GRE模拟题2018年(4)
(总分100,考试时间90分钟)
基础填空
1. Black Americans in Flight, a mural honoring veral aviation pioneers, also ______ the 1992 spaceflight of astronaut Mae Jemison.
A. discerns
B. alleges
C. approximates
D. commemorates
E. asrts
F. monumentalizes
2. The new antifungal agent has such ______ us, from treating Dutch elm dia to rescuing water-damaged works of art from molds, that it is considered one of the most ______ antibiotics.
A. innovative
B. varied
C. mysterious
D. precipitous
E. discriminating
F. versatile
3. The child had a tendency toward aggressive behavior, a ______ fighting rather than resolving differences amicably.
A. propensity for
B. confusion about
C. disregard of
D. bent for
E. compunction about
F. hostility toward
4. Physical exerci often has a(n) ______ effect, releasing emotional tension and refreshing the spirit.
A. pejorative
B. unleashing
C. cathartic
D. retentive
E. tenacious
F. derogatory
5. Becau rap and hip-hop offer such ______ commentary on contemporary issues, they are often said to be sharp-edged musical genres.
A. nebulous
B. trenchant
C. incisive
D. prosaic
E. evasive
F. circumspect
6. Some fans feel that sports events are ______ only when **petitors are of equal ability,
making the outcome of the game ______.
A. prosaic
B. stereotyped
C. exciting
D. unambiguous
E. foreen
F. uncertain
7. Alfred Schnittke"s **positions are ______: phras are clipped, broken into ctions, and split apart by long rests.
A. fractured
B. improvisational
C. fragmented
D. homogeneous
E. uniform
F. garnished
8. The consumer advocate claimed that while drug manufacturers ______ the suppod advantages of their proprietary brands, generic versions of the same medications are often equally ______.
A. tout
B. rearch
C. extract
D. efficacious
E. counterproductive
F. prescriptive
9. Latoya"s ______ is shown by her ability to be ______; she can e her own faults more clearly than anyone el can.
A. cynicism
B. objectivity
C. insightfulness
D. lf-critical
E. lf-centered
F. lf-destructive
10. The bearded dragon lizard is a voracious eater, so ______ that it will consume as ma
ny incts as possible.
A. unslakable
B. cannibalistic
C. continent
D. insatiable
E. slovenly
F. abstemious
11. Becau drummer Tony Williams paved the way for late jazz-fusion musicians, he is considered a ______ of that style.
A. connoisur
B. revivalist
C. precursor
D. disparager
E. progenitor
F. depreciator
12. The politician"s speech to the crowd **pod of nothing but ______, a bitter railing against the party"s opponents.
A. panegyrics
B. diatribes
C. philippics
D. machinations
E. acclamations
F. platitudes
13. Favoring economy of expression in writing, the professor urged students toward a ______ rather than an ______ pro style.
A. ter
B. baroque
C. personal
D. embellished
E. opinionated
F. academic
14. As a child, Mary ______ her stringent upbringing; however, as she grew older she began to appreciate her grandmother"s strict ______.
A. embraced
B. despid
C. tolerated
D. autonomy
E. discipline
F. abstinence
15. His mouth stinging and burning, Virgil hurried to the kitchen for water to wash away the dish"s ______ taste.
A. earthy
B. pungent
C. outlandish
D. acrid
E. succulent
F. exotic
16. Since other abirds customarily nest in colonies on ocean cliffs and islands, the marbled murrelet"s ______ nesting in forests many miles from the a must be considered ______.
A. ambivalence about
B. aversion to
C. predilection for
D. atypical
E. bold
F. dangerous
17. The cau of Mozart"s ______ is a long-standing medical ______: over the years, physicians have suggested more than 100 possibilities, including poisoning, malnutrition, kidney dia, and heart failure.
A. demi
B. bereavement
C. genius
D. enigma
E. trial
F. phenomenon
18. At first the children were ______, but as the morning progresd they began to laugh and talk eagerly.
A. ostentatious
B.
C. rerved
D. puerile
E. reticent
F. solicitous
19. Oren misd the play"s overarching significance, focusing instead on details so minor that they would best be described as ______.
A. ingrained
B. indelible
C. moribund
D. picayune
E. trifling
F. impervious
20. Her political ______ came from her ______ vision of the nation, a vision that included and drew strength from every social constituency.
