2021年GRE考试真题卷（1）.docx

2021年GRE考试真题卷（1）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Lee, who refrained from excesses in his personal life, differed markedly from Grant, who_ notorious drinking bouts with his cronies.A：deprecatedB：minimizedC：indulged inD：shunnedE：compensated for2.Left to endure a penniless old age, the_ man lived to regret his_ youth.A：miserly . friendlessB：reclusive . affableC：eccentric . fleetingD：egotistical . frugalE：improvident . prodigal3.Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for John was_ , for she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob.A：transientB：antitheticalC：exuberantD：exhaustiveE：incontrovertible4.Life is a_ of the sacred and the profane, of good and evil; to_ them is futile.A：rejection . embraceB：commingling . separateC：misalliance . endureD：defamation . reformE：confusion . promulgate5.Like Machiavelli before him, Henry Kissinger has a keen appreciation for the hard-headed, even_ , use of power, to the point of admiring some traits in leaders who were otherwise_ .A：cynical . benevolentB：gentle . insignificantC：ruthless . detestableD：resentful . charismaticE：forceful . exemplary6.Like a balloon that is_ , aneurysms (swellings in the walls of arteries) sometimes enlarge so much that they_ .A：expanding . contractB：punctured . dilateC：elastic . stratifyD：weightless . stretchE：overinflated . burst7.Like a martinet, Norman_ his subordinates to_ rigidly to the rules.A：disciplined . adaptB：constrained . adhereC：coaxed . referD：accustomed . objectE：coerced . demur8.Like doctors exploring the mysteries concealed within the human body, astronomers are finding that X rays offer an invaluable means for examining otherwise_ structures.A：inconsequentialB：hiddenC：ambivalentD：diseasedE：ephemeral9.Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano, many of us are_ about the_ of atomic warfare and its attendant destruction.A：worried . possibilityB：unconcerned . threatC：excited . powerD：cheered . possessionE：irritated . news10.Like many other pioneers, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, founder of the New York Infirmary, the first American hospital staffed entirely by women, faced ridicule from her contemporaries but has received great honor_ .A：posthumouslyB：anonymouslyC：privatelyD：prematurely11.Just as sloth is the mark of the idler,_ is the mark of the_ .A：grief . miserB：obsequiousness . toadyC：wanderlust . trespasserD：suspicion . tyrantE：brevity . wit12.Just as the earliest stone tools left by humans may seem nothing more than rock fragments to a layperson, so a lot of fossils require a trained eye to_ them.A：excavateB：appreciateC：disseminateD：antedateE：educate13.Justice Harry Blackmun's retirement, while unlikely to bring about a drastic change at the Supreme Court, will remove a distinctly_ voice from the Court's often featureless mix.A：blandB：personalC：moderateD：neutralE：derivative14.Kepler's observations of the supernova would have been more_ and valuable had they been made with a telescope; unfortunately, Kepler's supernova lighted the night skies five full years before Galileo made the first_ telescopic scan of the heavens.A：remote . skepticalB：solemn . unseemlyC：infamous . extraneousD：detailed . documentedE：fortuitous . recorded15.Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the philanthropist deserved_ for his_ .A：recognition . follyB：blame . hypocrisyC：reward . modestyD：admonishment . wastefulnessE：credit . altruism16.Lamenting that something horrid had recently befallen the craft of biography, biographer Arthur Schlesinger_ the glut of gossipy new lives on the market.A：deploredB：forgotC：acclaimedD：composedE：abridged17.Land is no less_ just because it has not yet been_ .A：eroded . subdividedB：exhausted . cultivatedC：imaginary . discoveredD：fallow . settledE：real . charted18.Lavish in visual beauty, the film Lawrence of Arabia also boasts_ of style: it knows how much can be shown in a shot, how much can be said in a few words.A：extravaganceB：economyC：autonomyD：frivolityE：arrogance19.Learned though she was, her_ never degenerated into_ .A：erudition . pedantryB：knowledge . ignoranceC：scholarship . researchD：speculation . thoughtE：education . inquiry20.Leavening his decisions with humorous, down-to-earth anecdotes, Judge Wapner was not at all the_ legal scholar.A：considerateB：pedanticC：indecisiveD：competentE：pragmatic21.It is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species from becoming_ in order that future generations may_ the great diversity of animal life.A：tamed . recollectB：evolved . valueC：extinct . enjoyD：specialized . anticipateE：widespread . appreciate22.It is wise to begin to treat a progressive disease while it is still in its_ stage.A：climacticB：clinicalC：incipientD：terminalE：pharmaceutical23.It was only the first day of summer vacation, but his nerves were already_ by the constant clamor of the children.A：eliminatedB：alleviatedC：repleteD：vacillatedE：frayed24.It would be beneficial if someone so radical could be brought to believe that old customs need not necessarily be_ and that change may possibly be_ .A：defensible . prematureB：outdated . requiredC：evil . salutaryD：invaluable . temporaryE：worthless . inadvisable25.Janet Malcolm depicts the biographer as a nosy, intrusive figure,_ his subject's private papers.A：annotatingB：restoringC：invadingD：acknowledgingE：compiling26.John Gielgud crowns a distinguished career of playing Shakespearean roles by giving a performance that is_ .A：mediocreB：outmodedC：superficialD：unsurpassableE：insipid27.John Keats, Dylan Thomas, Arthur Rimbaud-all these were poets who had to be poets, whom no one or nothing short of death could have_ their courses.A：confirmed inB：derailed fromC：lauded forD：interested inE：convinced of28.Just as all roads once led to Rome, all blood vessels in the human body ultimately_ the heart.A：detour aroundB：shut offC：empty intoD：look afterE：beat back29.Just as an_ dish lacks flavor, an inane remark lacks_ .A：intriguing . spiceB：insipid . senseC：inedible . listenersD：occasional . implicationsE：offensive . taste30.Just as an orchestra cannot consist only of violins, a society cannot consist only of managers, for society is an_ in which different parts have different_ .A：anarchy . powersB：edifice . complaintsC：organism . functionsD：institution . resultsE：urbanity . ambitions31.Instead of taking exaggerated precautions against touching or tipping or jarring the bottle of wine, the waitress handled it quite_ , being careful only to use a napkin to keep her hands from the cool bottle itself.A：fastidiouslyB：reverentlyC：nonchalantlyD：tentativelyE：ambivalently32.Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense to_ them.A：overstateB：revitalizeC：corroborateD：evadeE：license33.Isozaki's love for detail is apparent everywhere in the new museum, but fortunately the details are_ to the building's larger formal composition, which is_ by the busyness of much recent architecture.A：important . harmedB：irrelevant . fragmentedC：subordinated . unencumberedD：appropriate . echoedE：incidental . nullified34.It is_ to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become_ to it.A：useless . drawnB：pointless . vulnerableC：futile . resistantD：wicked . indifferentE：worthwhile . immune35.It is a relief to see people who can be interested in the arts without being "arty" collectors who collect for their own_ rather than for_ .A：enjoyment . satisfactionB：interest . pleasureC：reputation . amusementD：delight . showE：education . fulfillment36.It is a spotty sort of book, with many pages that, if not exactly_ , are less than_ .A：bland . tediousB：pretentious . conventionalC：dull . excitingD：eventful . newsworthyE：murky . obscure37.It is all but impossible today to_ the ferocity with which Russian thinkers at the turn of the century_ the materialism that had dominated their country's intellectual life since the 1850s.A：forget . relishedB：believe . concededC：grasp . assailedD：emulate . ignoredE：challenge . extolled38.It is possible to analyze a literary work to death,_ what should be a living experience as if it were a laboratory specimen.A：questioningB：dissectingC：amendingD：nurturingE：reviving39.It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye, so highly praised and imitated, can retain his_ .A：magniloquenceB：dogmasC：bravadoD：idiosyncraciesE：humility40.It is said that the custom of shaking hands originated when primitive men held out empty hands to indicate that they had no_ weapons and were thus_ disposed.A：lethal . clearlyB：concealed . amicablyC：hidden . harmfullyD：murderous . illE：secret . finally41.In discussing Rothko's art, Breslin is_ in keeping to the facts and resisting the_ of fanciful interpretation.A：scrupulous . temptationB：meticulous . integrityC：ungainly . rewardD：uninterested . echoE：inept . bias42.In giving a speech, the speaker's goal is to communicate ideas clearly and_ , so that the audience will be in no_ about the meaning of the speech.A：effectively . hasteB：indirectly . distressC：vigorously . discomfortD：unambiguously . confusionE：tactfully . suspense43.In his address, the superintendent exhorted the teachers to discover and_ each student's_ talents.A：suppress . unrecognizedB：develop . intrinsicC：redirect . speciousD：belittle . dormantE：justify . gratuitous44.In judging the degree of his guilt, the question remains whether he acted out of purely_ motives or whether he acted with thoughts of his own_ in mind.A：benevolent . fameB：disinterested . advantageC：selfish . benefitD：mercenary . profitE：malicious . cleverness45.In one instance illustrating Metternich's consuming_ , he employed several naval captains to purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his_ collection.A：foresight . indifferentB：altruism . eclecticC：bibliomania . burgeoningD：avarice . inadvertentE：egocentricity . magnanimous46.In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him, reading was purposeful, not_ .A：deliberateB：retentiveC：criticalD：desultoryE：exhaustive47.In the 1920s Hollywood became a magnet for men and women on the cutting edge_ artists genuinely excited by the possibilities of the up-and-coming film medium.A：irritableB：innovativeC：untalentedD：outdatedE：inferior48.In the absence of native predators to stop their spread, imported deer_ to such an inordinate degree that they overgrazed the countryside and_ the native vegetation.A：thrived . threatenedB：propagated . cultivatedC：suffered . abandonedD：flourished . scrutinizedE：dwindled . eliminated49.In the constant battle for newsstand supremacy, with newsstands groaning from the weight of specialty publications, the biggest challenge facing any new magazine is_ itself from the crowed, making its mission_ .A：transforming . plausibleB：separating . impossibleC：distinguishing . clearD：acquiring . publicE：distancing . futile50.In the light of Dickens's description of the lively, even_ dance parties of his time ,Sharp's approach to country dancing may seem overly formal, suggesting more_ than is necessary.A：sophisticated . expertiseB：rowdy . decorumC：prudish . proprietyD：lewd . ribaldryE：enjoyable . vitality第20页 共20页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页第 20 页 共 20 页