2011年新GRE填空樣題 附分析及解答

Text Completion Questions 段落完成問題（段落完型填空）
　　
　　Text Completion questions include a passage composed of one to five sentences with one to three blanks. There are three answer choices per blank, or five answer choices if there is a single blank. There is a single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers.

        段落完型部分包括一個段落含有1至5個句子，每個句子有1至3個空格。每個空格（空格數(shù)量在兩個以上）有3個備選答案，而對于只有一個空格者則有5個備選答案。每空只有一個正確答案�？忌�只有將所有答案做對該題才得分，即：空格在兩個以上者不分開計分。

        Sample Text Completion Questions 段落完型樣題

　　Directions: For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

　　答題指令：請在每個空格相應的欄目中選取能最好完善短文的備選答案。

　　1. It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be （1）__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to （2）__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the （3）__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.

　　Answer: overshadowed, obscure, and superficiality of our theories

　　第一空線索：

　　讀某本書能帶來refreshing效果，則表明這本書作者寫作的效果就是有讓我們refreshing的效果或者預期。所以，他“does not allow facts to be （1）__________ by politics”不會讓政治“politics”對這本書作什么作用呢？當然是不會讓政治使其破壞這本書“refreshing”的特點。則，第一空從正負就可以將illuminated排除。具體選擇“overshadowed”“invalidated”還要參看第二空。

　　第二空線索：

　　第二空線索說作者不允許them怎樣。往前尋找them指代，很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)：them就是politics。這樣一來，馬上可以看到這樣的重復：

　　an author who does not allow facts to be （1）__________ by politics
　　= this author does not permit them to （2）__________

　　都是說作者不允許政治對書做怎樣的動作。則兩空是同義重復。又由于第一空推出動作是負面的。故兩空都是負面的。則第二空是obscure, 而第一空也就只能是overshadow。

　　第三空線索：

　　實際上是三個并列重復，同時和一個分詞構(gòu)成手段和目的重復。

　　He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the （3）__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood

　　即：
　　the enormous gaps in our knowledge,

　　=the sparseness of our observations,

　　=（and） the （3）__________,

　　=calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understoo．
　　
　　可以推斷空格應該填寫一個負面評價。