ACT考试2007-12真题解析

5/5PART1-英语PassageIFragileContentsThebookarrivedinadisappointingpackage.Itwassmallandnarrow,wrappedinplainbrownpaper.Mymother'sfaint

handwriting

coveredtheoutside.

Fragile,she

writes

nexttomyaddressandalongeachof

the

sides,

Iwasn'tsure,foramoment,whethershemeant

towarnthepostalworkersorme.Wehadwaitedyears

forthepublicationofthis

book

therewereveryfewcopies.Ithadtakenmonthsformetoconvincemymotherto

sendmehers.Thecontentsofthispackagewereindeed

fragile,Ithought,

butnotinanyoftheexpectedways.wx小程序橙子ACTItwasahandbookoftheMiami

language.Published

bytheMiamiNationofOklahoma.

Itseemedtoosmall,toolight,tocontainthebuildingblocksofanentirelanguage,onethathadlaindormantformeforoverthirtyyears.

Infact,onlyafewoftheoldestmembersofthetriberememberspeakingthelanguageatall.Ihadexpectedsomethinglargerandheavier,as

substantialasmy

Webster'sDictionary.

Afoldednotefrommymotherwastuckedbetweenthepages.I

glancedandlooked

throughthepages.ThenIreadaboutthedifferentpartsofspeech,aboutMiamivowelsandconsonants.However,itwaswhenIbeganpronouncingthewordsto

myself;

thatIfeltthetrueweightofthebook.AsIspoke,Iwasimmediatelyoverwhelmedwithimagesofmygreat-grandfather.Irememberedthe

wayhe

isusedto

readtomewhenIwasveryyoung.He

wouldpointtothepicturesinmy

storybooks,and

givingthingstheirMiaminames.Irememberedhimpointingtoatree,acloud,adog,andnamingthemintheMiamilanguage,givingthembacktomeinthe

languageofhisownchildhood.Afterhedied,itwasalanguageIneverheardagain—nonetheless,

untilIheardmyselfstrugglingwiththewords

he

woulduse

soeasilyallthoseyearsago,hisvoicecomingbackasvividlyasifhewerenexttomeonce

again,pointingtothepage,guidingme.1.NOCHANGEhandwriting,whichshedidright-handed,right-handedhandwriting,writing,usingherrighthand,Answer：

A2.NOCHANGEweretowritehaditwrittenhadwrittenAnswer：

D3.NOCHANGESidessidesassides.Answer：

D

4.NOCHANGEbook,andbook,whichbook,ofthatAnswer：

B5.NOCHANGEfragile,Ithoughtfragile.Ithoughtfragile;Ithought,Answer：

APART2-数学1.Inthediagrambelow,

B

isthemidpointof

AC

and

C

isthemidpointof

AD.Thelengthof

BC

is14cm.Whatisthelength,incentimeters,of

AD

？2835424956Answer：

EIf

＋8=4,thenx=?80-4Answer：

DVehicleAaverages17milespergallonofgasoline,andVehicleBaverages45milespergallonofgasoline.Attheserates,howmanymoregallonsofgasolinedoesVehicleAneedthanVehicleBtomakea1,530-miletrip?3134566290Answer：

CAsquarehasanareaof64squareinches.Howmanyincheslongiseachsideofthesquare?81632128256Answer：

A5.Whichofthefollowingarethecoordinatesoftheunlabeledvertexoftheparallelogramshowninthestandard(x,y)coordinateplanebelow?(2,7)(2,8)(,4)(3,7)(5,3)Answer：

DPART3-阅读PassageIPROSEFICTION:Thispassageisadaptedfromthenovel

ChinaBoy

byGusLee(©1991byAugustusS.M.S.Lee).TheOn-Onwasacafeteria.ForfiftycentsIgotahugecaldronofriceoverlaidwithoyster-saucebeef,finelychoppedscallionsandonion,andarawegg.Thericeandbeefweresohotthatstirringtheeggwiththeotheringredientscookedit.Iinhaledfood.Itwasmyaddiction,myhabit,myhabit,mylove.Chinesefoodbroughtmorethansplendidsauces,delightfulflavor,wonderfultextures,andallofthepleasuresofachild’sinnocenttastes.Mymother'sspiritlaywithinthewaftingaromas.Iatequickly,lestitgetaway,orrudefortuneinterruptmywork,oraworthierchildbefoundsuddenlytoreceivemyunfinishedservings.Whethersittinginarestaurantorwalkingdownastreet,Icouldpackawayamealbeforetheothershadfoundtheirnapkins.Chinatownislikeitshostcity—smallandcompressedinphysicaldimensions,boundlessandephemeralinspirit.Liketheoldandno-longer-nobleVictorianstructuresintheHandle,thestructuresofChinatownwereobtuseandcomplicated,filledwithshadowedsidealleys,curiouslyangleddoors,hiddenfences,gabledattics,broodingandsilentsecondstories,quietspiritualism,anddarkunknowns.IhadseenmuchofthecitybythetimeIwasseven.TheMissionbarrios,thehard,bitterstreetsoftheWesternAdditionandtheFillmore.Themuseum-likequietofSt.FrancisWoods,andthepicture-bookneighborhoodsintheSunsetandtheRichmond.TheHandleandChinatownwereneighborhoodsthatreveredcustomsdrawnfromcontinentsfardistantfromNorthAmerica,whosefeatureswerenowonlymemory.Bothneighborhoodswerefilledwithpeoplewhohadarrivedenmasse—notassinglefamilymigrants.MostothershadcometotheCityaseconomicallyindependentfamilies.Bothneighborhoodshadastrongspiritualsense,adifferentmusicalculture,anduniquefoods.Everyonehadblackhair,browneyes,anddarkerskinthanthemajority.Thatis,themajorityistheSanFrancisco.IwasenergeticallydrawntotheFloweringNationGrocery.Theplacewasmorezoothanstore,moreamuseumofodditiesthanagrocery,moreacontinuumofEastAsiathanthefadingrecollectionsofChinainourownhome.Itwasasmall,congestedthree-dimensionalpictureboxofmyheritage.Ialwaysthoughtthatbeinginthisshopwasakintoreviewingthebrowndphotographsinourfamilyalbum.FloweringNationGrocerystoodbetweenamodestschool-supplystorecalledtheWing-WingCompanyandaresplendentantiquesandclothingstore,TheCityofKunming.TheWing-Wingsoldcalligraphybrushes,plasticpencilboxeswiththemultiplicationtableonthetop,andcheapschoolpurses,whichboysandgirlsinChinatowncarriedonschooldays.TheCityofKunmingsoldthemostexpensivecheongsamdressesintheworldandhadphotosoffamousactressestoproveit.TheFloweringNationstorefrontwasabrightred-tilefrontactingasabaseforahugeplate-glasswindow.Insertedintothemiddleofthetile,belowthepicturewindow,wasasmaller,rectangularwindowthatwasthefrontofanaquarium,inwhichcatfishswamattheheightofmyknees.Childrenkneltonthesidewalk.Wewaggledfingersattheslow,dullfish,circlinginthedirty,tepidbrownnessoftheirconfinedworld.Wewouldtapontheglassforhours,hopingforaresponse,forthebeginningofthecommunication,receivingasouronlyanswerstheswishofanindifferenttail,thestreamliningofthick,unevencatfishwhiskers.TheHomfamilyranthestore.Mr.Homspokewiththerapidityofanexcitedmachinegun.Helovedhisstore,hisgoods,hiscustomers,andhistrade,anditshowed.Smiling,shouting,jumping,throwingmoneyandpackages,hesurrenderedhisvitalessence,his

shigong,tohisenterprise,andneverlookedback.HemadeMrs.Timmslookuninterestedinherstore,theRelianceMarket,andshewasahardworker.Mr.Homwasaperfectionistandamicromanager,attendingtoeverydetail,imaginedorextant,historicalorprojected,frowningbetweenhiscajolinglaughter,ponderingproblemswithlikelysolutions.Iwouldedgeuptothecounter,myfaceconcealedbydanglingChineseceleryandbokchoy,watchinghimwrapmeatsandfishandproduce,dartingbackandforth,shoutingandlaughing.Afterwaitinginline,Iputtwopenniesonthecounterandpointedabovetothesausages.Mr.Homwouldshout,"Hey,Songhai!"and,withoutlooking,pulldowna

lopchong

sausagefromabovehishead,droppingitintomyhands,scoopingthepenniesintoacigarboxdeepinchange,andjabberingtothreepeoplebehindmeashebegantoextractandwraptheirorders.Thepointofviewfromwhichthepassageistoldisbestdescribedasthatofanadult:reflectinguponsomeoftheexperiencesthatmadehischildhoodinChinatownmeaningful.consideringhowhischildhoodwouldhavebeendifferentifhehadnevermetMr.Hom.thinkingabouthowmuchChinatownhaschangedsincehewasachild.wonderinghowhischildhoodexperiencesinChinatownhaveshapedhisadultlife.Answer：

A

Oneofthemainpurposesofthesecondhalfofthepassages(thehighlightedportion)istoallowthenarratorto:explainhowhebegantolovefoodasaresultofMr.Hom'sgenerousofferings.describeseveralChinatownstorefrontsindetailandretellafewofhismemorableexperiencesineachstore.revealwhatFloweringNationGrocerymeanttohimthroughhisdescriptionofthestoreanditsowner.showwhybeinginFloweringNationGroceryremindedhimofeatingattheOn-On.Answer：

CBasedonthenarrator'scharacterization,Mr.Homwouldbestbedescribedas:quiet,carefree,andidealistic.energetic,committed,andindustrious.calm,serious,andcourteous.sarcastic,jovial,andreckless.Answer：

BInformationinthelastparagraphmoststronglysuggeststhatwhenhevisitedFloweringNationGroceryasachild,thenarratorwas:restlesswhilehewaitedinline.friendlytotheadultcustomers.carefullyobservantofMr.Hom.unsureofhowtopayforwhathewanted.Answer：

CAccordingtothenarrator,withinthearomaofChinesefoodhesensed:hismother'sspirit.acontinuumofEastAsia.aquietspiritualism.hisvitalessence.Answer：

APART4-科学PassageⅠAscienceclassstudiedthefrictionalforcesinvolvingmovingsurfaces.Ineachofthefollowingexperiments,thestudentsusedidenticalbricksthatwereeitherunwrappedorthatweresecurelywrappedinpaper.Thestudentstiedastringaroundabrick,fastenedaspringscaletothestring,andpulledthebrickacrossatable,asshowninFigure1.Theamountoftheforce,innewtons(N),requiredtomovethebrickacrossthetableataconstantspeedwasmeasuredonthespringscale.Thisvalueequaledtheamountofthefrictionalforcebetweenthebrickandthetabletop.(Note:Abrick's

facets

consistof2faces,2sides,and2ends,asshowninFigure2.Unlessotherwisestated,eachbricklayononeofitsfaces.Also,unlessotherwisestated,allbrickswerepulledacrossthetableatthesamelowspeed.)Experiment1

Fourbrickswereeachwrappedinadifferenttypeofpaper.Eachwrappedbrickwaspulledacrossthetable.ThemeasuredforcesaregiveninTable1.Experiment2

Thebrickthatwaswrappedinbrownpaperwaspulledacrossthetablewhilethebricklayonaface,aside,andanend(seeTable2).Experiment3

Anunwrappedbrickwaspulledacrossthetable.Theprocedurewasrepeatedwith1,2,3,or4identicalunwrappedbricksstackedfacedownontopofthefirstunwrappedbrick(seeTable3).Experiment4

Thebrickthatwaswrappedinbrownpaperwaspulledacrossthetableataconstantmediumspeedandthenataconstanthighspeed(seeTable4).Whichofthefollowingranksthedifferenttypesofpaperusedtowrapthebricksinorder,fromthepaperthatpresentedtheleastresistancetoslidingtothepaperthatpresentedthegreatestresistancetosliding?Brownpaper,newspaper,notebookpaper,waxedpaperNewspaper,notebookpaper,brownpaper,waxedpaperNotebookpaper,waxedpaper,brownpaper,newspaperWaxedpaper,notebookpaper,newspaper,brownpaperAnswer：

DInExperiment1,thereasonthestudentswrapped

bricksindifferentkindsofpaperwasmostlikelytovarytheamountoffrictionalforcebetweenthe:wrappingpapersandthebricks.wrappedbricksandthetabletop.wrappedbricksandthestringusedtopu