1. There is hardly a generalization that can be made about people’s social behavior and the values informing it that cannot be ------from one or another point of view, or even ------as simplistic or vapid.
(A) accepted…praised
(B) intuited…exposed
(C) harangued…retracted
(D) defended…glorified
(E) challenged…dismissed
2. Although any destruction of vitamins caused by food irradiation could be ------ the use of diet supplements, there may be no protection from carcinogens that some fear might be introduced into foods by the process.
(A) counterbalanced by
(B) attributed to
(C) inferred from
(D) augmented with
(E) stimulated by
3. Though he refused any responsibility for the failure of the negotiations, Stevenson had no right to ------himself: it was his ------that had caused the debacle.
(A) blame… skill
(B) congratulate…modesty
(C) berate…largesse
(D) accuse…obstinacy
(E) absolve…acrimony
4. The prevailing union of passionate interest in detailed facts with equal devotion to abstract ------is a hallmark of our present society; in the past this union appeared, at best, ------and as if by chance.
(A) data…extensively
(B) philosophy…cyclically
(C) generalization…sporadically
(D) evaluation…opportunely
(E) intuition….selectively
5. A century ago the physician’s word was ------ to doubt it was considered almost sacrilegious
(A) inevitable
(B) intractable
(C) incontrovertible
(D) objective
(E) respectable
6. So much of modern fiction in the United States is autobiographical, and so much of the auto¬biography fictionalized, that the ------sometimes seem largely------.
(A) authors…ignored
(B) needs…unrecognized
(C) genres…interchangeable
(D) intentions…misunderstood
(E) misapprehensions…uncorrected
7. Robin’s words were not without emotion: they retained their level tone only by a careful ------ imminent extremes.
(A) equipoise between
(B) embrace of
(C) oscillation between
(D) limitation to
(E) Subjection to
8. OIL : LUBRICATE::
(A) preservative : desiccate
(B) wine : ferment
(C) honey : pollinate
(D) antiseptic : disinfect
(E) soil : fertilize
9. CONSTRUCT : REMODEL::
(A) exhibit : perform
(B) compose : edit
(C) demolish : repair
(D) quantify : estimate
(E) predict : assess
10. SPOKE : HUB::
(A) radius : center
(B) parabola : equation
(C) line : point
(D) vector : direction
(E) slope : change
11. ILLUSTRATE : PICTURES::
(A) particularize : details
(B) abridge : texts
(C) parse : sentences
(D) regularize : inconsistencies
(E) economize: words
12. PANTRY : FOOD::
(A) museum : replicas
(B) ship : cargo
(C) office : business
(D) armory : weapons
(E) warehouse : storage
13. MIRTH : LAUGHTER::
(A) uncertainty : nod
(B) approval : applause
(C) danger : alarm
(D) labor : sweat
(E) love : respect
14. ABRADED : FRICTION::
(A) refined : combustion
(B) attenuated : coagulation
(C) diluted : immersion
(D) strengthened : compression
(E) desiccated : dehydration
15. PARSIMONY : MISER::
(A) temerity : despot
(B) belligerence: traitor
(C) remorse : delinquent
(D) equanimity : guardian
(E) rebelliousness: insurgent
16. NTTPICK : CRITICIZE::
(A) mock : imitate
(B) complain : argue
(C) interogate : probe
(D) fret : vex
(E) cavil : object
SECTION 4
Time-30minutes
38 Questions
1. That she seemed to prefer ------ to concentrated effort is undeniable; nevertheless, the impressive quality of her finished paintings suggests that her actual relationship to her art was anything but------.
(A) preparation…passionate
(B) artfulness…disengaged
(C) dabbling…superficial
(D) caprice…considered
(E) indecision…lighthearted
2. Because of the excellent preservation of the fossil, anatomical details of early horseshoe crabs were ---- for the first time, enabling experts to ---- the evolution of the horseshoe crab.
(A) scrutinized...ensure
(B) verified...advance
(C) identified...distort
(D) obscured...illustrate
(E) clarified...reassess
3. The philosopher claimed that a person who must consciously ------ his or her own indifference before helping another is behaving more nobly than one whose basic disposition allows such an act to be performed without------.
(A) feign...enthusiasm
(B) censure...comment
(C) embrace...duplicity
(D) suffer...effort
(E) overcome...deliberation
4. The senator's attempt to convince the public that he is not interested in running for a second term is ------ given the extremely------ fund-raising activities of his campaign committee.
(A) futile...clandestine
(B) sincere...visible
(C) specious...apathetic
(D) disingenuous...public
(E) straightforward... dubious
5. Although a change in management may appear to ------- a shift in a company's fortunes, more often than not its impact is --------
(A) hinder...measurable
(B) promote...demonstrable
(C) accelerate...profound
(D) betray...fundamental
(E) augur...inconsiderable
6. The skeleton of ------- bird that was recently discovered indicated that this ancient creature ------ today's birds in that, unlike earlier birds and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth in its head.
(A) a primeval... obscured
(B) a unique... preempted
(C) a primitive...anticipated
(D) a contemporary... foreshadowed
(E) an advanced...differed from
7. While many people utilize homeopathic remedies to treat health problems, other people do not ------such alternative treatments, -------- conventional medical treatments instead.
(A) distrust...employing
(B) embrace...eschewing
(C) reject...envisioning
(D) countenance... relying on
(E) recommend... turning from
8. PROGRAM: CONCERT::
(A) bibliography : book
(B) menu : entree
(C) questionnaire : poll
(D) platform : campaign
(E) agenda : meeting
9. EMBRACE: AFFECTION::
(A) prediction : memory
(B) innuendo : secrecy
(C) shrug : indifference
(D) conversation : familiarity
(E) vote : unanimity
10. ENTHUSIASM : MANIA::
(A) idea : inspiration
(B) nightmare : hallucination
(C) failure : disgust
(D) suspicion : paranoia
(E) energy : fitness
11. ANONYMOUS : IDENTIFY::
(A) nonchalant : excite
(B) repressed : constrain
(C) misled : trust
(D) annoying : assist
(E) unremarkable : please
12. CARTOGRAPHER : MAP::
(A) astronomer : stars
(B) carpenter: wood
(C) lumberjack : saw
(D) tailor : clothing
(E) weaver : loom
13.EXEMPLARY: IMITATION::
(A) venerable : denigration
(B) novel : duplication
(C) redoubtable : regard
(D) challenging : determination
(E) creditable: verification
14.INSENSITIVE:BOOR::
(A) spontaneous : extrovert
(B) mischievous : imp
(C) conformist : ally
(D) officious : zealot
(E) extravagant : miser
没看过,汗~马上去找。。。。。。谢谢哦
第一个section的阅读第20题:The author's statement regarding how artists use the lanuage of art(lines48-52)implies that
为什么是选A呀,看了半天没看出art historuans,evalution的对应词,
觉得C挺符合的,诗人不必懂语法正如艺术家不必了解作画手法。
望赐教!