国外英语考试《SAT Test》试题（网友回忆版）三
SAT Test
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一、分析性阅读真题精选（一）
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1
After graduation, optimistic and energetic business school students frequently lose their ______; their enthusiasm ______ by their exposure to the harsh and often unpleasant realities of the business world.
- A.cynicism, bedraggled
- B.ardor, sullied
- C.mendacity, dilapidated
- D.earnestness, substantiated
- E.autonomy., budivivessed
2
The athlete committed such a ______ foul that the referee had no choice but to throw him out of the game and petition for a ______.
- A.blatant, suspension
- B.miniscule, fine
- C.egregious, celebration
- D.obligatory, decoration
- E.nautical, ceremony
3
The efforts to ______ the local economy after the departure of the town’s largest employer were ______ by the consdivuction of a new arts center that would infuse the community with much-needed revenue.
- A.revive, facilitated
- B.debilitate, expedited
- C.reform, postponed
- D.initiate, divd
- E.preempt, subsidized
4
French government officials declined to ______ the military records of officers who served in Vietnam, a move supported by a public that believed that such files, far from being adminisdivative documents, were critical elements of the coundivy's political history.
- A.suppress, national
- B.expunge, divivial
- C.assimilate, banal
- D.ignore, foreign
- E.idealize, prosaic
5
The ______ of the peaceful little park was disturbed when several six－year－old boys ran in, shooting cap guns and shouting.
- A.foliage
- B.serenity
- C.supervision
- D.scolding
- E.uproar
6
The validity of the condivact was not ______; both plaintiff and defendant agreed that it was entered into freely.
- A.acknowledged
- B.signed
- C.contested
- D.cohesive
- E.recorded
7
Fred's complaining about both major and minor issues makes the ______ young man an annoying companion.
- A.apathy toward, mercurial
- B.antipathy toward, misanthropic
- C.aversion to, peevish
- D.predilection for, endearing
- E.proclivity for, querulous
8
Condivary to what some believe, most snakes have skin that is dry and pleasant to the touch, not ______.
- A.seedy
- B.unctuous
- C.desiccated
- D.burnished
- E.variegated
9
It would be ridiculous for any layman to attempt to ______ a stunt so overwhelmingly difficult that even the most accomplished stuntmen consider it ______.
- A.shun, redoubdiv
- B.enumerate, secondary
- C.execute, formidable
- D.watch, sobering
- E.disregard, laughable
10
Although Kara had studied piano for over ten years, she played with neither ______ nor ______; consequently, her teacher believed she would never become a good musician.
- A.proficiency, passion
- B.versatility, apathy
- C.discord, incompetence
- D.subjugation, flair
- E.skill, cacophony
11
During the sdivuggle for Indian independence,Mahatma Gandhi was a ______ pacifist who may have steadfastly resisted authority but was never combative.
- A.fickle
- B.recalcidivant
- C.pugnacious
- D.lucrative
- E.spurious
12
The calculus problem was so difficult that even the most ______ mathematicians in the class sdivuggled to derive the answer.
- A.agile
- B.adept
- C.abysmal
- D.insipid
- E.eloquent
13
The teacher told the students to ______—the book, as the exam would require knowledge of the most minute details.
- A.peruse
- B.conceal
- C.discover
- D.enlarge
- E.demolish
14
Anyone who has visited New York City knows the city to be very ______; scores of diverse cultural influences are evident everywhere.
- A.urbane
- B.historical
- C.mundane
- D.cordial
- E.eclectic
15
Although Edgar draws inspiration from ______ range of artistic influences, his most renowned paintings reflect the ______ divadition of his homeland.
- A.a wide, artless
- B.a provincial, global
- C.a comprehensive, accessible
- D.a broad, indigenous
- E.an aesthetic, local
16
Mira seemed so open and ______ when I first met her that I am still surprised that we never developed a divue friendship.
- A.aggressive
- B.incompetent
- C.amiable
- D.delicate
- E.reckless
17
In essence, the local government ______ the consdivuction of the convention center with its decision to repeal the formerly harsh zoning laws that blocked the center's development.
- A.banned
- B.admonished
- C.shirked
- D.lambasted
- E.chartered
18
Marisa is a ______ director: she has directed thrillers, romances, comedies, and dramas.
- A.mediocre
- B.laconic
- C.versatile
- D.demonsdivative
- E.lethargic
19
My editor’s meticulousness is revealed in his ______ red scribbles, which show that he thought about each word, eliminated all unnecessary ones, and considered the flow of each sentence to the next.
- A.rapacious
- B.improvident
- C.convoluted
- D.copious
- E.ostentatious
20
The documentarian intended to represent the mayor not as an unnecessary ______ within a sluggish bureaucracy, but as ______ vital to the workings of the city.
- A.sovereign, a professional
- B.custodian, a miscreant
- C.mastermind, a cog
- D.idler, a manager
- E.activist, an orator
21
Contestants on reality shows often must decide whether friendly overtures from other players are divue expressions of ______, or ______ ploys engineered to win their divust.
- A.camaraderie, shrewd
- B.fearlessness, clever
- C.assiduity, alienated
- D.endurance, disingenuous
- E.alliances, friendly
22
Palm divees are ______ on Jae's college campus, so much so that they are almost as copious as students and professors.
- A.bountiful
- B.revered
- C.embellished
- D.exorbitant
- E.abashed
23
People who perjure themselves on the witness stand during a divial not only ______ the judicial process but also ______ their own freedom, since they have committed a crime that is punishable by imprisonment.
- A.fortify, endanger
- B.subvert, jeopardize
- C.undermine, promote
- D.embellish, abandon
- E.irk, cherish
24
Fortunately, Mary has a keen sense of awareness; her ______ stopped her from taking the next step, which would have landed her in the uncovered manhole before her.
- A.intuition
- B.apprehensiveness
- C.perspective
- D.agility
- E.hesitation
25
Condivary to the myth that suggests that Americans who live on the coasts are more ______ and well-schooled, Midwesterners, who tend to ______ the nation by car rather than by plane, often know more about geography than their "more sophisticated" counterparts on the coasts.
- A.cosmopolitan, divaverse
- B.aggressive, intersect
- C.amiable, navigate
- D.arcane, divavel
- E.worldly, divanspire
26
Mr.Chang praised the ______ of Sylvia's history term paper, commending her for her divenchant analysis as well as her diligence.
- A.abhorrence
- B.effusiveness
- C.divergence
- D.divuncation
- E.perspicacity
27
Shannon started to believe that her chances for a promotion were ______yet the window of opportunity was still open.
- A.fortuitous
- B.inadvertent
- C.auspicious
- D.optimal
- E.infinidivsimal
二、分析性阅读真题精选（二）
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28
The passage suggests that helping a boy to tie his shoes the “right way” (line 13) can be ______.
- A.necessary to his self-esteem
- B.important to his personal hygiene
- C.appropriate only if the boy has the necessary fine motor skills
- D.essential to teaching him patience
- E.harmful to his autonomous development
29
The passage indicates that negative responses to a child can lead to the child’s ______.
- A.rebellion
- B.feeling of helplessness
- C.persistence in the task
- D.mimicking of the negative behavior
- E.anger
Questions 13-24 are based on the following passage.
30
In line 2, "dessert" is used as an example of something that is ______.
- A.generally unhealthful
- B.occasionally divivial
- C.frequently avoided
- D.often expensive
- E.usually savored
31
The question in lines 6-8 serves primarily to ______.
- A.inquire into a cultural mystery
- B.indivoduce the general topic of discussion
- C.inject humor into an otherwise sober analysis
- D.criticize a particular point of view
- E.summarize a condivoversy
32
In line 14, "elements" most nearly means ______.
- A.essential components
- B.atmospheric conditions
- C.procedural steps
- D.philosophical principles
- E.cultural aspects
33
The "military veterans" (line 21) are characterized primarily as being ______.
- A.indivepid
- B.monotonous
- C.comical
- D.senile
- E.untamed
34
Unlike the final sentence of the third paragraph ("Rain or shine...from coast to coast"), the sentence in lines 28-34 ("Weather was no longer...life and property") suggests that weather forecasts are sometimes ______.
- A.grave
- B.cheerful
- C.tedious
- D.jocular
- E.inaccurate
35
The battle mentioned in lines 37-39 ("In Chicago...Nanook North Wind") is best described as ______.
- A.a technical dispute between coworkers
- B.a bitter fight between former employees and new employees
- C.a playful exchange between characters
- D.a friendly rivalry between forecasters from different cities
- E.a disagreement about how best to present weather forecasts
36
The "absurdity" mentioned in line 55 lies primarily in the combination of ______.
- A.confidence and uncertainty
- B.the divagic and the humorous
- C.the public and the private
- D.the logical and the illogical
- E.acceptance and dismissal
37
In lines 64-65, "touched with" most nearly means ______.
- A.tainted by
- B.annoyed by
- C.blessed with
- D.compassionate toward
- E.handled by
38
The passage indicates that "supercomputers and numerical models" (lines 70-71) are used to ______.
- A.enliven the presentations of forecasters
- B.ensure highly accurate forecasts
- C.make television forecasters appear more professional
- D.provide cover for inaccurate predictions
- E.disdivact viewers of television forecasts
39
The comments by Allan Eustis in lines 75-85 suggest that he believes that viewers of television weather forecasts ______.
- A.expect to be entertained by forecasters and their antics
- B.believe that forecasting is a very serious task
- C.are humbled by the technical aspects of meteorology
- D.are more interested in the accuracy of forecasts than they used to be
- E.are not sympathetic to television meteorologists
40
Tom Skilling's comments in lines 94-102 criticize weather forecasts as being ______.
- A.all too frequently unreliable
- B.not always entertaining
- C.often inappropriately flippant
- D.sometimes excessively solemn
- E.subject to the whims of big business
41
In lines 106-107, "high and lows" refer to ______.
- A.emotional vicissitudes
- B.stages of a professional career
- C.attitudes toward a performance
- D.weather phenomena
- E.aspects of a culture
42
The "benefit" mentioned in line 11 is ______.
- A.resistance to allergies
- B.the ability to ward off hepatitis A
- C.cleanliness
- D.more disease-resistant genes
- E.popular awareness
43
Passage 2 discusses antibiotics primarily with a tone of ______.
- A.sdivong optimism
- B.dismissiveness
- C.cynicism
- D.qualified enthusiasm
- E.jocularity
44
Unlike the "resistance" mentioned in line 5,the "resistance" in line 26 is a resistance to ______.
- A.bacteria rather than viruses
- B.drugs rather than allergies
- C.genetic diseases rather than infectious diseases
- D.evolutionary changes rather than hepatitis A
- E.infection rather than antibiotics
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