试卷详情
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GRE-71(无图,混乱)
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[单项选择]Sentence Completion
Soap operas and situation comedies, though given to distortion, are so derivative of contemporary culture that they are inestimable ______ the attitudes and values of our society in any particular decade.
A. contraventions of
B. antidotes to
C. indices of
D. prerequisites for
E. (E) determinants of
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[单项选择]Although he was generally considered an extremely ______individual, his testimony at the trial revealed that he had been very ______.
A. intrepid...valiant
B. guileless...hypocritical
C. abstemious...temperate
D. meek...timorous
E. ingenuous...obtuse
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[单项选择]Sentence Completion
A. manifested...spontaneity
B. lampooned...theatricality
C. cultivated...orthodoxy
D. disavowed...histrionics
E. (E) betrayed...burlesque
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[单项选择]Directions: In the following questions, choose the best answer from the five choices listed.
If 80% of the adult population of a village is registered to vote, and 60% of those registered actually voted in a particular election, what percent of the adults in the village did NOT vote in that election
A. 20
B. 40
C. 48
D. 50
E. (E) 52
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[单项选择]EXACERBATE:
A. alleviate
B. bewilder
C. contemplate
D. intimidate
E. economize
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[单项选择]Which of the following points lies in the interior of the circle whose radius is 10 and whose center is at the origin
A. (-9, 4)
B. (5,-9)
C. (0,-10)
D. (10,-1)
E. (-6, 8)
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[单项选择]In 1950 Roberto was four times as old as Juan. In 1955 Roberto was three times as old as Juan. How old was Roberto when Juan was born
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 30
E. 40
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[单项选择]DEFLECT : MISSILE ::
A. defend : fortress
B. reflect : mirror
C. diversify : portfolio
D. dismantle : equipment
E. distract : attention
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about the role of criticism
A. Its prime office should be to make our enjoyment of the things that feed the mind as conscious as possible.
B. It should be a disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world.
C. It should enable us to go beyond personal prejudice to appreciate the virtues of works antipathetic to our own tastes.
D. It should dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, ignoring such deficiencies as irrelevant.
E. It should strive both to purify literature and to elevate the literary standards of the reading public.
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[单项选择]Analogies
PRATFALL: EMBARRASSMENT ::
A. deadlock : mortification
B. checkup : reluctance
C. downfall : penitence
D. diehard : grievance
E. (E) windfall : jubilation
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[单项选择]The author provides information that answers which of the following questions
Ⅰ. How does the small area’s increasing density affect its gravitational field
Ⅱ. What causes the disturbance that changes the cloud from its original static state
Ⅲ. What is the end result of the gradually increas-ing concentration of the small area of gas
A. Ⅰ only
B. Ⅱ only
C. Ⅰ and Ⅱ only
D. Ⅰ and Ⅲ only
E. Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ
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[单项选择]Let P and Q be points which are two inches apart, and let A be the area, in square inches, of a circle which passes through P and Q. Which of the following is the set of all possible values for A
A. 0<A
B. 0<A ≤π
C. A=π
D. A>π
E. A ≥π
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[单项选择]Analogies
LIMERICK : POEM ::
A. motif : symphony
B. prologue : play
C. catch : song
D. sequence : sonnet
E. (E) epigraph : novel
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[单项选择]According to the passage, the work of Meredith is noteworthy for its elements of
A. sensibility and artistic fervor
B. ambivalence and moral ambiguity
C. tension and sense of vitality
D. brilliance and linguistic grandeur
E. wit and whimsical frivolity
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[单项选择]Antonyms
DIATRIBE:
A. medley
B. dilemma
C. afterthought
D. rebuttal
E. (E) praise
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[单项选择]The term "mandala" as used in the last paragraph most likely means
A. an agrarian community
B. a kind of superstition
C. a closed economic pattern
D. a philosophy or way of regarding the world
E. a figure composed of four divisions
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[单项选择]Antonyms
GAUCHE:
A. grotesque
B. tactful
C. rightful
D. fashionable
E. (E) inane
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[单项选择]The perpetual spinning of particles is much like that of a top, with one significant difference: unlike the top, the particles have no need to be wound up, for ______ is one of their ______ properties.
A. revolution...radical
B. motion...intangible
C. rotation...intrinsic
D. acceleration...lesser
E. collision...hypothetical
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[单项选择]All of the following can be found in the author’s discussion of Meredith EXCEPT
A. an indication of Meredith’s customary effect on readers
B. an enumeration of the admirable qualities in his work
C. a selection of hypothetical comments at Meredith’ s expense
D. an analysis of the critical ramifications of Meredith’s effect on readers
E. a refutation of the claim that Meredith evokes no sympathy
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[单项选择]With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree
A. Only psychological solutions can remedy economic ills.
B. The Quechua were renowned for equanimity and unconcern.
C. The Quechua limited themselves to realizable goals.
D. Much of Quechua existence was harsh and frustrating.
E. Modern Western society should adopt some Quechua economic ideas.
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[单项选择]Antonyms
HAPLESS:
A. fortuitous
B. fortunate
C. fortified
D. forbidden
E. (E) forestalled
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[单项选择]Antonyms
GAINSAY:
A. estimate
B. corroborate
C. forfeit
D. expend
E. (E) neglect
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[单项选择]Sentence Completion
Perry’s critics in the scientific world ______ that many of the observations he has made during more than a decade of research in Costa Rica have been reported as ______ in popular magazines rather than as carefully documented case studies in technical journals.
A. intimate...hypotheses
B. charge...anecdotes
C. applaud...rumors
D. claim...scholarship
E. (E) apologize...fabrications
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[单项选择]PARIAH:
A. miser
B. nomad
C. servant
D. idol
E. renegade
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[单项选择]Analogies
CLOY : PALATE ::
A. sniff : nose
B. slit : tongue
C. surfeit : appetite
D. cling : touch
E. (E) refine : taste
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[单项选择]Antonyms
DEBACLE:
A. effort
B. success
C. drought
D. transience
E. (E) dominance
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[单项选择]Antonyms
CONTENTIOUS:
A. amenable
B. inactive
C. dispassionate
D. callow
E. (E) severe
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[单项选择]MULISH : PLIANCY ::
A. piggish : gluttony
B. sluggish : reluctance
C. kittenish : motility
D. apish : servility
E. shrewish : amiability
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[单项选择]The author implies that the Quechua world was
A. uncivilized
B. highly introspective
C. vitally energetic
D. free of major worries
E. well organized
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[单项选择]Antonyms
PROLIXITY:
A. proximity
B. disinclination
C. circuitousness
D. extremity
E. (E) terseness
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[单项选择]Analogies
CONTEMPORANEOUS : EVENTS ::
A. adjacent : objects
B. modem : times
C. temporary : measures
D. gradual : degrees
E. (E) repetitive : steps