GRE·94-10考题—(5)

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The prospects of discovering new aspects of the life of a painter
as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface_______

unpromising
daunting
encouraging
superficial
challenging

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答案:(C)

prospect: n.1.预期,展望,指望 2.景象,视野 3.机会,前景,前程,前途
vermeer: n.弗美尔(荷兰风俗画家,亦作肖像及风景画,以善用色彩表现空间感及光的
效果著称,作品有《挤奶女工》,《情书》等)
unpromising: a.无指望的,没有前途的,不太有成功希望的
daunting: a.令人胆怯气馁的,威吓的
superficial: a.1.面(积)的 2.表面的,外部的 3.草率的,粗略的
4.肤浅的,浅薄的
 
象弗美尔这样一位其生平被研究得如此这巨细无遗、透彻详尽的画家,要挖掘其生平中的
新内容,乍看上去,前景并不让人感到欣慰鼓舞。

Even those siblings whose childhood was ------- familial feuding and
intense rivalry for their parents affection can nevertheless develop
congenial and even _______relationships with each other in their adult
lives.

scarred by.. vitriolic
dominated by.. intimate
filled with.. truculent
replete with.. competitive
devoid of.. tolerant

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答案:(B)

sibling: n.兄弟(或姊妹),同胞
familial: a.家庭的,家族的,家庭(或家庭)成员所持有的
feuding: n.世仇,仇恨,长期不和
congenial: a.1.协调一致的 2.情趣相投的,令人愉快的,合意的,相宜的
scar: v.给…留下创伤
vitriolic: a.凶残的,粗暴的,刻毒的,好战的
replete(with): a.1.充满的 2.详尽的,完备的
devoid (of): a.没有…的,无…的
  
即使其童年生活充斥着家庭怨仇和对其父母亲感情的强烈竞争,但那些兄弟姊妹们在其成
年生活中相互之间依然能培养起融洽的,甚至是亲密的关系。

Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge
of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists
have ------- achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks
of the Winnebago people.

described
acknowledged
overlooked
defended
authenticated

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答案:(C)

dazzle: v.1.使目眩 2.使昏眩,使惊诧不已,使倾倒
calendar: n.1.日历,历书 2.历法 3.日程表,记事录
anthropologist: n. 人类学者,人类学家
sophisticated: a.1.老于世故的 2.老练的,精通的 3.深奥微妙的,精致的 4.复杂
的,精密的,尖端的
autheticate: v.证明…是确实可信的
 
由于他们如此痴迷倾倒于玛亚文明所拥有的历法和天文学知识,某些人类学家故而对温内

BR>贝戈人雕刻于木棍上的复杂的历法这类成就视而不见。

Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times
and styles has been constantly _______over the years, thereby reflecting
its own mutability.

appreciated
emulated
criticized
revised
reprinted

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答案:(D)

aptly: adv.1.有…倾向地 2.恰当地,适宜地 3.反应敏捷地
imbue: v.使充满,使渗透
thereby: adv.1.因此,由此,从而 2.在那件事上
mutability: n.可变性,无常不定,变化性
emulate: v.1.努力赶超,与…竞争 2.仿效,模仿
 
恰当得很,一部如此贯穿着变化的时代与变化的风格这一观念的著作,在过去的几年中,
也不断地被修订,从而反映出它自身的变化性。

The sea was not an ______the _____of the windmill. on the contrary,
while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport
to seaport, it made little headway inland.

element in.. evolution
issue in . . acceptance
aid to.. designers
obstacle to.. diffusion
impediment to.. creation

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答案:(D)

windmill: n.1.风车房,风车 2.旋转玩具,玩具风车
headway: n.进展,进步
inland: adv.在内地,在内陆,向内地,向内陆
diffusion: n.扩散,传播,弥漫
impediment: n.妨碍,阻碍
 
海洋并未构成风车传播普及的一种阻碍;相反,尽管风车这一新发明之观念从一处海港迅
速传播至另一处海港,但它在内陆地区却鲜有进展。


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