2014年5月SAT考试真题

1、2014年5月SAT考试真题2014年5月SAT考试真题：1. Whe n read ing a poem, you should read slowly to havegive n on eself the opport unityto savor the details of itsIan guage, form, and sound.A. to have give n on eselfB. to give yourselfC. for on eself to be give nD. for on eself to haveE. so that you had had答案：B解析：A选项中

2、on eself使用不恰当，因为句子主语是you （二 人称），另外，have given的使用也错，to have done 表示已经发 生的事情，语义不恰当。B选项to do做目的状语，正确。CD选项 中on eself都使用错误。E选项中时态错误，had had是过去完成时， 而这里have the opportunity 应该是没有发生的事情。2. The econo mist estimated that workers in our city spe nd an average of 40 minu tes daily traveli ng to their jobs and 50

3、 minu tes retur ning home.A. workers in our city spe ndB. a work in our city who spe ndsC. they who work in our city spe ndsD. those who work in our city spe ndingE. our city s workers having spent答案：A解析：that引导estimated 的宾语从句，A选项spend time doing something 是正确用法，A对。B选项没有主句，只有 who 引导的从句。C中they spends错

4、误。D中缺谓语动词。E中也缺谓 语动词。这里主句的estimated 并不影响that从句的时态，因为没 有逻辑关系。3. Neuroscie ntists have gained new in sights into how thebrain works by adoptingresearch methods used to studyother elaborate systems, this ran ges from computer chips to the stock market.A. systems, this ran ges from computer chips toB. sy

5、stems with a range from computer chips andC. systems ranging from computer chips toD. systems, it ran ges over computer chips andE. systems, they are ranging from computer chips to答案：C解析：逗号之前是完整句子，ADE选项run-on 。 B选项中from.and.错误。C 正确，ranging from.to 做后置定语，修饰 systems，等于 which range 。4. Most of the obje

6、cts in the museum s ceramics collections are porcelain pieces from Germany, although the collecti on also in cludes prices from Turkey, Korea, and Japa nese ceramics are also represe nted.A. a nd Japa nese ceramics are also represe ntedB. as well as Japa nese ceramicsC. a nd from Japa nD. and Japa n

7、E. a nd also from Japa n答案：D解析：三个国家平行，只能选D最简洁正确。Turkey, Korea, and Japanese 。5. Most states in the Un ited States had en acted child labor laws by 1920, but not un til 1938 whe n the Fair Labor Sta ndards Act established a n atio nal minimum worki ng age.A. but not un til 1938 whe nB. but it was not

8、 un til 1938 thatC. n ot un til 1938 didD. it was, however, not until 1938 thatE. a nd not un til 1938 whe n答案：B解析：逗号之前是完整主句，所以CD选项run-on。A中将not until 1938提前，那么后面需要部分倒装，后面正确的表达应该是 did the Fair Labor Stan dards Act establish a n atio nal minimum working age。B是it was not until时间that的正确强调句使用方法。E与A错误一致，

9、而且and应该改为but逻辑更通顺。6. The largest hot desert in the world, the Sahara covers well over three millio n square miles, and eleve n coun tries are spa nned by it.A. miles, and eleve n coun tries are spa nned by itB. miles and spa nning eleve n coun triesC. mile and spa ns eleve n coun triesD. mile, it sp

10、a ns eleve n coun triesE. mile, with eleve n coun tries spa nned by it答案：C解析：A选项表达不简洁，尽量遵循“主语主动一致”。B中and 前后不平行，covers和spanning 不能平行。C选项用covers 和 spa ns平行，简洁明了，C正确。D选项run-on。E选项表达不够 简洁和直接。7. Adopted in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol is what was theintern ati onalagreeme ntto reduce the gree nhouse gasemiss

11、i ons of in dustrialized n ati ons over a five-year period.A. is what was the intern ati onal agreeme ntB. was whe n it was in ter nati on ally agreedC. was where the intern atio nal agreeme nt wasD. be ing intern ati on ally agreedE. is the intern atio nal agreeme nt答案：E解析：主语是the Kyoto Protocol , B

12、C选项语义错误。A选项 中语序错误，从句中应该使用陈述句语气。 D选项没有谓语动词。E 正确。8. During the 1990s, the number of factory outlet malls greatly in creased in the Un ited States, at which brand-n ame goods are sold at disco unt prices.A. During the 1990s, the number of factory outlet malls greatly in creased in the Un ited States, a

13、t which brand-n ame goods are sold at disco unt prices.B. Factory outlet mall in the Un ited States greatly in creasedin nu mber duri ng the 1990s, at which brand-n ame goods aresold at disco unt prices.C. Greatly in creas ing duri ng the 1990s were the nu mber of factory outlet malls in the Un ited

14、 States, at which brand-n amegoods are sold at disco unt prices.D. Thenu mberoffactoryoutlet malls, atwhichbrand-n ame goodsaresold atdisco unt prices,greatlyin creased in the Un ited States duri ng the 1990s.En the Un ited States, the nu mber of factory outlet malls greatly in creaseddur ing the 19

15、90s, at which brand-n amegoods are sold at disco unt prices.答案：D解析：A选项中which指代the United States ，语义明显不对。B选项中which指1990s，语义也不对，介词at使用错误。C选项 是倒装句，主语是the number of ，应该当单数看，不能用 were。 D中which指malls使用正确。E选项错误与B 一样。9. Withan averagedepthofabout12,000 feet,theextremes ofdark ness,highpressure,and coldthatch

16、aracterizethe deepsea couldnotbe toleratedbyshallow-water ani mals.A. extremes of darkness, high pressure, and cold that characterize the deep seaB. extremesof dark ness,high pressure, and coldcharacteriz ing the deep seaC. extremes of dark ness, high pressure, and cold that are characteristic of th

17、e deep seaD. deep sea is characterized by extremes of dark ness, high pressure, and of being so cold that itE. deep sea is characterized by extremes of dark ness, high pressure, and cold that答案：E解析：逗号前的状语表明句子主语必须是sea而不能是 extremes。ABC选项直接排除。D选项三者平行错误。只能选 E。10. Scie ntistsinv estigati ngthe effects of

18、 exercisecompared the performa nee of active mice with sede ntary mice on a memory test and found that the active mice did better.A. the performa nee of active mice with sede ntary mice ona memory test and foundB. the performa nee on a memory test of active mice withsede ntary mice and it was foundC

19、. the performancesof active and sedentary mice on amemory test and foundD. how active and sede ntary mice performed on a memorytest, their finding wasE. active and sede ntary mice on how they performed on a memory test, they found答案：C解析： 主语是 scientists，nvestigating the effects of exercise 是后置定语做修饰成分

20、。谓语从此compared。A中用performanee 于mice比较，比较内容不一致，A错。B错误与A 一样，比较内容 问题。C正确，比较的是两种mice的performances D选项run-on 。 E 选项 run-on。11. The Dracula orchids, aptly n amedbecause theirmodified leaves resemble flyi ng bats, have cen tral petals thatlook like small white mushrooms.A. aptly n amed because theirB. aptly

21、 n amed because of theirC. aptly n amed because of hav ingD. n amed that because they haveE. n amed that because of their答案：A解析：注意到resemble这个动词，说明两个逗号之间应该是从句，所以BCE排除，因为because of是介词。A正确。D和E的that 不能单独指代名词12. Hailed as a remarkable tech no logical adva nee, Hany Farid developed the software that measu

22、res the extent to which images in the media have bee n digitally altered.A. Ha ny Farid developed the software thatB. Ha ny Farid had developed the software thatC. the software developed by Hany FaridD. the software, Hany Farid developed it,E. it was the software developed by Hany Farid that答案：C解析：h

23、ailed做状语，主语必须与hail是被动关系，那么主语 只能是the software，被认为是最牛的科技进步，ABE直接排除，E 虽然是强调句，但是句子主语还是it，was时态也错误。D选项run-on。C选项正确。13. As a delegate to the Un ited Nati ons Gen eral Assemblyin 1946, Elea nor Roosevelt and An drey Vysh insky debated the importa nee of free speech.A. Elea nor Roosevelt and An drey Vyshi nsky debatedB. Elea nor Roosevelt and An drey Vyshi nsky debated overC. Elea nor Roosevelt and An drey Vysh in sky, they debatedD. Elea nor Roosevelt debated An drey Vy