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新GREprep 题目Section21dramaticliteratureoften_____ thehistoryofacultureinthatittakesasitssubjectmattertheimportanteventsthathaveshapedandguidedtheculture.AconfoundsBrepudiatesCrecapitulatesDanticipatesEpolarizes 2sinceshebelievehimtobebothcandidandtrustworthy,sherefusedtoconsiderthepossibilitythathisstatementhadbeen     AirrelevantBfacetiousCmistakenDcriticalEinsincere 3givenhow(i)_______theshortcomingsofthestandardeconomicmodelareinitsportrayalofhumanbehavior,thefailureofmanyeconomiststorespondtothemisastonishing.Theycontinuetofillthejournalswithyetmoreproofsofyetmore(ii)_______theorem.  Others,bycontrast,acceptthecriticismsasachallenge,seekingtoexpandthebasicmodeltoembraceawiderrangeofthingspeopledo. Blank(i) Blank(ii) A Overlooked D Comprehensive B Occasional E Improbable C Patent F Pervasive  4.Therehasbeenmuchhand-wringingabouthowunpreparedAmericanstudentsareforcollege.Graffreversesthisperspective,suggestingthatcollegesareunpreparedforstudents.Inhisanalysis,theuniversitycultureislargely(i)_______enteringstudentsbecauseacademicculturefailstomakeconnectionstothekindsofargumentsandculturalreferencesthatstudentsgrasp.Understandably,manystudentsviewacademiclifeas(ii)________ritual.  Blank(i) Blank(ii) A Primedfor D Anarcane B Opaqueto E Alaudable C Essentialfor F Apainstaking 5.Thenarrativesthatvanquishedpeopleshavecreatedoftheirdefeathave,accordingtoSchivelbusch,fallenintoseveralidentifiabletypes.Inoneofthese,thevanquishedmanageto(i)   ________thevictor’striumphastheresultofsomespuriousadvantage,thevictorsbeingtrulyinferiorwhereitcounts.Oftenthewinners(ii)_______thisinterpretation,worryingaboutthecultureormoralcostsoftheirtriumphandsogivingsomecredencetotheloser’sstory.   Blank(i) Blank(ii) A Construe D Takeissuewith B Anoint E Disregard C Acknowledge F Colludein  6.Thequestionof(i)________inphotographyhaslatelybecomenontrivial,pricesforvintageprints(thosemakebyaphotographersoonafterheorshemadethenegative)sodrastically(ii)  _________inthe1990sthatoneofthesephotographsmightfetchahundredtimesasmuchasanonvintageprintofthesameimage.Itwasperhapsonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeonetookadvantageofthe(iii)_______topeddlenewlycreated “vintage”printsforprofit.  BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A Forgery D Ballooned G Discrepancy B Influence E Weakened H Ambiguity C Style F Varied I Duplicity  7.( 逻辑题)Evenafternumerousproductsmadewithartificialsweetenersbecameavailable,sugarconsumptionpercapitacontinuedtorise.Nowmanufacturersareintroducingfat-freeversionsofvariousfoodsthattheyclaimhavethetasteandtextureofthetraditionalhigh-fatversions.Evenifthemanufacturers’sclaimistrue,giventhattheavailabilityofsugar-freefoodsdidnotreducesugarconsumption,itisunlikelythattheavailabilityofthesefat-freefoodswillreducefatconsumption.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyunderminestheargument?Aseveralkindsoffatsubstituteareavailabletomanufacturers,eachofwhichgivesanoticeablydifferenttasteandtexturetoproductsthatcontainit.B  theproductsmadewithartificialsweetenersdidnottastelikeproductsmadewithsugar.C  thefoodsbroughtoutinsugar-freeversionsdidnotgenerallyhavereducedlevelsoffat,butmanyofthefat-freeversionsabouttobeintroducedarelowinsugar.D  peoplewhoregularlyconsumeproductscontainingartificialsweetenersaremorelikelythanotherstoconsumefat-freefoods.Enotallfoodscontainingfatcanbeproducedinfat-freeversions. (8-11题基于以下文章阅读)RecentstudiesofsedimentintheNorthAtlantic’deepwatersrevealpossiblecyclicalpatternsinthehistoryofEarth’sclimate.Therockfragmentsinthesesedimentsaretoolargetohavebeentransportedtherebyoceancurrents,theymusthavereachedtheirpresentlocationsbytravelinginlargeicebergsthatfloatedlongdistancefromtheirpointoforiginbeforemelting.GeologistGerardBondnoticedthatsomeofthesedimentgrainswerestainedwithironoxide,evidencethattheyoriginatedinlocaleswhereglaciershadoverrunoutcropsofredsandstone.Bond’sdetailedanalysisofdeep-watersedimentcoresshowedchangesinthemixofsedimentsourcesovertime:theproportionofthesered-stainedgrainsfluctuatedbackandforthfromlowsof5percenttohighsofabout17percent,andthesefluctuationsoccurredinanearlyregular1,500-yearcycle.Bondhypothesizedthatthealternationcyclesmightbeevidenceofchangesinocean-watercirculationandthereforeinEarth’sclimate.Heknewthatthesourcesofthered-stainedgrainsweregenerallyclosertotheNorthPolethanweretheplacesyieldingahighproportionof“clean” grains.Atcertaintimes,apparently,moreicebergsfromtheArcticOceaninthefarnorthweretravelingsouthwellintotheNorthAtlanticbeforemeltingandsheddingtheirsediment.Oceanwatersareconstantlymoving.Andwatertemperatureisbothacauseandaneffectofthismovement.Aswatercools,itbecomesdenserandsinkstotheocean’sbottom.Duringsomeperiods,thebottomlayeroftheworld’soceanscomesfromcold,densewatersinkinginthefarNorthAtlantic.ThiscausesthewarmsurfacewatersoftheGulfStreamtobepullednorthward.Bondrealizedthatduringsuchperiods,theinfluxofthesewarmsurfacewatersintonorthernregionscouldcausealargeproportionoftheicebergsthatbearredgrainstomeltbeforetravelingveryfarintotheNorthAtlantic.Butsometimestheocean’sdynamicchanges,andwatersfromtheGulfstreamdonottravelnorthwardinthisway.Duringtheseperiods,surfacewatersintheNorthAtlanticwouldgenerallybecolder,permittingicebergsbearingred-stainedgrainstotravelfarthersouthintheNorthAtlanticbeforemeltinganddepositingtheirsediment.Theonsetoftheso-calledLittleIceAge(1300-1860),whichfollowedtheMedievalWarmPeriodoftheeighththroughtenthcenturies,mayrepresentthemostrecenttimethattheocean’sdynamicchangedinthisway.Ifongoingclimate-historystudiessupportBond’shypothesisof1,500-yearcycles,scientistsmayestablishamajornaturalrhythminEarth’stemperaturesthatcouldthenbeextrapolatedintothefuture.BecausethemidpointoftheMedievalWarmPeriodwasaboutAD.850,anextensionofBond’scycleswouldplacethemidpointofthenextwarmintervalinthetwenty-fourthcentury.8accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueoftherockfragmentscontainedinthesedimentsstudiedbyBond?Athemajorityofthemarecomposedofredsandstone.Btheymusthavereachedtheirpresentlocationover1,500yearsago.Ctheywerecarriedbyicebergstotheirpresentlocation.DMostofthemwerecarriedtotheirpresentlocationduringawarmperiodinEarth’sclimatichistory.ETheyareunlikelytohavebeencarriedtotheirpresentlocationduringtheLittleIceAge. 9Inthefinalparagraphofthepassage,theauthorisconcernedprimarilywithAansweringaquestionaboutEarth’sclimatichistoryBpointingoutapotentialflawinBond’shypothesisCsuggestinganewfocusforthestudyofoceansedimentsDtracingthegeneralhistoryofEarth’sclimateEdiscussingpossibleimplicationsofBond’shypothesis. 10Accordingtothepassage,Bondhypothesizedthatwhichofthefollowingcircumstanceswouldallowred-stainedsedimentgrainstoreachmoresoutherlylatitudes?AWarmwatersbeingpullednorthwardfromtheGulfStreamBClimaticconditionscausingicebergstomeltrelativelyquicklyCIcebergscontainingahigherproportionofironoxidethanusualDTheformationofmoreicebergsthanusualinthefarnorthEthepresenceofcoldsurfacewatersintheNorthAtlantic 11ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinsedimentcoresfromtheNorthAtlantic’sdeepwaters,theportionsthatcorrespondtotheLittleIceAgeAdifferverylittleincompositionfromtheportionsthatcorrespondtotheMedievalWarmPeriod.Bfluctuatesignificantlyincompositionbetweentheportionscorrespondingtothe1300sandtheportionscorrespondingtothe1700sCwouldbelikelytocontainaproportionofred-stainedgrainscloserto17percentthanto5percent.Dshowamuchhigherproportionofred-stainedgrainsincoresextractedfromthefarnorthoftheNorthAtlanticthanincoresextractedfromfurthersouth.EwereformedinpartasaresultofGulfStreamwatershavingbeenpullednorthward. 12EarlycriticsofEmilyDickinson’spoetrymistookforsimplemindednessthesurfaceofartlessnessthatinfactsheconstructedwithsuch      AastonishmentBcraftCcunningDinnocenceEnaiveteFvexation 13ThemacromoleculeRNAiscommontoalllivingbeings,andDNA,whichisfoundinallorganismsexceptsomebacteria,isalmost       AcomprehensiveBfundamentalCinclusiveDuniversalEsignificantFubiquitous 14Whileinmanywaystheirpersonalitiescouldnothavebeenmoredifferent—shewasebullientwherehewasglum,relaxedwherehewasawkward,garrulouswherehewas         --theyweresurprisinglywellsuited.AsolicitousBmunificent Cirresolute Dlaconic Efastidious Ftaciturn 15Eveninthisbusiness,where________ispartofeverydaylife,atalentoflyingisnotsomethingusuallyfoundonone’sresume.AaspirationBmendacityCprevaricationDinsensitivityEbasenessFavarice （16题基于以下文章阅读） Historiansfrequentlyemployprobateinventories-listsofpossessionscompilesafteraperson’sdeath—toestimatestandardofliving.Becausetheseinventoriesweretakenbyamateurassessorsaccordingtounwrittenrules,theyaresometimesunreliable.Onewaytochecktheiraccuracyistocomparethemtoarchaeologicalrecords.AstudyofrecordsfromthestateofDelawareintheeighteenthcenturyfoundthatwhileveryfewinventorieslistedearthenware,everyexcavationcontainedearthenware.Earthenwaremayhavegoneunlistedsimplybecauseit wasinexpensive.Butifitwassocommonplace,whywasitlistedmoreoftenforwealthyhouseholds？Perhapsthemoreearthenwarepeoplehad,themorelikelyappraisersweretonoteit.Afewbowlscouldeasilybeabsorbedintoanothercategory,butaroomfulofearthenwarecouldnot.16Selectthesentencethatprovidessupportforananswertoaquestioninthepassage. （17-19题基于以下文章阅读）Inthe1980s,neuroscientistsstudyingthebrainprocessesunderlyingoursenseofconsciouswillcomparedsubjects’ judgmentsregardingtheirsubjectivewilltomove(W)andactualmovement(M)withobjectiveelectroencephalographicactivitycalledreadinesspotential,orRP.Asexpected,WprecededM:subjectsconsciouslyperceivedtheintentiontomoveasprecedingaconsciousexperienceofactuallymoving.Thismightseemtosuggestanappropriatecorrespondencebetweenthesequenceofsubjectiveexperiencesandthesequenceoftheunderlyingeventsinthebrain.Butresearchersactuallyfoundasurprisingtemporalrelationbetweensubjectiveexperienceandobjectivelymeasuredneuralevents:indirectcontradictionoftheclassicalconceptionoffreewill,neuralpreparationtomove(RP)precededconsciousawarenessoftheintentiontomove(W)byhundredsofmilliseconds.17basedoninformationcontainedinthepassage,whichofthefollowingchainsofeventswouldmostcloselyconformtotheclassicalconceptionoffreewill?AWfollowedbyRPfollowedbyMBRPfollowedbyWfollowedbyMCMfollowedbyWfollowedbyRPDRPfollowedbyMfollowedbyWERPfollowedbyWandMsimultaneously18inthecontextinwhichitappears, ‘temporal’ mostnearlymeansAsecularBmundaneCnumericalDphysiologicalEchronological 19theauthorofthepassagementionstheclassicalconceptionoffreewillprimarilyinordertoAarguethatearliertheoriesregardingcertainbrainprocesseswerebasedonfalseassumptionsBsuggestapossibleflawinthereasoningofneuroscientistsconductingthestudydiscussedinthepassageCprovideapossibleexplanationfortheunexpectedresultsobtainedbyneuroscientistsDcastdoubtonneuroscientists’ conclusionsregardingthetemporalsequenceofbrainprocessesEindicatethereasonthattheresultsoftheneuroscientists’ studyweresurprising. 20．（逻辑题）Rain-soakedsoilcontainslessoxygenthandoesdriersoil. Therootsofmelonplantsperformlessefficientlyunderthelow-oxygenconditionspresentinrain-soakedsoil. Whentheefficiencyofmelonrootsisimpaired,therootsdonotsupplysufficientamountsofthepropernutrientsfortheplantstoperformphotosynthesisattheirusuallevels.Itfollowsthatmelonplantshavealower-than-usualrateofphotosynthesiswhentheirrootsareinrain-soakedsoil. Whenthephotosynthesisoftheplantsslows,sugarstoredinthefruitsisdrawnofftosupplytheplantswithenergy.Therefore,ripemelonsharvestedafteraprolongedperiodofheavyrainshouldbelesssweetthanotherripemelons.Intheargumentgiven,thetwohighlightedportionsplaywhichofthefollowingroles?Athefirststatestheconclusionoftheargumentasawhole,thesecondprovidessupportforthatconclusion.Bthefirstprovidesupportfortheconclusionoftheargumentasawhole,thesecondprovidesevidencethatsupportanobjectiontothatconclusion.Cthefirstprovidesupportforanintermediateconclusionthatsupportafurtherconclusionstatedintheargument,thesecondstatesthatintermediateconclusion.Dthefirstservesasanintermediateconclusionthatsupportafurtherconclusionstatedintheargument,thesecondstatesthepositionthattheargumentasawholeopposes.Ethefirststatesthepositionthattheargumentasawholeopposes;thesecondsupportstheconclusionoftheargument. 参考答案：1C2E  3CD  4BD  5AF  6ADG  7B  8C  9E  10E  11C  12BC  13DF  14DF  15BC  16 最后一句  17B  18E  19E  20C    Section41FarfromviewingJeffersonasaskepticalbutenlightenedintellectual,historiansofthe1960’sportrayedhimas______thinker,eagertofilltheyoungwithhispoliticalorthodoxywhilecensoringideashedidnotlike.(A)anadventurous(B)adoctrinaire(C)aneclectic(D)ajudicious(E)acynical 2storiesareahauntedgenre,hardly(i)________kindofstory,theghoststoryisalmosttheparadigmoftheform,and(ii)________wasundoubtedlyoneeffectthatPoehadinmindwhenhewroteabouthowstorieswork.  Blank(i) Blank(ii) A Adebased D Pessimism B Anormative E Goosebumps C Ameticulous F Curiosity  3theplaywright’sapproachis(i)________inthatherworks(ii)______thetheatricaldevicesnormallyusedtocreatedramaonthestage    Blank(i) Blank(ii) A Pedestrian D Jettison B startling E experimentwith C celebrated F distill  4I’velonganticipatedthisretrospectiveoftheartist’swork,hopingitwouldmake(i)______    judgmentsabouthimpossible,butgreaterfamiliaritywithhispaintingshighlightstheirinherent(ii)______andactuallymakesone’sassessment(iii)_______.          BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A Modish D Gloom G Similarlyequivocal B settled E ambiguity H lesssanguine C detached F delicacy I morecynical 5Higherenergypriceswouldhavemany(i)_______effectsonsocietyasawhole.Besidesencouragingconsumerstobemore(ii)_________intheiruseofgasoline,theywouldencouragethedevelopmentofrenewablealternativeenergysourcesthatarenot(iii)_____atcurrentprices.         BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A Pernicious D Aggressive G Unstable B counterintuitive E predictable H adaptable C salubrious F sparing I viable 6Buttheypaylittleattentiontotheoppositeandmoretreacherousfailing:falsecertainty,refusingtoconfesstheirmistakesandimplicitlyclaiming(i)________,therebyembarrassingthenationandunderminingtheConstitution,whichestablishedvariousmechanismsofself-correctiononthepremisethateventhewisestmenaresometimeswrongandneed,preciselywhentheyfinditmost(ii)_______,thebenefitof(iii)________process.     BLANK1 BLANK2 BLANK3 A Infallibility D Discomfiting GAnadaptable B immunity E expedient H aremedial C impartiality F imminent I aninjudicious （7-9题基于以下文章阅读）MusiccriticshaveconsistentlydefinedJamesP.Johnsonasagreatearlyjazzpianist,originatorofthe1920sHarlem“stride”style,andanimportantbluesandjazzcomposer.Inaddition,however,Johnsonwasaninnovatorinclassicalmusic,composingsymphonicmusicthatincorporatedAmerican,andespeciallyAfricanAmerican,traditions.Suchablendofmusicalelementswasnotentirelynew:by1924bothMilhaudandGershwinhadcomposedclassicalworksthatincorporatedelementsofjazz.Johnson,aseriousmusicianmoreexperiencedthanmostclassicalcomposerswithjazz,blues,spirituals,andpopularmusic,wasparticularlysuitedtoexpandMihaud’sGershwin’sexperiments.In1927hecompletedhisfirstlarge-scalework,theblues-andjazz-inspiredYamekraw,whichincludedborrowingsfromspiritualsandJohnson’sownpopularsongs.Yamekraw,premieredsuccessfullyinCarnegieHall,wasamajorachievementforJohnson,becominghismostfrequentlyperformedextendedwork.Itdemonstratedvividlythepossibilityofassimilatingcontemporarypopularmusicintothesymphonictradition.7whichifthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthepassage?Aahistoricaloverviewispresented,andaparticularphenomenonisnotedandanalyzed.Bapopularbeliefischallenged,andarivalinterpretationispresentedandsupported.Cacommonviewpointispresentedandmodified,andthemodificationissupported.Danobservationismadeandrejected,andevidenceforthatrejectionispresented.Eacommonclaimisinvestigated,andanalternativeoutlookisanalyzedandcriticized. 8considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapplyTheauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutmostclassicalcomposersoftheearly1920s?AtheywerestronglyinfluencedbythemusicalexperimentsofMilhaudandGershwinBtheyhadlittleworkingfamiliaritywithsuchformsofAmericanmusicasjazz,blues,andpopularsongs.Ctheymadefewattemptstointroduceinnovationsintotheclassicalsymphonictradition. 9thepassagestatesthatJohnsoncomposedallofthefollowingEXCEPT:AjazzworksBpopularsongsCsymphonicmusicDspiritualsEbluespieces （10-11题基于以下文章阅读）Thenearlycircularorbitsofplanetsinoursolarsystemledscientiststoexpectthatplanetsaroundotherstarswouldalsoresideincircularorbits.However,mostknownextrasolarplanetsresideinhighlyelongated,notcircular,orbits.Why?Thebestcluecomesfromcometsinoursolarsystem.Cometsformedincircularorbitsbutweregravitationallyflungintotheirpresent-dayellipticalorbitswhentheyventuredtooclosetoplanets.Astronomerssuspectthatpairsofplanetsalsoengageinthisslingshotactivity,leavingthemindisturbed,ellipticalorbits.Iftwoplanetsformincloseorbits,onewillbescatteredinward(towarditsstar),theotheroutward.Theywilllikelythentravelcloseenoughtoneighboringplanetstodisturbtheirorbitsalso.10considereachofthechoicesandselectallthatapplyAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactorshelpaccountfortheellipticalshapeoftheorbitsofextrasolarplanet？Atheplanet’sformationincloseproximitytootherplanetsBthegravitationalinfluenceofplanetswhoseoriginalorbitshavebeendisturbedCthegravitationalinfluenceofcomets 11considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapplyThepassagesuggeststhattwoplanetsformedincloseorbitsthatengagedin ‘slingshotactivity’ wouldbelikelytoAdeflectawayfromeachotherBchangetheshapeofeachother’sorbitCaffecttheorbitsofanyneighboringplanets 12OnceWhitesteppeddownfromapoliticalplatform,wherehisdaring,______        speechesprovokedbayingapplausefromaudiences,hewascourteousandconsiderateeventopoliticianshehadjustslanderedinthespeech.AfloridBdefamatoryCcalumniousDinveiglingEtimorousFdiffident 13clearlythegovernmentfacedadilemma:itcouldhardly_____trials,especiallyintheabsenceofirrefutableevidence,butitalsowouldnotwelcome,inthemidstofwar,thescandalthatwouldariseiftrialswereavoided.AbekeenonBbeinclinedtoCarrangeDdispensewithEturnitsbackonFcredit  14thehodgepodgenatureoflocalandfederallawenforcementandthechangingbutoftenstillinadequateregulationsgoverningthecreditindustrymakeidentitytheftaparticularly    ________crime.AunobjectionableBviableCdubiousDinnocuousEuncontrollableFintractable  15  Economiccompetitionamongnationsmayleadtonewformsofeconomicprotectionismthathearkenbacktothemercantilismofanearlierage:therearesignstodaythatsuchprotectionismisindeed_______.AevanescentBresurgentCrecrudescentDtransitoryEcontroversialFinimical (16-17题基于以下文章阅读)Accordingtotheconventionalview,serfdominnineteenth-centuryRussiainhibitedeconomicgrowth.InthisviewRussianpeasants’statusasserfskeptthempoorthrou