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SSAT阅读mid2OG

SECTION2

40Questions

Readeachpassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsaboutit.Foreachquestion,decideonthebasisofthepassagewhichoneofthechoicesbestanswersthequestion.

Inthelate1970s,theFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）approvedthefirst

vaccinetopreventpneumococcal.Initialdistributionwasbeingaimedat

personsover65.

“Despitethewideuseofantibiotics,pneumoniatodayisthefifthleadingcause

Line5ofdeathintheUnitedStated,”anFDArepresentativesaid.“Thetypeofpneumonia”againstwhichthevaccineprotectsaccountsforamajorportionofthesedeaths.The

vaccineiseffectiveinatleast80percentofthepeoplewhoreceiveit.”Still,allthese

yearslater,thevaccineisasafeandeffectivewaytopreventpneumonia.

1.Thepassageisprimarilyabout

（A）apreventiveforpneumonia

（B）theFoodandDrugAdministration

（C）illnessintheUnitedStates

（D）leadingcausesofdeath

（E）thefirstvaccineinvented

2.Fromthepassage,itcanbeconcludedthatthevaccineprobably

（A）increasedtheauthorityoftheFDA

（B）madethenumberofdeathsfrompneumonia

（C）reducedthenumberofdeathsfrompneumonia

（D）providedprotectionagainstillnessesotherthanpneumonia

（E）raisedhealthexpensesforpeopleintheUnitedStates

3.Thestyleofthepassageismostlikethatfoundin

（A）anencyclopedia

（B）anewspaper

（C）atextbook

（D）anadvertisement

（E）analmanac

Megburstintothelaboratory

Hermotherwassittingonatalllabschool,notlookingintothemicroscope

infrontofher,notwritingontheclipboardwhichrestedonherknee,justsitting

thoughtfully.“Whatisit,Meg?

”

Line5“What’swrongwithCharles?

”

Mrs.Murryputtheclipboarddownonthelabcounterbesidethemicroscope

“Hehadsometroublewiththebiggerboysagaininschooltoday.”

“That’snotwhatImean.”

“Whatdoyoumean,Meg?

”

10“HesaidyouhadDr.Colubraheretolookathim.”

“Louisewashereforlunch,soIthoughtshemightaswellhavealookathim.”

“And?

”

“Andwhat,Meg?

”

“What’sthematterwithhim?

”

15“Wedon’tknow,Meg.Notyet,atanyrate.”

“Charlessaysyou’reworriedabouthim.”

“Iam.Aren’tyou?

”

“Yes,butIthoughtitwasallschool.AndnowIdon’tthinkitis.Hegotoutof

breathjustwalkingacrosstheorchard.Andhe’stoopale.Andheimaginesthings.And

20helooks-Idon’tlikethewayhelooks.”

“NeitherdoI.”

“Whatisit?

What’swrong?

Isitavirusorsomething?

”

Mrs.Murryhesitated.“I’mnotsure.”

“Mother,please,ifthere’sanythingreallywrongwithCharles,I’moldenoughto

25know.”

“Idon’tknowwhetherthereisornot.NeitherdoesLouise.Whenweknowanythingdefinite,I’lltellyou.Ipromiseyouthat.”

“You’renothidinganything?

”

“Meg,there’snousetalkingaboutsomethingI’mnotsureofIshouldknowina

30fewdays.”

Megtwistedherhandstogethernervously.“Youreallyareworried.”

Mrs.Murrysmiled.“Wetendtoworryaboutpeoplewelove.”

4.Inthispassage,Megistryingtodiscover

（A）whathermotherisdoing

（B）whatishappeningatCharles’school

（C）whyDr.Colubradidnotvisither

（D）whatiswrongwithCharles

（E）whyhermotherwillnottalktoheranymore

5.MegdoesnotreceivecompleteexplanationsbecauseMrs.Murry

（A）istryingnottoletCharleshear

（B）isnotreallyinterestedinMeg’sproblems

（C）ispreoccupiedwithherwork

（D）doesnothavedefiniteanswers

（E）thinksMegimaginesthings

6.Louiseismostprobably

（A）alabassistant

（B）adoctor

（C）Charles’sister

（D）Charles’teacher

（E）Aneighbor

7.MegisworriedthatCharlesis

（A）pickingfightsatschool

（B）angryateveryone

（C）physicallyill

（D）makingthewrongfriends

（E）takingthingsfromthelaboratory

AfricahaschangedgreatlyintheyearssincetheSecondWorldWar.Oneafter

another;theAfricanpeopleshavedemandedthefreedomorrighttogovernthemselves.

Sometimespeacefullyandsometimesthroughabitterstruggleforpower,asinthe

Congo,manyAfricancountriesgainedtheirindependence.Today,mostofthecolonial

Line5empirethatonceexistedinAfricahasdisappeared.However,manyproblemsstillexist

asaresultofAfrica’sgeographyandpasthistory.

Africanleadersareawareoftheseproblemsandaretryingtofindsolutionsto

theuniquesituationsfacingthem.KnowingthatmanyoftheAfricancountriescontain

greatresourcesforagriculture,mining,andmanufacturing,Africanleadersareworking

10tofindouthowthesenaturalresourcescanbestbeusedtodevelopprosperous,modern

nations.OtherleadersareseekingwaystobringthevariouspeoplesofAfricacloser

togethersothatallmayshareapeacefulandcomfortableexistence.Stillothersare

focusingtheirattentiononimprovingthehealthandeducationofAfricans.Thefuture

ofAfricaliestoagreatextentinthehandsoftheseleaders.

8.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithdiscussing

（A）colonialempiresinAfrica

（B）thepersonalitiesofmodernAfricanleaders

（C）thenaturalresourcesofAfrica

（D）achangingAfrica

（E）theinfluenceofgeographyonAfricanculture

9.Accordingtothepassage,manyAfricancountriesgainedtheirindependenceby

（A）beingintheSecondWorldWar

（B）buyingtheirfreedom

（C）goingtoothernationsforhelp

（D）sharingtheirresources

（E）fightingfortherighttorulethemselves

10.Bysaying“ThefutureofAfricaliestoagreatextentinthehandsoftheseleaders”（lines13-14）,theauthorprobablymeansthattheleaders

（A）needtoworkhardwiththeirhands

（B）mustholdtheirhandsoutforhelp

（C）arelargelyresponsibleforwhathappens

（D）haveputthegoalsofAfricansoutofreach

（E）plantohirepeopletodothework

11.Accordingtothepassage,Africanleadersaretryingtosolveproblemsby

（A）usingvariousapproaches

（B）gainingtheirfreedom

（C）feedingthestarvingpeople

（D）askingmanyothercountriesforhelp

（E）tryingtorestorethecolonialempire

12.ItcanbeinferredthatagreatmanyofAfrica’snaturalresourcesare

（A）undiscoverable

（B）undeveloped

（C）unprotected

（D）destroyed

（E）useless

13.Apassageofthiskindwouldmostlikelybefoundinwhichofthefollowing?

I.anovel

II.asocialstudiestextbook

III.amagazine

（A）Ionly

（B）IIonly

（C）IandIIIonly

（D）IIandIIIonly

（E）I,II,andIII

Withtheinventionofnewdivingequipment,scientistshavebeenabletostudy

animalssuchastheoctopusintheiroceanhabitat.Investigatorshavegiventeststo

octopusesandfoundthattheirintelligenceishighcomparedtothatofothermollusks.

Inoneinterestingtest,alivelobsterwasplacedinaglassjar.Inthemouthofthe

Line5jartherewasacorkstopperinwhichasmallholehadbeendrilled.Thejarwastakento

seaandputinfrontoftheentrancetothedwellingofanoctopus.Octopusesliketoeat

lobsters,soinspiteofthefactthatitwassurroundedbycameral,lights,andinterested

drivers,theoctopuscameoutandthrewitselfuponthelobster.Whenitdiscoveredthat

itcouldnotreachitsprey,itturnedredwithangerandsurprise,fortheoctopusshows

10itsemotionsbychangingcolor.

Normally,theoctopuswouldhavebeenabletoparalyzeitsvictimwiththepoison

fromitssalivaryglands.Butitcouldseethelobsterwasstillmovingaroundinsidethe

jar.Itbecameveryimpatientandbegantoexplorethejar.Theoctopusthenfoundthe

holeinthecorkstopperandsqueezeditsarminside.Whenthetipofthearmtouched

15thelobsterandthelobstermoved,theoctopuslookedelectrified.Itseemedtorealized

thatthestoppercouldbemovedandinafewminutesithadpulledthestopperoutof

thejarwithonearmandcollectedthelobsterwithtwoothers.

14.Themajorpurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinthepassagewasto

（A）studytheemotionsdisplayedbyanoctopus

（B）discoverhowtheoctopuspoisonsitsvictims

（C）testhowtheoctopussolvesproblems

（D）observehowtheoctopusbetweenwhensurroundedbydivers

（E）discoverwhethertheoctopusattackslobsters

15.Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheoctopus’firstreactiontothelobster?

（A）exploringthejar

（B）throwingitselfonthejar

（C）pushingitsarmthroughthehole

（D）pullingoutthecork

（E）eatingitimmediately

16.Theoctopusshowsitsemotionsby

（A）attackingitsenemies

（B）hidingincaves

（C）wavingitsarms

（D）secretingpoison

（E）changingcolor

17.Itisimpliedinthepassagethattheoctopuscameoutofitshomebecauseit

（A）wasinterestedinthescientists

（B）wantedtoplaywiththedivers

（C）wasattractedbythelights

（D）wantedtocapturethelobster

（E）wasfrightenedbythecameras

18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheoctopus“lookedelectrified”（line15）becauseit

（A）wassurprisedandexcited

（B）hadbeenpinchedbythelobster

（C）hadbeenelectricallyshocked

（D）hadbecomeveryfrightened

（E）wascaughtbythedivers

InChinamygrandmotherlovedthetheater（whichI,havingbeenbroughtupin

America,wouldnothavebeenabletounderstandbecauseofmylimitedvocabulary.）

Whentheactorscametothevillageandsetuptheirscaffolding,mygrandmother

boughtalargespaceupfront.Shewouldstaydaysandnightssleepingunderthestars.

Line5Unfortunately,therewasdangerthatbandits,whofollowedtheactors,wouldmake

raidsonhouseholdsthinnedoutduringperformances.

“But,Grandmother,”Thefamilycomplained,“thebanditswillstealthetables

whilewe’regone.”Thefamilytookthechairstoplays.

“Iwanteverylastoneofyouatthattheater.Idon’twan