their editors is dominated by the view that as the United