2017年GRE填空模拟题(41)

While the Prime Minister’s long-standing reputation for (i)_____ political power may (ii)_____ his recently stated willingness to devolve real power to regional assemblies and local governments, it certainly does not (iii)_____ his doing it.

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A：centralizing D：render inevitable G：require

B：overseeing E：be based on H：allow

C：exploring F：raise doubts about I：preclude

答案：AFI

During the eighteenth century, improvements in their material circumstances did not necessarily mean expanded independence for women of elite families and, arguably, the social conventions of gentility_____ more of their time and energy.

A：provided

B：justified

C：demanded

D：granted

E：exacted

F：rationalized

答案：CE

There are many ways in which rat brains and human brains are_____ , indeed, rat brains are often used as generalized models for all mammalian brains, including our own.

A：identical

B：analogous

C：mysterious

D：comparable

E：adaptable

F：inexplicable

答案：BD

The writer’s assessment of the critic includes personal _____, such as jibes about his physical girth and style of delivery, and is not the better for it.

A：aspersions

B：commendations

C：falsehoods

D：fantasies

E：whims

F：slurs

答案：AF

Space is often referred to as the final frontier, as the only realm of which humankind has still to gain substantial understanding, yet the ocean realm is another vast area about which our knowledge is _____

A：erroneous

B：confusing

C：frustrating

D：rudimentary

E：delusive

F：sketchy

答案：DF