新gre填空增加了雙空空題型,自去年新gre改革以來更加側(cè)重基礎(chǔ)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(shí)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(shí)大量的閱讀訓(xùn)練也必不可少。
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q6, Medium)
Ever a demanding reader of the fiction of others, the novelist Chase was likewise often the object of ______ analyses by his contemporaries.
(A) exacting
(B) copious
(C) respectful
(D) acerbic
(E) scathing
(F) meticulous
KEY: AF
關(guān)鍵詞:likewise表示同義空格中應(yīng)該填人一個形容詞,表示Chase作品所受到的來自于其同時(shí)代人們給予的研究是什么樣子的。Likewise表示“正如……一樣”,因而,前后兩句話是同義關(guān)系,沒有否定詞,因而對應(yīng)詞語之間是同義詞關(guān)系,Chase對于別人作品的態(tài)度即是別人對待他作品的態(tài)度。詞語解釋:
[1].(A) exacting:(苛求的)tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
[2]. (B) copious:(豐富的)yielding something abundantly
[3]. (C) respectful:(令人尊敬的)marked by or showing respect or deference
[4]. (D) acerbic:(酸腐的)acid in temper, mood, or tone
[5]. (E) scathing:(嚴(yán)厲的)bitterly severe
[6].(F) meticulous:(嚴(yán)苛的)marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q7, Medium)
Her ______ should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
(A) stinginess
(B) diffidence
(C) frugality
(D) illiberality
(E) intolerance
(F) thrift
KEY: CF
關(guān)鍵詞:be confused with表示否定,分號表示復(fù)指空格中應(yīng)該填入一個名詞,表示“她”所具有的一種特質(zhì)。而這種特質(zhì)往往會被confused with miserliness,這里be confused with與not兩個表示否定的結(jié)構(gòu)同時(shí)存在,因而對應(yīng)詞語應(yīng)該是同義關(guān)系。而本題中miserliness表示“不大方、吝嗇之意”,選項(xiàng)中有兩組都可以表示“不大方”的同義詞,因此應(yīng)該選什么,要看后半句說了什么。后半句與前半句通過分號連接,因而是復(fù)指關(guān)系,后半句說“她”實(shí)際上并不是一個吝嗇之人,而是非常熱心幫助別人的人,在后半句中對于這個“她”是一個正評價(jià),因此在前半句中對于“她”的描述也應(yīng)該通過復(fù)指關(guān)系前后一致的特點(diǎn),選取一組相對正的評價(jià)填進(jìn)去。詞語解釋:
[1]. (A) stinginess:(吝嗇)not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending(貶義詞)
[2]. (B) diffidence:(沒自信)the quality or state of being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
[3].(C) frugality:(節(jié)儉)characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
[4]. (D) illiberality:(吝嗇)not generous : STINGY(貶義詞)
[5]. (E) intolerance:(缺乏容忍)the quality or state of being intolerant
[6].(F) thrift:(節(jié)約)careful management especially of money
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q8, Medium)
A misconception frequently held by novice writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more _______ the ideas.
(A) complicated
(B) engaged
(C) essential
(D) fanciful
(E) inconsequential
(F) involved
KEY: AF
關(guān)鍵字:冒號解釋說明前半句說句子結(jié)構(gòu)mirrors思想,這里mirror不僅表示“反映”之意,還表示更深層次的“相同”的感覺。因而后半句用冒號對前文進(jìn)行解釋說明時(shí)也應(yīng)該反映出這種“一致”的感覺。因而用來修飾結(jié)構(gòu)的詞語就可以直接遷移至修飾ideas即可。詞語解釋:
[1].(A) complicated:復(fù)雜的(consisting of parts intricately combined)
[2]. (B) engaged:忙碌的(involved in activity)
[3]. (C) essential:必要的(of, relating to, or constituting essence)
[4]. (D) fanciful:奇怪的(marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience)
[5]. (E) inconsequential:不重要的(of no significance)
[6].(F) involved:復(fù)雜的(marked by extreme and often needless or excessive complexity)
新gre填空更加注重實(shí)際運(yùn)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(jù)以上gre官方指南對三空題型的解析進(jìn)行備考。
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q6, Medium)
Ever a demanding reader of the fiction of others, the novelist Chase was likewise often the object of ______ analyses by his contemporaries.
(A) exacting
(B) copious
(C) respectful
(D) acerbic
(E) scathing
(F) meticulous
KEY: AF
關(guān)鍵詞:likewise表示同義空格中應(yīng)該填人一個形容詞,表示Chase作品所受到的來自于其同時(shí)代人們給予的研究是什么樣子的。Likewise表示“正如……一樣”,因而,前后兩句話是同義關(guān)系,沒有否定詞,因而對應(yīng)詞語之間是同義詞關(guān)系,Chase對于別人作品的態(tài)度即是別人對待他作品的態(tài)度。詞語解釋:
[1].(A) exacting:(苛求的)tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
[2]. (B) copious:(豐富的)yielding something abundantly
[3]. (C) respectful:(令人尊敬的)marked by or showing respect or deference
[4]. (D) acerbic:(酸腐的)acid in temper, mood, or tone
[5]. (E) scathing:(嚴(yán)厲的)bitterly severe
[6].(F) meticulous:(嚴(yán)苛的)marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q7, Medium)
Her ______ should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
(A) stinginess
(B) diffidence
(C) frugality
(D) illiberality
(E) intolerance
(F) thrift
KEY: CF
關(guān)鍵詞:be confused with表示否定,分號表示復(fù)指空格中應(yīng)該填入一個名詞,表示“她”所具有的一種特質(zhì)。而這種特質(zhì)往往會被confused with miserliness,這里be confused with與not兩個表示否定的結(jié)構(gòu)同時(shí)存在,因而對應(yīng)詞語應(yīng)該是同義關(guān)系。而本題中miserliness表示“不大方、吝嗇之意”,選項(xiàng)中有兩組都可以表示“不大方”的同義詞,因此應(yīng)該選什么,要看后半句說了什么。后半句與前半句通過分號連接,因而是復(fù)指關(guān)系,后半句說“她”實(shí)際上并不是一個吝嗇之人,而是非常熱心幫助別人的人,在后半句中對于這個“她”是一個正評價(jià),因此在前半句中對于“她”的描述也應(yīng)該通過復(fù)指關(guān)系前后一致的特點(diǎn),選取一組相對正的評價(jià)填進(jìn)去。詞語解釋:
[1]. (A) stinginess:(吝嗇)not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending(貶義詞)
[2]. (B) diffidence:(沒自信)the quality or state of being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
[3].(C) frugality:(節(jié)儉)characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
[4]. (D) illiberality:(吝嗇)not generous : STINGY(貶義詞)
[5]. (E) intolerance:(缺乏容忍)the quality or state of being intolerant
[6].(F) thrift:(節(jié)約)careful management especially of money
(OG Verbal Practice Set 3 Q8, Medium)
A misconception frequently held by novice writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more _______ the ideas.
(A) complicated
(B) engaged
(C) essential
(D) fanciful
(E) inconsequential
(F) involved
KEY: AF
關(guān)鍵字:冒號解釋說明前半句說句子結(jié)構(gòu)mirrors思想,這里mirror不僅表示“反映”之意,還表示更深層次的“相同”的感覺。因而后半句用冒號對前文進(jìn)行解釋說明時(shí)也應(yīng)該反映出這種“一致”的感覺。因而用來修飾結(jié)構(gòu)的詞語就可以直接遷移至修飾ideas即可。詞語解釋:
[1].(A) complicated:復(fù)雜的(consisting of parts intricately combined)
[2]. (B) engaged:忙碌的(involved in activity)
[3]. (C) essential:必要的(of, relating to, or constituting essence)
[4]. (D) fanciful:奇怪的(marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience)
[5]. (E) inconsequential:不重要的(of no significance)
[6].(F) involved:復(fù)雜的(marked by extreme and often needless or excessive complexity)
新gre填空更加注重實(shí)際運(yùn)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(jù)以上gre官方指南對三空題型的解析進(jìn)行備考。

