2017年2月12日农历:2017年2月12日GRE填空等价机经预测

题目

1. In searching for norms in the sense of authoritative standards of what ought to be, rather than in the sense of what is average and thus can be considered normal, normative ethics aims to _____ .

A. predict

B. mitigate

C. question

D. dictate

E. personalize

正确答案：D

题目解析：The sentence defines normative ethics by specifying the sense of the “norms” for which it searches. Since these are authoritative ethical standards, the word that fills the blank must describe the act of establishing those standards. The choice that does this is “dictate.” Of the other choices, “predict” suggests that normative ethics merely attempts to describe future behavior rather than establish what guidelines should shape it, while “personalize” suggests a concern with individual circumstances that is not otherwise addressed in the sentence. “Mitigate” (to moderate or alleviate) is likewise incongruent with the rest of the sentence, while “question” does not address normative ethics’ concern with establishing rather than questioning norms. Thus the correct answer is dictate (Choice D).

2. The figure-skating pair’s convincing victory last week was particularly (i) _____ to their rivals, who were in peak form and complained privately about the judging. That the pair won when their rivals were (ii) _____ too is also impressive.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A. unsurprising D. terrific

B. irksome E. nervous

C. gratifying F. inconsistent

正确答案：B D

题目解析：第一空方程等号who，强词complained，所以空里填负向词irksome令人厌烦的;第二空方程等号too，表示取同，强词won，说明空里填正向词terrific极好的。

翻译：这个花样滑冰双人组上周令人信服的胜利是尤其令他们的对手厌烦的，那些对手正处于巅峰状态并且私下里抱怨裁判;这个双人组赢过那些同样极好的对手的时候也是令人印象深刻的。

3. That today’s students of American culture tend to (i) _____ classical music is understandable. In our own time, America’s musical high culture has degenerated into a formulaic entertainment divorced from the contemporary moment. Thus, to miss out on what our orchestras are up to is not to (ii) _____ much. In the late Gilded Age, however, music was widely esteemed as the “queen of the arts.” Classical music was in its American heyday, (iii) _____ the culture at large.

Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)

A. promote D. sacrifice G. antagonistic toward

B. reinterpret E. appreciate H. generally rejected by

C. ignore F. malign I. centrally embedded in

正确答案：C D I

题目解析：The “however” of the next-to-last sentence indicates that the author’s characterization of the relationship between classical music and popular culture during the Gilded Age contrasts with the current state of affairs. Since music was widely esteemed during the Gilded Age, it follows that it is viewed more negatively, or disregarded, during the current era. Of the choices for Blank (i), “ignore” is the only choice that conveys this sentiment; “promote” connotes the opposite, while “reinterpret” suggests a different sort of positive engagement with classical music that is otherwise unmentioned in the passage. The author characterizes the current disconnection between music and culture as understandable, and uses pejorative language (“degenerated,” “formulaic”) to describe current classical music. Of the three choices for Blank (ii), “sacrifice” best conveys this dismissive attitude; “appreciate” would convey that those who forego orchestral concerts are indeed missing something worthwhile, while “malign” overstates the presumed level of feeling and activity of one who simply does not attend concerts. Since the lack of a connection between culture and classical music must contrast with the relationship during the Gilded Age, the answer to Blank (iii) is “centrally embedded in.” Of the other two choices, “generally rejected by” would provide no contrast, while “antagonistic toward” suggests a relationship that would not explain why music was so widely esteemed. Thus the correct answer is ignore (Choice C), sacrifice (Choice D), and centrally embedded in (Choice I).

4. If big sums are to be spent on cleaning up environmental disasters, it is better to spend them on unglamorous but _____ problems such as unsanitary water in Third World countries.

A. futile

B. ephemeral

C. pressing

D. controversial

E. transitory

F. critical

正确答案：CF

本题大意：如果要把大笔资金投入灾难的清理，还不如投入到一些急迫的问题中。

A：futile 无用的，不重要的;B：ephemeral 短暂的，朝生暮死的;C：pressing 急迫的，紧急的

D：controversial 有争议的;E：transitory 短暂的;F：critical 临界的，急迫的

5. The process of establishing a literary canon is seen by some as, in part, an attempt by certain scholars to make their own labors central and to relegate the work of others to _____ status.

A. orthodox

B. marginal

C. mainstream

D. definitive

E. conditional

F. peripheral

正确答案：B F

本题大意：在某些人眼里，建立一个文学标准的过程就是某些学者努力把自己作品正统化(中央化)而把其它作品排挤边缘化。

A：正统;B：边缘;C：主流;D：最终，不可更改;E：条件;F：周边

6. The mayor is more ideologically consistent than is widely believed: her long-term commitment to tax reform, for example, is not indicative of _____ .

A. perspicacity

B. capriciousness

C. callousness

D. fickleness

E. clear-headedness

F. insensitivity

正确答案：BD

题目大意：市长consistent，然后举例说明...is not空格(举例子就是为了说明市长始终如一，所以空格应该填变化)

A：perspicacity 洞察力，聪颖，睿智;B：capriciousness 变化莫测，变化无常;C：callousness 麻木不仁;

D：fickleness 多变;E：clear-headedness 头脑清醒，理智;F：insensitivity 不敏感