2017年GRE填空模拟题(21)

World demand for oil had been intensified, but it slackened because China’s surge in oil consumption had (i)______. Moreover, high oil prices had themselves started to act as ashort- term (ii)______ the global economy, thus further dampening demand.

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A：spread D：spur to

B：commenced E：drag on

C：slowed F：panacea for

答案：CE

The book captures the _____ of several politicianswho spoke publicly of old-time virtues in order to mask private vices.

A：probity

B：dissemblance

C：opportunism

D：rectitude

E：ingenuousness

F：duplicity

答案：BF

Many researchers assume that politicians consider the preferences of the entire public, and not merely those of likely voters, when making decisions. Yet, since the desire to be reelected is central, it is plausible that politicians (i)____ the opinions of likely voters in formulating their positions on issues. It is possible that researchers’ suppositions about policy makers’ (ii) ____ aggregate public opinion may serve to (iii) ____ the fact that only the preferences of likely voters actually matter.

Blank (I)Blank (II)Blank (III)

A：rely insufficiently on D：responsiveness to G：mask

B：depart sporadically from E：neglect of H：reflect

C：attend disproportionately to F：misrepresentation of I：obviate

答案：CDG

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

An abundance of nutrient-rich pollution in estuaries causes algae to ______, muchas houseplants grow better when their soil contains added fertilizer.

A：abound

B：proliferate

C：stagnate

D：coalesce

E：collect

F：diversify

答案：AB