GRE填空双空题的解题技巧

　　1. In stark contrast to his later (i)____, Simpson was largely (ii)____ politics during his college years, despite the fact that the campus he attended was rife with political activity.

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　　A activism D devoted to

　　B apathy E indifferent to

　　C affability F shaped by

　　2. A number of scientists have published articles ____ global warming, stating ____ that there is no solid scientific evidence to support the theory that the Earth is warming because of increases in greenhouse gases.

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　　A proving D categorically

　　B deploring E paradoxically

　　C debunking F hesitantly

　　3. Conceptually, it is hard to reconcile a defense attorney's ____ to ensure that false testimony is not knowingly put forward with the attorney's mandate to mount the most ____ defense conceivable for the client.

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　　A inability D cautious

　　B promises E powerful

　　C duty F diversified

　　4. Surprisingly, given the dearth of rain that fell on the corn crop, the yield of the harvest was ____; consequently, the corn reserves of the country have not been ____.

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　　A inadequate D replenished

　　B encouraging E salvaged

　　C compromised F depleted

　　5. When a person suddenly loses consciousness, a bystander is not expected to ____ the problem but to attempt to _____ its effects by starting vital functions if they are absent.

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　　A minimize D counter

　　B determine E detect

　　C diagnose F precipitate

　　6. The remark was only slightly ______, inviting a chuckle, perhaps, but certainly not a ______.

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　　A audible D guffaw

　　B coherent E rebuke

　　C humorous F reaction

　　7. Although they were not direct____, the new arts of the Classical period were clearly created in the spirit of older Roman models and thus____ many features of the older style.

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　　A surprising D challenges

　　B understandable E justifies

　　C irrelevant F changes

　　8. It is (i)____ that so many portrait paintings hang in art museums, since the subject matter seems to dictate a status closer to pictures in the family photograph album than to high art. But perhaps it is the artistic skill with which the portraits are painted that (ii)____ their presence in art museums.

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　　A copies D maintained

　　B translations E introduced

　　C masterpieces F accentuated

　　9. While many people utilize homeopathic remedies to treat health problems, other people do not ____ such alternative treatments, ____ conventional medical treatments instead.

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　　A distrust D relying on

　　B reject E eschewing

　　C countenance F envisioning

　　10. Like Bela Bartok, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composers 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.

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　　A reverence for D fastidiousness

　　B detachment from E didacticism

　　C curiosity about F iconoclasm