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GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐 GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐 ,拓展课外阅读量还能学好词汇,快来一起学习吧，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐为什么要读经典小说提升词汇量?课外读物有很多种，为什么要为大家推荐经典小说呢?原因有两点，首先GRE考试对于考试词汇的选择是有较高要求的，一般来说作为核心词汇的GRE单词都具有书面性、专业性、普适性的特点，也就说GRE考试的核心词汇都是在书面学术类专业性*中比较常见的词汇，通俗一点来说就是格调比较高的词汇。而这样的词汇自然不可能经常出现在日常口语中，而是多见于文学作品，特别是在具有一定代表性的经典小说中使用较多。因此，选择经典小说作为提升阅读量和词汇的课外读物是很理想的选择。其次，既然是课外阅读，那么当然要保证考生的阅读兴趣，太过无聊的内容比如学术论文等等相信大家也没有太大兴趣和耐心仔细阅读，而带有故事情节引人入胜的小说才更能让考生投入其中认真阅读。而在阅读的同时大家也能够更好地了解GRE词汇的实际使用方式并加深对词汇的印象。通过阅读经典小说，考生既能获得词汇方面的提升，同时也在一定程度上放松了备考GRE的学习压力，可谓一举两得。GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐接下来就为大家具体推荐5本经典小说，这些小说大家可能看过、听说过或者并不了解，会为大家做简单介绍，并讲解推荐理由：MIDDLEMARCH by George Elliot19世纪的小说并不适合所有人阅读，但这些小说普遍具有的特点就是对提升GRE词汇量很有帮助。当然读这类小说建议大家最好结合方便查词的工具进行阅读，因为生词量是比较大的。George Elliot的小说文字优美，笔下人物虽然性格多有缺陷并不完美却栩栩如生，其勾勒出的生活色彩让小说具有很强的可读性和吸引力。LOLITA or PNIN by Vladimir NabokovNabokov出生于俄罗斯，是一名俄裔美籍作家，虽然英语并非他的母语，但他却是公认的词汇量最为惊人的英语作家之一。Lolita是他的经典作品，也是在英语写作上较为完美的一部小说。虽然*主题较为黑暗充满争议性，但其本身从写作角度具有的文学价值却是不容忽视的。当然如果大家觉得不合口味，也可以读一下他的另一部作品Pnin，这部小说是他作品中最为温和有趣的一本，讲述了一名俄国教授在美国大学教书的故事。PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen傲慢与偏见这本书应该是鼎鼎大名的了，相信中文版小说或是电影大家都看过，至少名字都曾经听说过。这本小说在故事情节上充满乐趣，而作者对人性和当时社会风气的敏锐洞察和准确描述也令人赞叹。所以虽然这本书题材上是一些人并不兴趣的爱情喜剧，而且时间也有些久远，但从可读性上还是值得推荐的，另外英国作家的文字功底让这本书中许多用词保留至今，并且成为了GRE考试的核心词汇，所以阅读原版傲慢与偏见也会为大家提升词汇量做出不小的贡献。TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf和LOLITA同为20世纪的经典名著之一。这本小说有比较多的意识流写法，所以初看可能会觉得有些看不懂。但大家一旦开始深入其中逐渐理解小说所有表达的内容，就会被其情节深深吸引，而作者在用词方面也相当讲究，很多精准的词汇运用完全可以当成词典中的例句来看，大家在阅读过程中也可以学到很多GRE考试的核心词汇。THE HOUSE OF MIRTH by Edith Wharton如果你对美国内战后镀金年代的纽约感兴趣，那么这本小说就是很适合你阅读的一本好书。作者对当时社会环境和人们衣着的描述很有看点，用词也相当犀利到位。如果你对小说本身的故事情节兴趣不大，那么不妨从学习用词造句的角度来读，这本小说在描述人物行为举止和性格特点上的遣词造句都是非常具有GRE特色值得参考的。以上就是为大家带来的GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐，如果各位考生背GRE单词觉得太过枯燥，那么选择阅读经典小说这种既能放松压力又能获得提升的学习方式也是不错的选择。攻破新GRE逻辑阅读In the United States between 1850 and 1880, the number of farmers continued to increase, but at a rate lower than that of the general population.Which of the following statements directly contradicts the information presented above?A The number of farmers in the general population increased slightly in the 30 years between 1850 and 1880.B The rate of growth of the United States labor force and the rate of growth of the general population rose simultaneously in the 30 years between 1850 and 1880.C The proportion of farmers in the United States labor force remained constant in the 30 years between 1850 and 1880.D The proportion of farmers in the United States labor force decreased from 64 percent in 1850 to 49 percent in 1880.E The proportion of farmers in the general population increased from 68 percent in 1850 to 72 percent in 1880.ExplanationThe given sentence indicates that the proportion of farmers in the general population decreased from 1850 to 1880. Choice E says exactly the opposite that this proportion increased and therefore it contradicts the passage and is the correct response. Choice A is incorrect because it agrees with the given sentence, and Choices B, C, and D are all incorrect because they refer to the labor force, about which the given sentence says nothing.攻破新GRE逻辑阅读Observations 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 ice free during the summer months. This occurrence 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 _.22. Which of the following most logically completes the passage?(A) large masses of floating sea ice would continue to form in the wintertime(B) significant changes in Arctic sea temperatures would be accompanied by changes in sea temperatures in more temperate parts of the world(C) such a warm Arctic Ocean would trigger the melting of massive landbased glaciers in the Arctic(D) an ice-free Arctic Ocean would support a very different ecosystem than it does presently(E) in the spring, melting sea ice would cause more icebergs to be created and to drift south into shipping routesExplanationTo logically complete the passages open-ended “because,” something is needed that will explain why the continuation of the warming trend would have serious consequences for sea levels. The passage explains that the melting of the Arctic Ocean ice will not affect sea levels because the contribution that the water contained in that ice makes to sea levels is the same whether the water is frozen or liquid. But Choice C points to a way in which increasing temperatures in the Arctic could add water to the ocean, namely by melting ice on the land. So Choice C logically completes the passage and is the correct answer.Given that the passage has already explained that melting sea ice does not affect sea levels, the formation of sea ice described in Choice A does not explain why there would be consequences for sea levels.Choices B, D, and E all describe possible consequences of increased temperatures in the Arctic, but none of these consequences suggests a mechanism by which sea levels would change. So none of these options provides a logical completion for the passage.攻破新GRE逻辑阅读Saturns giant moon Titan is the only planetary 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 Titans atmosphere was how it could be so thick, given that Jupiters moons Ganymede and Callisto, 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 compounds methane and ammonia (later converted to nitrogen) in addition to water. The higher temperatures of Jupiters moons, which were closer to the Sun, prevented them from acquiring such an atmosphere.According to the passage, Titan differs atmospherically from Ganymede and Callisto because of a difference inA rate of heat lossB proximity to the SunC availability of methane and ammoniaD distance from its planetE sizeDescriptionThe paragraph discusses Titans thick atmosphere and explains the conditions under which a body can have a thick atmosphere.ExplanationAccording to the last two sentences of the paragraph, Titan was able to acquire an atmosphere because of a prevailing low temperature, but Ganymede and Callisto could not because they were at a higher temperature. Because the reason for this difference in temperature was their respective distances from the sun, Choice B is correct. The passage says nothing about differences in rate of heat loss, availability of methane andammonia, or distance from their planets, and it explicitly states that the three moons are the same size.攻破新GRE逻辑阅读Sparva, unlike Trelands 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 treatment only if they preapprove the treatment. Clearly, Sparvas 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.Which 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 treatment.(D) Fewer insurance companies operate in Sparva than in any other province.(E) There are fewer traffic accidents annually in Sparva than in any of the provinces of comparable or greater population.DescriptionThe passage tells us that in Sparva automobile insurers pay for far more medical treatments after accidents than they do in Trelands other provinces. The passage concludes that the explanation is to be found in the difference in legal requirements for insurers in Sparva as compared to other provinces.ExplanationThe question asks you to identify among the answer choices a fact that would support the passages argument. The explanation offered in the passage can be supported by ruling out other explanations that might, given the information presented in the passage, appear likely. One obvious explanation for there being more medical treatments in Sparva is that there are more accidents there. Choice E rules out that explanation. So Choice E strengthens the argument in the passage and is the correct answer. Choices A and D each present consequences that are likely results of insurers in Sparva having to pay for more medical treatments. But neither bears on the cause of insurers having to pay for more treatments. Choice B does not strengthen the argument and may weaken it. A higher cost of medical care provides additional motivation for people to seek insurance payments to cover whatever post-accident care they receive. So Choice B might weaken the argument by providing an alternative explanation for insurers paying for more medical treatments in Sparva. According to the passage, whether treatment is emergency treatment is, in other provinces, an important criterion in determining insurers responsibility. But since this criterion does not apply in Sparva, Choice C is not directly relevant to the point that the passage is trying to establish.GRE阅读提升词汇量5本经典小说推荐