SAT og 5阅读真习题解析

PAGE50SATtest51.Foralongtime,mostdoctorsmaintainedthattakingmassivedosesofvitaminswasrelativelyharmless;now,however,somearewarningthatexcessivedosagescanbe_________.(A)healthyadj.健康的(B)expensiveadj.昂贵的(C)wastefuladj.浪费的(D)toxicadj.有毒的(E)inaneadj.愚蠢的解析：D，在很长的一段时间里，大多数医生认为用大量的维他命是无害的;不过现在有些人警告过量食用会。这里however表示转折与前面的harmless是相反的意思。2.InJamaicaKincaid'snovelLucy,thewestIndianheroine_________heremployers'world,criticallyexaminingitsassumptionsandvalues.(A)idealizesv.理想化(B)avoidsv.避开(C)beautifiesv.美化(D)scrutinizesv.仔细检查(E)excludesv.排除，解析：E，在牙买加金彩的小说露西，这个西印度群岛英雄她的雇主的世界，精细的审视他的猜测和价值。这个句子中前后两句意思是一致的，没有转折词，所以空格所需的东西与examining是同义词，所以D。3.Thefrequentnamechangesthatthecountryhasundergone_________thepoliticalturbulencethathasattendeditsrecenthistory.(A)argueagainstv.真钞，辩论(B)contrastwithv.对比，差异(C)testifytov.证明(D)jeopardizev.危及(E)sustainv.支撑解析：C，这个国家经历了频繁的国名变更这个国家的近点史上的政治动乱。从句意可以看后句和前句是因果关系，前面证明了后面。4.Brachiopods,clamlikebivalvesofprehistorictimes,wereoneofthemost_________formsoflifeontheEarth:morethan30,000specieshavebeen_________fromfossilrecords.(A)plentifuladj.丰富的...subtractedv.减去(B)ornateadj.华丽的...retrievedv.重新取回(C)multifariousadj.多方面的...cataloguedv.登记分类(D)scarceadj.缺乏的，罕见的...extractedv.萃取的(E)anachronisticadj.时代错误的...extrapolatedv.推算，推断解析：C，腕足类就像远古时代的双壳蚌一样，是地球上—生物形式的一种：30000多种已经从化石记录上。从后面的species可以看出与前面的空格是同义词，多样性的种类。后面可以看出从化石记录中登记了。5Someinteractivecomputergamesaresoelaboratelycontrivedandrequiresuch_________strategiesthatonlythemost__________playercanmasterthem.(A)byzantineadj.错综复杂的...adroitadj.熟练的，机敏的(B)nefariousadj.极坏的，恶毒的...conscientiousadj.认真的，勤奋的(C)deviousadj.迂回的，狡猾的...lackadaisicaladj.无精打采的(D)onerousadj.困难的，繁重...slipshodadj.穿着不整齐的，潦草的(E)predictableadj.可预言的...compulsiveadj.强制的，强迫的解析：A，一些电脑互动的游戏设计的如此精致巧妙需要策略只有那些最—玩家能够驾驭他们。这里前面空格与elaborately是同义词，所以A。Questions6-7arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThecriticEdmundWilsonwasnotaself-conscious

letterwriteroronewhotriedtosustainstudiedmannerisms.

Nordidheresorttoartificeorentanglehimselfin

circumlocutions.Theyoung,middle-aged,andoldWilson

5speaksdirectlythroughhisletters,whichareinformalfor

themostpartandwhichundisguisedlyreflecthischanging

moods.Onoccasion-inresponse,perhaps,tothemisery

ofafriendorapublicoutrageorapersonalchallenge-he

canbecomeeloquent,evenpassionate,butthatisnothis

10prevailingtone.

文章大意：文章主要讲评论家埃德蒙威尔逊在写信的风格上不拘一格，直言不讳，他的一生都是这样的风格不扭捏拘谨，应对各种挑战时候也能从容不会能言善辩。长难词：mannerisms特殊习惯，矫揉造作，artifice欺骗entangle是纠缠，混乱circumlocution委婉的说法eloquent雄辩的，有口才的，outrage愤怒undisguisedly公开的，不伪装的。

6.Basedontheinformationinthepassage,Wilson'sletterscanbestbedescribedas

(A)cynical冷嘲的

(B)spontaneous自发的无意识的

(C)critical批判的

(D)preachy爱唠叨的

(E)witty诙谐的，机智的解析：B，这是主旨题，考察对文章全文的把控，文章开篇就提到埃德蒙的写信风格是不矫揉造作的，直言的。7.Thereference10the"young,middle-aged,andoldWilson"(line4)servestosuggestthe(A)multifacetednatureofWilson'sliterarypersona(B)maturityWilsondisplayedevenasayouth(C)effectaginghadonWilson'stemperament(D)longevityofWilson'sliterarycareer(E)consistencyofWilson'sletter-writingstyle解析：E，这里说从青年，中年，到老年他的写作风格都是informal和undisguisedly,一直都没有变过。Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThebeliefthatitisharmfultotheBlackcommunity

forauthorstoexplorethehumanityofourleaderscan

havetroublingeffects.Attheleast,itpromotesthebelief

thatourheroeshavetobeperfecttobeuseful.Atworst.

5itcensorsourfullinvestigationofBlacklife.Ifourpaintings

ofthatlifearestockandcramped,theircolorsdrab

andpredictable,therepresentationsofourculturearelikely

tobeuntrue.Theywillnotcapturethebreadthand

complexityofBlackidentity.

文章大意：文中描述对于黑人区的探索，对黑人生活的描述过于晦涩难懂的话很可能我们展现的形式会失真，所以整篇文段是对黑人生活展现形式的讨论。长难词：censor监察官cramp难懂的狭隘的drab无生气的，褐色的breadth宽度幅度

8.ThepassageimpliesthatBlackleadershavesometimesbeenportrayedasbeing(A)overlysentimental(B)deeplycomplex(C)abovereproach(D)withoutregret(E)beyondunderstanding解析：C，文中提到“Attheleast,itpromotesthebeliefthatourheroeshavetobeperfecttobeuseful.”暗示有时候将领导人展现为不可挑剔的英雄。9.Incontext,the"paintings"(lines5-6)arebestunderstoodasareferenceto

(A)realisticsculptures

(B)historicalbiographies

(C)whimsicalnovels

(D)politicalcartoons

(E)colorfultheorems

解析：B，paiting这里是对黑人领导生活的描述，那么一般就是我们所说的历史传记。Questions10-18arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thefollowingpassagewaswrittenbyaphysicistin1986.

Whenastronomerspointtheirtelescopestothenearest

galaxy,Andromeda,theyseeitasitwastwomillionyears

ago.That'saboutthelimeAuslralopithecuswasbasking

intheAfricansun.Thislittlebitoflimetravelispossible

5becausetighttakestwomillionyearstomakethetripfrom

theretohere.Toobadwecouldn’tturnthingsaroundand

observeEarthfromsomecozyplanetinAndromeda.

Butlookingatlightfromdistantobjectsisn'trealtime

travel,thein-the-fleshparticipationinpastandfuturefound

10inliterature.EversinceI'vebeenoldenough10readscience

fiction.I'vedreamedoftimetraveling.Thepossibilities

arestaggering.Youcouldtakemedicinebacktofourteenthcentury

Europeandstopthespreadofplague,oryoucould

traveltothetwenty-thirdcentury,wherepeopletaketheir

15annualholidaysinspacestations.

Beingascientistmyself.Iknowthattimetravelis

quiteunlikelyaccordingtothelawsofphysics.Forone

thing,therewouldbeacausalityviolation.Ifyoucould

travelbackwardintime,youcouldalterachainofevents

20withtheknowledgeofhowtheywouldhaveturnedout.

Causewouldnolongeralwaysprecedeeffect.Forexample,

youcouldpreventyourparentsfromevermeeting.

Contemplatingtheconsequencesofthatwillgiveyoua

headache.andsciencefictionwritersfordecadeshave

25delightedintheparadoxesthatcanarisefromtraveling

throughtime.

Physicistsare,ofcourse.horrifiedatthethoughtof

causalityviolation.Differentialequationsfortheway

thingsshouldbehaveunderagivensetofforcesand

30initialconditionswouldnolongerbevalid.sincewhat

happensinoneinstantwouldnotnecessarilydetermine

whathappensinthenext.Physicistsdorelyonadeterministic

universeinwhichtooperate.andtimetravelwould

almostcertainlyputthemandmostotherscientists

35permanentlyoutofwork.

Still.Idreamoftimetravel.Thereissomethingvery

personalaboutlime.Whenthefirstmechanicalclocks

wereinvented.markingofftimeincrisp.regularintervals,

itmusthavesurprisedpeople10discoverthattime

40flowedoutsidetheirownmentalandphysiologicalprocesses.

Bodytimeflowsatitsownvariablerate,oblivious

tothemostpreciseclocksinthelaboratory.Infact,the

humanbodycontainsitsownexquisitetimepieces,allwith

theirseparaterhythms.Therearethealphawavesinthe

45brain;anotherclockistheheart.Andallthewhiletickthe

mysterious,ruthlessclocksthatregulateaging.

Recently,Ifoundmygreat-grandfather'sfavoritepipe.

PapaJoe,ashewascalled,diedmorethanseventyyears

ago,longbeforeIwasborn.Therearefewsurvivingphoto-

50graphsorothermemorabiliaofPapaJoe.Butldohavehis

pipe,whichhadbeentuckedawayinadrawersomewhere

foryearsandwasingoodconditionwhenIfoundil.Iran

apipecleanerthroughit,filleditwithsometobaccoIhad

onhand.andsettleddowntoreadandsmoke.Afteracou-

55picofminutes.themostwonderfulandforeignblendof

smellsbeganwaftingfromthepipe.Allthedifferentoccasions

whenPapaJoehadlithispipe,allthedifferentplaces

hehadbeenthatIwillneverknow-allhadbeenlocked

upinthatpipeandnowpouredoutintotheroom.Iwas

60vaguelyawarethatsomethinghadgotdelightfullytwisted

intimeforamoment,skippedupwardonthepage.There

isakindoftimetravel10behad,ifyoudon'tinsistonhow

ithappens.

文章大意：文中主要通过描写现下最流行的穿越小说，穿越时空，很多科幻小说都选取穿越题材，过度到作者物理学上的时间，人类心理对于时间的概念，人的生物钟。长难词：basking晒太阳staggering蹒跚的paradox悖论equation方程式crisp脆的新鲜的timepiece钟等计时器alpha希腊第一个字母，开端ruthless无情的残忍的memorabilia大事记waft含糊的vaguely飘荡吹拂

10.TheauthormentionsAustralopithecusinline3inorderto(A)noteanevolutionaryprogressioninthephysicalworld(B)dramatizehowdifferentEarthwastwomillionyearsago(C)commendthesuperiorworkofastronomersinisolatingamomentearlyintime(D)establishalinkbetweenthelengthoftimethatAfricahasbeeninhabitedandthediscoveryoftheAndromedagalaxy(E)emphasizetherelativelylongperiodofhumanlifecomparedtotheageoftheuniverse解析：B，文中提到“theyseeitasitwastwomillionyearsago.That'saboutthelimeAuslralopithecuswasbaskingintheAfricansun.”好像两百万年前南方古猿在非洲享受日光浴的时代，这里戏剧化的想掉了地球两百万年前与现在的不同。11.Thestatementinlines6·7("Toobad...Andromeda")suggeststhat(A)scientistswouldliketoobserveeventsthatoccurredonEarthinthedistantpast(B)theremaybeplanetsinAndromedathatarereachablethroughspacetravel(C)thestudyofAndromedawouldofferinterestingcomparisonstoplanetEarth(D)aplanetinAndromedawillbealikelyobservationpointforEarthinthefuture(E)AndromedaismucholderthanEarth解析：E，这里指的是想从一些想仙女座这样比较舒适的星球来观察地球，这里说的是仙女座要比地球12.Theauthormentions"plague"(line13)and"spacestations"(line15)primarilyto(A)giveanexampleofthethemesofnovelsaboutlimetravel(B)suggestcontrastingviewsofthefuture(C)scoffatthescientificconsequencesoftimetravel(D)giveexamplesofthesubjectsthatscientistsareinterestedin(E)suggestwhytimetravelissuchafascinatingtopic解析：A，这里句“瘟疫”和“太空站”的意思就是针对穿越小说给大家举例。13.Theauthorintroducesthethirdparagraphwiththewords"Beingascientist"inorderto

A)explainanintensepersonalinterestinthetopic

(B)lendanairofauthoritytothediscussionoftimetravel(C)suggestwhycertainformsofliteraturearesoappealing(D)provokethosewhodefendsciencefiction(E)helpillustratetheterm"causalityviolation"解析：B，在这里作者前面提到的是穿越时间接着作者说这与物理学是不符合的，表明自己是科学家这里更有权威性。14.Indiscussingcausalityviolations(lines16·35),theauthoraddressesconcernsaboutallofthefollowingEXCEPTCA)anticipatoryknowledgeofevents(B)thebeliefinadeterministicuniverse(C)themechanicsofspacetravel(D)cause-and-effectrelationships(E)differentialequationsbasedonknownforces解析：C，作者在这里提到因果关系时ABED这四个选项文中都有提到，但是C时空穿越的机械性是没有提到的。15.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldunderminethevalidityoftheauthor'sassumptionabouttheimpactofmechanicalclocks("Whenthefirst...thelaboratory")inlines37-42(A)Peoplewereoblivioustotimeonaphysicallevelbeforeclockswereinvented.(B)Peoplehavealwaysperceivedtimeascomposedofdiscrete.uniformintervals.(C)Concernabouttimewasunnecessaryuntilclockswereinvented.(D)Mentalandphysiologicalprocessesareverypredictable.(E)Bodylimedoesnotmoveataconstantrate.解析：B，下面哪一个成立会削弱机械钟的影响力这一假设，那么如果人们总是能够非常准确一致的感知时间机械钟也就不那么重要了，所以直接排除法选择B。16.Theauthormentionsthebrainandtheheart(lines44-45)inorderto(A)demonstratetherhythmicalqualitiesoftimepieces(B)explainthehistoricalsignificanceofmechanicalclocks(C)emphasizehowthetwoorgansinteracttoregulateinternalrhythms(D)illustratethebody'sdifferentinternalclocks(E)demystifytheprecisionoforganicprocesses解析：D，这里就是解释人体不同器官所反射的一种生物钟。17.Theauthorusestheword'"ruthless"(line46)tosuggestthat(A)peoplearebewilderedbytheprospectofaging(B)thehumanbodyhasmysteriouscapacities(C)somepeopleagemorerapidlythanothersdo(D)people'ssenseoftimechangesastheyage(E)theprocessofagingisrelentless解析：E，这里我们可以找到文中的位置，大脑是一个生物钟，心脏是另一个，他们每天都在滴滴答答的无情的推着我们变老，所以选择E。18.Theauthormentionsthat"something...skipped

upwardonthepage"(lines60-61)tosuggestthat

(A)herereadaportionofthepage

(B)hisvisionwasaffectedbythesmoke

(C)hetraveledbackintimeinhisimagination

(D)hisreadingremindedhimofPapaJoe

(E)hebelievesthatreadingisthebestwaytorecreatethepast解析：C，这里文中说“Iwasvaguelyawarethatsomethinghadgotdelightfullytwistedintimeforamoment,skippedupwardonthepage.Thereisakindoftimetraveltobehad,”这里作者接着烟雾想象自己穿越旅行。Questions19-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thefollowingpassageisanexcerptfromabookabout

twentieth-centurydevelopmentinart.Theauthorrefers

heretothemodernartthatemergedshortlyafterthefilm

ofthecentury.Manypeoplefoundthisartshocking.

Ifthenewartisnotaccessibletoeveryone,which

certainlyseems10bethecase,thisimpliesthatitsimpulses

arenotofagenericallyhumankind.Itisanartnotfor

peopleingeneralbutforaspecialclasswhomaynotbe

5betterbutwhoareevidentlydifferent.

Beforewegofurther,onepointmustbeclarified.What

isitthatthemajorityofpeoplecall3estheticpleasure?

Whathappensintheirmindswhenthey"like"aworkof

art:forexample,aplay

Theansweriseasy.Theylikea

10playwhentheybecomeinterestedinthehumandestinies

thatarerepresented.whentheloveandhatred.thejoysand

sorrowsofthedramaticpersonagessomovethemthatthey

participateinitallasthoughitwerehappeninginreallife.

Andtheycallawork"good"ifitsucceedsincreatingthe

15illusionnecessarytomaketheimaginarypersonagesappear

likelivingpersons.Inpoetrythemajorityofpeopleseek

thepassionandpainofthehumanbeingbehindthepoet.

Paintingsattractthemiftheyfindinthemfiguresofmenor

womenitwouldbeinterestingtomeet.

20Itthusappearsthattothemajorityofpeopleaesthetic

pleasuremeansastateofmindthatisessentially

indistinguishablefromtheirordinarybehavior.IIdiffers

merelyinaccidentalqualities.beingperhapslessutilitarian.

moreintense.andfreefrompainfulconsequences.Butthe

25objecttowardwhichtheirattentionand.consequently,all

theirothermentalactivitiesaredirectedisthesameasin

dailylife:peopleandpassions.Whenforcedtoconsider

artisticformsproper-forexample.insomesurrealisticor

abstractan-mostpeoplewillonlytoleratethemiftheydo

30notinterferewiththeirperceptionofhumanformsand

fates.Assoonaspurelyaestheticelementspredominate

andthestoryofJohnandSusiegrowselusive.mostpeople

feeloutoftheirdepthandareatalossastowhattomake

ofthescene.thebook.orthepainting.Aworkofart

35vanishesfromsightforabeholderwhoseeksinthatwork

ofannothingbutthemovingfateofJohnandSusieor

TristanandIsolde.·Unaccustomedtobehavinginany

modeexceptthepracticaloneinwhichfeelingsarearoused

andemotionalinvolvementensues.mostpeopleareunsure

40howtorespondtoaworkthatdoesnotinvitesentimental

intervention.

Nowthisisapointthathastobemadeperfectlyclear.

Neithergrievingnorrejoicingatsuchhumandestiniesas

thosepresentedbyaworkofanbeginstodefinetrue

45artisticpleasure:indeed.preoccupationwiththehuman

contentoftheworkisinprincipleincompatiblewith

aestheticenjoymentproper.

文章大意：本文一直围绕的主题是大多数人称之为审美乐趣的东西到底是什么，大部分人对于艺术上的审美情趣是在于作品中的人文因素这是不对的，而单单是艺术元素。人类对于艺术的审视角度也是不一样。长难词：hatred憎恨personage角色，名人surrealisticelusiverejoice19.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwiththe(A)Jivesartistsleadasopposedtotheonestheyimagine

(B)emotionalimpactofapainting'ssubjectmatter

(C)natureofthepleasurethatmostpeoplefindinaworkofan

(D)widevarietyofresponsesthataudienceshavetodifferentworksofan

(E)contrastbetweentheformalelementsofthenewanandthoseoftheold20.Asusedin·line18."figures"mostnearlymeans(A)crudeimages(B)abstractions(C)representations(D)numbers(E)famouspersons解析：C，这里“Inpoetrythemajorityofpeopleseekthepassionandpainofthehumanbeingbehindthepoet.Paintingsattractthemiftheyfindinthemfiguresofmenorwomenitwouldbeinterestingtomeet.

”figures这里指的是一些代表，后面说道这里一些男女是他们想要见到的人。21.Itismostlikelythat"thestoryofJohnandSusie"(line32)refersto

(A)afictionalworkthattheauthorwillproceedtocritique(B)atypicalnarrativeofinterpersonalrelationships(C)anaccountofanaffairintheformofamystery(D)alegendarycouplethathasfascinatedartiststhroughtheages(E)acrypticchronicleofrenownedhistoricalpersonages解析：B，这里提到当约翰和苏西的故事变的难懂，大部分人理解不了他的深度的时候很多人就会茫然了，所以作者批评的是这中典型的叙述关系。

22.Theauthorsuggeststhatthemajorityofpeopleresistmodemartbecausethey(A)considermodemartiststobeelitist(B)aretooinfluencedbycriticstoviewtheanonitsownmerits(C)areannoyedbyitssocialmessage(D)findinitlittleofhumaninteresttoengagethem(E)findittoodifficulttoguessattheartist’ssourceofinspiration解析：D，这里作者说道“isnotforpeopleingeneral.”后面说道大部分的人不知道怎么艺术的元素来源和组成，所以对于现代艺术是抵触的。23.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthemajorityofpeoplecanbestbedescribedas(A)genuinelypuzzled(B)aggressivelyhostile(C)solemnlyrespectful(D)generallyindifferent(E)condescendinglytolerant解析：E通篇作者对于大部分人对于艺术的理解感到很漠然，但是作者一直用很谦逊的态度为大家的想法作解释。24.Theauthor'sassumptioninthefinalparagraph(lines42-47)isthat

(A)aestheticpleasureisaresponsetothepurely

artisticelementsinaworkofart(B)aestheticenjoymentofaworkofartmustfocusontheartist'sintentionsasmuchasontheartist'sactualaccomplishments(C)responses10aworkofanvaryandcannotbeeasilydefined(D)theevocationofemotionalresponsesbyatraditionalworkofartdependsonthemoralconventionsoftheartist'ssociety(E)themajorityofpeopletryingtointerpretaworkofartwillconcentrateontheartistictechnique解析：A，文中最后一段“preoccupationwiththehumancontentoftheworkisinprincipleincompatiblewithaestheticenjoymentproper.”过分关注作品中的人文因素与艺术上的享受是不相容的，表明对于艺术的享受实弹单纯的艺术上的艺术元素。1.Commerceontheremoteislandwasconductedexclusivelyby_________,exchanginggoodsforgoods.(A)creditn.赊购，信誉(B)loann.借款(C)faithn.信任(D)patronagen.赞助(E)bartern.实物交易，物物交换解析：E，在这个孤岛上的交易完全是通过—物物交换，后面的句子解释的就是填空中的词物物交换。2.Theexistenceofenvironmentalcontaminationisnolongerapointof________;government,industry,andthepublicagreethatitisaseriousproblem.(A)concernn.涉及，关心(B)cooperationn.合作(C)urgencyn.催促，紧急(D)relevancen.关联(E)disputen.辩论，争吵解析：E，环境污染问题的存在不再是一个，征服，工业和大众一直认为这是一个很严重的问题。Nolonger这里是表示否定的意思，不再是一个争议的问题而是严重的问题了。3.Inrockclimbing,survivaldependsasmuchon__________,theabilitytoperceivewithoutconsciousreasoning,asonphysicalstrength.(A)autonomyn.自治(B)incoherencen.不连贯(C)intuitionn.直觉(D)sophistryn.诡辩(E)receptivityn.接受能力解析：C，在攀岩运动中，生存就像人的体力一样依靠的更多的是，这种不需要有意识的推理就能够感知事物的能力。这一句的主干在后面感知的能力，所以是本能。4.Usingcomputerlabsto__________classroominstructionismosteffectivewhenthecurriculum_________labexercisesandclassroomteachinginacoordinatedmanner.(A)supplementv.补充，增补...integratesv.一体化，结合(B)substantiatev.证实...underminesv.破坏(C)remedyv.补救...compromisesv.妥协(D)disparagev.蔑视...reinforcesv.加强(E)fosterv.抚养，培养...curtailsv.所建解析：A，我们要先找到句子的主干就是后面的一句，当课程—实验室练习和课堂教学结合在一起的时候使用计算机实验室课程指导是非常有效的。后面的incoordinatemanner与后面的空格是同义词，所以是一体化，结合。5.马歇尔大川的作品风格被很多_________用马歇尔在作品裸身下楼梯的杰作，相当于一个_________,来说明他们对现代艺术憎恨。Many_________ofthestyleofpaintingexemplifiedbyMarcelDuchamp'sworkfocusedonDuchamp'sNudeDescendingaStaircaseasthe_________ofwhattheydetestedaboutmodernart.(A)criticsn.评论家...epitomen.缩影，摘要(B)proponentsn.支持者...realizationn.实现，领悟(C)advocatesn.拥护者...embodimentn.体现，化身(D)debunkersn.暴露者...rejectionn.拒绝(E)belittlersn.轻视别人的人...reversaln.逆转解析：A，马歇尔杜尚的作品集中在杜尚的裸体画上被一些风格的当做是表达他们对现代艺术的憎恨，单词detest是憎恨的意思与第一个空是同义词所以是评论家。6.ColonialAmericanplaywrightMercyOtisWarrenwasknownforherpolitical__________:herkeenjudgmentandinsightwerewidelyacknowledged.(A)partisanshipn.党派性(B)intemperancen.放纵(C)acumenn.敏锐，聪明(D)irreverencen.不尊敬的(E)interestn.兴趣，爱好解析：C，美国殖民作家MOW以他的政治而闻名，他独具的判断力和观察力广为闻名。这里空格所填词是被后面的句子所解释的。7.Johnson'swritingisconsidered__________and_________becauseitisfilledwithobscurereferencesandbafflingdigressions.(A)deceivingadj.欺骗...ingenuousadj.坦率的(B)arcaneadj.神秘的，秘密的...abstruseadj.深奥的，难解的(C)spareadj.节省...didacticadj.教学的(D)lucidadj.表达清楚的...definitiveadj.决定性的(E)conciseadj.简明的...esotericadj.难解的，机密的解析：B，约翰逊的作品被认为是—和，因为他充满了晦涩难懂的文献和难懂的脱离主题的内容。前面and链接的两个词与后面and链接的两个短语意思是对应的。8.Becausethecongresswomanhasbeensoopenhandedwithmanyofherconstituents,itisdifficulttoreconcilethis__________withherprivate__________.(A)selfishnessn.自我中心...inattentionn.疏忽，粗心(B)insolencen.傲慢...virtuen.美德，邮电(C)magnanimityn.慷慨...pettinessn.小气(D)opportunismn.机会主义，投机主义...ambitionn.野心，抱负(E)solicitousnessn.热切期望...generosityn.慷慨，大方解析：C，这个女议员对于他的选民们非常的慷慨大方，很难让这个与他个人的达成一致。This指的就是上面的句子，慷慨的，很难达成一致所以后面是相反的意思小气的。Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Passage1

Whataccountsfortheinexorableadvanceofthegiant

Sportsutilityvehicle(SUV)intoourlives

Whydowe

wanthigh-clearancetruckswithfour-wheeldriveand

frontbumpersasbigasbarteringrams

Alargepartof

5theanswerliesinthefakeWesternnamessomanyof

themcarry.Noonemuchcaresaboutwhatthosenames

denote(lakes,frontiertowns,mountainranges):what

mattersistheirconnotationsofruggedindividualism.

masteryoverthewilderness,cowboyendurance.The

10namessimplymagnifytheappealofthesevehicles

thataretheFrankensteinianconcoctionsofourprivate

anxietiesanddesires.

Passage2WhenamajormanufacturerlaunchedanSUVnamedforanAlaskanmountain,anauto-tradepublicationdis-15cussedthesubtletiesofitsname.Itproposedthateventhoughmostbuyerswillneverventureintoterritoryanylesstrampledthantheparkinglotofthelocalshoppingmall,theimportantgoalofthemarketinghypeistoplanttheimageincustomers'mindsthattheycanconquer10ruggedterrain.Perhapswe'retryingtotameadifferentkindofwilderness.Indeed,inanagewhenmanywhocanaffordtodosoliveinlimited-accesscommunitiesinhousesguardedbysophisticatedsurveillancesystems,theSUVistheperfecttransportationsheltertoprotectus15fromfearsbothrealandimagined.文章大意：两篇文章讨论的都是多功能越野车在长难词：inexorable不屈不挠的bumper丰盛的干杯batter击球手ram撞击活塞denote表示指示rug小地毯magnify放大concoction混合调和subtleties微妙的venture企业冒险trample践踏蹂躏hype大肆宣传tame驯养surveillance监督

9.Passage1andPassage2bothsupportwhichofthefollowinggeneralizationsaboutbuyersofSUVs?

(A)Theyintendtodrivethemonroughterrain.

(B)Theywishtoliveinmountainousregions.

(C)Theyarewealthierthanmostothercarbuyers.

(D)Theyareinfluencedbymarketingstrategies.

(E)Theyareinsecureabouttheirsocialstatus.

解析：D，这个是考察两篇文章的主旨题，其他四项文中都有提到的，而他们共同的问题就是不清楚多功能越野车在社会中的地位。10.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofSUVsisaddressedinPassageIbutnotinPassage2(A)Theirimposingbulk(B)Theirescalatingcost(C)Thepsychologyoftheirowners(D)Theirenvironmentalimpact(E)Thesignificanceoftheirnames解析：A，第一段中提到“whatmattersistheirconnotationsofruggedindividualism.masteryoverthewilderness,cowboyendurance.”这里我们可以看出是提到越野车的很拉风的外表。11.WhichofthefollowinginPassage1exemplifiesthe"subtleties"mentionedinPassage2.line15(A)"inexorableadvance"(line1)(B)"batteringnuns"(line4)(C)"lakes.frontiertowns.mountainranges"(line7)(D)"connotations"(line8)(E)"Frankensteinianconcoctions"(line11)解析：D，这里subtleties在第二篇章中提到的，是名字的细微变化，那么在篇章一的最后一句中“ThetonamessimplymagnifytheappealofthesevehiclesthataretheFrankensteinianconcoctionsofourprivate

anxietiesanddesires.”这一句展示了这一细微变化。12.PassageIandthearticlecitedinPassage2bothindicatethattheimageryusedtomarketSUVsisintendedto(A)appealtodrivers'primitiveinstincts(B)stiryearningsforasimplerwayoflife(C)engenderfeelingsofpowerandcontrol(D)evokethebeautyofunspoilednature(E)createanauraofnonconformity解析：C，文中找到销售这一考点“theimportantgoalofthemarketinghypeistoplanttheimageincustomers'mindsthattheycanconquertoruggedterrain.”销售的目的就是在消费者的心中树立可以征服不平山地的形象，一种征服的力量。

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

ThesetwopassagesdiscussdifferentaspectsoftheimpactoftheFirstWorldWar(1914-1918)onBritishpeopleandsociety.Passage1isfromabookthatexaminesthedepictionofthewarinliterature,letters,andnewspapers;Passage2isfromabookthatexaminesthedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen‘sexperiencesofwar.Passage1Evenifthecivilianpopulationathomehadwanted10knowtherealitiesofthewar,theycouldn'thavewithoutexperiencingthem:itsconditionsweretoonovel,itsindus-trializedghastlinesstoounprecedented.Thewarwould5havebeensimplyunbelievable.Fromtheverybeginningafissurewasopeningbetweenthearmyandthecivilians.Thecausesofcivilianincomprehensionwerenumerous.Fewsoldierswrotethetruthinlettershomeforfearofcausingneedlessuneasiness.Iftheydideverwritethe10truth,itwasexcisedbycompanyofficers,whocensoredalloutgoingmail.Thepresswasunderrigidcensorshipthroughoutthewar.Onlycorrespondentswillingtofilewholesome,optimisticcopywerepermittedtovisitFrance,andeventheywereseldomallowednearthebattlefieldsof15thefrontline.TypicalofthesereporterswasGeorgeAdam,PariscorrespondentoftheTimes.HisBehindtheScenesattheFrom.publishedin1915,exudescheer.aswellaswarmcondescension,towardthecommonBritishsoldier,whomhedepictsaswellfed,warm,safe,andhappy-betteroff,20indeed,thanathome.LordNorthcliffe.thepublisheroftheTimes.eventuallyassumedfullchargeofgovernmentpropaganda.ItisnosurprisetofindNorthcliffe'sTimesonJuly3.1916,reportingthefirstday'sattackduringthebattleoftheSomme*with25anairyconfidencewhichcouldnothelpbutdeepenthedivisionbetweenthoseonthespotandthoseathome."SirDouglasHaigtelephonedlastnight,"saystheTimes,"thatthegeneralsituationwasfavorable."Itsoonascendstotherhetoricofheroicromance:''Thereisafairfield...and30wehaveelectedtofightoutourquarrelwiththeGermansandtogivethemasmuchbattleastheywant."Nowondercommunicationfailedbetweenthetroopsandthosewhocouldcreditproselikethatasfactualtestimony.•"TheBritisharmyhadnearly60,000casualties,thelargestnumberforanysingleda