国外英语考试《SAT Test》试题（网友回忆版）三
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.
参考答案B
解析第一个空缺的词应该与冒号之后的词“their enthusiasm”相关。cynicism“玩世不恭；愤世嫉俗”；ardor“热情；狂热”；mendacity“谎言；虚伪”；earnestness“认真；诚挚”；autonomy“自治；自治权”。可知ardor和earnestness符合第一个空缺的词。严酷的和让人不愉快的现实影响了这些人积极的人生观。sully“玷污；毁坏”；tarnish“玷污；使失去光泽；substantiate“证实”；选项B正确。dilapidate“变得荒废”；bedraggle“弄湿；弄脏”；buttress“支持”。
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 ______.
参考答案A
解析裁判没有别的选择只能把那个犯规的运动员感触比赛。这表明这个运动员犯规很严重。故blatant和egregious为合适选项。因此这个裁判不可能庆祝这个行为。故选A。blatant“公然的”；miniscule“微小的”；egregious“惊人的；恶名昭彰的”；nautical“航海的；船员的”。
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.
参考答案A
解析努力给社区带来急需的收入一定是为了revive“复兴”经济，艺术中心的建立将facilitate “有助于”给社区带来更多的收入。debilitate“使衰弱”；expedite“加快”；reform “改善”；initiate“发起，创立”；table“搁置”；preempt“先占”；subsidize“资助”。
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.
参考答案B
解析“critical elements”表明官员不愿意删去他们，所以C和D和E项可排除。“far from”和“critical”表明第二个空的意思应为“not critical”，故选B项。expunge“擦去；删掉”。
5.
The ______ of the peaceful little park was disturbed when several six－year－old boys ran in, shooting cap guns and shouting.
参考答案B
解析“peaceful”表明第一个空的意思应和“quietness”的意思相近，只有B项符合。serenity“平静；晴朗”。
6.
The validity of the condivact was not ______; both plaintiff and defendant agreed that it was entered into freely.
参考答案C
解析因为原告和被告“both agree”，可知空缺部分的单词应和“challenge”的意思相近，故选C项。contest“争辩；提出质疑”。
7.
Fred's complaining about both major and minor issues makes the ______ young man an annoying companion.
参考答案E
解析根据“complaining”“annoying”可知第二个空的意思应为负面的。D项可排除。只有E项中的“proclivity”符合第一个空的意思，故选E项。proclivity for“倾向；偏好”；querulous“易怒的；爱发牢骚的”。
8.
Condivary to what some believe, most snakes have skin that is dry and pleasant to the touch, not ______.
参考答案B
解析与人们认为的相反，大部分蛇的皮肤是干性的。所以空缺的单词的意思应是“not dry”，故选B项。unctuous“油质的；虚情假意的”；desiccated“干的；粉状的”；burnished“锃亮的；光洁的”；variegated“杂色的；斑驳的；富于变化的”。
9.
It would be ridiculous for any layman to attempt to ______ a stunt so overwhelmingly difficult that even the most accomplished stuntmen consider it ______.
参考答案C
解析根据句意，第一个空应和“perform”词意相似。因为即使是最有技巧的表演着也认为这项特技难以完成，那么完成这项特技一定是十分困难的，所以第二个空的意思应和“difficult”意思相近。execute“实行；执行”；formidable“艰难的；强大的；可怕的”；redoubtable“可怕的；令人敬畏的”；sobering“使清醒的；使冷静的”；laughable“可笑的；有趣的”。
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.
参考答案A
解析“although”表明句子意思之间形成对比，她的老师认为Kara不会成为一名优秀的音乐家，可知Kara不具有成为一名好的钢琴家的素质。proficiency“精通；熟练”；passion“激情；热爱”；subjugation“征服；镇压”；flair “天资；鉴别力”；cacophony“刺耳的音调；不和谐音”。
11.
During the sdivuggle for Indian independence,Mahatma Gandhi was a ______ pacifist who may have steadfastly resisted authority but was never combative.
参考答案B
解析句中甘地被描述为一个反对权威却又不好战的人。故选Ｂ。fickle“易变的；变化无常的”；recalcitrant“不顺从的”；pugnacious“好斗的”；lucrative“有利可图的”；spurious“假的；伪造的”。
12.
The calculus problem was so difficult that even the most ______ mathematicians in the class sdivuggled to derive the answer.
参考答案B
解析这个微积分问题是如此困难甚至最有技巧的数学家也下了很大功夫才得出答案。agile“灵活地”；adept“熟练的；擅长的”；abysmal“糟透的；深不可测的”；insipid“清淡的；无趣的”；eloquent“有口才的，雄辩的”。
13.
The teacher told the students to ______—the book, as the exam would require knowledge of the most minute details.
参考答案A
解析因此这次考试会涉及到特别细的知识点，所以老师要求学生们仔细看书，故选A项。peruse“细读；仔细查看”。
14.
Anyone who has visited New York City knows the city to be very ______; scores of diverse cultural influences are evident everywhere.
参考答案E
解析根据句意，可知空缺部分的意思和“diverse”的意思相近，故选E项。eclectic“博采众长的；兼收并蓄的；折衷主义的”。
15.
Although Edgar draws inspiration from ______ range of artistic influences, his most renowned paintings reflect the ______ divadition of his homeland.
参考答案D
解析“although”表明句子前后形成对比，所以第一个空的意思应为“大量的”。根据句意，第二个空的意思应和“homeland”有关。故选D项。indigenous“本土的；固有的”。
16.
Mira seemed so open and ______ when I first met her that I am still surprised that we never developed a divue friendship.
参考答案C
解析根据句子意思，可知空缺的单词表达的意思应和“friendly”相近，故选B项，amiable“和蔼可亲的；亲切的”。
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.
参考答案E
解析当地政府废除了阻碍地区发展的严厉的分区法，所以空缺的单词的意思应与将当地分成不同的区域的做法相反，故选E。ban“禁止；取缔”；admonish“告诫；劝告”；shirk“逃避”；lambaste“痛打；严责；鞭打”；charter“特许；包租”。
18.
Marisa is a ______ director: she has directed thrillers, romances, comedies, and dramas.
参考答案C
解析玛丽莎已经指导过各种类型的电影，如恐怖电影，爱情电影，喜剧和剧情片。可以看出玛丽莎是一个多才多艺的人。versatile“多才多艺的，万能的”； laconic“简洁的”； demonstrative“说明的；公开表露感情的”；mediocre“普通的；平凡的”；lethargic“昏睡的；无生气的”。
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.
参考答案D
解析通过编辑的杂文，作者能看出编辑在这项作品中投入了很多。而且通过他删掉不多不必要的词可以看出他在书页上做出了很多标记。rapacious“贪婪的，掠夺的”；improvident“浪费的；无远见的”；convoluted“复杂的；费解的”；copious“大量的”；ostentatious“夸耀的；惹人注目的”。
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.
参考答案D
解析“unnecessary”“sluggish”暗示第一个空的意思应为负面的，只有D项表示的是负面的意思。“idler”是“游手好闲的人；懒汉”的意思，符合句意。
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.
参考答案A
解析根据句意，第一个空的意思和“friendly”相关。“ploy”表明第二空的意思应为“聪明的，精明的”，故选A项。camaraderie”“友情；同情之爱”；shrewd“精明的；机灵的”。
22.
Palm divees are ______ on Jae's college campus, so much so that they are almost as copious as students and professors.
参考答案A
解析根据句意可知第一个空的意思应和“copious”的意思相近。故选A项。bountiful“丰富的；慷慨的”；embellish“修饰；润色”；exorbitant“过高的；过分的”；abashed“不安的；窘迫的”。
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.
参考答案B
解析证人作伪证会破坏司法公正，可知第一个空和二个空的意思相近，故选B项。subvert“颠覆；破坏”；jeopardize“危害；危及”。
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.
参考答案A
解析根据句意，空缺的词的意思应与“awareness”意思相近。intuition“直觉；直觉力”；apprehensiveness“领悟力；忧虑感”；perspective“观点；远景”；agility“敏捷；灵活”。
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.
参考答案A
解析根据句意，第一个空的意思应和“well-schooled”意思相近。“by car”暗示第二空的意思应为"cross"这样的词。故选A项。cosmopolitan“世界性的；四海为家的”；traverse “穿过；反对”；arcane“神秘的；晦涩难懂的”；transpire“发生；蒸发；泄露”。
26.
Mr.Chang praised the ______ of Sylvia's history term paper, commending her for her divenchant analysis as well as her diligence.
参考答案E
解析根据句意可知空缺的单词的意思应和“trenchant”和“diligence”意思相近。故选E。abhorrence“痛恨；厌恶”；effusive“热情洋溢的；喷发的”；divergence“分歧”；truncation“截断；删减”；perspicacity“洞察力；睿智”。
27.
Shannon started to believe that her chances for a promotion were ______yet the window of opportunity was still open.
参考答案E
解析“yet”转折连词的使用表明尽管有了机遇，但是晋升的机会仍旧渺茫。fortuitous“偶然的；意外的；幸运的”；inadvertent“疏忽的；不注意的”；auspicious“吉兆的；吉利的；不幸运的”。optimal“最佳的；最理想的”；infinitesimal“无穷小的；极小的”。
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 ______.
参考答案E
解析中提到教一个孩子系鞋带不利于孩子尝试获取自我掌控的能力。
29.
The passage indicates that negative responses to a child can lead to the child’s ______.
参考答案B
解析文中最后一句提到唠叨是极端的，它会不断地暗示孩子缺少自我掌控的能力。
Questions 13-24 are based on the following passage.
30.
In line 2, "dessert" is used as an example of something that is ______.
参考答案E
解析甜点经常留在最后，就如奥斯卡金像奖最后宣布最佳影片一样，根据这个类比可知我们将甜点留在最后是用来细细品尝的。
31.
The question in lines 6-8 serves primarily to ______.
参考答案B
解析这个问句实际上是反问句，作者不是真正在问这个问题，而是在表明他认为读者会同意他的这个观点。这个句子中作者是为了说明新闻节目最让人盼望部分的是天气预报。这就引入了文章的主题，电视天气预报。这篇文章是对一种众所周知的文化现象的相对轻松的说明，而不是关于一个文化谜团，或是对一种观点的批判，或一个分析。
32.
In line 14, "elements" most nearly means ______.
参考答案B
解析文中提到人类与elemnet的关系就是我们与天气本身的关系，而这种关系已经被电视天气预报所改变。因此这里elements是指大气条件。
33.
The "military veterans" (line 21) are characterized primarily as being ______.
参考答案B
解析报道天气的预报的退伍军人在文中被形容为那些从来不笑，呆板乏味地报道锋面和气压系统的人。明显这些退伍老兵是无趣的，单调的。
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 ______.
参考答案A
解析与第三段最后一句不同，28到34行的句子表明天气预报有时报道的是悲剧，如灾难性的天气会夺去人们的生命。因此，天气预报有时是特别严肃的。
35.
The battle mentioned in lines 37-39 ("In Chicago...Nanook North Wind") is best described as ______.
参考答案C
解析文中提到“the weather was relentlessly cute from coast to coast”。Susanna South Wind和Nanook North Wind之间的斗争指的是芝加哥一家当地气象预报员的玩笑般地交换。
36.
The "absurdity" mentioned in line 55 lies primarily in the combination of ______.
参考答案A
解析这段话中作者所说的谬论是指两个事实的结合，一是指预报本身的风险系数是存在的，即预报有可能是错的，二是指天气预报员认为他们了解天气状况。因此这里的结合是确定性和不确定性的结合。尽管在提到Tom Skilling时文中提到了悲剧和滑稽不可思议的并置，但这里作者指的不是这个荒谬性。谬论也不是指逻辑和非逻辑的结合，因为文章没有表明天气或者天气预报是不符合逻辑的，而仅仅是说天气是不可预测的。
37.
In lines 64-65, "touched with" most nearly means ______.
参考答案A
解析文中用“perverse, vindictive, irascible, or downright cruel”来形容天气并说那些站起来宣称自己了解天气的天气预报员也有这些消极的性格。因此选A。tainted “被传染的”。
38.
The passage indicates that "supercomputers and numerical models" (lines 70-71) are used to ______.
参考答案D
解析句子中提到与那些就在我们面前的电视预报员不同，政府预测人员能躲在巨型计算机和数值模型之后，而不用像电视预报员一样为他们的预测承担责任。故选D。
39.
The comments by Allan Eustis in lines 75-85 suggest that he believes that viewers of television weather forecasts ______.
参考答案E
解析Eustis的评论说明电视观众不同情那些气象预报专家。他说观众等着预报专家出错误，嘲笑试图像巫师一样预测天气的预报员是观众的天性。这表明预测天气这一行为本身在观众看来就是十分搞笑的，而不是指预报员自身的古怪行为。
40.
Tom Skilling's comments in lines 94-102 criticize weather forecasts as being ______.
参考答案C
解析Skilling的评论表明他认为有时电视天气预报员的行为太轻率了。他认为用笑话的方式形容能夺去人们生命的天气是不恰当的。
41.
In lines 106-107, "high and lows" refer to ______.
参考答案D
解析本句中提到的“the highs and lows”，就像喷气式气流和锢囚锋一样，因此这里是指天气现象。
42.
The "benefit" mentioned in line 11 is ______.
参考答案A
解析benefit这里是指能预防一些人发生过敏症状的能力（7-8行）。
43.
Passage 2 discusses antibiotics primarily with a tone of ______.
参考答案D
解析尽管这段话的前两句宣传抗生素的益处，但是这方面的讨论的热情因为细菌能“机智胜过”那些抗生素而停止（22行）。因此整体的语气可以被描述为"qualified [muted] enthusiasm."。
44.
Unlike the "resistance" mentioned in line 5,the "resistance" in line 26 is a resistance to ______.
参考答案B
解析第5行中的 resistance指的是“一个人的抵抗疾病的能力”尤其是抵抗过敏症状的能力。第26行中的resistance指的是“细菌击败抗生素效用”的能力（22-23行），是一种药物。