GRE閱讀高頻機經原文及試題：蝴蝶產卵(邏輯)
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GRE閱讀高頻機經原文及試題：蝴蝶產卵(邏輯)
蝴蝶產卵(邏輯)
Upon maturity,monarch butterflies travel hundreds of miles from their places of origin and lay their eggs on milkweed. The caterpillars that emerge feed on milkweed and absorb the glycosides in milkweed sap. The specific glycosides present in milkweed differ from region to region within the monarch butterfly’s range. Mature butterflies retain the glycosides in a mature monarch butterfly could be used to determine its place of origin.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
A. Mature monarch butterflies do not feed on parts of milkweed that contain glycosides.
B. The glycosides in milkweed sap are slightly toxic to caterpillars of other species.
C. The vast majority of the monarch butterflies that are laying eggs in a given region will have traveled there from a single region.
D. There are substances other than glycosides in milkweed sap that accumulate in a monarch caterpillar and are retained in the body of the mature butterfly.
E. There are certain glycosides that are found in the sap of all milkweeds, no matter where they grow within the monarch butterfly’s range.
GRE閱讀詞彙精選之嘲笑
deride v.嘲弄，愚弄
derisive adj.嘲弄的
gibe(=jibe) v.n.嘲弄，譏笑
jeer v.嘲笑
mock v.嘲笑，模仿地嘲弄
parody n.嘲弄文章，拙劣的模仿
persiflage n.挖苦，嘲弄
pillory n.頸手枷，示衆，嘲弄
poke v.刺,戳,嘲弄
raillery n.善意的嘲弄
sarcasm n.譏諷，諷刺，嘲笑
sardonic adj.諷刺的，嘲笑的
scoff n.v.嘲笑，笑柄
sneer v.嘲笑，鄙視
spoof v.揶揄，嘲諷
taunt v.嘲笑，譏笑
badinage n 打趣，嘲弄
quizzable adj 可嘲笑的
banter n/v 嘲弄，戲謔
chaffing a.嘲弄的,詼諧的
badinage n.嘲弄,揶揄
tease vn 揶揄,戲弄
teasing a 揶揄的,惱人的
trot v 快步走，用參考書學，愚弄
GRE閱讀詞彙精選之辱罵
abuse v.n.辱罵，濫用
execrate v.憎惡，咒罵
invective n.猛烈抨擊，痛罵
lambaste v.痛打，痛罵
obloquy n.大罵，斥責
opprobrious adj.辱罵的，惡名聲的
rail n.欄杆，鐵軌，v.咒罵，猛烈指責
revile v.辱罵，惡言相問
vilify v.辱罵，誹謗
vituperate v.痛斥，辱罵
vituperative adj.辱罵的，責罵的
dyslogistic adj 指責的，罵人的
broil n/v 烤，燒，爭吵，怒罵
curse n 天罰,惡罵,詛咒v 詛咒,咒罵
anathema n(基督教的)咒詛
execrate v.憎惡，咒罵
imprecation n.咒語，詛咒
malediction n. 繮浹
imprecate v 祈求降禍，詛咒
malison n 詛咒，誹謗
beshrew v 詛咒
GRE閱讀詞彙精選之吹毛求疵,挑剔
carp n.鯉魚 v. 吹毛求疵,挑剔
captious adj.吹毛求疵的
cavil v.挑毛病，· 吹毛求疵
censorious adj.吹毛求疵的，· 苛求的
dainty n.精美食品，· adj.嬌· 美的，· 挑剔的
exacting adj.苛求的，· 要求嚴格的
fastidious adj.難取悅的,挑剔的
finicky adj.苛求的，· 過份講究的
fussy adj.愛挑剔的
hypercritical adj.苛求的，· 吹毛求疵的
nitpick v.挑剔，· 吹毛求疵
perfectionist n.力求完美者，· 吹毛求疵者
persnickety adj.勢利的，· 挑剔的
niggle v 挑剔，· 吹毛求疵
hairsplitting a. 做無益的細小區別的,吹毛求疵的
