美国GRE出国考试历年真题之选择题精华(四)
1、Though environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the anufacturers, to the environmentalists’ dismay, ------ the use of these herbicides on lawns.
A, defy
B, defer
C, defend
D, assail
E, disparage
environmentalist: n.1.环境保护论者,人类生态学者 2.环境论者 3.环境艺术家
target: v.以…为攻击目标
herbicide: n.除莠剂,灭草剂
potentially: adv.潜在地,可能地
to somebody’s dismay: prep.令人气馁(失望、绝望、幻灭,惊愕等)
defy: v.1.违抗,反抗,蔑视 2.经受得住 3.使成为不可能 4.挑,激
defer: v.1.推迟,拖延,使推迟 2.尊敬,服从,敬重(to)
assail: v.1.攻击,袭击 2.质问,责骂 3.着手解决,毅然对付
disparage: v.1.贬低,轻视 2.底毁,损害…的名声
虽然环保专家们将抨击的矛头指向某些除草剂,抨击某潜在的危险性,但是,令环保专家们沮丧的是,制造商们却对这些除草剂在草坪上的使用大加辨护。
2、To believe that a culture’s achievement can be measured by the -------of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as ------- as a page of 美国GREat literature.
A, nature.. readable
B, quality.. prevalent
C, timelessness.. understandable
D, applicability.. eloquent
E, volume.. valuable
junk mail: n.三级邮件,(成批大量发出的)邮寄广告宣传品
prevalent: a.流行的,盛行的,普遍的
timelessness: n.永恒,无时间性,永不改变,无始无终
eloquent: a.1.雄辩的,有说服力的 2.富于表情的,明白显示出的(of)
volume: n.1.份量,量,额 2.体积,容积,容量
若要人相信某一文化的成就可凭藉其书面材料的总量来衡量的话,这就需要我们接受这样一种说法,即一页三级邮件的价值可与一页伟大的文学作品相提并论。
3、Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson’s experiment, only the most ------- supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately -------.
A, fastidious.. defined
B, partisan.. verified
C, vigilant.. publicized
D, enlightened.. researched
E, fervent.. undermined
given a.1.规定的,特定的 2.有癖好的,有倾向的(to) 3.已知的,假设的
replicate: v.复制,摹写
adequately: adv.1.适当地,胜任地 2.足够地 3.勉强够地,差强人意地
fastidious: a.爱挑剔的,过分讲究的
partisan: v.党派的,派性的,偏袒的
verify: v.1证明,证实 2.核实,查对,查清
vigilant: a.警戒的,警觉的,警惕的
publicize: v.引起公众对…的注意,宣传
enlightened: a.开明的,有知识的,摆脱偏见(或迷信)的,文明的
fervent: a.1.炽热的 2.热情的,热诚的,强烈的
undermine: v.1.侵蚀…的基础 2.暗中破坏,逐渐损害(或削弱)
鉴于独立的实验室无法复制出约翰逊博士的实验结果,因此,唯有其假设最偏袒的支持者才会愚顽至极,竟会声称它早已得到了充分的验证。英语作文
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