GRE阅读高频机经原文及答案：SeaCow

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      GRE阅读高频机经原文及答案：Sea Cow

　　Sea Cow

　　The disappearance of Steller's sea cow from the Bering and Copper is lands by 1768 has long been blamed on intensive hunting. But its dis appearance took only 28 years from the time Steller first described the species, a remarkably short time for hunting alone to depopulate the is lands, especially given the large populations initially reported. However, by 1750, huntershad also targeted nearby sea otter populations . Fewer otters would have allowed s ea urchin populations on which the otterspreyed to expand and the urchins ' grazing pressure on kelp forests to increase. Sea cows were totally dependent on kelp for food, and within a decade of the onset of otter hunting Steller noted that the is lands' sea cows appeared malnourished.

　　1. Which of the following can be inferred from the pas s age about kelp forests in the Bering and Copper is lands between 1750 and 1768?

　　A. They were reduced significantly.

　　B. They disappeared entirely from the region.

　　C. They were the primary food source for sea otters .

　　D. They were harvested in record numbers by humans

　　E. They increased pressure on sea urchin populations.

　　2. According to the pas s age, it is likely that during the m id-1700s, s ea urchin populations near the Bering and Copper is lands

　　A. were diminished by sea cow predation

　　B. experienced substantial increases

　　C. migrated to waters with more plentiful food supplies

　　D. were reduced by the pressures of hunting

　　E. appeared to be malnourished

　　答案：A B

　　GRE阅读词汇精选之伪善

　　pharisaic　adj.伪善的，伪装虔诚的

　　sanctimonious　adj.伪装虔诚的

　　hypocrite　n　伪君子,伪善者

　　hypocritical　a　伪善的,伪善者的

　　hypocrisy　n.伪善，造作

　　prudery　n.过分守礼,假正经

　　prudish　adj.过分守礼的，假道学的

　　GRE词汇精选之假的东西

　　apocrypha　n.伪经，伪书

　　apocryphal　adj　伪经的，假冒的

　　canard　n.谣言，假新闻

　　denture　n.假牙

　　effigy　n.假人，模拟像

　　mannequin　n.时装模特儿，假人

　　mask　n.假面具，v.隐藏(感情)

　　pseudonym　n.假名,笔名

　　toupee　n.男用假发

　　wig　n.假发

　　falsie　n　假发，假胡须

　　dummy　n　傀儡,假人,哑巴a　虚拟的,假的,虚构的

　　figment　n.虚构的东西　rumor　n　谣言,传闻v　谣传

　　GRE阅读词汇精选之侮辱,亵渎

　　abuse　v.n.辱骂，滥用

　　affront　v.侮辱，冒犯

　　desecrate　v.玷辱，亵渎

　　hector　v.凌辱，威吓

　　humiliate　v.使屈辱，使丢脸

　　ignominy　n.羞耻，屈辱

　　ignominious　adj.可耻的，屈辱的

　　mortify　v.使屈辱，使痛心

　　mortification　n.耻辱，屈辱

　　opprobrious　adj.辱骂的，恶名声的

　　opprobrium　n.恶名声，侮辱

　　indignity　n　侮辱

　　insult　n　侮辱,无礼v　傲慢无礼,侮辱,刺激

　　blasphemy　n.亵渎，渎神

　　desecrate　v.玷辱，亵渎

　　profane　v.亵渎,玷污

　　sacrilegious　adj.亵渎神圣的

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