新 GRE 填空官方指南例题解析 37(OGAuthentic GRE Practice Test Section 3, Q14) Unenlightenedauthoritarian managers rarely recognize a crucial reason for the low levels of serious conflicts amongmembers of democraticallyrun work groups:a modicum of tolerance fordissent often prevents______. (A) demur (B) schism (C) cooperation (D) compliance (E) shortsightenedness KEY:B 1.关键字:冒号解释说明,特别词语表示否认 2.空格中应当填入一个名词,是 prevent 的宾语。前后两句话之间通过冒号连接表示解释说明作用,因此两句话之间是同义关系,前面一句话中所说的是民主地进展组织的团体中少有争端,后一句话对上文解释说明,也应当表达民主可以削减争端的作用。而"low levels of ...'与"prevent'是两个特别的否认词,所以对应单词之间是同义词,即被削减的对象:"争端'。 3.词语解释: [1].(A) demur:(反对)to take exception : OBJECT [2].(B) schism:(分裂)DIVISION, SEPARATION also : DISCORD, DISHARMONY [3].(C) cooperation:(合作)the action of cooperating :common effort [4].(D) compliance:(听从)the act or process ofcomplying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion [5].(E) shortsightenedness:(短视)lacking foresight: