VERBAL部分
Section 1 填空
1. Although she gives badly _______ titles to her musical compositions,they _______ unusual combinations of materials including Gregorian chant, Asianscale patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs.
A. exotic … belie B. eccentric … deploy C. traditional … exclude
D. imaginative … disguise E.conventional … incorporate
2. Even though the folktales Perroult collected and retold were notsolely French in origin, his versions of them were so decidedly French in stylethat later anthologizes of French folktales have never _______ them.
A. excluded B. admired C. collected
D. promoted E. comprehended
3. In arguing against assertionsthat environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule allpredictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many casesbeen _________.
A. exaggerated B. ignored C. scrutinized D. derided E. increased
4. There seems to be no ________ the reading public’s thirst for books aboutthe 1960’s: indeed, thenormal level of interest has ______ recently be cause of a spate of populartelevision documentaries.
A. quenching … moderated B. whetting … mushroomed C. curtailing … warned D.ignoring … transformed E. slaking … increased
5.Despite a tendency to be overtly _______, the poetryof the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides livelyentertainment, as well as pious sentiments.
A. diverting B. emotional C. didactic D. romantic E. whimsical
6. One of the first ______ of reduced burning in Amazon rain forests was thechestnut industry: smoke tends to drive out the insect that, by pollinatingchestnut tree, allow chestnuts to develop.
A. reformers B. discoveries C. casualties D. critics E. beneficiaries
7. The research committee urged the archaeologist to _______ her claim that thetomb she has discovered was that of Alexander the Great, since her initialreport has been based only on ______.
A. disseminate … supposition B. withdraw … evidence C. undercut … caprice D.document … conjecture E. downplay … facts
类比词
8. STOMACH: DIGESTION
A. heart : pulsation B. eye : recognition C. muscle : exertion D. skin :irritation E. lung : respiration
9. DEHYDRATE : WATER
A. melt : liquid B. wither : vitality C. anchor : stability D. emote :enthusiasm E. shrivel : winkle
10. RAVENOUS : HUNGRY
A. congenial : friendly B. mean : wild C. obsessed : absorbed D. inept : clumsyE. sated : savory
11. ELEGY : LAMENT
A. epic : idolize B. comedy : please C. parody : ridicule D. sonnet : court E.tragedy : pity
12. ANECDOTE : NARRATIVE
A. acronym : letter B. summary : excerpt C. simile : comparison D. metaphor :fantasy E. pseudonym : signature
13. TRUNCATE : LENGTH
A. separate : substance B. ventilate : circulation C. vaccinate : immunity D.transfer : location E. cool : temperature
14. GENERATION : INDIVIDUAL
A. conference : speaker B. shift : laborer C. city : official D. tree : limb E.river : stream
15. REPERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A. agenda : meeting B. catalog : library C. manifest : cargo D. invoice :receipt E. inventory : sale
16. BLANDISHMENT : COAX
A. equivocation : dispute B. assessment : infer C. augmentation : complicate D.persuasion : coerce E. explanation : enlighten
反义词
28. DISAVOW
A. instigate B. acknowledge C. envision D. ameliorate E. inculcate
29. FLOURISH
A. lose out B. catch up C. turn off D. waste away E. slow down
30. HYPERBOLE
A. misdemeanor B. understatement C. imprecation D. concession E. obstinacy
31. RIVETING
A. appetizing B. enriching C. wearisome D. wasteful E. harmful
32. DAMN
A. undo B. entreat C. mollify D. motivate E. extol
33. REPROACH
A. sustain B. advance C. acclaim D. manipulate E. embellish
34. MYOPIA
A. maturity B. prescience C. prompt response D. good fortune E. final event
35. NICE
A. restrained B. colorless C. obscure D. imprecise E. balanced
36. LASSITUDE
A. pride B. breadth C. vim D. pomp E. valor
37. PUSILLANIMOUS
A. successful B. sociable C. adept D. stouthearted E. trustworthy
38. ABASE
A. aggrandize B. limit C. defy D. purify E. destabilize
1.Thescientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered _______ despitewidespread agreement that it was_______
A. respect … crucial B. dismissal … simplistic
C. skepticism … unfathomable D. opposition … indisputable
E. acceptance … comprehensive
2. The rate at which soil can absorb water ________ with continuouswetting, so the longer a _________ lasts, or the greater the rate ofprecipitation, the higher the percentage of water that will flow across theground as runoff and enter stream channels.
A. rises … deluge B. diminishes … drought
C. increases … shower D. decreases … rainstorm
E. stabilizes … thaw
3. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more _____ thanone would expect or the basis of her rather_________ treatment of her subjectin the opening pages.
A. compelling … intriguing B. accessible … recondite
C. hidebound … reactionary D. insightful … innovative
E. dispassionate … evenhanded
4. The meeting on environmental issues produced ________ discussion butno commitment on a plan of action: the many uncertainties surrounding globalclimatic change and the huge cost of efforts to limit it made the policymakers____
A. little … voluble B. heated … contentious
C. cordial … quarrelsome D. frustrating … affable
E. interminable … businesslike
5. Art that endures often makes an initially disturbing impact: theprofound experience that such art seeks to provoke necessarily engenders acertain ___
A. familiarity B. ennui C.upheaval D. intimacy E. tranquility
6. The history of film reflects the _____ inherent in the medium itself:film combines still photographs to represent continuous motion and, whileseeming to present life itself, can also offer impossible and dreamlikeunrealities.
A. trivialities B. biases C. constraints D. paradoxes E. liabilities
7. The ______ with which the politician peppers her speeches are somemorable that many people think of her as being far more _______ than she infact is.
A. superlatives … egalitarian B. pejoratives … optimistic
C. examples … soporific D. diatribes … censorious
E. malapropisms … straightforward
类比
8. ANTISEPTIC : DISINFECT::
A. solvent : preserve B. emollient : soften C. tonic : inoculate D.antidote: poison E. palliative: sensitize
9. DOSE : MEDICINE ::
A. beverage : drink B. medal : award C. tremor : earthquake D. ration : food E.temp: music
10. DITCH : CANYON ::
A. landslide : erosion B. boulder : granite C. weed : vegetation D. burrow :cavern E. moon : planet
11. AVERSION : DISINCLINATION ::
A. assurance : doubt B. adulation : admiration C. evaluation : preference D.denunciation : avowal E. slander : insincerity
12. AIRTIGHT : LEAK ::
A. sporadic : continuity B. incorporeal : importance C. ancient : relevance D.arcane : solution
E. invalid : certainty
13. SPURN : CONTEMPT ::
A. condone : mercy B. apologize : regret C. vacillate : impression D. balk :obstruction E. endorse : familiarity
14. TEACHER : CLASSROOM ::
A. bather : beach B. resident : neighborhood C. traveler : station D. child :playground E. chef : kitchen
15. RESCISSION : LEGISLATION ::
A. authorization : retrenchment B. recantation : testimony C. attainment : goalD. cessation : process E. acquittal :innocence
16.POPULATION : MORTALITY
A. electorate : abstention B. workforce : attrition C. traffic : gridlock D.membership : absenteeism E. taxation :expenditure
反义词
28. DISSIPATE
A. pile up B. sort out C. illuminate D. hasten E. include
29. TRANSIENT
A. distant B. helpfulC. actual D. violet E. everlasting
30. EXTRANEOUS
A. indeterminate B. modified C. accurate D. concealed E. essential
31. SEEMLY
A. banal B. deceitful C. indecorous D. eclectic E. ineffectual
32. VIRULENT
A. intermittent B. courteous C. defeated D. confident E. salubrious
33. TORRID
A. gloomy B. inert C. icy D. opaque E. smooth
34. FORMIDABLE
A. enticing B. invigorating C. ambivalent D. affectionate E. negligent
35. DISCURSIVE
A. polite B. succinct C. florid D. candid E. impassioned
36. EXECRATION
A. misrepresentation B. engrossment C. requisition D. approbation E. allegiance
37. VICISSITUDINOUS
A. charitable B. immutable C. imitative D. extrinsic E. endearing
38. TENDENTIOUS
A. uncommon B. uncooperative C. unpretentious D. unimportant E. unbiased