GRE出國(guó)考試歷年真題之選擇題精華(4)

1、GRE出國(guó)考試歷年真題之選擇題精華(4)1、Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the anufacturers, to the environmentalists dismay, - the use of these herbicides on lawns.A, defyB, deferC, defendD, assailE, disparagetarget: v.以為攻擊目標(biāo)herbicide: n.除莠劑，滅草劑potentially: adv.潛在地，可能地to

2、 somebodys dismay: prep.令人氣餒(失望、絕望、幻滅，驚愕等)defy: v.1.違抗，反抗，蔑視 2.經(jīng)受得住 3.使成為不可能 4.挑，激defer: v.1.推遲，拖延，使推遲 2.尊敬，服從，敬重(to)assail: v.1.攻擊，襲擊 2.質(zhì)問(wèn)，責(zé)罵 3.著手解決，毅然對(duì)付disparage: v.1.貶低，輕視 2.底毀，損害的名聲雖然環(huán)保專(zhuān)家們將抨擊的矛頭指向某些除草劑，抨擊某潛在的危險(xiǎn)性，但是，令環(huán)保專(zhuān)家們沮喪的是，制造商們卻對(duì)這些除草劑在草坪上的使用大加辨護(hù)。2、To believe that a cultures achievement can be

3、 measured by the -of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as - as a page of great literature.A, nature. readableB, quality. prevalentC, timelessness. understandableD, applicability. eloquentE, volume. valuablejunk mail: n.三級(jí)郵件，(成批大量發(fā)出的)郵寄廣告宣傳品prevalent: a.流行的，盛行的，普

4、遍的timelessness: n.永恒，無(wú)時(shí)間性，永不改變，無(wú)始無(wú)終eloquent: a.1.雄辯的，有說(shuō)服力的 2.富于表情的，明白顯示出的(of)volume: n.1.份量，量，額 2.體積，容積，容量若要人相信某一文化的成就可憑藉其書(shū)面材料的總量來(lái)衡量的話，這就需要我們接受這樣一種說(shuō)法，即一頁(yè)三級(jí)郵件的價(jià)值可與一頁(yè)偉大的文學(xué)作品相提并論。3、Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson ns experiment, only the most - suppo

5、rters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately -.A, fastidious. definedB, partisan. verifiedC, vigilant. publicizedD, enlightened. researchedE, fervent. underminedgiven a.1.規(guī)定的，特定的 2.有癖好的，有傾向的(to) 3.已知的，假設(shè)的replicate: v.復(fù)制，摹寫(xiě)adequately: adv.1.適當(dāng)?shù)?，勝任?2.足夠地 3.勉強(qiáng)夠地

6、，差強(qiáng)人意地fastidious: a.愛(ài)挑剔的，過(guò)分講究的partisan: v.黨派的，派性的，偏袒的verify: v.1證明，證實(shí) 2.核實(shí)，查對(duì)，查清vigilant: a.警戒的，警覺(jué)的，警惕的publicize: v.引起公眾對(duì)的注意，宣傳enlightened: a.開(kāi)明的，有知識(shí)的，擺脫偏見(jiàn)(或迷信)的，文明的fervent: a.1.熾熱的 2.熱情的，熱誠(chéng)的，強(qiáng)烈的undermine: v.1.侵蝕的基礎(chǔ) 2.暗中破壞，逐漸損害(或削弱)鑒于獨(dú)立的實(shí)驗(yàn)室無(wú)法復(fù)制出約翰遜博士的實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果，因此，唯有其假設(shè)最偏袒的支持者才會(huì)愚頑至極，竟會(huì)聲稱(chēng)它早已得到了充分的驗(yàn)證。4、Roma

7、n historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can -the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.A, decryB, applaudC, ridiculeD, demandE, disprovedecry: v.1.(強(qiáng)烈)反對(duì)，(公開(kāi))譴責(zé) 2.詆毀(名聲)applaud: v.1.向喝彩，給捧場(chǎng) 2.稱(chēng)贊，贊許，贊成ridicule v.

8、嘲笑，戲弄，嘲弄disprove: v.證明不能成立，證明虛假(或不正確)，反駁研究公元前30年至公元180年這一時(shí)期的羅馬史學(xué)家們，他們之所以能對(duì)“奧古斯都的太平盛世”大加頌揚(yáng)，只是因?yàn)樗麄儫o(wú)從認(rèn)識(shí)到，這種所謂的“太平盛世”其實(shí)在諸多方面與死氣沉沉相差無(wú)幾。5、Although Tom was aware that it would be - to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not - his irritation with the clients unreasonable demands.A,

9、inadvisable. evinceB, efficacious. suppressC, pragmatic. counterD, captious. expressE, impolitic. hideannoyance: n.1.惱怒，煩惱 2.打攏，騷擾irritation: n.1.激怒，惱怒，生氣 2.刺激物，惱人事inadvisable: a.不可取的，不妥當(dāng)?shù)?，失策的evince: v.表明，顯示efficacious: a.靈驗(yàn)的，奏效的pragmatic: a.1.實(shí)干的，重實(shí)效的 2.實(shí)用主義的 3.國(guó)事的，國(guó)務(wù)的counter: v.1.反對(duì)，反擊，對(duì)抗，反駁，抵消，制止

10、 2.(拳擊時(shí))還擊captious: 難以討好的，吹毛求疵的impolitic: a.失策的，不當(dāng)?shù)?，不審慎的，沒(méi)見(jiàn)識(shí)的盡管湯姆意識(shí)到，在銷(xiāo)售會(huì)上公然展示惱怒甚為不妥但面對(duì)顧客的無(wú)理要求，他卻再也無(wú)法掩飾其滿(mǎn)腔怒火。6、It is no accident that most people find Davis book disturbing, for it is - to undermine a number beliefs they have long -.A, calculated. cherishedB, annotated. assimilatedC, intended. denie

11、dD, anxious. misunderstoodE, reputed. anticipatedundermine: v.1.侵蝕的基礎(chǔ) 2.暗中破壞，逐漸損害(或削弱)calculated: a.精心計(jì)劃的，蓄意的cherish: v.1.珍視，珍愛(ài) 2.抱有，懷有(思想，感情等)annotate: v.給作注解(或譯注)assimilate: v.吸收消化，使同化，使趨于一致reputed: a.1.馳名的 2.被一般認(rèn)定的，普遍認(rèn)為的大多數(shù)人發(fā)現(xiàn)戴維斯的著作令人不安，這決非偶然，因?yàn)樗桃庖輾藗冮L(zhǎng)期以來(lái)所懷有的信念。7、One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripher