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1、GRE閱讀真題之0G精選小編整理了 GRE閱讀真題，希望對大家有幫助，下面小編就和大家分享，來欣賞一 下吧。GRE閱讀真題之0GOG-1Passage 20Sparva, unlike Treiand's other provinces, requires automobile insurers to pay for any medical treatment sought by someone who has been involved in an accident; in the other provinces, insurers pay for nonemergency trea

2、tment only if they preapprove the treatment. Clearly, Sparva's less restrictive policy must be the explanation for the fact that altogether insurers there pay for far more treatments after accidents than insurers in other provinces, even though Sparva does not have the largest population.1 Which

3、 of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?A. Car insurance costs more in Sparva than in any other province.B. The cost of medical care in Sparva is higher than the national average.C. Different insurance companies have different standards for determining what constitutes emergency tr

4、eatment.D. Fewer in sura nee compa nies operate in Sparva tha n in any other pro vince.E. There are fewer traffic accidents annually in Sparva than in any of the provinces of comparable or greater population.GRE閱讀真題之OGOG-1Passage 21Elements of the Philosophy of Newton, published by Voltaire in 1738,

5、 was an early attempt to popularize the scientific ideas of Isaac Newt on. In the book's fron tispiece, Voltaire is seen writing at his desk, and over him a shaft of light from heaven, the light of truth, passes through Newton to Voltaire's collaborator Madame du Ch?telet; she reflects that

6、light onto the in spired Voltaire Voltaire's book comma nded a wide audie nee, accordi ng to Fein gold, because uhe was n either a mathematicia n nor a physicist, but a literary giant aloof from the academic disputes over Newtonian ideas/ In other words, Voltaire's amateurism in scienee uwas

7、 a source of his con temporary appeal, dem on strati ng for the first time the accessibility of Newton's ideas to non specialists/For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.1 Which of the following statements about Voltaire's Elements of the

8、 Philosophy of Newton can be inferred from the passage?A. Voltaire's literary stature helped secure a large audlenee for this attempt to popularize Newt on's ideas.B. Voltaire's status as a nonscientist was an advantage in this effort to bringNewtonian scienee to the attention of the gen

9、eral publicC. The fron tispiece of the book implies that Voltaire's un dersta nding of Newt on's ideas was not achieved without assistance.2. Select the sentence that describes an allegory for Voltaire's acquisition of knowledge concerning Newton's ideasGRE閱讀真題之OGOG-1Passage 22It wou

10、ld be expected that a novel by a figure as prominent as W. E. B. DuBois would attract the attention of literary critics Additionally, when the novel subtly engages the issue of race, as DuBois' The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911) does, it would be a surprise not to encounter an abundance of sc

11、holarly work about that text. But though valuable scholarship has examined DuBois1 political and historical thought, his novels have received scant attention. Perhaps DuBois the novelist must wait his turn behind DuBois the philosopher, historian, and editor. But what if the truth lies elsewhere: wh

12、at if his novels do not speak to current concerns?1 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage regard!ng DuBois' The Quest of the Silver Fleece?A. The lack of attention devoted to The Quest of the Silver Fleece can be attributed to the fact that it was DuBois' first novel.B. Amo

13、ng DuBois' novels, The Quest of the Silver Fleece is unusual in that it has received scant attention from scholarsC. The Quest of the Silver Fleece has at least one feature that typically would attract the attention of literary scholars.D. The Quest of the Silver Fleece, given its subtle explora

14、tion of race, is probably the best novel written by DuBois.E. Much of the scholarly work that has focused on The Quest of the Silver Fleece has been surprisingly critical of it.2. In the fourth sentence ("Perhaps DuBois .editor/), the author of the passage is most likely suggesting thatA. schol

15、ars will find that DuBois' no vels are more releva nt to current concerns tha n is his work as philosopher, historian, and editorB. more scholarly attention will be paid to The Quest of the Silver Fleece than to DuBois' other novelsC. DuBois' novels will come to overshadow his work as ph

16、ilosopher, historian, and editorD DuBois' novels may eventually attract greater scholarly interest than they have to dateE. it will be shown that DuBois' work as philosopher, historian, and editor had an important influence on his work as novelist3. Which of the following best describes the

17、central issue with which the passage is concer ned?A. The perfunctoriness of much of the critical work devoted to DuBois' novelsB. The nature of DuBois' engagement with the issue of race in The Quest of the Silver FleeceC. Whether DuBois' no vels are of high quality and releva nt to curr

18、e nt concernsD. The relationship between DuBois the novelist and DuBois the philosopher, historian, and editorE. The degree of con sideratio n that has been give n to DuBois, no vels, in eluding The Quest of the Silver FleeceGRE閱讀真題之OGOG-1Passage 23Saturn's giant moon Titan is the only planetary

19、 satellite with a significant atmosphere and the only body in the solar system other than Earth that has a thick atmosphere dominated by molecular nitrogen. For a long time, the big question about Titan's atmosphere was how it could be so thick, given that Jupiter's moons Ganymede and Callis

20、to, which are the same size as Titan, have none. The conditions for acquiring and retaining a thick nitrogen atmosphere are now readily understood. The low temperature of the protosaturnian nebula enabled Titan to acquire the moderately volatile compo unds metha ne and ammonia (later con verted to n

21、itrogen) in addition to water. The higher temperatures of Jupiter's moons, which were closer to the Sun, prevented them from acquiring such an atmosphere.1 According to the passage, Titan differs atmospherically from Ganymede and Callisto because of a difference inA. rate of heat lossB. proximit

22、y to the SunC. availability of methane and ammoniaD. distanee from its planetE. sizeGRE閱讀真題之OGOG-1Passage 24Observations of the Arctic reveal that the Arctic Ocean is covered by less ice each summer than the previous summer. If this warming trend continues, within 50 years the Arctic Ocean will be i

23、ce free during the summer months. This occurrenee would in itself have little or no effect on global sea levels, since the melting of ice floating in water does not affect the water level. However, serious consequences to sea levels would eventually result, because 1 Which of the following most logi

24、cally completes the passage?A. I arge masses of floati ng sea ice would conti nue to form in the win tertimeB. significant changes in Arctic sea temperatures would be accompanied by changes in sea temperatures in more temperate parts of the worldC. such a warm Arctic Ocean would trigger the melting

25、of massive Iandbased glaciers in the ArcticD. an icefree Arctic Ocean would support a very different ecosystem than it does presentlyE. in the spring, melting sea ice would cause more icebergs to be created and to drift south into shipping routesGRE閱讀真題之OGOG-1Passage 25In a recent study, David Cress

26、y examines two central questions concerning English immigration to New England in the 1630s: what kinds of people immigrated and why? Using contemporary literary evidenee, shipping lists, and customs records, Cressy finds that most adult immigrants were skilled in farming or crafts, were literate, a

27、nd were organized in families Each of these characteristics sharply distinguishes the 21,000 people who left for New England in the 1630s from most of the approximately 377,000 English people who had immigrated to America by 1700.With respect to their reasons for immigrating, Cressy does not deny th

28、e frequently noted fact that some of the immigrants of the 1630s, most notably the organizers and clergy, advaneed religious explanations for departure, but he finds that such explanations usually assumed primacy only in retrospect. When he moves beyond the principal actors, he finds that religious explanations were less frequently offered, and he concludes that most people immigrated because they were recrui