2017年5月4日GRE填空考情回顾与分析
GRE填空考生回忆1：
Changes made toecosystem in order to achieve a goal, such as food production or flood control,often _____ significant unforeseen trade-offs between other important productsand service the ecosystems provide.
A. predict
B. delay
C. foretell
D.obscure
E. yield
F. engender
GRE填空考生回忆2：
Citing thecorruption and intrigue that pervaded politics in the city, my colleague _____the newspaper’s trove of journalism prizes, declaring that finding greatstories in the city must be effortless.
A. slighted
B. ignored
C. lauded
D. disparaged
E. confounded
F. commended
GRE填空考生回忆3：
As cheaper importsdrove most California potteries out of business during the 1950s, one company(i)_____. The substantial size and weight of the specialized products producedby Architectural Pottery helped (ii)_____ the company, because it was uneconomicalfor foreign companies to ship similarly large objects to California.
A. stagnated
B. diversified
C. flourished
D. transform
E. insulate
F. finance
GRE填空考生回忆4：
Aerial viewings ofthe gigantic stone horse attributed to the Native American Quechuan people failto _____ the considerable artistry required to create the piece: the horseappears crudely constructed unless carefully examined from the ground.
A. reveal
B. justify
C. manifest
D. mitigate
E. diminish
F. undercut
GRE填空考生回忆5：
Argument may be anoverly (i)_____ word to apply to the gossamer contrivance that is A Summer of Humming Birds. In what seemsa self-conscious (ii)_____ of its mascot the book flits from one subject ormoment in history to another, following the various whims of its author.
A. archaic
B. imprecise
C. robust
D. repudiation
E. emulation
F. misrepresentation
GRE填空考生回忆词汇还包括：imbibe(v. to drink)，quaff(v. to drink deeply), bargain(n. something bought or sold at a good price)， supplies(n. things that are needed for a particularpurpose and that will be used by a particular person or group)
六选二考了imbibe和quaff
52-7 Changes made to ecosystem in order to achieve a goal, such as food production or flood control, often _____ significant unforeseen trade-offs between other important products and service the ecosystems provide.
A. predict
B. delay
C. foretell
D. obscure
E. yield
F. engender
45-7 Citing the corruption and intrigue that pervaded politics in the city, my colleague _____ the newspaper’s trove of journalism prizes, declaring that finding great stories in the city must be effortless.
A. slighted
B. ignored
C. lauded
D. disparaged
E. confounded
F. commended
80-3 As cheaper imports drove most California potteries out of business during the 1950s, one company (i)_____. The substantial size and weight of the specialized products produced by Architectural Pottery helped (ii)_____ the company, because it was uneconomical for foreign companies to ship similarly large objects to California.
A. stagnated
D. transform
B. diversified
E. insulate
C. flourished
F. finance
33-7 Aerial viewings of the gigantic stone horse attributed to the Native American Quechuan people fail to _____ the considerable artistry required to create the piece: the horse appears crudely constructed unless carefully examined from the ground.
A. reveal
B. justify
C. manifest
D. mitigate
E. diminish
F. undercut
45-3 Argument may be an overly (i)_____ word to apply to the gossamer contrivance that is A Summer of Humming birds. In what seems a self-conscious (ii)_____ of its mascot the book flits from one subject or moment in history to another, following the various whims of its author.
A. archaic
D. repudiation
B. imprecise
E. emulation
C. robust
F. misrepresentation
