2023年GRE考试真题卷（9）.docx

2023年GRE考试真题卷（9）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.CASTIGATE:(A) diminish(B) imitate(C) compare(D) reward(E) misjudge 2.NETTLE:(A) disentangle(B) mollify(C) magnify(D) muffle(E) recompense 3.PREVARICATE:(A) postulate(B) emphasize(C) support in theory(D) consider thoughtfully(E) state truthfully 4.HIDEBOUND:(A) strong-willed(B) open-minded(C) thin-skinned(D) tenderhearted(E) scatterbrained 5.STOIC:(A) savant(B) herald(C) whiner(D) victor(E) bystander 6.Griffith's early output was remarkably -: it included not only the standard comedies, melodramas, westerns, and thrillers, but also such novelties as adaptations from Browning and Tennyson, and treatments of social issues.AcontroversialBoriginalCeclecticDinventiveE(E) impulsive 7.People should not take good constitution for granted,for human genetic code is - the development of -.Aliable to . anomaliesBpredestined for . discomfortCpredisposed to . diseaseDindicative of . wholesomenessE(E) insalubrious for . malaise 8.Educators who study the influences of geographical differences on educational success have concluded that environment is not - factor, as students in one country are no more - than those in another.Aan essential .,. eruditeBa determining . preeminentCa pernicious . mediocreDa conducive . meritoriousE(E) a wholesome . susceptible 9.From Neolithic pottery to the 20th century posters, the extant varieties of arts in China - those who search for continuity; nonetheless, certain - values are reflected in China's artistic traditions.Agratify. evanescentBperplex. ancientCmollify. perpetualDvindicate. tentativeE(E) confound . enduring 10.O'Sullivan occupied himself by writing to would-be -, outlining his plan for the enterprise and how its glory would - all associated with the project.Amendicants. assistBdetractors . escape fromCcolleagues . eschew fromDanalysts . dissimulate withE(E) contributors . redound to 11.As the years went by, Kingsley's letters displayed him declining into a constant of aesthetic intolerance; he displayed - dislike of any serious contemporary literature at all.Aa bibulousBan incipientCa subtleDa tastelessE(E) a querulous 12.KNEAD: MALLEABLE :Avent: respiratoryBcircumscribe: visibleCbrook: uniqueDpenetrate: permeableE(E) muster: tenacious 13.RICKETY: FURNITURE :Apetrified: forestBalloyed: metalCragged: clothingDspeckled: eggE(E) spavined: insect 14.DITCH: CANYON :Ageyser: springBburrow: cavernCpeninsula: estuaryDarchipelago: islandE(E) ridge: furrow 15.ASETIC: SELF-DENIAL :Apacifist: amicabilityBreactionary: vehemenceCbusybody.: intrusivenessDpurist: transcendenceE(E) bohemian: orthodoxy 16.MAWKISH: SENTIMENTAL :Anolsy: cacophonousBconvivial: undemonstrativeCacerbic: piquantDabundant: fulsomeE(E) cloying: sweet 17.CORRECTIVE: AMEND:Aemollient: ameliorateBtautology: vindicateCparadigm: exemplifyDanthology: diversifyE(E) appendage: concatenate 18.NEFARIOUS: WICKEDNESS:Asprightly: fastidiousnessBconspicuous: stealthCfoolhardy: heterodoxyDgenerous: liberalityE(E) inflammatory: acidity 19.DILETTANTE: COMMITMENT :Anonentity: consequenceBgourmand: self-restraintCminimalist: eleganceDauthoritarian: disregardE(E) malingerer: cunning 20.POSEUR: UNAFFECTED :Ainterlocutor: accessibleBteetotaler: abstemiousCsoprano: pretentiousDprovincial: cosmopolitanE(E) prig: amenable 21.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes accurate weather predictions based solely on turbulence patterns would beArevolutionaryBunreliableCoutdatedDderivativeE(E) inconsequential 22.According to the passage, rain prediction requires a quantitative description of droplet collision in turbulence for which of the following reasonsAThe "sling effect" remains unproven and requires experimental corroboration.BThe degree to which droplets collide is the only reliable method of assessing air flow.CThe degree of turbulence may help forecast the formation of large-size droplets that precipitate rain.DSuch factors as warm and cold fronts and individual cloud formations could not be performed otherwise.E(E) The laws which govern the formation of concentration heterogeneities still need to be discerned. 23.The primary purpose of the passage is toAexplain and resolve a controversy among meteorologistsBpresent and describe a recently discovered phenomenonCsuggest and prove a theory on the cause of a phenomenonDdescribe and confirm research findings under questionE(E) discuss and evaluate the soundness of certain experimental observations 24.According to the passage, Anderson's theory explains the longevity of British colonial authority in India because the BritishAoffered great flexibility and authority to the local elites with whom they were obliged to negotiateBfelt a great temptation to act unilaterally and exercise military authority of their Indian possessionsCbecame more deeply enmeshed in the politics of the Indian subcontinent than was strategically appropriateDmanaged to convince the local elites that submission to the British would be economically advantageous for all partiesE(E) resisted successfully the attempts of local power brokers to revise the terms of their negotiations 25.The author suggests that if George III had wanted to retain greater control over territory and politics in French Canada, he would have had toAestablish a truce with his colonial competitors, such as FranceBforeswear the practice of taxation entirelyCoffer a greater degree of protection to non-European inhabitantsDoffer less authority to local power brokers in French CanadaE(E) find alternate means of raising revenues to finance a more powerful army 26.It can be inferred from the passage that Anderson would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding the persistence of imperial authority in French CanadaAThe persistence of imperial authority most likely would have failed to offer as much protection to native Americans as it did to European settlers.BThe persistence of imperial authority would have likely resulted in less profit for England in terms of revenue and territory than the actual withdrawal that occurred.CThe persistence of imperial authority would likely have limited in an enduring fashion the sovereignty and self-rule of the European colonists.DGeorge the III minister's were not sufficiently interested in retaining control over French Canada to effect any changes in their colonial policy.E(E) The "American" character of Britain's North American empire and British metropolitan authority would not have been affected even if British imperial authority had withdrawn more quickly. 27.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the author's assertion in lines 19-20 that Anderson's theory "is corroborated both by the events of the American Revolution"AThe American Revolution was largely motivated through a conflict of interest between colonists and the indigenous groups protected by the crown.BThe consent of the colonists in lower North America could have been obtained more easily than that of British subjects in Canada.CThe extent of British colonial authority was of a roughly equal degree to that of French authority in lower North America.DThe British made far fewer impositions on the population of lower North America than those they made in French Canada.E(E) The same devolution of imperial agency that took place in India also took place throughout North America. 28.The passage can best be described as aAsurvey of the inadequacies of a conventional viewpointBreconciliation of opposing points of viewCsummary and evaluation of a recent studyDdefense of a new thesis from anticipated objectionsE(E) review of the subtle distinctions between apparently similar views 29.The passage suggests that the view referred to in lines 8-11 argued thatAthe colonial authority never sought to employ taxation in French Canada except as a means to retain a tenuous grip over British territoryBthe Crown acted unwisely by increasing taxation and diminishing its gift-giving policy following the conclusion of the Seven Year's WarCIndian gift-giving and a reprieve from taxation were the sole means for the British of maintaining a territorial grip in French CanadaDthe British never intended to limit their authority in French Canada except as a short-term strategy of retaining territorial controlE(E)the colonial subjects in French Canada rejected British authority largely because they rescinded on the liberal policies implemented during the Seven Year' s War 30.TORTUOUS:AvigilantBstraightforwardCdurableDnaiveE(E) casual 31.FLUENT:AstutteringBunsuitableCduplicitousDcallousE(E) insulting 32.DISSONANCE:AassociationBsanctionCpactDaccordanceE(E) conspiracy 33.SAVANT:AsimpletonBamoral personCmisinterpreted counselorDsycophantE(E) dullard 34.GAUCHENESS:AvivacityBlaboriousnessCdecencyDsophistication 35.BREACH:Aforge aheadBcollectCremain quietDweldE(E) offer support 36.PARSIMONY:AauthorityBtaciturnityCmaneuverDgenerosityE(E) dissipation 37.INCHOATE:AexpeditiousBcompletely formedCcontemporaryDunrehearsedE(E) squalid 38.As an ambitious writer, Hardy sought to - what he considered the authorial . of solely recording things exactly as they are; it was his goal, rather to express an awareness of the occult and the strange.Amaintain. strategyBemploy. practiceCtranscend . tediumDovercome . barrierE(E) endorse. ruse 39.PROBITY:AprudenceBtensionCunscrupulousnessDsecurityE(E) insolence 40.Roger's understanding of the pointillist technique is profound, albeit thoroughly-; there are few who can - his talent, recognized often and justly, for understatement and economy in the use of color.Aspecialized. matchBbrilliant. imitateCneedless. disregardDill-founded. approximateE(E) inventive . simulate 41.Transgenic mammals that secrete monoclonals in their milk can generate one gram of antibody for roughly $100one third the price of traditional production methods, most scientists agree, but still too expensive to be -.ArevolutionaryBefficientCcost-effectiveDregardedE(E) feasible 42.A pilot would be most -, if, on hearing of imminent bad weather, he sent forth a distress signal at a time too - to ascertain the reality of the danger.Acraven. prematureBhortatory. nonchalantCpusillanimous . belatedDtimorous . anodyneE(E) ignoble . convenient 43.INVINCIBLE: CONQUER :Airresistible: rebukeBimpeccable: errCimpregnable: defyDinvulnerable: injureE(E) exculpable: deviate 44.SERENDIPITOUS: CALCULATION :Anoisome: fragranceBineluctable: chanceCvertiginous: bearingDpreposterous: contradictionE(E) resplendent: surfeit 45.ARTLESS: GUILE :Amoribund: amicabilityBphilistine: sophisticationCinvincible: enmityDdedicated: cunningE(E) mighty: weakness 46.ENTHUSIASM: MANIA :Aloathing: neurosisBconsideration: generosityCirritation: phobiaDsuspicion: paranoiaE(E) sweetness: mellifluousness 47.BRISTLE: ANGER :Ablush: ridiculeBcackle: appreciationCvacillate: irresolutionDblench: raptureE(E) flummox: engagement 48.CREEK: RIVER :Aavalanche: landslideBtunnel: capillaryCblizzard: galeDhill: mountainE(E) copse: stand 49.AWNING: SUN :Apediment: memorialBcarapace: movementCumbrella: rainDtassel: capE(E) instrument: accuracy 50.VALOR: COWARDICE :Adecadence: fervorBaudacity: perseveranceCsuperficiality: naivetyDmendacity: honestyE(E) benevolence: gorgeousness