GRE填空总结4转折因果

1.

A war,

even if

fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires

that these principles be (i) _B_,

for

they are (ii) _D_ the

regimentation

and

discipline

necessary for

military

efficiency.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A.

espoused

D.

fulfilled through

B.

suspended

E.

incompatible with

C.

followed

F.

inherent in

重点词

: regiment, espouse, suspend

espouse

支持

regimentation

纪律化

region

地区

2 In Germany her startling powers as a novelist are widely (i) _B_,

but

she is almost

unknown in the English-speaking world because of the difficulties of (ii) _E_ her

eccentric

prose.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A.

ignored

D.

revealing

B.

admired

E.

translat

ing

C.

obscured

F.

editing

重点词

: eccentric, startling, obscure

startling

令人吃惊的

startle

stark

荒凉的

obscured

遮蔽的，掩盖

eccentric

古怪的

prose

散文；单调的

translate

翻译，转换

3

As

is often the case with

collections of lectures by (i) _A_ authors, the book as

a whole is (ii) _D_,

although

the individual contributions are

outstanding

in

themselves.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A.

different

D.

disconnected

B.

incompetent

E.

unexciting

C.

mediocre

F.

coherent

重点词

: incompetent, mediocre, coherent

is often the case with

通常情况下

mediocre

普通的，平凡的

4 Eric was frustrated because, although he was adept at making lies sound

(i) _A_, when telling the truth, he (ii) _D_ the power to make himself

believed.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A.

plausible

D.

lacked

B.

impractical

E.

held

C.

deceptive

F.

acquired

重点词

: adept, deceptive, acquire

deceptive

欺诈的，虚伪的

5.

Although

the film is rightly judged

imperfect

by most of today’s critics, the films

being created today are _AB_ it,

since

its

release

in 1940

provoke

d sufficient

critical discussion to enhance the intellectual

respectability

of cinema

considerably.

A.

beholden to

B.

indebted to

C.

derivative of

D.

based on

E.

distinguishable from

F.

biased against

重点词

: beholden, indebted, bias

critical thinking

批判思维

+

criticize -

beholden to

受惠于

indebted to

感激的，受惠于

indebted< /p>

负债的；受贿的

debt

负债

derivative of

衍生品

based on

建立

distinguishable from

区别

biased against

有偏见

6

Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder

was obsessed with

his (i)

_B_

perfection, he was rarely (ii)_F_ a painting, creating endless variations of a

scene on one canvas, one on top of another.

Blank (i)

Blank (ii)

A.

contempt

for

D.

disconcerted by

B.

quest

for

E.

immersed in

C.

alienation

from

F.

satisfied with

重点词

: obsess, contempt, disconcert

was obsessed with

沉迷于

追求完美

contempt

轻视，蔑视

alienation from

疏远；异化

immersed in

全神贯注于

disconcerted by

不安的，使困惑

；

concert

音乐会，协调一致。

7. There is some _A_ the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as

Indian Artisans

did not develop her interest in

Native American

art until adulthood,

for she grew up in a region rich in

American Indian culture

.

A.

irony in

B.

satisfaction in

C.

doubt about

D.

concern about

E.

presumptuousness in

重点词

: sensitive, informed, irony