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SAT1201完整版

Section1

ESSAY25minutes

PROMPT1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignment:

Mostpeopletendtotrustotherstooreadily.Toavoidbeingtakenadvantageof,however,itisgenerallywisetobedoubtfulandsuspiciousofothers'motivesorhonesty.Manypeoplewouldagreethatifyoufindyourselfdoubtingotherpeople'ssincerityorquestioningtheirintentions,yourinstinctsareprobablycorrect.Youarelesslikelytoregretbeingcautiousthanbeingtootrusting.

Assignment:

Isitwisetobesuspiciousofthemotivesorhonestyofotherpeople,eventhosewhoappeartobetrustworthy?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Peoplewhocomplainaboutprogressandchangeexposethemselvestocriticism.Yetthereisalwaysasubtledangerinlife'simprovementsandrefinements,adrawbackordisadvantagethatoccursalongwiththebenefitsofprogress.Itsometimesseemsthatwedevotehalfofourtimetomakingwhatwecall"improvements"—inourlives,ourwork,ourrelationships—butsooftentheoriginalconditionshadsomequalitythatislostintheprocessofchange.

AdaptedfromE.B.White,"ProgressandChange"

Assignment:

Doesimprovementorprogressusuallyinvolveasignificantdrawbackorproblemofsomekind?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Learninganddoingaretheirownrewards.Noexternalrewardsarerequired.Yetwhenexternalrewardsareintroduced—whetherattentionandpraisefromparentsorprizesfromteachers—theserewardsexertasubstantialinfluence.Insteadofreadingbookstofindoutabouttheworld,kidswillreadtowinprizes.Kidswillproduceforrewards,butthequalityoftheiractivityandtheirinterestinitwillbedramaticallyaltered.

AdaptedfromBarrySchwartz,TheCostsofLiving

Assignment:

Isitwrongorharmfultomotivatepeopletolearnorachievesomethingbyofferingthemrewards?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Wealmostalwaystendtotreatpeopleonthebasisofwhattheyhavedone:

thestarathleteisrecognizedandrewardedwithacollegescholarship,whilethelawbreakerisprosecutedandpunished.Butourpastdeedsprovideonlyapartialmeasureofourrealworthashumanbeings.Weshouldbetreatedaccordingtowhatwearecapableofaccomplishing,regardlessofwhatwemayormaynothaveactuallydone.

Assignment:

Shouldpeoplebetreatedaccordingtowhattheyarecapableofachievinginsteadofwhattheyhaveactuallydone?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

SECTION2

Time—25minutes

24Questions

1.Jacobfeltgreat___abouthisupcomingtriptoBrazil;indeed,hecouldhardlycontainhisenthusiasm.

（A）concern（B）uncertainty（C）confusion（D）generosity（E）excitement

2.Theprofessor'sclassroommannerwasquite___,neverrevealingthewarmthandplayfulnesssheshowedinprivate.

（A）witty（B）sincere（C）lively（D）formal（E）friendly

3.Insteadoftakingnotesduringtheinterview,thejournalistrecordedthecelebrity'sremarksontapeandlater___them.

（A）disavowed（B）transcribed（C）anticipated（D）retracted（E）recollected

4.Likeseveralotherimportantadvancesinmedicine,penicillinwasasomewhat___discoveryresultingfrom___combinationofblindchanceandtechnicalexpertise.

（A）progressive..areliable

（B）wonderful..anunlucky

（C）untimely..aprofitable

（D）ordinary..anunfortunate

（E）accidental..afavorable

5.AuthorLuisZalameacallsnovelwritinga___experience,onethatcleanseshimoffeelingsofrebellionandfrustration.

（A）subliminal（B）perpetual（C）stupefying（D）cathartic（E）corrosive

6.Thescientistwas___inherevaluationofherownresearch,choosingtoanalyzeandreportonseemingly___resultsaswellasthosethatweremoreexpected.

（A）meticulous..aberrant

（B）resolute..embryonic

（C）deferential..convoluted

（D）objective..quotidian

（E）myopic..unequivocal

7.WriterJohnWorthensuggestedthat,insomecases,biographersshouldbe___,consideringallavailabledetailsratherthanmaking___afirstprinciple.

（A）forthright..relevance

（B）cynical..incrimination

（C）inclusive..selection

（D）libelous..discrimination

（E）comprehensive..drudgery

8.GroverPeaseOsborne's1893economicstreatisewasremarkably___sinceitforesawthattechnologicaladvanceswouldincreasetheavailabilityofnaturalresources.

（A）naive（B）tenacious（C）prescient（D）influential（E）intelligible

Questions9-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThepackagethatarrivedyesterdaycontainedfoliagefromthemostfamoustamarindtreeinIndia,thetreethatspreadsoverthetombofthelegendarysingerTansen,whobroughtontherainsjustbysingingaboutthem,andwhosegoldenvoicecausedtheEmperorAkbartoproclaimhimoneoftheninegemsofhiscourt.Eventoday,Tansen'sreputationissuchthatsingerstraveltohistombtopluckfoliagefromthebranchestomakeintothroatconcoctions,hopingtheirvoiceswillbecomeaspureasthatoftheirillustriouspredecessor,hewhohadcausedthepalacelampstolightupjustbysingingtheDeepakRaagfourcenturiesago.

9.Thenarratorreferstothe"rains"（line4）andthe"palacelamps"（line7）primarilyto

（A）explainthepurposeofapractice

（B）illustratethedepthsofapassion

（C）dramatizethemagnitudeofatalent

（D）emphasizethesoundnessofabelief

（E）showtheconsequencesofadecision

10.Thepassageimpliesthatthe"singers"（line7）viewTansenwith

（A）consternation

（B）ambivalence

（C）wariness

（D）pride

（E）awe,reverence

Questions11-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Archaeologistshavetraditionallythoughtthattheriseofagriculturerequiredearlyfarmerstosettledownneartheircrops.ButnewfindingssuggestthatCatalhoyuk,Turkey—alargeNeolithicvillageofsuchearlyfarmers—wassmackinthemiddleofmarshywetlands.ArchaeologistArleneRosen'sanalysisoffossilremainsofwheatandbarleyfoundatindicatesthatthegrainwasgrowninadryarea.SomeexpertsrejecttheimplicationthatCatalhoyuk'sfarmerscultivateddistantfields,sincelargequantitiesofgrainwouldhavehadtobetransported.However,archaeobotanistEleniAsoutihasshownthatthewoodusedforconstructionatCatalhoyukgrewatleasttwelvekilometersawayfromthevillage.

11.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostchallengethe"implication"（line8）?

（A）Catalhoyuk'sfarmersobtainedthroughtradethewheatandbarleythatRosenanalyzed.

（B）Catalhoyuk'sfarmersunderstoodtheimpactofsoilconditionsoncropproductivity.

（C）Catalhoyuk'sfarmersalternatedonanannualbasisthecropstheyplanted.

（D）Catalhoyuk'sfarmerssharedwheatandbarleyfieldswithneighboringvillages.

（E）Catalhoyuk'sfannersusedwoodthatdeterioratedinthedampenvironment.

12.TheauthormentionsAsouti'sresearchmostlikelybecauseit

（A）underminestheclaimthatthevillagerssomehowtransportedmaterialsacrossdistances

（B）reinforcesarchaeologists'traditionalviewoftheriseofagriculture

（C）providessupportfortheviewthatCatalhoyuk'sfarmerscouldhavecultivateddistantfields

（D）offersauniqueperspectiveonNeolithicfarmingpractices

（E）qualifiesRosen'stheoriesabouttheCatalhoyukfarmers

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Passage1isadaptedfroma2000bookwrittenbyahistorian;Passage2isadaptedfroma1990autobiographyofawell-knownAfricanAmericanphotographer.

Passage1

Inthemid-1930s,photographerMargaretBourke-Whitewroteanessayinwhichsheexplained（perhapstoherselfasmuchastothereadingpublic）thesignificanceofaphotographer's"pointofview."Sheclaimedthatthisaspectwasparamount,transcendingallthenecessary,technicalelementsintheimage-makingprocess.TheprincipalquestionsBourke-Whiteposedintheessayrevealapersonaltestofsortsinjudgingaphotographer'spointofview—"Howaliveishe?

Doesheknowwhatishappeningintheworld?

Howsensitivehashebecomeduringthecourseofhisownphotographicdevelopmenttotheworld-shakingchangesinthesocialsceneabouthim?

"Heretheidealphotographerproveshisorherworthinessintheprofessionbyhavingdevelopedasocialconsciousnessalongtheway;theextenttowhichheorshemaybetakenseriouslyasaprofessionalridesonalevelofsensitivitytosocialissues.

IfBourke-Whitecametodocumentaryphotographythroughadesiretobringherworkclosertothe"realitiesoflife,"asshewrotein1936,sheprobablyrecognizedtheadvantagesthatwordscouldofferherimages.AtthesametimethatBourke-White'spicturesofpeopleneededsupportivetext,SouthernnovelistErskineCaldwell'swordsaboutpeopleneededpictures.In1936Caldwellfoundhimselfinsearchof"thebestphotographeravailable."HeintendedtomakeacomprehensivesurveyoftheAmericanSouthinanattempttoprovethatthesoci