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GRE补充填空题
1.“Theshowmustgoon”istheoldest________ofshowbusiness;everytrueperformerlivesbythatcreed.
(A)euphemism
(B)allegory
(C)precursor
(D)tenet
(E)corroboration
2.________JamesBaldwin,whowroteofblackAmericansasbeinginaperpetualstateofrage,Mr.Coseremarksthatfewhumanbeingscould________thepsychictollofuninterruptedanger.
(A)Corroborating...endure
(B)Refuting...enhance
(C)Dismissing...refine
(D)Challenging...survive
(E)Upholding...weather
3.________bylife’s________,thelastemperorofChinaworkedasalowlygardenerinthepalaceoverwhichhehadonceruled.
(A)Fortified...generosity
(B)Deluded...coincidences
(C)Humbled...vicissitudes
(D)Venerated...survivors
(E)Recognized...impostors
4.________hisbrokerhadtoldhimthatthestockwasa___investment,heinsistedonbuying100shares.
(A)Because...speculative
(B)Although...precarious
(C)Since...negligible
(D)Although...formidable
(E)Because...dwindling
5.A________glancepays________attentiontodetails.
(A)furtive...meticulous
(B)cursory...little
(C)cryptic...close
(D)keen...scanty
(E)fleeting...vigilant
6.A________personisonewhowill________somethingontheslightestofevidence.
(A)restive...forget
(B)garrulous...criticize
(C)maudlin...censure
(D)phlegmatic...condemn
(E)credulous...believe
7.ANewWorldlizard,thebasilisk,occasionallydoessomethingthatseemsto________physics:
itrunsacrossthesurfaceofwaterfordistancesofuptothirtyfeet.
(A)defy
(B)quantify
(C)assess
(D)exemplify
(E)corroborate
8.Aborntelleroftales,Olsenusedherimpressive________skillstoadvantageinherstory“IStandHereIroning.“
(A)domestic
(B)metaphysical
(C)narrative
(D)diagnostic
(E)argumentative
9.Acodeofethicsgoverningthebehaviorofphysiciansduringepidemicsdidnotexistuntil1846whenitwas________bytheAmericanMedicalAssociation.
(A)rescinded
(B)promulgated
(C)presupposed
(D)depreciated
(E)implied
10.Adiligentscholar,shedevotedherself________tothecompletionofthebook.
(A)assiduously
(B)ingenuously
(C)theoretically
(D)voluminously
(E)sporadically
11.Ahypothesismustnotonlyaccountforwhatwealreadyknow,butitmustalsobe________bycontinuedobservation.
(A)refuted
(B)interrupted
(C)verified
(D)discredited
(E)outmoded
12.Ajournalistratherthanascholar,Mr.Coseseemsneverthelesstobe________mostoftheseriousstudiesrelevanttohistopic.
(A)overawedby
(B)ignorantof
(C)associatedwith
(D)weariedby
(E)familiarwith
13.Aleadingphilosopherofourtime,LudwigWittgenstein,laiddowna________towhichgoodhistorians________:
“Ofthatofwhichnothingisknownnothingcanbesaid.“
(A)burden...protest
(B)law...amend
(C)rule...adhere
(D)maxim...succumb
(E)weapon...surrender
14.Amajoroutbreakoffoodpoisoningin1993underlinedtheserious________inthethen-currentsystemoffoodinspection.
(A)expectations
(B)innovations
(C)objectivity
(D)deficiencies
(E)uniformity
15.Amanincapableof________action,heneverhadanopinionaboutsomethingthathehadnotworkedupbeforehand,fashioningitwithlengthycare.
(A)premeditated
(B)coherent
(C)spontaneous
(D)calculated
(E)self-conscious
16.Asenseoffairness________thatthepunishmentshouldfitthecrime;yet,inactualpractice,judicialdecisions________greatlyforthesametypeofcriminaloffense.
(A)assumes...coincide
(B)relegates...deviate
(C)accumulates...simplify
(D)promise
(E)dictates...vary
17.Asubwaymodernizationprogramintendedto________ahostofproblemsrangingfromdangeroustrackstoovercrowdedstairwellshasfailedtomeetitsscheduleforrepairs.
(A)augment
(B)initiate
(C)deplore
(D)disclose
(E)eliminate
18.Abandoningthemoralprinciplesofhisyouth,theagingemperorTiberiusleda________,wantonlife.
(A)celibate
(B)rudimentary
(C)debauched
(D)circumspect
(E)peripatetic
19.AccordingtoLionelTrilling,theparadoxofliberalismwasthatinitsquestforfreedomitmustmovetowardgreaterorganization,stricterlegislation,andincreasing________.
(A)anarchy
(B)self-realization
(C)stagnation
(D)control
(E)levity
20.Accordingtoanotedartcritic,onewouldhavetobecompletelyimmunetothesensuouspleasuresofpaintingtobe________LucienFreud’smesmerizingart.
(A)drawnto
(B)overcomeby
(C)enamoredof
(D)unaffectedby
(E)consistentabout
21.AccordingtopoetJohnBerryman,thereweresomanywaysto________apoemthatitwasquiteamazinggoodonesevergotwritten.
(A)dedicate
(B)begin
(C)ruin
(D)recite
(E)categorize
22.AccordingtotheSenator,itwasnot________forapoliticianinsearchofvotesto________amotheronthebeautyofherplainchild;itwasmerelysoundpoliticalcommonsense.
(A)kindness...ridicule
(B)folly...intimidate
(C)pliment
(D)sensitivity...evaluate
(E)wisdom...reprimand
23.Achaeologistsareinvolvedin________MayantemplesinCentralAmerica,uncoveringtheoldruinsinordertolearnmoreaboutthecivilizationtheyrepresent.
(A)demolishing
(B)incapacitating
(C)excavating
(D)worshiping
(E)adapting
24.Actorsfadeoutofviewwithdepressingfrequency;thetheaterisa________professionatbest.
(A)romantic
(B)demanding
(C)chancy
(D)disinterested
(E)degenerate
25.Advancesinhealthcarehavelengthenedlifespans,loweredinfantmortalityrates,and,thus,________theoverpopulationproblem.
(A)eliminated
(B)aggravated
(C)minimized
(D)distorted
(E)discouraged
26.Afraidthatthe________natureoftheplaysbeingpresentedwouldcorruptthemoralsoftheiraudiences,thePuritansclosedthetheatersin1642.
(A)mediocre
(B)fantastic
(C)profound
(D)lewd
(E)witty
27.Afterreadingnumbersofbiographiesrecountingdysfunctionsanddisasters,failedmarriagesandfailedcareers,JoyceCarolOates________awordto________thegenre:
pathography,thestoryofdiseasedlives.
(A)invented......curtail
(B)reiterated...criticize
(C)hypothesized...indict
(D)dismissed...obscure
(E)coined...describe
28.Afterthelonelyrigorsofwriting,Mr.Doyleenjoysthe________aspectsoffilmmaking.
(A)impersonal
(B)transitory
(C)narrative
(D)social
(E)profitable
29.AimedatcurbingEuropeanattemptstoseizeterritoryintheAmericas,theMonroeDoctrinewasawarningto________foreignpowers.
(A)magnanimous
(B)credulous
(C)reticent
(D)predatory
(E)allied
30.Allcriticshaveagreedthattheopera’sscoreis________,but,curiously,notwocriticshayeagreedwhichpassagestopraiseandwhichtodamn.
(A)intolerable
(B)melodious
(C)unsurpassed
(D)conventional
(E)uneven
31.AlthoughBarbaraTuchmanneverearnedagraduatedegree,shenonetheless________ascholarlycareerasahistoriannotedforhervividstyleand________erudition.
(A)interrupted...deficient
(B)relinquished...immense
(C)abandoned...capricious
(D)pursued...prodigious
(E)followed...scanty
32.AlthoughBritain’sfilmmakersoftenproducefinefilms,theyarestudiously________andrarelyaimatamassmarket.
(A)commercial
(B)viable
(C)derivative
(D)elitist
(E)collaborative
33.AlthoughHenrywasnotingeneralasentimentalman,occasionallyhewouldfeelatouchof________fortheolddaysandwouldcontemplatemakingabriefexcursiontoBostontorevisithischildhoodfriends.
(A)exasperation
(B)chagrin
(C)nostalgia
(D)lethargy
(E)anxiety
34.AlthoughIhavealwaysbeenconfusedbyour________system,I________travelingonthesubwaysoccasionally.
(A)mercantile...remember
(B)monetary...deplore
(C)social...ponder
(D)transit...relish
(E)revolutionary...prefer
35.AlthoughJosephineTeyisarguablyasgoodamysterywriterasAgathaChristie,sheisclearlyfarless________thanChristie,havingwrittenonlysixbooksincomparisontoChristie¡ässixty.
(A)coherent
(B)prolific
(C)equivocal
(D)pretentious
(E)gripping
36.AlthoughRomanoriginalcontributionstogovernment,jurisprudence,andengineeringarecommonlyacknowledged,theartisticlegacyoftheRomanworldcontinuestobejudgedwidelyas________themagnificentGreektraditionsthatprecededit.
(A)animprovementon
(B)anechoof
(C)aresolutionof
(D)aprecursorof
(E)aconsummationof
37.Althoughafewofhercontemporaries________herbook,mosteitherignoreditormockedit.
(A)dismissed
(B)disregarded
(C)deprecated
(D)misconstrued
(E)appreciated
38.Althoughgregariousbynature,Lisabecamequietand________aftershewasunexpectedlylaidofffromwork.
(A)autonomous
(B)susceptible
(C)assertive
(D)withdrawn
(E)composed
39.Althoughhegenerallyobservedtheadage“Lookbeforeyouleap,”inthisinstancehewas________actinginanunconsideredfashion.
(A)charyof
(B)imperviousto
(C)precipitatein
(D)hesitantabout
(E)conventionalin
40.Althoughhehadspentmanyhoursatthecomputertryingtosolvetheproblem,hewasthefirsttoadmitthatthefinalsolutionwas________andnotthe________ofhislabor.
(A)trivial...cause
(B)incomplete...intent
(C)adequate...concern
(D)schematic...fault
(E)fortuitous...result
41.Althoughhehadthenumerousfilmstohiscreditandareputationfortechnical________,themoviemakerlackedoriginality;allhisfilmsweresadly________oftheworkofothers.
(A)skill...independent
(B)ability...unconscious
(C)expertise...derivative
(D)competence...contradictory
(E)blunders...enamored
42.Althoughheis________abouttheproblemsthatstillconfrontblacksinballet,
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