2015年8月份GRE考试阅读预测机经,第一弹-智课教育旗下智课教育.pdf

智 课 网 G R E 备 考 资 料2015年8月份GRE考试阅读预测机经，第一弹-智课教育旗下智课教育对于马上要参加GRE考试的考生来说，机经可谓是帮助考生获得高 分的有力保证，那么今天小编为考生分享2015年8月份GRE考试阅读预 测机经，第一弹，助战GRE考试 想要在GRE考试中一举多得高分的考生，在复习中就避免不了使用 机经来帮助考生增加对GRE考试的了解，那么今天小编为考生友情分享 2015年8月份GRE考试阅读预测机经，第一弹，希望对考生有所帮助 The gorilla has the misfortune to be native to an area that has been ravaged by war. Rwanda and the Congo are war-tom nations, and the resulting damage to habitat has affected gorillas as well as humans. Gorilla populations have also been ransacked by the Ebola virus, which has killed an estimated 90 percent of the gorilla populationin each area of western and central Africa where it has been found.The number one threat to gorillas, however, is human greed. Humans are burning down the forests where the last remaining gorilla families live. They are doing this to harvest charcoal, which is used to fuel cooking fires throughout the region. In addition, they are poaching the last remaining gorillas for meat and for their hands or other parts, which are considered a delicacy in Africa and are used medicinally in parts of Asia. Which of the following best states the author's main point? (A) Gorillas are not designed for survival. (B) Poaching must be outlawed. (C) Humans put gorillas at risk. (D) We must protect our ape cousins. (E) Ebola affects everyone in Africa. 参考答案：C. 第一段中讲到gorilla 因为战争受到迫害，在中西非 的数量减少90%。

第二段讲到人类的贪婪是gorilla 死亡的主要原因综合考虑，都是人类的行为导致gorilla的减少 Based on information in the passage, about how many gorillas have survived Ebola in regions where the virus is prevalent? (A) about 1 percent (B) about 1 in 10 (C) about half (D) nearly 9 in 10 (E) nearly 4 in 5 参考答案：B 根据文章，gorilla 在中，西非因为Ebola 而减少90%，即只有10%得以生存，即1/10. The bright star we call Sirius is really a binary star—a gigantic white star known as Sirius A and a far smaller dwarf called Sirius B. Sirius A is truly massive—about twice the size of our sun and around 25 times more luminous.Seen with the naked eye, the two stars coalesce into a single bright object in the nighttime sky. Sirius’s existence was recorded by the ancient Egyptians, who used its initial date of visibility—the date at which the earth's rotation moves it far enough from the glare of our sun to be clearly seen—as the basis for their calendar. Its extreme brightness frightened the ancient Greeks, who ascribed to it evil powers. It wasn't until 1844 that astronomer Friedrich Bessel determined that Sirius must have an invisible companion star, and in 1862, American Alvan Graham Clark finally observed the tiny Sirius B. Select one answer choice. Which statement could most logically follow the final sentence in the passage? (A) The Romans liked to celebrate the setting of Sirius with a canine sacrifice. (B) We see Sirius as extraordinarily bright due to its proximity to Earth.(C) The name of the star comes from the ancient Greek word for “glowing”. (D) More recently, orbital irregularities have suggested a third, even smaller companion. (E) Sirius is nicknamed the “Dog Star”, as it is part of the Canis Major constellation. 参考答案：D. 最后一句话是讲到发现另外一颗星，D 选项最符合。

其他都很突兀 Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. The passage suggests that Sirius A is unusual in which of the following qualities? A radiance B density C hue 参考答案：AC. 文章第一句写到a gigantic white star, 描述了它的色泽，选C文章也有提到luminous, bright 等，与A 对应Epitaphderives from the Greek words meaning “on the tombstone”. An epitaph, therefore, is a short text honoring a deceased person. Although it may appear directly on a gravestone, often the word is used to describe a poem or speech given to celebrate the dead person's life. One famous epitaph, known as the Kohima epitaph for the battle that inspired it, goes as follows: When you go home, tell them of us, and say For your tomorrow, we gave our today. It appears on a war memorial to commemorate British soldiers who fell in a 1944 battle in Japan. It echoes an ancient epitaph written to honor soldiers in the Spartan army: Tell them in Sparta, thou that passes by Here, faithful to her charge, her soldiers lie.Some epitaphs are simply lists of key qualities of the deceased or principles he or she admired. Susan B. Anthony's, for example, reads “Liberty, Humanity, Justice, Equality.” Others tell of the deceased person's contribution to the times. Scott Joplin's simple inscription says “American Composer.” Some represent the person's own words, as in Edgar Allan Poe’s “Quoth the Raven nevermore” or Frank Sinatra's “The Best Is Yet to Come”. The most poignant are addressed to the deceased by a loved one, as this epitaph for Mark Twain’s daughter Suzy: Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Warm southern wind, blow softly here; Green sod above, lie light, lie light— Good-night, dear heart, good-night, good-night. The author mentions Susan B. Anthony to (A) show that American and English epitaphs are very much alike (B) indicate that not all epitaphs are coined for fallen soldiers (C) reflect on the life of a famous American heroine(D) provide one e。