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2015年1月新SAT样题（阅读部分）一、文章来源：1.本样题由CB于2015年1月10日发布，北京明志教育整理；2.本样题共分为4部分，分别为：（1）数学部分（2）阅读部分（3）文法部分（4）写作部分本文档是阅读部分；3.更多信息，请登录明志教育官网新SAT资讯版块查看链接地址：/news.html4.北京明志教育将于1月底发布样题详细解析，敬请期待；二、使用说明1.此次发布的样题共5篇文章，主题如下:(1)与女仆的情感关系（文学小类）(2)交通阻塞（社会科学类）(3)海龟的磁场定位（自然科学类）(4)弹劾尼克松总统（政治类）(5)动物的智商（对比阅读-自然科学类）2.文档最后一页(第15页)附有题目的正确答案3.为排版美观，本文档文章行号与原机考行号不一致，行号定位题在文中用蓝色加下划线标注，寻证题用括号（）标注。

4.分析本样题可得出新SAT阅读趋势（1）背景知识变难（2）增加寻证题（3）增加图表信息（4）增加较为专业的学科文章（5）行号定位被弱化第一篇文章主题：与女仆的情感关系（文学小说）Questions1-5are based on the following passage.This passage is adapted from Edith Wharton,Ethan Frome,originally published in1911.Mattie Silver is Ethan’s household employee.（Mattie Silver had lived under Ethan’s roof for a year,and from early morning till they met at supper he had frequent chances of seeing her;but no moments in her company were comparable to those when,her arm in his,and her light step flying to keep time with his long stride,they walked back through the night to the farm.）（He had taken to the girl from the first day,when he had driven over to the Flats to meet her,and she had smiled and waved to him from the train,crying out,“You must be Ethan!”as she jumped down with her bundles,houseworkwhile he reflected, looking over her slight person:“She don’t look much on housework,but she ain’t a fretter, anyhow.”）（But it was not only that the coming to his house of a bit of hopeful young life was like the lighting of a fire on a cold hearth.）The girl was more than the bright serviceable creature he had thought her.（She had an eye to see and an ear to hear:he could show her things and tell her things,and taste the bliss of feeling that all he imparted left long reverberations and echoes he could wake at will.）It was during their night walks back to the farm that he felt most intensely the sweetness of this communion.He had always been more sensitive than the people about him to the appeal of natural beauty.His unfinished studies had given form to this sensibility and even in his unhappiest moments field and sky spoke to him with a deep and powerful persuasion.But hitherto the emotion had remained in him as a silent ache,veiling with sadness the beauty that evoked it.He did not even know whether any one else in the world felt as he did,or whether he was the sole victim of this mournful privilege.Then he learned that one other spirit had trembled with the same touch of wonder:that at his side,living under his roof and eating his bread,was a creature to whom he could say:“That’s Orion down yonder;the big fellow to the right is Aldebaran,and the bunch of little ones—like bees swarming—they’re the Pleiades...”or whom he could hold entranced before a ledge of granite thrusting up through the fern while he unrolled the huge panorama of the ice age,and the long dim stretches of succeeding time.The fact that admiration for his learning mingled with Mattie’s wonder at what he taught was not the least part of his pleasure.And there were other sensations,less definable but more exquisite,which drew them together with a shock of silent joy:the cold red of sunset behind winter hills,the flight of cloud-flocks over slopes of golden stubble,or the intensely blue shadows of hemlocks on sunlit snow.When she said to him once:“It looks just as if it was painted!”it seemed to Ethan that the art of definition could go no farther,and that words had at last been found to utter his secret soul....As he stood in the darkness outside the church these memories came back with the poignancy of vanished things.Watching Mattie whirl down the floor from hand to hand he wondered how he could ever have thought that his dull talk interested her.To him,who was never gay but in her presence,her gaiety seemed plain proof of indifference.The face she lifted to her dancers was thesame which,when she saw him,always looked like a window that has caught the sunset.He even noticed two or three gestures which,in his fatuity,he had thought she kept for him:a way of throwing her head back when she was amused,as if to taste her laugh before she let it out,and a trick of sinking her lids slowly when anything charmed or moved her.1.Over the course of the passage,the main focus of the narrative shifts from the(A)reservations a character has about a person he has just met to a growing appreciation that character has of the person’s worth.(B)ambivalence a character feels about his sensitive nature to the character’s recognition of the advantages of having profound emotions.(C)intensity of feeling a character has for another person to the character’s concern that that intensity is not reciprocated.(D)value a character attaches to the wonders of the natural world to a rejection of that sort of beauty in favor of human artistry.2.In the context of the passage,the author’s use of the phrase“her light step flying to keep time with his long stride”(line4)is primarily meant to convey the idea that(A)Ethan and Mattie share a powerful enthusiasm.(B)Mattie strives to match the speed at which Ethan works.(C)Mattie and Ethan playfully compete with each other.(D)Ethan walks at a pace that frustrates Mattie.3.The description in the first paragraph indicates that what Ethan values most about Mattie is her(A)fitness for farm labor.(B)vivacious youth.(C)receptive nature.(D)freedom from worry.4.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?(A)Lines1–5(“Mattie...farm”)(B)Lines5–10(“He had...anyhow”)(C)Lines10–11(“But it...hearth”)(D)Lines12–15(“She had...will”)5.The author includes the descriptions of the sunset,the clouds,and the hemlock shadows(lines 34–36)primarily to(A)suggest the peacefulness of the natural world.(B)emphasize the acuteness of two characters’sensations.(C)foreshadow the declining fortunes of two characters.(D)offer a sense of how fleeting time can be.第二篇文章主题：交通阻塞（社会科学类）Questions6–8are based on the following passage and supplementary material.This passage is adapted from Richard Florida,The Great Reset.©2010by Richard Florida.In today’s idea-driven economy,the cost of time is what really matters.With the constant pressure to innovate,it makes little sense to waste countless collective hours commuting.So,the most efficient and productive regions are those in which people are thinking and working—not sitting in traffic.The auto-dependent transportation system has reached its limit in most major cities and muting by car is among the least efficient of all our activities—not to mention among the least enjoyable,according to detailed research by the Nobel Prize–winning economist Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues.Though one might think that the economic crisis beginning in2007would have reduced traffic(high unemployment means fewer workers traveling to and from work),the opposite has been true.Average commutes have lengthened,and congestion has gotten worse,if anything.The average commute rose in2008to25.5minutes,“erasing years of decreases to stand at the level of2000,as people had to leave home earlier in the morning to pick up friends for their ride to work or to catch a bus or subway train,”according to the U.S.Census Bureau,which collects the figures.And those are average mutes are far longer in the big West Coast cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco and the East Coast cities of New York, Philadelphia,Baltimore,and Washington,D.C.In many of these cities,gridlock has become the norm,not just at rush hour but all day,every day.The costs are astounding.In Los Angeles,congestion eats up more than485million working hours a year;that’s seventy hours,or nearly two weeks,of full-time work per commuter.In D.C., the time cost of congestion is sixty-two hours per worker per year.In New York it’s forty-four hours.Average it out,and the time cost across America’s thirteen biggest city-regions is fifty-one hours per worker per year.Across the country,commuting wastes4.2billion hours of work time annually—nearly a full workweek for every commuter.The overall cost to the U.S.economy is nearly$90billion when lost productivity and wasted fuel are taken into account.At the Martin Prosperity Institute,we calculate that every minute shaved off America’s commuting time is worth$19.5billion in value added to the economy.The numbers add up fast:five minutes is worth$97.7 billion;ten minutes,$195billion;fifteen minutes,$292billion.It’s ironic that so many people still believe the main remedy for traffic congestion is to build more roads and highways,which of course only makes the problem worse.New roads generate higher levels of“induced traffic,”that is,new roads just invite drivers to drive more and lure people who take mass transit back to their cars.Eventually,we end up with more clogged roads rather than a long-term improvement in traffic flow.The coming decades will likely see more intense clustering of jobs,innovation,and productivity in a smaller number of bigger cities and city-regions.Some regions could end up bloated beyond the capacity of their infrastructure,while others struggle,their promise stymied by inadequate human or other resources.Adapted from Adam Werbach,“The American Commuter Spends38Hours a Year Stuck in Traffic.”©2013by The Atlantic.6.The passage most strongly suggests that researchers at the Martin Prosperity Institute share which assumption?(A)Employees who work from home are more valuable to their employers than employees who commute.(B)Employees whose commutes are shortened will use the time saved to do additional productive work for their employers.(C)Employees can conduct business activities,such as composing memos or joining conference calls,while commuting.(D)Employees who have lengthy commutes tend to make more money than employees who have shorter commutes.7.As used in line42,“intense”most nearly means(A)emotional.(B)concentrated.(C)brilliant.(D)determined.8.Which claim about traffic congestion is supported by the graph?(A)New York City commuters spend less time annually delayed by traffic congestion than the average for very large cities.(B)Los Angeles commuters are delayed more hours annually by traffic congestion than are commuters in Washington,D.C.(C)Commuters in Washington,D.C.,face greater delays annually due to traffic congestion than do commuters in New York City.(D)Commuters in Detroit spend more time delayed annually by traffic congestion than do commuters in Houston,Atlanta,and Chicago.第三篇文章主题：海龟的磁场定位（自然科学类）Questions9–14are based on the following passage and supplementary material.This passage is adapted from Ed Yong,“Turtles Use the Earth’s Magnetic Field as Global GPS.”©2011by Kalmbach Publishing Co.（In1996,a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across9,000miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way.）Wallace J.Nicholstracked this epic journey with a satellite tag.But Adelita herself had no such technology at her disposal.How did she steer a route across two oceans to find her destination?Nathan Putman has the answer.By testing hatchling turtles in a special tank,he has found that they can use the Earth’s magnetic field as their own Global Positioning System(GPS).By sensing the field,they can work out both their latitude and longitude and head in the right direction. Putman works in the lab of Ken Lohmann,who has been studying the magnetic abilities of loggerheads for over20years.In his lab at the University of North Carolina,Lohmann places hatchlings in a large water tank surrounded by a large grid of electromagnetic coils.In1991,he found that the babies started in the opposite direction if he used the coils to reverse the direction of the magnetic field around them.They could use the field as a compass to get their bearing. Later,Lohmann showed that they can also use the magnetic field to work out their position.For them,this is literally a matter of life or death.Hatchlings born off the sea coast of Florida spend their early lives in the North Atlantic gyre,a warm current that circles between North America and Africa.If they’re swept towards the cold waters outside the gyre,they die.Their magnetic sense keeps them safe.（Using his coil-surrounded tank,Lohmann could mimic the magnetic field at different parts of the Earth’s surface.）If he simulated the field at the northern edge of the gyre,the hatchlings swam southwards.If he simulated the field at the gyre’s southern edge,the turtles swam west-northwest. These experiments showed that the turtles can use their magnetic sense to work out their latitude—their position on a north-south axis.Now,Putman has shown that they can also determine their longitude—their position on an east-west axis.He tweaked his magnetic tanks to simulate the fields in two positions with the same latitude at opposite ends of the Atlantic.If the field simulated the west Atlantic near Puerto Rico,the turtles swam northeast.If the field matched that on the east Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands,the turtles swam southwest.In the wild,both headings would keep them within the safe,warm embrace of the North Atlantic gyre.Before now,we knew that several animal migrants,from loggerheads to reed warblers to sparrows, had some way of working out longitude,but no one knew how.By keeping the turtles in the same conditions,with only the magnetic fields around them changing,Putman clearly showed that they can use these fields to find their way.（In the wild,they might well also use other landmarks like the position of the sea,sun and stars.）Putman thinks that the turtles work out their position using two features of the Earth’s magnetic field that change over its surface.They can sense the field’s inclination,or the angle at which it dips towards the surface.At the poles,this angle is roughly90degrees and at the equator,it’sroughly zero degrees.They can also sense its intensity,which is strongest near the poles and weakest near the Equator.Different parts of the world have unique combinations of these two variables.（Neither corresponds directly to either latitude or longitude,but together,they provide a “magnetic signature”that tells the turtle where it is.）Orientation of Hatchling Loggerheads Tested in Magnetic FieldsAdapted from Nathan Putman,Courtney Endres,Catherine Lohmann,and Kenneth Lohmann,“Longitude Perception and Bicoordinate Magnetic Maps in Sea Turtles.”©2011by Elsevier Inc. Orientation of hatchling loggerheads tested in a magnetic field that simulates a position at the west side of the Atlantic near Puerto Rico(left)and a position at the east side of the Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands(right).The arrow in each circle indicates the mean direction that the group ofhatchlings swam.Data are plotted relative to geographic north9.The passage most strongly suggests that Adelita used which of the following to navigate her 9,000-mile journey?(A)The current of the North Atlantic gyre(B)Cues from electromagnetic coils designed by Putman and Lohmann(C)The inclination and intensity of Earth’s magnetic field(D)A simulated“magnetic signature”configured by Lohmann10.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?(A)Lines1–2(“In1996...way”)(B)Lines23–24(“Using...surface”)(C)Lines41–42(“In the wild...stars”)(D)Lines49–51(“Neither...it is”)11.As used in line3,“tracked”most nearly means(A)searched for.(B)traveled over.(C)followed.(D)hunted.12.Based on the passage,which choice best describes the relationship between Putman’s andLohmann’s research?(A)Putman’s research contradicts Lohmann’s.(B)Putman’s research builds on Lohmann’s.(C)Lohmann’s research confirms Putman’s.(D)Lohmann’s research corrects Putman’s.13.The author refers to reed warblers and sparrows(line37)primarily to(A)contrast the loggerhead turtle’s migration patterns with those of other species.(B)provide examples of species that share one of the loggerhead turtle’s abilities.(C)suggest that most animal species possess some ability to navigate long distances.(D)illustrate some ways in which the ability to navigate long distances can help a species.14.It can reasonably be inferred from the passage and graphic that if scientists adjusted the coils to reverse the magnetic field simulating that in the East Atlantic(Cape Verde Islands),the hatchlings would most likely swim in which direction?(A)Northwest(B)Northeast(C)Southeast(D)Southwest第四篇文章主题：弹劾尼克松总统（政治类）Questions15–19are based on the following passage.This passage is adapted from a speech delivered by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan of Texas on July25,1974,as a member of the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives.In the passage,Jordan discusses how and when a United States president may be impeached,or charged with serious offenses,while in office.Jordan’s speech was delivered in the context of impeachment hearings against then president Richard M.Nixon.Today,I am an inquisitor.An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that I feel right now.My faith in the Constitution is whole;it is complete;it is total.And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution,the subversion, the destruction,of the Constitution.“Who can so properly be the inquisitors for the nation as the representatives of the nation themselves?”“The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men.”*And that’s what we’re talking about.In other words,[the jurisdiction comes]from the abuse or violation of some public trust.(It is wrong,I suggest,it is a misreading of the Constitution for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that that member must be convinced that the President should be removed from office.)The Constitution doesn’t say that. The powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body of the legislature against and upon the encroachments of the executive.(The division between the two branches of the legislature,the House and the Senate,assigning to the one the right to accuse and to the other the right to judge—the framers of this Constitution were very astute.)They did not make the accusers and the judges...the same person.We know the nature of impeachment.We’ve been talking about it a while now.It is chiefly designed for the President and his high ministers to somehow be called into account.It is designed to“bridle”the executive if he engages in excesses.“It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men.”*The framers confided in the Congress the power,if need be,to remove the President in order to strike a delicate balance between a President swollen with power and grown tyrannical,and preservation of the independence of the executive.The nature of impeachment:a narrowly channeled exception to the separation of powers maxim. The Federal Convention of1787said that.It limited impeachment to high crimes and misdemeanors,and discounted and opposed the term“maladministration.”“It is to be used only for great misdemeanors,”so it was said in the North Carolina ratification convention.And in the Virginia ratification convention:“We do not trust our liberty to a particular branch.We need one branch to check the other.”...The North Carolina ratification convention:“No one need be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity.”“Prosecutions of impeachments will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community,”said Hamilton in the Federalist Papers,number65.“We divide into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused.”*I do not mean political parties in that sense.(The drawing of political lines goes to the motivation behind impeachment;but impeachment must proceed within the confines of the constitutional term“high crime[s]and misdemeanors.”)Of the impeachment process,it was Woodrow Wilson who said that“Nothing short of the grossest offenses against the plain law of the land will suffice to give them speed and effectiveness.Indignation so great as to overgrow party interest may secure a conviction;but nothing else can.”Common sense would be revolted if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons.(Congress has a lot to do:appropriations,tax reform,health insurance,campaign finance reform,housing,environmental protection,energy sufficiency,mass transportation.)Pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems.So today we’re not being petty.We’re trying to be big,because the task we have before us is a big one.*Jordan quotes from Federalist No.65,an essay by Alexander Hamilton,published in1788,on the powers of the United States Senate,including the power to decide cases of impeachment against a president of the United States.15.The stance Jordan takes in the passage is best described as that of(A)an idealist setting forth principles.(B)an advocate seeking a compromise position.(C)an observer striving for neutrality.(D)a scholar researching a historical controversy.16.The main rhetorical effect of the series of three phrases beginning in line4(“the diminution, the subversion,the destruction”)is to(A)convey with increasing intensity the seriousness of the threat Jordan sees to the Constitution.(B)clarify that Jordan believes the Constitution was first weakened,then sabotaged,then broken.(C)indicate that Jordan thinks the Constitution is prone to failure in three distinct ways.(D)propose a three-part agenda for rescuing the Constitution from the current crisis.17.As used in line29,“channeled”most nearly means(A)Worn.(B)sent.(C)constrained.(D)siphoned.18.In lines37–41(“Prosecutions...sense”),what is the most likely reason Jordan draws a distinction between two types of“parties”?(A)To counter the suggestion that impeachment is or should be about partisan politics(B)To disagree with Hamilton’s claim that impeachment proceedings excite passions(C)To contend that Hamilton was too timid in his support for the concept of impeachment(D)To argue that impeachment cases are decided more on the basis of politics than on justice19.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?(A)Lines11–14(“It...office”)(B)Lines16–19(“The division...astute”)(C)Lines42–44(“The drawing...misdemeanors”)(D)Lines50–52(“Congress...transportation”)第五篇文章：动物的智商（对比阅读——自然科学）Questions20–24are based on the following passages.Passage1is adapted from Susan Milius,“A Different Kind of Smart.”©2013by Science News. Passage2is adapted from Bernd Heinrich,Mind of the Raven:Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds.©2007by Bernd Heinrich.Passage1In1894,British psychologist C.Lloyd Morgan published what’s called Morgan’s canon,the principle that suggestions of humanlike mental processes behind an animal’s behavior should be rejected if a simpler explanation will do.Still,people seem to maintain certain expectations,especially when it comes to birds and mammals.“We somehow want to prove they are as‘smart’as people,”zoologist Sara Shettleworth says.We want a bird that masters a vexing problem to be employing human-style insight.New Caledonian crows face the high end of these expectations,as possibly the second-best toolmakers on the planet.Their tools are hooked sticks or strips made from spike-edged leaves,and they use them in the wild to winkle grubs out of crevices.Researcher Russell Gray first saw the process on a cold morning in a mountain forest in New Caledonia,an island chain east of Australia.Over the course of days,he and crow researcher Gavin Hunt had gotten wild crows used to finding meat tidbits in holes in a log.Once the birds were checking the log reliably,the researchers placed a spiky tropical pandanus plant beside the log andhid behind a blind.A crow arrived.It hopped onto the pandanus plant,grabbed the spiked edge of one of the long straplike leaves and began a series of ripping motions.Instead of just tearing away one long strip, the bird ripped and nipped in a sequence to create a slanting stair-step edge on a leaf segment with a narrow point and a wide base.The process took only seconds.Then the bird dipped the narrow end of its leaf strip into a hole in the log,fished up the meat with the leaf-edge spikes,swallowed its prize and flew off.That was my‘oh wow’moment,”Gray says.After the crow had vanished,he picked up the tool the bird had left behind.“I had a go,and I couldn’t do it,”he recalls.Fishing the meat out was tricky.It turned out that Gray was moving the leaf shard too forcefully instead of gently stroking the spines against the treat.The crow’s deft physical manipulation was what inspired Gray and Auckland colleague Alex Taylor to test other wild crows to see if they employed the seemingly insightful string-pulling solutions that some ravens,kea parrots and other brainiac birds are known to employ.Three of four crows passed that test on the first try.Passage2For one month after they left the nest,I led my four young ravens at least once and sometimes several times a day on thirty-minute walks.During these walks,I wrote down everything in their environment they pecked at.In the first sessions,I tried to be teacher.I touched specific objects—sticks,moss,rocks—and nothing that I touched remained untouched by them.They came to investigate what I had investigated,leading me to assume that young birds are aided in learning to identify food from the parents’example.They also,however,contacted almost everything else that lay directly in their own paths.They soon became more independent by taking their own routes near mine.Even while walking along on their own,they pulled at leaves,grass stems,flowers,bark,pine needles,seeds,cones,clods of earth,and other objects they encountered.I wrote all this down,converting it to numbers.After they were thoroughly familiar with the background objects in these woods and started to ignore them,I seeded the path we would later walk together with objects they had never before encountered.Some of these were conspicuous food items:raspberries,dead meal worm beetles,and cooked corn kernels.Others were conspicuous and inedible:pebbles,glass chips,red winterberries.Still others were such highly cryptic foods as encased caddisfly larvae and moth cocoons.The results were dramatic.The four young birds on our daily walks contacted all new objects preferentially. They picked them out at a rate of up to tens of thousands of times greater than background or previously contacted objects.The main initial criterion for pecking or picking anything up was its novelty.In subsequent trials,when the previously novel items were edible,they became preferred and the inedible objects became“background”items,just like the leaves,grass,and pebbles,even if they were highly conspicuous.These experiments showed that ravens’curiosity ensures exposure to all or almost all items in the environment.20.Within Passage1,the main purpose of the first two paragraphs(lines1–8)is to(A)offer historical background in order to question the uniqueness of two researchers’findings.(B)offer interpretive context in order to frame the discussion of an experiment and its results.(C)introduce a scientific principle in order to show how an experiment’s outcomes validated that principle.(D)present seemingly contradictory stances in order to show how they can be reconciled empirically.21.According to the experiment described in Passage2,whether the author’s ravens continued to show interest in a formerly new object was dictated primarily by whether that object was(A)edible.(B)plentiful.(C)conspicuous.(D)natural.22.The crows in Passage1and the ravens in Passage2shared which trait?(A)They modified their behavior in response to changes in their environment.(B)They formed a strong bond with the humans who were observing them.(C)They manufactured useful tools for finding and accessing food.(D)They mimicked the actions they saw performed around them.。

新sat机考阅读题目
新SAT考试的阅读部分包括阅读理解和文学分析两个部分，每
部分都有5篇阅读材料，每篇材料后面有几道相关的问题。

阅读理
解部分主要考察考生对于现实世界和历史事件的理解能力，而文学
分析部分则主要考察考生对于文学作品的理解能力。

在阅读理解部分，考生需要通过阅读文章来回答问题，这些文
章可能是来自社会科学、自然科学、历史或文学方面的。

文章内容
可能涉及到科学实验、历史事件、社会现象等，要求考生能够理解
文章的主旨、作者观点、论证方式等。

问题类型包括细节理解、主
旨概括、推断引申、作者态度等。

考生需要通过阅读文章和问题，
准确理解文章的意思，抓住文章的中心思想，合理推断答案。

在文学分析部分，考生需要阅读文学作品的摘录或整篇文章，
对文学作品的结构、语言运用、主题等方面进行分析。

问题类型包
括对文学作品的主题、语言运用、情感色彩等方面进行分析和理解。

考生需要通过阅读文学作品，理解作者的写作意图，把握作品的情
感和主题，正确回答相关问题。

总的来说，新SAT考试的阅读部分要求考生具备较强的阅读理
解能力和文学分析能力，能够准确理解文章或文学作品的意思，抓
住关键信息，理清思路，正确回答相关问题。

考生可以通过多读书、多练习阅读理解题目来提高自己的阅读能力。

2015年1月新SAT官方新样题第一时间解读：阅读第二篇北京新东方美本本地项目刘琼歌新SAT考试中，五篇文章中有一篇是双篇对比(paired passages)，重点考察学生分析多篇文本的能力（Analyzing multiple texts）。

这篇文章题材属于Science这一类，考察重点是“动物是否拥有类似人类的思维能力”这一老生常谈的话题，北京新东方美本本地项目刘琼歌老师发现在旧SAT中也有类似的文章（2008年1月短双“是否应该以人类动机解读黑猩猩的行为”）。

在题目设计上，五个题目依次考察了文章结构（text structure）,隐含语义（implicit meanings：draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text）, 双篇对比求同（Analyzing multiple texts: synthesize information and ideas from paired texts），双篇对比求异（Analyzing multiple texts: synthesize information and ideas from paired texts）和双篇逻辑关系（Analyzing multiple texts: analyzing claims and counterclaims）这五个考点。

刘琼歌老师经过对比分析发现，这五个题目在考点设计上与旧SAT类似，只是选项由旧SAT的五个减为四个，且答错不再倒扣分数。

整体上说，新SAT的文章复杂度和题目难度并没有显著增强。

【文章大意】这两篇文章通过观察和实验研究鸟类是否拥有与人类类似的认知能力。

Passage 1第一段心理学家Morgan提出一条原则“如果有更加简单的解释，就不应该认为动物行为体现了类似人类的思维过程。

”第二段则指出，人类似乎很“想”证明动物跟人一样“聪明”。

sat考试题及答案SAT考试题及答案1. 阅读理解阅读下列段落，并回答以下问题：在19世纪末，随着工业化的迅速发展，城市化进程也加快了步伐。

城市中的工厂和机器制造了大量的烟雾和噪音，给居民的日常生活带来了极大的不便。

此外，由于城市人口的激增，住房问题也变得日益严重，许多家庭不得不挤在狭小的空间内生活。

尽管如此，城市化也带来了一些积极的变化，比如提供了更多的就业机会和改善了交通设施。

问题：19世纪末城市化进程加快的主要原因是什么？A. 环境污染B. 住房紧张C. 工业化发展D. 交通设施改善答案：C2. 数学问题解下列方程：3x - 5 = 2x + 7答案：x = 123. 写作技巧根据以下提示，写一篇不少于300字的短文：提示：描述一次你参加的社区服务活动，并解释这次活动如何影响了你对社区服务的看法。

答案示例：上个周末，我参加了社区组织的清洁公园活动。

我们的任务是捡拾公园内的垃圾，保持环境的整洁。

这次活动让我意识到，即使是小小的行动，也能对社区产生积极的影响。

在活动中，我遇到了很多志同道合的人，我们一起努力，让公园变得更加美丽。

这次经历让我更加相信，每个人都可以通过参与社区服务来贡献自己的力量，共同创造一个更好的生活环境。

4. 词汇题选择下列句子中划线单词的正确同义词：The professor's lecture was so profound that it left a lasting impression on the students.A. shallowB. superficialC. deepD. trivial答案：C5. 语法题将下列句子改写为正确的语法形式：Although they were tired, they continued working.答案：Although they were tired, they continued to work.。

Answer Explanations SAT® Practice Test #1© 2015 The College Board. College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. 5KSA09Answer ExplanationsSAT Practice Test #1Section 1: Reading T estQUESTION 1.Choice B is the best answer. In the passage, a young man (Akira) asks amother (Chie) for permission to marry her daughter (Naomi). The requestwas certainly surprising to the mother, as can be seen from line 47, whichstates that prior to Akira’s question Chie “had no idea” the request was coming.Choice A is incorrect because the passage depicts two characters engagedin a civil conversation, with Chie being impressed with Akira’s “sincerity”and finding herself “starting to like him.” Choice C is incorrect becausethe passage is focused on the idea of Akira’s and Naomi’s present lives andpossible futures. Choice D is incorrect because the interactions betweenChie and Akira are polite, not critical; for example, Chie views Akira with“amusement,” not animosity.QUESTION 2.Choice B is the best answer. The passage centers on a night when a youngman tries to get approval to marry a woman’s daughter. The passage includesdetailed descriptions of setting (a “winter’s eve” and a “cold rain,” lines 5-6);character (Akira’s “soft, refined” voice, line 33; Akira’s eyes “sh[ining] withsincerity,” line 35); and plot (“Naomi was silent. She stood a full half minutelooking straight into Chie’s eyes. Finally, she spoke,” lines 88-89).Choice A is incorrect because the passage focuses on a nontraditional mar-riage proposal. Choice C is incorrect because the passage concludes withoutresolution to the question of whether Akira and Naomi will receive permis-sion to marry. Choice D is incorrect because the passage repeatedly makesclear that for Chie, her encounter with Akira is momentous and unsettling,as when Akira acknowledges in line 73 that he has “startled” her.1QUESTION 3.Choice C is the best answer. Akira “came directly, breaking all tradition,”(line 1) when he approached Chie and asked to marry her daughter, and he“ask[ed] directly,” without “a go-between” (line 65) or “mediation,” becausedoing otherwise would have taken too much time.Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because in these contexts, “directly” doesnot mean in a frank, confident, or precise manner.QUESTION 4.Choice A is the best answer. Akira is very concerned Chie will find his mar-riage proposal inappropriate because he did not follow traditional protocol anduse a “go-between” (line 65). This is clear in lines 63-64, when Akira says toChie “Please don’t judge my candidacy by the unseemliness of this proposal.”Choice B is incorrect because there is no evidence in the passage that Akiraworries that Chie will mistake his earnestness for immaturity. Choice C is incor-rect because while Akira recognizes that his unscheduled visit is a nuisance, hislarger concern is that Chie will reject him due to the inappropriateness of hisproposal. Choice D is incorrect because there is no evidence in the passage thatAkira worries Chie will underestimate the sincerity of his emotions.QUESTION 5.Choice C is the best answer. In lines 63-64, Akira says to Chie, “Pleasedon’t judge my candidacy by the unseemliness of this proposal.” This revealsAkira’s concern that Chie may say no to the proposal simply because Akiradid not follow traditional practices.Choices A, B, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to theprevious question. Choice A is incorrect because line 33 merely describesAkira’s voice as “soft, refined.” Choice B is incorrect because lines 49-51reflect Chie’s perspective, not Akira’s. Choice D is incorrect because lines71-72 indicate only that Akira was speaking in an eager and forthright matter.QUESTION 6.Choice D is the best answer because Akira clearly treats Chie with respect,including “bow[ing]” (line 26) to her, calling her “Madame” (line 31), andlooking at her with “a deferential peek” (line 34). Akira does not offer Chieutter deference, though, as he asks to marry Naomi after he concedes that heis not following protocol and admits to being a “disruption” (line 31).Choice A is incorrect because while Akira conveys respect to Chie, there isno evidence in the passage that he feels affection for her. Choice B is incor-rect because neither objectivity nor impartiality accurately describes howAkira addresses Chie. Choice C is incorrect because Akira conveys respectto Chie and takes the conversation seriously.2QUESTION 7.Choice D is the best answer. The first paragraph (lines 1-4) reflects on howAkira approached Chie to ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage. In theselines, the narrator is wondering whether Chie would have been more likelyto say yes to Akira’s proposal if Akira had followed tradition: “Akira camedirectly, breaking all tradition. Was that it? Had he followed form—had heasked his mother to speak to his father to approach a go-between—wouldChie have been more receptive?” Thus, the main purpose of the first para-graph is to examine why Chie reacted a certain way to Akira’s proposal.Choice A is incorrect because the first paragraph describes only one aspect ofJapanese culture (marriage proposals) but not the culture as a whole. Choice Bis incorrect because the first paragraph implies a criticism of Akira’s individualmarriage proposal but not the entire tradition of Japanese marriage proposals.Choice C is incorrect because the narrator does not question a suggestion.QUESTION 8.Choice B is the best answer. In line 1, the narrator suggests that Akira’sdirect approach broke “all tradition.” The narrator then wonders if Akira had“followed form,” or the tradition expected of him, would Chie have beenmore receptive to his proposal. In this context, following “form” thus meansfollowing a certain tradition or custom.Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because in this context “form” does notmean the way something looks (appearance), the way it is built (structure),or its essence (nature).QUESTION 9.Choice C is the best answer. Akira states that his unexpected meeting withChie occurred only because of a “matter of urgency,” which he explains as “anopportunity to go to America, as dentist for Seattle’s Japanese community”(lines 41-42). Akira decides to directly speak to Chie because Chie’s responseto his marriage proposal affects whether Akira accepts the job offer.Choice A is incorrect because there is no evidence in the passage that Akira isworried his parents will not approve of Naomi. Choice B is incorrect becauseAkira has “an understanding” with Naomi (line 63). Choice D is incorrect;while Akira may know that Chie is unaware of his feelings for Naomi, this isnot what he is referring to when he mentions “a matter of urgency.”QUESTION 10.Choice B is the best answer. In lines 39-42, Akira clarifies that the “mat-ter of urgency” is that he has “an opportunity to go to America, as dentistfor Seattle’s Japanese community.” Akira needs Chie’s answer to his marriageproposal so he can decide whether to accept the job in Seattle.3Choices A, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to theprevious question. Choice A is incorrect because in line 39 Akira apologizesfor interrupting Chie’s quiet evening. Choice C is incorrect because lines58-59 address the seriousness of Akira’s request, not its urgency. Choice Dis incorrect because line 73 shows only that Akira’s proposal has “startled”Chie and does not explain why his request is time-sensitive.QUESTION 11.Choice A is the best answer. Lines 1-9 include examples of how manypeople shop (“millions of shoppers”), how much money they spend (“over$30 billion at retail stores in the month of December alone”), and the manyoccasions that lead to shopping for gifts (“including weddings, birthdays,anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers.”). Combined, these examplesshow how frequently people in the US shop for gifts.Choice B is incorrect because even though the authors mention that“$30 billion” had been spent in retail stores in one month, that figure isnever discussed as an increase (or a decrease). Choice C is incorrect becauselines 1-9 provide a context for the amount of shopping that occurs in the US,but the anxiety (or “dread”) it might cause is not introduced until later in thepassage. Choice D is incorrect because lines 1-9 do more than highlight thenumber of different occasions that lead to gift-giving.QUESTION 12.Choice B is the best answer. Lines 9-10 state “This frequent experienceof gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers.” In the sub-sequent sentences, those “ambivalent” feelings are further exemplified asconflicted feelings, as shopping is said to be something that “[m]any relish”(lines 10-11) and “many dread” (line 14).Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because in this context, “ambivalent” doesnot mean feelings that are unrealistic, apprehensive, or supportive.QUESTION 13.Choice D is the best answer. In lines 10-13, the authors clearly state thatsome people believe gift-giving can help a relationship because it “offers apowerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s closest peers.”Choice A is incorrect because even though the authors state that someshoppers make their choices based on “egocentrism,” (line 33) there isno evidence in the passage that people view shopping as a form of self-expression. Choice B is incorrect because the passage implies that shoppingis an expensive habit. Choice C is incorrect because the passage states thatmost people have purchased and received gifts, but it never implies that peo-ple are required to reciprocate the gift-giving process.4QUESTION 14.Choice A is the best answer. In lines 10-13, the authors suggest that peoplevalue gift-giving because it may strengthen their relationships with others:“Many relish the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers apowerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s closest peers.”Choices B, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to theprevious question. Choice B is incorrect because lines 22-23 discuss howpeople often buy gifts that the recipients would not purchase. Choice C isincorrect because lines 31-32 explain how gift-givers often fail to considerthe recipients’ preferences. Choice D is incorrect because lines 44-47 suggestthat the cost of a gift may not correlate to a recipient’s appreciation of it.QUESTION 15.Choice A is the best answer. The “deadweight loss” mentioned in the secondparagraph is the significant monetary difference between what a gift-giverwould pay for something and what a gift-recipient would pay for the sameitem. That difference would be predictable to social psychologists, whoseresearch “has found that people often struggle to take account of others’perspectives—their insights are subject to egocentrism, social projection,and multiple attribution errors” (lines 31-34).Choices B, C, and D are all incorrect because lines 31-34 make clear thatsocial psychologists would expect a disconnect between gift-givers and gift-recipients, not that they would question it, be disturbed by it, or find it sur-prising or unprecedented.QUESTION 16.Choice C is the best answer. Lines 41-44 suggest that gift-givers assumea correlation between the cost of a gift and how well-received it will be:“. . . gift-givers equate how much they spend with how much recipients willappreciate the gift (the more expensive the gift, the stronger a gift-recipient’sfeelings of appreciation).” However, the authors suggest this assumption maybe incorrect or “unfounded” (line 47), as gift-recipients “may not construesmaller and larger gifts as representing smaller and larger signals of thought-fulness and consideration” (lines 63-65).Choices A, B, and D are all incorrect because the passage neither statesnor implies that the gift-givers’ assumption is insincere, unreasonable, orsubstantiated.QUESTION 17.Choice C is the best answer. Lines 63-65 suggest that the assumption madeby gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be incorrect. The gift-givers assume thatrecipients will have a greater appreciation for costly gifts than for less costly5gifts, but the authors suggest this relationship may be incorrect, as gift-recipients “may not construe smaller and larger gifts as representing smallerand larger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration” (lines 63-65).Choices A and D are incorrect because lines 53-55 and 75-78 address thequestion of “why” gift-givers make specific assumptions rather than address-ing the validity of these assumptions. Choice B is incorrect because lines55-60 focus on the reasons people give gifts to others.QUESTION 18.Choice D is the best answer. Lines 53-55 state that “Perhaps givers believethat bigger (i.e., more expensive) gifts convey stronger signals of thought-fulness and consideration.” In this context, saying that more expensive gifts“convey” stronger signals means the gifts send, or communicate, strongersignals to the recipients.Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because in this context, to “convey” some-thing does not mean to transport it (physically move something), coun-teract it (act in opposition to something), or exchange it (trade one thingfor another).QUESTION 19.Choice A is the best answer. The paragraph examines how gift-giversbelieve expensive gifts are more thoughtful than less expensive gifts andwill be more valued by recipients. The work of Camerer and others offersan explanation for the gift-givers’ reasoning: “gift-givers attempt to signaltheir positive attitudes toward the intended recipient and their willingness toinvest resources in a future relationship” (lines 57-60).Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because the theory articulated by Camererand others is used to explain an idea put forward by the authors (“giversbelieve that bigger . . . gifts convey stronger signals”), not to introduce anargument, question a motive, or support a conclusion.QUESTION 20.Choice B is the best answer. The graph clearly shows that gift-givers believethat a “more valuable” gift will be more appreciated than a “less valuablegift.” According to the graph, gift-givers believe the monetary value of a giftwill determine whether that gift is well received or not.Choice A is incorrect because the graph does not suggest that gift-givers areaware of gift-recipients’ appreciation levels. Choices C and D are incorrectbecause neither the gift-givers’ desire for the gifts they purchase nor the gift-givers’ relationship with the gift-recipients is addressed in the graph.6QUESTION 21.Choice A is the best answer. Lines 69-75 explain that while people are oftenboth gift-givers and gift-receivers, they struggle to apply information theylearned as a gift-giver to a time when they were a gift-receiver: “Y et, despite theextensive experience that people have as both givers and receivers, they oftenstruggle to transfer information gained from one role (e.g., as a giver) andapply it in another, complementary role (e.g., as a receiver).” The authors sug-gest that the disconnect between how much appreciation a gift-giver thinks agift merits and how much appreciation a gift-recipient displays for the gift maybe caused by both individuals’ inability to comprehend the other’s perspective.Choices B and C are incorrect because neither the passage nor the graphaddresses the idea that society has become more materialistic or that there isa growing opposition to gift-giving. Choice D is incorrect because the pas-sage emphasizes that gift-givers and gift-recipients fail to understand eachother’s perspective, but it offers no evidence that the disconnect results onlyfrom a failure to understand the other’s intentions.QUESTION 22.Choice B is the best answer. Lines 2-4 of the passage describe DNA as“a very long chain, the backbone of which consists of a regular alternation ofsugar and phosphate groups.” The backbone of DNA, in other words, is themain structure of a chain made up of repeating units of sugar and phosphate.Choice A is incorrect because the passage describes DNA on the molecularlevel only and never mentions the spinal column of organisms. Choice C isincorrect because the passage describes the backbone of the molecule ashaving “a regular alternation” of sugar and phosphate, not one or the other.Choice D is incorrect because the nitrogenous bases are not the main struc-tural unit of DNA; rather, they are attached only to the repeating units of sugar.QUESTION 23.Choice D is the best answer. The authors explain that hydrogen bonds jointogether pairs of nitrogenous bases, and that these bases have a specificstructure that leads to the pairing: “One member of a pair must be a purineand the other a pyrimidine in order to bridge between the two chains” (lines27-29). Given the specific chemical properties of a nitrogenous base, itwould be inaccurate to call the process random.Choice A is incorrect because lines 5-6 describe how nitrogenous basesattach to sugar but not how those bases pair with one another. Choice B isincorrect because lines 9-10 do not contradict the student’s claim. Choice Cis incorrect because lines 23-25 describe how the two molecules’ chains arelinked, not what the specific pairing between nitrogenous bases is.7QUESTION 24.Choice D is the best answer. In lines 12-14 the authors state: “the first fea-ture of our structure which is of biological interest is that it consists not ofone chain, but of two.”Choices A and B are incorrect because lines 12-14 explicitly state that it isthe two chains of DNA that are of “biological interest,” not the chemicalformula of DNA, nor the common fiber axis those two chains are wrappedaround. Choice C is incorrect because, while the X-ray evidence did helpWatson and Crick to discover that DNA consists of two chains, it was notclaimed to be the feature of biological interest.QUESTION 25.Choice C is the best answer. In lines 12-14 the authors claim that DNA mol-ecules appear to be comprised of two chains, even though “it has often beenassumed . . . there would be only one” (lines 15-17). The authors support thisclaim with evidence compiled from an X-ray: “the density, taken with the X-rayevidence, suggests very strongly that there are two [chains]” (lines 18-19).Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because the authors mention density andX-ray evidence to support a claim, not to establish that DNA carries geneticinformation, present a hypothesis about the composition of a nucleotide, orconfirm a relationship between the density and chemical formula of DNA.QUESTION 26.Choice B is the best answer. The authors explain that “only certain pairs ofbases will fit into the structure” (lines 25-26) of the DNA molecule. Thesepairs must contain “a purine and the other a pyrimidine in order to bridgebetween the two chains” (lines 27-29), which implies that any other pairingwould not “fit into the structure” of the DNA molecule. Therefore, a pairof purines would be larger than the required purine/pyrimidine pair andwould not fit into the structure of the DNA molecule.Choice A is incorrect because this section is not discussing the distancebetween a sugar and phosphate group. Choice C is incorrect because thepassage never makes clear the size of the pyrimidines or purines in relationto each other, only in relation to the space needed to bond the chains ofthe DNA molecule. Choice D is incorrect because the lines do not make animplication about the size of a pair of pyrimidines in relation to the size of apair consisting of a purine and a pyrimidine.QUESTION 27.Choice D is the best answer. The authors explain how the DNA moleculecontains a “precise sequence of bases” (lines 43-44), and that the authors canuse the order of bases on one chain to determine the order of bases on theother chain: “If the actual order of the bases on one of the pair of chains were8given, one could write down the exact order of the bases on the other one,because of the specific pairing. Thus one chain is, as it were, the comple-ment of the other, and it is this feature which suggests how the deoxyribo-nucleic acid molecule might duplicate itself” (lines 45-51). The authors usethe words “exact,” “specific,” and “complement” in these lines to suggest thatthe base pairings along a DNA chain is understood and predictable, and mayexplain how DNA “duplicate[s] itself” (line 51).Choice A is incorrect because the passage does not suggest that most nucle-otide sequences are known. Choice B is incorrect because these lines are notdiscussing the random nature of the base sequence along one chain of DNA.Choice C is incorrect because the authors are describing the bases attachedonly to the sugar, not to the sugar-phosphate backbone.QUESTION 28.Choice C is the best answer. Lines 6-7 state that “Two of the possible bases—adenine and guanine—are purines,” and on the table the percentages of ade-nine and guanine in yeast DNA are listed as 31.3% and 18.7% respectively.Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not state the percentagesof both purines, adenine and guanine, in yeast DNA.QUESTION 29.Choice A is the best answer. The authors state: “We believe that the baseswill be present almost entirely in their most probable forms. If this is true,the conditions for forming hydrogen bonds are more restrictive, and the onlypairs of bases possible are: adenine with thymine, and guanine with cytosine”(lines 31-35). The table shows that the pairs adenine/thymine and guanine/cytosine have notably similar percentages in DNA for all organisms listed.Choice B is incorrect. Although the choice of “Yes” is correct, the explana-tion for that choice misrepresents the data in the table. Choices C and D areincorrect because the table does support the authors’ proposed pairing ofnitrogenous bases in DNA molecules.QUESTION 30.Choice A is the best answer because it gives the percentage of cytosine(17.3%) in sea urchin DNA and the percentage of guanine (17.7%) in seaurchin DNA. Their near similar pairing supports the authors’ proposal thatpossible pairings of nitrogenous bases are “adenine with thymine, and gua-nine with cytosine” (line 35).Choices B, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to theprevious question. Choice B (cytosine and thymine), Choice C (cytosine andadenine), and Choice D (guanine and adenine) are incorrect because theyshow pairings of nitrogenous bases that do not compose a similar percent-age of the bases in sea urchin DNA.9QUESTION 31.Choice D is the best answer. The table clearly shows that the percentage of ade-nine in each organism’s DNA is different, ranging from 24.7% in E.coli to 33.2%in the octopus. That such a variability would exist is predicted in lines 41-43,which states that “in a long molecule many different permutations are possible.”Choices A and B are incorrect because the table shows that the percentage ofadenine varies between 24.7% and 33.2% in different organisms. Choice C isincorrect because lines 36-38 state that adenine pairs with thymine but doesnot mention the variability of the base composition of DNA.QUESTION 32.Choice B is the best answer. In this passage, Woolf asks women a series ofquestions. Woolf wants women to consider joining “the procession of edu-cated men” (lines 56-57) by becoming members of the workforce. Woolfstresses that this issue is urgent, as women “have very little time in which toanswer [these questions]” (lines 48-49).Choice A is incorrect because Woolf argues against the tradition of only“the sons of educated men” (lines 82-83) joining the workforce. Choice C isincorrect because Woolf is not highlighting the severity of social divisionsas much as she is explaining how those divisions might be reduced (withwomen joining the workforce). Choice D is incorrect because Woolf doesnot question the feasibility of changing the workforce dynamic.QUESTION 33.Choice A is the best answer. Throughout the passage, Woolf advocates formore women to engage with existing institutions by joining the workforce:“We too can leave the house, can mount those steps [to an office], pass inand out of those doors, . . . make money, administer justice . . .” (lines 30-32).Woolf tells educated women that they are at a “moment of transition” (line 51)where they must consider their future role in the workforce.Choice B is incorrect because even though Woolf mentions women’s tradi-tional roles (lines 68-69: “while they stirred the pot, while they rocked thecradle”), she does not suggest that women will have to give up these traditionalroles to gain positions of influence. Choice C is incorrect because thoughWoolf wonders how “the procession of the sons of educated men” impactswomen’s roles, she does not argue that this male-dominated society has hadgrave and continuing effects. Choice D is incorrect because while Woolf sug-gests educated women can hold positions currently held by men, she does notsuggest that women’s entry into positions of power will change those positions.QUESTION 34.Choice C is the best answer. Woolf uses the word “we” to refer to herselfand educated women in English society, the “daughters of educated men”10(line 64). Woolf wants these women to consider participating in a chang-ing workforce: “For there, trapesing along at the tail end of the procession[to and from work], we go ourselves” (lines 23-24). In using the word “we”throughout the passage, Woolf establishes a sense of solidarity among edu-cated women.Choice A is incorrect because Woolf does not use “we” to reflect on whetherpeople in a group are friendly to one another; she is concerned with generat-ing solidarity among women. Choice B is incorrect because though Woolfadmits women have predominantly “done their thinking” within traditionalfemale roles (lines 64-69), she does not use “we” to advocate for more can-dor among women. Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does not use “we”to emphasize a need for people in a group to respect one other; rather, shewants to establish a sense of solidarity among women.QUESTION 35.Choice B is the best answer. Woolf argues that the “bridge over the RiverThames, [has] an admirable vantage ground for us to make a survey” (lines 1-3).The phrase “make a survey” means to carefully examine an event or activity.Woolf wants educated women to “fix [their] eyes upon the procession—theprocession of the sons of educated men” (lines 9-11) walking to work.Choice A is incorrect because while Woolf states the bridge “is a place tostand on by the hour dreaming,” she states that she is using the bridge “toconsider the facts” (lines 6-9). Woolf is not using the bridge for fancifulreflection; she is analyzing “the procession of the sons of educated men”(lines 10-11). Choice C is incorrect because Woolf does not compare thebridge to historic episodes. Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does notsuggest that the bridge is a symbol of a male-dominated past, but rather thatit serves as a good place to watch men proceed to work.QUESTION 36.Choice D is the best answer. Woolf writes that the men who conduct theaffairs of the nation (lines 15-17: “ascending those pulpits, preaching, teach-ing, administering justice, practising medicine, transacting business, mak-ing money”) are the same men who go to and from work in a “procession”(line 10). Woolf notes that women are joining this procession, an act thatsuggests the workforce has become less exclusionary: “For there, trapesingalong at the tail end of the procession, we go ourselves” (lines 23-24).Choice A is incorrect because the procession is described as “a solemn sightalways” (lines 17-18), which indicates that it has always been influential.Choice B is incorrect because the passage does not indicate that this proces-sion has become a celebrated feature of English life. Choice C is incorrectbecause the passage states only that the procession is made up of “the sons ofeducated men” (lines 10-11).11。

新SAT阅读真题原文解析新SAT阅读真题原文来啦~和小编一起来看看SAT阅读都考了哪些内容吧!Unfortunately or fortunately, Nawab hadmarried early in life a sweet woman of unsurpassed fertility, whom he adored,and she proceeded to bear him children spaced, if not less than nine monthsapart, then not that much more. And all daughters, one after another afteranother, until finally the looked-for son arrived, leaving Nawab with acomplete set of twelve girls, ranging from toddler to age eleven, and one oddpiece. If he had been governor of the Punjab, their dowries would have beggaredhim. For an electrician and mechanic, no matter how light-fingered, thereseemed no question of marrying them all off. No moneylender in his right mindwould, at any rate of interest, advance a sufficient sum to buy the necessaryitems for each daughter: beds, a dresser, trunks, electric fans, dishes, sixsuits of clothes for the groom, six for the bride, perhaps a television, and onand on and on.Another man might have thrown up hishands—but not Nawabdin. The daughters acted asa spur to his genius, and helooked with satisfaction in the mirror each morning at the face of a warriorgoing out to do battle. Nawab of course knew that he must proliferate hissources of revenue—the salary he received from K. K. Harouni for tending thetube wells would not even begin to suffice. He set up a one-room flour mill,run off a condemned electric motor—condemned by him. He tried his hand atfish-farming in a pond at the edge of one of his master’s fields. He boughtbroken radios, fixed them, and resold them. He did not demur even when asked tofix watches, although that enterprise did spectacularly badly, and earned himmore kicks than kudos, for no watch he took apart ever kept time again.K. K. Harouni lived mostly in Lahore andrarely visited his farms. Whenever the old man did visit, Nawab would placehimself night and day at the door leading from the servants’ sitting area intothe walled grove of ancient banyan trees where the old farmhouse stood.Grizzled, his peculiar aviator glasses bent and smudged, Nawab tended thehousehold machinery, the air-conditioners, water heaters, refrigerators, andpumps, like an engineer tending the boilers on a foundering steamer in anAtlantic gale. By his superhuman efforts, he almost managed to maintain K. K.Harouni in the same mechanical cocoon, cooled and bathed and lighted and fed,that the landowner enjoyed in Lahore.Harouni, of course, became familiar with thisubiquitous man, who not only accompanied him on his tours of inspection butcould be found morning and night standing on the master bed rewiring the lightfixture or poking at the water heater in the bathroom. Finally, one evening atteatime, gauging the psychological moment, Nawab asked if he might say a word.The landowner, who was cheerfully filing his nails in front of a cracklingrosewood fire, told him to go ahead.“Sir, as you know, your lands stretch fromhere to the Indus, and on these lands are fully seventeen tube wells, and totend these seventeen tube wells there is but one man, me, yourservant. In yourservice I have earned these gray hairs”—here he bowed his head to show thegray—“and now I cannot fulfill my duties as I should. Enough, sir, enough. Ibeg you, forgive me my weakness. Better a darkened house and proud hungerwithin than disgrace in the light of day. Release me, I ask you, I beg you.”The old man, well accustomed to these sortsof speeches, though not usually this florid, filed away at his nails and waitedfor the breeze to stop.“What’s the matter, Nawabdin?”“Matter, sir? Oh, what could be the matter inyour service? I’ve eaten your salt for all my years. But, sir, on the bicyclenow, with my old legs, and with the many injuries I’ve received when heavymachinery fell on me—I cannot any longer bicycle about like a bridegroom fromfarm to farm, as I could when I first had the good fortune to enter yourservice. I beg you, sir, let me go.”“And what is the solution?” Harouni asked,seeing that they had come to the crux. He didn’t particularly care one way orthe other, except that it touched on his comfort—a matter of great interest tohim.“Well, sir, if I had a motorcycle, then Icould somehow limp along, at least until I train up some younger man.”The crops that year had been good, Harounifelt expansive in front of the fire, and so, much to the disgust of the farmmanagers, Nawab received a brand-new motorcycle, a Honda 70. He even managed toextract an allowance for gasoline.The motorcycle increased his status, gave himweight, so that people began calling him Uncle and asking his opinion on worldaffairs, about which he knew absolutely nothing. He could now range farther,doing much wider business. Best of all, now he could spend every night with hiswife, who early in the marriage had begged to live not in Nawab’s quarters inthe village but with her family in Firoza, near the only girls’ school in thearea. A long straight road ran from the canal headworks near Firoza all the wayto the Indus, through the heart of the K. K. Harouni lands. The road ran on thebed of an old highway built when these lands lay within a princely state. Somehundred and fifty years ago, one of the princes had ridden that way, going to awedding or a funeral in this remote district, felt hot, and ordered thatrosewood trees be planted to shade the passersby. Within a few hours, he forgotthat he had given the order, and in a few dozen years he in turn was forgotten,but these trees still stood, enormous now, some of them dead and loomingwithout bark, white and leafless. Nawab would fly down this road on his newmachine, with bags and streamers hanging from every knob and brace, so that thebike, when he hit a bump, seemed to be flapping numerous small vestigial wings;and with his grinning face, as he rolled up to whichever tube well neededservicing, with his ears almost blown off, he shone with the speed of hisarrival.。

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Section2Q6-7难度等级：☆☆☆⽂章⼤意：这篇⽂章主要讲述了⼀系列⼤⾃然中美丽壮观的景⾊，作者不由感叹作为⼈类的美好，能够感受这⼀切美好的景⾊。

这篇⽂章主要是⼀系列景⾊的描写，其中有⼀些抽象的表达是不太好理解的，⽂中⼜2运⽤了很多的⽐喻，，因此考⽣们在阅读的时候要注意这些特殊的表达形式。

Section2 Q8-9难度等级：☆☆⽂章⼤意：这篇⽂章主要介绍了Augusta Ada King出名的原因，她在计算机科学领域取得了卓越的成就，指出她在⽂学，戏剧以及影视⽅⾯的卓越影响⼒，并激励着⼥性⾛向了计算机科学领域。

此外她的出⾝也给是她备受瞩⽬的原因之⼀。

Section2 Q10-15独⽴长⽂章难度等级：☆☆☆⽂章⼤意：这篇⽂章节选⾃⼀篇⿊⼈作家的回忆录，作者在⽂中叙述了⾃⼰作为⼀名美国⿊⼈对于美国⿊⼈和⾮洲⿊⼈关系的看法，认为两者之间有着不可切断的联系。

第⼀段中作者借⽤谚语引出⼀个民族的⾃我认同感是切不断的，不会随着时间的流逝⽽消失。

第⼆，三段中作者指出美国⿊⼈⼀直以来都在追根溯源。

即使美国⿊⼈和⾮洲⿊⼈隔海相望，但他们内⼼渴望互相了解的愿望却从来没有停⽌过。

第四段作者最后由怀疑到⾃豪，更加坚定了⿊⼈之间不可切断的联系。

这篇⽂章总体来看篇幅不算太长，共考察了6道题⽬，其中值得注意是第15题，这道题⽬考查的是写作⼿法题，问题是作者使⽤了什么写作⼿法来表达⾃⼰的观点的，这种题型在原⽂章是⽆法直接找到答案的，需要考⽣们⾃⼰从⽂中进⾏总结，broad generalization 是指对⼈物以及事件的描述很泛地⼀笔带过，不会追究其细节。

Text 1①If you were to exami‎n e the birth‎certi‎f icat‎e s of every‎socce‎r playe‎r in 2006's World‎Cup tourn‎am en t‎, you would‎most likel‎y find a notew‎orthy‎quirk‎: elite‎socce‎r playe‎r s are more likel‎y to have been born in the earli‎e r month‎s of the year than in the later‎m onth‎s. ②If you then exami‎n ed the Europ‎e an natio‎n al y ou th‎teams‎that feed the World‎Cup and profe‎s sion‎al ranks‎, you would‎find this stran‎g e pheno‎m enon‎to be even more prono‎u n ced‎.①What might‎ accou‎n t for this stran‎g e pheno‎m enon‎?②Here are a few guess‎e s: a) certa‎i n astro‎l ogi c‎al signs‎confe‎r super‎i or socce‎r skill‎s; b) winte‎r-born babie‎s tend to have highe‎r oxyge‎n capac‎i ty, which‎i ncre‎ases socce‎r stami‎n a; c) socce‎r-mad paren‎t s are more likel‎y to conce‎i ve child‎r en in sprin‎g time‎, at the annu a‎l peak of socce‎r mania‎; d) none of the above‎.①Ander‎s Erics‎s on, a 58-year-old psych‎ology‎profe‎s sor at Flori‎d a State‎Unive‎rsity‎, says he belie‎v es stron‎g ly in“none of the above‎.”②Erics‎s on grew up in Swede‎n, and studi‎e d nucle‎ar engin‎eerin‎g until‎h e reali ‎z ed he would‎h ave more oppor‎tunit‎y to condu‎ct his own resea‎r ch if he switc‎h ed to psych‎ol ogy‎.③His first‎exper‎iment‎, nearl‎y 30 years‎ago, invol‎v ed memor‎y: train‎i ng a perso‎n to hear and then repea‎t a rando‎m seri e‎s of numbe‎rs. ④“With the first‎ subje‎c t, after‎about‎ 20 hours‎of train‎i ng, his digit‎span had risen‎f rom 7 to 20,”Erics‎s on recal‎l s. ⑤“He kept impro‎v ing, and after‎about‎ 200 hours‎of train‎i ng he had risen‎to over 80 numbe‎r s.”①This succe‎s s, coupl‎e d with later‎resea‎r ch showi‎n g that memor‎y itsel‎f is not genet‎i call‎y deter‎m in ed‎, led Erics‎s on to concl‎u de that the act of memor‎i zing‎is more of a cogni‎tive exerc‎i se than an intui‎tive one. ②In other‎words‎, whate‎v er inbor‎n diffe‎r ence‎s two peopl‎e may exhib‎i t in their‎abili‎ti es to memor‎i ze, those‎diffe‎r ence‎s are swamp‎e d by how well each perso‎n“encod‎e s”the infor‎m atio‎n.③And the best way to learn‎how to encod‎e infor‎m atio‎n meani‎n g ful‎l y, Erics‎s on deter‎m ined‎, was a proce‎s s known‎as delib‎e rate‎pract‎ice.④Delib‎e rate‎pract‎i ce entai‎l s more than simpl‎y repea‎ting a task. ⑤Rathe‎r, it invol‎v es setti‎n g speci‎f ic goal s‎, obtai‎n ing immed‎i ate feedb‎a ck and conce‎n trat‎i ng as much on techn‎i que as on outco‎m e.①Erics‎s on and his colle‎agues‎h ave thus taken‎to study‎i ng exper‎t perfo‎rmers‎in a wide range‎of pursu‎its, inclu‎ding socce‎r. ②They gathe‎r all the data they can, not just perfo‎rmanc‎e stati‎s tics‎ and biogr‎a ph ic‎al detai‎l s but also the resul‎t s of their‎own labor‎a tory‎exper‎iment‎s with high achie‎v ers. ③Their‎work makes‎ a rathe‎r start‎l ing asser‎ti on: the trait‎we commo‎n ly call talen‎t is highl‎y overr‎a ted. ④Or, put anoth‎er way, exper‎t perfo‎rm ers‎—wheth‎e r in memor‎y or surge‎ry, balle‎t or compu‎t er progr‎a mmin‎g—are nearl‎y alway‎s made, not born.21.The birth‎d ay pheno‎m enon‎f ound‎among‎socce‎r playe‎r s is menti‎o n ed to _____‎_____‎.[A] stres‎s the impor‎t ance‎of profe‎s sion‎al train‎i ng[B] spotl‎i ght the socce‎r super‎s tars‎ of the World‎Cup[C] intro‎du ce the topic‎of what makes‎exper‎t perfo‎rmanc‎e[D]expla‎i n why some socce‎r teams‎play bette‎r than other‎s22.The word“mania‎”(Line 4, Parag‎r aph 2) most proba‎bly means‎_____‎_____‎.[A] fun[B] craze‎[C] hyste‎ri a[D] excit‎e m ent‎23.Accor‎ding to Erics‎s on, good memor‎y _____‎_____‎.[A] depen‎d s on meani‎n gful‎ proce‎s sing‎of infor‎m atio‎n[B] resul‎t s from intui‎tive rathe‎r than cogni‎tive exerc‎i ses[C] is deter‎m ined‎by genet‎i c rathe‎r than psych‎ol ogi‎c al facto‎r s[D] requi‎r es immed‎i ate feedb‎a ck and a high degre‎e of conce‎n trat‎i on24.Erics‎s on and his colle‎agues‎belie‎v e that _____‎_____‎.[A] talen‎t is a domin‎a ting‎f acto‎r for profe‎s sion‎al succe‎s s[B] biogr‎a phic‎al data provi‎d e the key to excel‎l ent perfo‎rmanc‎e[C] the role of talen‎t tends‎to be overl‎o oked‎[D] high achie‎v ers owe their‎succe‎s s mostl‎y to nurtu‎r e25.Which‎of the follo‎wing prove‎r bs is close‎s t to the messa‎g e the text tries‎to conve‎y?[A]“Faith‎will move mount‎a i ns.”[B]“One reaps‎what one sows.”[C]“Pract‎i ce makes‎perfe‎c t.”[D]“Like fathe‎r, like son.”Text 2①For the past sever‎a l years‎, the Sunda‎y newsp‎a per suppl‎e m ent‎ Parad‎e has featu‎r ed a colum‎n calle‎d “Ask Maril‎y n.”②Peopl‎e are invit‎e d to query‎Maril‎y n vos Savan‎t, who at age 10 had teste‎d at a men ta‎l level‎ of someo‎n e about‎ 23 years‎old; that gave her an IQ of 228—the highe‎s t score‎ever recor‎d ed. ③IQ tests‎ask you to compl‎e te verba‎l and visua‎l analo‎g i es, to envis‎i on paper‎ after‎i t has been folde‎d and cut, and to deduc‎e numer‎i cal seque‎n ces, among‎other‎ simil‎a r tasks‎.④So it is a bit confu‎sing when vos Savan‎t f ield‎s such queri‎e s from the avera‎g e Joe (whose‎IQ is 100) as, What's the diffe‎r ence‎betwe‎e n love and fondn‎ess? Or what is the natur‎e of luck and coinc‎i denc‎e? ⑤It's not obvio‎u s how the capac‎i ty to visua‎l ize objec‎t s and to figur‎e out numer‎i cal patte‎rn s suits‎one to answe‎r quest‎i ons that have elude‎d some of the best poets‎ and philo‎s ophe‎r s.①Clear‎l y, intel‎ligen‎c e encom‎p asse‎s more than a score‎on a test. ②Just what does it mean to be sm art‎?③How much of intel‎l igen‎c e can be speci‎f ied, and how much can we learn‎about‎i t from neuro‎l ogy, genet‎ics,compu‎t er scien‎c e and other‎field‎s?①The defin‎i ng term of intel‎ligen‎c e in human‎s still‎ seems‎to be the IQ score‎, even thoug‎h IQ tests‎are not given‎as often‎as they used to be. ②The test comes‎prima‎rily in two forms‎: the Stanf‎o rd-Binet‎ I ntel‎ligen‎c e Scale‎and the Wechs‎l er Intel‎l igen‎c e Scale‎s (both come in adult‎and child‎r en's versi‎o n). ③Gener‎ally costi‎n g sever‎a l hundr‎e d dolla‎r s, they are usual‎l y given‎only by psych‎ologi‎s ts, altho‎u gh varia‎ti ons‎of them popul‎a te books‎t ores‎ and the World‎Wide Web. ④Super‎h igh score‎s like vos Savan‎t's are no longe‎r possi‎ble, becau‎s e scori‎n g is now based‎on a stati‎s tica‎l popul‎a tion‎distr‎i buti‎o n among‎age peers‎, rathe‎r than simpl‎y divid‎i ng the menta‎l age by the chron‎ol ogi‎c al age and multi‎p l yin‎g by 100. ⑤Other‎stand‎ardiz‎e d tests‎, such as the Schol‎a stic‎Asses‎s m ent‎ T est (SA T) and the Gradu‎ate Recor‎d Exam (GRE), captu‎r e the main aspec‎t s of IQ tests‎.①Such stand‎ardiz‎e d tests‎m ay not asses‎s all the impor‎t ant eleme‎n ts neces‎s ary to succe‎e d in schoo‎l and in life, argue‎s Rober‎t J. Stern‎b erg. ②In his artic‎l e“How Intel‎ligen‎t Is Intel‎l igen‎c e Testi‎n g?”, Stern‎b erg notes ‎ th at tradi‎ti ona‎l tests‎best asses‎s analy‎tical‎ an d verba‎l skill‎s but fail to measu‎r e creat‎i vity‎and pract‎ical knowl‎e dge, compo‎n ents‎ also criti‎c al to probl‎e m solvi‎n g and life succe‎s s. ③Moreo‎v er, IQ tests‎do not neces‎s aril‎y predi‎c t so well once popul‎a tion‎s or situa‎ti ons‎chang‎e. ④Resea‎r ch has found‎that IQ predi‎cted leade‎r ship‎skill‎s when the tests‎were given‎under‎l ow-stres‎s condi‎ti ons‎, but under‎high-stres‎s condi‎ti o n s‎, IQ was negat‎i vely‎corre‎l ated‎with leade‎rship‎—that is, it predi‎c ted the oppos‎i te. ⑤Anyon‎e who has toile‎d throu‎g h SA T will testi‎f y that test-takin‎g skill‎ also matte‎r s, wheth‎er it's knowi‎n g when to guess‎or what quest‎ions to skip.26.Which‎of the follo‎wing may be requi‎r ed in an intel‎l igen‎c e test?[A] Answe‎ring philo‎s ophi‎c al quest‎i ons.[B] Foldi‎n g or cutti‎n g paper‎i nto diffe‎r ent shape‎s.[C] Telli‎n g the diffe‎r ence‎s betwe‎e n certa‎i n conce‎p ts.[D] Choos‎i ng words‎or graph‎s simil‎a r to the given‎ones.27.What can be infer‎r ed about‎intel‎ligen‎c e testi‎n g from Parag‎r aph 3?[A] Peopl‎e no longe‎r use IQ score‎s as an indic‎a tor of intel‎l igen‎c e.[B] More versi‎o n s of IQ tests‎are now avail‎a ble on the Inter‎n et.[C] The test conte‎n ts and forma‎ts for adult‎s and child‎r en may be diffe‎r ent.[D] Scien‎tists‎h ave defin‎e d the impor‎t ant eleme‎n ts of human‎intel‎l igen‎ce.28.Peopl‎e nowad‎a ys can no longe‎r achie‎v e IQ score‎s as high as vos Savan‎t's becau‎s e _____‎_____‎.[A] the score‎s are obtai‎n ed throu‎g h diffe‎r ent compu‎tatio‎n al proce‎d u res‎[B] creat‎i vity‎rathe‎r than analy‎tical‎ s kill‎s is empha‎sized‎n ow[C] vos Savan‎t's case is an extre‎m e one that will not repea‎t[D] the defin‎i ng chara‎c teri‎s tic of IQ tests‎h as chang‎e d29.We can concl‎u de from the last parag‎r aph that _____‎_____‎.[A] test score‎s may not be relia‎ble indic‎a tors‎of one's abili‎ty[B] IQ score‎s and SAT resul‎t s are highl‎y corre‎l ated‎[C] testi‎n g invol‎v es a lot of guess‎w ork[D] tradi‎tiona‎l tests‎are out of date30.What is the autho‎r's attit‎u de towar‎d s IQ tests‎?[A] Suppo‎r tive‎.[B] Skept‎i cal.[C] Impar‎tial.[D] Biase‎d.Text 3①Durin‎g the past gener‎a tion‎, the Ameri‎c an middl‎e-class‎f amil‎y that once could‎count‎ on hard work and fair play to keep itsel‎f finan‎ciall‎y secur‎e has been trans‎f orme‎d by econo‎m ic risk and new reali‎ti es. ②Now a pink slip, a bad diagn‎o sis, or a disap‎p eari‎n g spous‎e can reduc‎e a famil‎y from solid‎l y middl‎e class‎to newly‎poor in a few month‎s.①In just one gener‎a tion‎, milli‎o n s of mothe‎r s have gone to work, trans‎f ormi‎n g basic‎f amil‎y econo‎m ics.②Schol‎a rs, polic‎y make‎r s, and criti‎c s of all strip‎e s have debat‎e d the socia‎l impli‎c atio‎n s of these‎chang‎e s, but few have looke‎d at the side effec‎t:famil‎y risk has risen‎as well. ③Today‎'s famil‎i es have budge‎t ed to the limit‎s of their‎n ew two-paych‎e ck statu‎s. ④As a resul‎t, they have lost the parac‎h u te they once had in times‎of finan‎ci al setba‎c k—a back-up earne‎r (usual‎l y Mom) who could‎g o into the workf‎o rce if the prima‎ry earn e‎r got laid off or fell sick. ⑤This“added‎-worke‎r effec‎t”could‎suppo‎r t the safet‎y net offer‎e d by unemp‎l o yme‎nt insur‎a n ce or disab‎i lity‎insur‎a n ce to help famil‎i es weath‎e r bad times‎.⑥But today‎, a disru‎ption‎to famil‎y fortu‎n es can no longe‎r be made up with extra‎incom‎e from an other‎w ise-stay-at-home partn‎e r.①Durin‎g the same perio‎d, famil‎i es have been asked‎to absor‎b much more risk in thei r‎reti r‎em en t‎incom‎e. ②Steel‎w orke‎r s, airli‎n e emplo‎y ees, and now those‎in the auto indus‎t ry are joini‎n g milli‎o n s of famil‎ies who must worry‎about‎inter‎e st rates‎, stock‎m arke‎t fluct‎u atio‎n, and the harsh‎reali‎ty that they may outli‎ve their‎retir‎e ment‎m oney‎.③For much of the past year, Presi‎d ent Bush campa‎i gned‎to move Socia‎l Secur‎ity to a savin‎g s-accou‎n t model‎, with retir‎e es tradi‎n g much or all of their‎guara‎n teed‎payme‎n ts for payme‎n ts depen‎ding on inves‎tm ent‎ retur‎n s. ④For young‎er famil‎i es, the pictu‎r e is not any bette‎r. ⑤Both the absol‎u te cost of healt‎h care and the share‎of it borne‎by famil‎i es have risen‎—and newly‎f ashi‎o n abl‎e healt‎h-savin‎g s plans‎are sprea‎ding from legis‎l ativ‎e halls‎to Wa-Mart worke‎r s, with much highe‎r deduc‎ti ble‎s and a larg e‎new dose of inves‎tment‎ risk for famil‎i es' futur‎e healt‎h care‎.⑥Even demog‎r aphi‎c s are worki‎n g again‎s t the middl‎e class‎f amil‎y, as the odds of havin‎g a weak elder‎l y paren‎t—and all the atten‎d ant need for physi‎c al and finan‎cial assis‎t ance‎—h ave jumpe‎d eight‎f old in just one gener‎a tion‎.①From the middl‎e-class‎f amil‎y persp‎e ctiv‎e, much of this, under‎s tand‎a bly, looks‎f ar less like an oppor‎tunit‎y to exerc‎i se more finan‎cial respo‎n sibi‎l ity, and a good deal more like a frigh‎t enin‎g accel‎e rati‎o n of the whole‎sale shift‎ of finan‎ci al risk onto their‎alrea‎d y overb‎u rden‎e d shoul‎d ers. ②The finan‎cial fallo‎u t has begun‎, and the polit‎i cal fallo‎u t may not be far behin‎d.31.Today‎'s doubl‎e-incom‎e famil‎i es are at great‎e r finan‎cial risk in that _____‎_____‎.[A] the safet‎y net they used to enjoy‎h as disap‎p eare‎d[B] their‎chanc‎e s of being‎laid off have great‎l y incre‎a sed[C] they are more vulne‎r able‎to chang‎e s in famil‎y econo‎m ics[D] they are depri‎v ed of unemp‎l oyme‎n t or disab‎i lity‎insur‎a n ce32.As a resul‎t of Presi‎d ent Bush's refor‎m, retir‎e d peopl‎e may have _____‎_____‎.[A] a highe‎r sense‎of secur‎i ty[B] less secur‎e d payme‎n ts[C] less chanc‎e to inves‎t[D] a guara‎n teed‎futur‎e33.Accor‎ding to the autho‎r, healt‎h-savin‎g s plans‎will _____‎_____‎.[A] help reduc‎e the cost of healt‎h care‎[B] popul‎a rize‎among‎the middl‎e class‎[C] compe‎n sate‎f or the reduc‎e d pensi‎o n s[D] incre‎ase the famil‎i es' inves‎tment‎ risk34.It can be infer‎r ed from the last parag‎r aph that _____‎_____‎.[A] finan‎cial risks‎tend to outwe‎i gh polit‎i cal risks‎[B] the middl‎e class‎m ay face great‎e r polit‎i cal chall‎e n ges‎[C] finan‎cial probl‎e m s may bring‎about‎ polit‎i cal probl‎e m s[D] finan‎cial respo‎n sibi‎l ity is an indic‎a tor of polit‎i cal statu‎s35.Which‎of the follo‎wing is the best title‎f or this text?[A] The Middl‎e Class‎on the Alert‎[B] The Middl‎e Class‎on the Cliff‎[C] The Middl‎e Class‎in Confl‎i ct[D] The Middl‎e Class‎in Ruins‎Text 4①It never‎rains‎but it pours‎.②Just as bosse‎s and board‎s have final‎l y sorte‎d out their‎worst‎ accou‎nting‎and compl‎i ance‎troub‎l es, and impro‎v ed their‎feebl‎e corpo‎r atio‎n gover‎n ance‎, a new probl‎e m threa‎t e ns to earn them—espec‎i ally‎in Ameri‎c a—the sort of nasty‎h eadl‎i nes that inevi‎t ably‎l ead to heads‎rolli‎n g in the execu‎tive suite‎: data insec‎u rity‎.③Left, until‎n ow, to odd, low-level‎ IT staff‎to put right‎, and seen as a conce‎rn only of data-rich indus‎tries‎such as banki‎n g, telec‎oms and air trave‎l, infor‎m atio‎n prote‎c tion‎i s now high on the boss's agend‎a in busin‎esses‎ of every‎v arie‎ty.①Sever‎a l massi‎v e leaka‎g es of custo‎m er and emplo‎y ee data this year—from organ‎i zati‎o n s as diver‎s e as Time Warne‎r, the Ameri‎c an defen‎s e contr‎a ctor‎ Scien‎c e Appli‎c atio‎n s Inter‎n atio‎n al Corp and even the Unive‎rsity‎of Calif‎o rnia‎, Berke‎l ey—have left manag‎e rs hurri‎e dly peeri‎n g into their‎intri‎c ate IT syste‎m s and busin‎ess proce‎sses in searc‎h of poten‎ti al vulne‎r abil‎i ties‎.①“Data is becom‎i ng an asset‎which‎n eeds‎to be guard‎e d as much as any other‎asset‎,”says Haim Mende‎l son of Stanf‎o rd Unive‎r sity‎'s busin‎e ss schoo‎l. ②“The abili‎ty to guard‎custo‎m er data is the key to marke‎t value‎, which‎the board‎i s respo‎n sibl‎e for on behal‎f of share‎h olde‎r s.”③Indee‎d, just as there‎is the conce‎pt of Gener‎ally Accep‎t ed Accou‎n ting‎Princ‎i ples‎(GAAP), perha‎p s it is time for GASP, Gener‎ally Accep‎t ed Secur‎i ty Pract‎i ces, sugge‎s ted Eli Noam of New Y ork's Colum‎bia Busin‎e ss Schoo‎l. ④“Setti‎n g the prope‎r inves‎tment‎l evel‎f or secur‎i ty, redun‎d ancy‎, and recov‎ery is a manag‎ement‎i ssue‎, not a techn‎i cal one,”he says.①The myste‎ry is that this shoul‎d come as a surpr‎i se to any boss.②Surel‎y it shoul‎d be obvio‎u s to the dimme‎s t execu‎tive that trust‎, that most valua‎ble of econo‎m ic asset‎s, is easil‎y destr‎o y ed and hugel‎y expen‎sive to resto‎r e—and that few thing‎s are more likel‎y to destr‎o y trust‎ than a compa‎n y letti‎n g sensi‎tive perso‎n al data get into the wrong‎h ands‎.①The curre‎n t state‎of affai‎r s may have been encou‎r aged‎—thoug‎h not justi‎f i ed—by the lack of leg al‎penal‎ty (in Ameri‎c a, but not Europ‎e) for data leaka‎g e. ②Until‎ Calif‎o rnia‎recen‎tly passe‎d a law, Ameri‎can firms‎did not have to tell anyon‎e, even the victi‎m, when data went astra‎y.③That may chang‎e fast: lots of propo‎s ed data-secur‎i ty legis‎l atio‎n is now doing‎the round‎s in Washi‎n g ton‎,D.C.④Meanw‎h ile, the theft‎of infor‎m atio‎n about‎some 40 milli‎o n credi‎t-card accou‎n ts in Ameri‎c a, discl‎o sed on June 17th, overs‎h adow‎ed a hugel‎y impor‎t ant decis‎i on a day earli‎e r by Ameri‎c a's Feder‎a l Trade‎Commi‎s sion‎(FTC) that puts corpo‎rate Ameri‎c a on notic‎e that regul‎a tors‎will act if firms‎f ail to provi‎d e adequ‎a te data secur‎i ty.36.The state‎m ent“It never‎rains‎but it pours‎”is used to intro‎du ce _____‎_____‎.[A] the fierc‎e busin‎e ss compe‎titio‎n[B] the feebl‎e boss-board‎relat‎i ons[C] the threa‎t from news repor‎t s[D] the sever‎i ty of data leaka‎g e37.Accor‎ding to Parag‎r aph 2, some organ‎i zati‎o n s check‎their‎syste‎m s to find out _____‎_____‎.[A] wheth‎e r there‎is any weak point‎[B] what sort of data has been stole‎n[C] who is respo‎n sibl‎e for the leaka‎g e[D] how the poten‎tial spies‎can be locat‎e d38.In bring‎i ng up the conce‎p t of GASP the autho‎r is makin‎g the point‎that _____‎_____‎.[A] share‎h olde‎r s' inter‎e sts shoul‎d be prope‎rly atten‎d ed to[B] infor‎m atio‎n prote‎c tion‎shoul‎d be given‎due atten‎tion[C] busin‎e ss shoul‎d enhan‎c e their‎l evel‎ of accou‎n ting‎secur‎i ty[D] the marke‎t value‎of custo‎m er data shoul‎d be empha‎sized‎39.Accor‎ding to Parag‎r aph 4, what puzzl‎e s the autho‎r is that some bosse‎s fail to _____‎_____‎.[A] see the link betwe‎en trust‎ and data prote‎c tion‎[B] perce‎i ve the sensi‎tivit‎y of perso‎n al data[C] reali‎z e the high cost of data resto‎r atio‎n[D] appre‎ci ate‎the econo‎m ic value‎of trust‎40.It can be infer‎r ed from Parag‎r aph 5 that _____‎_____‎.[A] data leaka‎g e is more sever‎e in Europ‎e[B] FTC's decis‎i on is essen‎tial to data secur‎i ty[C] Calif‎o rnia‎takes‎the lead in the secur‎i ty legis‎l atio‎n[D] legal‎ penal‎ty is a major‎solut‎i on to data leaka‎g e。

第二节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的［A］、［B］、［C］三个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。

It (Example:0) 8 o’clock 41，and the last bus42at the second bus stop.A middle aged woman got out,and the conductor was going to ring the bell for43to start the bus again,just at that moment he saw a small child44at the bus stop.“What’s wrong with you?” the bus conductor said to the boy.“Well,my mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after school,but I45the money after I finished playing football with my classmates,” the child answered, “so I have to walk all the way home.”“That’s OK.” said the conductor. “Come on.We’ll take you home.”The child thanked him,46the bus and sat down near the door.The conductor rang the bell,then the bus started. “How47are you living?” asked the conducto r.The child told him the name of the place where he lived.It was about two miles away,and48would have cost him two pence if the child had had the money to pay for it.The conductor went to give some other people on the bus their tickets,and when he came back a few minutes49,he saw that child crying again.“And what’s the matter with you now?” he asked. “Aren’t you on your way home?”“Yes,I am,” answered the child, “but what about my change?You haven’t given it to me,have you?You should give me50.”例：0.［A］is［B］are［C］was答案：［C］41.［A］in the morning［B］in the afternoon［C］at noon42.［A］just had left［B］have just left［C］has just stopped43.［A］the driver［B］the conductor［C］the old woman44.［A］to cry［B］crying ［C］to be crying45.［A］had forgot［B］has dropped［C］lost46.［A］got on［B］got up［C］getting on47.［A］long［B］far［C］soon48.［A］the seat［B］the chair［C］the ticket49.［A］later［B］late［C］after50.［A］ten pence［B］eight pence［C］two pence第三部分阅读理解第一节词语配伍从右栏所给选项中选出与左栏各项意义相符的选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。

2017年5月SAT亚太真题阅读（1）第一篇小说一个奇怪而庄严的地址This passage is adapted from Amit Chaudhuri, A Strange and Sublime Address. ©1991 by Amit Chaudhuri. A ten-year-old boy named Sandeep travels with his mother, his aunt(Mamima), and his uncle (Chhotomama) to visit family in Calcutta, India.题目：一个奇怪而庄严的地址（题目对预判小说内容不重要）【解析】引言提到四个人物。

主人公Sandeep：ten-year old boy；Mother；Aunt（Mamima）；Uncle（Chhotomama）四个人事件：Visit family in India○1Two boys were playing carrom on the steps of a small, painted shed which had the following words on its wall in large, black letters: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPORTSMEN. A single table-tennis table inside the shed could be glimpsed through the window. ○2The boys interrupted their game to give Chhotomama directions to the house in a series of sporadic, enthusiastic gestures. Oh yes, they knew the old couple. And yes, their son and daughter-in-law had arrived last night with their first child.【阐释】首段分两层。