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GRE Reading White Paper

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257K words
Chapters
239
ISBN
9787553637334

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Summary

GRE Reading White Paper collects 204 GRE reading passages, helping test takers tackle the most challenging section of the GRE. Building on full-text translations, it uses simple, accessible methods—the “3-second version” and “inter-sentence relationships”—to interpret each passage, helping test takers understand the texts and quickly master passage analysis. The book is accompanied by videos explaining reading methodology and classic passages, immersing test takers and helping them overcome reading difficulties with the instructor's guidance.

Editor's review

GRE Reading White Paper, authored under the lead of Chen Qi, continues his signature methodology system and holds a distinctive position among GRE preparation materials. The book is not a simple compilation of practice questions but a complete training system spanning textual analysis and logical reasoning. The editorial team understands the philosophy behind GRE reading questions, classifying passages in a matrix by topic (humanities, science, social studies) and question type (main idea, detail, inference), enabling test takers to target weak areas. Most questions are drawn from past official tests and authoritative mock tests, each with clear, tiered explanations: first locating key words and sentences, then analyzing trap answers, and finally distilling general methods for similar questions. This “dissecting a sparrow” approach is especially suited to test takers who have mastered basic vocabulary and urgently need to improve reading speed and accuracy. Notably, the book's training in breaking down long, complex sentences is ingenious, using sense groups and logical signal words to help readers overcome fear of complex academic texts. Note, however, that some questions are quite difficult, making the book better suited to test takers with some foundation for intensive training. Overall, this is a “workbook” that requires active thinking rather than passive reception; its value lies in guiding test takers to build a systematic framework for reading analysis.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Test takers who have finished memorizing core GRE vocabulary and need targeted improvement in reading
  • Learners who prefer to overcome weaknesses through categorized training
  • Test takers who want a deeper understanding of the logic behind GRE reading questions
  • Learners who need systematic training in analyzing long, complex sentence structures

Not a good fit for

  • Beginner test takers who have not yet mastered basic GRE vocabulary
  • Test takers who expect to raise their scores quickly by merely doing practice questions

Reading tips

  1. It is recommended to first complete the methodology introduction to question types at the front of the book and establish an analytical framework before starting practice
  2. Time each practice session strictly, record frequently missed question types, and reflect on thinking biases against the explanations
  3. Passages on the same topic can be trained together to accumulate background knowledge and high-frequency vocabulary in specific fields
  4. For the long, complex sentence section, it is recommended to translate independently first and then compare with the explanations to develop active parsing skills

About the publisher

Zhejiang Education Publishing House China · Founded in 1983

Zhejiang Education Publishing House is a professional publisher focusing on educational publishing while also serving general readers and academic accumulation, with publications covering textbooks, educational readers, popular science, and academic works. Judging from the more than 1,000 titles in the database, the press places considerable emphasis on classics and traditional culture for general readers: modern literature includes Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Lu Xun's Call to Arms and Wandering and Wild Grass, Xiao Hong's The Story of Hulan River, and Zhu Ziqing's Back View; classical poetry includes Three Hundred Tang Poems and selections from the "Good Chinese Poetry" series, such as the Chu Ci and Qing ci anthologies. Related authors include modern writers such as Lao She, Lu Xun, Xiao Hong, and Zhu Ziqing, as well as classical literature selectors and annotators such as Hengtang Tuishi, Jin Xingyao, Jin Kaicheng, and Qian Zhonglian. Common categories in the database also include social novels, classic works, prose and miscellaneous writings, popular science, and inspirational growth, reflecting a publishing orientation that balances educational service with the popularization of public culture.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序一
  3. 序二
  4. 致谢
  5. 特色说明
  6. GRE阅读方法论
  7. 使用说明
  8. Unit 01 简单句间关系
  9. Passage 001 Mendelssohn不是一个__________
  10. Passage 002 __________岁的儿童已处于道德自主的阶段
  11. Passage 003 Allen和Wolkowitz认为家庭工作不是因为__________,而是因为________
  12. Passage 004 农奴制度__________经济增长
  13. Passage 005 __________更有可能是热液口附近生物的食物源
  14. Unit 02 换对象
  15. Passage 006 蝙蝠通过__________察觉目标的特征
  16. Passage 007 Harris和Gass__________了其他地质学家的观点,他们认为__________
  17. Passage 008 英国沙龙是女性接受教育的地方,同时也__________了对于女性的社会传统
  18. Passage 009 __________可以大大降低污染
  19. Passage 010 创造性艺术__________新事物
  20. Passage 011 艺术起源于__________而非__________
  21. Passage 012 Mycorrhizal是__________的
  22. Passage 013 印第安文艺复兴克服了__________
  23. Passage 014 介绍__________的必要条件
  24. Passage 015 直到__________,最高法院才开始按照第十四修正案所要表达的平等权利原则去解读它
  25. Unit 03 负态度
  26. Passage 016 爱因斯坦对经典量子力学的看法是__________的,量子力学是__________的
  27. Passage 017 Bearden认为自己不仅仅是__________
  28. Passage 018 可以通过对__________进行研究来对__________进行研究
  29. Passage 019 shergottites起源于__________
  30. Passage 020 介绍月亮形成的__________种假设
  31. Passage 021 (应/不应该)在微重力晶体培养领域做深入研究
  32. Passage 022 奇点源自于__________并难以被观测
  33. Passage 023 病毒的__________和__________鼻病毒的方法
  34. Passage 024 可以利用__________来估计气候变化
  35. Passage 025 评价Black Fiction ,作者的态度以(正/负)评价为主
  36. Unit 04 But封装
  37. Passage 026 Brown Girl, Brownstones是__________
  38. Passage 027 Raisin in the Sun中的冲突是__________的,并不矛盾
  39. Passage 028 __________尚未充分探索
  40. Passage 029 在工程设计中,应该加入__________,设计课程强调__________能力
  41. Passage 030 大多数20世纪初黑人诗人认为种族骄傲__________,20世纪20年代黑人诗人_______
  42. Passage 031 __________出现在奴隶制之前
  43. Passage 032 金刚石中的__________可以用来给金刚石断代
  44. Passage 033 机械化__________改变女性的工作状况
  45. Passage 034 胰腺移植尽管在理论上可行,但是用于__________还很困难
  46. Passage 035 趋同进化论__________的
  47. Unit 05 广义封装
  48. Passage 036 作者讨论__________并支持其是一个__________的过程
  49. Passage 037 关于生物生活模式影响因素的__________种观点
  50. Passage 038 __________很有价值
  51. Passage 039 King为了__________而没有一开始就公开反对越战
  52. Passage 040 __________导致农民不满
  53. Passage 041 Frankenstein和 Wuthering Heights既有相同,也有不同,但本文作者更强
  54. Passage 042 __________尚待解决
  55. Passage 043 摄影技术是__________的
  56. Passage 044 需要研究恒温动物发烧与__________有关这一假设
  57. Passage 045 __________可以使基础设施建设更为灵活
  58. Passage 046 星际尘埃总量__________,影响__________
  59. Unit 06 顺子结构
  60. Passage 047 tunneling与__________有关
  61. Passage 048 Gilpin是__________摄影师
  62. Passage 049 __________导致机体发生变化,可能是__________的原因
  63. Passage 050 理论数学过于精确会带来__________的结果,适当的__________对于科学家有利
  64. Unit 07 程度取反
  65. Passage 051 评论家理解作品时面临__________
  66. Passage 052 八部罗曼史是__________的
  67. Passage 053 尽管Pessen的__________是对的,但__________不对
  68. Passage 054 二月革命没有__________记录
  69. Passage 055 绘画和音乐可以类比,但__________
  70. Passage 056 Wuthering Heights的不同部分可以__________,但不能统一________
  71. Unit 08 必做
  72. Passage 057 Gutman正确强调了__________和__________对__________的重要性
  73. Passage 058 尽管__________提议严格限制抗生素,但__________对此并不在意
  74. Passage 059 讨论了__________对气候变化的影响
  75. Passage 060 Wagner首先从__________角度分析黑人诗歌,发现宗教和__________是相互融合
  76. Passage 061 社会性文献揭示出从神话中获取的史料是__________的
  77. Passage 062 要关注Olsen的作品所植根的__________传统
  78. Passage 063 介绍物质领域的__________个层次的基本粒子和__________
  79. Passage 064 解释为什么Beauvoir__________
  80. Passage 065 评论__________
  81. Passage 066 文科不受待见但被__________,但__________
  82. Unit 09 必做
  83. Passage 067 猴子的进攻行为不是因为__________,而是为了__________
  84. Passage 068 __________以及什么人移民
  85. Passage 069 大型动物用__________补偿较低的__________以与小型动物抗衡
  86. Passage 070 __________的机理
  87. Passage 071 Verdi通过对歌剧的__________和__________的处理,使之变成了高雅艺术
  88. Passage 072 __________的起源
  89. Passage 073 人类关系通过直觉、常识容易理解,但是__________
  90. Passage 074 从__________来分析墨西哥文化
  91. Passage 075 Coltran对爵士乐所做出的__________
  92. Passage 076 国民性格因为其__________以及__________使其难以被社会科学家考虑
  93. Unit 10 必做
  94. Passage 077 __________的女性受到的歧视最多,其次是__________,再次是__________
  95. Passage 078 __________比__________更受欢迎
  96. Passage 079 尽管生物控制法可以解决欧洲蕨的蔓延,但是__________
  97. Passage 080 女性为富人打工是__________所导致的
  98. Passage 081 史料__________了19世纪80年代肉类加工业的真实工作情况
  99. Passage 082 目前不能使用核聚变,而应使用__________
  100. Passage 083 将关于__________的新老理论进行__________
  101. Passage 084 研究昆虫和脊椎动物的__________促使社会生物学的产生
  102. Passage 085 Duparc为何在有生之年__________——作品不追求理想化
  103. Passage 086 __________是名称误用
  104. Unit 11 必做
  105. Passage 087 道德的定义主要在于__________
  106. Passage 088 Wilson为Lewis所写的传记__________
  107. Passage 089 Chicano人的西班牙语作品和英语作品的__________以及__________
  108. Passage 090 生物能影响其生存环境,甚至能__________自身生长
  109. Passage 091 铁树依赖__________传粉,依靠__________传粉很困难
  110. Passage 092 当代历史学家不应该__________妇女选举权运动
  111. Passage 093 小群动物比大群动物有更高的警觉性未必是为了应对捕食者,还有可能是为了__________
  112. Passage 094 福音音乐和圣歌都是__________的
  113. Passage 095 肾上腺素通过增加血液中__________含量来调节记忆力
  114. Passage 096 Smith有关__________的理论不正确
  115. Unit 12 必做
  116. Passage 097 __________的影响使科学家无法轻易预测气候变化
  117. Passage 098 通过气泡中的空气和冰中的氢元素来研究史前__________和__________的关系
  118. Passage 099 法案背后有__________
  119. Passage 100 具体说明__________与__________的不同之处
  120. Passage 101 __________促使科学家去探索地质事件周期性
  121. Passage 102 Turner对于宗教的定义__________
  122. Passage 103 有一个理论解释了__________
  123. Passage 104 Woolf是一个__________,她的写作手法是__________
  124. Passage 105 介绍了热点,并且描述热点既可以起到__________的作用,又可以起到__________的作
  125. Passage 106 不应该研究黑奴民间故事起源,应该研究__________
  126. Unit 13 必做
  127. Passage 107 如何解决____________的问题
  128. Passage 108 ___________个原因使学者认为___________是实施犯罪的主体
  129. Passage 109 臭氧总量是___________的结果,(会/不会)被补充
  130. Passage 110 伟大的喜剧艺术是___________的
  131. Passage 111 针对___________给出不同的解释
  132. Passage 112 介绍热泵的___________、___________、___________以及缺陷
  133. Passage 113 音乐是非洲文化中___________的重要手段
  134. Passage 114 讨论检验肽类激素在除了下丘脑之外大脑的部位形成的方法和___________
  135. Passage 115 夏威夷岛上植物的种子通过___________方式由鸟类远距离传播
  136. Passage 116 银冕中有很多暗物质,这个现象的最佳解释是___________
  137. Unit 14 必做
  138. Passage 117 使欧洲蜂群__________也许可以抵御寄生螨
  139. Passage 118 人类的思想内容不变,形式会针对__________作相应变化
  140. Passage 119 实验并没有说明__________与__________行为有关
  141. Passage 120 __________和__________在生物圈的碳循环中各司其职
  142. Passage 121 二氧化碳__________,导致全球__________
  143. Passage 122 独立战争之前人们对奴隶的态度很__________,并最终导致奴隶的__________
  144. Passage 123 介绍__________
  145. Passage 124 区分__________和__________
  146. Passage 125 没有一种语言是__________的
  147. Passage 126 地震反射法能准确描绘__________,该方法一直是__________的最重要的工具
  148. Unit 15 选做
  149. Passage 127 介绍20世纪最伟大的女性雕塑家Nevelson的__________与__________
  150. Passage 128 雌蕊的形态特征可以__________植物花粉浪费,但该特征__________不明
  151. Passage 129 物种数量变化由__________和__________共同调节
  152. Passage 130 玻璃金属的__________、形成原理和__________
  153. Passage 131 因为__________提供的信息有限,神经发育系统中存在__________和________
  154. Passage 132 艺术家创造的视觉效果可以由__________解释
  155. Passage 133 只保护妇女的劳工法是__________且无效的
  156. Passage 134 并不像Davis认为的__________文化和__________的文化显得与众不同,而是__
  157. Passage 135 对__________的研究可以增强学生对传统学术研究方法的认知,对学生大有好处
  158. Passage 136 介绍了学者对女权主义研究的__________,并介绍一个和女权主义相关的派别的具体观点
  159. Unit 16 选做
  160. Passage 137 解释为什么死后成为超新星的星球数量少于人们的推测,并认为没有成为超新星的恒星变成了_______
  161. Passage 138 美国独立战争中__________人和__________人一样在争取__________
  162. Passage 139 Griffith从__________,__________,__________以及_____
  163. Passage 140 需要研究__________
  164. Passage 141 腕足动物__________
  165. Passage 142 __________导致__________存在周期
  166. Passage 143 HDR__________
  167. Passage 144 搞清楚__________和__________之间的差异很重要
  168. Passage 145 应该支持__________
  169. Passage 146 人与动物的行为(能/不能)进行类比
  170. Unit 17 选做
  171. Passage 147 Tolstoi的作品是__________的
  172. Passage 148 Thomas Hardy对创作中的冲动__________
  173. Passage 149 Nahuatl语言可以表达__________
  174. Passage 150 __________或许可以解决人类视觉无法超越的极限
  175. Passage 151 心理历史学在取代__________的同时本身也有缺陷
  176. Passage 152 人们难以将太阳活动同__________建立联系,并且很难研究__________
  177. Passage 153 __________对古代文学研究有很大贡献
  178. Passage 154 利用Vostok冰芯的数据,科学家可以更清楚了解__________与__________的关系
  179. Passage 155 19世纪后,__________的发展使哲学成为独立、基础的学科
  180. Passage 156 研究__________很重要
  181. Unit 18 选做
  182. Passage 157 描述了科学家对__________的发展
  183. Passage 158 关于消费者革命仍存在__________个没有被很好解决的问题,但也不应忽视当前结论
  184. Passage 159 单个细菌更像__________,项圈藻是典型例子
  185. Passage 160 __________对解读青铜时代的考古记录有帮助
  186. Passage 161 __________以及__________体现了墨西哥裔美国人的文化遗产的__________
  187. Passage 162 为了__________,工蜂会阻碍其他工蜂__________
  188. Passage 163 树木自身的防御机制反而让树木__________受到毛毛虫的威胁
  189. Passage 164 可以对舞蹈进行__________的分析
  190. Passage 165 可以用__________研究海水水循环获得初步成功
  191. Passage 166 通过对兔子的研究来理解__________与__________之间的联系
  192. Unit 19 难文赏析
  193. Passage 167 作者通过指出对__________的错误解读,给出自己对于__________的理解
  194. Passage 168 (有/没有)给“冰川期”断代靠谱的方法
  195. Passage 169 Quine认为古典实证主义的概念是__________的
  196. Passage 170 大脑过程和__________的关系的研究是__________的
  197. Passage 171 通过海洋中浪的流动可以找到__________的原因
  198. Passage 172 Twain在其作品中表现出的对技术进步以及和平革命的讽刺是美国大众__________接受的
  199. Passage 173 解决旋向问题,__________理论是错的,__________机制是对的。
  200. Passage 174 修辞学强调__________,反对修辞学的观点是__________的
  201. Passage 175 研究__________的__________种理论各有缺陷
  202. Unit 20 综合1
  203. Passage 176 摄影是__________
  204. Passage 177 致幻剂通过作用于__________来起作用
  205. Passage 178 __________会决定幼年时期龙虾螯的分化结果
  206. Passage 179 Walzer认为自由资本主义__________。他的论点__________,但也指出了资本主
  207. Passage 180 在试图把__________引导到对社会有用的方向上,有__________种途径。只有当___
  208. Passage 181 __________的理论比__________在博弈论方面更进一步
  209. Passage 182 人类的弱点受__________影响
  210. Passage 183 __________所需要的因素,作者更倾向于__________
  211. Passage 184 星鲽比目鱼眼睛__________的差异不重要
  212. Unit 21 综合2
  213. Passage 185 遥感技术结合新方法促进了__________的获得,但还是需要结合老方法
  214. Passage 186 __________影响鸟鸣声复杂性
  215. Passage 187 __________和__________的合作可以产生有影响力的艺术电影
  216. Passage 188 __________会给女性提供更多参与军事任务的机会
  217. Passage 189 Haney实验证实了食草动物能对__________产生巨大的压力
  218. Passage 190 用证据呈现出Proust的小说Remembrance如何从__________变成小说体裁
  219. Passage 191 Webb发现了殖民地有__________,但是关于英国军队的作用的研究__________
  220. Passage 192 描述了小丑鱼群落的__________以及__________,并且对这种行为给出解释
  221. Passage 193 用__________定义文学阶段对于女性写作是不对的,__________对此进行了纠正
  222. Passage 194 __________的原理
  223. Unit 22 综合3
  224. Passage 195 Arrom认为墨西哥城女性的地位__________
  225. Passage 196 Duncan希望用__________探索人类表现力的内在起源,她仅把音乐作为_________
  226. Passage 197 尽管氟化物的__________被人们熟知,但是我们应该__________
  227. Passage 198 来自地球的陨石击中火星的概率__________
  228. Passage 199 研究__________的进化
  229. Passage 200 地球磁场变化的研究需要__________
  230. Passage 201 解释尾索浮游动物的__________机制
  231. Passage 202 器官移植通常有__________个问题,而__________是个特例
  232. Passage 203 通过基因工程来提高农作物固氮的__________以及__________
  233. Passage 204 给出Ragtime音乐的__________,并且描述其__________
  234. 附录一 常见Q&A
  235. 附录二 语言知识点
  236. 附录三 背景知识
  237. 附录四 文章学科分类
  238. 附录五 练习答案
  239. 附录六 二维码索引

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The questions come from official tests and high-quality mock tests; some passages are slightly more difficult than the actual test, making them suitable for intensive training by test takers aiming for high scores.
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陈琦 Author

Chen Qi is a book author about whom limited public information is available. The 16 titles held in the library show that his writing focuses mainly on preparation for overseas examinations. Representative works include GRE Reading: Detailed Explanations of 170 Passages, Analysis of High-Frequency GRE Writing Topics and Test Points, 36 Sets of Intensive GRE Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises with Explanations, and A Complete Guide to 3,000 TOEFL Test Points, covering several preparation areas such as GRE reading, writing and sentence equivalence, as well as TOEFL vocabulary. He has also written a phonetic children's book, Pang Didi. His exam-oriented books are characterized by detailed explanations of questions and summaries of test points, with an emphasis on practical training and vocabulary building, and they offer reference value to readers preparing for these tests.

张禄 Author

Zhang Lu: publicly available information is limited, and details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are unknown. Judging from the four works held in the collection, Zhang Lu's writing centers on two main areas. The first is GRE test preparation, with works including GRE Reading 170 Passages with Detailed Explanations and Analysis, The GRE Reading White Paper, and The GRE Reading White Paper + 36 Sets of Intensive GRE Fill-in-the-Blank Practice and Analysis (two volumes), which focus on reading comprehension and text-completion training and offer detailed explanations and analysis for test takers. The second is introductory robotics, with Arduino Creative Robot Primer: Based on ArduBlock (2nd Edition), which uses a graphical programming tool to guide beginners in hands-on practice. These two kinds of works correspond respectively to the categories of motivational growth and artificial intelligence, showing that the author combines exam coaching with technology popularization, with a style that emphasizes practicality and clear explanation.

戈弋 Author

Geyi is an author with limited publicly available information, whose signed works focus on GRE test preparation. Three of the author's works are included in the collection: GRE Reading White Paper, GRE Intensive Fill-in-the-Blank 36 Sets: Practice and Analysis, and a combined two-volume edition of the two. Aimed at GRE candidates, these books address the reading and text-completion sections, combining method guidance with focused practice, and are known for their targeted, practical approach; they are commonly categorized under motivation and personal growth and under examinations. Because details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are unavailable, the author's personal history cannot be described in detail. The existing works nonetheless show a style that pairs training materials with analysis, helping readers become familiar with question types and build test-taking experience within limited time.

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