SAT模拟考试试题8(含答案)

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65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreading

eachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedor

impliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableor

graph).

Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingafterwardstherealone.Basil'sdesiretoinvestigatewas

passage.30alwayskeenerthanhisfearofdanger.

Havingwaitedfortenminutes,Mrs.Listernow

raisedhervoiceinthreesuccessiveca1Is.Atthe1ast

ThispassageisadaptedfromElsieSingmaster,BasilEverman.

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Copyright1920byElsieSingmaster.impatientsummons,thepianoceaseditsclangor.Yes,

mother!”Richardtookthestairwayinfourgreatleaps,

RichardLister'smotherstoodattheheadofthe35thelastofwhichhismothersteppedasidetoavoid.

stairsandcalledalittleimpatiently.When,abovethe“Yourcapandgownarethereonmybed,andyou

soundofatinklingpiano,ayoungvoiceanswered,Z/Fmmustchangeyourtieanddoitquickly//

Unecoming!,,shereturnedtoherroom,withoutexpecting,“Theprocessionwillforminonehalf-hour,mother,

5however,thatRichardwouldkeephispromiseatonce.andtheycan'tpossiblybegintillIturnup.Ihavehalfa

Mrs.ListerlivedonthecampusofWaltonCollege,of40mindtobelatesoIcansee'emsquirm."Richardtook

whichherhusbandwaspresident,andfromwhichherthetiefromhismother'shandandstationedhimself

onlysonwasbeinggraduatedtoday.Theoldhouse,inbeforethemirrorinherbedroom.Z/Now,goodbye,

whoseexactcenterMrs.Listerstoodwhenshecalledmother.Havealittlemorefaithinmethanyoulook,

ioRichard,hadbeenbuiltsixtyyearsearlierforherfather,orImayrushtoyourshoulderweeping."Withalight

PresidentRichardEverman,andhaddescendedto45touchoflipsonhismother'sbroad,smoothcheek,he

hisson-in-lawandsuccessor.Itwasabroad,pleasantwasgone,downthepolishedbanister.

housewithhighceilingsandwithwoodworkofsolidWhenthescreendoorhadslammed,Mrs.Lister

oak.Onesideofthefirstfloorwasdividedintolibrarysatforawhilequietlybyherbed.Itwasatsuchtimes

15andsitting-roomandtheotherintodim,longdoubleasthis,uponholidays,anniversaries,andothergreat

parlors.Dining-roomandkitchenwereinawingatthe50days,thatshethoughtmostofthepast—ofherfather,

back.ofhermother,andmostofallofherbrotherBasil.She

OnalevelwithMrs.Lister,thebedroomsopened,thoughtofthemallnow,sittinginherroom.Shecould

diminthepleasantlightwhichfilteredinthroughhearthelaughterofthefacultyandtheboysandgirls

20bowedshutters.Aboveinthethirdstorywereothergatheringfortheprocession;sheknewthatitwastime

bedroomsandalarge,otherwiseemptyatticinwhich55forhertogo,butshecouldnotmove.Howlongagoit

stoodthereservoirwhichheldthesupplyofwaterforallwas!Yethowclosetheywere,especiallyBasil,who

thehouse.Asalittlegirl,shehadcomewithhertwohadbeenofallmostvivid,mostbright.

companions,herbrotherBasilandThomasinaDavis,Presently,movedbyanirresistibleimpulse,sheleft

25tostealshortpeepsatthetankinwhichtheycouldherchairbythewindowandclimbedthestairsinto

easilyhavebeendrowned.Shewastheonlyoneofthe60thelow-pitchedthirdstory.Thereshelaidherhand

threewhowasreallyafraid.Thomasinainsisteduponuponadoor.Shedesiredintenselytogoin;thetouch

runningboldlyintotheroomandlittleBasilwasfoundoftheknobrestoredtoheranoldmoodofgrief,the

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phaseinwhichonefeelsthatseeking,importuning,2

onemustfind.Basilwashere;hiswide,brightgaze

65soughthereyes,assheoftenfancied,withreproach.TheauthorimpliesthatBasil

AlldeadpersonsseemedtoMrs.ListertolooklikeA)blamedhissisterforhisdeath.

that;herfatherdid,assherememberedsomelittleB)wasanoverlycautiouschild.

serviceuntendered,somecommandforgotten.Basil's

C)wasadistantmemoryforMrs.Lister.

gazewaslikehisfather's,yetdifferent.Heseemedto

70reproach,nothissister,buthisCreatorforhavinglaidD)experiencedaprematuredeath.

himlow,banishinghimfromthesunshinewhenhis

contemporariesstillhadyearsoflifebeforethem.

Mrs.Listertookherhandfromtheknobandwent

downthesteps.ThiswasRichard'sCommencement3

75Day;itwaswrongtogivehermindfreecourseinthe

regionwhichinvited.Basilwasatpeace;mustbeatWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

peace,nothingcoulddisturbhim.Hewasgonealmosttothepreviousquestion?

entirelyfromhumanrecollection.She,too,mustforgetA)Lines29-30("Basil'sdesire...ofdanger.")

him;thatwastheonlywaytolive.BasilwasdeadandB)Lines43-44(Z/Have...shoulderweeping/')

soforgotten.

C)Lines69-72(〃Heseemed...beforethem.")

D)Lines77-78(Z/Hewas…recollection.")

Asusedinline30,“keener"isclosestinmeaningto

A)moreinsightful.

Inrelationtothepassageasawhole,thedescriptionof

B)sharper.thehouseinthefirsttwoparagraphsprimarilyservesto

C)moreintense.A)demonstratethemoodbetweenMrs.Listerand

D)morediscerning.Richard.

B)explainthesuccessionoftitleandproperty

betweenfamilymembers.

C)illustratetheextenttowhichMrs.Listefspastand

presentareintertwined.

D)enablethereadertovisualizethehouse's

magnificenceandbeauty.

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Mrs.Lister'sattitudetowardsherpastisprimarilyoneThepassagestronglysuggeststhatMrs.Lister

ofA)fullycametotermswithBasil'sdeath.

A)resignation.B)resentedherhusbandforassumingherfather'srole.

B)regret.C)nolongerwantedtoresideatWaltonCollege.

C)resolve.D)feltcriticizedbyherfather.

D)despair.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

Asusedinline75,“course"isclosestinmeaningtotothepreviousquestion?

A)term.A)Lines8-12(/zTheoldhouse...successor.,z)

B)path.B)Lines23-26("Asalittle...drowned.,/)

C)procedure.C)Lines64-68("Basilwashere...fo^gotten//)

D)range.D)Lines78-80("She,too...andforgotten.")

7Thenarratorofthispassageismostsimilartosomeone

who

Mrs.ListerbelievesA)blamesherparentsforherpresentcircumstances.

A)sheisresponsibleforherfathefsdeath.B)isreinventingheridentityinanewcity.

B)forgettingBasilisimperativetohervitality.C)isconfessingtocommittingacrime.

C)shewastoocautiousasachild.D)istryingtodiscontinueabadhabit.

D)Basil'smemorymustbekeptalive.

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Questions11-21arebasedonthefollowing40carbondioxidethanitreleases,Gowersays.Research

passage.nowsuggeststhat,overrecentdecades,theforesthas

becomeasmallersinkandmayactuallybeshifting

towardbecomingacarbonsource.

Passage1isadaptedfrom“WildfireDrivesCarbonLevelsin

NorthernForests/'Copyright2007bytheNationalScience

Foundation.Passage2isadaptedfrom//FireisanImportantandPassage2

Under-AppreciatedPartofGlobalClimateChange/'Copyright

2009bytheNationalScienceFoundation.Firemustbeaccountedforasanintegralpartof

45climatechange.Intentionaldeforestationfiresalone

Passage1contributeuptoone-fifthofthehuman-causedincrease

inemissionsofcarbondioxide,aheat-trappinggasthat

Farremovedfromstreamsofgas-thirstycarsincreasesglobaltemperature.Increasingnumbersof

andpollution-belchingfactoriesliesanotherkeywildfiresareinfluencingclimateaswell.

playeringlobalclimatechange.CirclingthenorthernsoCarbondioxideisthemostimportantandwell-

linehemisphere,theconifer-dominatedborealforests—onestudiedgreenhousegasthatisemittedbyburning

5ofthelargestecosystemsonearth—actasavastnaturalplants.However,methane,aerosolparticulatesin

regulatorofatmosphericcarbonlevels.Forestecologistssmoke,andthechangingreflectanceofacharred

arestudyinghowenvironmentalfactorssuchasforestlandscapeeachcontributetochangesintheatmosphere

firesandclimateinfluencecarbonlevelsinthisforest55causedbyfire.Consequencesoflargefireshavehuge

system.Theirmostrecentfindingsofferinsightsintoeconomic,environmental,andhealthcosts.

10thebalanceofcarbonuptakeandreleasethatcontributeTherearebiggerandmorefrequentfiresfrom

toatmosphericcarbondioxidelevelsworldwide.thewesternU.S.tothetropics.Thereare“fireswhere

Increasedatmosphericcarbondioxideisamajorcausewedon'tnormallyseefires/'saidJenniferBalchofthe

ofglobalclimatechange.60NationalCenterforEcologicalAnalysisandSynthesis

Secondinsizeamongforestsonlytothetropical(NCEAS),notingthatitisinthehumidtropicsthat

15rainforests,theborealforestsformamassivegreenalotofdeforestationfiresareoccurring,usuallyto

bandspanningthehigherlatitudesofCanada,expandagricultureorcattleranching.Z/Wetrainforests

Alaska,Siberia,China,andScandinavia.Theirsheerhavenothistoricallyexperiencedfiresatthefrequency

size,coupledwiththefactthattheyareexpectedto65thattheyaretoday.”

experiencethegreatestwarmingofanyforestbiomeResearchersacknowledgethattheirestimate

20asglobaltemperaturesrise,meansthatclimate-relatedoffire'sinfluenceonclimateisjustastart,andthey

changesherearelikelytoresonatewellbeyondthehighlightmajorresearchgapsthatmustbeaddressed

forestboundaries.inordertounderstandthecompletecontributionof

Researchersbelievethatfiresshiftthecarbon70firetotheclimatesystem.Balchnotesthataholistic

balanceinmultipleways.Burningorganicmatterfirescienceisnecessary,andpointsoutfire'strue

25quicklyreleaseslargeamountsofcarbondioxide.importance.zzWedon'tthinkaboutfirescorrectly,she

Afterafire,lossoftheforestcanopycanallowmoresaid.Z/Fireisaselementalasairorwater.Weliveona

suntoreachandwarmtheground,whichmayspeedfireplanet.Weareafirespecies.Yet,thestudyoffire

decompositionandcarbondioxideemissionfrom75hasbeenveryfragmented.Weknowlotsaboutthe

thesoil.Ifthesoilwarmsenoughtomeltunderlyingcarboncycle,thenitrogencycle,butweknowvery

30permafrost,evenmorestoredcarbonmaybelittleaboutthefirecycle,orhowfirecyclesthroughthe

unleashed.biosphere//

Atrendtowardhotteranddrierconditionsis

likelytoexacerbatetheeffectsoffirebyincreasingthe

frequency,intensity,andsizeofburns.Z/Allittakesis

35alowsnowpackyearandadrysummer.Withafew

lightningstrikes,ifsatinderbox/'saysforestecologistS.

TomGower.

Historically,scientistsbelievetheborealforesthas

actedasacarbonsink,absorbingmoreatmospheric

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Asusedinline39,“sink"isclosestinmeaningtoaWhichstatementbestexpresseshowtheauthorof

A)basinprimarilycomposedofwaste.Passage1respondstotheclaimthatborealforests

B)systeminwhichanelementisremoved.neutralizecarbondioxideemissionsintheatmosphere

viaabsorption?

C)primarysourceofcontamination.

A)Borealforestsservetoregulateanddecreasecarbon

D)marsh-likeareafoundwithinconiferousforests.levelsintheatmosphere.

B)Destructionoftheforestcanopybyfireaccelerates

carbondioxideemissionsfromthesoil.

TheauthorofPassage1supportstheclaimthatfiresC)Thecyclicalrelationshipbetweenatmospheric

alterthecarbonbalanceinmanywaysbywarmingandforestfireshasdiminishedthiseffect.

A)listingthechangesthatfirescancauseinanD)Firescientistshaveamassedsignificant

ecosystem.understandingofthecarboncycle.

B)quotinganecologistwhoenumeratesthechanges

firescancause.

C)describingtheprocessesbywhichresearchersWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

believefireschangethecarbonbalance.tothepreviousquestion?

D)referencingdatathatindicatesthefrequencyofA)Lines3-6('"Circlingthe...carbonlevels/')

forestfire-relatedchanges.

B)Lines14-17("Second...andScandinavia.")

C)Lines23-25("'Researchers...carbondioxide.")

D)Lines40-43(''Research...source/')

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

tothepreviousquestion?E3

A)Lines6-9("Forestecologists...forestsystem.")

AccordingtoPassage1,climatechangesthatoccur

B)Lines24-31(Z/Burningorganic...unleashed.,z)

inborealforestswillmostlikelyhaveafar-reaching

C)Lines32-34(ZZAtrend...sizeofbums.")

impactprimarilydueto

D)Lines34-37(〃A11ittakes...Gower//)

A)increasinglyhotandaridconditionswhich

exacerbatethee仔ectsofforestwildfires.

B)significantwarmingintheforestbiome,which

TheauthorofPassage1isprimarilyconcernedwiththeencompassesvastamountsofland.

A)impactofindustrialpollutiononclimatechange.C)elevatedlevelsofaerosolparticulatesinforestfire

smoke.

B)relationshipbetweencarbondioxideemissionsand

globalwarming.D)increaseduseofcommercialdeforestationfiresto

expandagriculture.

C)climaticconsequencesofstrip-miningtropical

rainforests.

D)roleofborealforestsinglobalclimatechange.

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Questions22-32arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

TheprimarypurposeofPassage2isto

A)explainhowfire-relatedchangesinatmospheric

ThispassageisadaptedfromVictorKlimov,“TurningWindows

oSolarPanels."Copyright2016bytheU.S.Departmentof

B)exposetheeconomicimpactofforestfiresinEnergy.

relationtoclimatechange.

C)provethesignificanceoftherolecarbondioxideResearchersintheCenterforAdvancedSolar

emissionsplayinclimatechange.PhotophysicsatLosAlamosNationalLaboratory

areseekingtotransformeverydaywindowsinto

D)underscoretheneedtodevelopfirescienceasa

linesolarcollectorsbyharnessingtheuniqueproperties

meanstobetterunderstandclimatechange.5ofquantumdots.Theadvantagesofsolarpoweras

asourceofclean,renewableenergyseemobvious.

国Sunlightisabundant,freeand,forallpractical

purposes,eternal.Whilethepriceofsolarphotovoltaic

Asusedinline44,“integral"isclosestinmeaningtocellsrecentlyhasplummetedandtheirefficiencyhas

A)necessary.iogoneup,challengesremainaroundsettingvastarraysof

B)quantifiable.solar-electricpanelsandfindingwaystointegratethem

intobuildingsandotherapplications.

C)fundamental.

Thesechallengespromptedajointresearch

D)requisite.teamfromLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryandthe

15UniversityofMilano-BicoccainItalytotryafresh

approachtosolarpower.Workingwithquantum

dots,theteamachievedabreakthroughinsolar­

AccordingtothesecondparagraphofPassage2concentratingtechnologythatcanturnwindowsinto

(lines50-56),therelationshipbetweenthefluctuatingelectricgeneratorsandrevolutionizethewaywethink

reflectancethatoccursafterafireandatmospheric20aboutwhereandhowwegenerateenergy.

changeisbestdescribedasoneofThinkaboutit:Ifwindowscangenerateelectricity

A)contrast.foruseonsite,theconsumerwouldgaintheadvantages

offree,non-pollutingpowerandatleastpartialgrid

B)causality.

independence.Thegridwouldreduceitsrelianceon

C)comparison.25fossilfuels,gainresilienceandgetrelieffrompeak-use

D)problemandsolution.demands,whichwouldslashgreenhousegasemissions.

Solarwindowswouldalsobepracticallyunnoticeable,

meaningyoucouldreapthebenefitsofsolarpower

athomewithaminimumofimpactonyouorthe

Theauthorsofbothpassagesshareabeliefthat30communityaroundyou.

Quantumdotsfashionedfromalight-emitting

A)firesshouldbesystematicallyreducedinorderto

materialmakeitwork.Roughlyone-billionthofameter

minimizeclimatechange.

across,orjust10to50atomswide,quantumdotshave

B)pertiesthatcanbemanipulatedinthelaboratory.

C)preservationofborealforestsiskeytoreducing35Quantumdotscanabsorblightatonewavelength,

globalwarming.efficientlyconvertitandre-emititatanother

D)forestfiresdirectlyinfluencecarbonlevels,whichwavelength.Abiggerquantumdotemitsonthered

leadtoclimatechange.endofthespectrum,asmallerdotonthegreen-blue

end.Byadjustingthedots'size,wecanpreciselytune

40thosewavelengthstosuitourpurposes.Thequantum

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dotsabsorbsunligntandconvertittoawavelengthbest55Turningwindowsintosolarcollectorsisthekind

suitedforsolarcells.Thenthewaveguidedirectslightofdisruptivetechnologythatcanrevolutionizeenergy

towardthesolarcellsinstalledatitsedges,whichmakegenerationandconsumptionandcontributetoalow-

electricity.carbonenergyfuture.Someday,buildingsrangingfrom

45Thatsoundsfineintheory,buttheteamhadtoyourownhousetourbanskyscrapersmightgenerate

fixafewdeal-breakingproblemsthatplaguedearlier6。muchoftheirownelectricitythroughinnocuous

technologies,includingtheuseofmaterialscontainingluminescentsolarconcentratingwindows.Ifthis

environmentallyharmfulmetals.TheteamsolvedthesetechnologyreplacedalltheglazingontheOneWorld

problemsbycreatingquantumdotsofcopper,indium,TradeCenterbuildinginNewYorkCity,thewindows

50seleniumandsulfur,acompositionwithoutanytoxiccouldpowermorethan350apartments.Hov/sthatfor

metals.Theteam'squantumdotsre-emitinfraredlight,65megascaleimpactfromnanotechnology?

whichisidealforthemostcommonsolarcells,yet

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