2023年GRE考试真题卷（5）.docx

2023年GRE考试真题卷（5）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.Precision of wording is necessary in good writing; by choosing words that exactly convey the desired meaning, one can avoid_ .A：redundancyB：complexityC：duplicityD：ambiguityE：lucidity2.Publishers have discovered that black America is not a_ of attitudes and opinions but a rich mixture lending itself to numerous expressions in print.A：concoctionB：medleyC：monolithD：paradoxE：controversy3.Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so_ that even a professional exterminator may fail to_ them.A：vulnerable . eradicateB：widespread . discernC：fragile . destroyD：hardy . eliminateE：numerous . detect4.Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to_ the discussions involving the two women.A：exacerbateB：protractC：truncateD：augmentE：elaborate5.Rebuffed by his colleagues, the initially_ young researcher became increasingly_A：outgoing . withdrawnB：boisterous . excitableC：diligent . tolerantD：theoretical . pragmaticE：tedious . polished6.Rent control restrictions on small apartment owners may unfortunately_ rather than alleviate housing problems.A：resolveB：diminishC：castigateD：minimizeE：exacerbate7.Repeat offenders who continue to drive under the influence of alcohol face having their drivers licenses permanently_ .A：issuedB：recordedC：authorizedD：revokedE：disregarded8.Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was_ .A：knownB：problematicC：imminentD：supersededE：recent9.Safire as a political commentator is patently never_ ; he writes_ editorials about every action the government takes.A：content . deferentialB：querulous . biasedC：amazed . bemusedD：overawed . flatteringE：satisfied . peevish10.Salvador Dalis tendency to fabricate events makes it difficult for the biographer to tell the story of his life with any degree of_ .A：vividnessB：accuracyC：solemnityD：spontaneityE：artistry11.Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved_ mistress to her cats.A：a harshB：an indolentC：an ambivalentD：a cautiousE：a lenient12.Paradoxically, while it is relatively easy to prove a fraudulent work of art is a fraud, it is often virtually impossible to prove that an authentic one is_ .A：unpretentiousB：objectiveC：impartialD：dubiousE：genuine13.People expected Winston Churchill to take his painting lightly, but Churchill, no_ , regarded his artistic efforts most seriously indeed.A：virtuosoB：zealotC：dilettanteD：altruistE：renegade14.People who dont outgrow their colleges often dont grow in other ways; there remained in Forsters life and imagination a_ of the undergraduate, clever but_ .A：dislike . talentedB：touch . judiciousC：streak . immatureD：fear . dormantE：trace . sincere15.People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small quantities, in large amounts these substances may have_ effects.A：admirableB：redundantC：intangibleD：toxicE：minor16.Perhaps because he feels_ by an excess of parental restrictions and rules, at adolescence the repress child may break out dramatically.A：nurturedB：appeasedC：confinedD：fascinatedE：liberated17.Peter has a bad habit of making_ remarks that cause us to forget the gist of what he is saying.A：awkwardB：pertinentC：digressiveD：tellingE：tentative18.Physicists dream of a unified theory of matter that could replace the present_ of mutually in consistent theories that litter the field.A：bonanzaB：concordC：dearthD：integrationE：clutter19.Polls indicate that many prospective voters in the next presidential election are_ about the outcome; they do not seem to care who wins.A：enthusiasticB：inadequateC：antagonisticD：apatheticE：suspicious20.Pre-Spanish art in Mexico is not a_ art; they are mistaken who see in its bold simplifications or wayward conceptions an inability to_ technical difficulties.A：formal . ignoreB：graphic . understandC：primitive . nurtureD：crude . overcomeE：revolutionary . instigate21.Numerous studies have found that people who choose to represent themselves in court on the whole exercise pretty good judgment-they seem to have a_ sense of when they need a lawyer and when they dont.A：faultyB：capriciousC：reliableD：transientE：drastic22.On some occasions Monteverdi specifies the instruments he wishes to make up his orchestra, but more often he is_ or silent on the issue.A：enigmaticB：preciseC：eloquentD：resoluteE：vehement23.One by one, she_ almost all of her supporters until, at the end, only a handful of her closest allies really wanted her to stay in office.A：promotedB：alienatedC：representedD：exaggeratedE：liberated24.One might dispute the authors handling of particular points of Kandinskys interaction with his artistic environment, but her main theses are_ .A：unaestheticB：incongruousC：untenableD：undecipherableE：irreproachable25.One of Detroits great success stories tells of Lee Iacoccas revitalization of the moribund Chrysler Corporation, turning it into a_ competitor.A：vigorousB：tentativeC：marginalD：negligentE：superficial26.One of photographys most basic and powerful traits is its ability to give substance to_ , to present precise visual details of a time gone by.A：romanceB：premonitionC：mysticismD：invisibilityE：history27.One of the great killers until barely 50 years ago, tuberculosis ("consumption" as it was then named) seemed a scourge or_ rather than the long-term_ illness it was.A：plague . chronicB：detriment . ominousC：antiseptic . prevalentD：vestige . contemporaryE：epidemic . salutary28.Only the fear of immediate_ prevents that country from launching an attack.A：reprisalB：surrenderC：truceD：surveillanceE：rebuke29.Our mood swings about the economy grow more extreme: when things go well, we become_ ; when things go poorly,_ descends.A：restive . anxietyB：euphoric . gloomC：prudent . benevolenceD：ascetic . miseryE：ambivalence . optimism30.Pain is the bodys early warning system: loss of_ in the extremities leaves a person_ injuring himself unwittingly.A：agony . in capable ofB：sensation . vulnerable toC：consciousness . desirous ofD：feeling . habituated toE：movement . prone to31.Most Antarctic animals_ depend on the tiny shrimplike krill, either feeding on them directly, like the humpback whale, or consuming species that feed on them.A：seldomB：ultimatelyC：preferablyD：immediatelyE：marginally32.Most of the settlements that grew up near the logging camps were_ affairs, thrown together in a hurry because people needed to live on the job.A：protractedB：unobtrusiveC：nomadicD：ramshackleE：banal33.Most people who are color-blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly_ view of a world all in shades of gray.A：monochromaticB：opalescentC：translucentD：astigmaticE：roseate34.Mr. Levi is_ learned; he has read everything bearing on his subject and on poetry in general (in several languages), and he has forgotten little if anything.A：moderatelyB：spottilyC：inadvertentlyD：formidablyE：inadequately35.Mrs. Thatcher had a better eye for the weaknesses and_ of her contemporaries than for their virtues.A：responsibilitiesB：foiblesC：meritsD：talentsE：attractions36.Ms. Ono_ gives interviews because she believes the news media have_ her and treated her badly.A：frequently . publicizedB：rarely . misrepresentedC：seldom . eulogizedD：reluctantly . acclaimedE：gradually . evaded37.Much of the clowns success may be attributed to the contrast between the_ manner he adopts and the general_ that characterizes the circus.A：giddy . sobrietyB：lugubrious . hilarityC：gaudy . clamorD：joyful . hysteriaE：frenetic . excitement38.Muskoxen survived in isolated arctic habitats, but in the nineteenth century, they declined rapidly even there, their numbers_ by the armed enthusiasm of explorers, whalers, fur traders, and Eskimo.A：swelledB：augmentedC：devastatedD：underestimatedE：calculated39.New Yorker short stories often include_ allusions to_ people and events: the implication is, if you are in the in-crowd, youll get the reference; if you come from Cleveland, you wont.A：esoteric . obscureB：redundant . celebratedC：tedious . notoriousD：provincial . majorE：passing . common40.New judges often fear that the influence of their own backgrounds will_ their verdicts, no matter how sincere they are in wanting to be_ .A：contradict . reveredB：corroborate . silentC：condition . impartialD：disclose . secretiveE：falsify . humane41.Lovejoy, the hero of Jonathan Gashs mystery novels, is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell_ antiques from the real thing.A：pricelessB：spuriousC：classicalD：authenticE：antiquated42.MacDougalls former editors remember him as a_ man whose_ and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.A：domineering . wearisomeB：congenial . pretentiousC：popular . superciliousD：fastidious . garbledE：cantankerous . meticulous43.Many educators argue that a_ grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the classroom.A：heterogeneousB：systematicC：homogeneousD：sporadicE：fragmentary44.Many elderly people are capable of working, but they are kept from gainful employment by the_ of those employers who mistakenly believe that young people alone can give them adequate service.A：philosophyB：parsimonyC：conservatismD：rationalizationsE：short-sightedness45.Many of the early Hollywood moguls sought to_ themselves and enhance their celluloid empires by snaring_ writers and intellectuals as screenwriters.A：advance . presumptuousB：aggrandize . prestigiousC：intimidate . unsuspectingD：glorify . superannuatedE：sabotage . distinguished46.Many scientific discoveries are a matter of_ : Newton was not sitting there thinking about gravity when the apple dropped on his head.A：serendipityB：experimentationC：casuistryD：technologyE：principle47.Marketing specialists have begun_ what had once been a_ audience into innumerable segments based on age, sex, income, and a host of pop sociological categories.A：carving up . massB：bringing together . fragmentedC：tearing apart . sophisticatedD：unifying . distinctE：transforming . responsive48.Micawbers habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of perpetual_ , but he_ hoping to see a more affluent day.A：indigence . persevered inB：confusion . compromised byC：enervation . retaliated byD：motion . responded byE：opulence . insisted on49.Mindful that his hardworking parents_ to give him an education, Lopez, now wealthy, contributes_ to scholarship funds for the needy.A：planned . needlesslyB：skimped . profitableC：squandered . sparinglyD：struggled . generouslyE：regaled . regretfully50.Morphing is a term_ for the metamorphosis of one shape into another, such as the smooth formation of a live actor from a silvery puddle as seen in Terminator 2.A：coinedB：denigratedC：simulatedD：mistakenE：repudiated