新gre填空增加了雙空空題型，自去年新gre改革以來更加側重基礎能力的考察，新gre填空題型更多的考察單詞的用法和精確含義，同時天空中加深了閱讀理解能力的考察，因此考生在備考新gre填空時大量的閱讀訓練也必不可少。
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q1, Medium)
It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be _______.
(A) predictable
(B) unexpected
(C) admirable
(D) explicit
(E) confusing
KEY: B
關鍵字：分號表復指、on the other hand表反義前半句話與后半句話由分號連接，應該表示同義，由于前半句中存在no，后半句中存在on the other hand進行取反，偶數(shù)個否定詞不改變詞語之間的方向邏輯，故對應單詞之間應該是同義關系。前半句對于社會中所擁有的行為準則的存在的評價是no surprise;而后文中同樣是對于社會行為準則進行描述，故對應詞語在no surprise上，通過on the other hand取反以后，應該填入surprise的同義詞。詞匯解釋：
[1]. (A) predictable：(可以預計的)to declare or indicate in advance
[2].(B) unexpected：(預料之外的)not expected
[3]. (C) admirable：(值得贊揚的)deserving the highest esteem
[4]. (D) explicit：(詳盡的)fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity
[5]. (E) confusing：(令人迷惑的)to make embarrassed
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q2, Medium)
Like Béla Bartók, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composer’s acumen to the notation of folk music, she also had a marked (i) _______ the task. This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details of a performance in a written text, and this (ii) ______ makes her work a landmark in ethnomusicology.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii)
(A) reverence for (D) fastidiousness
(B) detachment from (E) didacticism
(C) curiosity about (F) iconoclasm
KEY: AD
關鍵詞：not only … but also變體表遞進關系;“，+and”結構等同于分號。先看blank(i)所在的第一句話，blank(i)中應該填入一個名詞，用來描述RC這個人對于民樂的一種態(tài)度，而RC這個人對于民樂的態(tài)度是依據“not only … but also…”這個結構的變體，即“not only … also …”來連接的，因而在這兩句中對于RC這個人對民樂的態(tài)度應該是程度不同的近義詞，而且在also一句中的程度大于not only中的相關詞語的程度。由于在前半句中給出的是acumen，即“敏銳、敏感”，是對于民樂的一種正態(tài)度，因而后面應該也填入一個正態(tài)度，即答案應該從A、C中選擇?？吹诙湓捴杏?ldquo;This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details”，說明RC這個人對于民樂的態(tài)度是可以從她對于細節(jié)的把握來看出來的，因而其對待民樂應該是一種重視的態(tài)度，故選擇A選項。接下來，在第二句中，由于“，+and”結構可以視作分號來看待，因而前后兩個半句應該是復指關系，前半句說RC努力體現(xiàn)民樂的細節(jié)，用到了agonizing一詞，即“不懈努力”之意，因而后半句也應該體現(xiàn)出她這種“努力”的意思，故選擇D選項。詞語解釋：
[1].(A) reverence for：(尊敬)honor or respect felt or shown : DEFERENCE
[2]. (B) detachment from：(分離)the action or process of detaching : SEPARATION
[3]. (C) curiosity about：(喜好)interest leading to inquiry
[4].(D) fastidiousness：(近乎苛求的態(tài)度)reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude
[5]. (E) didacticism：(說教主義)intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
[6]. (F) iconoclasm：(反傳統(tǒng)主義)the doctrine, practice, or attitude of a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q3, Medium)
Political advertising may well be the most (i) ______ kind of advertising: political candidates are usually quite (ii)______, yet their campaign advertisements often hide important differences behind smoke screens of smiles and empty slogans.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii)
(A) polemical (D) interchangeable
(B) effective (E) dissimilar
(C) deceptive (F) vocal
KEY: CE
關鍵字：冒號解釋說明，yet表示轉折Blank(i)中應該填入一個形容詞，用來表示political advertising的屬性，但就這一句話來說無法確定應該填入什么詞語，發(fā)現(xiàn)有冒號存于句中，因而political advertising是什么樣的廣告可以通過后面的解釋說明的語句來讀出。Blank(ii)中應該填入一個形容詞，用來描述參選人的特性。在冒號后面的句子中，由于yet的存在，表明兩句話應該是反義關系。后半句話說廣告將參選人的不同點隱藏起來而使之展現(xiàn)一樣的形態(tài)，因此前半句話中說參選人的部分應該是他們具有“不同”的特性。而在這里，廣告的作用也體現(xiàn)出來了，即“掩蓋”，因此blank(i)中應該填人一種“假冒”色彩的詞語進去。詞語解釋：
[1]. (A) polemical：(引起爭論的)of, relating to, or being a polemic : CONTROVERSIAL
[2]. (B) effective：(有效的)producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
[3].(C) deceptive：(具有欺騙性的)tending or having power to deceive : MISLEADING
[4]. (D) interchangeable：(可互換的，潛臺詞是“相同的”)capable of being interchanged
[5].(E) dissimilar：(不同的)UNLIKE
[6]. (F) vocal：(聲音相關的)relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice
新gre填空更加注重實際運用語言能力的考察，減少了對單詞純意義的考察，所以備考新gre填空考試的考生可以根據以上gre官方指南對三空題型的解析進行備考。
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q1, Medium)
It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be _______.
(A) predictable
(B) unexpected
(C) admirable
(D) explicit
(E) confusing
KEY: B
關鍵字：分號表復指、on the other hand表反義前半句話與后半句話由分號連接，應該表示同義，由于前半句中存在no，后半句中存在on the other hand進行取反，偶數(shù)個否定詞不改變詞語之間的方向邏輯，故對應單詞之間應該是同義關系。前半句對于社會中所擁有的行為準則的存在的評價是no surprise;而后文中同樣是對于社會行為準則進行描述，故對應詞語在no surprise上，通過on the other hand取反以后，應該填入surprise的同義詞。詞匯解釋：
[1]. (A) predictable：(可以預計的)to declare or indicate in advance
[2].(B) unexpected：(預料之外的)not expected
[3]. (C) admirable：(值得贊揚的)deserving the highest esteem
[4]. (D) explicit：(詳盡的)fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity
[5]. (E) confusing：(令人迷惑的)to make embarrassed
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q2, Medium)
Like Béla Bartók, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composer’s acumen to the notation of folk music, she also had a marked (i) _______ the task. This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details of a performance in a written text, and this (ii) ______ makes her work a landmark in ethnomusicology.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii)
(A) reverence for (D) fastidiousness
(B) detachment from (E) didacticism
(C) curiosity about (F) iconoclasm
KEY: AD
關鍵詞：not only … but also變體表遞進關系;“，+and”結構等同于分號。先看blank(i)所在的第一句話，blank(i)中應該填入一個名詞，用來描述RC這個人對于民樂的一種態(tài)度，而RC這個人對于民樂的態(tài)度是依據“not only … but also…”這個結構的變體，即“not only … also …”來連接的，因而在這兩句中對于RC這個人對民樂的態(tài)度應該是程度不同的近義詞，而且在also一句中的程度大于not only中的相關詞語的程度。由于在前半句中給出的是acumen，即“敏銳、敏感”，是對于民樂的一種正態(tài)度，因而后面應該也填入一個正態(tài)度，即答案應該從A、C中選擇?？吹诙湓捴杏?ldquo;This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details”，說明RC這個人對于民樂的態(tài)度是可以從她對于細節(jié)的把握來看出來的，因而其對待民樂應該是一種重視的態(tài)度，故選擇A選項。接下來，在第二句中，由于“，+and”結構可以視作分號來看待，因而前后兩個半句應該是復指關系，前半句說RC努力體現(xiàn)民樂的細節(jié)，用到了agonizing一詞，即“不懈努力”之意，因而后半句也應該體現(xiàn)出她這種“努力”的意思，故選擇D選項。詞語解釋：
[1].(A) reverence for：(尊敬)honor or respect felt or shown : DEFERENCE
[2]. (B) detachment from：(分離)the action or process of detaching : SEPARATION
[3]. (C) curiosity about：(喜好)interest leading to inquiry
[4].(D) fastidiousness：(近乎苛求的態(tài)度)reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude
[5]. (E) didacticism：(說教主義)intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
[6]. (F) iconoclasm：(反傳統(tǒng)主義)the doctrine, practice, or attitude of a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q3, Medium)
Political advertising may well be the most (i) ______ kind of advertising: political candidates are usually quite (ii)______, yet their campaign advertisements often hide important differences behind smoke screens of smiles and empty slogans.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii)
(A) polemical (D) interchangeable
(B) effective (E) dissimilar
(C) deceptive (F) vocal
KEY: CE
關鍵字：冒號解釋說明，yet表示轉折Blank(i)中應該填入一個形容詞，用來表示political advertising的屬性，但就這一句話來說無法確定應該填入什么詞語，發(fā)現(xiàn)有冒號存于句中，因而political advertising是什么樣的廣告可以通過后面的解釋說明的語句來讀出。Blank(ii)中應該填入一個形容詞，用來描述參選人的特性。在冒號后面的句子中，由于yet的存在，表明兩句話應該是反義關系。后半句話說廣告將參選人的不同點隱藏起來而使之展現(xiàn)一樣的形態(tài)，因此前半句話中說參選人的部分應該是他們具有“不同”的特性。而在這里，廣告的作用也體現(xiàn)出來了，即“掩蓋”，因此blank(i)中應該填人一種“假冒”色彩的詞語進去。詞語解釋：
[1]. (A) polemical：(引起爭論的)of, relating to, or being a polemic : CONTROVERSIAL
[2]. (B) effective：(有效的)producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
[3].(C) deceptive：(具有欺騙性的)tending or having power to deceive : MISLEADING
[4]. (D) interchangeable：(可互換的，潛臺詞是“相同的”)capable of being interchanged
[5].(E) dissimilar：(不同的)UNLIKE
[6]. (F) vocal：(聲音相關的)relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice
新gre填空更加注重實際運用語言能力的考察，減少了對單詞純意義的考察，所以備考新gre填空考試的考生可以根據以上gre官方指南對三空題型的解析進行備考。