ACT考试70R真题解析

5/5PART1-英语PassageIMyTriptoSpainThefollowingparagraphsmayormaynotbeinthemostlogicalorder.Eachparagraphisnumberedinbrackets,andquestion15willaskyoutochoosewhereParagraph3shouldmostlogicallybeplaced.[1]MyguidebooksaidthatbyMay,Spainwouldbewarmand

sunny,thatforecast

soundedfinetome.AfterasnowywinterinChicago,Iwasreadyfortwoweeksofsun.wx小程序橙子ACT

[2]MyplanelandedinMadridonMay20.

WhenIgotofftheplane,Ihadtoworkmywaythroughthecrowdtofindmysuitcase.

Itwasalsocold.

Luckily,I'dbroughtathinsweaterandaplasticraincoat

and

Iencounteredasquall.Thissqualllastedfourdays,

despitethat

Ihadtowearthesweaterandraincoatconstantly.[3]

Thefollowingday,IcaughtatrainsouthfromBarcelonatotheCostadelSol.Ontheway,IstoppedoffinGranada,reputedlyoneofthe

moreprettier

citiesinSpain.Duringmythreedaysthere,itwaseasytoseewherethe

cities'

greenerycamefrom:itneverstoppedraining.Ononeofthosedays,

when,

IwasexploringanoldMoorishfortress,atourgroupapplaudedwhenashaftofsunlightbrieflysplittheclouds.

[4]

AfterMadridItriedBarcelona.Iarrivedatnight,andbythetimeIawokethenextmorning,thesunwasshining.IfeltlikeI'dfinallyfoundSpain.WhenI

walkedoutthedoorofmyhotel,though,

myenthusiasmfaded.

Thetemperaturebeing

about45degrees,muchcolderthanChicagohadbeenwhenIleft.Bythenextmorning,thecitywascoveredbythedarkestclouds

I'dhaveeverseen.[5]

Wearingsoggyclothesandfeelingmiserablewithanewcold,

Salobrena,thecoastalvillage,isthedestinationIfinallyarriveatnext.

Ifoundaroominapretty,whitehousethatclungtoacraggyhillside.

Thesunwasshining,but

colder

windskepttemperaturesinthefifties.Aftertwocoldandwindydays,I'ddecidedI'dhadenough.ItookanexpresstrainbacktoMadrid.

[6]

Thatevening,asmytrainrattleditswaynorthward,Ipickedupmyguidebookandbeganlookingthroughit.Suddenly,Ifelta

gradually,increasing

impulsetoripitupandtossitoutthewindow,butthisfeeling

passedmesoon.

Afterall,therewasalwaysthechanceIwouldreturn—maybeinJuly.1.NOCHANGEsunny.Thatforecastsunny,theforecastsunny,thatAnswer：

BWhichchoicewouldmosteffectivelyadvancethenarrativefromthewriter'sexpectationsofgoodweathertothebadweatherdescribedintherestoftheessay?NOCHANGEMyflighthadbeenuncomfortable,andIwaslookingforwardtogettingoffoftheplane.WhenIsteppedoutoftheairportterminal,itwasraining.Theairportwascrowdedandchaotic,andbythetimeIleftwithmysuitcase,itwaslaterthanIthought.Answer：

C3.NOCHANGEinwhich

sothen

incaseAnswer：

D4.NOCHANGEhowever,so

DELETEtheunderlinedportion.Answer：

C5.NOCHANGEPrettiestprettier,mostprettiestAnswer：

BPART2-数学1.Inthefigureshownbelow,thetrianglesaresimilarwith△ABC

△RST.

Thelengthsof3sidesaregiven,ininches.Whatisthelengthofside

RT,ininches?13Answer：

CAtthesametimeThaobeginscountingaloudbackwardfrom100by2's.Takeishabeginscountingaloudforwardfrom15by3's.Iftheycountinunison,whatnumberwilltheysayatthesametime?1734365166Answer：

E3.Atelevisionthatnormallysellsfor$260.00isreducedinpriceby15%.Whatisthereducedpriceofthetelevision?$221.00$245.00$258.00$275.00$299.00Answer：

AIf

a

=-2,then5a³=？4030-40-31-1000Answer：

DForall

a

and

b,12a²+7ab

-10b²=?(6a

-2b)(2a

+5b)(3a

+2b)(4a

-5b)(3a

-2b)(4a

+5b)(2a

-2b)(6a

+5b)(2a

-

b)(6a

+10b)Answer：

CPART3-阅读PassageIPROSEFICTION:Thispassageisadaptedfromthenovel

TheFriends

byRosaGuy(©1973byRosaGuy)

"MothersaidthatIwaslikeyou,andnowIknowwhatshemeant.Idon'tknowyou.Ineverdid.Andyoudon'tknowme.Younevertried.Nowyouaresendingusawaysothatyoudon'thavetoknoworcarewhoweareandwhatwethink.“Mytone,ratherthanthewords,surprisedmeasmuchasitdidhim.Itforcedmetokeepontalkingandhimtostandthereandlisten."Idon'twanttogoaway,"Isaid."Idon'twanttogoawaybecauseI

promisedmyfriendthatIwouldcometoseehereveryweekwhilesheisintheorphanage."“Andwhatthatgottodowithme?”Hisanger,whichsurprisehadlessenedforamoment,rekindled."IpromisedEdith.I'mtheonlyoneshehasintheworldtocometoseeher.She'smyfriend.Iloveher.""Whatstupidness.Love?Whatyoudoforherwiththat?Ifyoudidlovehersomuch,youwouldhavegivenhersomedecentclothestovisitwithyourmother.ThenmaybeIwouldn'tthinkshehadjinxonshetailandhavetochasesheout."Hewashard.Iwouldneverhavebelievedthatanyonecouldbesohard.Change?HowcouldIchangethisman?Itwouldtakeforever.YetthiswasthemanthatMotherhadsaidshelovedandwhomMr.CharlesandCousinFrankadmired.EvenRubyactedfunnyabouthim.Iwouldneverunderstandwhatmadesomepeopleloveotherpeople."Look,"hesaid,pointingattheclock."Theplaneleaveatseven.Youcantwaitforyoursistertocometopack.Startnow."Hemovedtopassaroundme,butIstoodfirm.KnowingIhadalreadylost,therewasnothingmoretodobuttry."Daddy,"Isaidindesperation."Yousaidyouwanteduswithyou.YousaidsotoCousinFrankandMrCharlestheothernight.""Iwaswrong.I'mahard-workingman.Iworknightanddaytotakecareofyoutwo.Icantdothatandhavetoworryaboutwhereyouareandwhatyou

doingnightandday.NewYorkisabigcity,toobigtohave

myworrieswalkingaround

it.That’swhathewas,ahard-workingman.Loud,bragging,sometimesbrutal,butahard-workingman."Iwaswrongtoo,Daddy.I'vebeenstayingoutlatebecauseIwantedtospiteyou.Butitwasbecauseyouweresomeanandunreasonable.YousaidsuchbadthingstoRubythatnight.Anditwasn'ttruethosethingsyousaid,Daddy.Notonewordofitwastrue.”Butyouwouldn'tlisten.You

never

listen.AndIagree,ifwecannevertalkit'snouseusstayinghere.Iwantyoutoknow,though,Iwillneverbespitefulagain.AndDaddy,I—I—I'mmucholdertodaythanIwasyesterday.“Helookedatmestrangely.HisentirefaceunderwentachangeandIknewthatforthefirsttimehewasregardingmeasaperson,apartfromhimself.Butthenheshookhishead."I—I—Idon‘tknow..."

Helookedattheclockandrepeated,"I—don'tknowwhatyoutalking.“

"AndwhataboutRuby?”Iasked."Whataboutshe?""Shedoesn'twanttogoeither.""So,shedon'twanttogo.Sowhat?Look,Imakereservationsontheseveno'clockplane.I'mnottakingevenonechancethatitmightleavelate.AtsevenIwantyouandyoursisterandallofmyheadacheonthatplane.Howyoutalking?

I

mustchange

my

plansjustlikethatbecauseyougetgrowninonenight,andbecauseyoursisterdon'twanttogo.Youtalkingstupidness.""Rubydoesn'twanttogobecauseshewantstotakecareofyou.”"Ofme?"Heputhisastonishedhandstohischestagain."Butwhatyouthinkhappento

me

overnight?Iain'tstillgrown?Ican'ttakecareofme?""Youseehowyouneverunderstandanythingthatwesaytoyou?”Icried."Rubywantstotakecareofyoubecauseshelovesyou,Daddy!"Hisfacequiveredatthewords,itquiveredandquivered,hiseyebrows,themusclesofhischeekstwitchedandjerked."Getoutofmeway,"hesaidgruffly,andhepushedmeaside.Istoodlisteningashewalkedheavilydownthehalltothekitchen,thentohisroom,thenbackupthehall,passingme,stillstandinginthedoorwayofmyroom.HewenttothelivingroomandIheardhimashewalkedtothefrontdoorandstood.Icouldfeelhimwaiting,searchinghismindforthatfinalcommand."Look,"hefinallybarkeddownthehallatme,"Youseeallthosethingsyouhavepileduponthatbed.Putthemaway,nuh?Ican'tunderstanditatall,atall.Twogrown-upyoungladieskeepingtheirroominsuchastate.Idon'twanttoseeitlikethatagain,youhearme?"Thenhewentoutslammingthedoorangrilybehindhim.Thephrase"myworrieswalkingaround"(thehighlightedportion)refersto:thefather'ssituationatwork.Edithintheorphanage.thenarrator'smotherRubyandthenarrator.Answer：

DThepassageshowsthatthefather'sattitudetowardhisdaughtersissofteningwhenhe:

agreestoaskCousinFrank'sopinionabouthisdecision.changeshismindandallowshisdaughterstostaywithhim.

apologizestoEdithforhavingchasedheraway.agreesthatRubyisactuallymorelikehimthanisthenarrator.Answer：

BWhendoesthefirstsignofcompromisebetweenthenarratorandherfatherappear?WhenthefatherdemandsthatthenarratorpackimmediatelyWhenthenarratorapologizestoherfatherforbeingspitefulWhenthenarratorrealizesthatshedoesnotwanttoleaveEdithWhenRubycomeshomeandtellsthenarratorshelovesherfather

Answer：

BThepassagesuggeststhatthenarratorfinallypersuadesherfathertochangehismindwhenshe:revealswhyRubywantstotakecareofhim.tellshimthatshehasgrownup.tellshimthatsheknowswhyheissendingthemaway.explainstoherfatherwhyshevisitsEdith.Answer：

AWhichofthefollowingconclusionsmayjustifiablybedrawnfromthepassage?Thefathercanneverchangehismindoradmitwhenheiswrong.Thetwodaughtershavelittlerespectorlovefortheirfather.

Edith'sdeathhasfundamentallychangedthefather-daughterrelationship.Thefatherhasdifficultyacceptingthathisdaughtersarenolongerlittlegirls.

Answer：

DPART4-科学PassageIStudentsconductedanexperimenttoseehowjumpingonamerry-go-roundaffectshowfastitspins.Ineachcaseanemptyspinningmerry-go-roundwasapproachedbyastudentwhoraninthedirectionshowninFigure1

andthenjumpedontheedge.Severaltrials,eachconsistingofthreeruns,wereperformedusingstudentsofdifferentmassesrunningatdifferentspeeds,anddifferentinitialspinratesfor