【最新0619 GRE阅读机经真题】 0619 上周同学回报又考到这篇： 美国小说家：Mary McCarthy 玛莉‧麦卡锡 出生：1912 年 6 月 21 日，美国华盛顿州西雅图 逝世：1989 年 10 月 25 日，美国纽约州纽约曼哈顿 提名纪录：美国国家图书奖最佳小说类奖 http://i.imgur.com/DSkzVvi.jpg 先来分享中文版机经： 评论界已经形成了共识，即 Mary McCarthy 主要是作为一个散文家而不是一个小说家被 铭记。但是，尽管她作为一个好争辩的、散漫的(discursive)作者有着可怕的天赋，并且 她也有着作，为一个为了理智而牺牲情感的智者的名声，但真正为 McCarthy 最好的散文 提供力量的是她写小说方面的天赋，而不是严格意义上智力上的天赋。她通过讲述故事、 生动的描写、对画面的捕捉以及巧妙的人物塑造来表达她的观点。并且，尽管她有着对事 实一丝不苟的感觉，但是 McCarthy 最大的贡献是模糊了不同种类的散文写作:她展示了 小说的世界如何向一颗思考的心灵打开，以及散文写作如何能够从小说的技巧中获益。 再先来分享英文版题源还原： Mary McCarthy A critical consensus has emerged that Mary McCarthy will be remembered primarily an essayist rather than as a novelist. But despite her formidable gifts as a polemical and discursive writer, and for all her reputation as an intellectual who sacrificed feeling to intelligence, what powers McCarthy’s best essays are her fictional rather than strictly intellectual gifts. She makes her points by telling stories or by ways of description, arresting images, and subtle characterization. And for all her exacting sense of fact, McCarthy’s greatest contribution was to blur the distinctions between different kinds of prose writing, to show how fiction could be opened up to the thinking mind and how essays could profit form the techniques of fiction. Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. 1.The author of the passage suggests that Mary McCarthy’s writing is characterized by A the use in her essays of devices more typical in works of fictions. B a narrowing of the differences between narrative and expository C careful attention to factual accuracy. 2.In the context in which it appears, “discursive” most nearly means (C) rambling ANS：1.[ABC] 2.C 【字神最新0607 GRE机经真题整理】 这次同学们都是考到：VQVQV 0607阅读：Dilworth’s English Primer 英语入门书 1.According to the passage, the “earlier authors” adopted a model for English instruction that (A) mirrored the practice used in Latin instruction 2. The author of the passage would probably agree with which of the following criticism of English primers predating Dilworth’s? (B) They failed to make effective use of the knowledge of language a child already possessed. 0607阅读：Male Care雄性动物养孩子 1 The author of the passage mentions the work of Hardy primarily to C. provide evidence that challenges a belief 2 According to the passage, the evolutionary relationship between male care and monogamy is E. uncertain 3 The author of the passage suggests that it is appropriate to consider the “ alternative possibility” because the previous view C. appears less definite given certain facts 0607填空等价真题： 同学回报：debunk三格填空那题 【解答】： (i) requires 需要 (ii) debunked 被指出这说法不对的 (iii) predated that event 先於那事件 【字源】：debunk < de-：away 除去… > + bunk（n. 假话；空话）→ 去除假话 → 揭穿真相。bunk：源自邦康比(Buncombe)，为北卡罗来纳州西部一县。在第16届美国 国会期间，来自邦康比县代表费列克斯‧沃尔克(Felix Walker)面对其它议员对该县的打 压，让他觉得有责任来为邦康比县来发言以表达不满，而进行了冗长且枯燥的演讲(→空 话)来表达抗议。 http://i.imgur.com/XYlFsPq.jpg 同学回报：KH的 Pop Shop商品 【解答】：(i) commercial 商业的 (ii) decried 公开谴责 (iii) sincere effort 真诚的努力 【字源】：decry v. 公开谴责；诋毁 【字源】< de-：away 远离 > + < -cry：call 喊叫 > → 向外大声喊叫 → 公开谴责。 同学回报：还有sterling权威名声那道题 【解答】：(i) sterling reputation of …权威名声 (ii) exhaustive详尽的 【字源】：sterling a.权威的；有价值的；杰出的 【字源】< ster-：star 星星 > + < -ling：小 > → 印在银币(英国旧钱币)上的小星星 →表示由纯银制成的 → 高质量的；杰出的。 同学回报：和解的个性题 【解答】：(i) irenic和解的 【字源】：irenic a. 和平的；和解的 【字源】peace（n. 和平）。 同学回报：英国王室(British Monarchy)题 【解答】：ironically 讽刺地 = paradoxically 自相矛盾地 0607 GRE作文真题： ISSUE： Learning is primarily a matter of personal discipline; student cannot be motivated by school or college alone. It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero. ARGUMENT： 48. The following appeared in a magazine article about planning for retirement. "Clearview should be a top choice for anyone seeking a place to retire, because it has spectacular natural beauty and a consistent climate. Another advantage is that housing costs in Clearview have fallen significantly during the past year, and taxes remain lower than those in neighboring towns. Moreover, Clearview's mayor promises many new programs to improve schools, streets, and public services. And best of all, retirees in Clearview can also expect excellent health care as they grow older, since the number of physicians in the area is far greater than the national average." 完整下载【五六月最新机经总整理pdf收藏版】：http://is.gd/WlIkra

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