第二部分 Verbal Reasoning
1. 填空 (Sentence Completion + Sentence Equivalence)
这次考试填空涉及的单词(题目不可考)有:
① irenic: favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation; 爱好和平的, 机经单词。
② age: to cause to become old; 衰老, 动词。
③ coruscate: 1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity; 1. 闪光, 2. 才气焕发。这个单词跟之前考过的机经单词scintillate是近义词。
④ circumspect: Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; 小心谨慎的; 这个词其实可以这么记, circum-是前缀表示周围, spec是词根表示看, 那什么叫向周围看呢,比如大家从银行取出一笔巨款, 出来之后一般会先环顾四周看看有没有形似周克华的可疑人物在跟踪自己嘛,那么这个行为不就是表示我们很circumspect么。
⑤ fortuitous: occurring by chance; 机经单词,当这个词表偶然时跟accidental算近义词,同属于一道等价题的答案,具体题目已不可考。
⑥ intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed; 难管教的,不服从的; 机经单词。
⑦ 当然还有像superfluous, peaceful, tranquil, antithetical, understatement等这些较简单的单词,就不多说了。
下面是题干部分可考的题目,包括单词:
① Even the man was reserved in his speech, he thoroughly understood his mother, which made him far from --- as people usually thought.
A. sophisticated
B. simple
C. sententious
D. ingenuous
E. comprehensive
本次考试唯一有完全原题的填空题,答案选C,reserved在这里通过far from的提示,跟后面的-----取反,sententious英文解释为tending to indulge in pompous moralizing,pompous意能跟 reserved相反。
②. 一个人known for his ballyhooed____, but his impact has far beyond memorable quips.
1) ballyhoo: Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity; ballyhooed中文翻译可以理解成大吹大擂的,这个词偏口语化,中国考生普遍陌生。
2) quip: A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion; 俏皮话。
选项有fastidiousness, congeniality,此题答案不确定。
③. 虽然捕杀蓝鲸很普遍,但是还是有-----出现,比如某地蓝鲸数量恢复。
答案: propitious(Presenting favorable circumstances, 吉利的)
注:此题在去年12月考过,是一道机经题。
④. 【三空题】办公室里同事间适度的------还是-------的,毕竟能够减轻压力并且促进相互之间的感情,但是过度的-------将会导致本来的sporadic dissatisfaction变成严重的抱怨并影响正常工作
答案:gripe, beneficial, grousing.
⑤. 很多时候进化理论不能解释一些现象,比如说公鸡的花尾巴,往往是------而不是生存所必须的。
选项hindrance(hinder的名词形式), handicap(handicapped的名词形式) 还有superfluity。个人倾向于superfluity.
注:此题也体现了ETS一贯的黑进化论的立场。