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2006年1月SAT考试真题
ESSAY
Time-25minute
Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.
Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet-youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.YouwillhaveenoughspaceIfyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyourwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.
ImportantReminders:
●Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.
●Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.
●Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.
Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Everyimportantdiscoveryresultsfrompatience.perseveranceandconcentration-sometimescontinuingformonthsoryears-ononespecificsubject.Apersonwhowantstodiscoveranewtruthmustremainabsorbedbythatonesubject,mustpaynoattentiontoanythoughtthatisunrelatedtoproblem.
AdaptedfromSantiagoRamonyCajal.AdviceforaYoungInvestigator
Assignment:
Areallimportantdiscoveriestheresultoffocusingononesubject?
Planandwrittenanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading.Studiesexperience,Orobservations.
ESSAY
Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.
Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet-youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.YouwillhaveenoughspaceIfyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyourwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.
ImportantReminders:
●Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.
●Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.
●Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.
ThesupervisorwilltellYouhowmuchtimeyouhavetowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
AcolleagueofthegreatscientistJamesWatsonremarkedthatWatsonwasalways“loungingaround,arguingaboutproblemsinsteadofdoingexperiments.”Heconcludedthat“Thereismorethanoneofdoinggoodscience.”ItwasWatson’sformofidleness,thescientistwentontosay,thatallowedhimtosolve“thegreatestofallbiologicalproblem;thediscoveryofthestructureofDNA.”Itisapointworthrememberinginasocietyoverlyconcernedwithefficiency.
AdaptedfromJohnC.Polanyi.“UnderstandingDiscovery”
Assignment:
Dopeopleaccomplishmorewhentheyareallowedtodothingsintheirownway?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
ESSAY
Time-25minute
Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.
Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet-youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.YouwillhaveenoughspaceIfyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyourwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.
ImportantReminders:
●Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.
●Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.
●Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.
Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Idonotfeelterribleaboutmymistakes.ThoughIgrievethepaintheyhavesometimescausedothers.Ourlivesare“experimentswithtruth,”andinanexperimentnegativeresultsareatleastasimportantassuccesses.IhavenoideahowIwouldhavelearnedthetruthaboutmyselfandmycallingwithoutthemistakesIhavemade.
AdaptedfromParkerPalmer.LetYourLifeSpeak
Assignment:
Isitnecessarytomakemistakes.Evenwhendoingsohasnegativeconsequencesforotherpeople?
Planandwrittenanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading.Studiesexperience,Orobservations.
ESSAY
Time-25minute
Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.
Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet-youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.YouwillhaveenoughspaceIfyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyourwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.
ImportantReminders:
●Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.
●Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.
●Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.
Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Anactor,whenhiscuecamewasunabletomoveontothestage.Hesaid,“Ican’tgetinthechairisintheway.”Andtheproducersaid.“Usethedifficulty.Ifit’sadrama,pickthechairupandsmashit.Ifit’sacomedyfalloverit.”Fromthisexperiencetheactorconcludedthatinanysituationinlifethatisnegative.Thereissomethingpositiveyoucandowithit.
AdaptedfromLawrenceEisenberg.“CaineSerutiny”
Assignment:
Cananyobstacleordisadvantagebeturnintosomethinggood?
Planandwrittenanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading.Studiesexperience,Orobservations.
SECTION3
Time-25minutes
35Questions
TurntoSection3ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.
Directions:
Foreachquestioninthissection.Selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicegivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.
Thefollowingsentencestestcorrectnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Partifeachsentencearefivewaysofphrasingtheunderlinedmaterial.ChoiceArepeatstheoriginalphrasing:
theotherfourchoicesaredifferent.Ifyouthinktheoriginalphrasingproducesabettersentencethananyofthealternatives,selectchoiceA;ifnot.selectoneoftheotherchoices.
EXAMPLE:
LauraIngallsWilderpublishedherfirstbookandshewassixty-fiveoldthen.
(A)andshewassixty-fiveyearsoldthen
(B)whenshewassixty-five
(C)atagesixty-fiveyearsold
(D)uponthereachingofsixty-fiveyear
(E)atthetimewhenshewassixty-five
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1.Thelibraryisolderthanitbutstilljustasbeautifulasthecourthouse.
(A)olderthanitbutstilljustasbeautifulasthecourthouse
(B)olderanditisjustasbeautifulasthecourthouse
(C)olderthanthecourthouse:
itisjustasbeautifulasit
(D)olderthanthecourthousebutjustasbeautiful
(E)justasbeautifulasthecourthouseanditisolderthanit
2.WinslowHomeroneofAmerica’sforemostartists,spenthislast27yearsandpaintedonthescenicMainecoast.
(A)spenthislast27yeasandpainted
(B)spenthislast27yeashavingpainted
(C)spenthislast27yeaspainting
(D)havingspenthislast27yeasdoinghispainting
(E)spendinghislast27yeaspainting
3.Researchersmeexperimentingwithvarioustechniquesforpreventingtheaccumulationinwaterofhighlevelsofnitrogen,whichcankillplantsandanimals.
(A)Nitrogen.Whichcankillplantsandanimals
(B)nitrogen:
plantsandanimalscanbekilled
(C)nitrogen,thatiswhatcankillplantsandanimals
(D)nitrogen,theycouldkillplantsandanimals
(E)nitrogen,andtheycankillplantsandanimals
4.WhenthenewsspreadbownewgoldfieldswaydiscoveredinNome.Alaska,thousandsabandonedDawson,thesiteofthepreviousgoldrush
(A)hownewgoldfieldswerediscovered
(B)howtherewasdiscoveryofnewgoldfields
(C)aboutnewgoldfieldswhichtheydiscovered
(D)aboutnewgoldfields,andtheywerediscovered
(E)aboutnewgoldfieldsthathadbeendiscovered
5.WhentheBerlinWall,longasymboloftheColdWar,begantobetorndownin1989,fivemillionpeoplewentt