新GRE考试填空例题解答一
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新gre填空增加了双空空题型，自去年新gre改革以来更加侧重基础能力的考察，新gre填空题型更多的考察单词的用法和精确含义，同时天空中加深了阅读理解能力的考察，因此考生在备考新gre填空时大量的阅读训练也必不可少。
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q1, Hard)
For some time now, ______ has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.
(A) rationality
(B) flexibility
(C) diffidence
(D) disinterestedness
(E) insincerity
KEY: D
关键字：冒号解释说明、not取反、that引导定语从句解释说明空格中应该填入一个名词，表示一种不被人们广泛接受的思想与态度，后面冒号解释说明，所描述的是被认为是智慧、即广泛存在的思想与态度是什么，因而选取对应词语的反义词就是空格中应该填入的词语。这里cynical conviction中的conviction是“信念、信仰”的意思。由于犬儒主义涉及到的内容很多，因而我们看看是犬儒主义的什么部分被人们所广泛接受。其被接受的是everybody has an angle这样一个情况，即人与人之间存在着偏向与争端。因此选取“不相争、不偏向”作为空格中应该填入的词语即可。词汇解释：
[1]. (A) rationality：理性(the quality or state of being rational)
[2]. (B) flexibility：弹性、灵活性(capable of being flexed)
[3]. (C) diffidence：缺乏自信(the quality or state of being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence)
[4].(D) disinterestedness：公正无私(the quality or state of being objective or impartial)
[5]. (E) insincerity：不真诚(not sincere)
(OG Verbal Practice Set 5 Q2, Hard)
Human nature and long distances have made exceeding the speed limit a (i) ______ in the state, so the legislators surprised no one when, acceding to public demand, they (ii) ______ increased penalties for speeding.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii)
(A) controversial habit (D) endorsed
(B) cherished tradition (E) considered
(C) disquieting ritual (F) rejected