新GRE考前词汇串讲练习题1

　　1. A computer program can provide information in ways that force students to ________ learning instead of being merely_________ of knowledge.

　　(A) shore up .. reservoirs

　　(B) accede to .. consumers

　　(C) participate in .. recipients

　　(D) compensate for.. custodians

　　(E) profit from .. beneficiaries 

　　2. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the_________ in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.

　　(A) relationship

　　(B) species

　　(C) sequence

　　(D) patterns

　　(E) environment 

　　3. One theory about intelligence sees_________ as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since animals are mute, they must be_________ as well.

　　(A) behavior.. inactive

　　(B) instinct.. cooperative

　　(C) heredity.. thoughtful

　　(D) adaptation.. brutal

　　(E) language.. mindless 

　　4. Though_________in her personal life, Edna St. Vincent Millay was nonetheless _____about her work, usually producing several pages of complicated rhyme in a day.

　　(A) jaded.. feckless

　　(B) verbose.. ascetic

　　(C) vain.. humble

　　(D) impulsive.. disciplined

　　(E) self-assured.. sanguine 

　　5. The children's_________ natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered

　　dispositions of their parents.

　　(A) mercurial

　　(B) blithe

　　(C) phlegmatic

　　(D) introverted

　　(E) artless 

　　6. By_________ scientific rigor with a quantitative approach, researchers in the social sciences may often have their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that are well suited to quantitative methods.

　　(A) undermining.. diminished

　　(B) equating.. enlarged

　　(C) vitiating.. expanded

　　(D) identifying.. limited

　　(E) imbuing.. broadened 

　　7. As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers called attention to the _______ character of the issue, and their twentieth-century counterparts still approach it with ________.

　　(A) absorbing.. indifference

　　(B) unusual.. composure

　　(C) complex.. antipathy

　　(D) auspicious.. caution

　　(E) problematic.. uneasiness 

　　8. Since most if not all learning occurs through_________ , relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.

　　(A) assumptions

　　(B) experiments

　　(C) comparisons

　　(D) repetitions

　　(E) impressions

　　9. The new_________ of knowledge has created_________ people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.

　　(A) specialization.. barriers between

　　(B) decline.. associations among

　　(C) redundancy.. complacency in

　　(D) disrepute.. concern for

　　(E) promulgation.. ignorance among 

　　10. If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for the parasite to_________ ; if the host species becomes_________ , so do its parasites.

　　(A) atrophy.. healthy

　　(B) reproduce.. extinct

　　(C) disappear.. widespread

　　(D) succumb.. nonviable

　　(E) mate.. infertile

 

新GRE考前词汇串讲练习题延伸阅读——gre词汇速记方法

 

　　一、gre词汇初记

　　这个阶段是我们打下词汇基础的过程。我们在这个阶段需要一本涵盖最全面，释义最准确的词汇书，通常我们选择余敏洪所作的《GRE词汇精选》(红宝书)，然后根据自己的或是前人总结的计划(如杨鹏17天)经过一遍到三五遍的词汇记忆，对GRE的词汇有一个初步的印象和记忆。这个阶段结束，我们就已经在词汇这座碉堡上打开了一个突破口。

　　二、gre词汇巩固

　　词汇之所以耗费时间就是因为没有人可以只用一两遍就可以将数万BT单词烂熟于心，而是需要反复的复习和巩固。这个阶段是我们加深词汇在脑海中的印象和初步认识其在题目中应用的过程。

　　三、gre词汇深化

这个阶段不是完全与第二个阶段分开，可以看作是第二阶段的深化过程。这个阶段是在词汇已经熟练到了一定程度的基础上，通过对于词义和用法的进一步精确理解，达到全面掌握已有词汇和增补新词的过程。

　　四、类反实战

全面掌握了词汇不等于能作对题目，如果不经过实战的磨练，我们就会像虚竹一般，空有一身绝世内功却不知如何使用。这个阶段我们要全面投入到真题中，结合前人的优秀解题思路，攻克真题，而这也是我们记忆词汇的最终目的。