ACT考试2008-6真题解析

5/5PART1-英语PassageIWillRogers,theCowboyPhilosopherOverthecourseofthefirstthreeandahalfdecades

ofthetwentiethcentury,aCherokeecowboyandtrick

ropernamedWillRogersbecameoneofthemostbeloved

celebritiesintheUnitedStates.Aworkingcowhandwho

leftthehardlifeoftherangetobecomeastagecomedian,newspapercolumnist,radiocommentator,author,and

moviestar,Rogerswontheadmirationofapublicwho

relishedhissarcasticquips,oftendirectedatpretentious

peopleandtheirhypocrisy.Hewasa

humorist

who

cloakedhisinsightsinthehomelygarboffolkwit.wx小程序橙子ACTToachievesuccess,WillRogershadtoridearough

trail.ThesonofaCherokeerancher,Willspenthisearly

yearsworkingonhisfather'scattleranchinwhatwasthenIndianTerritory(nowOklahoma).Hehonedhisranchingskills,becomingafineroperandrider,thoughhewould

laterspoofthecowboyimageinsomeofthefilms

hestarredin.[1]Eventually,RogersbecameasuccessinNew.Yorkasalasso-twirling

comedianwho's

droll,folksymonologues

hadaneffecton

audiences.[2]

AlthoughWill's

fatherwanted

hissontostay

onthefamilyranch,Willwanted

toexperienceotherwaysoflife.[3]JoiningaWild

Westshow,hecircledtheglobeandthenbegana

careeronthestage,performingropetricks.(7)In

todaysworld,

WillRogers

would

ofprobablybecome

atalkshow

host.(10)Inhisowntime,hegainedfame

asasocialcriticwhousedhiscowboypersona

asameans

toreachaudienceswithhisshrewd,commonsenseremarksonpoliticsandeverydaylife.

Gradually,hegrewintotheroleofhomespunsage

andphilosopher,muchlikethatofthekindlyold

captainheplayedinhislastfilm,

SteamboatRoundtheBend.AttheheartofRogers'shumorwasa

respectforeveryhumanbeing.Nevertheless,

therewasasharpedgetohiswit.ProudofhisNative

Americanroots,

heridiculedthesnobbery

ofthosewhobraggedabouttheirillustriousforebears:

"Liveyourlifesothatwheneveryoulose,you'reahead."1.NOCHANGEhumoristandhumorist;humorist,Answer：

AWhichofthefollowingalternativestotheunderlinedportionwouldbeLEASTacceptable?inwhichhestarred.thathestarredin.thatstarredhim.andstarredhim.Answer：

D3.NOCHANGEcomedianwhosecomedian,who'scomedianwhoAnswer：

B4.Giventhatallthechoicesaretrue,whichonemostclearlycommunicatesthatRogersandhismonologueswereentertaining?NOCHANGEmadeanimpressiononwereheardbyAmusedAnswer：

D5.NOCHANGEAlthough,Will'sAlthough,WillsAlthoughWillsAnswer：

APART2-数学1.The

second

term

of

an

arithmetic

sequenceis

12,

and

the

third

term

is

6.

What

is

the

firstterm?(Note:

In

an

arithmetic

sequence,

consecutive

terms

differ

by

the

same

amount.)-12-6618Answer：

E2.Letafunctionof2variablesbedefinedby

f(x,y)=

xy

-(x

-

y).Whatisthevalueof

f(10,3)?1317233743Answer：

CKele

work

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at

the

high

school

concession

stand

to

help

raise

money

for

the

math

team.

Kele

onlyuses

1¢,

5¢,

10¢,and

25¢

coins

when

making

change.

What

is

the

least

number

of

these

coins

needed

to

make

change

totaling

44¢

?56789Answer：

CWhat

is

theperimeter,in

centimeters,

of

a

rectangle

with

length

10

cm

and

width

5

cmnswer：

CIf

x

=-4,whatisthevalueof

?-5-3311Answer：

APART3-阅读PassageIPROSEFICTION:

Thispassageisadaptedfromthenovel

AgainsttheFlood

by

MaVanKhang

(©2000byMaVanKhang).Khiemstretchedhimselfoutonthebeach.Thewavesrolledontotheshoreinameasureasregularasthebreathingofagiant.Thewaterslowlyinundatedtheedgeofthesand,lickedathisribslikeapuppy.Hiseyeshalf-closed,helethismusclesrelax,lethimselfbecomepartofthedreamofthebeach.Firstlightwasopeningtheskylikeadoor.Alongpurplecloudshapedlikeaswordlaylowoverthehorizon.Itelongated,andthesunlightglintingbeneathitclarifieditsshapeandreflecteddownontotheseaandthenontotheshorewhereitlaylikeamomentatthecreationoftheworld:astrange,vaguelydewylightthattrembledbetweenthenewdayandtheslowmeltofthedarkness.Dawnasanopeningbook.Thefaint,bassvoicesofbreezes.Thesoundofwavesswelling,falling,slowlywithdrawing,theirfrothingfoamleavingwhite,crookedtraces.Thesoftshufflingfootfallsoftheall-nightfishermenastheymovedbackwardsupthebeach,drawingtheirdrippingnetstowardstheirchests.Thefierceflappingofthedesperatefishcaughtinside.Underthesesounds,aworshipfulsilence.Atemple,wellandcleanlykept.Thesalttasteofthesea,permeatinghissenses,smoothingthechaosofhislife.Silenceasthemeltingofallnoisesandtroubleserodinghimandthevaguesense,somewhereinit,ofthetruefromofhislife,fastenedtotheshapesofskyandseaintheearlydawn.Thesun,likearedeggyolk,likehotiron,roseabovethehorizon.Khiemsquintedatthehugeformthatcarriedinitthememoriesofmillennia.Hereonthesmoothand,hefeltsuddenlythathewaslyinginafalsecalmness.Hestirred,asifhalfcaughtbyanideathathadjustcometohim,oradesirejustoutofhisreach.Thecadenceofthewavesuntilnowhadsoundedlikehesitantfootsteps,reluctanttodestroythedawn’ssilence,gentlyrattingtheshellsleftlikenightgiftsontheshore.Thefootstepssuddenlygrewloudernow,rushing,thestampedeofahordereleasedfromcages,dashingintooneanother,pouringout.Someinnerforceseemedtobebuildinginthewaves;theythreatenednow,roared,threwthemselvesontothebeach,overranthedryzones,boileduplikewaterthrownontoametalstove.WavessmackedintoKhiem’sflesh.Hefeltthesandwashingoutandcollapsingunderhisbackinstages,hisbodybeingpushedanddrawn,andsuddenlyhewasslidingoutoftheplacewherehe’dbeenlying.Heclosedhiseyes,enjoyingthesensationoflightness,ofslippingawayfromthecomplicationsandtroublesofhisdaysinahazeoflonging,floatingtowardsher,thewoman,whohadaskedhimtocomehere.Afterawhile,heopenedhiseyes.Thelandscapearoundhimhadchanged.Thesunwashigher.Theceilingofcloudwashighnowtoo,hangingoveranimmenseexpanseofbluesky.

Thecurveofthebeachseparateditselffromtheseaandtheemptysky;behindtherowsofseapines,theshorewascrowdedwithguesthouses,hotels,andhostelsofallstyles,eachcompetingwiththeothertopushclosetothewater.

Nearby,thesquaresofthesalt-productionfieldssparkledlikesegmentedglass,anddownthecoasthecouldseevillageshereandtherebehindtheseadikes,theirhouseswhiteascrumbsofricepowdercake.Afaintworryroseinhim,hereinfrontofthisimmensitywhichseemedasymbolofabsolutepower.

Yetatthesametimehefeltasenseofjoy,alingeringofthesincerityhehadjusttouched.Hehadseentheseaforthefirsttimewhenhewastwentyyearsold.Thatbrief,long-agomeetinghadleftimpressionsthathadnevergoneaway,andhesensedinthosememories,thatfeeling,apieceoftheCreatorwithinhimself.Humankindcamefromthesea;itssaltstilltraceableintheirblood.Hehadreadthatsomewhere;heremembereditforever,andhe’dinheritedtheelementsoftheoceaninhisownbody.HisancestorswerethechildrenoftheLadyoftheNation,AuCo,MotheroftheHundredEggsthatbecametheHundredChildren,fiftywhowenttotheforests,fiftywhowenttolivebythesea.Hisforebearsweretattooedfishermen,pearldivers,strugglersagainstthefiercecreaturesoftheocean,itswavesanditswind.Theirlivesandlegendshadburnedlikestarsinthefirmamentofhischildhoodimagination.He’dlovedthosestoriesinwhichpeoplehadtoputasidetheirownsafetywhentheywereforcedtodiveforpearlsundertheterribleChineseMingdynasty.Thesea.Inthatfirstmeetingwithit,Khiemhadcomefacetofacewithsomethinginvisibleandmagnificentthatstoodoutsideoftime.Thepassagecanbestbedescribedasafictionalaccountofoneman'sexperienceswiththe

seathat:presentsseveralepisodesfromtheman'slife,eachonerevealingareasonwhyhehas

ultimatelychosentoavoidthesea.reliesondescriptionandpersonificationtoillustratethatthemancancontroltheforces

ofthesea,justashisancestorsvidesanimpressionisticportrayaloftheseaasapowerfulforcethatisclosely

connectedtothehumanspirit.offersconcreteandspecificdetailsabouttheelementsoftheseatodemonstratethatthe

seaisnotasmysteriousasitmaysometimesseem.Answer：

CThepointofviewfromwhichthepassageistoldcanbestbedescribedasthatofanarrator

who:mistrustsKhiem’sreasonforcomingtothebeach.defineshisorherrelationshiptoKhiem.revealshisorherreactionstoKhiem'sactions.understandsKhiem'sinnerthoughts.Answer：

DThenarrator'sstatementinhighlightedportionmostdirectlyrefersbacktoKhiem's:thoughtsaboutthesunrelatedinthefifthparagraph(highlightedportion)encounterwiththeseadescribedinthesixthparagraph(highlightedportion)observationoftheguesthouses,hotels,andhostelsontheshore(highlightedportion)viewofthesalt-productionfieldsandthevillagesdownthecoast(highlightedportion)Answer：

BwhichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpresshowKhiemfeelsduringhisexperienceatthe

seaasdescribedin

highlightedportion?Overwhelmedbythesurroundinggloom.Peacefulandinspiredbutslightlyuneasy.Uncomfortableandunabletorelax.Carefreeandsatisfiedbuttired.Answer：

BOneofthemainpurposesofthelasttwoparagraphs(highlightedportion)isforthenarratortodescribeKhiem’sfirstmeetingwiththeseainawaythat:deepensthereader'sunderstandingofthesignificanceoftheseatoKhiem.specificallyidentifiesthedesire,alludedtoearlierinthepassage,thatisjustoutof

Khiem'sreach.developsthereader'sunderstandingofKhiemassomeonewhohadmadesacrifices

duringtheMingdynasty.revealsthesignificanceofthewomanwhoismentionedearlierinthepassage.Answer：

APART4-科学PassageⅠThe

mitoticindex

(MI)foragroupofcellsiscalculatedasfollows:MI

=

Figure1showstheaverage

MI

foronionroottipcellsasafunctionoftheirdistancefromtherootcap.Fivehundredmitoticonionroottipcellswereexamined.Figure2showsthenumberofcellsineachofthe4mitoticphases.Figure3shows4onionroottipcells(Cells1-4),eachof.whichisin1ofthe4mitoticphases.InFigure3,eachphaseisshownonce.However,thecellsare

not

arrangedinorderofthep