GRE考試填空題模擬練習(xí)(10)

1、GRE 考試填空題模擬練習(xí)( 10 )1. Certain weeds that flourish among rice crops resist detection until maturity by the seedling stage in therice plant s life cycle, thereby remaining indistinguishable from the rice crop until the flowering stage.(A) deterring(B) displacing(C) augmenting(D) imitating(E) nurturing

2、分析：空格填入一個(gè)現(xiàn)在分詞，表示“某些雜草(some weeds) ”對(duì)于“幼苗期 (seedling stage) ”做的動(dòng)作， thereby 表示前后一致， remaining 表示空格 1 要體現(xiàn)“不容易和水稻區(qū)分 (indistinguishable from the rice crop)”的含義。A阻止;B移動(dòng)，取代;C擴(kuò)大，增加；D模仿;E養(yǎng)育，培養(yǎng)。D選項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。翻譯：一些在水稻叢中生長(zhǎng)茂盛的雜草要到成熟才會(huì)被發(fā)現(xiàn)，它 們通過模仿水稻生命周期中的幼苗來做到這個(gè)點(diǎn)，所以直到開花階段 它們才能和水稻區(qū)分開來。擴(kuò)展：本題能夠作為動(dòng)植物自我保護(hù)機(jī)制的例子實(shí)行積累和擴(kuò)展， 雜草通過模仿 (

3、類似動(dòng)物的擬態(tài) )相似的植物來避免自己被發(fā)現(xiàn)。我們 也能夠積累其他動(dòng)植物實(shí)行自我保護(hù)的手段和具體的實(shí)例。2. Contrary to the antiquated idea that the eighteenth century was a island of elegant assurance, evidencereveals that life for most people was filled with uncertainty and insecurity.(A) clannish(B) serene(C) declining(D) tranquil(E) recognized3. T

4、hough environmentalists have targeted some herbicides as potentially dangerous, the manufactures, to the environmentalists dismay, the use of these herbicideson lawns.(A) defy(B) defer(C) defend(D) assail(E) support4. Paradoxically, Englands colonization of NorthAmerica was by its success ： the incr

5、easing prosperityof the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.(A) demonstrated(B) weakened(C) determined(D) altered(E) undermined5. Because time in India is conceived statically rather than dynamically, Indian languages emphasize nouns rather than

6、verbs, since nouns express the more aspects of athing.(A) paradoxical(B) stable(C) prevalent(D) unvarying(E) temporal6. Because it has no distinct and recognizable typographical form and few recurring narrative conventions, the novel is, of all literary genres, the least susceptible to .(A) misuse(B) imprecision(C) inquiry(D) definition(E) innovation7. Although ordinarily skeptical about the purity of Robinson s motives, in this instance Jenkins di