2013GE入学测试题2.0.docVIP

GRE测试题 选出能取代划线部分的单词（每题1分） Although she gives badly _______ titles to her musical compositions, they _______ unusual combinations of materials including Gregorian chant, Asian scale patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs. A. exotic … belie B. eccentric … deploy C. traditional … exclude D. imaginative … disguise E. conventional … incorporate 2. In arguing against assertions that environmental catastrophe is imminent, her book does not ridicule all predictions of doom but rather claims that the risks of harm have in many cases been _________. A. exaggerated B. ignored C. scrutinized D. derided E. increased 3.Despite a tendency to be overtly _______, the poetry of the Middle Ages often sparks the imagination and provides lively entertainment, as well as pious sentiments. A. diverting B. emotional C. didactic D. romantic E. whimsical 4. There seems to be no ________ the reading public’s thirst for books about the 1960’s: indeed, the normal level of interest has ______ recently be cause of a spate of popular television documentaries. A. quenching … moderated B. whetting … mushroomed C. curtailing … warned D. ignoring … transformed E. slaking…increased 5. The scientist found it puzzling that his theory encountered _______ despite widespread agreement that it was_______。 A. respect … crucial B. dismissal … simplistic C. skepticism … unfathomable D. opposition … indisputable E. acceptance … comprehensive 6. The ideas expressed in the art historian’s book are more _____ than one would expect or the basis of her rather_________ treatment of her subject in the opening pages. A. compelling … intriguing B. accessible … recondite C. hidebound … reactionary D. insightful … innovative E. dispassionate … evenhanded 7. The history of film reflects the _____ inherent in the medium itself: film combines still photographs to represent continuous motion and, while seeming to prese