2017年GRE填空模拟题(37) 

The inconspicuous location and lack of striking vistas that characterize the villa reflect the_____ aspect of its creator’s personality.

A：volatile

B：grandiose

C：gregarious

D：self-effacing

E：imperious

答案：D

The chairman, faced with the need to forge a consensus on a number of proposals,acknowledged that it would be difficult to reconcile the push for a radical overhaul with the stance of those who want _____change.

A：deliberate

B：indiscriminate

C：genuine

D：immediate

E：wholesale

答案：A

Recently released statistics on the prevalence of heart disease in the United States, while (i)_____ , nevertheless reflect a decline from heights reached in the 1960s, before health officials began publicly (ii)_____ people to guard against heart disease.

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A：definite D：entreating

B：sobering E：defying

C：implausible F：absolving

答案：BD

The humor in this play derives from its (i)_____ . The new production, however, inexplicably goes in the opposite direction; it is so (ii)_____ that the audience does not even seem to realize that the play is supposed to be a comedy.

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A：verbal nimbleness D：accessible

B：political allusions E：plodding

C：deadpan dialogue F：implausible

答案：AE

To say the actors were (i)_____ their director is an understatement: a director who is visibly bored by his cast and their performances is hard to (ii)_____ .

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A：disappointed in D：lambast

B：accepting of E：displease

C：motivated by F：suffer

答案：BF