2017年GRE填空模拟题(36)
2017年GRE填空模拟题(36) When pulsars were first discovered, some of the astrophysicists involved briefly (i)_____ these types of stars might be (ii)______extraterrestrial intelligence. Specifically, the pulsar’s periodic radiation pattern was initially interpreted as (iii)______ rather than—as it turned out to be—the natural product of the spinning of a neutron star. Blank (I)Blank (II)Blank (III) A:ignored whether D:suggestive of G:a deliberate hoax B:thought that E:unrelated to H:an episodic phenomenon C:disavowed that F:evidence against I:a constructed code 答案:BDI There has been great enthusiasm in the United States for reducing fossil fuel dependence by increasing production of biofuels from crops such as corn and switchgrass, but this (i)_____ about biofuel’s potential should be (ii)_____ by a realistic appraisal of the costs and challenges of biofuel production. Blank (I)Blank (II) A:forbearance D:tempered B:exuberance E:delineated C:obduracy F:exacerbated 答案:BD Until now,old snapshots and home movies faded and crumbled and were eventually (i)_____.Only a few precious mementos were preserved and passed along. But as photography moves into the digital realm, family albums and home videos seem capable of (ii)_____: our capacity to store them is, for all practical purposes, approaching the infinite. Is such a transformation a good thing? The natural world teaches us that (iii)_____ are vital to ecological health. Does a similar principle apply to communal memory? Blank (I)Blank (II)Blank (III) A:archived D:transmission G:death and decay B:discarded E: immortality H: predator and prey C:reproduced F:revolution I:reproduction and renewal 答案:BEG The threat of litigation makes the art authentication industry _____ realm: connoisseurs refuse to communicate in writing and confidential agreements bind authenticators to silence. A:an opportunistic B:a clandestine C:a moralizing D:a xenophobic E:an anarchistic 答案:B Recent research runs counter to the long-cherished notion that a small drop in body temperature during and after surgery is either _____ or actually protects the patient by slowing metabolism and reducing the body’s demand for blood and oxygen. A:beneficial B:immaterial C:inconsequential D:preventive E:prophylactic F:redundant 答案:BC 相关资料 |