新GRE填空官方题目解析
KEY: BD
1.关键字:though,转折关系,反义
2.空格中应该填入一个形容词,用来形容法官判决的效力问题;though引导的插
入语可以提出来,表示与句子实际要表示相反的意思,而在though引导的句
中,表现的意思是法官的观点被“shaken”了,发生了动摇,因而在空格中应该
填入一个“不动摇”意思的词语。
3.词语解释:
[1]. (A) unqualified:(没有资格的)not having requisite qualifications
[2]. (B) undiminished:(没有减少的)not made one half step less than perfect or minor
[3]. (C) undecided:(未决定的)not free from doubt or wavering
[4]. (D) undamaged:(不受损的)not suffer from loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
[5]. (E) unresolved:(未解决的)not deal with successfully
[6]. (F) unprincipled:(无原则的)not exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle
(OG Verbal Practice Set 1 Q8, Easy)
Modern agricultural practices have been extremely successful in increasing the productivity of major food crops, yet despite heavy use of pesticides, ______losses to diseases and pests are sustained each year.
(A) incongruous
(B) reasonable
(C) significant
(D) considerable
(E) equitable
(F) fortuitous
KEY: CD
1.关键字:yet、despite,表转折,反义
2.前半句说杀虫剂功效显著,而后半句由yet与despite引导,表示与前半句相反
的意思,那么应该是说杀虫剂的功效其实并不显著,尽管用了很多杀虫剂,
最后的损失依旧“不小”,故选取(C)(D)选项。
3.词语解释:
[1]. (A) incongruous:(不连续的、不一致的)lacking congruity
[2]. (B) reasonable:(合理的)being in accordance with reason
[3]. (C) significant:(可观的)of a noticeably or measurably large amount
[4]. (D) considerable:(可观的)large in extent or de gre e
[5]. (E) equitable:(平等的)having or exhibiting equity
[6]. (F) fortuitous:(偶然的)occurring by chance
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q1, Medium)
It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be _______.
(A) predictable
(B) unexpected
(C) admirable
(D) explicit
(E) confusing
KEY: B
1.关键字:分号表复指、on the other hand表反义
2.前半句话与后半句话由分号连接,应该表示同义,由于前半句中存在no,后半
句中存在on the other hand进行取反,偶数个否定词不改变词语之间的方向逻
辑,故对应单词之间应该是同义关系。
3.前半句对于社会中所拥有的行为准则的存在的评价是no surprise;而后文中同
样是对于社会行为准则进行描述,故对应词语在no surprise上,通过on the
other hand取反以后,应该填入surprise的同义词。
4.词汇解释:
[1]. (A) predictable:(可以预计的)to declare or indicate in advance
[2]. (B) unexpected:(预料之外的)not expected
[3]. (C) admirable:(值得赞扬的)deserving the highest esteem
[4]. (D) explicit:(详尽的)fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity
[5]. (E) confusing:(令人迷惑的)to make embarrassed
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q2, Medium)
Like Béla Bartók, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composer’s acumen to the notation
of folk music, she also had a marked (i) _______ the task. This was clear in her agonizing
(F) meticulous
KEY: AF
1.关键词:likewise表示同义
2.空格中应该填人一个形容词,表示Chase作品所受到的来自于其同时代人们给
予的研究是什么样子的。
3.Likewise表示“正如……一样”,因而,前后两句话是同义关系,没有否定词,
因而对应词语之间是同义词关系,Chase对于别人作品的态度即是别人对待他
作品的态度。
4.词语解释:
[1]. (A) exacting:(苛求的)tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
[2]. (B) copious:(丰富的)yielding something abundantly
[3]. (C) respectful:(令人尊敬的)marked by or showing respect or deference
[4]. (D) acerbic:(酸腐的)acid in temper, mood, or tone
[5]. (E) scathing:(严厉的)bitterly severe
[6]. (F) meticulous:(严苛的)marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q7, Medium)
Her ______ should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
(A) stinginess
(B) diffidence
(C) frugality
(D) illiberality
(E) intolerance
(F) thrift
KEY: CF
1.关键词:be confused with表示否定,分号表示复指
2.空格中应该填入一个名词,表示“她”所具有的一种特质。而这种特质往往会被
confused with miserliness,这里be confused with与not两个表示否定的结构同
时存在,因而对应词语应该是同义关系。而本题中miserliness表示“不大方、
吝啬之意”,选项中有两组都可以表示“不大方”的同义词,因此应该选什么,
要看后半句说了什么。
3.后半句与前半句通过分号连接,因而是复指关系,后半句说“她”实际上并不是
一个吝啬之人,而是非常热心帮助别人的人,在后半句中对于这个“她”是一
个正评价,因此在前半句中对于“她”的描述也应该通过复指关系前后一致的
特点,选取一组相对正的评价填进去。
4.词语解释:
[1]. (A) stinginess:(吝啬)not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending(贬义词)
[2]. (B) diffidence:(没自信)the quality or state of being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
[3]. (C) frugality:(节俭)characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
[4]. (D) illiberality:(吝啬)not generous : STINGY(贬义词)
[5]. (E) intolerance:(缺乏容忍)the quality or state of being intolerant
[6]. (F) thrift:(节约)careful management especially of money
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q8, Medium)
A misconception frequently held by novice writers is that sentence
structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more _______ the ideas.
(A) complicated
(B) engaged
(C) essential
(D) fanciful
(E) inconsequential
(F) involved
KEY: AF
1.关键字:冒号解释说明
2.前半句说句子结构mirrors思想,这里mirror不仅表示“反映”之意,还表示更深
层次的“相同”的感觉。因而后半句用冒号对前文进行解释说明时也应该反映
出这种“一致”的感觉。因而用来修饰结构的词语就可以直接迁移至修饰ideas
即可。
3.词语解释:
[1]. (A) complicated:复杂的(consisting of parts intricately combined)
[2]. (B) engaged:忙碌的(involved in activity)
[3]. (C) essential:必要的(of, relating to, or constituting essence)
[4]. (D) fanciful:奇怪的(marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience)
[5]. (E) inconsequential:不重要的(of no significance)
[6]. (F) involved:复杂的(marked by extreme and often needless or excessive complexity)
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q1, Hard)
For some time now, ______ has been presumed not to exist: the cynical
conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.
(A) rationality
(B) flexibility
(C) diffidence
(D) disinterestedness
(E) insincerity
KEY: D
1.关键字:冒号解释说明、not取反、that引导定语从句解释说明
2.空格中应该填入一个名词,表示一种不被人们广泛接受的思想与态度,后面冒
号解释说明,所描述的是被认为是智慧、即广泛存在的思想与态度是什么,
因而选取对应词语的反义词就是空格中应该填入的词语。
3.这里cynical conviction中的conviction是“信念、信仰”的意思。由于犬儒主义涉
及到的内容很多,因而我们看看是犬儒主义的什么部分被人们所广泛接受。
其被接受的是everybody has an angle这样一个情况,即人与人之间存在着偏
向与争端。因此选取“不相争、不偏向”作为空格中应该填入的词语即可。
4.词汇解释:
[1]. (A) rationality:理性(the quality or state of being rational)
[2]. (B) flexibility:弹性、灵活性(capable of being flexed)
[3]. (C) diffidence:缺乏自信(the quality or state of being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence)
[4]. (D) disinterestedness:公正无私(the quality or state of being objective or impartial)
[5]. (E) insincerity:不真诚(not sincere)
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q2, Hard)
Human nature and long distances have made exceeding the speed limit a (i) ______ in the state, so the legislators surprised no one when, acceding to public demand, they (ii) ______ increased penalties for speeding.
(D) skittish
(E) tranquil
(F) vociferous
KEY: CD
1. 关键字:时间状语从句提供条件
2. 空格中应该填入一个形容词,用来形容现在执政党面临的electorate的属性。
3. 这里的electorate用作“选民群体”来说更加合适一些,因为后面这个执政党所面临的问题就是由选民们所提出来的,即执政党选情严峻,因为其被不断地besiege——“诘问”,而这一切都来自于选民们的不满等因素。
4. 词语解释:
[1]. shore up :(支持)
[2]. Electorate:(选民群体)a body of people entitled to vote
[3]. (A) aloof:(疏远的)removed or distant either physically or emotionally
[4]. (B) placid:(平静的)serenely free of interruption or disturbance
[5]. (C) restive(不满的)marked by impatience : FIDGETY
[6]. (D) skittish(挑剔的、怀疑的)lively or frisky in action : CAPRICIOUS
[7]. (E) tranquil(平静的)free from disturbance or turmoil
[8]. (F) vociferous(残暴的)marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q8, Hard)
Overlarge,uneven,and ultimately disappointing, the retrospective exhibition seems too much like special pleading for a forgotten painter of real but ______ talent.
(A) limited
(B) partial
(C) undiscovered
(D) circumscribed
(E) prosaic
(F) hidden
KEY: AD
1. 关键字:平行结构、语气判断空格中词语
2. 空格中应该填入一个形容词,用来描述这个作家的talent所具有的特点。
3. 由于一开始的平行结构中连续使用了overlarge、uneven、disappointing三个词说明这个exhibition的特点并不是很好,因而整个句子的基调也被这个平行结构所确定—
—贬义。而且,在这个平行结构中说这个展览是overlarge、uneven、disappointing的,因而这个作家的水平是因为被夸大而引起人们的不快,所以这个作家的水平是“有限”的。
4. 词语解释:
[1]. (A) limited:(有限的)lacking breadth and originality
[2]. (B) partial:(部分的)of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
[3]. (C) undiscovered:(未被发现的)not make known or visible
[4]. (D) circumscribed:(有限制的)to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly ; synonyms see LIMIT
[5]. (E) prosaic:(平庸的)EVERYDAY, ORDINARY
[6]. (F) hidden:(隐藏的)being out of sight or not readily apparent : CONCEALED
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q9, Hard)
Newspapers report that the former executive has been trying to keep a low profile since his ______ exit from the company.
(A) celebrated
(B) mysterious
(C) long – awaited
(D) fortuitous
(E) indecorous
(F) unseemly
KEY: EF
1. 关键字:“自从……之后,一直……”结构表示同义
2. 这个经理离开公司以后一直保持一种低调的态度不愿意让人认出来,因此其离开公司的原因不是很光彩。
3. 词语解释:
[1]. (A) celebrated:(著名的)widely known and often referred to ; synonyms see FAMOUS
[2]. (B) mysterious:(神秘的)of, relating to, or constituting mystery
[3]. (C) long – awaited:(等待已久的)to remain in abeyance for a long time
[4]. (D) fortuitous:(偶然的)occurring by chance
[5]. (E) indecorous:(不体面的)not conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste
1. 关键字:thus表示因果
2. 先从blank(i)入手,前半句话再说VN是一个北美文学巨擘,因而在这里应该是对于VN的一个正评价,看选项中无论是stigmatization还是marginalization,都是相对负面的评价,因而只有B选项与语气对应。
3. 看blank(ii),其中说VN这个人被当作北美文学的巨擘以后对于他的其他一些周边小活动产生了一种“throw spotlight on”的证明的影响,而后半句话用thus连接以后,两句话之间构成因果关系,由于没有否定词的存在,对应词语之间应该是同义关系。前文说对于VN的一些次要活动产生了一种证明效应,因而后面也要体现这种证明效应。
4. 词语解释:
[1]. (A) stigmatization:(玷污)to mark with stigmata
[2]. (B) lionization:(崇拜)to treat as an object of great interest or importance
[3]. (C) marginalization:(边缘化)to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group
[4]. (D) foregrounded:(着重强调)to bring to the foreground especially : to give prominence or emphasis to
[5]. (E) transcend:(超越)to rise above or go beyond the limits of
[6]. (F) obscure:(使……模糊)to conceal or hide by or as if by covering
(OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q8)
Mathematicians have a distinctive sense of beauty:they strive to present their ideas and results in a clear and compelling fashion, dictated by ______ as well as by logic.
(A) caprice
(B) aesthetics
(C) obligation
(D) methodologies
(E) intellect
KEY: B
1. 关键字:冒号解释说明
2. 空格中应该填入一个名词,与logic并列,是数学家们在展现自己的ideas and results所用方法的一种具体属性。
3. 前半句话说数学家们有一种独特的审美观,冒号进行解释说明,后面的话是对前文的同义转述,因而两者之间都是在阐述数学家与美学之间的关系。由于没有任何否定词的存在,因而选取对应单词的同义词即可,而后文中没有任何关于“美”的词语,因而在空格中填入与“美”相关的名词形式即可。
4. 词语解释:
[1]. (A) caprice:(变化无常)a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes
[2]. (B) aesthetics:(美学)of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
[3]. (C) obligation:(义务)the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by
a promise or vow)
[4]. (D) methodologies:(方法学)a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures
[5]. (E) intellect:(知识)the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
(OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q14)
Unenlightened authoritarian managers rarely recognize a crucial reason for the low levels of serious conflicts among members of democratically run work groups: a modicum of tolerance for dissent often prevents______.
(A) demur
(B) schism
(C) cooperation
(D) compliance
(E) shortsightenedness
KEY: B
1. 关键字:冒号解释说明,特殊词语表示否定
2. 空格中应该填入一个名词,是prevent的宾语。前后两句话之间通过冒号连接表示解释说明作用,因而两句话之间是同义关系,前面一句话中所说的是民主地进行组织的团体中少有争端,后一句话对上文解释说明,也应该体现民主可以减少争端的作用。而“low levels of ...”与“prevent”是两个特殊的否定词,所以对应单词之间是同义词,即被减少的对象:“争端”。
3. 词语解释:
[1]. (A) demur:(反对)to take exception : OBJECT
[2]. (B) schism:(分裂)DIVISION, SEPARATION also : DISCORD, DISHARMONY
[3]. (C) cooperation:(合作)the action of cooperating : common effort
[4]. (D) compliance:(顺从)the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
[5]. (E) shortsightenedness:(短视)lacking foresight
KEY: AF
1.关键字:with、by、through表示修饰解释,分号表示复指,and表示并列,
seem at once表示特殊对比
2.在第一句话中没有任何可以作为填词依据的部分存在,而两句之间是通过分号
连接的,因而两句话之间是复指关系,两句话结构相同且同义,从分号后面
的话中直接找寻前一句的对应部分填入空格即可。
3.先从blank(i)入手,blank(i)应该填入一个名词或名词性结构,表示B这个人所
跳舞所具有的特点。分号后面的那句话的“through finesse and understatement”
其实是与前一句相同的伴随结构,因而这里所说的即为前句应该填入的特
点,就是B这个人跳舞跳得很美或者技巧高超的特点。
4.然后看blank(ii),里面应该填入一个动词,表示B这个人跳舞所要展现的一种
内涵。根据复指关系找后文中的对应部分,发现这个人的舞蹈“乍一看是”
“intensely present”,而“乍一看”是一种特殊对比结构,所以说这个人的舞蹈其
实不是紧密展现出来的,而是通过and并列连接中所体现出来的“detached”的
特点,即“分散开”的特点。
5.词语解释:
[1]. (A) undemonstrative panache:(未加修饰的丰富表现)
[2]. (B) unrestrained enthusiasm:(不受限制的热情)
[3]. (C) unattractive gawkiness:(不吸引人的笨拙)
[4]. (D) focus:(重视)directed attention : EMPHASIS
[5]. (E) overwhelm:(压倒)to overcome by superior force or numbers
[6]. (F) deflect:(使……分开、岔开)to turn aside : DEVIATE
(OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q21)
The plan, which the engineers said would save the aquifer by reducing pumping
to ______ levels, has passed a governmental environmental review but faces opposition from outdoor and environmental groups.
(A) innocuous
(B) feasible
(C) practicable
(D) minimal
(E) remedial
(F) benign
KEY: AF
1.关键字:by引导方式方法状语表示同义关系
2.后面的一系列是否通过政府审核什么的内容与解题无关,因而在做题时直接简
化句子为:The plan would save the aquifer by reducing pumping to ______ levels.
3.空格中应该填入一个形容词,表示所达到一种能够挽救aquifer的水平的程度。
由于by引导的是方式方法状语,前后两个半句是同义关系,又没有否定词存
在,因而对应词语之间是同义关系,也就是应该填入“拯救”的作用的同义
词。
4.词语解释:
[1]. (A) innocuous:(无害的)producing no injury : HARMLESS
[2]. (B) feasible:(可行的)capable of being done or carried out
[3]. (C) practicable:(可行的)capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : FEASIBLE
[4]. (D) minimal:(最小的)very small or slight
[5]. (E) remedial:(补救的)intended as a remedy
[6]. (F) benign:(良性的)of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
(OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q22)
Though feminist in its implication, Yvonne Rainer’s 1974 film______the filmmaker’s active involvement in feminist politics.
(A) antedated
(B) cloaked
(C) portrayed
(D) preceded
(E) renewed
(F) represented
KEY: AD
1.关键字:though表示转折(although A and B结构的变体)
2.这个题首先要明确指代对象,这里feminist是作为“女权主义思想、运动等”而
存在,并非“女权主义者”,而YR这个人实际上是用the filmmaker来进行指
代的。
3.空格中应该填入一个动词,表示YR这个人在1974年所拍摄的电影中体现的思
想与其在女权运动的中的作为之间的关系。另外,本题由于是although A and
B结构的变体,因而可以使用完全对立的词语进行填空。A结构说是“开始”
(implication),那B结构就应该填入“已经开始或完成”之意。纵观后面的这
句话,只有在空格中填入这种“已经开始”的意思方正确。
4.词语解释:
[1]. Feminist: groups, ideas, and activities are involved in feminism
[2]. (A) antedated:(先于)to date as of a time prior to that of execution
[3]. (B) cloaked:(遮盖)to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak
[4]. (C) portrayed:(描绘)to make a picture of : DEPICT
[5]. (D) preceded:(先于)to be earlier than
[6]. (E) renewed:(更新)to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection
[7]. (F) represented:(展示)to portray or exhibit in art : DEPICT
1.句意理解:尽管伊冯·雷诺1974年的电影带有女权主义的意蕴,但该电影却是
先于该电影摄制者积极投身于女权主义政治而摄制完成的。
(OG Authentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q23)
Con gre ss is having great difficulty developing a consensus on energy policy,
primarily because the policy objectives of various members of Congress rest on
such ______ assumptions.
(A) commonplace
(B) disparate
(C) divergent
(D) fundamental
(E) trite
(F) trivial
KEY: BC
1.关键字:because表示因果同义
2.空格中应该填入一个形容词,用来修饰assumption,表示各个国会议员的目标
的属性。由于两句话之间是通过because连接而构成因果关系,因此逗号前后
两句话之间是同义关系,另外,由于没有否定词的存在,对应词语之间是同
义关系。前半句话中说国会达成一致很困难,因此在后面的一句话中也应当
体现困难或者一致的意思。但是由于存在various来修饰国会议员,因此应该
是突出“人多混杂”的特色,所以后文之间应该是体现“困难”而非“一致”的色
彩,所以assumption应该体现“不一致”的属性,才能有“困难”一意。
3.词语解释:
[1]. (A) commonplace:(普通的)commonly found or seen : ORDINARY, UNREMARKABLE
[2]. (B) disparate:(不同的)containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements