02-08填空真题与参考答案

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02-08填空真题与参考答案题目来源："GRE 02-08大陆考题.doc"

与这个文档的参考答案不同的题：
注：斜体为文档答案，粗体为xujiajieon的答案,欢迎大家讨论，尤其是最后两题！

7. The researchcommittee urged the archaeologist to ____ her claim that the tomb she hasdiscovered was that of Alexander the Great since her initial report has beenbased only on ____.
A. disseminate…supposition
B. withdraw… evidence
C.undercut… caprice
D.document… conjecture
E. downplay…facts


Document: to provide with factual orsubstantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed especially :to equip with exact references to authoritative supporting information

1．Although Heron is well known forthe broad comedy in the movies she has directed previously, her new film isless inclined to______: the gags are fewer and subtler.
(A)understatement
(B) preciosity
(C)symbolism
(D)buffoonery
(E)melodrama
Buffoonery: foolish or playful behavior orpractice
Melodrama: a work (as a movie or play)characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot andphysical action over characterization.NOTnecessarily includes gags

2.In linking geographically disparate people, theInternet is arguably helping millions of spontaneous communities to bloom:communities defined by common interests rather than by the accident of______
(A)compatibility
(B)affluence
(C)reciprocity
(D)contemporaneousness
(E)proximity
geographicallydisparate<> proximity

2. In the nineteenth century,composers exhibiting ____ skill found themselves ____ as writers by periodicals that afforded them an opportunity to earnmoney and to make their views about music known.
A.artistic.. censured
B.limited.. lionized
C.remarkable…unknown
D.literary.. indemand
E.financial..out of favor
writersCORRESPONDS TO literary



4. A common misconception is thatlinguists are concerned only with the origin and development of languages, butthese topics, though they constitute an important part of linguistics, do not___ the subject.
A.frame
B.transcend
C.convey
D.exhaust
E.illuminate
exhaust:
a : toconsider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely b : to try out the whole number of <exhausted all thepossibilities> 穷尽


3. Although the metropolitan areaboasts more small businesses than any other region in the state, it ranks very low on the scale of pro-business attitudes: localentrepreneurs have a remarkable ability to ___ an ___ atmosphere here.
A.confront… energetic
B.excuse… invigorating
C.create… enervating
D.overlook… enthusiastic
E.tolerate…inhospitable
lowpro-business attitudes CORRESPONDS TO inhospitableatmosphere



7.
Although manygenuine friendships are entered into only out of pure goodwill ______ withselfish considerations, many real______ accrue to those who enter into suchrelations.
A. fraught……benefits
B. unmixed……advantages
C.disguised……deficits
D. confused……consequences
E.unalloyed……attractions
selfish considerations CORRESPONDS TOadvantages

1.During the speeches preliminaryto the ship’s launching, its designer’s expression was pensive and his staredistant; doubtless, he was ______ the ceremony and was anxious to get on with the launch.
A. rearranging
B. inspecting
C. unsure of
D. preoccupied with
E.impatientwith
anxious CORRESPONDS TO impatient


4. Tuberculosis has longbeen ___ and ____ disease: for thousands of years, it has continued to afflicthumankind without regard for sex,class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting…selective
B anunpredictable…limitable
C a sporadic…capricious
D a relentless…egalitarian
E a virulent…preventable
without regard for …CORRESPONDSTO egalitarian
continued CORRESPONDS TO relentless

  
2. While still__, Juvenal's satires __ a change oftone and some touches of human hardness, as though he had found someconsolation at last.
A.Pessimistic; avoid
B.Embittered;show
C.Hopeful; display
D.Sardonic; escape
E.Compassionate; embrace

还有两题没有弄明白，感觉题干有误。

7.The profits that the corporation earns from theexclusive-supplier agreements with the universities are______, because theterms of agreements that they are inclinedto protect the universities’ interests are generally______.
(A)inexplicable……..flouted
(B)unclear……….publicized
(C)predictable……….scrutinized
(D)declining…….ignored
(E)surprising…..enforced

6. The science of astronomy was begun by amateurs andtoday remains dependent on their contributions, which are incisive by virtue ofbeing ___ by the a prior assumptionthat often vitiate the work of professional research scientists
A.characterized
B.unencumbered
C.supported
D.contradicted
E.inspired



p.s. 没有找到上传附件 目前在http://bbs.taisha.org/thread-1643068-1-1.html上上传了。
faq说“发表新主题的时候上传附件，步骤为：写完帖子标题和内容后点上传附件右方的浏览，然后在本地选择要上传附件的具体文件名，最后点击发表话题。 ” “上传附件右方的浏览”在哪儿？

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1. 原文档答案是对的, 句子中的comedy对应melodrama(肥皂剧,尤指没内涵的情景喜剧),而且提到gags are subtler

1. designer那题我也不大同意. 一开始说到his expression with pensive,应该对应preoccupied with the ceremony. pensive对应preoccupied

7. 我也看的晕乎,但貌似给的答案是对的

6. 我觉得是unencumbered

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2. In the nineteenth century,composers exhibiting ____ skill found themselves ____ as writers by periodicals that afforded them an opportunity to earnmoney and to make their views about music known.   
我觉得应该填一正一负，abc是，不过a带进去语义很奇怪，writers 和 periodicals的关系不应该是censure，剩下bc，c的unknown与后面矛盾。

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