SAT真题OC-Test03-SAT备考资料

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Thepeoplewecallheroesdonotusuallystartoutasunusual.Oftentheyarcordinarypeople

subjecttoordinaryhumanweaknesses—fear,doubt,andself-interest.Infact,theyliveordinary

livesuntiltheydistinguishthemselvesbyhavingtodealwithaninjusticeoradifficultsituation.

Onlythen,whentheymustrespondinthoughtandinactiontoanextraordinarychallenge,do

peoplebegintoknowtheirstrengthsandweaknesses.

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SECTION2

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24Questions

TurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorresponding

circleontheanswersheet.

2.Duringthe1990's,Shanghaibenefitedfromanarchi­

Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblank

tectural,theresultofadramaticincreasein

indicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Beneath

innDvativeandartisticbuilding.

thesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledA

throughE.Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,when(A)intransigence(B)plenitude(C)desecration

insertedinthesentence,bestfitsthemeaningof(he(D)stagnation(E)renaissance

sentenceasawhole.

3.Manysubatomicnuclearparticlesareand

Example:

nearly:theyarehardtotrackaswellas

Hopingtothedispute,negotiatorsproposedtodetect.

acompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe(oboth

(A)unstable..explosive

laborandmanagement.

(B)elusive..imperceptible

(A：enforce..useful(C)minute..immobile

(B)end..divisive(D)charged..reactive

(C)overcome..unattractive(E)tenuous..indivisible

(D)extend..satisfactory

(E)resolve..acceptable®©©©•4.Thecraftychildtrickedhisinnocentbrother,apar­

ticularly...andtrustingboy,intocommittinga

mischievousprank.

1.Respondingtocriticismthatthescriptwasrambling

and,thenewscreenwriterrevisedthedialogue(A)guileless(B)intrusive(C)astute

forgreatersuccinctnessand(D)opportunistic(E)circumspect

(A)engaging..simplicity5.EllenOchoa'swiththeapparatu5inthespace

(B)subjective..ambiguityshuttleDiscoverywasapparentwhensheadroitly

(C)muddled..claritymanipulatedtheshuttle'srobotarm.

(D)terse..emptiness

(E)difficult..abstraction(A)compromise(B)humility(C)machinations

(D)synergy(E)deftness

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Questions10-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.10.Theauthorpresentsexamplesinlines7-8inorderto

(A)illustratethevarietyofactivitiesinwhichanimals

Thefallowingpassageisfroma1994collectionofessays

engage

aboutanimals,writtenbyapoet,philosopher,andanimal

(B)suggestthatappearancesofhappinessare

trainer.

deceptive

Thequestionthatcomesfirsttomymindisthis:What(C)evokeimagesofcontentment

woulditmeantosaythatananimalhastherighttothe(D)supportanapparentlyimplausibleargument

pursuitofhappiness?Howwouldthatcomeabout,andin(E)arousenostalgiclongings

Linerelationshiptowhom?

5Inspeakingof"animalhappiness,Mweoftentendto11.Themottoinline9indicatesthatanimals

meansomethinglike“creaturecom^brts,^^Theemblemsof

(A)aremuchmoreintelligentthanmanypeople

thisarethegoldenretrieverrollinginthegrass,thehorse

believe

withhisnosedeepintheoats,kittybythefire.Creature

(B)havebeenforcedtodevelopkeensurvivalskills

comfortsareimportanttoanimals:"Grubfirst,thenethics^^

(C)desireconsistencyintheirdailylives

10isamottothatwoulddescribemanyawiseLabrador

(D)enjoycloserelationshipswithhumanbeings

retriever,andIhaveabullterriernamedAnniewhose

(E)areconcernedprimarilywithimnediatephysical

continualquestfortheperfectpillowinspiresherto

gratification

awesomefeats.Butthereissomethingmoretoanimals,

somethingmoretomyAnnie,acapacityforsatisfactions

12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismostconsistent

15thatcomefromworkinthefullsense-something

approximatelylikewhatleadssomepeopletoinsist(hatwiththeauthor'sdiscussionof“tcmpcramcni”in

lines17-21?

theyneedacareer(thoughmyowntemperamentissuch

thatIthinkofgcxxlw(wwlc;irveror;idanceror;ipeel(A)Theauthorbelievesapoetcanbesuccessfulin

sooner(hanIthinkofabusinessexecutivewhenIbusiness.

20contenplatethekindofhappinessenjoyedbyan(B)Theauthorconsidersartisticpursuitstobethe

accomplisheddressage1horse).Thishappiness,likethemostpersonallyfulfillingofallendeavors.

artist's,mustcomefromsomethingwithintheanimal,(C)Theauthorsuspectsthatabusylifecanhaveits

somethingtrainerscalltalent,andsocannotbeimposedownrewards.

ontheanimal.Butatthesametimeitdoesnotariseina(D)Theauthorbelievesthatfewpeopleareever

25vacuum;ifithadnotbeenafairlyordinarythinginonesatisfiedwiththejobstheyhavechosen.

partoftheworldatonepointtoteachyoungchildren(o(E)Theauthorconsiderssubjectivityandself-

playtheharpsichord,itisdoubtfulthatMozart'smusicknowledgetobecriticaltohumangratification.

wouldexist.Thereareanimalversions,ifnotequivalents,

ofMozart,andtheycannotmaketheirspontaneous13.Theauthor'sdiscussionofMozartinlines25-28

30passionsintosustainedhappinesswithou；education,anyprimarilyemphasizesthe

morethanMozartcouldhave.

Aristotleidentifiedhappinesswithethicsandwithwork,(A)roleofsocialcircumstancesintheemergenceofa

unlikeThomasJefferson,whodefinedhappinessasmusicalgenius

"IndolenceofBody;TranquilityofMind,"andthuswhatI(B)factthatyoungchildrenaresometimespushedto

excel

35callcreaturecomforts.Aristotlealsoexcludedasunethical

anythingthatanimalsandartistsdo,forreasonsthatlook(C)observationthatgeniuswasmorecommoninthe

whollybenightedtome.Nonetheless,hiscentralinsightspastthanitistoday

aremorehelpfulthananythingelseIknowinbeginning(D)belief(hattheharpsichordwastheidealmusical

tounderstandwhysomehorsesanddogscanonlybeinstrumentforMozart'searlytalent

(E)pleasurethatartistsderivefromachievement

40describedascompetent,goodatwhattheydo.andthere­

forehappy.Nothappybecauseleadinglivesofpleasure,

butratherhappybecauseleadinglivesinwhichthesensa­

tionofgettingitright,the“clickJasofthepleasurethat

comesfromsolvingapuzzleorsurmounlingsomething,

45isagoverningprinciple.

Dressjigeisacomplexseriesofinoveinenissignaledtoahorsebyits

rider.mMlTOTHE3E3H滕觞陀

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14.Inline30,“passions“mostnearlymeans15.Whichsituationmostaccuratelyillustratestheauthor's

definitionofahappyanimal?

(A)loveaffairs

(B)violentoutbursts(A)Abirdfindingitsonelifetimemare

(C)enthusiasms(B)Adogherdingsheepintoapen

(D)prejudices(C)Ahorsebeingcarefullygroomedforashow

(E)sufferings(D)Amonkeyescapingfromacityzoo

(E)Acatcaringdevotedlyforherkittens

Questions16-24arebasedonthelollowingpassage.Asyet,notoneoftheselargeplanets—someofwhich

5()aremanytimesthemassofJupiter—hasactuallybeen

Thispassagewaswrittenin1996afterthediscoveryofseenthroughatelescope;wcknowaboutthemindirectly

ameteoritethatappearedtocontainfossilevidenceofthroughthegravitationaleffectstheyexertontheirparent

microscopiclifeonMars.stars.Yet,even(houghwehavenopictureofwhatthey

looklike,enoughinformationhasbeendeducedabout

TherockthatsprangtoMartian“liWlaielastsummer55theiratmosphericconditionstograntthenickname

didnotshockmebyofferingupapparentSossilsofanextinctGoldilockstoaplanetattendingthestar70Virginis,

alienformoflife.Ihadlongbelievedthattheuniverseteemsanappellationsuggestingthatthecloud-toptemperature

Linewithlifeelsewhere,andthatourfailuretofinditsimplyis"justright,"asthestorybookGoldilockswouldsay,for

5resultsfromalackofexploration.Whatdidamazemeaboutthepresenceofliquidwater.Liquidwater,notknownto

(

(hepotato-sizerockthatfellfromMarswasthatihadtrav­rexistanywhereinoursolarsystemnowexceptonEarth,

eledmillionsofmilesacrossspacetolandhere,blastedisthoughtcrucialtobiologicallife;thus,onlyashort

fromworldtoworldbyaplanetarycollisionofthesortthatleapoffaithisneededtocarryhopefulscientistsfrom

purportedlykilledoffourdinosaurs,andhadlainwaitingthepresenceofwatertotheexistenceofextraterrestrial

10formillenniauponanAntarcticicefield,untilanobservanllife.ToraisethespecteroftheMarsrockonceagain,

youngwomantravelinginanexpeditionparlypickeditup.65theprimitivelife-formsthatpressedtheirmemoryinside

becauseshefiguredthatithadcomefromanotherworld.itlikewisesuggestanerawhendry-as-dustMarswasa

Howcouldsheknowsuchathing?wetworld,whereriversflowed.

ThecompositionofALH84001.asthemuchscruti-

15nizedrockisdesignated,closelymatchesthemakeup16.Inlines5-12,theauthorsuggeststhattheexpedi­

ofMariianmailerthatwasanalyzedonsitein1976by

tionist'sdiscoveryofthemeteoritewassurprising

miniaturechemistrylaboratoriesaboardtwoVikingprimarilybecauseit

\4nrslanders;A<aresultoflhi《positivei(,entificntion>

noastronomerseriouslydoubtsthemeteorite'sMartian(A)defiedscientists,doubtsthatsuchanobject

20origin.ResearchersthinktheyhavepinpointeditsformercouldreachEarth

restingplacetojusttwopossiblesites—aregioncalled(B)occurredafterherpartyhadgivenupanyhope

SinusSabacus,fourteendegreessouthof(heMartianofsuccess

equator,oracratereastoftheHesperiaPlanitiaregion.(C)resultedfromaseeminglyunlikelysequenceof

Theboldprecisionofthisassessmentisformethemostevents

25stunningsurprisedealtbytherockfromMars—evenmore(D)providedevidenceiocontradictalong-standing

mind-bogglingthanthesuggestivetracesofsomethingthatscientifictheory

mightoncehavelivedanddiedinitsmicroscopicfissures.(E)ledtoanunprecedenteddegreeofscrutiny

Icannotresistcomparingthisnewintimacywithoursolar

systemtotheshoeboxdioramaoftheplanetsIdesignedfor17.Inline15,tldesignatcd,,mostnearlymeans

A\

30mygrade-schoolsciencefair.Iusedmarbles,jackballs,J

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reasonablerepresentationofwhatwasknown40yearsI

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35agoaboutthenineplanets:Marswasredandhadtwo

moons:Jupiterdwarfedtheotherplanets(Ishouldhave

usedabasketballbutitwouldn'tfitinthebox);Saturn18.Theauthorconsiderstheresearchers'conclusion

“bcld”(line24)primarilybecausei(

hadrings.Ifmyschool-agcdaughterwere(oattemptsuch

aconstructiontoday,she'dneedhandfulsofjellybeans(A)daringlyofferstwoconflictinganswersto

40andgumballstomodelthenewlydiscoveredsatellitesofasinglequestion

thegiantplanets.She'dwantringsaroundJupiter,Uranus,(B)firmlysupportsayounggeologist'stentative

Neptune,too,nottomentionamoonforPluto.theory

Similarly,oursolarsystem,onceconsideredunique,(C)confidentlyusesasmallpieceofevidenceto

nowstandsasmerely(hefirstknownexampleofabuildanexacthypothesis

45planetarysysteminourgalaxy.SinceOctoberof1995,(D)courageouslydefiesaconventionalinterpretation

astronomersatground-basedobservatoriesinEuropeofAntarcticevidence

andtheUnitedStateshaveannouncedthatthey'vefound(E)defiantlyespousesanunpopulartheoryabout

evidenceofatleastsevenalienplanetsorbitingotherstars.cometsinoursolarsystem

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19.Theauthoruses(hephrase"thisnewintimacy^^(line28)23.Inlines53-59theauthorreferstotheGoldilocksfairy

torefertothetalc("Yet...water")inordertomakewhichpoint

abcutaparticularplanet?

(A)hands-onqualityofthelearningexperiencerepre­

sentedbytheshoeboxdiorama(A)Theplanet'senvironmentmaybeconducive

(B)understandingthatnonspecialistsnowhaveabouttoaresultsomescientistsareeagertofind.

meteorologicalphenomena(B)Theplanet'satmospherewasoncethought

(C)generalacceptanceofthetheorythatbiologicaltobetoocoldtosupportbiologicallife.

lifeonceexistedonMars(C)Thesimplemethodsastronomersusedto

(D)increasedknowledgethatscientistshaveaboutdiscoverthefeaturesofthisplanetresem­

oursolarsystembletheexplorationsofcuriouschildren.

(E)waythateventsononeplanetaffectthoseon(D)Scicntists,wishfulspeculationsaboutthe

anotherexistenceofthisplanetdeservelittlemore

credencethanafairytale.

20.Inline33,“crude”mostnearlymeans(E)Onlyaftermuchtrialanderrordidastronomers

determinethepreciselocationofthisplanet.

(A)naturalandunaltered

(B)roughandinexpert

24.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldthe€khopeful

(C)obvious

scicntists^^(line62)mostlikelyinterpretasevidence

(D)vulgar

ofthepotentialforlifeonMars?

(E)nonspecific

(A)Marswasaffectedbythesameplanetarycollision

21.Inline42.theauthorreferstoPluto'smoonmostlikelythatcausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs.

inorderto(B)Marshadaverymildatmospherictemperature

millionsofyearsago.

(A)illustrateafeatureofoursolarsystemdiscovered(C)Marshadawetenvironmentatonetimeinthe

sincetheauthor'schildhoodpast.

(B)citeanobjecttoosmallinscaletohavebeen(D)TherockthatfellfromMarsresembledrocks

includedintheauthor'sdioramafoundontheAntarcticicefield.

(C)drawaparallelbetweenitandourownmoon(E)TherockthatfellfromMarshadveryfew

(D)contrastthescientificcuriosityoftoday'schildrenmicroscopicfissures.

withthatofchildrenyearsage

(E)emphasizetheneedforagreatercommitmentto

spaceexploration

22.Thereasoningprocesspresentedinlines49-53

("As...stars")isbestdescribedas

(A)inferencebasedonanuntestedihcory

(B)extrapolationfromsimilarsituations

(C)analysisofasinglecasebymultipleobservers

(D)hypothesisconfirmedbydirectobservation

(E)comparisonoftheorywithphysicalevidence

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SECTION3

Time—25minutes

18Questions

TurntoSection3(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Thissectioncontainstwotypesofquestions.Youhave25minutestocompletebothtypes.ForquestionsI-8,solve

eachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fillintheccrrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.Youmay

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1.Theuseofacalculatorispermitted.

2.Allnumbersusedarerealnumbers.

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4.Unlessotherwisespecified,thedomainofanyfunctionfisassumedtobethesetofallrealnumbersxforwhich

Jf(x)isarealnumber.

c2=a2+b2SpecialRightTriangles

xThenumberofdegreesofarcinacircleis360.

Thesumofthemeasuresindegreesoftheanglesofatriangleis180.

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