GRE Verbal ETS 공식 예제
1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass's use of popular elements in his classical compositions?
Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
- 1How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
- 2How it has affected the commercial success of Glass's music
- 3Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
- 4Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass's reputation as a composer of classical music
- 5Whether it has caused certain of Glass's works to be derivative in quality
2. Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply. The passage suggests that Glass's work displays which of the following qualities?
Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
- 1A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
- 2An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
- 3A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
3. Select the sentence that distinguishes two ways of integrating rock and classical music.
Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
- 1Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions.
- 2Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his.
- 3Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music.
- 4Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music.
- 5His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
4. For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (i)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (ii)__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (iii)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
- 1(i) overshadowed
- 2(i) invalidated
- 3(i) illuminated
- 4(ii) enhance
- 5(ii) obscure
- 6(ii) underscore
- 7(iii) plausibility of our hypotheses
- 8(iii) certainty of our entitlement
- 9(iii) superficiality of our theories
5. For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
In parts of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so _______ that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hidden sea.
- 1permanently
- 2imperceptibly
- 3irregularly
- 4precariously
- 5relentlessly
6. Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________.
- 1orthodox
- 2eccentric
- 3original
- 4trifling
- 5conventional
- 6innovative
7. Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
It was her view that the country's problems had been _______ by foreign technocrats, so that to ask for such assistance again would be counterproductive.
- 1ameliorated
- 2ascertained
- 3diagnosed
- 4exacerbated
- 5overlooked
- 6worsened
8. Select one entry for the blank. Fill the blank in the way that best completes the text.
From its nineteenth-century beginnings onward, photography was often tasked with providing _____ images of individuals, yet at the same time, photographs were prized for their perceived realism and truthfulness.
- 1recognizable
- 2candid
- 3idealized
- 4replicable
- 5detailed
9. Select one entry for the blank. Fill the blank in the way that best completes the text.
The sand paintings that McCall created-a synthesis of painting, sculpture, and photography- were meant to be _____, preserved only in the memories of witnesses.
- 1archetypal
- 2incendiary
- 3ephemeral
- 4naturalistic
- 5dazzling
10. Select one entry for the blank. Fill the blank in the way that best completes the text.
Science is a seemingly inexhaustible source of _____________, yet paradoxically scientists have been portrayed in recent decades as rather conservative--resisting innovation in their discipline sometimes to the point of dogmatism.
- 1contention
- 2explanation
- 3novelty
- 4prosperity
- 5mystery
11. Select one entry for the blank. Fill the blank in the way that best completes the text.
Instead of demonstrating the _____ of archaeological applications of electronic remote sensing, the pioneering study became, to some skeptics, an illustration of the imprudence of interpreting sites based on virtual archaeology.
- 1ubiquity
- 2limitation
- 3promise
- 4redundancy
- 5complexity
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