GRE考试易错题（2018/5/23）

第1题： The passage suggests that the author would most probably agree with which of the following assessments of optical computing in its present form A．(A) Although the future of optical computing is impressive, its applications are too limited in scope to justify much optimism. B．(B) The outlook of its development is positive on the surface, but many claims made about it are misleading. C．(C) Efforts to develop the technology have been sufficiently positive to maintain the interest of electrical engineers and physicists. D．(D) Because of design flaws, the task of developing optical computing will require greater resources than are presently available. E．(E) The state of development of optical computing is too contradictory to allow for an easy assessment of its future.

【单选题】： A     B     C     D     E

第2题： BOAT: VESSEL:: (A) oxen : carriage (B) tumbler : quartz (C) bowl : receptacle (D) tile: concrete (E) drawing : opus

【单选题】： A     B     C     D

第3题： The hostile epistolary of that choleric politician were larded with______sympathy, strained sarcasm or pure spite. A．(A) plangent B．(B) ersatz C．(C) acerbic D．(D) keen E．(E) erstwhile

【单选题】： A     B     C     D     E

第4题：The primary impulse of each human being is to______himself, but the secondary impulse is to venture out of the self, to correct its provincialism and heal its loneliness. A．sully B．actualize C．reject D．declare E．(E) withdraw

【单选题】： A     B     C     D     E

第5题： According to the passage, theorists throughout history have considered all of the following as possible reasons for the ornamentation of male plumage EXCEPT A．(A) Adornment attracts females on the basis of unconscious aesthetic preferences, increasing their evolutionary advantage. B．(B) Adornment attracts females to males who resemble their preferred food source, thus contributing to the mating process. C．(C) Adornment among males signifies heightened physical activity to females, thereby indicating evolutionary superiority. D．(D) Adornment reduces the amount of energy necessary to frighten rival males, thereby conserving resources. E．(E) Adornment in plumage frightens rivals away from a limited food source, thereby ensuring a dominant male's survival.

【单选题】： A     B     C     D     E