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篇一：

SAT真题0503S05免费下载

1.Scientificdiscoveriesareoftenthoughtofastheresultof_______effort,butmanydiscoverieshave,infact,arisenfrom_______oramistake.

A.conscientious…amethod

B.incidental…amishap

C.collaborative…adesign

D.persistent…anextension

E.systematic…anaccident

2.Nationsthatshareaborderare,bydefinition,_______.

A.allied

B.partisan

C.contiguous

D.pluralistic

E.sovereign

3.Muchofthisauthor'swork,unfortunately,is_______,with_______chapteroftenimmediatelyfollowingasublimeone.

A.mystical…asuperior

B.uneven…amediocre

C.predictable…aneloquent

D.enthralling…avapid

E.flippant…anintelligible

4.Inyoungchildren,somebraincellshavea_______thatenablesthemtotakeoverthefunctionsofdamaged

ormissingbraincells.

A.fragility

B.reminiscence

C.perniciousness

D.whimsicality

E.plasticity

5."Lessgovernmentspending"is_______ofthispoliticalparty,abeliefsharedbymostpartymembers.

A.anacronym

B.aretraction

C.atenet

D.aplight

E.aprospectus

SECTION5

Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonihebasisofwhatisstaledorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

Questions6-7arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

DukeEllingtonconsideredhimself"theworld'sgreatestlistener."Inmusic,hearingisall.JudgingbythetwoorthreethousandpiecesofmusicEllingtonwrote,hecouldprobablyhearafleascratchingitselfandputthatrhythmintooneofhiscompositions.Forhimthesoundsoftheworldweretheingredientshemixedintoappetizers,maincourses,anddessertstosatisfytheappetiteofhisworldwideaudience.Hewasn'taversetogoingoutinaboattocatchthefishhimself.Hewouldraisethefowlhimself.Butwhenthatmusicalmealappearedbeforeyounoneofthedrudgeryshowed.

6.Theauthormostlikelyreferstothe"flea"inline4inorderto

（A）highlightEllington'sprodigiousmemory

（B）emphasizethequalityofEllington'slisteningskills

（C）indicateEllington'sinterestindifferentanimalsounds

（D）suggestthatEllington'scompositionsweremarkedbyrhythmicsimilarities

（E）implythatEllingtoncouldbeoverlyconcernedaboutminutia

7.Inlines5-11（"Forhim...drudgeryshowed"）,theauthor'spointisprimarilydevelopedthroughtheuseof

（A）comparisonandcontrast

（B）appealtoemotion

（C）exaggeration

（D）metaphor

（E）humor

Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthesummerof1911,theexplorerHiramBinghamIIIbushwhackedhiswaytoahighridgeintheAndesofPeruandbeheldadreams-capeoutofthepast.There,setagainstloomingpeakscloakedinsnowandwreathedinclouds,wasMachuPicchu,thefamous"lostcity"oftheIncas.Thisexpression,popularizedbyBingham,servedasamagicalelixirforrundownimaginations.Thewordsevokedtheromanticismofexplorationandarchaeologyatthetime.ButfindingMachuPicchuwaseasierthansolvingthemysteryofitsplaceintherichandpowerfulIncaempire.TheimposingarchitectureattestedtotheskillandaudacityoftheIncas.Butwhohadlivedatthisisolatedsiteandforwhatpurpose?

8.Thewords"magicalelixir"（line7）primarilyemphasizethe

（A）motivationforanexpedition

（B）captivatingpowerofaphrase

（C）inspirationbehindadiscovery

（D）creativedimensionofarchaeology

（E）complexityofanexpression

9.The"mystery"discussedinlines10-13ismostanalogoustothatencounteredinwhichofthefollowingsituations?

（A）Beingunabletolocatethesourceofmaterialsusedtoconstructanancientpalace

（B）Beingunabletoreconcilearchaeologicalevidencewithmythicaldescriptionsofanancientcity

（C）Beingunabletoexplainhowancientpeopleconstructedimposingmonumentsusingonlyprimitivetechnology

（D）Beingunabletounderstandthereligiousfunctionofachamberfoundinsideanancienttemple（E）Beingunabletodiscoveranytraceofacivilizationrepeatedlymentionedbyancientauthors

Questions10-14arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thispassageisfromtheprefacetoa1997bookbyaUnitedStatesjournalistdetailingadisagreementbetweendoctorsandfamilymembersaboutachild'smedicaltreatmentatahospitalinCalifornia.

UndermydeskIkeepalargecartonofcassettetapes.Thoughtheyhaveallbeentranscribed,Istillliketolistentothemfromtimetotime,

Somearequietandeasilyunderstood.TheyarefilledwiththevoicesofAmericandoctors,interruptedoccasionallybytheclinkofacoffeecuporbeepofapager.Therest—morethanhalfofthem—areverynoisy.TheyarefilledwiththevoicesoftheLeesfamily,HmongrefugeesfromLaoswhocametotheUnitedStatesin1980.Againstabackgroundofbabiescrying,childrenplaying,doorsslamming,dishesclattering,atelevisionyammering,andanairconditionerwheezing,Icanhearthemother'svoice,byturnsbreathy,nasal,gargly,orhumlikeasitslidesupanddowntheHmonglanguage'seighttones;thefather'svoice,louder,slower,morevehement;andmyinterpreter'svoice,mediatinginHmongandEnglish,lowanddeferentialineach.Thehubbubsummonssense-memories:

thecoolnessoftheredmetalfoldingchair,reservedforguests,thatwasalwayssetupwhenIarrivedintheapartment;theshadowscastbytheamuletthathungfromtheceilingandswunginthebreezeonitslengthofgrocer'stwine;thetastesofHmongfood.IsatontheLees'redchairforthefirstlimeonMay19,1988.EarlierthatspringIhadcometoMerced,California,becauseIhadheardthatthereweresomemisunderstandingsatthecountyhospitalbetweenitsHmongpatientsandmedicalstaff.Onedoctorcalledthem"collisions,"whichmadeitsoundasiftwodifferentkindsofpeoplehadrammedintoeachother,headon,totheaccompanimentofsquealingbrakesandbreakingglass.Asitturnedout,theencountersweremessybutrarelyfrontal.Bothsideswerewounded,butneithersideseemedtoknowwhathadhititorhowtoavoidanothercrash.

Ihavealwaysfeltthattheactionmostworthwatchingoccursnotatthecenterofthingsbutwhereedgesmeet.Ilikeshorelines,weatherfronts,internationalborders.Theseplaceshaveinterestingfrictionsandincongruities,andoften,ifyoustandatthepointoftangency,youcanseebothsidesbetterthanifyouwereinthemiddleofeitherone.Thisisespeciallytruewhentheappositioniscultural.WhenIfirstcametoMerced,IhopedthatthecultureofAmericanmedicine,aboutwhichIknewalittle,andthecultureoftheHmong,aboutwhichIknewnothing,wouldsomehowilluminateeachotherifIcouldpositionmyselfbetweenthetwoandmanagenottogetcaughtinthecrossfire.ButaftergettingtoknowtheLeesfamilyandtheirdaughter'sdoctorsandrealizinghowharditwastoblameanyone,Istoppedanalyzingthesituationinsuchlinearterms.Now,whenIplaythetapeslateatnight,IimaginewhattheywouldsoundlikeifIcouldsplicethemtogether,sothevoicesoftheHmongandthoseoftheAmericandoctorscouldbeheardonasingletape,speakingacommonlanguage.

10.Inline17,"summons"mostnearlymeans

（A）sendsfor

（B）callsforth

（C）requests

（D）orders

（E）convenes

11.Itcanbeinferredfromlines27-33that"collisions"wasNOTanaptdescriptionbecausethe

（A）clashbetweenHmongpatientsandmedicalstaffwasindirectandbaffling

（B）Hmongpatientsandthemedicalstaffwerenotsignificantlyaffectedbytheencounters

（C）medicalstaffwasnotresponsibleforthedissatisfactionoftheHmongpatients

（D）misunderstandingsbetweentheHmongpatientsandthemedicalstaffwereeasytoresolve（E）disagreementreachedbeyondparticularindividualstothecommunityatlarge

12.Whichofthefollowingviewsofconflictisbestsupportedbylines37-40（"These...one"）?

（A）Effortstopreventconflictsarenotalwayssuccessful.

（B）Conflictcanoccurinmanydifferentguises.

（C）Inmostconflicts,bothpartiesaretoblame.

（D）Youcanunderstandtwopartiesthathaveresolvedtheirconflictsbetterthantwopartiesthatarecurrentlyinconflict.

（E）Youcanlearnmoreabouttwopartiesinconflictasanobserverthanasaninvolvedparticipant.

13.Accordingtolines41-46（"WhenI...crossfire"）,theauthor'sinitialgoalwasto

（A）considertheperspectivesofboththeAmericandoctorsandtheLeesfamilytoseewhatinsightsmightdevelop

（B）serveasacounselortothecountyhospital'sHmongpatientsinordertoeasetheiranxieties

（C）workoutacompromisebetweentheAmericandoctorsandtheLeesfamily

（D）acquireagreaterknowledgeofhowtheAmericanmedicalcultureservespatients

（E）trytoreducethemisunderstandingsbetweentheAmericandoctorsandtheLeesfamilyandpromotegoodwill

14.Attheendofthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhatitwouldbeidealifthe

（A）differencesbetweentheLees-familyandtheAmericandoctorscouldberesolvedquickly

（B）concernsandopinionsoftheLeesfamilyandtheAmericandoctorscouldbemerged

（C）AmericandoctorscouldtakethetimetolearnmoreabouttheirHmongpatients

（D）Hmongpatientscouldbecomemorevocalindefenseoftheirrights

（E）Hmongpatientscouldgetmedicaltreatmentconsistentwiththeirculturalbeliefs

Questions15-23arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

"Cloning”isthecreationofanewindividualfromtheuniqueDNA（orgeneticinformation）ofanother.ThesuccessfulcloningofasheepnamedDollyin1997sparkedadebateoverthe

i