单选题CHAUVINIST : PATRIOTISM ::(A) mimic: humor(B) philosopher : ideal(C) instrumentalist : activity(D) skinflint: thrift(E) tactician: brilliance

单选题CASTIGATION:

单选题SCRAPPY:(A) traditional(B) appealing(C) perplexed(D) hesitant(E) shrewd

单选题The Court had made clear that the Federal Government is one of ------- and enumerated powers, and thus none of them allow the government to ------- its citizens' legal rights in their own jurisdictions.

单选题DEADBEAT : PAY ::(A) killjoy : lament(B) spoilsport : refrain(C) daredevil : risk(D) diehard : quit(E) turncoat : betray

单选题CONFIDENCE : ARROGANCE ::(A) timidity : reticence(B) salubriousness : salaciousness(C) frugality : miserliness(D) invincibility: successfulness(E) mirth : splendor

单选题Note: Although the reading passages on the computer-based GRE range from 50 to 400 words in length, the paper-based GRE taken by students in foreign countries includes reading passages of up to 800 words in length. Therefore, the following practice exercises present a selection of long and short passages to help students to prepare for either the computer-based or the paperbased test. Directions: Each of the following reading comprehension questions is based on the content of the following passage. Read the passage and then determine the best answer choice for each question. Base your choice on what this passage states directly or implies, not on any information you may have gained elsewhere. One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a twofold one, including recovery and prosperity. During Line the recovery period there is ever-growing (5) expansion of existing facilities, and new facil- ities for production are created. More busi- nesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever-increasing optimism about (10) the future of economic growth. Much capi- tal is invested in machinery or "heavy" indus- try. More labor is employed. More materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For exam- (15) ple, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are stimu- lated. Demand for labor and materials results (20) in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials, including farmers. This increases purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus, prosperity is diffused among the various segments of the (25) population. This prosperity period may con- tinue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.

单选题The author provides information that answers which of the following questions? Ⅰ. How does the small area's increasing density affect its gravitational field? Ⅱ. What causes the disturbance that changes the cloud from its original static state? Ⅲ. What is the end result of the gradually increas-ing concentration of the small area of gas?

单选题AGENDA: MEETING : :

单选题ASTRONOMER : TELESCOPE::(A) astrologer : constellation(B) surgeon : pipette(C) conductor : baton(D) carpenter : trowel(E) cartographer : foolscap

单选题I was so bored with the verbose and redundant style of Victorian novelists that I welcomed the change to the ______ style of Hemingway.(A) prolix(B) consistent(C) terse(D) logistical(E) florid

单选题With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?(A) Only psychological solutions can remedy economic ills.(B) The Quechua were renowned for equanimity and unconcern.(C) The Quechua limited themselves to realizable goals.(D) Much of Quechua existence was harsh and frustrating.(E) Modern Western society should adopt some Quechua economic ideas.

单选题The passage provides information that answers which of the following questions'?(A) In what tradition do feminist critics usually place Dorothy Allison'?(B) What are the main themes found in the fiction of Dorothy Allison's post-modern contemporaries?(C) What political values does Allison attempt to address through her fiction?(D) What views does Allison hold concerning the production of narratives of the commonplace in women's literature?(E) How was the development of Allison's fiction affected by the arrogance of modernist essentialism?

单选题DISTENSION:(A) sharpness(B) mollification(C) compaction(D) discharge(E) implosion

单选题The development of these gene technologies may be far in the future, but the moral and social issues raised by them should be discussed______, for once a technology has been______, it may be difficult to stop or control.(A) democratically… freed(B) presently … invented(C) summarily… contested(D) seriously… veiled(E) hesitantly… ignored

单选题METAMORPHOSIS:(A) diverse activity(B) recurring movement(C) pause from pressure(D) prolongation without alteration(E) rigid determination

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单选题 Month Temperatures January 32，14，24，28 April 45，50，58，47 June 76，80，74，79 August 84，95，100，89 November 48，43，39，42 In a set of measurements，the range isdefined as the greatest measurement minusthe least measurement．According to thetable above，during the first four days ofwhich month was the range oftemperatures at noon the greatest? A. January B. April C. June D. August E. November

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that one reason scientists consider local water from the solar nebula a necessary ingredient in the earth's oceans is that(A) it is improbable that enough volume of water from comets existed to fill the earth's oceans(B) the water from the solar nebula contains less deuterium than sea water(C) the water from the solar nebula existed close enough to the earth to participate in the accretion process(D) without the water from the solar nebula more xenon would otherwise exist in seawater(E) without the water from the solar nebula the earth's oceans would probably have formed at an earlier time