新SAT真题分享资料：201811北美及答案

Willey的书房Willey的书房SAT北美真题2018111111PAGE3CONTINUEPAGE3CONTINUEcopyingorreuseofpartofthispageisillegalDIRECTIONSEachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).ThispassageisfromJhumpaLahiri,TheLowland,©2013byJhumpaLahiri.UdayanandSubhasharetwobrotherswholiveinCalcutta,India.PatherPanchali(1955)isanaward-winningIndianfilm.Whentheywereoldenough,whentheywerepermittedtoleavethehouse,theyweretoldnottolosesightofoneanother.TogethertheywanderedLinedownthewindinglanesoftheenclave,5behindthepondsandacrossthelowland,totheplayingfieldwheretheysometimesmetupwithotherboys.Theywenttothemosqueatthecorner,tositonthecoolofitsmarblesteps,sometimeslisteningtoafootballgameson10someonesradiotheguardianofthemosqueneverminding.Eventuallytheywereallowedtoleavetheenclave,andtoenterthegreatercity.Towalkastheirlegswouldcarrythem,toboardtramsandbussesby15themselves.Stillthemosqueonethecorner,aplaceofworshipforthoseofaseparatefaith,orientedtheirdailycomingsandgoings.Atonepoint,becauseUdayansuggestedit,theybegantolingeroutsideTechnicians’Studio,where20SatyajitRayhadshotPatherPanchali,whereBengalicinemastarsspenttheirdays.Nowandthen,becausesomeonewhoknewthemwasemployedontheshoot,theywereusheredinamidthetangleofcableshadwires,theglaringlights.25Afterthecallforsilence,aftertheboardwasclapped,theywatchedthedirectorandhiscrewtakingandretakingasinglescene,perfectingahandfuloflines.Aday’swork,devotedtomoment’sentertainment.30 Theycaughtsightofbeautifulactressesastheyemergedfromtheirdressingrooms,shieldedbysunglasses,steppingintowaitingcars.wastheoneenoughtoaskthemautographs.Hewasblindtoself-constrains,like35ananimalincapableofperceivingcertaincolors.ButSubhashstrovetominimizehisexistence,asotheranimalsmergedwithbarkorbladesofgrass.Inspiteoftheirdifferencesonewasperpetually40confusedwiththeother,sothatwheneithername

wascalledbothwereconditionedtoanswer.Andsometimesitwasdifficulttoknowwhohadanswered,giventhattheirvoiceswerenearlyindistinguishable.Sittingoverthechessboardthey45weremirrorimages:onelegbent,theothersplayedout,chinsproppedontheirknees.Theyweresimilarenoughinbuilddrawfromasinglepileofclothes.Theircomplexions,alightcopperycompoundderivedfromtheirparents,50wereidentical.Theirdouble-jointedfingers,thesharpcutoftheirfeatures,thewavytextureoftheirhair.Subhashwonderedifhisplacidnaturewasregardedasalackofinventiveness,perhapseven55afailing,inhisparents’eyes.Hisparentsdidnothavetoworryabouthimandyettheydidnotfavorhim.Itbecamehismissiontoobeythem,giventhatitwasn’tpossibletosurpriseorimpressthem.ThatwaswhatUdayandid.60 Inthecourtyardoftheirfamily’shousewasthemostenduringlegacyoftransgression.Atrailofhisfootprints,createdthethedirtsurfacewasAbeeninstructedtoremainindoorsuntilithadset.65 Allmorningwatchedthemasonpreparingtheconcreteinawheelbarrow,spreadingandsmoothingthewetmixturewithhistools.Twenty-hours,themasonwarnedthem,beforeleaving.70 Subhashlistened.Hehaswatchedthroughthehenotgoneout.Butwhentheirmother’sbackwasturned,Udayanrandownthelongwoodenplanktemporarilysetuptogetfromthedoortothestreet.75Halfwayacrosstheplankhelosthisbalance,theevidenceofhispathformingimpressionofthesolesofhisfeet,taperinglikeanhourglassatthecentre,thepadsofthetoesdisconnected.Thefollowingdaythemasonwascalledback.80Bythenthesurfacehaddried,andtheimpressionleftbyUdayan’sfeetwerepermanent.Theonlywaytorepairtheflawwastoapplyanotherlayer.Subhashwonderedwhetherthistimehisbrotherhadgonetoofar.85 Buttothemasontheirfathersaid,Leaveitbe.Nottheexpenseoreffortinvolved,butbecausehebelieveditwaswrongtoerasestepsthathissontaken3WhichchoicebestsupporttheideathatUdayanandSubhashaccept,asamatterofcourse,thefactthatothersfailtodrawacleardistinctionbetweenthem?A)Lines39-41(“Inspite...answer”)B)Lines41-44(“Andsometimes...indistinguishable”)C)Lines44-46(“Siting...knees”)D)Lines48-50(“Their...identical”)3WhichchoicebestsupporttheideathatUdayanandSubhashaccept,asamatterofcourse,thefactthatothersfailtodrawacleardistinctionbetweenthem?A)Lines39-41(“Inspite...answer”)B)Lines41-44(“Andsometimes...indistinguishable”)C)Lines44-46(“Siting...knees”)D)Lines48-50(“Their...identical”)4Inthecontextofthenarrator’sphysicaldescriptionofthebrothers,thedetailofthe“singlepileofclothes”(line48)servesmainlytoA)Emphasizethatthedescriptionmirrorsthebrothers’perceptionofthemselves.B)noteonerespectinwhichthedescriptionmaymisrepresentthebrothersC)citeaparticularfactaboutthebrothersthatcorroboratesthedescription.D)Suggestthatthedescriptionholdstruerarecertaintimesthanatothers.8Basedonthepassage,whichchoicebeststateshowthefatherviewsthefootprintsinthecourtyard?A)Hecherishesthemassuggestiveofhischildren’sfuturegreatness.B)HeacceptsthemassymbolicofUdayan’sboldness.C)Heinterpretsthemasametaphorforhisownlostyouth.D)Hewelcomesthemasareminderofhisotherson’sobedience9Thenarratorsuggeststhatastimepassed,theincidentinvolvingthefootprintstookonasignificancemostlikethatofaA)familiarlegendwhoseexactorigincannotbeidentified.B)Historicalnarrativethatsuggesthowoneshouldbehaveinthepresent.C)Personalmemorythatonerecountstoanewacquaintance.D)Cautionarytalethatonetellstodiscouragecarelessbehavior.C)environment.C)environment.D)shape.1Thepassageindicatesthatasthebrothersage,theyareallowedgreaterfreedomtoA)exploretheworldoutsidetheirhome.B)assistinhuoseholdchoresC)1Thepassageindicatesthatasthebrothersage,theyareallowedgreaterfreedomtoA)exploretheworldoutsidetheirhome.B)assistinhuoseholdchoresC)spendtimeapartfromoneanotherD)pursueworkinthefilmindustry6ItcanreasonablybeinferredfromthepassagethatSubhashperceiveshisparentsasA)mistakinghisself-restraintforapathyB)preferringhisbrothertohimC)resentinghimasareflectionoftheirownweaknesses.D)underestimatingtheeffortthatobeyingthemrequires.2Indescribingtheactivityatthefilmstudio,thenarratordrawswhichcontrast?A)ThecalmnessofthefilmshootversusthefanfarethataccompaniesthedebutofafilminmovietheatersB)ThetalentoftheactorsandfilmcrewversusthequalityofthefinishedfilmC)Thebrothers’interestinfilmmakingversusthefilmmakers’obliviousnesstotheboys.D)Thetimeandeffortthatgointomakingafilmversustheaudience’sfleetingexperienceofafilm7Inthecontextofthepassage,the“transgression”(line61)arebestunderstoodasA)Violationsofpubliclaw.B)instancesofphysicaltrespassing.C)Actsofthoughtlessrulebreaking.D)Misunderstandingofsocialcustom.5Asusedinline53,“nature”mostnearlymeans5Asusedinline53,“nature”mostnearlymeansA)Temperament.B)influence.10Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines60-63(“Inthe...paved”)11B)C)D)5CONTINUE11B)C)D)5CONTINUEcopyingorreuseofpartofthispageisillegal.Lines79-82(“Thefollowing...layer”)Lines85-88(“Butto...taken”)Lines79-82(“Thefollowing...layer”)Lines85-88(“Butto...taken”)Lines89-91(“Andso...told”)1111PAGE10CONTINUEPAGE10CONTINUEcopyingorreuseofpartofthispageisillegalQuestions11-21arebasedonthefollowingpassagesPassage1isadaptedfromaspeechdeliveredin1980byThurgoodMarshall.“RemarksattheSecondCircuitJudicialConference.”Passage2isadaptedfromStevenMazie,“PlayingFavourites.”©2014byTheEconomistNewspaperLimited.passage1Inthecourts,...impartialityisrequired,andpoliticalcompromisehasnoroleatall.Judgesaresupposedtobereflective,consideringthe(line)Linecontroversybeforetheminlightofthebroader5legalschemes,Constitutionalandotherwise,whichguidethecountry.Decisionstraditionallyarejustifiedbyopinionsannouncingreasoningderivedfromearliercasesandestablishedprinciples;rawpoliticalpowerisneverasufficient10justificationforanyjudicialdecision.Constitutionalrightsshouldneverbecompromisedbythecourtsinthenameofexpediency.Thejudiciaryoperatesunderapremiseofneutralityratherthanpartisanship.Federaljudges15areinsulated,asmuchaspossible,frompoliticalpressurewhichmightinterferewithprincipleddecisionmaking.[Federal]judgeshavelifetenureandarefreefromthreatsofeconomicretaliationforunpopulardecisions.Inaddition,we20cannothaveapersonalstakeintheoutcomeofanycasebeforeus,andtheCodeofJudicialConductcautionsustoavoideventheappearanceofimpropriety.Thereasonforthisstrictrequirementof25impartialityisthattheindividualstandsastherefereewhenevertheindividualcitizenandhisgovernmentconflict.Suchanarbitermustbeindependentandneutral.Thewholepurposeoftheseparationofpoweristoestablishanequal30branchofthegovernmentwhichcanchecktheotherbrancheswhentheirpoliticalcompromisesandgeneralizedfocusresultsinunfairnesstotheindividual.Ifthegovernmentactsfairly,thecourtstandsasaguardian,forcingthe35otherbranchestorecognizethatbasicprincipleshavebeenviolatedandthatcertainpersonshavebeendeniedtheirfundamentalrighttoequaltreatmentunderlaw.Itcanneverbethegreatestgoodforthegreatestnumbertodenytheequal40moralworthofafellowhumanbeing.Similarly,whentheinterestsofindividualsclash,therecannotbeanydangerofpredispositionbythecourtifeachlitigantistobeconfidentthathehasreceivedequaltreatment.Beforethebar,allmen45andwomenmuststandequal,withtheirclaimsresolvedsolelyonthestrengthoflegalprinciples.

Passage2JeromeFrank,amid-20th-centurylegalthinker,issaidtohaveclaimedthatjusticeisa50functionofwhatthejudgehadforbreakfast.Don’tlettheirblackrobes,seriousmiensandpledgesoffealtytothelawfoolyou,Mr.Frankwarned:judicialdecisionsarenotcoolapplicationsofobjectivelegalprinciples.Rather,55theyaremanifestationsofpersonalpredilectionsandbiases.Mr.Frank’sobservationseemstoapplyalltoowelltotoday’sSupremeCourt.Whenrulingonbig,controversialcases,thejusticessplitfairly60reliablyalongpartysimplywasn’tafactorinhigh-courtdecisions.OnlyinrecentdecadeshavepartypoliticsinfiltratedthemarblehallsoftheSupremeCourt,andonlyinthepastfewyearshavetheybecomethebestpredictorofitsmajor65rulings.TheSupremeCourthasneverdividedalongpartisanlinesasneatlyasitdoestoday,Ahighcourtthatsplitsintoideologicalcampswhilepurportingtoprovide“equaljusticeunderlaw”callsintoquestionitsverylegitimacy.It70makesamockeryofChiefJusticeJohnRoberts’shoaryclaimthatajustice’sjobisto“callballsandstrikesandnottopitchorbat.”ItgivesonethesensethatwhenChiefJusticeassertshehas“noagenda,”he’sprotestingabittoomuch.75 Indeed,newresearchbythreepoliticalscientistsshowsjusthowavidlythejusticesgotobatforcausestheyidentifywith.Intheirpaper,LeeEpsteinoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandtwocolleaguesexamined4,51980votesin516SupremeCourtfree-speechcasesfrom1953to2010todeterminewhether“justicedefendthespeechtheyhated.”Theanswer:rarely.Contrarytostereotypesabouttherelativefriendlinessofconservativesorliberalsto85free-speechclaimsgenerally,Ms.Epsteinandherco-authorsfoundthatthejusticesare“opportunisticfreespeeches.”Someprinciplemightbefoundtoaccountforthesuspiciouspatternsintheirvotes,buttheevidencelooks90pretty[clear].Justices’votes“areneitherreflexivelypro-oranti-thefirstamendment”;theyare,instead,fororagainst“thespeaker’sideologicalenclave.”11ItcanreasonablybeinferredfromPassage1thatMarshallbelievesthepurposeofthefederaljudiciarywouldbeunderminedifitwerealteredinwhichway?A)Officialsinotherbranchesofgovernmentwereforbiddenfromdiscussingfederalcourtcaseswiththepress12Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines13-14(“Thejudiciary…partisanship”)B)Line17-19(“Federal…decisions”)C)Line19-23(“Inaddition…impropriety”)D)Line28-33(“Thewhole…individual”)1312Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines13-14(“Thejudiciary…partisanship”)B)Line17-19(“Federal…decisions”)C)Line19-23(“Inaddition…impropriety”)D)Line28-33(“Thewhole…individual”)13AccordingtoMarshallinPassage1,theCodeofJudicialConductrecommendsthatjudgesA)relinquishfinancialgainsthatmayresultfromtheirrulings.B)Shunanybehaviorthatcanbeinterpretedasimproper.C)usetheirrulingstoretaliateagainstelectedofficials.D)Dispenserulingsthataretimelyandefficient.14Asusedinline50,“function”mostnearlymeansA)resultB)occupationC)celebrationD)purpose17InPassage2,Maziestatesthatoverthecourseofrecentdecades,thedecisionsofSupremeCourtjusticesincreasinglycorrelatewithA)anemergingnationalconsensusonfree-speechissues.B)shiftsinthetoneofpoliticaldiscussionintheUnitedStates.C)personalexperiencesinthejustices’livesoutsideofthecourtroom.D)thepoliticalaffiliationofthepresidentswhoappointedthejustices.18Itcanreasonablybeinferredfromthepassagesthatbothauthorswouldconsidertheintegrityofacourtrulingtobecompromisedunderwhichcondition?A)Therulinginvokeslegislativeandexecutiveprecedentaswellasjudicialprecedent.B)Judgesdefendarulingtheyhaveissuedbycommentingonitoutsideofthecourtroom.C)Politicaltendenciesinformthelegalreasoningbehindtheruling.D)Thevaluesofthejudgesdifferfromthoseembodiedbythegovernment.B)Theethicalstandardsofthejudiciaryweredeterminedbyitsmembersratherthanbyotherbranches.B)Theethicalstandardsofthejudiciaryweredeterminedbyitsmembersratherthanbyotherbranches.C)Judgesweresubjecttoreappointmentordismissalbyelectedofficials,basedonareviewoftheirrulings.D)Courtrulingwerenarrowlytailoredtothespecificsofeachcase,avoidingfundamentalpoliticalandphilosophicalquestions.A)pleadsuccessfully.B)relateespecially.C)appealdeeply.D)stickphysically.1615Inpassage2,howdoesMaizeusethediscussionofFrankandEpsteintopresenthisargument?A)HecitesFrankasanestablishedauthorityforarecommendedcourseofactionandEpsteinasa1615Inpassage2,howdoesMaizeusethediscussionofFrankandEpsteintopresenthisargument?A)HecitesFrankasanestablishedauthorityforarecommendedcourseofactionandEpsteinasamorecontemporaryauthority.B)HecitesFrankinordertoendorseatheoryandEpsteininordertosuggestaslightmodificationtothattheory.C)HecitesFrankasaspokespersonforaparticularpositionandEpsteinasaresearchercorroboratingthatposition.D)HecitesFrankinordertoidentifyalong-standingdilemmaandEpsteinasascientistofferingasolutiontothatdilemma.19Whichchoicebestidentifiesadifferenceinhowtheauthorsmakeuseofthecomparisonofjudgestotherefereeorumpireinasportingeventinline26ofPassage1andlines71-72ofPassage2?A)Marshallconsidersthecomparisonasvalid,ifoverused,whereasMazieidentifiesitasaclichétobeavoided.B)Marshalloffersthecomparisonasanaptdescription,whereasMaziesuggestsitismisleading.C)Marshallimpliesthatthecomparisonisarespectfulone,whereasMaziecriticizesitasscornful.D)Marshallemploysthecomparisonasanimageofunity,whereasMazidemploysitasanimageofdivisiveness.20BasedonPassage2,howwouldMaziemostlikelyrespondtothepositionMarshalltakesinlines44-47ofpassage1(“Before...principles”)?A)HewouldarguethatalthoughcasualobservationofSupremeCourtrulingdebunksMarshall’sclaim,examinationofthembylegalmeansscholarsconfirmsit.B)HewouldconsiderMarshall’sdescriptiontrueforthemajorityofSupremeCourtrulingbutmisrepresentativeofrulingsinfree-speechcases.C)Hewouldcontendthatassessmentwasanunusualoneinthepastbuthasgrownincreasinglymainstreaminthecurrentpoliticalclimate.D)HewouldassertthatMarshall’ssentimentiscontradictedbyjudges’sympathetictreatmentoflitigantswhosebeliefstheyendorse.21WhichchoicefromPassage2providesthebestevidencefortheanswertopreviousquestion?A)Lines58-61(“When...presidents”)B)Lines61-65(“Only...rulings”)C)Lines75-77(“Indeed...with”)D)Lines77-82(“Intheir...hate”)Questions22-31arebasedonthefollowingpassageThispassageisadaptedfromElizabethPreston.“Found:TheIdealFatnessforElephantSeals.”©2014byKalmbachPublishingCo.Northernelephantseals(Miroungaangustirostris) spend9to10monthsoftheyearatsea.Twiceannually,theanimalshaultheirLineenormousbodiesashore.Inthewinter,5theygatheronbeachesinMexicoandSouthernCaliforniaforbreedinganmating.Whileonland,thesealsfast.Thentheygobacktotheocean.Inthespring,thesealsreturntothesamebeachestomolt,sheddingtheirfurandevensomeskinbefore10spendingtherestoftheyearintheocean.Duringtheirtravels,northernelephantsealsmaymigrateasfarasAlaska.Theymakedivesalmosthalfamiledeep,pursingsquid,fish,andotheranimalsunfortunateenoughtobeintheir15paths.Buttoregainthebodymassthattheylostwhilefastingonland,theyhavetobanktheircalories.Energythattheysavewhileswimmingcanbespentonlongerdives.Energygainedfromastomachfullofsquidcanbeusedtohuntsome20more.TaikiAdachi,agraduatestudentinthepolarsciencedepartmentasTokyo’sGraduateUniversityforAdvancedStudies,wantedtolearnhowamigratingseal’sincreasingblubberiness25affectsitsswimming.Doesafatter,morebuoyantsealneedtospendlessenergyonswimminganddiving?Andisthisbeneficialoverall?Heandhiscolleaguesdevelopedanewtypeofaccelerometertofindout.Whenwornbyan30elephantseal,thedevicecanmonitorcyclicpatternsinspeedandcounteachsurgeforwardasonestrokeoftheflippers.Byalsotrackingdepthandswimmingangle,thedevicecanconstantlymeasuretheseal’srateofstrokes35perdistancetraveled.Sealsthatmakemorestrokesareworkingharder.Theresearcherscaptured14femaleMiroungaangustirostris andaffixedtheaccelerometerstotheirbacks.Theyalsooutfitted40eachsealwithradioandGPStransmitters.Halfthesealsweremonitoredduringtheir“shortmigration,”thetwomonthsfollowingbreeding.Therestweretrackedduringtheseven-month“longmigration”thatfollowsmolting.45 Althoughthescientistswerelimitedbythebatterylifeoftheirinstruments,theywereabletocollectdataovertheentireshortmigration,aswellasthefirst140daysorsoofthelongmigration.TheGPStransmittersannouncedwhen50elephantsealshadreturnedtotheirhome

beaches.There,scientistsusedradiosignalsandplainoldbinocularstopickouttaggedsealsfromtherestofthecolony.Afterremovingtheloggers,theysentsealsbackontheirway.55 Foranypointintime,thescientistcouldestimateaseal’sfatnessbyseeinghowmuchitdrifteddowninthewaterwhenitwasn’tactivelyswimming.Atthebeginningofeachmigration,thestarvedsealshad“negativebuoyancy.”In60otherwords,theytendedtosink.Butastheirrovingfishbingeprogressed,thesealsbecamemoreandmorebuoyant.Astheblubberysealsgainedbuoyancy,swimmingbecameeasier.Theyneededslightly65moreflipperstrokestomaketheirdeepdives,butmanyfewerstrokestoascend.Thismeantthatoverall,fattersealsusedfewerstrokestocoverthesamedistance.Thescientistshadpredictedthatsavingenergy70inswimmingwouldallowthesealstospendmoreenergyelsewhere,andthisseemedtobetrue.Asthesealsgotfatter,theydoubledtheamountoftimetheyspentatthebottomoftheirdives,fromabout10minutesto20.(Thebottom75ofthediveiswheretheyfindthemostfood.)Aftertwomonthsatsea,allthesealswerestillnegativelybuoyant,thoughtheirblubberhadnotablyincreasedtheirbuoyancy.Afteraboutfivemonths,whentheloggersstoppedgatheringdata80forthelongmigration,5outof7sealshadbecome“neutrallybuoyant”--whendriftingintheocean,theydidn’tsinkorrise.Fattersealscanspendlessenergyswimmingandmoretimeeating,whichgivesthemevenmore85energy.Sodotheykeepgainingblubberindefinitely?“Yes,Ithinktheygetfattertobecomepositivelybuoyant,”Adachisays.Ifhecouldhavemonitoredthesealsallthewaytotheendoftheirlongmigration,hethinkshewould90haveseenthemgainsomuchblubberthattheytendedtofloat.Otherresearchhasfoundthatelephantsealsbecomepositivelybuoyant,headds.Adachithinksthebeststateforelephantseals--95thebodytypethatkeepsthemswimmingmostefficiently--isneutralbuoyancy.Yetthehungryanimals,gearingupfortheirnextfast,keepeatingbeyondthat.Adachisaysthatwhenelephantsealscometoshoreaftertheirlongmigration,40100percentoftheirbodymassisfat.Forthem,it’stheperfectbeachbody.22TheprimarypurposeofthepassageistoA)weighthemeritsofseveralcompetingtheoriesaboutbuoyancyinaspeciesofelephantseal23Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassage(lines1-20)servemainlytoA)comparethefindingsofpreviousresearchonnorthernelephantsealstothefindingofthestudyconsideredinthepassage.B)presentapopularhypothesisregardingthebehaviorsofnorthernelephantsealsthatwillbedevelopedthroughoutthepassage.C)provideanoverviewofnorthernelephantsealbehaviorthatisrelevanttothestudydiscussed23Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassage(lines1-20)servemainlytoA)comparethefindingsofpreviousresearchonnorthernelephantsealstothefindingofthestudyconsideredinthepassage.B)presentapopularhypothesisregardingthebehaviorsofnorthernelephantsealsthatwillbedevelopedthroughoutthepassage.C)provideanoverviewofnorthernelephantsealbehaviorthatisrelevanttothestudydiscussedinthepassage.D)introduceanargumentaboutnorthernelephantsealsthatwillbecounteredlaterinthepassage.24Whichstatementaboutthenumberofswimmingstroketakenbynorthernelephantsealsissupportedbypassage?A)Agreaternumberofstrokessignifiesagreateramountofenergyexpended.B)Agreaternumberofstrokesignifiesamorepronouncedswimmingangel.C)Alessernumberofstrokessignifiesapotentialfordeeperdivingdepth.D)Alessernumberofstrokessignifiesamoreurgentneedfornutritionalsupplementation.27Asusedinline67,“cover”mostnearlymeansA)spreadoutB)shelterC)dealwithD)Travel28Whichfinding,ifaccurate,wouldmostclearlyundermineAdachi’sbeliefthatthenorthernelephantsealswouldkeepgainingblubberaftertheloggersstoppedtrackingtheseals?A)EvidencethattheelephantsealsdonotstaynegativelybuoyantafterthefirstmonthintheoceanB)Confirmationoftheelephantseal’stendencytoconsumeincreasinglygreaterofC)ProofthattheelephantsealsremainneutrallybuoyantjustbeforetheyreturntothebeachestobreedD)Thediscoverythattheelephantsealsreachtheirhighestbodymassjustbeforetheyreturntothebeachestobreed29ItcanmostreasonablybeinferredfromthepassagethattheoverallconclusionreachedbyAdachi’steammightbechallengedforbeingA)somewhattenuous,becausetheteamwasunabletostudytheelephantsealsthroughouttheirentiremigration.B)ultimatelyinconclusive,becausetheteamfailedtoexpandthestudytoincludeagreaternumberofelephantsealsfromthegroup.C)moderatelyoutdated,becausetheteamusedimpreciseequipmenttomeasurethebuoyancyoftheelephantseals.D)slightlyunfocused,becausetheteamincorporatedextraneousinformationprovidedbyotherresearchersintotheirwork.B)challengeanestablishedapproachinthestudyofbuoyancyinaspeciesofelephantseal.B)challengeanestablishedapproachinthestudyofbuoyancyinaspeciesofelephantseal.C)Discussanovelmeansofevaluatingthemigratorypatternsofaspeciesofelephantseal.D)explorearesearchteam’scontributiontothestudyofbuoyancyinaspeciesofelephantseal.B)Lines63-66(“Asthe...ascend”)C)Lines69-72(“Thescientists...true”)D)Lines72-75(“Asthe...food”)3125Whatisthemaineffectofthephrase“plainoldbinoculars”(line52)?A)Itsuggeststhattheobservationsmadewithsuchbinocularsmaybeunreliable.3125Whatisthemaineffectofthephrase“plainoldbinoculars”(line52)?A)Itsuggeststhattheobservationsmadewithsuchbinocularsmaybeunreliable.B)Itemphasizesthesurprisingusefulnessofasimpleobservatorytool.C)Itreinforcesthatbinocularsareobsoletecomparedtotheradiosignalusedbythescientists.D)Itestablishesadefinitivecontrastbetweenthegoalofpastandpresentresearchers.26Whichchoiceprovidestheprovidesthebestevidenceofaninverserelationshipbetweentheamountofenergythatelephantsealswithrelativelymorebuoyancyexpendwhilemakingdeepdivesandtheamounttheyexpandswimmingbacktosurface?A)Lines58-62(“Atthe...buoyant”)30Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertopreviousquestion?A)Lines83-85(“Fatter...energy”)B)Line85-87(“Sodo...says”)C)Lines87-91(“Ifhe...float”)D)Lines98-100(“Adachi...fat”)mainlyservestoA)promoteotherlinesofresearchrelatedtoAdachi’sstudyofelephantseals.B)offeradditionalsupporttoAdachi’shypothesisabouttheblubberofelephantseals.C)criticizealternativeinterpretationsofelephantsealblubberputforthbyotherresearchers.D)portrayelephantsealsasuniquebecauseofthemeansbywhichtheyincreasetheirblubberQuestions32-41arebasedonthefollowingpassageandsupplementarymaterialThepassageandacc