第二部分 Verbal Reasoning
1. 填空 (Sentence Completion + Sentence Equivalence)
這次考試填空涉及的單詞(題目不可考)有:
① irenic: favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation; 愛好和平的, 機經單詞。
② age: to cause to become old; 衰老, 動詞。
③ coruscate: 1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity; 1. 閃光, 2. 才氣煥發。這個單詞跟之前考過的機經單詞scintillate是近義詞。
④ circumspect: Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; 小心謹慎的; 這個詞其實可以這么記, circum-是前綴表示周圍, spec是詞根表示看, 那什么叫向周圍看呢,比如大家從銀行取出一筆巨款, 出來之后一般會先環顧四周看看有沒有形似周克華的可疑人物在跟蹤自己嘛,那么這個行為不就是表示我們很circumspect么。
⑤ fortuitous: occurring by chance; 機經單詞,當這個詞表偶然時跟accidental算近義詞,同屬于一道等價題的答案,具體題目已不可考。
⑥ intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed; 難管教的,不服從的; 機經單詞。
⑦ 當然還有像superfluous, peaceful, tranquil, antithetical, understatement等這些較簡單的單詞,就不多說了。
下面是題干部分可考的題目,包括單詞:
① Even the man was reserved in his speech, he thoroughly understood his mother, which made him far from --- as people usually thought.
A. sophisticated
B. simple
C. sententious
D. ingenuous
E. comprehensive
本次考試唯一有完全原題的填空題,答案選C,reserved在這里通過far from的提示,跟后面的-----取反,sententious英文解釋為tending to indulge in pompous moralizing,pompous意能跟 reserved相反。
②. 一個人known for his ballyhooed____, but his impact has far beyond memorable quips.
1) ballyhoo: Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity; ballyhooed中文翻譯可以理解成大吹大擂的,這個詞偏口語化,中國考生普遍陌生。
2) quip: A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion; 俏皮話。
選項有fastidiousness, congeniality,此題答案不確定。
③. 雖然捕殺藍鯨很普遍,但是還是有-----出現,比如某地藍鯨數量恢復。
答案: propitious(Presenting favorable circumstances, 吉利的)
注:此題在去年12月考過,是一道機經題。
④. 【三空題】辦公室里同事間適度的------還是-------的,畢竟能夠減輕壓力并且促進相互之間的感情,但是過度的-------將會導致本來的sporadic dissatisfaction變成嚴重的抱怨并影響正常工作
答案:gripe, beneficial, grousing.
⑤. 很多時候進化理論不能解釋一些現象,比如說公雞的花尾巴,往往是------而不是生存所必須的。
選項hindrance(hinder的名詞形式), handicap(handicapped的名詞形式) 還有superfluity。個人傾向于superfluity.
注:此題也體現了ETS一貫的黑進化論的立場。