试卷详情
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GRE-13(混乱)
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[单项选择]RUEFUL:
A. (A) unforgiving
B. (B) pensive
C. (C) jealous
D. (D) unrepentant
E. (E) striving
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[单项选择]The primary purpose of the passage is to treat the potential correlation between environmental pollutants and carcinogenic effects in which of the following ways
A. (A) Explicate the reasons it has been suggested
B. (B) Suggest an alternative correlation
C. (C) Examine its possible implications
D. (D) Criticize the evidence used to support it
E. (E) Present findings that qualifies it
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[单项选择]Money may be the husk of many things, but not the______, for it buys you food, but not appetite, and acquaintances, but not______.
A. (A) essence… riches
B. (B) skin… friendship
C. (C) dermis… usefulness
D. (D) kernel… camaraderie
E. (E) anatomy … spirit
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[单项选择]ARTIFICE:
A. (A) sincerity
B. (B) audacity
C. (C) reserve
D. (D) satisfaction
E. (E) poise
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[单项选择]The president's inaugural address was______, educing thunderous applause at intervals.
A. (A) verbose
B. (B) timid
C. (C) tedious
D. (D) polished
E. (E) convincing
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[单项选择]ESTRANGEMENT:
A. (A) compensation
B. (B) composure
C. (C) cordial relations
D. (D) quick adaptation
E. (E) indifference
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[单项选择]NOSTALGIA: MEMORY ::
A. (A) apathy : feelings
B. (B) symphony : prom
C. (C) cello : dirge
D. (D) existence : extinction
E. (E) lethargy: ennui
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[单项选择]For him conversation was a matter of displaying all his rhetorical mastery, and in particular an opportunity to spout witty______that evidenced his specialized knowledge of insult.
A. (A) serendipity
B. (B) invective
C. (C) approbation
D. (D) disquisition
E. (E) digressions
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[单项选择]MOLLIFY:
A. (A) contest
B. (B) censure
C. (C) provoke
D. (D) condemn
E. (E) disagree
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following is characteristic of lipoproteins
A. (A) The dangers of lower density lipoproteins and the dangers of higher density lipoproteins are remarkably similar in the case of coronary heart disease.
B. (B) A higher ratio of higher density lipoproteins to lower density lipoproteins has a salubrious effect on heart disease.
C. (C) A shift from a polyunsaturated fat diet to a saturated fat diet tends to increase the risk of coronary heart disease stemming from high-density lipoproteins.
D. (D) A shift from a polyunsaturated fat diet to a saturated fat diet tends to decrease the risk of coronary heart disease stemming from low-density lipoproteins.
E. (E) Controlled feeding studies have yet to establish the feasibility of attempting to manipulate lipoprotein ratios through dietary change.
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[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the function of the third paragraph of the passage
A. (A) It offers evidence that contradicts the theory outlined in the previous paragraph.
B. (B) It presents a specific example of the application of the theory discussed in the previous paragraphs.
C. (C) It explains data that the researchers mentioned in the first two paragraphs have yet to successfully analyze.
D. (D) It qualifies the statistical evidence described in the previous paragraph.
E. (E) It begins a detailed description of the theory roughly outlined in the previous two paragraphs.
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[单项选择]PRODIGIOUS: PERSON::
A. (A) lunatic: preoccupation
B. (B) heathen: maverick
C. (C) patriotic : diffidence
D. (D) miraculous : occurrence
E. (E) pointed : cathedral
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[单项选择]STIPULATION:
A. (A) unspoken obligation
B. (B) grueling job
C. (C) animated talk
D. (D) supreme worry
E. (E) mistaken analysis
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[单项选择]According to the author, at present people derive the bulk of their impression of the past from which of the following mediums
A. (A) Print
B. (B) Sketches
C. (C) Photographs
D. (D) Paintings
E. (E) Film
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[单项选择]The shah of Persia, although he had to acknowledge that the sultan was a worthy rival, still considered himself a mighty______, as did the sultan himself.
A. (A) upstart
B. (B) potentate
C. (C) reactionary
D. (D) autodidact
E. (E) redoubt
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[单项选择]In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", Elliot______the loss of______, sobbing in existentialist despair, and lamenting passive indecision and inaction.
A. (A) reinvents … purity
B. (B) mourns… chance
C. (C) notates… vivacity
D. (D) explores… wisdom
E. (E) considers… grief
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[单项选择]The author mentions all of the following as uses to which photography has been employed since its invention EXCEPT
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[单项选择]SCRAPPY:
A. (A) traditional
B. (B) appealing
C. (C) perplexed
D. (D) hesitant
E. (E) shrewd
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[单项选择]PERFIDY: LOYALTY::
A. (A) reinstatement : position
B. (B) depravity : virtue
C. (C) glee : ecstasy
D. (D) misery: anticipation
E. (E) appetite : desire
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[单项选择]According to the following passage, which of the following statements is true of international comparisons of overall fat intake
A. (A) They provide a reasonable indicator of the health benefits of polyunsaturated fats.
B. (B) They tend to conflate too many factors to provide an effective argument against reducing overall fat intake.
C. (C) They are rife with subtleties too complex for most nutritionists to be able to understand properly.
D. (D) They correctly tend to indicate the necessity for reducing overall fat intake reduction in affluent societies.
E. (E) They tend to lend too much attention to non-dietary causes of coronary heart disease.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following findings confirms the author's conclusions concerning disease morbidity rates associated with pollutants
A. (A) Certain organs are more reponsive than others to the hormones created by environmental pollutants.
B. (B) The incidence of breast cancer correlates with the presence of environmental pollutants.
C. (C) A great deal of evidence has been amassed linking environmental pollutants with cancer in animals.
D. (D) Cancer diagnosis has become more reliable than it once was.
E. (E) Cancer of the liver, an organ that is hormonally responsive to environmental pollutants, is rising globally.
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[单项选择]TRITE:
A. (A) overt
B. (B) extensive
C. (C) unique
D. (D) tangible
E. (E) methodical
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[单项选择]SHOAL:
A. (A) bottomless
B. (B) uncomplicated
C. (C) sophisticated
D. (D) protected
E. (E) direct
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[单项选择]In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with
A. (A) chronicling the evolution of attitudes toward photography
B. (B) explaining how photography emerged from the tradition of visual art and literature
C. (C) exposing an unrecognized problem in the way photographs are perceived by the public
D. (D) explaining why some critics have come to prefer photography over other artistic mediums
E. (E) identifying the various solutions to critical problems in photography that have arisen since its invention
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[单项选择]According to the author, the photograph has been misconstrued to carry which of the following advantages
A. (A) A higher cultural importance than the printed word has held
B. (B) Greater technological ease than the printed word has held
C. (C) Freedom from interpretation that plagues the printed word
D. (D) Less dependence on mimetic function than the printed word employs
E. (E) Increased sense of taste and conscience that the printed word lacks
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[单项选择]BOAT: VESSEL::
A. (A) oxen : carriage
B. (B) tumbler : quartz
C. (C) bowl : receptacle
D. (D) tile: concrete
E. (E) drawing : opus
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[单项选择]The passage suggests that which of the following would be LEAST important in determining whether a research subject is likely to contract coronary heart disease
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[单项选择]HAVOC:
A. (A) meditation
B. (B) tranquility
C. (C) poverty
D. (D) safe haven
E. (E) zenith
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[单项选择]FORESTALL:
A. (A) condemn
B. (B) harass
C. (C) protect
D. (D) assist
E. (E) consent
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[单项选择]MARTINET:
A. (A) lenient person
B. (B) passionate advocate
C. (C) untrained worker
D. (D) spiteful adversary
E. (E) dependable manager
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[单项选择]ERUDITION : ESOTERIC ::
A. (A) anticipation: history
B. (B) garrulity : eloquence
C. (C) prescience : future
D. (D) sobriety: intoxication
E. (E) irritation : temper
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that the author most probably considers nineteenth century photography to be
A. (A) less technological sophisticated but in some ways artistically superior to modern photography
B. (B) identically in virtually every aim and method to modern photography
C. (C) unrealistic in its goal of excelling painting by attempting to document every possible subject
D. (D) no less guilty than its contemporary counterpart of the desire to impose a certain truth upon the viewer
E. (E) more accessible to viewers, and thus more democratic than the tradition of painting and print already in existence
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[单项选择]The passage suggests that an assumption underlying Connerton's theory of dance and social memory is that
A. (A) the automatic nature of dance tends to restrict the extent to which dances can be "read"
B. (B) the value and effectiveness of dance performance lies in transmitting social memory through unconscious means
C. (C) the legitimization of most social orders stems from social memory transmitted through dance
D. (D) folklore and community history are the principal narratives dance is capable of expressing
E. (E) social structures would most likely be more conservative if dance did not transmit social memory
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[单项选择]FERAL:
A. (A) audacious
B. (B) advantageous
C. (C) principal
D. (D) domesticated
E. (E) expected
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[单项选择]The author mentions all of the following as factors which limit the persuasiveness of the evidence suggesting a link between environmental pollutants and cancer EXCEPT
A. (A) The lack of study of the effects of pollutants on human health
B. (B) Increased diagnosis rates
C. (C) An increase in the worldwide breast cancer rate
D. (D) A decrease in the worldwide uterine cancer rate
E. (E) Geographical differences in cancer susceptibility
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[单项选择]CONSERVATORY : MUSIC ::
A. (A) arsenal: guerrilla
B. (B) apartment : resident
C. (C) inferno : reward
D. (D) observatory: heavens
E. (E) canteen : catering
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[单项选择]Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage
A. (A) Factual data are presented and a hypothesis is proposed.
B. (B) A distinction is introduced then shown not to be a true distinction.
C. (C) A thesis is paraphrased, and two assumptions on which it is based are clarified.
D. (D) A definition is challenged, and two reasons for the challenge are given.
E. (E) An opinion is offered and then placed within a historical framework.
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[单项选择]LULLABY : SONG ::
A. (A) manuscript : book
B. (B) statue : sculpture
C. (C) tragedy : role
D. (D) note : harmony
E. (E) prose : verse
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[单项选择]The author introduces the concept of class pictures in order to
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[单项选择]VERSE : DOGGEREL::
A. (A) writer : hack
B. (B) novice: partner
C. (C) semi-professional : choreographer
D. (D) charisma : politician
E. (E) academician : professor
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[单项选择]The so-called Golden Rule is such an obvious, commonsensical truism that it seems almost foolish to______it.
A. (A) legislate
B. (B) amend
C. (C) limn
D. (D) annotate
E. (E) enunciate
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[单项选择]AWE:
A. (A) disrespect
B. (B) apprehension
C. (C) miscellany
D. (D) consideration
E. (E) culpability
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[单项选择]MUFFLED : SOUND::
A. (A) nonchalant : curiosity
B. (B) muted : color
C. (C) obsolete : usage
D. (D) obsessed : nightmare
E. (E) rustic : ballad
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[单项选择]INTIMIDATE:
A. (A) swindle
B. (B) sever
C. (C) distort
D. (D) embolden
E. (E) devalue
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[单项选择]GRANDILOQUENT:
A. (A) vulgar
B. (B) valuable
C. (C) guarded
D. (D) indefinite
E. (E) idiomatic
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[单项选择]For all the data accumulated over the months, the report based on them is exceptionally______in its style and grammar; the______efforts have not paid off.
A. (A) hackneyed… assiduous
B. (B) florid … constitutive
C. (C) prolix… ceaseless
D. (D) rococo … expansive
E. (E) accomplished … minor
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[单项选择]UTTER:
A. (A) undeviating
B. (B) distorted
C. (C) incomplete
D. (D) convincing
E. (E) tangible
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[单项选择]THRIFTY : MISERLY::
A. (A) receptive : gullible
B. (B) controversial : scandalous
C. (C) incendiary : flammable
D. (D) commodious : discriminatory
E. (E) inclusive : genteel
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[单项选择]Only superficially obnoxious, his______manner endeared him to those who relished the mordant wit of turn-of-the-century bohemian New Yorkers.
A. (A) rakish
B. (B) dulcet
C. (C) compassionate
D. (D) raffish
E. (E) sardonic
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[单项选择]ANECDOTE : AMUSEMENT::
A. (A) instruction : pedantry
B. (B) panegyric : disease
C. (C) epigram : edification
D. (D) lecture : pith
E. (E) catharsis : tension
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[单项选择]AMELIORATE:
A. (A) exacerbate
B. (B) apply
C. (C) incriminate
D. (D) safeguard
E. (E) contribute
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[单项选择]With which of the following statements concerning the traditional public education efforts of nutritionists would the author most likely agree
A. (A) They have erred by publicly presenting the dietary model of the Japanese as healthier than that of the Greeks.
B. (B) By advocating the avoidance of vegetable oils and fish, they could potential contribute to a fifty percent reduction in coronary heart disease rates.
C. (C) They have tended to overemphasize the dangers of fat consumption at the expense of subtle but important distinctions among categories of fats.
D. (D) They have afforded too much importance to non-dietary negative influences on Western health.
E. (E) They have failed to observe the similarity of effects resulting from the consumption of low and high density lipoproteins.
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[单项选择]BOON:
A. (A) embarrassment
B. (B) heartless actions
C. (C) calamity
D. (D) desperate circumstances
E. (E) bitter argument
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[单项选择]LAWYER : LICENSE::
A. (A) farmer : tractor
B. (B) official : rank
C. (C) teacher: certification
D. (D) constructor : outline
E. (E) curator : painting
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[单项选择]ALLUDE:
A. (A) arrange thoroughly
B. (B) refer to clearly
C. (C) ask for repeatedly
D. (D) feel intense remorse
E. (E) talk ponderously
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[单项选择]BADINAGE:
A. (A) unambiguous allusion
B. (B) solemn exchange
C. (C) extensive conversation
D. (D) exact version
E. (E) thorough account
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[单项选择]ABDICATE:
A. (A) suggest
B. (B) command
C. (C) oppose
D. (D) undertake
E. (E) protect
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[单项选择]DECORUM: BLUNDER::
A. (A) declaration : overstatement
B. (B) search : bewilderment
C. (C) deposit : withdrawal
D. (D) prudence: miscalculation
E. (E) reinforcement : transgression
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[单项选择]Information on behavioral deficits in rats is also______to humans, but there is an enormous step between the psychology of the two species, so we must be careful about declaring such data______.
A. (A) applied… invalid
B. (B) extrapolated … dissimilar
C. (C) obscure … sound
D. (D) relevant … analogous
E. (E) inapplicable … similar
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[单项选择]While Einstein's early______are well-established, it cannot be concluded that he was any less______as a young physicist than the gifted and obsessive theoretician he became later in life.
A. (A) failures… erudite
B. (B) accolades … curmudgeonly
C. (C) foibles… mannerly
D. (D) triumphs… brilliant
E. (E) investigations … passionate
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[单项选择]Jokes form a kind of currency, such that a wisecrack from the most______beggar may bring instant______.
A. (A) mirthless… interest
B. (B) jocular… disregard
C. (C) convivial… humor
D. (D) importunate… reward
E. (E) hilarious … succor
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[单项选择]APATHETIC : EMOTIONLESS::
A. (A) passionate : zealous
B. (B) callow : immature
C. (C) banal : original
D. (D) abandoned : inhibited
E. (E) spontaneous : affected
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[单项选择]If the hypothesis stated in lines 36 - 40 is true, it can be inferred that nutritional theory should argue that the consumption of more polyunsaturated fats
A. (A) necessitates the consumption of higher levels of carbohydrates
B. (B) is unlikely to affect the ratio of LDL to HDL levels in the bloodstream
C. (C) is likely to have no observable effect on the risk of coronary heart disease
D. (D) is potentially capable of wholly eliminating cholesterol levels in the blood
E. (E) is poorly understood in light of the failure of certain controlled feeding studies
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[单项选择]The author considers "the presumption of veracity" discussed in the second paragraph to be
A. (A) potentially verifiable
B. (B) partially justified
C. (C) wholly unsupported
D. (D) ingenious but flawed
E. (E) capricious but supported
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[单项选择]LECTURE: HEARD::
A. (A) drama : televised
B. (B) prose : synthesized
C. (C) novel: read
D. (D) aria : cherished
E. (E) ode : scanned
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following does Connerton exclude from his conception of the cultural role of dance
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[单项选择]ENLIGHTEN: IGNORANCE::
A. (A) condescend : status
B. (B) emancipate : liberty
C. (C) purify : imperfection
D. (D) remonstrate : coercion
E. (E) inspire : knowledge
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[单项选择]There are many dialects of Chinese with radically different pronunciations of the same character, but written Chinese is______.
A. (A) unstable
B. (B) uniform
C. (C) abbreviated
D. (D) deliberated
E. (E) graphic
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[单项选择]We did not discover that his apprehension concerning our hypothesis was______until well afterward, following a series of rigorous trials and revisions, at which point our experiment proved an unqualified success.
A. (A) unfounded
B. (B) alert
C. (C) tenuous
D. (D) logical
E. (E) peremptory
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[单项选择]EPHEMERAL : ENDURE::
A. (A) hollow : inundate
B. (B) immanent: transcend
C. (C) pointed : prick
D. (D) raucous : polish
E. (E) dingy : glisten
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[单项选择]Advocates of revolutionary distributed computing argue that the traditional operating system has become______, akin to placing a baton-wielding orchestra conductor at the front of a session of jazz musicians.
A. (A) a prerequisite
B. (B) a throwback
C. (C) an anachronism
D. (D) an anathema
E. (E) an encumbrance
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[单项选择]It can be inferred that the author believes which of the following concerning dances
A. (A) Few involve inscription on subordinate bodies through violence.
B. (B) Few are involved in the recollection of images, and in transmitting folklore.
C. (C) Few create an inertia and conservatism in social structures.
D. (D) They rarely involve an inscription process that is readily welcomed by their performers.
E. (E) Bodily inscription is seldom a complicated process, ore one that involves physical violence.
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[单项选择]In concluding from the lack of increase in the incidence of uterine cancer that environmental pollutants may not play a significant role in the increase of the incidence of breast cancer, the author makes which of the following assumptions
A. (A) Geographical differences between the rates of susceptibility to uterine cancer and susceptibility to breast cancer are negligible.
B. (B) The human uterus is affected by the same set of environmental pollutants as the human breast.
C. (C) Independent epidemiological studies are generally compatible with the experimental findings performed on humans.
D. (D) It is generally easier to diagnose breast cancer than it is to diagnose uterine cancer.
E. (E) Animal data similarly reflects that breast cancer rates are rising in animals while uterine cancer rates are falling.
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true concerning the consumption of fat consumption in Greece versus that of Japan
A. (A) The traditional diet of Japan involves a higher general intake of fat, as a dietary calorie percentage, than does the traditional diet of Crete.
B. (B) The traditional diet of Japan involves a higher intake of saturated fat, measured by calories, than does the traditional diet of Crete.
C. (C) The traditional diet of Japan involves a lesser intake of unsaturated fat, measured by calories, than does the traditional diet of Crete.
D. (D) The traditional diet of Japan includes a higher ratio of monounsaturated fat intake to polyunsaturated fat intake than does the traditional diet of Crete.
E. (E) The traditional diet of Japan involves a lower general intake of fat, as a dietary calorie percentage, than does the traditional diet of Crete.
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[单项选择]IMPORTANT: MOMENTOUS::
A. (A) terrific : affectionate
B. (B) supple : mellifluous
C. (C) commodious : solicitous
D. (D) relevant : crucial
E. (E) desperate : deprived
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[单项选择]VESTIGIAL:
A. (A) impressionable
B. (B) consistently formed
C. (C) pretentious
D. (D) declining
E. (E) entirely matured