GRE出国考试历年真题之选择题精华(五)
1、Artificial light _______ the respiratory activity of some microorganisms in the winter but not in the summer, in part because in the summer their respiration is already at its peak and thus cannot be _______.
A, stimulates.. lessened
B, inhibits.. quickened
C, reflects.. expanded
D, elevates.. measured
E, enhances.. increased
respiratory: a.呼吸的，呼吸器管的，呼吸作用的
microorganism: n.微生物
inhibit: v.1.抑制，约束 2.[化][医]抑制
elevate: v.1.举起，提高，使上升 2.提升…的职位，提高(嗓门，信心等)，改善3.使情绪高昂
人造光能增强某些微生物体在夏季的呼吸活动，但在夏季却不能，部分原因是因为它们的呼吸在夏季早已处于高峰状态，故而已到了无以复加的地步。
2、Doreen justifiably felt she deserved recognition for the fact that the research institute had been _____a position of preeminence, since it was she who had ______ the t
ransformation.
A, reduced to.. controlled
B, raised to.. observed
C, mired in.. imagined
D, maintained in.. created
E, returned to.. directed
justifiably: adv.无可非议地，可辩护地，情有可原地
preeminence: n.卓越，杰出
mire: v.使陷入泥潭，使陷困境
戴莲理直气壮地觉得她理应得到人们的褒奖，因为研究院再度回到了昔日的卓越地位，而正是她一手导演了这一变迁。
3、The prospects of discovering new aspects of the life of a painter as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface_______.
A, unpromising
B, daunting
C, encouraging
D, superficial
E, challenging
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。
4、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.
A, scarred by.. vitriolic
B, dominated by.. intimate
C, filled with.. truculent
D, replete with.. competitive
E, devoid of.. tolerant
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。
5、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.
A, described
B, acknowledged
C, overlooked
D, defended
E, authenticated
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贝戈人雕刻于木棍上的复杂的历法这类成就视而不见。
6、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.
A, appreciated
B, emulated
C, criticized
D, revised
E, reprinted
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。
7、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.
A, element in.. evolution
B, issue in . . acceptance
C, aid to.. designers
D, obstacle to.. diffusion
E, impediment to.. creatio
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