2016年GRE填空反义对立强化练习(含解析)三
The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her search for her daughter.
(A) Extended
(B) Agitated
(C) Frantic
(D) Comprehensive
(E) Motiveless
(F) Heartless
Answer: B C
Tranquil从头到尾一直很安静的(trans-穿,从头到尾的),serene平静。
Extended扩展、延长,agitated激动,frantic狂乱,comprehensive包容理解,motiveless没有动机,heartless冷酷无情。
翻译:神话人物D的矛盾的一方面是,当我们把她的主要形象考虑成为一个安静和平静的女神时,在她找她女儿过程当中,她却表现得焦躁不安。
Whereas biologists must maintain a attitude toward the subjects of their research, social scientists must, paradoxically, combine personal involvement scholarly .
(A) Scrupulous
(B) Disinterested
(C) Passive
(D) Detachment
(E) Abandon
(F) Passion
Answer: B D
Scholarly学者的。
Biologist, social scientist, scholarly不是3类人,而是2类人,所以scholarly是普通学者,是不需要结合个人情感的,是客观公正的。biologist正是这样的普通学者,不需要结合个人情感的,是客观公正的;而social scientist是需要结合个人情感以及普通学者的客观公正。矛盾冲突是公正对偏见。
Scrupulous小心谨慎的,disinterested冷静的、客观公正的,passive消极的,detachment分开、客观公正的,abandon放弃,passion积极的。
Detachment: indifference to worldly concerns; freedom from bias or prejudice
翻译:尽管生物学家在面对他所研究的主题的时候必须维持一个客观公正的态度,但社会学家却非常矛盾,他必须要结合个人情感和学者的客观公正。
Paradoxically, England’s colonization of North America was _____ by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.
(A) Demonstrated
(B) Weakened
(C) Determined
(D) Altered
(E) Undermined
(F) Distinguished
Answer: B E
由于paradoxically导致空格与success反义,冒号后解释内容与空格同义。
Demonstrate示威、证明,weaken减弱,determine决定,alter改变,undermine逐渐破坏,distinguish区别。
翻译:自相矛盾的是,英国在北美的殖民被它的成功破坏了:殖民地持续的繁荣减少了他们对英国的依赖性,以及由此而减少了忠诚性。
Unlike many recent interpretations of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, the recitalist’s performance was a delightfully free and introspective one; nevertheless, it was also, seemingly paradoxically, quite .
(A) Appealing
(B) Exuberant
(C) Idiosyncratic
(D) Unskilled
(E) Controlled
Answer: E
Appealing吸引人的,exuberant繁荣的,idiosyncratic有特点的,unskilled不熟练的,controlled受控的。
翻译:这位独奏家的表演和许多最近对贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲的演绎不一样,他的表演是欢快自由和自省的风格,但是看起来似乎矛盾的是,他的演绎却一点没有失控。
The concept of timelessness is paradoxical from the start, for adult consciousness is ______ by the awareness of duration.
(A) Intrigued
(B) Repelled
(C) Measured
(D) Accelerated
(E) Permeated
Answer: E
Timelessness: having no beginning or end, eternal.
Duration: continuance in time.
Timelessness和duration已经构成了自反,所以空格填duration的性质即可。
Intrigue吸引,repell排斥,measure测量,accelerate加速,permeate渗透、充满。
翻译:从一开始永恒的概念就是自相矛盾的,因为成年人的意识被持续的意识所渗透了。
It is ironic that a critic of such overwhelming vanity now suffers from a measure of the oblivion to which he was forever others, in the end, all his has only worked against him.
(A) Consigning
(B) Relegating
(C) Condemning
(D) Self-adulation
(E) Self-sacrifice
(F) Self-analysis
Answer: A D
Ironic自反,现在被人oblivion(被人遗忘),以前遗忘别人,所以第1空与oblivion同义。所有事情都起了反作用,被人遗忘是反作用,那么最终目的是被人知道,所以第2空与oblivion反义,与vanity(羡慕、嫉妒)同义。
Consign: sign标记,con从四面八方向中间、在一起,consign表示都做上相同标记,做一些性质相同的工作,处置、安排、打发、对待、交付、托运、委托,本题中翻译为对待。
Consigning做一些性质相同的工作,relegating放逐、废弃,condemning谴责,self-adulation自我吹捧,self-sacrifice自我牺牲,self-analysis自我分析。
翻译:这是一个讽刺的事情:这个有着巨大虚荣心的批评家现在承受着某种程度上的被人遗忘,是因为他以前总是这样对待其他人,到了最后,他所有的自吹自擂都起了反作用。
