GRE填空递进类题目解题策略

实例1：Rumors, embroidered with detail, live on for years, neither denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among people not known for their______.

(A) insight

(B) obstinacy

(D) tolerance

(E) credulity

【正确答案】E

【答案解析】本题的难点在于对句子结构的理解，尤其在前半部分的两个过去分词短语都是对 Rumors 的修饰。空格要填入的是一个名词，表示 their 的状态，their 指的是之前的 people。而 people 的属性是他们"相信了谣言(accepted as fact)"，而 even 隐藏了前后的让步转折，所以表明这些人实际上是"不容易相信谣言的";又由于空格前有 not，所以空格应表达和"容易接受谣言"的含义。A 洞察力;B 固执;C 反省，自省;D 忍耐;E 轻信，易相信。答案应该是 E 选项。

实例2：In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as______, even as a sign of madness.

(A) adventurous

(B) frivolous

(D) impermissible

(E) irrational

(F) willful

【正确答案】E

【答案解析】even 表示递进关系，按照"递进模式"，空格表达比"疯子(madness)"程度稍浅的含义。A 冒险的;B 不重要的，轻率的;C 故意的，任性的;D 不允许的;E 不理智的。E 选项正确。

实例3：Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a ________ between them.

A. generality

B. fusion

C. congruity

D. dichotomy

E. reciprocity

【正确答案】D

【答案解析】空格填入一个名词，表示"他们(them)"之间的关系，而 them 指的是"科学技术和人文主义(scientific skill and humanism)"，逗号和 and 表达前后是复指关系，所以空格表达"没有必然的联系(no necessary link)"的含义。A 一般性;B 熔合;C 一致性;D 完全对立的状态，二分法;E 互惠互利。D 选项正确。

GRE考试《填空》模拟题及答案解析

1. At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that ___ was very near the surface.

(A) seriousness

(B) confidence

(D) poise

(E) determination

2. Even those who disagreed with Carmen’s views rarely faulted her for expressing them, for the positions she took were as ___ as they were controversial.

(A) complicated

(B) political

(D) commonplace

(E) thoughtful

3. Word order in a sentence was much freer in old French than it is in French today, this ___ disappeared as the French language gradually lost its case distinctions.

(A) restriction

(B) license

(D) rigidity

(E) imperative

4. Thomas Paine, whose political writing was often flamboyant, was in private life a surprisingly ___ man: he lived in rented rooms, ate little, and wore drab clothes.

(A) simple

(B) controversial

(D) comfortable

(E) discourteous

5. The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was ___ by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.

(A) banal

(B) heretical

(D) complex

(E) unorthodox

(F) superficial

6. The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its ___ provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law.

(A) revolutionary

(B) specific

(D) controversial

(E) particular

(F) finite

7. The notion that cultural and biological influences ___ determine cross-cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.

(A) jointly

(B) completely

(D) equally

(E) identically

(F) corporately

8. Number theory is rich in problems of an especially ___ sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but ___ difficult to solve.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A spurious

D deceptively

B elegant

E ostensibly

C vexing

F notoriously

9. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in ___ , continued to constitute ___ political force throughout the century.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A retreat

D a powerful

B enthusiasm

E an inconsequential

C command

F an ineffective

1. At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that ___was very near the surface.

(A) seriousness

(B) confidence

(D) poise

(E) determination

翻译：最初，我觉得她严肃起来相当吓人;但随着了解加深，发现她其实挺爱笑的。选C

but。

gravity 严肃，庄严;

poise 平衡、优美(多指身体动作)，沉着冷静，稳重;

2. Even those who disagreed with Carmen’s views rarely faulted her for expressing them, forthe positions she took were as ___ as they were controversial.

(A) complicated

(B) political

(D) commonplace

(E) thoughtful

翻译：即使是卡门观点的反对者，也很少能挑出什么错，因为她的表述虽然备受争议，却逻辑严密。选E

for 做连词时可以引导因果关系，相当于because，since。

thoughtful 沉思的，逻辑缜密的，体贴的。

3. Word order in a sentence was much freer in old French than it is in French today, this ___disappeared as the French language gradually lost its case distinctions.

(A) restriction

(B) license

(D) rigidity

(E) imperative

翻译：古法语一句话中词的顺序比现代法语要自由得多，这种自由随着法语中格的区别一起逐渐消失。选B

license 许可(证)，行为、言论的自由，放肆、放纵;

case (名词或代词等的)格。

4. Thomas Paine, whose political writing was often flamboyant, was in private life asurprisingly ___ man: he lived in rented rooms, ate little, and wore drab clothes.

(A) simple

(B) controversial

(D) comfortable

(E) discourteous

翻译：托马斯·潘恩的政论文风华丽，私人生活却出人意料地简朴：住出租屋，少食粗服。选A

flamboyant 精美的，装饰华丽的，(建筑学)火焰式的，(性格)爱炫耀的;

(ModernFamily S01E07 “Fire and Nice”)

drab 褪色的，浅褐色的，(性格)单调乏味的;

sordid 肮脏不堪的，卑鄙龌龊的;

discourteous 没礼貌的，粗鲁的。

5. The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was ___ by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.

(A) banal

(B) heretical

(D) complex

(E) unorthodox

(F) superficial

翻译：对于那些认为她的理论离经叛道的指控，社会学家回应说，事实上该理论与被广泛接受的社会准则并不矛盾。选BE

banal 平庸的，乏味的;

heretical 异端邪说的，离经叛道的;

unorthodox 异端的，非正统的;

superficial 无关紧要的。

6. The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its ___ provisions, but in its broaderimpact: it made the king subject to the law.

(A) revolutionary

(B) specific

(D) controversial

(E) particular

(F) finite

翻译：《大宪章》的意义，不在于它的具体条款，而是“王在法下”造成的更广泛影响。选BE

provision 供给(品)，准备、对策，(法律文件)规定，条款;

implicit 含蓄的，绝对的、毫无疑问的;

finite 有限的。

7. The notion that cultural and biological influences ___ determine cross-cultural diversity isdiscredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.

(A) jointly

(B) completely

(D) equally

(E) identically

(F) corporately

翻译：有一种观点认为，文化和生物因素在文化差异的形成问题上作用相同，但人类生活的很多方面的例子都质疑了这种观点，文化因素往往是造成不同人群差异的决定因素。选DE

jointly 共同地，联合地;

corporately 共同地。

8. Number theory is rich in problems of an especially ___ sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but ___ difficult to solve.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A spurious

D deceptively

B elegant

E ostensibly

C vexing

F notoriously

翻译：数论中有很多问题都有这样的特点：表述看似简单，证明起来却出了名的难。选CF

spurious 欺骗性的，伪造的，私生的;

elegant (相貌或举止)优美文雅的;

vexing 气人的，使人烦恼的;

ostensibly 表面上地;

notoriously 声名狼藉地。

9. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in ___ , continued toconstitute ___ political force throughout the century.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A retreat

D a powerful

B enthusiasm

E an inconsequential

C command

F an ineffective

翻译：纵观一百年，市场经济扩张的反对者虽然有所回撤，但仍然保持着强大的政治影响力。选AD

although让步。

GRE考试《填空》模拟题及答案解析

1. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a ____ of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.

(A) connoisseur

(B) critic

(D) scourge

(E) judge

2. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been ____ by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy’s underlying assumptions.

(A) supplemented

(B) undermined

(D) diverted

(E) redeemed

3. The newborn human infant is not a passive figure, nor an active one, but what might be called an actively ____ one, eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds.

(A) adaptive

(B) selective

(D) receptive

(E) intuitive

4. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ____ the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.

(A) interest in

(B) uncertainty about

(D) worry about

(E) experimentation on

5. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ____ evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.

(A) addresses

(B) creates

(D) modifies

(E) suppresses

(F) substitutes

6. Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to ___ them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.

(A) recognize

(B) hoard

(D) retrieve

(E) identify

(F) approach

7. Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued several ____ insults in the course of the evening’s conversation.

(A) blunt

(B) veiled

(D) boisterous

(E) disguised

(F) embellished

8. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by ____ , the leaders of the movement have recently ____ most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism.

Blank (i) 　　 Blank (ii)

A coercion 　　 D issued

B participation 　 E deliberated

C demonstration 　　F repudiated

9. While Parker is very outspoken on issues she cares about, she is not ____ ; she concedes the ____ of opposing arguments when they expose weaknesses inherent in her own.

Blank (i) 　　 Blank (ii)

A fickle　　 D strength

B fanatical　　 E incompatibility

C congenial 　　 F speciousness

1. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a ____ of the arts, because many youngartists received her patronage.

(A) connoisseur

(B) critic

(D) scourge

(E) judge

翻译：伊丽莎白一世女王是名副其实的艺术之友，许多年轻艺术家都受她资助。选C

because。

patronage 惠顾;赞助。

要么是跟青年艺术家买东西，要么是白给钱，根据 patronage 选伊丽莎白一世是艺术之 ___ 。

connoisseur (某领域)行家，鉴赏家;

scourge 鞭(刑)，带来巨大灾祸的人或原因。

单词题。

2. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been ____ by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy’s underlying assumptions.

(A) supplemented

(B) undermined

(D) diverted

(E) redeemed

翻译：遗憾的是，他对经这套济政策造成的后果的激烈抨击并未奏效，因为他全盘接受这些政策所依托的假设。选B

unfortunately 可以判断句子的情感色彩。

ramification 分支;结果;

underlying 居于下的;隐含的;基本的;

supplement 补充;

undermine 通过侵蚀…的基础破坏;

waste 浪费，破坏;

divert 使(事物)转向，转移(人的)注意力;使(人)得到消遣或娱乐;

redeem 偿清(债务);买回，赎回(物);解救(人)，为(人赎身);遵守、履行(承诺);挽回(名誉)，弥补(物)。

虽然 B、C 都有“破坏”的意思，但 undermine 更符合题目中“因为相信相同的假设(支撑条件)，所以攻击变得无力或无效”，而 waste 的破坏通常是指因为没有充分利用而被荒废、弃置而造成的破坏。

单词题。

3. The newborn human infant is not a passive figure, nor an active one, but what might be called an actively ____ one, eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds.

(A) adaptive

(B) selective

(D) receptive

(E) intuitive

翻译：新生儿并非被动，也称不上主动，但也许可称为一个主动的接受者，热切关注着它视力和听力所及的世界。选D

is not ... nor ... but... 既不是…也不是…但(也许算得上是)…;

adaptive 有适应性的;

inquisitive 爱研究的，八卦的;

receptive 易于接受的;

figure 我翻了几本词典，只有一个意思勉强套得进去，做人(人物，尤指著名人物)讲，不过好在解题跟这个词没什么关系，在翻译中也就回避了 figure 这个词。

不被动，也不主动，但可以被称为“主动地”(actively) ___ ;

从逻辑上考虑，不(单纯地)被动，也不(单纯地)主动，可能的组合只剩下

1 同时被动又主动

2 同时不被动也不主动

我们注意到空前面有个 actively ，可以判断属于第一种情况，那么空应该选一个有被动意味的选项;

又结合后面 eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds，这个倒装句的正常语序是，as it(infant) is eagerly attentive to sights and sounds，婴儿热切地关注(外界的)声光(刺激)，as做连词时，可以引导的是一种较弱的因果关系;

综上可判断选D。

(A) interest in

(B) uncertainty about

(D) worry about

(E) experimentation on

翻译：直到气候变暖的趋势超出了正常的气温浮动范围之前，科学界对大气中二氧化碳可能导致长期温室效应(这件事)，都会持有普遍的怀疑态度。选B

这道题的逻辑环环相扣，无法指出是具体哪一个或几个词提示了选项，需要你理解题目叙述的内在逻辑。我个人认为，这是最能代表GRE出题精神的一类题。如果你读懂并选对了，值得开心一下子。

句子是一个添枝加叶的 there be 句型，主干是 there will be ____ 。

直到当下的暖化趋势超出了气温浮动的正常范围之前，在科学家中都会有相当(多、大)的 ____ (情绪)关于逐渐增加的二氧化碳能够导致长期温室效应的可能性。

发动不了朴素的人类语感?

好的，我们再拆卸一下题目：

a 当下有一个趋势，气温逐渐上升，全球变暖;

b 自然界中的气候一直是变化的，气温浮动有一个范围，没有超过这个范围都可以认为气温(尽管高，但)是正常的;

c 有一种猜想或假设认为，大气中不断增加的二氧化碳水平可能导致变暖;

在 a 超过 b 之前，科学家们对 c 是什么态度?

5. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ____ evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.

(A) addresses

(B) creates

(D) modifies

(E) suppresses

(F) substitutes

翻译：实际上，为了让自己的论证成立，G篡改了很多原本不支持他论点的证据。选CD

tailor 为特定目的制作、修改或调整;

alter 修改(衣服)，变更;

modify 修改。

单词题。

6. Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to ___ them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.

(A) recognize

(B) hoard

(D) retrieve

(E) identify

(F) approach

翻译：动物吃到了难吃的植物，就会根据其最明显的特征形成记忆，比如通过花来辨认。选AE

hoard 囤积;

trample 踩坏或踩伤，践踏，蹂躏;

retrieve 取回，重新获得;

approach 接近，着手处理，提议。

7. Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued several ____ insults in the course of theevening’s conversation.

(A) blunt

(B) veiled

(D) boisterous

(E) disguised

(F) embellished

翻译：他利用晚间谈话的机会几度指桑骂槐，含沙射影的功夫真是了得。选BE

innuendo 影射;

blunt 钝的，直率的;

veiled 遮蔽的，含沙射影的;

fallacious 谬误的，误导的;

boisterous 狂暴的，喧闹的;

disguised 伪装的，掩盖真实意图的;

embellished 装饰的，润色的，添枝加叶的，渲染的。

8. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable togovernment by ____ , the leaders of the movement have recently ____ most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A coercion

D issued

B participation

E deliberated

C demonstration

F repudiated

翻译：充分认识到协商比强迫更利于统治，运动的领导人放弃了大部分之前持有的集权主义论调。选AF

deliberate 熟虑，商讨。

9. While Parker is very outspoken on issues she cares about, she is not ____ ; she concedes the ____ of opposing arguments when they expose weaknesses inherent in her own.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A fickle

D strength

B fanatical

E incompatibility

C congenial

F speciousness

翻译：尽管Parker对自己关心的事总是态度鲜明，却也很理智;如果对方的论述确实指出了她的弱点，她总是虚心接受。选BD

while 引导让步关系，代换成although。

outspoken 坦率的，直言不讳;

fichle 无常的，易变的;