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2012新GRE填空双空选择题练习17

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  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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 ____.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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 ______.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  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.
 

  Blank (i) Blank (ii)
 

  A reverence for            D fastidiousness
 

  B detachment from       E didacticism
 

  C curiosity about          F iconoclasm
 

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