2021年GRE阅读真题.pdf

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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！今天给大家整理了 GRE 阅读真题之 PP2-2,一起来学习吧，下面就和大家，来欣一下吧。GRE 阅读真题之 PP2-2 Passage 1 PP2-2 Passage 1 Objectively,of course,the various ecosystems that sustain life on theplanet proceed independently of human agency,just as they operated before thehectic ascendancy of

2、 Homo sapiens.But it is also true that it is difficult tothink of a single such system that has not,for better of worse,beensubstantially modified by human culture.Nor is this simply the work of theindustrial centuries.It has been happening since the days of ancientMesopotamia.It is coeval with the

3、origins of writing,and has occurredthroughout our social existence.And it is this irreversibly modified world,from the polar caps to the equatorial forests,that is all the nature wehave.For the following question,consider each of the choices separately andchoose all that apply.It can be inferred fro

4、m the passage that the author would agree withwhich of the following statements A.Over tie,the impact of human culture on the natural world has beenlargely benign.B.It is a mistake to think that the natural world contains many areas ofpristine wilderness.C.The only substantial effects that human age

5、ncy has had on ecosystemshave been inadvertent.The author mentions“ancient Mesopotamia”primarily in order to A.provide some geographical and historical context for an earlier claimabout the ascendancy of Homo sapiens B.support the idea that the impact of human culture on nature was roughlythe same i

6、n the ancient world as in later times C.identify a place where the relationship between culture and nature waslargely positive D.emphasize the extent to which the modification of nature by humanculture preceded the industrial period E.make a connection between the origins of writing and other aspect

7、s ofhuman cultural development 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！GRE 阅读真题之 PP2-2 Passage 2 PP2-2 Passage 2 As an example of the devastation wrought on music publishers by thephotocopier,one executive noted that for a recent choral Festival with 1,200singers,the festivals organizing comm

8、ittee purchased only 12 copies of themusic published by her company that was performed as part of the festival.Which of the following,if true,most seriously weakens the support theexample lends to the executives contention that music publishers have beendevastated by the photocopier A.Only a third o

9、f the 1,200 singers were involved in performing the musicpublished by the executives company.B.Half of the singers at the festival had already heard the music theywere to perform before they began to practice for the festival.C.Because of shortages in funding,the organizing committee of the choralfe

10、stival required singers to purchase their own copies of the music performed atthe festival.D.Each copy of music that was performed at the festival was shared by twosingers.E.As a result of publicity generated by its performance at the festival,the type of music performed at the festival became more

11、widely known.GRE 阅读真题之 PP2-2 Passage 3 PP2-2 Passage 3 A tall tree can transport a hundred gallons of water a day from its rootsdeep underground to the treetop.Is this movement propelled by pulling the waterfrom above or pushing it from below The pull mechanism has long been favored bymost scientist

12、s.First proposed in the late 1800s,the theory relies on aproperty of water not commonly associated with fluids:it tensile strength.Instead of making a clean break,water evaporating from treetops tugs on theremaining water molecules,with that tug extending from molecule to molecule allthe way down to

13、 the roots.The tree itself does not actually push or pull;allthe energy for lifting water comes from the suns evaporative power.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！For the following question,consider each of the choices separately andchoose all that apply.Which of the following statement

14、is supported by the passage A.The pull theory is not universally accepted by scientists.B.The pull theory depends on one of waters physical properties.C.The pull theory originated earlier than did the push theory.The passage provides information on each of the following EXCEPT:A.when the pull theory

15、 originated B.the amount of water a tall tree can transport C.the significance of waters tensile strength in the pull theory D.the role of the sun in the pull theory E.the mechanism underlying waters tensile strength GRE 阅读真题之 PP2-2 Passage 4 PP2-2 Passage 4 The most plausible justification for high

16、er taxes on automobile fuel isthat fuel consumption harms the environment and thus adds to the costs oftraffic congestion.But the fact that burning fuel creates these“negativeexternalities”does not imply that no tax on fuel could ever be too high.Economics is precise about the tax that should,in pri

17、nciple,be levied to dealwith negative externalities:the tax on a liter of fuel should be equal to theharm caused by using a liter of fuel.If the tax is more than that,its costs(including the inconvenience to those who would rather have used their cars)will exceed its benefits(including any reduction

18、 in congestion andpollution).In the context in which it appears,“exceed”most nearly means A.outstrip B.magnify C.delimit D.offset E.supplant 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！Which of the following best characterizes the function of the indicatedportion of the passage A.It restates a po

19、int made earlier in the passage.B.It provides the evidence on which a theory is based.C.It presents a specific application of a general principle.D.It summarizes a justification with which the author disagrees.E.It suggests that the benefits of a particular strategy have beenoverestimated.GRE 阅读真题之 PP2 答案 Passage 第一题 第二题 第三题 第四题 1 B D 2 C 3 AB E 4 A C GRE 阅读真题 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！GRE 写作 7 个关键话题类型及 10 大高分句式整理归纳 二战托福 106 分心得 托福阅读不能只靠刷题背单词 GRE 写作提升成绩先练开头 带你了解托福与雅思的区别 托福阅读备考重点 GRE 写作 3 个部分常用结构和句式讲解 零基础的孩子怎么学托福 GRE 写作提升阅读量和分析题库是突破关键 10.GRE 写作如何实现高效提分目标