GRE网络课堂填空笔记-陈圣元主讲1a

1. It has been argued that politics as ___, whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic¹ organization of common hatreds².
(A) a theory
(B) an ideal
(C) a practice
(D) a contest
(E) an enigma³

2. Eric was frustrated⁴ because, although he was adept⁵ at making lies sound ___, when telling the truth, he___ the power to make himself believed.
(A) plausible⁶. . lacked
(B) convincing. held
(C) honest.. found
(D) true.. acquired
(E) logical.. claimed

3. The Chinese, who began systematic astronomical⁷ and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were assiduous record-keepers ,and because of this ,can claim humanity's longest continuous___ of natural events.
(A) defiance
(B) documentation
(C) maintenance
(D) theory
(E) domination

4. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic⁸ era is viewed by most art historians ___because, instead of an increasingly___ pictorial⁹ art , we find degeneration.
(A) milestone¹⁰. .debased
(B) consolidation¹¹. .diverse
(C) calamity¹².. aberrant
(D) regression.. sophisticated
(E) continuation. .improved

5. A perennial¹³ goal in zoology¹⁴ is to infer function from___ , relating the ___of an organism to its physical form and cellular¹⁵ organization.
(A) age.. ancestry
(B) classification..appearance
(C) size..movement
(D) structure..behavior
(E) location..habitat

6. The breathing spell provided by the ___arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.
(A) plethora¹⁶ of
(B) moratorium¹⁷ on
(C) reciprocation¹⁸ of
(D) concentration on
(E) development of

7. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder¹⁹ that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ___public events, retain their hold on the___ recording²⁰ them.
(A) transitory.. culture
(B) dramatic.. majority
(C) overpowering. .individual
(D) conventional.. audience
(E) relentless²¹. .institution

8. The valedictory²² address, as it has developed in American colleges and universities over the years, has become a very strict form, a literary___ that permits very little ___ .
(A) text.. clarity
(B) work.. tradition
(C) genre²³.. deviation
(D) oration²⁴.. grandiloquence
(E) achievement.. rigidity²⁵

9. In a most impressive demonstration²⁶, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ .

(A) pitfall²⁷.. recitals
(B) glory. .chorales
(C) nightmare.. ballads
(D) delight.. chanteys
(E) routine.. composers

10. Although___ , almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong___ publicity²⁸ and controversy²⁹.
(A) conventional. .interest in
(B) monotonous³⁰.. reliance on
(C) shy.. aversion toward
(D) retiring. .penchant³¹ for
(E) evasive.. impatience with