2017年GRE填空模拟题(45)

The often-cited parallels between human communities and insect colonies are_____ : the cooperation found among social insects is essentially due to the insects genetic ties, while humans often collaborate with non-relatives.

A：superficial

B：obvious

C：hackneyed

D：contradictory

E：uncanny

答案：A

While early biographies of Florence Nightingale tended to be quite_____ , Lytton Starcheys irreverent 1918 passage about her ushered in a new era, making it acceptable, even fashionable, to criticize her.

A：unsympathetic

B：unsentimental

C：sycophantic

D：pedantic

E：censorious

答案：C

While in their consideration of the unique way athletics and academics are combined in United States universities, Markovits and Rensmann do not (i) _____Gumbrecht’s idealizing vision of the compatibility of college athletics with the intellectual missions of institutions of higher learning,neither do they regard college athletics as (ii)_____ : they believe that big-time sports have a rightful place in university life.

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A：fully endorse D：indispensable

B：intentionally recapitulate E：venal

C：entirely misconstrue F：profitable

答案：AE

In science education, it is important to differentiate between inaccurate ideas that are conceptually (i) _____and understandings that are inaccurate, and yet can (ii) _____learning of more sophisticated understandings. The former are simply wrong, the latter can be seen as incomplete, overly simplistic, or tied to only a few limited contexts.

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A：unproductive D：foster

B：distinct E：resemble

C：unproblematic F：delay

答案：AD

He was never (i)_____ : he was nothing if not (ii) _____, so he forbore for the present to declare his passion.

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A：impetuous D：boorish

B：chivalrous E：spontaneous

C：thoughtful F：circumspect

答案：AF