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SATreadingcomprehensionpracticetest02

（8道题，10分钟内完成）

ThepassageistakenfromadescriptionofthelifeofcertainPacificIslanderswrittenbya

pioneeringsociologist.

Bythetimeachildissixorsevenshehasalltheessential

avoidanceswellenoughbyhearttobetrustedwiththecareofa

youngerchild.Andshealsodevelopsanumberofsimple

techniques.Shelearnstoweavefirmsquareballsfrompalm

5leaves,tomakepinwheelsofpalmleavesorfrangipaniblossoms,

toclimbacoconuttreebywalkingupthetrunkonflexiblelittle

feet,tobreakopenacoconutwithonefirmwell-directedblowof

aknifeaslongassheistall,toplayanumberofgroupgames

andsingthesongswhichgowiththem,totidythehouseby

10pickingupthelitteronthestonyfloor,tobringwaterfromthe

sea,tospreadoutthecopratodryandtohelpgatheritinwhen

rainthreatens,togotoaneighboringhouseandbringbacka

lightedfaggotforthechief'spipeorthecook-housefire.

Butinthecaseofthelittlegirlsallthesetasksaremerely

15supplementarytothemainbusinessofbaby-tending.Verysmall

boysalsohavesomecareoftheyoungerchildren,butateightor

nineyearsofagetheyareusuallyrelievedofit.Whateverrough

edgeshavenotbeensmoothedoffbythisresponsibilityfor

youngerchildrenarewornoffbytheircontactwitholderboys.

20Forlittleboysareadmittedtointerestingandimportantactivities

onlysolongastheirbehavioriscircumspectandhelpful.Where

smallgirlsarebrusquelypushedaside,smallboyswillbe

patientlytoleratedandtheybecomeadeptatmakingthemselves

useful.Thefourorfivelittleboyswhoallwishtoassistatthe

25important,businessofhelpingagrownyouthlassoreefeels,

organizethemselvesintoahighlyefficientworkingteam;oneboy

holdsthebait,anotherholdsanextralasso,otherspoke

eagerlyaboutinholesinthereeflookingforprey,whilestill

anothertucksthecapturedeelsintohislavalava.Thesmallgirls,

30burdenedwithheavybabiesorthecareoflittlestaggererswhoare

toosmalltoadventureonthereef,discouragedbythehostility

ofthesmallboysandthescornoftheolderones,have

littleopportunityforlearningthemoreadventurousformsofwork

andplay.Sowhilethelittleboysfirstundergothe

35chasteningeffectsofbaby-tendingandthenhavemany

opportunitiestolearneffectivecooperationunderthesupervision

ofolderboys,thegirls'educationislesscomprehensive.Theysharewithu【尚友制造】

haveahighstandardofindividualresponsibility,butthe

communityprovidesthemwithnolessonsincooperationwithone

40another.Thisisparticularlyapparentintheactivitiesofyoung

people:theboysorganizequickly;thegirlswastehoursin

bickering,innocentofanytechniqueforquickandefficient

cooperation.

Adaptedfrom:ComingofAgeinSamoa,MargaretMead(1928)

1.Theprimarypurposeofthepassagewithreferencetothesocietyunderdiscussionisto

A.explainsomedifferencesintheupbringingofgirlsandboys

B.criticizethedeficienciesintheeducationofgirls

C.giveacomprehensiveaccountofadayinthelifeofanaverageyounggirl

D.delineatetheroleofyounggirls

E.showthatyounggirlsaretrainedtobeusefultoadults

2.Theword'brusquely'(line22)mostnearlymeans

A.quickly

B.gently

C.nonchalantly

D.abruptly

E.callously

3.Thelistoftechniquesinparagraphonecouldbestbedescribedas

A.householdduties

B.rudimentaryphysicalskills

C.importantresponsibilities

D.usefulsocialskills

E.monotonoustasks

4.Itcanbeinferredthatthe'highstandardofindividualresponsibility'(line38)is

A.developedmainlythroughchild-careduties

B.onlypresentingirls

C.taughttothegirlbeforesheisentrustedwithbabies

D.actuallycounterproductive

E.weakenedasthegirlgrowsolder.

5.Theexpression'innocentof'(line42)isbesttakentomean

A.notguiltyof

B.unskilledin

C.unsuitedfor

D.uninvolvedin

E.uninterestedin

6.Itcanbeinferredthatinthecommunityunderdiscussionallofthefollowingareimportant

except

A.domestichandicrafts

B.well-definedsocialstructure

C.fishingskills

D.formaleducation

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7.Whichofthefollowingiftruewouldweakentheauthor'scontentionabout'lessonsin

cooperation'(line39)?

IGroupgamesplayedbyyoungergirlsinvolvecooperation

IIGirlscanlearnfromwatchingboyscooperating

IIIIndividualgirlscooperatewiththeirmothersinlookingafterbabies

A.Ionly

B.IIonly

C.IIIonly

D.IandIIonly

E.I,IIandIII

8.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftheauthor'stechniqueinhandlingher

material?

A.Bothdescriptionandinterpretationofobservations.

B.Presentationoffactswithoutcomment.

C.Descriptionofevidencetosupportatheory.

D.Generalizationfromaparticularviewpoint.

E.Closeexaminationofpreconceptions.

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SAT官方指南OG词汇TEST 2

SAT官方指南OG词汇TEST 2

OG TEST 2

SECTION 4

2.4.1

The movie’s plot was _____: once you know what befell on the hero, you could _____ the fate of

the villain.

A. convincing… misinterpret

B. misleading… anticipate

C. predictable…foresee

D. ironic…endorse

E. spellbinding…ignore

foresee

To see or know beforehand

预知，预见：提前看到或知道

foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment

预见到了失业率的快速增长

Irony

The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning

反话，讽刺：故意使用文字表达与字面意思不同且相反的意义

Endorse

To give approval of or support to, especially by public statement; sanction:

赞同，认可，支持：认可或支持（尤其指以公开声明的方式）；批准，认可

endorse a political candidate

支持一个政治候选人

2.4.2

A certain additive put in gasoline to reduce air pollution is actually ____ groundwater, a finding

that shows that even the most well-intentioned fixes can sometimes ____.

高中英语阅读训练2

高中英语阅读训练2

高中英语阅读训练2

Passage One

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Birds that are literally half-asleep—with one brain

hemisphere alert and the other sleeping—control which side of

the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping

ducks.

Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide

range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the

sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled

by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful

hemisphere’s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with

both hemispheres resting at once.

Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide

range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the

sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled

by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful

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商业经济类（Passage 1–22）

Passage 1 字数：390

Motorola Inc., the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker, will begin

selling all of the technology needed to build a basic mobile phone to outside

manufacturers, in a key change of strategy. The inventor of the cell phone, which

has been troubled by missteps compounded by a recent industry slump in sales, is

trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals, with an eye

toward fostering a much larger market than it could create itself. The Chicago

area-based company, considered to have the widest range of technologies needed

to build a phone, said it planned to make available chips, a design layout for the

computer board, software, development tools and testing tools. Motorola has

previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips, but this

高考英语听力特训2(文本)素材6

高考英语听力特训2(文本)素材6

1 Lesson 6

Task 1: In the Path of the Earthquake

Reporter: And now, Mrs. Skinner, can you tell us your story? What happened at your

farm when the earthquake passed?

Mrs. Skinner: Oh, it was terrible. I'll never forget it to my dying day. I hope

I never see anything like that again. It was terrible. Well, we always get up, Jack

and me, at about quarter to five. He has to milk the cows early, you see, and while

he's doing that I make his breakfast. I was in the kitchen when it came. Suddenly

the whole house was moving. The coffee pot flew through the window, and I was on

my back on the kitchen floor. The noise was terrible. Well, I knew what I had to

do. You have to get outside, you know, it's safer there. So I ran through the house

and opened the front door. Then I stopped—I couldn't believe it—everything was