2016年GRE句子填空名师讲义(二)

Biologists isolated oceanic islands like the Galapagos, because, in such small, laboratory-like settings, the rich hurly-burly of continental plant and animal communities is reduced to a scientifically complexity.

(A) Desert

(B) Reject

(C) Prize

(D) Diverse

(E) Intimidating

(F) Tractable

Answer: C F

Hurly-burly骚动、喧嚣。

Desert遗弃，reject拒绝，prize认为有价值，diverse多样的，intimidate威吓，tractable可控制的。

翻译：生物学家认为像G这样的与外界隔离的大洋中的小岛很有价值，因为在这样小的、实验室一般的环境里，大陆动植物群的大量的混乱复杂被削弱为一个科学上可控制的复杂性。

We accepted the theory that as people become more independent of one another, they begin to feel so isolated and lonely that freedom becomes condition that most will seek to .

(A) An irreparable

(B) A negative

(C) A permanent

(D) Impose

(E) Escape

(F) Enter

Answer: B E

Irreparable不可修补的，negative负面的，permanent永久的，impose强加于，escape逃脱，enter进入。

翻译：我们认可了这样的理论学说，即当人们之间变得越来越独立，他们就开始觉得如此地与世隔绝和孤独以至于自由变成了一个负面的条件，大多数人都寻求摆脱。

Because they had various meanings in nineteenth-century biological thought,"mechanism" and "vitalism" ought not to be considered terms; thus, I find the recent insistence that the terms had single definitions to be entirely .

(A) Congruent

(B) Multifaceted

(C) Univocal

(D) Erroneous

(E) Vapid

(F) Obtuse

Answer: C D

Congruent全等的、一致的，multifaceted多层面的，univocal单一的、意义明确的，erroneous错误的，vapid单调乏味的，obtuse愚笨的、不锐利的。

翻译：因为“机械论”和“生机论”在19世纪的生物学思维中各自有着许多不同的定义，所以他们不应该被认为是单一的术语;因此，我发现现在的这种坚持，认为这两个术语有单一定义是完全错误的。

The functions of the hands, eyes, and brain are so that using the hands during early childhood helps to promote the child’s entire development.

(A) Intertwined

(B) Individualized

(C) Enigmatic

(D) Perceptual

(E) Adolescent

(F) Social

Answer: A D

Intertwine交织，individual个人的，enigma迷，perceptual感官的，adolescent青少年的，social社交的。

翻译：手、眼睛和大脑的功能是如此交织在一起，以至于在孩童早期使用手有助于促进小孩全部感官和思维的发展。

Although their initial anger had somewhat, they continued to the careless worker who had broken the machine.

(A) Intensified

(B) Blazed

(C) Abated

(D) Berate

(E) Appease

(F) Condone

Answer: C D

Somewhat稍微。

Intensify加强，blaze使燃烧，abate减轻、减低、撤销，berate长时间严厉指责，appease使平静、抚慰，condone宽恕、忽视。

翻译：尽管他们最初的愤怒某种程度上减轻了，但是他们继续训斥那个粗心的毁坏了机器的工人。