GRE出国考试模拟试题18
SECTION 3
Time –30 minutes
38 Questions
1. It is assumed that scientists will avoid making ____claims about the results of their experiments because of the likelihood that they will be exposed when other researchers cannot____their findings.
(A) hypothetical.. evaluate
(B) fraudulent.. duplicate
(C) verifiable.. contradict
(D) radical.. contest
(E) extravagant.. dispute
2. As long as the nuclear family is____a larger kinship group through contiguous residence on undivided land, the pressure to____and thus to get along with relatives is strong.
(A) nurtured among.. abstain
(B) excluded from.. compromise
(C) embedded in .. share
(D) scattered throughout.. reject
(E) accepted by .. lead
3. In contrast to the substantial muscular activity required for inhalation, exhalation is usually a ____ process.
(A) slow
(B) passive
(C) precise
(D) complex
(E) conscious
4. The documentary film about high school life was so realistic and ____ that feelings of nostalgia flooded over the college-age audience.
(A) logical
(B) pitiful
(C) evocative
(D) critical
(E) clinical
5. Although Georgia O'Keeffe is best known for her affinity with the desert landscape, her paintings of urban subjects____ her longtime residency in New York City.
(A) condemn
(B) obfuscate
(C) attest to
(D) conflict with
(E) contend with
6. Even though the survey was designated as an inter-disciplinary course, it involved no real ____ of
subject matter.
(A) encapsulation
(B) organization
(C) synthesis
(D) discussion
(E) verification
7. The failure of many psychotherapists to____the results of pioneering research could be due in part to the specialized nature of such findings: even ____ findings may not be useful.
(A) understand.. baffling
(B) envision.. accessible
(C) utilize.. momentous
(D) reproduce.. duplicated
(E) affirm.. controversial
8. EARPLUG: NOISE
(A) saw: wood
(B) detonation: explosion
(C) clothes: covering
(D) liquid: flask
(E) shield: impact
9. REVISE: MANUSCRIPT
(A) retouch: picture
(B) replicate: experiment
(C) repair: hammer
(D) replace: book
(E) restore: masterpiece
10. DAREDEVIL: AUDACITY
(A) malcontent: dissatisfaction
(B) perfectionist: patience
(C) cynic: indiscretion
(D) melancholic: bitterness
(E) hedonist: ambition
11. CALCIUM: MINERAL
(A) sugar: carbohydrate
(B) salt: solution
(C) enzyme: food
(D) milk: cheese
(E) calorie: diet
12. DIRGE: GRIEF
(A) diatribe: uneasiness
(B) parody: cruelty
(C) paean: praise
(D) testimonial: veracity
(E) anthem: seriousness
13. ABANDON: INHIBITION
(A) ascendancy: effort
(B) prickliness: sensation
(C) surrender: resignation
(D) reversal: instigation
(E) tranquillity: agitation
14. INAUGURATION: OFFICIAL
(A) instruction: lecturer
(B) election: politician
(C) pilgrimage: devotee
(D) dispute: arbitrator
(E) matriculation: student
15. SCORN: REJECT
(A) adulate: flatter
(B) conjecture: forecast
(C) pledge: renege
(D) allege: declare
(E) disparage: ignore
16. PROFLIGATE: SOLVENT
(A) mercurial: committed
(B) caustic: rational
(C) indecisive: confused
(D) cautious: uncertain
(E) practical: seemly