GRE填空题(1)

1.Our times seem especially hospitable to bad ideas, probably because in throwing off the
shackles of tradition, we have ended up being quiet untested theories and untried remedies. 2.Scientists’pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been
compromised by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately fabricated experimental results to further their own careers.
3.Johnson never scrupled to ignore the standards of decent conduct mandated by company
policy if literal compliance with instructions from his superiors enabled him to do so, whatever the effects on his subordinates.
4.Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the
inspired performance in the innovative style we had anticipated.
5.Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had supplanted agriculture as the
preeminent form of production; previously such power had resided land ownerland.
6.Although retiring, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a
strong penchant for publicity and controversy.
7.Despite an agreement between labor and management to keep the print and electronic media
apprised of development, the details of the negotiations were withheld from all but a few journalists from the major metropolitan newspapers.
8.The nature of social history and lyric poetry are antithetical, social history always recounting
the evanescent and lyric poetry speaking for unchanging human nature, that timeless essence beyond fashion and economics.
9.To avoid annihilation by parasites, some caterpillars are able to curtail periods of active
growth by pre-maturely entering a dormant state, which is characterized by the suspension of feeding.
10.Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austens novels has oscillated between adoration and
condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literary contemporaries.
11.Even though political editorializing was not forbidden under the new regime, journalists still
experienced discreet, though perceptible, governmental pressure to limit dissent.
12.A number of writers who once greatly disparaged the literary critic have recently recanted,
substituting approbation for their former criticism.
13.The actual rigidity of Wilson’s position was always betrayed by his refusal to compromise
after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement.
14.Some activist believe that because the health-care system has become increasingly
unresponsive to those it serves, individuals must circumvent bureaucratic impending in order to develop and promote new therapies.
15.The most technologically advanced societies have been responsible for the greatest atrocities;
indeed, savagery seems to be in direct proportion to development.
16.One reason why pertinent fossils are uncommon is that crucial stages of evolution occurred in
the tropics where it is difficult to explore for fossils, and so their discovery has lagged.
17.It is true that the seeds of some plants have germinated after two hundred years of dormancy,
but reports that viable seeds have been found in ancient tombs such as the pyramids are entirely unfounded.。