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SAT测试题测试题SAT测试题Sentencecompletion（每题两分，共30分）1.Althoughitspublicityhasbeen-,thefilmitselfisintelligent,well-acted,handsomelyproduced,andaltogether-.A.tasteless-respectableB.extensive-moderateC.sophisticated-amateurD.risqu-crudeE.perfect-spectacular2.Dangerouslyhighwinds-attemptstobeginthespaceshuttlemissiononschedule,delayingthelaunchbynearlyaweek.A.thwartedB.forfeitedC.implementedD.dischargedE.redoubled3.Morevaluableandcomprehensivethananypreviouslyproposedtheoryofphenomenon,Salazarsresearchhas-thebasisforallsubsequent-inherfield.A.underminedadvancementsB.prepareddebaclesC.providedinvestigationsD.dissolvedexperimentsE.reinforcedmisconceptions4.Hopingto-thedispute,negotiatorsproposedacompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe-tobothlaborandmanagement.A.enforceusefulB.enddivisiveC.overcomeunattractiveD.extendsatisfactoryE.resolveacceptable5.Formanyofthevillagers,marriagewasapractical-,onenotnecessarily-oflovebutneverthelessgroundedlargelyineconomicadvantage.A.arrangementdevoidB.entertainmentdisparagingC.attitudeconsistingD.bargainworthyE.misfortunetrusting6.Theresearchisso-thatitleavesnopartoftheissueunexamined.A.comprehensiveB.rewardingC.sporadicD.economicalE.problematic7.Itissometimescustomarytoviewrainas-sign;manybelievethatifitrainsonthedayofyourwedding,youwillenjoyfinancialprosperity.A.aninopportuneB.ameagerC.anauspiciousD.anuntimelyE.amodest8.Thescenewaseven-thanRebeccahad-;deadtreesandpatchybrownseemedtostretchonforeverunderaleadensky.A.uglierfeignedB.drearierenvisionedC.lazierdivulgedD.scantierdesiredE.keenerperceived.9.Thenameofthehousingdevelopmentisa-;althoughitiscalled“ForestHills,”itislocatedina-valley.A.dilutionriverB.fallacyneglectedC.misnomertreelessD.retellingcontentedE.faultbarren10.Atrueascetic,Jorge-luxuriesandotherworldlypleasuresinaneffortto-hisspiritualside.A.spurnsfortifyB.embracesemulateC.relishesassistD.condonesreclaimE.lambastesinterpret11.Scientificdiscoveriesareoftenthoughtofastheresultof-effort,butmanydiscoverieshave,infact,arisenfrom-oramistake.（A）conscientious.amethod（B）incidental.amishap（C）collaborative.adesign（D）persistent.anextension（E）systematic.anaccident12.As-asthedisintegrationoftheRomanEmpiremusthaveseemed,thatdisasterneverthelesspresentedsome-aspects.A.momentousformidableB.decisiveunavoidableC.unexpectedambiguousD.advantageousbeneficialE.catastrophicconstructive13.Foralongtime,mostdoctorsmaintainedthattakingmassivedosesofvitaminswasrelativelyharmless;now,however,somearewarningthatexcessivedosagescanbe-.A.healthyB.expensiveC.wastefulD.toxicE.inane14.Brachiopods,clamlikebivalvesofprehistorictimes,wereoneofthemost-formsoflifeontheEarth:

morethan30,000specieshavebeen-fromfossilrecord.A.plentifulsubtractedB.ornateretrievedC.multifariouscataloguedD.scarceextractedE.anachronisticextrapolated15.Someinteractivecomputergamesaresoelaboratelycontrivedandrequiresuch-strategiesthatonlythemost-playercanmasterthem.A.ByzantineadroitB.nefariousconscientiousC.deviouslackadaisicalD.onerousslipshodE.predictablecompulsiveImprovingSentences&IdentifyingSentenceErrors（两部分共25分）ImprovingSentences（每题2分，共20分）1.SomeoftheSmithsonianInstitutionsmostprizeditems,formDukeEllingtonsmusicaltranscriptstoFirstLadiesgowns,comingfromunsoliciteddonations.A.comingfromB.theycomefromC.theyhavecomefromD.camefromE.whichcamefrom2.Lecturingattheuniversity,readthepoetryofMargaretAtwoodwastheadviceProfessorClarkgaveheraudience.A.readthepoetryofMargaretAtwoodwastheadviceProfessorClarkgaveheraudienceB.thepoetryofMargaretAtwoodwaswhatProfessorClarkadvisedheraudiencetoreadC.heraudiencewasadvisedbyProfessorClarktoreadthepoetryofMargaretAtwoodD.MargaretAtwoodspoetry,advisedProfessorClark,waswhatheraudienceshouldreadE.ProfessorClarkadvisedheraudiencetoreadthepoetryofMargaretAtwood3.Evidencefromsurveysandinterviewsshowfriendshipsmadeinhighschooltendtolastlongerthanthosemadeincollege.A.showfriendshipsmadeinhighschooltendtolastB.showhighschoolfriendshipsthattendtolastC.isshowinghighschoolfriendshipstendingtolastD.showsthatfriendshipsmadeinhighschooltendtolastE.showsfriendshipsinhighschooltendstolast4.Conners,apublishingandmediaservicescompany,isacquiringDispatchEducation,itmanufacturesschooluniforms.A.DispatchEducation,itmanufacturesB.DispatchEducation,whichmanufacturesC.DispatchEducation,manufacturingD.DispatchEducation;itismanufacturingE.DispatchEducation;forthemanufacturingof5.Thecampusnewspaperdoesnotprintasmuchworldnewsasdoesmyhometown.A.asdoesmyhometownB.asdoesmyhometownnewspaperC.comparedtowhatmyhometowndoesD.likemyhometownnewspaperdoesE.liketheoneinmyhometowndoes6.ThepoetClaudeMcKaywasanativeofJamaicawhospentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStatesbutwritingsomeofhispoemsintheJamaicandialect.（A）ThepoetClaudeMcKaywasanativeofJamaicawhospentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStatesbutwriting（B）BeingthathewasaJamaicanwhospentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStates,thepoetClaudeMcKaywriting（C）AlthoughanativeofJamaica,thepoetClaudeMcKayspentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStates,hewrote（D）AlthoughthepoetClaudeMcKayspentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStates,hewasanativeofJamaicaandwrote（E）BecausehewasanativeofJamaicawhospentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStates,thepoetClaudeMcKaywriting7.ManyancientEasternrulersfavoreddrinkingvesselsmadeofceladonporcelainbecauseofsupposedlyrevealingthepresenceofpoisonbycracking.（A）becauseofsupposedlyrevealingthepresenceofpoison（B）forbeingsupposedthatitwouldrevealthepresenceofpoison（C）becauseofbeingsupposedtorevealpoisoninit（D）foritwassupposedtorevealthatthereispoison（E）becauseitwassupposedtorevealthepresenceofpoison8.Johnbelievesthatplantsrespondtohumanattention,whichcauseshistalkingtohisAfricanvioletseverynight.（A）attention,whichcauseshistalking（B）attentionandtalkingiswhatisdone（C）attentionandhistalks（D）attention;forthisreasonhasbeenhistalking（E）attention;hethereforetalks9.AllthedemandsonsopranoKathleenBattleforoperaticperformances,soloconcerts,andspecialguestappearances,temptinghertosingtoooftenandstraininghervoice.（A）appearances,temptinghertosingtoooftenandstraining（B）appearancesnotonlytempthertosingtoooftenplustheystrain（C）appearancestemptshernotonlyintosingingtoooftenbutthenshestrains（D）appearances,temptingherintosingingtoooftenandshethereforestrains（E）appearancestempthertosingtoooftenandstrain10.Onereasonthataninsectcanwalkonwallswhileahumancannotisthatthemassofitstinybodyisfarlowerthanhumans.（A）farlowerthanhumans（B）farlowerthanthatofahumansbody（C）lowerbyfarthanhumans（D）farlowerthanahuman（E）farlowerthanisahumansbodyIdentifyingSentenceErrors（每题1分，共5分）11.FourteenyearsaftertheGalileospaceprobewaslaunchedfromthespaceshuttleAAtlantis,themissionwaspurposedendedwhentheGalileodisintegratesinthedenseBCDatmosphereoftheplanetJupiter.NoerrorE12.ManyprofessionalathletesaremotivatedbyeitherpersonalprideandloveoftheirABsport,butsomeseeminterestedonlyinmoney.NoerrorCDE13.Eventhoughonlypartsofclayvesselsmayberecovered,thesepotteryshardsareABinvaluabletothearchaeologistbecauseitisvirtuallyindestructible.NoerrorCDE14.PauleMarshall,whoseBarbadianbackgroundhasinfluencedherwriting,describesABCmanydetailsoflifeintheCaribbeanIslandsvividlyinhernovelsandshortstories.DNoerrorE15.ItisfareasiertorideabicyclethanexplaininginwordsexactlyhowabicycleABCisridden.NoerrorDEPassage-basedreading（每题3分，共45分）Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.Question1-4arebasedonthefollowingpassages.Passage1Theeighteenth-centurybotanistCarolusLinnaeusenormousandessentialcontributiontonaturalhistorywastodeviseasystemofclassificationwherebyanyplantoranimalcouldidentifiedandslottedintoanoverallplan.YetLinnaeushimselfwouldprobablybethefirsttoadmitthatclassificationisonlyatool,andnottheultimatepurpose,ofbiologicalinquiry.Unfortunately,thistruthwasnotapparenttohisimmediatesuccessors,whoforthenesthundredyearsweretoconcernthemselvesalmostexclusivelywithclassification.Passage2IamahereticaboutLinnaeus.Idonotdisputethevalueofthetoolhegavenaturalscience,butIamwaryaboutthechangeithaseffectedonhumanrelationshiptotheworld.FromLinnaeuson,muchofsciencehasbeendevotedtosortingmassesintoindividualentitiesandarrangingtheentitiesneatly.Thecostofhavingsosuccessfullyitemizedandpigeonholednatureistolimitcertainpossibilitiesofseeingandapprehending.Forexample,themodernmanthinksthatheorshecanbestunderstandatree（oraspeciesoftree）byexaminingasingletree.Buttreesarenotintendedtogrowinisolation.Theyaresocialcreatures,andtheirsocietyinturnsupportsotherspeciesofplants,insects,birds,mammals,andmicro-organisms,allofwhichmakeupthewholeexperienceofthewoods.1.ComparedtotheauthorofPassage2,theauthorofPassage1regardsLinnaeuswithmore（A）cynicism（B）bafflement（C）appreciation（D）nostalgia（E）resentm