SECTION 2
40 Questions
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question, decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answers the question.
When I was a boy, there was one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat-man. We had transient ambitions of other sorts, but they were only transient. When a circus came and went, it left us all burning to become clowns; the first minstrel show that came to our section left us all
5suffering to try that kind of life; now and then we had a hope that if we loved and were good., God would permit us to be pirates. These ambitions faded out, each in its turn; but the ambition to be a steamboat-man always remained.
From Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
1.The author’s intent in this passage is to
A explain how he chose his adult profession
B describe the life of a steamboat-man
C convey some of his childhood aspirations
D compare the merits of several different occupations
E present a social history of the Mississippi
2.According to the passage, the author considered all of the following as possible careers
EXCETP
A steamboat-man
B clown
C minstrel
D writer
E pirate
3.As it is used in line 3,the word “transient” means
A appealing
B relative
C short-lived
D disastrous
E equal
4.The author most likely uses the phrase “ all burning to become clowns” in order to
A provide an example of the boys’ fleeting ambitions
B illustrate the lack of cultural life in Mississippi.
C encourage his readers to follow similar career paths
D clarify why the boys all wanted to be steamboat-men
E show the kind of people that traveled on steamboats
5.Which of the following best describes the effect of the phrase “if we loved and were good,
God would permit us to be pirates”?
A Pathos
B Humor
C Exaggeration
D Mockery
E Rhyme
6.The attitude of the author toward the subject is
A nostalgic
B regretful
C optimistic
D cynical
E somber
7.The reader can infer from the passage that
A the author and his friends looked forward to leaving the village.
B no girls hoped to navigate the river by steamboat.
C the author became a steamboat-man
D the author regrets not becoming a pirate.
E the author disliked growing up on the Mississippi River.
Alchemy is the name given to the attempt to change lead, copper, and other metals into silver or gold. Today, alchemy is regarded as a pseudoscience. Its associations with astrology and the occult suggest primitive superstition to the modern mind, and the alchemist is generally portrayed by historians as a charlatan obsessed with dreams of impossible wealth.
5 for many centuries, however, alchemy was a highly respected art. In the search for the elusive
secret to making gold, alchemists helped develop many of the apparatuses and procedures that are used in laboratories today. Moreover, the results of their experiments laid the basic conceptual framework of the modern science of chemistry.
8.The passage is mainly about the
A early history of a scientific field.
B manufacture of gold from other metals.
C mystery surrounding the origins of chemistry.
D links among chemistry, astrology and sociology.
E specific results of alchemists’ experiments.
9.According to the passage, alchemists are generally portrayed in history books as
A wealthy businessmen
B rogues motivated by greed
C talented but misunderstood individuals.
D the ancestors of today’s chemists.
E brilliant scientists.
10.It can be inferred from the passage that a “charlatan” (line 4)
A existed only in the Middle Ages.
B is not respected by historians
C practiced an early form of chemistry.
D uses his research for criminal purpose
E understood the secret to making gold.
11.The style of the passage is most like that found in a
A scientist’s diary.
B novel about alchemists.
C history textbook.
D newspaper article.
E personal letter.
12.With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
A Few alchemists ever became wealthy form their work.
B Alchemy was a primitive, superstitious field of science.
C Alchemy is becoming increasingly respectable among today’s chemists.
D Astrology and the occult also deserve consideration as legitimate sciences.
E Alchemists helped pave the way for scientists today.
13.The following questions are all answered by the passage EXCEPT:
A What did a alchemists hope to achieve?
B What have alchemists contributed to science?
C How do historians view alchemy?
D How did alchemist6s turn metals into gold?
E Has the general consensus always been that alchemists were charlatans?
14.Which of these titles is the most appropriate for the passage?
A Alchemy as Art
B Turning Copper to Gold
C In Pursuit of Wealth
D Alchemists: Charlatans or Scientists?
E Alchemy’s Contributions to Science
On May 18, 1980, in Washington State, the volcano Mount Saint Helens erupted, sending a cloud of dust 15 miles into the air. The explosion was not unexpected; the earth’s crust had shaken for weeks beforehand, providing people in the surrounding area with plenty of advance warning. In spite of these danger signals, no one was prepared for the extent of the 5 blast; over the course of several weeks, the volcano’s eruption ripped the top 1300 feet off the
mountain, resulting in a landslide that was the largest in recorded history. 540 million tons of ash from the volcano were spread over three states, altering the earth’s weather patterns for
several years afterward. One thing missing from the initial eruption was fluid lava usually identified with volcanic activity. Later eruptions emitted a thick and oozing lava. Thick lava 10 is easily outrun because it moves extremely slowly. In addition, thick lava creates taller
volcanoes because it often cools and hardens instead of flowing down the volcano’s sides.
15.This passage is primarily about
A the geological history of Washington State.
B the difficulty of predicting volcanic activity.
C a contrast between different forms of lava
D a story of an unusual geological event.
E the factors that cause landslides.
16.As used in line 4, the word “advance” means
A ahead of time
B moving forward
C in the past
D undetected
E extremely urgent.
17.According to the passage, all of the following were caused by the Mount Saint Helens
eruption EXCEPT:
A tidal waves
B streams of lava
C a massive landslide
D changes in the earth’s climate
E the emission of clouds of ash
18.It can be inferred from the passage that fluid lava (line 8)
A is very thick
B creates tall volcanoes
C is only found in the United States.
D is not easily outrun
E destroyed many forests in Washington.
19.The author’s style is best described as
A surprised
B dramatic
C skeptical
D informative
E mysterious
20.The author most likely mentions “providing people in the surrounding area with plenty of
advance warning” in order to
A show that experts thought they knew what was coming
B indicate that no one was hurt in the blast.
C criticize people who did not evacuate on time.
D describe how experts were not seeing fluid lava
E convey the importance of volcano warning systems.
The cowboy of the American West is an enduring icon in popular culture, but Hawaiian cowboys predated their American counterparts by several decades. In 1792, King Kamehameha the Great of Hawaii received gifts of beef cattle, goats, sheep, and horses from Captain George Vancouver. The introduction of these unfamiliar animals caused unrest
5 among the native islanders, because the unruly animals often tramped the crops in their
fields. Initially, the king protected his imports from wrathful Hawaiians under kapu laws. But in 1830, KamehamehaⅢdecided to hire a few Spanish vaqueros from California to keep the animals under control. Soon the Hawaiians were riding, roping, and lassoing alongside the Spanish cowboys.
21.It can be inferred from the passage that the American cowboy
A taught the Hawaiians how to ride and lasso
B accompanied the shipment of horses and cattle to Hawaii
C did not understand the Hawaiians’ opposition to horses.
D emerged in the West later than his counterpart in Hawaii.
E was not able to lasso as well as the Hawaiian cowboy.
22.According to the passage, all of the following are true about horses and cattle EXCEPT
A they were unfamiliar to Hawaiians before 1792.
B they were introduced to Hawaii in the 18th century.
C they were protected by Hawaiian law.
D they were found to be too expensive to import.
E they were destructive to Hawaiian property.
23.According to the passage, the Hawaiian cowboys
Ⅰwere taught to ride by the Spanish vaqueros.
Ⅱexisted earlier than the American cowboys
Ⅲproved better at roping and lassoing than their American counterpart.
A Ⅰonly
B Ⅱonly
C Ⅰand Ⅱonly
D Ⅱand Ⅲonly
E Ⅰ, Ⅱ, and Ⅲ
24.This passage in primarily about
A the roping of cattle
B the history of King Kamehhameha
C the Spanish relationship with Hawaii
D the history of horses in Hawaii
E the introduction of cowboys to Hawaii.
25.The attitude of the writer toward the subject is
A biased
B condescending
C neutral
D elated
E confused
26.As it is used in line 6, “wrathful” most nearly means
A tolerant.
B enraged
C accommodating
D confused
E vengeful
27.Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the passage?
A How did Hawaiians view Capt. George Vancouver’s gifts?
B What effect did the vaqueros have on the animals?
C What can be implied about the author’s attitude toward the cowboys?
D For how many years did the animals cause unrest in Hawaii?
E How did the king use kapu laws in Hawaii to protect animals?
In recent years, scientific research has done much to alter long-held beliefs about history.
This is particularly true of scholarship surrounding the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a trans-Asian trading roué that extended across two continents, linking China with the center of European trade in the Mediterranean. Most famous for the transport of silk, this ancient
5 highway was also the conduit for such items as roses, peaches, gunpowder, and paper.
Systems of belief were also passed along the road: the spread of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam was accelerated by the connection between East and West.
Based on historical texts, historians have traditionally believed that the Silk Road was established in 115 B.C.E., yet the recent discovery of a much older piece of silk in Egypt
10 suggests that the road was established at least a thousand years earlier. Through carbon dating,
scientists dated the fabric of the newly discovered piece of silk to around 1000 B.C.E. In that period, only the Chinese held the secret to silk manufacturing; Mediterranean countries would not develop the technology to manufacture silk until the sixth century C.E. As a result, historians how believe that Asia and Europe may have traded silk via the Silk Road as long 15 ago as the second century B.C.E. –though exactly how traders navigated the plateaus,
mountains, and deserts that lie along the route remains a mystery.
28.This passage is primarily about
A the impact of a new discovery on a historical theory
B ancient trading routes between East and West.
C the introduction of silk manufacturing to Europe.
D conflict between Chinese and Mediterranean traders.
E the spread of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam.
29.As used in line 6, the phrase “systems of belief” most likely means
A travel routes
B organizations
C languages
D religions
E military secrets
30.According to the passage, all of the following were traded along the Silk Road EXCEPT
A fabrics
B explosives
C fruit
D flowers
E jewels
31.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that historians believe that
A the silk fragment discovered in Egypt was a fake
B most ancient Egyptian garments
C the ancient Egyptians were unable to cross plateaus, mountains, or deserts.
D carbon dating is not the most accurate method of dating artifacts.
E the ancient silk fragment found in Egypt must have been imported from China.
32.The author’s style is best described as
A surprised
B dramatic
C poetic
D mysterious
E informative
33.According to the passage, it is reasonable to assume that
A civilizations used the Silk Road for more than just trade.
B the Silk Road had not been established yet in 200 B.C.E.
C historians can say for sure whether the recent silk discovery was from Asia.
D the author believes the Silk Road never existed.
E if it weren’t for the Silk Road, Mediterranean countries never would have developed
silk-producing technology.
During the 15th century, the Belgian city Bruges was the most important commercial city in the north of Europe. Like Florence in Italy, Bruges derived its wealth form wool and banking.
Ships brought raw wool there from England and Spain and carried away finished wool cloth, which was celebrated throughout Europe. Bankers came to Bruges on the heels of the wool merchants – among them, representatives of the House of Medici. Soon Bruges became the 5 financial center for all of northern Europe. Merchants from Italy, the Near East, Russia, and
Spain all congregated in Bruges. Even though nearby cities such as Ghent and Louvain also flourished, Bruges so outshone them in prosperity that the Duke of Burgundy made that city his capital and moved his court there in the early 15th century.
34.As it is used in line 2, the word “derived” most nearly means
A created
B exchanged
C invested
D obtained
E traveled
35.It can be inferred from the text that the arrival of representatives of the House of Medici in
Bruges
A improved the quality of life for al residents of Bruges.
B increased the amount of raw wool brought to Bruges.
C required the city to provide official translators
D secured the status of Bruges as an important financial center.
E lowered the level of market a activity in Bruges.
36.It can be inferred from the text that the wool brought to Bruges
A was of the best quality available in northern Europe
B was not instrumental in Bruges’s growth as a financial center.
C was woven into cloth and shipped throughout Europe
D was also sent to rival towns Ghent and Louvain
E was as valuable as gold and other precious metals.
37.The author most likely mentions “merchants from Italy, the Near East, Russia, and Spain” in
order to
A illustrate the variety of merchants involved in the wood trade.
B convey the excitement of Europe in the 15th century
C portray the peaceful cooperation of European countries
D indicate the poverty of trade in those countries.
E demonstrate how successful Bruges became
38.According to the text, why did the Duke of Burgundy choose Bruges over Ghent and Louvain
as the site of his court?
A Ghent was on the verge of a financial crisis.
B Ghent and Louvain were too far away from Burgundy
C Bruges was unquestionably the most wealthy city
D Bruges produced a higher quality of wool fabric.
E More painters and musicians lived in Bruges than in other cities.
39.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A The growth of the wool trade transformed commerce in the Renaissance.
B Tired of his court in France, the Duke of Burgundy moved to Bruges.
C Wool and banking made Bruges the commercial center of northern Europe.
D Bruges outshone Florence in prosperity and cultural diversity.
E Most 15th –century cities centered around banking and wool manufacture.
40.All of the following are reasons why Bruges was an important city EXCEPT
A its prosperity brought prosperity to other cities.
B it was a central meeting place for foreign merchants
C it provided a venue for wool traders to exchange merchandise
D it became the heart of banking in the region
E its status as the Belgian capital made it a commercial center.
Reading A.Read 1.Vocabulary 2.Sentence, look for main sentence, and know the main idea. Long sentence practice: a.Many anthropologists see this as proof of the Bering Strait migration theory, which holds that between 11000 and 6000 year ago, ancestors of Native America across a land bridge that had jointed the two continents. (定语从句) b.Nothing that tribal legends locate Apache origins squarely in the American Southwest, he offers an alternative explanation of newfound genetic link. (现在分词短语做状语) c.Stanford University linguist Merritt Rulen has discovered striking similarities between et, a nearly extinct language spoken in central Siberia, and various languages of the Athabaskan group, traditionally spoken by Native American living along the western edge of North America, including the Apache in he southwestern United States. (同位语从句，过去分词短语做状语) d.In the first quarter of the twentieth century, some women scientists who engaged in research worked at the most prestigious institutes of the period and enjoyed more career mobility than women researchers would experience again for several decades. (长定语从句在中间) e.Sabin, an anatomist at the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research noted for her research on the lymphatic system, is one important example. (同位语从句加过去分词) f.To have maintained an active role in research institutions, women would have had to share some of the decision-making power: they needed to be part of hiring, promotion and funding decisions. (表目的的不定式提前，冒号句) g.As a result, they found it almost impossible to provide opportunities for a younger set of female colleagues seeking employment in a research setting, to foster their productivity and facilitate their productivity and facilitate their career mobility, and eventually to allow them access to the top ranks. (it is impossible to do sth., and to do sth., and to do sth.…三个并列成分) h.Even those with very high professional aspirations accepted subordinate status as assistants if doing so seemed necessary to gain access to research position and too often these were the only position offered them in their chosen careers. (if 后面的句子很复杂，分析一下) i.Thus they could easily become highly visible targets for elimination from the staff, especially if their behavior was judged in the least imprudent. j.Women’s awareness that they were unequal colleagues, included in professional settings only on the sufferance of male colleagues, who held the positions of power, conflicted with their belief in meritocracy. （定语从句，过去分词） k.She relates that, during her ten years in the department, men were given at least six positions that she was qualified for and wanted desperately, but for which she was not even considered because she was a woman. （定语从句）
SECTION 2 40 Questions Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question, decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answers the question. When I was a boy, there was one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat-man. We had transient ambitions of other sorts, but they were only transient. When a circus came and went, it left us all burning to become clowns; the first minstrel show that came to our section left us all 5suffering to try that kind of life; now and then we had a hope that if we loved and were good., God would permit us to be pirates. These ambitions faded out, each in its turn; but the ambition to be a steamboat-man always remained. From Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 1.The author’s intent in this passage is to A explain how he chose his adult profession B describe the life of a steamboat-man C convey some of his childhood aspirations D compare the merits of several different occupations E present a social history of the Mississippi 2.According to the passage, the author considered all of the following as possible careers EXCETP A steamboat-man B clown C minstrel D writer E pirate 3.As it is used in line 3,the word “transient” means A appealing B relative C short-lived D disastrous E equal 4.The author most likely uses the phrase “ all burning to become clowns” in order to A provide an example of the boys’ fleeting ambitions B illustrate the lack of cultural life in Mississippi. C encourage his readers to follow similar career paths D clarify why the boys all wanted to be steamboat-men E show the kind of people that traveled on steamboats
Passage 1 There were moments of waiting. The youth thought of the village street at home before the arrival of the circus parade on a day in the spring. He remembered how he had stood, a small thrillful boy, prepared to follow the band in its faded chariot. He saw the yellow road, the lines of expectant people, and the sober houses. He particularly remembered an old fellow who used to sit upon a cracker box in front of the store and pretend to despise such exhibitions. A thousand details of color and form surged in his mind. Someone cried, "Here they come!" There was rustling and muttering among the men. They displayed a feverish desire to have every possible cartridge ready to their hands. The boxes were pulled around into various positions and adjusted with great care. The tall soldier, having prepared his rifle, produced a red handkerchief of some kind. He was engaged in knitting it about his throat with exquisite attention to its position, when the cry was repeated up and down the line in a muffled roar of sound. "Here they come! Here they come!” Gun locks clicked. Across the smoke-infested fields came a brown swarm of running men who were giving shrill yells. They came on, stooping and swinging their rifles at all angles. A flag, tilted forward, sped near the front. 1. In the first paragraph, the youth is primarily concerned with (A) reliving a fond childhood memory (B) describing a turning point in his life. (C) preparing for the upcoming battle. (D) planning his day at the circus. (E) watching a soldier tie a handkerchief. 2. What is meant by the exclamation "Here they come!" in line 12? (A) A band in a chariot is approaching. (B) The circus is coming to town (C) The enemy soldiers are advancing (D) A group of men selling handkerchiefs is on its way. (E) The youth's family is arriving to save him. 3. The tone of the passage undergoes a change from the first to the second paragraph that can best be described as a movement from (A) anger to amusement. (B) reminiscence to anticipation. (C) informality to formality (D) reluctance to fear. (E) respect to indifference.
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的地方。我们要明确一点，诗歌是为了更好的表达，每一首诗都包含诗人的感慨感悟和感想。读诗的过程中带一点想象，体会美感的同时把诗人表达的东西落到实处，这便是读懂了。 传记是表现人的不是表现事的。但是了解人的过程又在读事，重点细节要关注。 争论表达的就是一个观点，这个观点是灵魂，游走在文章的每一角落。 说明文最简单，读懂topic就好，但是细节不容小觑。 以上内容简要为考生分析了SSAT阅读考试五大文章体裁不 同的特点，希望能为考生正确答题提供一定的参考，建议大家在基础阅读阶段多读多分析，为学习解题技巧做好铺垫。 原文地址：https://www.doczj.com/doc/049548464.html,/ssat/teacher/2015/1103/20083.html SSAT考试频道：https://www.doczj.com/doc/049548464.html,/ssat/
在备考S SAT的过程中，阅读部分作为考试的难点所在，需要我们多花些时间练习，不断通过SSAT考试练习题加强熟练度。这样才有机会拿到好成绩。下面我们来看一下阅读部分的美国S SAT考试真题。希望对您的备考有所帮助。 美国SSAT考试难点较多，如果不早点准备的话，很难应付考试。S SAT阅读部分一直被认为是考试中的难点所在。下面是阅读部分的SSAT考试真题演练，我们可以提前了解一下。 Conflict had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s. England wanted a share of the wealth that Spain had been taking from the lands it had claimed in the Americas. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake achieved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to England's treasury and diminishing Spain's omnipotence. Religious differences also caused conflict between the two countries. Whereas Spain was Roman Catholic, most of England had become Protestant. King Philip II of Spain wanted to claim the throne and make England a Catholic country again. To satisfy his ambition and also to retaliate against England's theft of his gold and silver, King Philip began to build his fleet of warships, the Armada, in January 1586. Philip intended his fleet to be indestructible. In addition to building new warships, he marshaled one hundred and thirty sailing vessels of all types and recruited more than nineteen thousand robust soldiers and eight thousand sailors. Although some of his ships lacked guns and others lacked ammunition, Philip was convinced that his Armada could withstand any battle with England. The martial Armada set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9,1588, but bad weather forced it back to port. The voyage resumed on July 22 after the weather became more stable. The Spanish fleet met the smaller, faster, and more maneuverable English ships in battle off the coast of Plymouth, England, first on July 31 and again on August 2. The two battles left Spain vulnerable, having lost several ships and with its ammunition depleted. On August 7, while the Armada lay at anchor on the French side of the Strait of Dover, England sent eight burning ships into the midst of the Spanish fleet to set it on fire. Blocked on one side, the Spanish ships could only drift away, their crews in panic and disorder. Before the Armada could regroup, the English attacked again on August 8. Although the Spaniards made a valiant effort to fight back, the fleet suffered extensive damage. During the eight hours of battle, the Armada drifted perilously close to the rocky coastline. At the moment when it seemed that the Spanish ships
ssat考试试题总共有几部分? 正所谓“知己知彼方能百战百胜”，考生要想在美国中考SSAT 考试中取得一个不错的成绩，首先要对ssat考试试题有一个详细的了解，这可以帮助考生正确认识ssat考试并且制定合理的ssat备考计划，那ssat考试试题总共有几部分呢?下面小编带考生一起了解。 ssat考试试题分为写作和选择题两种题型。选择题均为5选1，答题方式为填写答题卡(考试时一定要记得带铅笔和橡皮)。下面是各部分考试的题型和具体内容： 写作 写作为第一部分，考试时间为25分钟。这部分要求考生通过例子来支持或反驳一个观点。所举的例子可以来自个人经历、历史、文学等等。这部分内容不计入总分，但会随其他部分的成绩寄送到所申请的学校。校方会根据需要，对之进行评估，并作为录取的参考依据之一。 选择题接下来的四个部分均为选择题，包括数学两个部分(各30分钟，各25题)、语文(30分钟，60题)、阅读(40分钟，40题)。 1、数学。无论是SSAT的低级还是高级，其数学部分的考查内容均不超出国内初中教学的知识点范围，其难点在于：由于采用全英文命题，在理解应用题的题意时，一定要熟悉最常见的表达方式。题目
中不会有复杂的精确计算，但是考查估算能力，所以计算器是不允许带入考场的。数学两个部分的难度和范围完全一样，SSAT会在数学两个部分之间插入一个非数学的部分，以便让考生科学用脑。 2、语文。语文部分是对词汇的直接考查，对于英语非母语的中学生难度很大。这部分共60道题，具体又分为：30道同义题、30个类比题。 同义题，题干为一个单词，要求考生从5个选项中选出一个和题干中单词意义相同的选项。这部分考查的词汇量，在高级SSAT中达到9000词水平，在低级SSAT中达到7000词水平，远远超出了国内教学大纲的要求。解答这类题时，除了依靠很大的词汇量，还可使用基于构词知识的猜测和排除等方法。 类比题的形式接近中国古代的对对子，比如某道题，题干中给出的是“frog对toad”，则答案可以是“turtle对tortoise”(内在联系为水生对陆生)。解答这类题，挖掘给出的两个词之间的内在联系，甚至是拼写方面的，然后在选项中寻找内在联系类型相同的一项即可。 3、阅读。阅读一般考7～8篇文章，来源非常广泛，题材和体裁五花八门，有时甚至考查短小的抽象诗歌。在如此快的阅读和做题节奏下，考生势必需要具备在快速阅读中掌握主题和定位细节的能力。
SSAT备考刷单词和刷题，从量变到质变 经常会碰到同学提出这样的问题，到底如何才能考出理想的SSAT成绩，今天三立在线教育给大家带来SSAT备考刷单词和刷题，从量变到质变一文，希望能帮到大家。 What is SSAT？ SSAT，全称Secondary School Admission Test, 无论美国当地学生还是中国学生，都需要这个标化成绩，才能完成申请程序。SSAT分为3个考试难度——lower level（针对4-5年级学生），middle level（针对6-7年级学生）以及申请美高同学要考的upper level（针对8-11年级学生）总分也相对不同，对于upper level来说，满分是2400，且考察的能力程度也相对lower和middle level提高。 词汇部分Verbal 在正式学习SSAT之前，应适当背一些基础词汇再继续刷题，才能达到更好的效果。买一本词汇书，可以稍作预习。 SSAT考试的词汇部分也分为两类：Synonyms同义题和Analogies类比题。
第一部分Synonyms要求的是极广的词汇量，以及同义词的储备量，第二部分Analogies则要求的是理解两词之间的关系，常见的主要分为几种：并列、上升、下降以及词性的转换。 于是可以总结出SSAT词汇部分的两大关键点：刷题&刷单词 背单词的方法 也许你会觉得害怕，觉得不想再考SSAT了，但这是一个美高申请者不可逃避的过程，而且以一个过来人的身份，我不得不说，这种最简单粗暴的训练方式其实最有效。从一开始的每天600单词逐渐加到每天800单词，到复习的阶段甚至每天1000个单词都是有的。即使每天这样起早贪黑、无时不刻的背单词，我们还是会有生疏忘记的单词，所以最重要的背单词方法就是——温故而知新——不停地反复你背过的单词，把它们背熟到能够第一眼就能反应出意思，就算成功了。 在我第一次的SSAT成绩取消之后，再次复习SSAT词汇时就出现了不少忘记的单词，于是我计划每天复习50个list（相当于500单词左右），记下所有我忘记的这些单词，写好中文，在每天背另50个list之前，再把之前忘记的那些单词重新过一遍，标出那些过了几次却还是没有记住的单词，不断反复这些单词直到熟悉为止。这种反复性的背单词，至少对于我来说，是非常有效的，这样既不会减慢背单词的速度，也能加深对单词的印象。 当然，如果你觉得你自己没有那么自觉，你可以利用背单词软件帮助你。在这里推荐一款软件，个人觉得用着还不错：扇贝
SSAT阅读真题及答案解析免费下载 1、When you want to hang the American flag over the middle of a street, suspend it vertically with the blue field, called the union, to the north and east-west street. When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right. Place the staff of the American flag in front of the other staff. Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully. When flying the flag at half-mast, hoist it to the top of the pole for a moment before lowering it to mid-pole. When flying the American flag with banners from states or cities, raise the nation's banner first and lower it last. Never allow the flag to touch the ground. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The American flag is the symbol of American freedom. B. The American flag has fifty stars. C. Placing the American flag inappropriately will draw government intervention. D. American flag should be flown differently in certain situations. ","The flag should be lowered quickly and respectfully. 2、. What if someone told you about a kind of grass that grows as tall as the tallest trees? A grass that can be made as strong as steel? A grass from which houses, furniture, boats, and hundreds of other useful things can be made? A grass that you would even enjoy eating? Would you believe that person? You should, for that grass is bamboo, the “wood” of 1,001 uses. Bamboo may look like wood, but it is part of the family of plants that includes wheat, oats, and barley. It is a kind of grass. This grass is not just a material for making useful products. Young bamboo is eaten, often mixed with other vegetables, in many Asian foods. Bamboo grows in many parts of the world. In the United States it grows in an area from Virginia west to Indiana and south to Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Most bamboo, however, is found in warm, wet climates, especially in Asia and on the islands
ssat考试词汇部分介绍 SSAT考试针对不同年级的考试分为初级考试，中级考试和高级考试，其中初级考试的考试时间和形式基本一致，而中级和高级考试基本类似，下面小编为大家介绍的是初级考试和中高级考试中的词汇部分的介绍，希望对大家有帮助。 一、SSAT初级词汇 SSAT考试的词汇部分分为两部分，第一部分是对同义词汇的考察，第二部分是类比关系的考察。 考察能力：这部分测试的是考生的语言理解，词汇关系以及同义词。 下面主要为大家详细介绍一下同义词和类比。 (1) Synonyms同义词 同义词指的就意义相似的词汇，这类词汇不一定是意思上完全相同，学习这类词汇主要是为了能够让学生区别词汇意义之间语义色彩，帮助考生在写作和讲话选择精确，也能够体会他人话语中的细微差别。 我们在日常中会见到很多类似的词汇，比如：large- big，beautiful- pretty。在写作中利用同义词表达相同的描述会增加读者的趣味性。 考试中同义词选取的范围在三年级的范围之内，包含科学，技术，社会研究等领域等的词汇。 (2)Analogies 类比 Analogies are a comparison between two things that are usually seen as different from each other, but have some similarities. 类比词汇就是两种表面上不同，但是有某种逻辑关系的词汇。对这类词汇的考察主要是为了帮助考生利用已掌握的知识建立两种事物之间的联系。 这种联系可以培养学生解决问题的能力，决策能力，理解，记忆，交流，逻辑推理以及阅读和词汇激烈。 这类问题要求考生掌握词汇意义的细微差别和词汇之间的联系。 SSAT考试中常见的几种类比关系：
ssat真题：SSAT阅读真题解析 简单的说，SSAT考试其实就是美国的中考，如果中国中学生想申请去美国 高中留学的话，SSAT考试可是必考的一项，而阅读也是SSAT考试中的必考部分，以下就是收集的一篇SSAT阅读真题，并附上正确答案。 In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge. The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration. A. cosmic B. land
ＳＳＡＴ阅读真题 阅读（一) In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge. The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration. A. cosmic B. land C. mental D. common man E. none of the above 2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___. A. entanglement B. discussion C. negotiation D. problems E. none of the above 3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ___ direction. A. north and south B. crosswise C. easterly D. south east E. north and west 4. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent. A. coastline B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands E. none of the above 5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.