欢迎阅读GRE之OG2阅读真题整合为了让大家在GRE阅读中拿高分，WTT搜集了GRE之OG2阅读真题,希望大家可以从中有所收获，WTT就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。GRE阅读真题之OG2OG-2Passage 16Rain-soaked soil contains less oxygen than does drier soil. The roots of melon plants perform less efficiently under the low-oxygen conditions present in rainsoaked soil. When the efficiency of melon roots is impaired, the roots do not supply sufficient amounts of the proper nutrients for the plants to perform photosynthesis at their usual levels. It follows that melon plants have a lower-than-usual rate of photosynthesis when their roots are in rain-soaked soil. When the photosynthesis of the plants slows, sugar stored in the fruits is drawn off to supply the plants with energy. Therefore, ripe melons harvested after a prolonged period of heavy rain should be less sweet than other ripe melons.1. In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?A. The first states the conclusion of the argument as a whole; the second provides support for that conclusion.B. The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument as a whole; the second provides evidence that supports an objection to that conclusion.C. The first provides support for an intermediate conclusion that supports a further conclusion stated in the argument; the second states that intermediate conclusion.D. The first serves as an intermediate conclusion that supports a further conclusion stated in the argument; the second states the position that the argument as a whole opposes.E. The first states the position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second supports the conclusion of the argument.GRE阅读真题之OG2OG-2Passage 17In the 1980s, neuroscientists studying the brain processes underlying our sense of conscious will pared subjects judgments regarding their subjective will to move (W) and actual movement (M) with objective electroencephalographic activity called readiness potential, or RP. As expected, W preceded M: subjects consciously perceived the intention to move as preceding a conscious experience of actually moving. This might seem to suggest an appropriate correspondence between the sequence of subjective experiences and the sequence of the underlying events in the brain. But researchers actually found a surprising temporal relation between subjective experience and objectively measured neural events: in direct contradiction of the classical conception of free will, neural preparation to move (RP) preceded conscious awareness of the intention to move (W) by hundreds of milliseconds.1. Based on information contained in the passage, which of the following chains of events would most closely conform to the classical conception of free will?A. W followed by RP followed by MB. RP followed by W followed by MC. M followed by W followed by RPD. RP followed by M followed by WE. RP followed by W and M simultaneously2. In the context in which it appears, “temporal” (line 13) most nearly meansA. secularB. mundaneC. numericalD. physiologicalE. chronological3. The author of the passage mentions the classical conception of free will primarily in order toA. argue that earlier theories regarding certain brain processes were based on false assumptionsB. suggest a possible flaw in the reasoning of neuroscientists conducting the study discussed in the passageC. provide a possible explanation for the unexpected results obtained by neuroscientistsD. cast doubt on neuroscientists conclusions regarding the temporal sequence of brain processesE. indicate the reason that the results of the neuroscientists study were surprisingGRE阅读真题之OG2OG-2Passage 18In early-twentieth-century England, it was fashionable to claim that only a pletely new style of writing could address a world undergoing unprecedented transformation just as one literary critic recently claimed that only the new “aesthetic of exploratory excess” can address a world under- going well, you know. Yet in early-twentieth century England, T. S. Eliot, a man fascinated by the “presence” of the past, wrote the most innovative poetry of his time. The lesson for todays literary munity seems obvious: a reorientation toward tradition would benefit writers no less than readers. But if our writers and critics indeed respect the novels rich tradition (as they claim to), then why do they disdain the urge to tell an exciting story?1. The author of the passage suggests that present-day readers would particularly benefit from which of the following changes on the part of present-day writers and critics?A. An increased focus on the importance of engaging the audience in a narrativeB. Modernization of the traditional novelistic elements already familiar to readersC. Embracing aspects of fiction that are generally peripheral to the interest of readersD. A greater recognition of how the