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SAT真题0601S7
1.Somefansfeelthatsportseventsare______onlywhenthecompetitorsareofequalability,makingtheoutcomeofthegame______.
A.successful…assured
B.boring…questionable
C.dull…foreseen
D.interesting…predictable
E.exciting…uncertain
2.AlfredSchnittke'smusicalcompositionsare______:
phrasesareclipped,brokenintosections,andsplitapartbylongrests.
A.garnished
B.improvisational
C.fragmented
D.cautious
E.uniform
3.Theconsumeradvocateclaimedthatwhiledrugmanufacturers______thesupposedadvantagesoftheirproprietarybrands,genericversionsofthesamemedicationsareoftenequally______.
A.tout…efficacious
B.research…innocuous
C.market…prohibitive
D.laud…counterproductive
E.extract…prescriptive
4.Latoya's_____isshownbyherabilitytobe______:
shecanseeherownfaultsmoreclearlythananyoneelsecan.
A.perceptiveness…self-centered
B.objectivity…restrictive
C.cynicism…self-destructive
D.open-mindedness…complacent
E.insightfulness…self-critical
5.Thebeardeddragonlizardisavoraciouseater,so______thatitwillconsumeasmanyinsectsaspossible.
A.abstemious
B.cannibalistic
C.slovenly
D.insatiable
E.unpalatable
6.BecausedrummerTonyWilliamspavedthewayforlaterjazz-fusionmusicians,heisconsidereda______ofthatstyle.
A.connoisseur
B.revivalist
C.beneficiary
D.disparager
E.progenitor
7.Thepolitician'sspeechtothecrowdwascomposedofnothingbut______,abitterrailingagainsttheparty'sopponents.
A.digressions
B.diatribes
C.platitudes
D.machinations
E.acclamations
8.Favoringeconomyofexpressioninwriting,theprofessorurgedstudentstowarda______ratherthanan______prosestyle.
A.spare…ornate
B.terse…opinionated
C.personal…academic
D.baroque…embellished
E.repetitive…intricate
SECTION7
Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.
Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
Passage1
Foodhasalwaysbeenconsideredoneofthemostsalientmarkersofculturaltraditions.WhenIwasasmallchild,foodwastheonlythingthathelpedidentifymyfamilyasFilipinoAmerican.Weatepansitlug-lug(anoodledish)andmyfatherputpads(saltyfishsauce)oneverything.However,eventhisconnectionlessenedasIgrewolder.Asmyparentsbecamemoreacculturated,weatelesstypicallyFilipinofood.WhenIwastwelve,mymothertookcookingclassesandlearnedtomakeFrenchandItaliandishes.WhenIwasinhighschool,weatechickenmarsalaandshrimpfradiablomoreoftenthanFilipinodisheslikepansitlug-lug.
Passage2
JeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarin—whoin1825confidentlyannounced,"Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhoyouare"—wouldhavenotroubledescribingculturalidentitiesoftheUnitedStates.Ourfoodrevealsusastolerantadventurerswhodonotfeelconstrainedbytradition.We"playwithourfood"farmorereadilythanwepreservetheculinaryrulesofourvariedancestors.Americanshavenosinglenationalcuisine.WhatunitesAmericaneatersculturallyishowweeat,notwhatweeat.Aseaters,Americansmingletheculinarytraditionsofmanyregionsandcultures.Wearemultiethniceaters.
9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestcapturestherelationshipbetweenthetwopassages?
(A)Passage1notesproblemsforwhichPassage2proposessolutions.
(B)Passage1presentsclaimsthataredebunkedbyPassage2.
(C)Passage2furnishesalargercontextfortheexperiencesdescribedinPassageI.
(D)Passage2providesanupdateofthesituationdepictedinPassage1.
(E)Passage2usesmaterialpresentedinPassage1tocorrectapopularmisconception.
10.TheauthorofPassage2wouldmostlikelyregardthemother'swillingnessto"makeFrenchandItaliandishes"(lines9-10,Passage1)as
(A)laughablypretentious
(B)understandablyconservative
(C)typicallyAmerican
(D)aregrettablecompromise
(E)asurprisingattitude
11.ThetwopassagesdifferintheirdiscussionsoffoodprimarilyinthatPassage1
(A)considersspecificdisheseatenbyparticularpeople,whereasPassage2commentsonaculture'sgeneralattitudetowardeating
(B)contraststhecuisinesofdifferentcultures,whereasPassage2emphasizeculinarypracticescommontoallcultures
(C)presentsanabstracttheoryoffood,whereasPassage2offersahistoricalanalysisofconsumption
(D)emphasizestheroleofnostalgiainfoodpreferences,whereasPassage2rejectsthatapproachasoverlysentimental
(E)outlinessomepopularchoicesincuisine,
whereasPassage2underscoresthosethataremoreunusual
12.UnliketheauthorofPassage2,theauthorofPassage1makessignificantuseof
(A)directquotation
(B)sociologicalanalysis
(C)hypotheticalassumptions
(D)historicalsources
(E)personalexperience
Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
Thepassagesbelowdiscussthepossibilityoflocatingintelligentlifeonotherplanets.Passage1hasbeenadaptedfroma1999bookonthehistoryoftheuniverse.Passage2wasexcerptedfroma2000bookonthescientificquestforextraterrestriallife.
Passage1
Generationsofscience-fictionmovieshaveconditionedustoconsiderbug-eyedmonsters,large-brainedintellectualhumanoids,andotherrathersophisticatedextraterrestrialLinecreaturesastypicalexamplesoflifeoutsideEarth.Thereality,however,isthatfindinganykindoflifeatall,evensomethingassimpleasbacteria,wouldbeoneofthemostexcitingdiscoveriesevermade.
Theconsensuswithinthescientificcommunityseemstobethatweeventuallywillfindnotonlylifeinotherpartsof
10thegalaxybutalsointelligentandtechnologicallyadvancedlife.Ihavetosaythat1disagree.While1believewewillfindotherformsoflifeinothersolarsystems(ifnotinourown),Ialsofeelitisextremelyunlikelythatalargenumberofadvancedtechnologicalcivilizationsareout
15there,waitingtobediscovered.ThemostsuccinctsupportformyviewcomesfromNobellaureatephysicistEnricoFermi,themanwhoranthefirstnuclearreactionevercontrolledbyhumanbeings.Confrontedata1950luncheonwithscientificargumentsfortheubiquityof
20technologicallyadvancedcivilizations,hesupposedlysaid,"Sowhereiseverybody?
"
Thisso-calledFermiParadoxembodiesasimplelogic.Humanbeingshavehadmodernscienceonlyafewhundredyears,andalreadywehavemovedintospace.Itisnot
25hardtoimaginethatinafewhundredmoreyearswewillbeastarfaringpeople,colonizingothersystems.Fermi'sargumentmaintainsthatitisextremelyunlikelythatmanyothercivilizationsdiscoveredscienceatexactlythesametimewedid.Hadtheyacquiredscienceevenathousand
30yearsearlierthanwe.theynowcouldbesomuchmoreadvancedthattheywouldalreadybecolonizingoursolarsystem.
If,ontheotherhand,theyareathousandyearsbehindus,wewilllikelyarriveattheirhomeplanetbeforethey
35evenbeginsendingusradiosignals.Technological
advancesbuilduponeachother,increasingtechnologicalabilitiesfasterthanmostpeopleanticipate.Imagine,forexample,howastoundedevenagreatseventeenth-centuryscientistlikeIsaacNewtonwouldbebyourcurrentglobal
40communicationsystem,werehealivetoday.Wherearethosehighlydevelopedextraterrestrialcivilizationssodeartotheheartsofscience-fictionwriters?
Theirexistenceisfarfromaforegoneconclusion.
Passage2
Althoughposedinthemostcasualofcircumstances,
45theFermiParadoxhasreverberatedthroughthedecadesandhasattimesthreatenedtodestroythecredibilityofthosescientistsseriouslyengagedintheSearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence(SET!
)researchprogram.
OnepossibleanswertoFermi'squestion("Ifthereare
50extraterrestrials,wherearethey?
")isthatextraterrestrialshaveinfactoftenvisitedEarth,andcontinuetodoso.Thisistheanswerofthosewhobelieveintheexistenceofunidentifiedflyingobjects,orUFO's.Butfewscientists,eventhoseengagedinSET1,taketheUFOclaims
55seriously."Youwon'tfindanyonearoundherewhobelievesinUFO's."saysFrankDrake,awell-knownSETIscientist.IfonediscountstheUFOclaims,yetstillbelievesthattherearemanytechnologicalcivilizationsinthegalaxy,whyhavetheynotvisitedus?
Drake'sanswer
60isstraightforward:
"High-speedinterstellartravelissodemandingofresourcesandsohazardousthatintelligentcivilizationsdon'tattemptit."Andwhyshouldtheyattemptit,whenradiocommunicationcansupplyalltheinformationtheymightwant?
65Atfirstglance,Drake'sargumentseemsverypersuasive.Thedistancesbetweenstarsaretrulyimmense.TogetfromEarthtotheneareststarandback,travelingat99percentofthespeedoflight,wouldtake8years.AndSETIresearchershaveshownthat,toaccelerate
70aspacecrafttosuchaspeed,tobringittoastop,andtorepeattheprocessinthereversedirection,wouldtakealmostunimaginableamountsofenergy.
AstronomerBenZuckermanchallengesDrake'snotionthattechnologicalbeingswouldbesatisfiedwith
75radiocommunication."Drake'simplicitassumptionisthattheonlythingwe'regoingtocareaboutisintelligentlife.Butwhatifwehaveaninterestinsimplerlife-forms?
IfyouturnthepicturearoundandyouhavesomeadvancedextraterrestrialslookingattheEarth,until
80thelasthundredyearstherewasnoevidenceofintelligentlifebutforbillionsofyearsbeforethattheycouldhavede