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ReadingTest

65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreading

eachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedor

impliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableor

graph).

Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingwithoutadoubt,thattheprodigysideofmereally

passage.didexist.Ihadnofearwhatsoever,nonervousness.

Irememberthinkingtomyself,Thisisit!Thisisit!I

30lookedoutovertheaudience,atmymother'sblank

ThepassagebelowisanexcerptfromthenovelTheJoyLuck

Club,publishedin1989byAmyTan.face,myfather'syawn,AuntieLindo'sstiff-lippedsmile,

Waverly'ssulkyexpression.Ihadonawhitedress

Forthetalentshow,Iwastoplayapiececalledlayeredwithsheetsoflace,andapinkbowinmyPeter

""PleadingChild“fromSchumann'sScenesfrontPanhaircut.AsIsatdownIenvisionedpeoplejumping

Childhood.Itwasasimple,moodypiecethatsounded35totheirfeetandEdSullivanrushinguptointroduceme

linemoredifficultthanitwas.1wassupposedtomemorizetoeveryoneonTV.

5thewholething,playingtherepeatpartstwicetomakeAndIstartedtoplay.Itwassobeautiful.Iwasso

thepiecesoundlonger.ButIdawdledoverit,playingcaughtupinhowlovelyIlookedthatatfirstIdidn't

afewbarsandthencheating,lookinguptoseewhatworryhowlwouldsound.Soitwasasurprisetome

notesfollowed.IneverreallylistenedtowhatIwas40whenIhitthefirstwrongnoteandIrealizedsomething

playing.Idaydreamedaboutbeingsomewhereelse,didn'tsoundquiteright.AndthenIhitanotherand

ioaboutbeingsomeoneelse.anotherfollowedthat.Achillstartedatthetopofmy

ThepartIlikedtopracticebestwasthefancyheadandbegantotrickledown.Yeticouldn'tstop

curtsy:rightfootout,touchtheroseonthecarpetwithplaying,asthoughmyhandswerebewitched.Ikept

apointedfoot,sweeptotheside,leftlegbends,lookup45thinkingmyfingerswouldadjustthemselvesback,like

andsmile.atrainswitchingtotherighttrack.Iplayedthisstrange

15Myparentsinvitedallthecouplesfromthejoyjumblethroughtworepeats,thesournotesstayingwith

LuckClubtowitnessmydebut.AuntieLindoandmeallthewaytotheend.

UncleTinwerethere.WaverlyandhertwoolderWhenIstoodup,Idiscoveredmylegswere

brothershadalsocome.Thefirsttworowswerefilledsoshaking.MaybeIhadjustbeennervousandthe

withchildrenbothyoungerandolderthanIwas.Theaudience,likeOldChong,hadseenmegothroughthe

20littlestonesgottogofirst.Theyrecitedsimplenurseryrightmotionsandhadnotbeenabletohearanything

rhymes,squawkedouttunesonminiatureviolins,wrongatall.Isweptmyrightfootout,wentdownon

twirledHulaHoops,prancedinpinkballettutus,andmyknee,lookedupandsmiled.Theroomwasquiet,

whentheybowedorcurtsied,theaudiencewouldsigh55exceptforOldChong,whowasbeamingandshouting,

inunison,""Awww/andthenclapenthusiastically.“Bravo!Bravo!Welldone!〃ButthenIsawmymother's

25Whenmyturncame,Iwasveryconfident.Iface,herstrickenface.Theaudienceclappedweakly,

remembermychildishexcitementItwasasiflknew,andasIwalkedbacktomychair,withmywhole

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facequiveringasItriednottocry,Iheardalittleboy

60whisperloudlytohismother,/zThatwasawful/'andthe

motherwhisperedback,''Well,shecertainlytried.”Thepassagecanbebestsummarizedas

AndnowIrealizedhowmanypeoplewereinA)arecountingofanembarrassinganecdote.

theaudience,thewholeworlditseemed.IwasawareB)anexplanationofalife-changingexperience.

ofeyesburningintomyback.Ifelttheshameofmy

C)adescriptionofthenarrator'schildhood.

65motherandfatherastheysatstifflythroughouttherest

oftheshow.D)acritiqueofthenarrator'smischievouspersonality.

Wecouldhaveescapedduringintermission.Pride

andsomestrangesenseofhonormusthaveanchored

myparentstotheirchairs.Andsowewatcheditall:

70theeighteen-year-oldboywithafakemustachewho2

didamagicshowandjuggledflaminghoopswhile

ridingaunicycle.ThebreastedgirlwithwhitemakeupInline26,“childish"mostnearlymeans

whosangfromMadamaButterflyandgothonorableA)strange.

mention.Andtheeleven-year-oldboywhowonfirstB)inconsiderate.

75prizeplayingatrickyviolinsongthatsoundedlikea

C)foolish.

busybee.

D)exaggerated.

El

Therepetitionof"Thisisit!〃inline29mostlikelyserves

to

A)increasethefeelingofanxiety.

B)emphasizethenarrator'slevelofexcitement.

C)reinforcethenarratorsarrogance.

D)introducetensionintothenarrative.

Overthecourseofthepassage,thenarrator'sattitude

shiftsfrom

A)childishexcitementtoundeservedfear.

B)genuineinteresttoangryembarrassment.

C)unqualifiedsuperioritytoabjectself-loathing.

D)overconfidencetounexpecteddisappointment.

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Q

Paragraphsix,lines49to61,bestservestoprovideAsusedinline64,“burning“mostnearlymeans

A)afurtherillustrationofthenarrator'sdelusionalA)glowing,

optimism.B)baking.

B)adetailedcharacterizationofotherpeopleintheC)raging.

story.

D)glaring.

C)asuddencontrastfrompreviousexpectationsand

excitement.

D)anexplanationforthenarrator'sdisappointmentin

herself.El

Whatisthemainpurposeofthestatementsinlines69-

76("Andsowe...likeabusybee〃)？

A)Toshowhowtheothercontestantsaremore

diligentthanthenarrator

FromthedescriptionofOldChonginparagraphsix,it

B)Todemonstrateacharacteristicmentionedabout

canbeinferredthat

thenarratorsparents

A)OldChonghaslowexpectationsofthechildren's

C)Tomocktheotherchildren'sperformances

performances.

D)Toexplainthenarrator'ssenseofjealousyand

B)OldChongdoesnotliketoembarrasschildrenin

bitterness

public.

C)OldChongisaverycaringfatherfiguretothe

narrator.皿

D)OldChongenjoyedtheperformancebecauseheFromthepassage,itcanbemostreasonablyconcluded

didn'thearanymistakes.that

A)thenarratorislazyanddoesnottrytosucceedin

anything.

B)thenarratorassumedshewasskillfulatplayingthe

7piano.

WhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswerC)thenarratorisoverconfidentbecauseshehasno

tothepreviousquestion?particulartalents.

A)Lines50-53(z,MaybeIhadjust...anythingwrongD)thenarratordoesnotcareaboutimpressingher

atair)parents.

B)Lines53-54(Z/Isweptmy...upandsmiled,,)

C)Lines54-56("Theroomwasquiet...Welldone,,)

D)Lines57-61("Theaudienceclapped...shecertainlyWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

tried")tothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines8-10(〃Ineverreally...beingsomeoneelse")

B)Lines32-36("Ihadon...everyoneonTV")

C)Lines37-41(/yAndIstarted...soundquiterighf7)

D)Lines63-66(〃Iwasawareof...therestofthe

show")

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Questions12-21arebasedonthefollowingtothewholepeople—womenaswellasmen.Anditisa

passage.downrightmockerytotalktowomenoftheirenjoyment

45oftheblessingsoflibertywhiletheyaredeniedtheuse

oftheonlymeansofsecuringthemprovidedbythis

ThispassagewasadaptedfromaspeechgivenbySusanB.

Anthonyin1872aftershewasarrestedforvotinginthe1872democratic-republicangovernment—theballot.

PresidentialElection.SusanB.AnthonywasattheforefrontofCharlesSumner,inhisbraveprotestsagainstthe

fightingforwomen'srighttovoteinAmericanpolitics.FourteenthandFifteenthAmendments,insistedthat

soassoonasbytheThirteenthAmendmenttheslaves

Friendsandfellowcitizens;Istandbeforeyoubecamefreemen,theoriginalpowersoftheUnited

tonightunderindictmentfortheallegedcrimeofStatesConstitutionguaranteedtothemequalrights-

havingvotedatthelastpresidentialelection,withouttherighttovoteandtobevotedfor.When,in1871,1

Unehavingalawfulrighttovote.ItshallbemyworkthisaskedthatsenatortodeclarethepoweroftheUnited

5eveningtoprovetoyouthatinthusdoing,Inotonly55StatesConstitutiontoprotectwomenintheirright

committednocrime,but,instead,simplyexercisedmytovote-ashehaddoneforblackmen-hehandedme

citizen'srights,guaranteedtomeandallUnitedStatesacopyofallhisspeechesduringthatreconstruction

citizensbythebytheConstitution,beyondthepowerperiod,andsaid:

ofanyStatetodeny.Put"sex"whereIhave"race"or/zcolor/'and

ioOurdemocratic-republicangovernmentisbased6。youhaveherethebestandstrongestargumentIcan

ontheideaofthenaturalrightofeveryindividualmakeforwoman.Thereisnotadoubtbutwomen

memberthereoftoavoiceandavoteinmakinghavetheconstitutionalrighttovote,andIwillnever

andexecutingthelaws.WeasserttheprovinceofvoteforaSixteenthAmendmenttoguaranteeitto

governmenttobetosecurethepeopleintheenjoymentthem.IvotedforboththeFourteenthandFifteenth

15oftheirinalienableright.Wethrowtothewindsthe65underprotest;wouldhaveinsistedthatthepowerof

olddogmathatgovernmentcangiverights.NoonetheoriginalConstitutiontoprotectallcitizensinthe

deniesthatbeforegovernmentswereorganizedeachequalenjoymentoftheirrightsshouldhavevindicated

individualpossessedtherighttoprotecthisownlife,throughthecourts.

libertyandproperty.When100to1,000,000peopleBut,friends,wheninaccordancewithSenator

20enterintoafreegovernment,theydonotbarteraway70Sumner'scounselIwenttotheballot-boxlast

theirnaturalrights;theysimplypledgethemselvestoNovember,andexercisedmycitizen'srighttovote,the

protecteachotherintheenjoymentofthemthroughcourtsdidnotwaitformetoappealtothem—they

prescribedjudicialandlegislativetribunals.Theyagreeappealedtome,andindictedmeonthechargeof

toabandonthemethodsofbruteforceintheadjustmenthavingvotedillegally.

25oftheirdifferencesandadoptthoseofcivilization.75Thoughthewords"persons,“"people,“

TheDeclarationofIndependence,theUnitedStates“inhabitance,“"electors,”"citizens,“areallused

Constitution,theconstitutionsoftheseveralstatesandindiscriminatelyinthenationalandstateconstitutions

theorganiclawsoftheterritories,allalikeproposetotherewasalwaysaconflictofopinion,priortothe

protectthepeopleintheexerciseoftheirGod-givenwar,astowhethertheyweresynonymousterms,but

30rights.Notoneofthempretendstobestowrights.80whateverroomtherewasfordoubt,undertheold

ThepreambleoftheConstitutionsays:regime,theadoptionoftheFourteenthAmendment

We,thepeopleoftheUnitedStates,inordertoformsettledthatquestionforeverinitsfirstsentence.

amoreperfectunion,establishjustice,insuredomesticAllpersonsbomornaturalizedintheUnitedSates,

tranquility,provideforthecommondefense,promoteandsubjecttothejurisdiction

35thegeneralwelfare,andsecuretheblessingsoflibertyto85thereof,arecitizensoftheUnitedStates,andofthestate

ourselvesandourposterity,doordainandestablishthiswhereintheyreside.

ConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theonlyquestionlefttobesettlednowis:Are

Itwaswe,thepeople;notwezthewhitemalewomenpersons?AndIhardlybelieveanyofour

citizens;norwe,themalecitizens;butwe,thewholeopponentswillhavethehardihoodtosaytheyarenot.

40people,whoformedtheUnion.Andweformedit,not90Beingpersons,then,womenarecitizensandnostate

togivetheblessingsofliberty,buttosecurethem;nothasarighttomakeanylaw,ortoenforceanyoldlaw,

tothehalfofourselvesandthehalfofourposterity,butthatshallabridgetheirprivilegesorimmunities.

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ThemainpurposeofthepassageistoWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

A)arguethatwomenareconsideredpersonsandtothepreviousquestion?

shouldthusbeprotectedbytheUSConstitution.A)Lines26-30("TheDeciaration…bestowrights")

B)presentevidencethattheUSConstitutionisB)Lines38-43(/zItwaswe...wellasmen")

shamefullystrippingawaythebasicrightsofC)Lines48-53("CharlesSumner...votedfor")

women.

D)Lines59-64(zzPut//sex,,...ittothem")

C)criticizemenforneglectingthevotingrightsof

womenguaranteedundertheUSConstitution.

D)contendthatwomenalreadyhavetherighttovote

basedontheUSConstitution.Asusedinline44,“mockery"mostnearlymeans

A)consternation.

B)sham.

Anthony'sspeechisdeliveredfromtheperspectiveofC)insult.

A)anangryfeministdeceivedbyasexistsystem.D)critique.

B)apassionateactivistwhobelievesherargumentis

justified.

C)acriminalwhoismistreatedtooharshlyandTheauthorreferencesAfricanAmericansprimarilyin

deservessympathy.orderto

D)aneagercitizenwhodemandedtoomuchtooA)illustratethatthestrugglesofwomenandblacksin

soon.Americasharethesamehistory.

B)arguethatAfricanAmericansshouldsupporther

argument.

Asusedinline13,“province“mostnearlymeansC)statethatAfricanAmericansarecentralinhelping

womengainvotingrights.

A)responsibility.

B)region.D)demonstratethatwomen'srightsshouldbejustified

likethoseofAfricanAmericans.

C)administration.

D)power.

Basedonthespeech,therelationshipbetweenthe

governmentanditspeopleismostanalogousto

TheauthormentionsthepreambleoftheConstitutionA)ateachergivingrewardstothebeststudentsin

mainlyinordertoclass.

A)explainthatthemalewritersoftheConstitutionB)arefereeenforcingrulesinordertoprotectthe

forgottoconsiderwomen'srights.players'safety.

B)serveasevidenceforhercentralargumentonC)amotherprovidingandcaringforherchildrenso

women'svotingrights.thattheywillgrowuphealthy.

C)assertthatwomenhaveacentralroleinprovidingD)aschoolprovidingskillsandknowledgetoits

domesticjusticeandtranquility.studentssotheycanbetterfunctioninsociety.

D)arguethatthepreambleneedstobechangedso

thatwomencanhaveequalrights.

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Questions22-31arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

tothepreviousquestion?

Passage1isadaptedfromtheNationalAtmosphericand

Z/,,

A)Lines10-15(Ourdemocratic...inalienableright)OceanicAdministration'sJune10,2016article,MilkyWayNow

B)Lines19-25("When100...civilization")HiddenfromaThirdofHumanity.Passage2isadaptedfrom

AreArtificialNightLightsAmongThreatstoDecliningReptiles?

C)Lines40-43("Andweformed...asmen")

publishedMay6,2014bytheUSGeologicalSurvey.

D)Lines83-86(z/Allpersonsborn...whereinthey

reside")

Passage1

TheMilkyWay,thebrilliantriverofstarsthathas

Therhetoricalquestionaskedinlines87-88bestservesdominatedthenightskyandhumanimaginationssince

totimeimmemorial,isbutafadedmemorytoone-third

Uneofhumanityand80percentofAmericans,accordingto

A)validatetheauthor'sfinalpoint.

5anewglobalatlasoflightpollutionproducedbyItalian

B)castdoubtonanissueyettobesettled.andAmericanscientists.

C)mockthelanguageintheFourteenthAmendment.Lightpollutionisoneofthemostpervasive

D)exposetheauthor'shumorouscharacter.formsofenvironmentalalteration.Inmostdeveloped

countries,theubiquitouspresenceofartificiallights

iocreatesaluminousfogthatswampsthestarsand

constellationsofthenightsky./zWezvegotwhole

generationsofpeopleintheUnitedStateswhohave

neverseentheMilkyWay；'saidChrisElvidge,a

scientistwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmospheric

15Association(NOAA).""Ifsabigpartofourconnection

tothecosmos—andifsbeenlost//

Elvidge,alongwithKimberlyBaugh,alsofrom

NOAA,ispartofateamthatdevelopedaglobalatlas

oflightpollutionpublishedinthejournalScience

20Advances.Usinghigh-resolutionsatellitedataand

precisionskybrightnessmeasurements,theirstudy

producedthemostaccurateassessmentyetofthe

globalimpactoflightpollution./ZIhopethatthisatlas

willfinallyopentheeyesofpeopletolightpollution,“

25saidleadauthorFabioFalchifromtheLightPollution

ScienceandTechnologyInstituteinItaly.

Lightpollutionismostextensiveincountries

likeSingapore,ItalyandSouthKorea,whileCanada

andAustraliaretainthedarkestskies.InWestern

30Europe,onlysmallareasofnightskyremainrelatively

undiminished,mainlyinScotland,Swedenand

Norway.DespitethevastopenspacesoftheAmerican

west,almosthalfoftheU.S.experienceslight-polluted

Z/

nights.IntheU.S.Zsomeofournationalparksare

35justaboutthelastrefugeofdarkness-placeslike

Yellowstoneandthedesertsouthwest/'saidco-author

DanDuriscoeoftheNationalParkService.''We're

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luckytohavealotofpubliclandthatprovidesabuffer85bountifulfoodtheyattract.Forexample,severalkinds

fromlargecities.”