GRE填空串讲

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一、概述 1、GRE简介

北美研究生入学考试，形势、展望和对策 2、考试题型简介 填空、类比、阅读、反义 3、学习方法和时间规划 4、GRE填空基本认识

4-1 出题原则 A 公平 → 绝对不能涉及背景知识

B 重复 → 信息重现的提示存在逻辑相关 4-2 出题模式 A 题自身包含解题线索 → 答案的唯一性。

B 增加阅读难度 → 干扰答题速度和准确率。

例1：年轻人是____。

A充满活力的B年轻的C朝气蓬勃的D不老的E冲动的

1、有同义重复，由已知推未知 2、无同义重复，负负得正

例2：秦始皇，中国历史上第一个皇帝，是一个____皇帝。 A残暴的B伟大的C好色的D奢侈的E勤政的

例3：秦始皇，中国历史上第一个皇帝，是一个____皇帝；他旰食宵衣，每天批阅大臣上奏的关于政务的竹简令人难以置信的达到数百斤。 A残暴的B伟大的C好色的D奢侈的E勤政的

二、填空题解题步骤

第一步、读主干||理关系

第二步、找关键词/短语/语气 第三步、选答案并适当理解全句验证

与其说GRE填空是英语水平检测，倒不如说是以英语为载体的逻辑推理能力检测。

☆☆☆☆☆ 主干大法适用于

80%以上的考题。

ⅰ A→B

ⅱ（~）A→（~）B

ⅲ（~）A （+/-）（~）B，because（~）A’ （+/-）（~）B’ ⅳ（~）A （-/+）（~）B，but（~）A’ （+/-）（~）B’

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1、The disjunction between educational objectives that stress independence and individuality and those that emphasize obedience to rules and cooperation with others reflects a ------ that arises from the values on which these objectives are based. A conflict

B redundancy C gain

D predictability E wisdom

2、Scholars' sense of the uniqueness of the central concept of \an academic field quite naturally led to striving for a correspondingly ----mode of study. A thorough B distinctive C dependable D scientific E dynamic

4、The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were----not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the----methodology into question. A provocative.. prevailing B predictable.. contemporary C inconclusive.. traditional D intriguing.. projected E specious.. original

5、The spellings of many Old English words have been----in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed. A preserved B shortened C preempted D revised

E improved

6、Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 philadelphians in 1793, and so----Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in----in the Western Hemisphere. A terrorized.. contention B ravaged.. secret

C disabled.. quarantine

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D corrupted.. quiescence

E decimated.. abeyance

7、There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is----other forms. A segregated from B parallel to C dependent on D overshadowed by E mimicked by

注意事项：

找最直接的选项，避免发散性思维

8、The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly----, most frequently by human intervention. A celebrated B predicted C observed

D disturbed E questioned

先推哪一个空格都可以，怎么解题快速怎么来

9、Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look----;they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the ----of natural beauty and human glory. A beautiful.. immutability B cheerful.. transitoriness C colorful.. abstractness D luxuriant.. simplicity E conventional.. wildness

三、逻辑关系剖析

第一类 同义重复

1、并列关系：

特征词：and, also, or, not only …but also…

10、The new biological psychiatry does not deny the contributing role of psychological factors in mental illnesses , but posits that these factors may act as a catalyst on existing physiological conditions and-----such illnesses. A disguise B impede C constrain D precipitate E consummate

11、Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural----doing so. A aptitude for B repugnance to C interest in

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D ignorance of

E reaction after

12、Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or ----signs of adolescent anxiety. A prophetic B normal

C monotonous D virtual E typical

2、因果关系 特征词：because、in that、for、therefore、thus、accordingly、consequently、given、thereby、due to、hence、so…that、so…as to、if…then、as a result、result in、in the sense that、cause、give rise to、when…then、as long as… 13、He was regarded by his followers, as something of -------,not only because of his insistence on strict discipline, but also because of his ------- adherence to formal details. A a martinet.. rigid B an authority.. sporadic C a tyrant.. reluctant D a fraud.. conscientious

E an acolyte.. maniacal

14、As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on----. A allies B resources C freedom D education

E self-determination

15、During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by----that all real creative work must be done by the----. A dogmatists.. disenfranchised B managers.. reactionaries C reformers.. dissatisfied D imposters.. academicians E specialists.. elite

3、目的、手段、结果关系 特征词 in order to、by、for、result from、lead to…

16、Edith Wharton sought in her memoir [音标，来自法语词]to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having -------the conflicting elements of her life.

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