2024GRE真题模拟04-18

1、The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so ______ that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard windowpane.（单选题）

A. fragile

B. immaculate

C. iridescent

D. tangible

E. transparent

试题答案：E

2、The World Cup took place on the continent of Africa for the very first time in 2010; ______ were high for an exciting and well-attended event.（多选题）

A. emotions

B. expectations

C. interests

D. athletes

E. adventures

F. prospects

试题答案：B,F

3、The American Civil War began after the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union, in essence dividing the United States into two ______ countries.（多选题）

A. concordant

B. allied

C. distinct

D. discrete

E. united

F. banded

试题答案：C,D

4、For questions 2 and 3, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
　 Which fact or facts about purple loosestrife add to its power of endurance?（多选题）

A. It has a great ability to cross-pollinate.

B. It easily adapts to environmental change.

C. It has spiky stems and flowers.

试题答案：A,B

5、Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
　 Which of the following inferences can be made the information given in the passage?（多选题）

A. Leonard Fuchs probably never actually saw a fuchsia plant.

B. Charles Plumier was a student of Fuchs’s at Tubingen.

C. Plumier’s book of plants included species from the Caribbean.

试题答案：A,C