美國研究生入學考試GRE模擬試題1

　　SECTION 1

　　Time: 30 minutes

　　38 Questions

　　Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or setsof words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

　　1. Nonviolent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to __ its injustices is forced to correct them： the injustices can no longer be __.

　　（A）acknowledge……ignored

　　（B）decrease……verified

　　（C）tolerate……accepted

　　（D）address……eliminated

　　（E）explain……discussed

　　2. Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between __ and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literary __.

　　（A）dismissal……admirers

　　（B）adoration……contemporaries

　　（C）disapprpval……readers

　　（D）indifference……followers

　　（E）approbation……precursors

　　3. There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been __ to the extent that they no longer __ ecologists.

　　（A）perfected……hinder

　　（B）exhausted……interest

　　（C）prolonged……require

　　（D）prevented……challenge

　　（E）delayed……benefit

　　4. Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the National lnstitutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which __ treatments are unsatisfactory.

　　（A）similar

　　（B）most

　　（C）dangerous

　　（D）uncommon

　　（E）alternative

　　5. It was her view that the country's problems had been __ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.

　　（A）foreseen

　　（B）attacked

　　（C）ascertained

　　（D）exacerbated

　　（E）analyzed

　　6. Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible __: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.

　　（A）sincerity

　　（B）efficiency

　　（C）virtuosity

　　（D）rapidity

　　（E）energy

　　7. The actual __ of Wilson's position was always __ by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement.

　　（A）outcome……foreshadowed

　　（B）logic……enhanced

　　（C）rigidity……betrayed

　　（D）uncertainty……alleviated

　　（E）cowardice……highlighted

　　Directions：In each of the foiiowing questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

　　8. SEDATTVE： DROWSlNESS

　　（A）epidemic： contagiousness

　　（B）vaccine： virus

　　（C）laxative： drug

　　（D）anestheiic： numbness

　　（E）therapy： psychosis

　　9.LAWYER：COURTROOM

　　（A）participant： team

　　（B）commuter： train

　　（C）gladiator： arena

　　（D）senator： caucus

　　（E）patient： ward

　　10. CURIOSITY： KNOW

　　（A）temptation： conquer

　　（B）starvation： eat

　　（C）wanderlust： travel

　　（D）humor： laugh

　　（E）survival： live

　　11. FRUGAL： MISERLY

　　（A）confident： arrogant

　　（B）courageouss： pugnacious

　　（C）famous： aggressive

　　（D）rash： foolhardy

　　（E）quiet： timid

　　12. ANTIDOTE： POISON

　　（A）cure： recovery

　　（B）narcotic： sleep

　　（C）stimulant： relapse

　　（D）tonic： lethargy

　　（E）resuscitation：breathing

　　13. STYGIAN： DARK：

　　（A）abysmal： low

　　（B）cogent： contentious

　　（C）fortuitous： accidental

　　（D）reckless： threatening

　　（E）cataclysmic： doomed

　　14. WORSHIP： SACRIFICE

　　（A）generation： pyre

　　（B）burial： mortuary

　　（C）weapon： centurion

　　（D）massacre： invasion

　　（E）prediction： augury

　　15. EVANESCENT： l）ISAPPEAR

　　（A）tlansparent： penetrate

　　（B）onerous： struggle

　　（C）feckless： succeed

　　（D）illusory： exist

　　（E）pliant： yield

　　16. UPBRAlD： REPROACH

　　（A）dote：like

　　（B）lal：stray

　　（C）vex： please

　　（D）earn： desire

　　（E）recast： explain