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1、2021年青海GRE考试模拟卷本卷共分为2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25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Take me out to the ballgame It is a strange coincidence that many popular sports played today with a ball, big or small, were first played in the latter half of the 19th century. Only cricket set its rules ear

2、lier, in 1788. Basketball was invented in 1891. Other sports had antecedents: soccer, rugby and American football were all formalised in the 1860s and 1870s from what appears to be a common origin, while baseball was standardised around that time, as was golf though many Scots claim earlier origins.

3、 Tennis as we know it today was devised by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, a British army officer, for the entertainment of guests at his country estate in 1873. Tennis, though, is an exception in that the indoor form of the game was played with formal rules in England and France at least as far bac

4、k as 1600. But even this is recent compared with ulama, a game once played all over Mesoamerica, from the American Southwest to Peru. The oldest ulama court, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, was built around 1500BC, while latex balls used by the Olmecs, farther west, have been carbon-dated to 300 50

5、0 years earlier. This is not to say the rules of ulama have not changed over the years-ritual sacrifice of the losers is thought to have died out in the 1300s. But, says Manuel Aguilar, a professor at California State University, in Los Angeles, who studies the game, it is unique in having a continu

6、al recorded history stretching back almost 4 ,000 years. Dr. Aguilar and his colleague James Brady have been directing a group of students in Sinaloa, a state in western Mexico. They have started a comprehensive study of ulama de cadera, one of three forms of ulama surviving in Sinaloa, which is per

7、haps the only place where the once-widespread game is still played. Dr Aguilar speculates that this is because Sinaloa was a frontier during the time of the Spanish colonisation of the Americas, when ulama was largely eliminated by the intervention of Catholic missionaries who decried its pagan asso

8、ciations. Ulama is played on a long, narrow court, called a taste, which is 60 metres long and only four metres wide. The opposing sides, of five players each, take turns serving the four kilogram rubber ball and thereafter trying to move the ball up the field, hitting it only with the hip or upper

9、thigh, which are protected by special garments. Points are scored if one team fails to return the others serve across the halfway point of the taste, or if the serving team succeeds in getting the ball past the opponents end line. The first team to score eight points wins. However, as Dr Aguilar and

10、 his colleagues point out in a series of papers forthcoming in the May issue of Estudios Jaliscienses, a Mexican journal, the rules of ulama are still today in flux, and often not even understood by the participants. This is why in a match each team brings a veedor, an elder who is meant to settle d

11、isputes over the rules. Dr. Aguilar, though, is less concerned with the details of the rules of the game, but with its social implications, both in Sinaloa today, and in Mesoamerica generally over the course of ulamas history. While Dr Brady is, by training, an anthropologist, and so directs the tea

12、ms efforts to compile an ethnography of the present-day game, Dr Aguilar is an art historian. While this may seem an unorthodox pairing, it has allowed them to make some novel insights. For example, until their recent work, it was believed in academia that ulama was only played by men. However, in t

13、heir detailed questioning of current players, they found that women play the game today, albeit as an exception, because female players are often stigmatized as being too macho. One of their informants is 94 years old and remembers female players from his youth, so the researchers are fairly certain

14、 that women have played throughout the 20th century. And Dr Aguilars analysis of clay figurines, he says, indicates that women played routinely in pre-Columbian times, indeed as far back as 1200BC. This leads Dr Aguilar to speculate that women stopped playing only because of Spanish intervention, an

15、d resumed 100-200 years ago. Another concern of Dr Aguilars is the balls used to play the game. He says synthetic rubber cannot be used, as there is a strong tradition of using natural rubber. Because natural rubber is now scarce in Mexico, and the process of making a ball takes about 30 hours, the

16、supply of balls is constraining the spread of the game. Indeed, to understand the process better, Dr Brady tried to make several balls together with his students. The process involved smearing hot latex on his hands and arms, allowing it to dry, and then peeling the strips off and wrapping them arou

17、nd the core of the ball until it reaches the requisite size and weight. The traditional process, says Dr Brady, is necessary to give the ball sufficient bounce. First-hand experience has caused Dr Brady to revise his understanding of the significanATrueBFalseCNOT GIVEN 2.Modern Means: Continuity and

18、 Change in Art, 1880 to the Present Until August 1st 2004 New Yorks Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has loaned hundreds of artworks to the Mori Art Museum for this comprehensive and rare exhibition. Modern Means, a survey of art from 1880 to the present, includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, arch

19、itectural drawings and electronic media art. Monet, Picasso, Pollock and Lichtenstein are among the dozens of marquee names whose work is on display. The Mori Art museum opened last year on the 52nd and 53rd floors of Mori Tower, the centrepiece of the new Roppongi Hills development. The view alone

20、is worth the trip. Ceramic Works by Yoshimichi Fujimoto Until September 23rd 2004 The Musee Tomo, an intimate new museum in central Tokyo, is showing works from the extensive Japanese ceramic collection of Tomo Kikuchi, its octogenarian founder. The exhibition includes over 100 unique, modern pieces

21、 by Yoshimichi Fujimoto, who died in 1992 at the age of 73. It was organised by Richard Molinaroli, a Washington, DC-based expert, who has worked with the legendary Mme Kikuchi for 20 years. The entrance to the subterranean museum is starkly modern. Look out for the phantom dinner set, a rarely exhi

22、bited 80-piece selection from a 230-piece dinner-set, made by Mr Fujimoto in 1976 for the Showa emperor and empress. Other works include small-scale pieces from the early 1970s decorated with birds and trees; items for a tea ceremony; and tiny ceramic plates of children in kimonos. Yes Yoko Ono Unti

23、l June 27th 2004 At 71, Yoko Ono has finally come of age in her own country. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is curating Japans first big exhibition of works by Ms Ono, best known as the widow of John Lennon. Often criticised as more publicity hungry than inspired, her reputation as an artist

24、is controversial. Judge for yourself at this show of 130 pieces, including videos and art objects from the 1960s, when she first gained prominence. Among the more inventive works is Ceiling Painting, which invites visitors to climb a ladder and peek through a magnifying glass at a life-affirming mes

25、sage. A number of works here feel dated, with politics that seem fairly simplistic. But this touring show, which began at the Japan Society in New York in 2000, shines a spotlight on a contemporary figure whos been toiling in the arts for decades. MOCAs location, down in Koto ward, is discouraging f

26、or ordinary Japanese, so there may not be big crowds. Monet and Renoir: Two Great Impressionist Trends Until May 9th 2004 Japans love of Impressionism makes Tokyo a regular stop for travelling blockbuster shows. Bunkamura, a slightly dated cultural complex from the early 1980s, is hosting an exhibit

27、ion of nearly 90 works by ten leading Impressionists. This is probably the most anticipated Western art exhibition of the season, and water-lily posters duly pepper the subways. True to the title, two artists get most of the attention, with 14 works by Monet and 33 by Renoir, for whom the Japanese h

28、ave a particular affection. There are also masterpieces by Sisley and Pisarro. The countrys soft-spot for the Impressionists may reciprocal, as the 19th-century Parisian painters were notoriously inspired by Japanese art. Nihon Keizai, a financial newspaper, sponsored the show, and the paintings hav

29、e been lent by museums from all over the world. Expect crowds at weekends.AMusee TomoBMOCACBunkamura 3.In search of an election Beppe Severgnini, an Italian correspondent and a columnist, finds some people quite enjoying the campaign, and some quite unaware of it. When it opened in 1914, the Adelphi

30、 was one of the greatest hotels in the world. With solid marble walls, indoor swimming pool, full central heating in all rooms, it was Liverpools arrival and departure point for passengers on the great liners to America. People are busy, around here, tonight. There is the graduation ball for Hope Un

31、iversity , a convention of church bell players and a Welsh football team that decided there was no point in waiting for the match in order to celebrate, so they sing and hug each other in the lobby. Not only are these people ignorant of Harold Wilsons sojourn in the hotel, but most seem oblivious to

32、 the fact that a general election is only days away. The last time I was in Liverpool, Derek Hattons Trotskyite militants were running the city council in the 1980s. Mr Hatton, for all his faults, inflamed Liverpudlians, who love a good argument. Souses are like Neapolitans. Great sense of humour, l

33、aid-back attitude, maybe not the hardest-working people in the world, says Alberto Bertali, an Italian who runs a big factory making household appliances, loves the city and wouldnt want to live anywhere else. A real Neapolitan-Alfredo Oliva, an architect who moved to Liverpool per amore and now wal

34、ks around camouflaged in an Italian flag as the cook of the Adelphis pizzeria-disagrees. Until today, I didnt even know there was an election coming up. In Naples, and all over Italy, people are at each others throat, before a big vote. Thats good. Thats how you make up your mind. Maybe people in th

35、is city have made up their minds already, and thats why they dont bother with politics. They prefer to walk around in the drizzle, pretending it is spring. Boys in bright red Liverpool FC jerseys , girls in what looks like their underwear, but turns out to be an evening dress. Their Labour MPs enjoy

36、 huge majorities. Jane Kennedy, in Liverpool Weavertree, has almost 20,000. Peter Kilfoyle , in inner-city Liverpool Walton (home of the two football clubs, Everton and Liverpool), 27,000. Louise Ellman , in Liverpool Riverside, which includes poor and volatile Tox-teth, 22,000. Bob Wareing , in Liv

37、erpool West Derby, 26,000. Stan Jones, the organiser for the local Labour Party, asks whom I would like to meet. I go for Ms Ellman and Mr. Wareing. Ms Ellman is a nice lady with piercing green eyes, and no illusion. Her constituency has one of the lowest turnouts in the country. Young people are no

38、t interested, they dont feel connected. Four out of five are not going to vote. Older people talk to me about their everyday problems. One lady told me: If you dont fix my shower, I wont vote for you. Wally Edwards, a former aide to Harold Wilson, is expecting me. He is happy to talk about his days

39、in the navy, and his encounter with the future prime minister, in 1945, in the Shefton Arms pub. He tells me hes got two daughters married to Italians, who live in Tuscany. What do they think about Silvio Berlusconi becoming prime minister I ask. Not happy, Wally says. But I told them: Come on, girl

40、s. At least you had got a couple of nice hammers-and-sickles on your Italian ballot papers. Some working-class element, I mean. Mr. Edwards says he is not much of a Blairite. But he works for the common cause. This morning, he must brief a group of volunteers who are about to deliver leaflets in the

41、 area. They leave the Labour Club with a shoulder bag that says: Taking the Lead in Europe. I ask them if Europe is a big issue, in this campaign. No, it isnt. But the bags were left over from the European election. While we drive, they are in a good mood. You seem to enjoy putting leaflets into let

42、ter-boxes, I say. They laugh: It is not so much putting ours in that we like. It is taking the Lib Dems out. You know, sometimes they stick out. Good, I think. Four pensioners, two children. At least six people in Britain are having fun in this election campaign.Questions 14-17Who dont bother with p

43、olitics and prefer to walk around in the drizzle 14._15._16._17._ATrueBFalseCNOT GIVEN 4.Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to the Present Until August 1st 2004 New Yorks Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has loaned hundreds of artworks to the Mori Art Museum for this comprehensive and rare

44、exhibition. Modern Means, a survey of art from 1880 to the present, includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, architectural drawings and electronic media art. Monet, Picasso, Pollock and Lichtenstein are among the dozens of marquee names whose work is on display. The Mori Art museum opened last y

45、ear on the 52nd and 53rd floors of Mori Tower, the centrepiece of the new Roppongi Hills development. The view alone is worth the trip. Ceramic Works by Yoshimichi Fujimoto Until September 23rd 2004 The Musee Tomo, an intimate new museum in central Tokyo, is showing works from the extensive Japanese

46、 ceramic collection of Tomo Kikuchi, its octogenarian founder. The exhibition includes over 100 unique, modern pieces by Yoshimichi Fujimoto, who died in 1992 at the age of 73. It was organised by Richard Molinaroli, a Washington, DC-based expert, who has worked with the legendary Mme Kikuchi for 20

47、 years. The entrance to the subterranean museum is starkly modern. Look out for the phantom dinner set, a rarely exhibited 80-piece selection from a 230-piece dinner-set, made by Mr Fujimoto in 1976 for the Showa emperor and empress. Other works include small-scale pieces from the early 1970s decora

48、ted with birds and trees; items for a tea ceremony; and tiny ceramic plates of children in kimonos. Yes Yoko Ono Until June 27th 2004 At 71, Yoko Ono has finally come of age in her own country. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is curating Japans first big exhibition of works by Ms Ono, best known as the widow of John Lennon. Often criticised as more publicity hungry than inspired, her reputation as an artist is contro