对于大部分备考GRE考试的考生来说，如果对GRE机经有很好的把握，那么在今后的考试中考生能够更加轻而易举的获得不错的成绩。以下是2015年10月GRE阅读预测机经首发版之短阅读，主要适用于2015年10月GRE考试，稍后有细致版推出。
20150906
短 阅 读
The most plausible justification for higher taxes on automobile fuel is that fuel
consumption harms the environment and thus adds to the costs of traffic congestion.
But the fact that burning fuel creates these “negative externalities” does not imply that
no tax on fuel could ever be too high. Economics is precise about the tax that should,
in principle, be levied to deal with negative externalities: the tax on a liter of fuel
should be equal to the harm caused by using a liter of fuel. If the tax is more than that,
its costs (including the inconvenience to those who would rather have used their cars)
will exceed its benefits (including any reduction in congestion and pollution).
1. In the context in which it appears, “exceed” most nearly means
A. outstrip
B. magnify
C. delimit
D. offset
E. supplant
答案：A
2. Which of the following best characterizes the function of the indicated portion of the passage?
A. It restates a point made earlier in the passage.
B. It provides the evidence on which a theory is based.
C. It presents a specific application of a general principle.
D. It summarizes a justification with which the author disagrees.
E. It suggests that the benefits of a particular strategy have been overestimated.
答案：D
Chopin the pianist has been greatly overshadowed by Chopin the composer. When Chopin
the pianist is mentioned, it is his dreamy gaze and supple wrists (as well as countless female
admirers gathered around the piano returning that same dreamy stare). But Chopin was a
formidable pianist in his own right: after all, he was able to play, from start to finish, all
twenty-four of his etudes, a set of pieces so demanding that even today’s great pianists
feel taxed after performing them. Two things perhaps account for this oversight: for one,
any pianist for whom no extant recordings exist is likely not to weather time well. Secondly,
Chopin's coeval and friend, Franz Liszt, was of such legendary prowess that Chopin himself
wished he could play his own etudes the way Liszt did. Nevertheless, Chopin deserves to be
remembered not just as a composer of challenging pieces but as a pianist capable of
executing, with panache, these very pieces.
1. Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the author’s contention regarding Chopin the pianist?
(A) Chopin rarely, if ever, played the piano works of other composers.
(B) Apart from a cello concerto and a few other works, Chopin composed mainly for the piano.
(C) Chopin seldom performed his etudes in concerts, preferring to play in front of a small group.
(D) Not all of Chopin's compositions are as difficult to execute as his etudes.
(E) Chopin, himself, acknowledged that he was primarily a composer, and would have
composed even more difficult pieces had he the ability to play them.
答案：E
2. In the context in which it appears, “weather” most nearly means
(A) perish
(B) subsist (C) withstand
(D) transform
(E) sustain
答案：B
20150829
短阅读1
In the early years of television, Vladimir Zworykin was considered its inventor, at least
publicly. His loudest champion was his boss David Sarnoff, the president of RCA and
the “father of television,” as he was and is widely regarded. Modern historians agree
that Philo Farnsworth, a self-educated prodigy who was the first to transmit live
images, was television's technical inventor. But Farnsworth's contributions have gone
relatively unnoticed, since it was Sarnoff, not Farnsworth, who put televisions into
living rooms and, even more importantly, who successfully borrowed from the radio
industry the paradigm of advertiser-funded programming, a paradigm still dominant
today. In contrast, Farnsworth lacked business sawy and was unable to realize his
dream of television as an educational tool.
Perhaps Sarnoff simply adapted his business ideas from other industries such as
newspapers, for instance, replacing the revenue from subscriptions and newsstand
purchases with that of television set sales, but Sarnoff promoted himself as a
visionary. Some critics argue that Sarnoff’s construct has damaged programming
content. Others contend that it merely created a democratic platform allowing
audiences to choose the programming they desire.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) correct public misconception about Farnsworth’s role in developing early television programs
(B) debate the influence of television on popular culture
(C) challenge the current public perception of Vladimir Zworykin
(D) chronicle the events that led from the development of radio to the invention of the television
(E) describe Sarnoff s influence on the public perception of televisions inception, and debate the impact of Sarnoff’s paradigm
It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the passage that
(A) television shows produced by David Sarnoff and Vladimir Zworykin tended to earn negative reviews
(B) educational programs cannot draw as large an audience as sports programs
(C) a number of critics feel that Sarnoff’s initial decision to earn television revenue through
advertising has had a positive or neutral impact on content
(D) educational programs that are aired in prime time, the hours during which the greatest number of viewers are watching television, are less likely to earn a profit than those that are aired during the daytime hours
(E) in matters of programming, the audiences preferences should be more influential than those of the advertisers
短阅读2
Because of the proximity and likeness of Mars to Earth, scientists have long
speculated about the possibility of life on Mars. Roughly three centuries ago,
astronomers observed Martian polar ice caps, and later scientist’s discovered other
similarities to Earth, including length of day and axial tilt. But in 1965, photos taken
by the Mariner 4 probe revealed a Mars without rivers, oceans or signs of life.
Moreover, in the 1990s, it was discovered that unlike Earth, Mars no longer
possessed a substantial global magnetic field, allowing celestial radiation to reach the
planet's surface and solar wind to eliminate much of Mars's atmosphere over the
course of several billion years. More recent probes have investigated whether there
was once liquid water on Mars. Some scientists believe that the presence of certain
geological landforms definitively resolves this question. Others posit that wind
erosion or carbon dioxide oceans may be responsible for these formations. Mars
rovers Opportunity and Spirit, which landed on Mars in 2004, have both discovered
geological evidence of past water activity. These findings substantially bolster claims
that there was once life on Mars.
The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following?
(A) Disproving a widely accepted theory.
(B) Initiating a debate about the possibility of life on Mars.
(C) Presenting evidence in support of a controversial claim.
(D) Describing the various discoveries made concerning the possibility of life on Mars.
(E) Detailing the findings of the Mars rovers Opportunity and Spirit.
It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following characteristics of a planet would imply that it might support life? Select all that apply.
(A) A significant global magnetic field
(B) Evidence of liquid carbon-dioxide on the planet’s surface
(C) A size roughly approximating that of Earth
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