GRE-11
(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、基础填空(总题数：38，分数：100.00)
1.Extensive travel afforded Langston Hughes a ______ perspective, but it was Harlem that rved as the creative ______ for his writing.
（分数：2.00）
A.worldly √
B.stunted
C.parochial
D.inspiration √
E.defen
F.obligation
解析：[解析] ●but说明前后反义重复。
●两空联动，第一空与creative ______反义重复。
●worldly世俗的，stunted阻碍的，parochial有局限的；inspiration灵感，defen防御，obligation束缚。答案选AD。
2.One requirement of timeless art is that it deepen and ______ our awareness, not that it merely confirm what we already know.
（分数：2.00）
A.hinder
&ile
C.broaden √
D.soothe
&d √
F.impede
解析：[解析] ●and说明前后同义重复；not取反。
●空格与deepen(加深)同义重复；与already know(已经知道)反义重复。
●hinder妨碍，reconcile调解，broaden拓宽，soothe缓解，extend拓宽，impede妨碍。答案选CE。
●注：这里hinder和impede是干扰项，同表示“妨碍”；reconcile和soothe也是干扰项，同表示“缓解”。
3.Despairing that the performance of the chief executive would ever improve, the corporation"s board of directors took decisive action and ______ him.
（分数：2.00）
&ddled
B.banished √
&ad
D.ousted √
E.chided
F.taunted
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●空格与despairing(绝望的)同义重复。
●coddle溺爱，banish罢免，tea挑逗，oust罢免，chide责备，taunt奚落。答案选BD。
4.The discovery of the fossil was ______ and ______, surprising scientists and undermining accepted theories about plant distribution.
（分数：2.00）
&hilarating
B.unanticipated √
C.archetypical
D.prophetic
&volutionary √
F.banal
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●第一空与surprising(使惊讶)同义重复。exhilarating令人高兴的，unanticipated未曾料到的，archetypical典范的。答案选B。
●第二空与undermining accepted theories(削弱了已有理论的基础)同义重复。prophetic预言的，revolutionary革命性的，banal陈腐的。答案选E。
5.Citing the ______ of the Asian American community, the scholar argued that Asian Americans constituted the region"s fastest-growing minority population.
（分数：2.00）
A.digression
B.proximity
&pansion √
D.stabilization
E.boost √
F.steadiness
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●空格与fastest—growing(增长最快的)同义重复。
●digression离题，proximity接近，expansion扩张，stabilization稳定，boost快速增长，steadiness稳定。答案选CE。
●注：这里stabilization和steadiness是干扰项，同表示“稳定”。
6.Far from being ______, bears in some national parks are surprisingly ______ when approached by humans; still visitors must exerci caution.
（分数：2.00）
A.aggressive √
B.benign
&icent
D.placid √
E.frisky
F.cantankerous
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复；分号说明前后同义重复；far from取反；still取反。
●两空联动，反义重复；第二空与caution(注意安全)反义重复。
●placid温和的，frisky活泼的，cantankerous脾气不好的。答案选D。
●aggressive有攻击性的，benign仁慈的，reticent沉默不语的。答案选A。
7.Before becoming a stockbroker, Victoria Woodhull had a career as a ______, someone believed to have insights about events beyond ordinary human perception.
（分数：2.00）
&
B.profiteer
&unterfeiter
D.clairvoyant √
E.forger
F.penetrator √
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●空格与someone believed to have insights about events beyond ordinary human perception(洞察力超越常人的人)同义重复。
●mentor导师，profiteer投机商，counterfeiter造假者，clairvoyant有洞察力的人，forger造假者，penetrator有洞察力的人。答案选DF。
8.The judges for the chili competition were ______, noting subtle differences between dishes that most people would not detect.
（分数：2.00）
A.obscure
B.ruthless
C.discriminating √
D.sanctimonious
E.unrelenting
F.screening √
解析：[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●空格与noting subtle differences(察觉到细微的差别)同义重复。
●obscure含义模糊的，ruthless残忍的，discriminating有鉴赏力的/敏锐的，sanctimonious
假装虔诚的，unrelenting不屈服的，screening有辨别力的。答案选CF。
9.Although the archaeologist ______ the symbols on the cave wall, she was, unable to ______ them becau they were too faint.
（分数：2.00）
&llected
B.scrutinized √
C.obliterated
D.ignore
&al
F.decipher √
解析：[解析] ●although说明前后反义重复；becau说明前后同义重复；unable取反。
●两空联动，同义重复；与faint(模糊的)反义重复。
●recollect回忆，scrutinize细看，obliterate废除；ignore忽略，conceal隐藏，decipher解读/破译。答案选BF。
10.Popular interest in music performed by folk singer Jean Ritchie acted as a ______ becau it ______ a wider interest in the music of Ritchie"s native Kentucky.
（分数：2.00）
A.catalyst √
B.panacea
C.barrier
D.stirred √
E.overcame
F.mitigated
解析：[解析] ●becau说明前后同义重复。
●两空联动，同义重复。
●catalyst催化剂，panacea万灵药，barrier阻碍；stir激起，overcome克服，mitigate使减轻。答案选AD。
11.Oceanographers have identified more than 50 "dead zones" around the world: areas of a that various forms of pollution have rendered ______ life.
（分数：2.00）
&ducive to
B.invaluable to
C.bereaved of √
&pedient to
E.bereft of √
F.imperative to
