美国GRE出国考试历年真题之选择题精华(一)
1、In some cultures the essence of magic is its traditional integrity; it can be efficient only if it has been ------- without loss from primeval times to the present practitioner.
A, conventionalized
B, realized
C, transmitted
D, manipulated
E, aggrandized
magic: n.魔术，法术，巫术
integrity: n.1.正真，廉正，诚实，诚恳 2.完整，完全 3.完善，健全
primeval: a.原始的，早期的，远古的
efficient: a.1.效率高的，有能力的，能胜任的 2.直接产生效果的，有效的，生效的
conventionalize: a.使符合习俗，使惯例化，按传统手法表现
aggrandize: v.扩大…权势，提高…地位，增进，扩充
在某些文化中，巫术的本质在于其传统的完整性：只有当它被完好无损地从远古时期传递到当今术士的手中，它方能显得卓有成效。
2、Although skeptics say financial problems will probably --------- our establishing a base on the Moon. Supporters of the project remain ------, saying that human curiosity should overcome such pragmatic constraints.
A, beset.. disillusioned
B, hasten.. hopeful
C, postpone.. pessimistic
D, prevent.. enthusiastic
E, allow.. unconvinced
sceptic: n.怀疑(论)者，〔哲〕不可知论者
pragmatic: a.1.讲究实际的，实干的，重实效的 2.实用主义的 3.国事的，国务的
constraint:n.1.约束，限制 2.强迫，强制 3.克制，抑制，拘束
beset: v.1.困扰，使苦恼 2.包围，围攻
disillusion: v.使幻灭
postpone: v.1.延迟，延缓，使延期 2.把…放在后面
pessimistic: a.悲观(主义)的
尽管怀疑论者声称，经济问题将有可能阻碍我们在月球上建立一个基础，但这一计划的支持者却热情不减，宣称人类的求知欲理应克服这些实际障碍。
3、Before the Second World War, academics still questioned whether the body of literature produced in the United States truly ------- a ------- literature, or whether such literature was only a provincial branch of English literature.
A, symbolized.. local
B, constituted.. national
C, defined.. historical
D, outlined.. good
E, captured.. meaningful
academic: n.1.大学生，大学教师 2.学者，学会会员
provincial: a.1.狭隘的，地方性的 2.外省的，外地的
symbolize: v.象征，标志
第二次世界大战之前，学者们依然感到疑惑，即在美国创作的全部文学作品是否真正能构成一种民族文学，抑或这种文学只能算作英国文学的一个地方性分支。
4、Many more eighteenth-century novels were written by women than by men, but this dominance has, until very recently, been regarded merely as ------- fact, a bit of arcane knowledge noted only by bibliographers.
A, a controversial
B, a statistical
C, an analytical
D, an explicit
E, an unimpeachable
dominance: n.优势，支配(或统治)地位，最高权力
arcane: a.神秘的，晦涩难解的，秘密的
bibliographer: n.1.书目编制者 2.目录学家，书志学家英语作文
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