SAT备考资料：201708北美及答案.docx

ReadingTest65MINUTES,52QUESTIONSTurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.DIRECTIONSEachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonWhatiSstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).QuestionsI-IOarebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThispassageisfromPaulLaurenceDunbeuTheSportUftheGods.Originallypublishedin1901.Thentheworkbegan.Themanwasindefatigable.Hewaslikethespiritofenergy.HewasineveryPlaCeaboutthestageatonce,leadingtheChCrUishowingUNthemsteps,rwisingsomeawkwardgirlintoshape.5shouting,gesticulating,abusingIhCpianist."Now,now,”heWOUldshout.MthcleftfootonUIalbeat.Bah,bah,stop!Youwalklikealioftinsoldiers.AreyourjointsIIsiy?DoyouWanEOlDLookhere,Taylor,if1didn'tknowyou.I,dlakeyouIOforatruck.Pickupyuurfi纪t,openyourmouth”，andmove,move,move!Oh!"andhewoulddrophisheadindespair.,'diothinkthatvcgottodosomethingwiththesethingsintwoweekstw(»weeks!"Thenhewouldturntothemagainwitha15suddenreaccessionofeageincss",Now,atitagain,atitagain!Holdthatnote,holdil!Nowwhirl,andontheleftfoot.Stopthatmusic,stopit'MissCoster,you*lllearnthatstepinaboutathousandyears,andvegotninehundredandninety-nineyearsandfifty20weekslesstimethanthattospare.Comehereandtrythatstepwithme.Don,tbeafraidtomove.StepIikCachickenonahotgriddle!"Andsomeblushinggirlwouldcomeforwardandgothroughthestepalonebeforealltherest.2.5Kittyntemplatedthescenewithamindequallydividedbetweenfearandanger.Whatshouldshedoifheshouldsospeaktoher?Liketheothers,nodoubt,smilesheepishlyandobeyhim.Butshedidnotliketobchcvcil.Sefeltthattheindependencesowhichshehadknownfrombabyheedwouldassertitself,ndthatShcwouldtalkbackt。him,evenasHarticSterlingdid.Shefellscaredanddiscouraged*buteverynowandthenherfriendsmiledencouraginglyUPOnheracrosstheranksofmoving:好singers.Fnially.however,herthoughtswerebrokeninuponbyhearingMr.Martincry:,Oh,quit,quit,andgorestyourselves,youancientpiecesofhickory,andletncfbgciyoufbraminutebeforeIgocrazy.i<,Where's山atnewgirlnow?”K(tyroseandwenttowardhim,tremblingsothatshecouldhardlywalk."Whatcanyoudo?'*,1cansing/'veryfaintly.*,'We!1,ifthat,sthevoiceyou,regoingtosingin,therewon*tbemanythat'llknowwhetherit,sgoodorbad.Well,let,shearsomething.Doyouknowanyofthese?*Andheranoverthetitlesofseveralsongs.She50knewsomeofthem,andheselectedone."Trythis.Here,Torn,playitforher.'*ItwasanordealforIhCgirltogothrough.Shehadneversungbeforeatanythingmoreformidablethanachurchconcert,whereonlyherimmediate5.5acquaintancesandtownspeoplewerepresent.Nowtosingbeforeallthesestrangepeople,themselvessingers,madeherfeelfaintandawkward.Butthecourageofdesperationcametoher,andshestruckintothesong.Atthefirsthervoicewaveredand60threatenedtofailher.Itmustnot.Shechokedbackherfrightandforcedthemusicfromherlips.Whenshewasdone1shewasstartledtohearMartinburstintoaraucouslaugh.Suchhumiliation!Shehadfailed,andinsteadoftellingher,hewas65bringinghertoshamebeforethewholecompany.Thetearscameintohereyes,andshewasaboutgivingwaywhenshecaughtareassuringnodandsmilefromHattieSterling,andseizedonthisasalasthope.70"Haw,haw,haw!"laughedMartin,"haw,haw,haw!Thelittleonewasscared,see?SheWaSscared,d,youunderstand?Butdidyouseethegritshewentatitwith?Justtookthebitinherteethandgotaway.Hawlhaw,haw!Now,that,swhatJlike.Ifailyou75girlshadthatspirit,wecoulddosomethinginIWOweeks.Tryanotherone,girl."Ki(ty,shearthadsuddenlygrownlight.ShesangthesecondonebetterbecauseSomethingwithinherwassinging.Accordingtothepassage,KittypreferstothinkofherselfasthetypeofpersonwhoA)obedientlyfollowsallinstructions.B)consistentlymaintainshercomposure.C)directlydefiesattemptstointimidateher,D)correctlyestimatesthelimitsofherskills.ThepassageindicatesthalHattieviewsKittyasafriendwhoA)deservesgtkteasingaboutherstagefright.B)needshearteningancnttontobolsterherconfidence.C)requiresinccs&anipamperingtofeelatease.D)seekscxcmpn<11fromunreasonabledemands.IIwpassagesuggeststhatKittyfeelsMrMartinstreatmentoftheperformerswarrantswhichreaction?A)IndignationathisscornfulcommentsB)DisdainforthistendencytocomplainC)ResentmenttowardhisunrealisticdemandsD)AcknowIedgmcntoftheneed】strictdisciplineve(hecourseofthepassage,Mr.Marlin'sattitude>hiftsfromA)openlyimpatienttopolitelytolerant.B)obviouslydissatisliedtogenuinelyappreciative.C)utterlyscornfultocompletelydismayed.D)bitterlyresentfultoseeminglyhopeful.WhichchoiceProVideSrhebestevidenceirtheanswertothepreviousquestion?)Lines2-5("Hewas.pianist")B)Lines25-26,*Kitty.anger")C)Lines26-27CWhat.her'*)D)Lines37-39("Oh,quit.crazy't)Asusedinline56,"strange"mostnearlymeansA)uncommon.B)peculiar.C)unfamiliar.D)awkward.ItcanbemostreasonablyinferredfromthepassagethatKitty'sinitialunderstandingofMr.Martin,sreactiontoherperformanceisA)essentiallysound,becauseshecountershissarcasmwithhostility.B)fundamentallyunrealistic,becausesheisnewtotheatricalwork.C)largelymistaken,becausesheisdistressedbyanapparentinsult.D)somewhatflawed,becausesheexpectsanoutrightendorsement.Mr.Martin'sevaluationofKitty'sperformancefocusesmostdirectlyonKitty'sA)pleasingvoice.B)resolvetoperformonstagp.C)abilitytoengagetheaudience.D)senseofpersonaldignity.11lThereferenceto"singing"inline79mainA)signalapuzzlingchangeinKitty'smood.B)revealtlcmotivationforperformingherdiscovers.C)echoIhCinspirationaltoneofKitty'ssong.D)emphasizetheunexpectedhappinessKittyfeels.WhiChchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswerco(hepreviousquestion?A)Lines5557(,'Now.awkward")B)Lincs62-63('When.,lauglf,)C)Lines6669(Thetears.hopeH)D)Line77CKittys-Iight")Questions11-21arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Passages1,byJamesKent,andpassage2,byDavidBuelrareadaptedfromspeechesdeliveredtotheNewYorkConstitutionalConventionin1821.BothaddresstherequirementintheNewYorkStateConstitutionthatonlyproperty-owningrulesshouldbegrantedSufTragetherighttovote.PassagelThetendencyofuniversalsuffrage,istojeopardizetherightsofpropertyandprinciplesofIibcrty-WbocanundertaketocalculatorwithIbManyprecision,howmanymillionsofpeople,this5greatstatewillcontaininthecourseofthisandthenextcentury,andwhoCanestimatethefutureextentandmagnitudeofourcommercialports?Thedisproportionbetweenthemenofproperty,andthemenofnoproperty,willbeineverysocietyinaratioIOtoitsmmerce,wealth,andpopulation.Wearcnolongertoremainplainandsimplerepublicsoffarmers,liketheNewEnglandcolonists,ortheDutchsettlementsintheHudson.Wcarcfastbcmingagreatnation,withgreatcommerce15manufactures,population,wealth,Iuxuncs.andwiththevisesandmiseriesthattheyengendrOneseventhofthepopulationofcityofParisatthisdaysubsistsonchanty,andonethirdi»ftheinhabitantsofthatcitydieinhospitals,what20wouldbecomeofsuchacitywithuniversalsuffrage?.Thenionthateverymanchatworksadayontheroad,orservesanidlehourinthemilitia,isentitledasofrighttoanequalparticipationinthewholepowerofthegovernment,ismost25unreasonable,andhasnofoundationinjustice.1.iberty,rigllyunderstood,isaninestimableblessing,butlibertywithoutwisdom,andwithoutjustice,isnobetterthanwildandsavagelicentiousness.Thedangerwhichwehavehereafter30toapprehend,isnot【hewan"buttheabuse,ofliberty.Astablesenate,exemptedfromtheinfluenceofuniversalsuffrage,willpowerfullycheckthesedangerouspropensities,andsuchacheckbecomesthemorenecessary,sincetheConvention35hasalreadydeterminedtowithdrawthewatchfuleyeofthejudicialdepartmentfromthepassageoflaws.Passage2Thefarmersinthiscountrywillalwaysoutnumberallotherportionsofourpopulation.Admittingthattheincreaseofourcities,and1。especiallyofourcommercialmetropolis,willbeasgreatasithasbeenhitherto;itisnottobedoubtedthattheagriculturalpopulationwillincreaseinthesameproportion.Thecitypopulationwillneverbeabletodepressthatofthecountry.NewYorkhas45alwayscontainedaboutatenthpartofthepopulationofthestate,andwillprobablyalwaysbearasimilarproportion.Canshe,withsuchapopulation,underanycircumstances,renderthepropertyofthevastpopulationofthecountryinsecure?Itmaybethat50mobswilloccasionallybecollected,andCOmmildepredationsinagreatcity,but,canthemobstraverseou»nnmensetemtory,andinvadethefarms,anddespoilthep11peiyofthelandholders?AndifsuchastateofthingsWClCpossible,wouldasenate,.1)electedbyfreeholders,aflbrdanysecurity?comendthatbythetrueprincipleofourgovernmen,ptopety.assuch,isnotthebasisofrepresentation.Ourcommunityi$anassociationofpersons-ofhumanbings-notapartnership/H)foundedUnpropertyIliedeclaredobjectofthepeopleofth5stateinassociating,was,to,*estabhshSUChagovernmentastheydeemedbestcalculatedtosecuretherightsandlibertiesofthegoodpeopleofIhCstate,andmostnducivetotheirhappinessand6.；safety.nPropcrty,itisadmitted,isoneoftherightstobeprotectedandsecured;andalthoughtheprotectionoflifeandlibertyisthehighestobjeofattention,itiscertainlytrue,thatthesecurityofpropertyisamostinterestingandimportantobject70ineveryfreegovernment.Propertyisessentialtoourtemporalhappiness;andisnecessarilyoneofthemostinterestingsubjectsoflegislation.Thedesireofacquiringpropertyisauniversalpassion.Topropertyweareindebtedformostofourmfbrts,75andformuchofourtemporalhappiness.Thenumerousreligious,moral,andbenevolentinstitutionswhichareeverywhereestablished,oweIheirexistencetowealth;anditiswealthwhichenablesustomakethosegreatinternalgoimprovementwhichwehaveundertaken.Propertyisonlyoneoftheincidentalrightsofthepersonwhopossessesit;and,assuch,itmustbemadesecure,butitdoesnotfollow,thatitmustthereforeberepresentedspecificallyinanybranchofthe85government.31T>ITTiiTiiTTII;iITIiTuITIIIi-Ii/KVyJIIJIIalTillITIrII1IiiiT0#C8iaK1'1i1'"8N3111TIIi¾学心miiii)tXjrolLlfc¾laerTIT5K÷nflg'B0血亦716£p1加lie"+&,fpE,tAWEcfca!E!(!IbIITj1lc)ilah+:6MIKiioy+fc,Jii1T1Tq空喇akIKiT!.i4IaPE,IET!1RI1&-=-$ii#龌s%i鸣喈I#也&勤二_$2i#X&B2'*ltGII(OLl*峰½NXEli14I面0：(T)0i(QIi%AccordingtoBueltwhatimportancedoespropertyhavewithregardtohumanexistenceingeneral?A)Itiscommonlydesiredbypeoplebecauseitcontributestotheircomfortandhappiness.B)Itspossessiondefineswhatitisthatmakeshumansmorallyandspirituallydistinctive.C)ItsrelentlesspursuithasmadeAmericaintothesuccessfulnationthatithasbecome.D)Itsownershipisofgreatervaluetomostpeoplethanisthepursuitofsafetyandliberty.aAsusedinline82,“madesecure”mostnearlymeansA)stabilized.B)reassured.C)balanced.D)protected.mHowwouldBueImostlikelyrespondiuKent'sstatementinlines1-3(uThctendency.Iibcrtyw)?A)Withresignation,becausethenationsChiCfconcernWIHinevitablyshiftfromuniversaljusticetoindividualwealth.B)Withdisapproval,becauserhenationwasfoundedtoserveandprotectallpeopleregardlessoftheirlandholdings.C)Withamusement,becauseuniversalsuffrageactuallyinsulatespropertyownersagainstfinanciallosses.D)Withanger,becauseeffortstoachieveuniversalsuffrageunderminethefundamentalprinciplesofthenation.WhichstatementdescribeshowKentwouldmostlikelyreacttoBuel,sremarksinlines39-43(uAdmitting.proportion”)？A)Kentwouldarguethatfarmersaretoooftenoutoftouchwiththenation'srapidlychangingcommercialneeds.B)Kentwouldcomplainthatpeoplewhoperformper-melabordrainthegovernmentlimitedpoolofresourcesandshouldnotbeallowedtorunforOfllGeC)Kentwouldassetthat,regardlessofthenumberoffarmers1thenonagriculturaleconomywillnowdefinethecharacterofthenation.D)KentWCUldpointoutthat,becausethenation*sfbundeswerewealthy,IhCprinciplestheysupnlednaturallyfvnrprofessionsthataremorelucrative【hanagriculture.EaWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines26(*4Who.centurym)B)Lines10-16(“Weare.engender0)C)Lines21-25("Thenotion.justice")D)Lines2931(“Thedanger.liberty')Questions22-32arebasedonthefollowingpassageandsupplementarymateriaLThispassageisaadaptedfromP.H1*,MemoryinPlants,"2014byTheEconomistNewspaperLimited.WhenBriuin*sPrinceCharlesoncechimedthathetalkedtohisplantsandthattheyrespondedcriticschalkeditupasonemorereasonwhyhe笈Kshouldneverbecomeking.Withtonguemorefirmly5incheek,theprincesaysthatthesedayshemerely*iinstructs11hisleafysubjects.Butdotheylistento1Icamfrom,orrememberhi$royalcommands?MorethanacenturyagoBengalipolymathSirJagadishChandraBosepositedthatplantscouldfeel,10learnandremember,andmorerecentstudieshaveconfirmedtheycanstoreandrecallbiologicaldata.ButresearchbyMonicaGaglianooftheUniversityofWesternAustralia(UWA)andthreefellowscientistsgoesmuchfurther.Thisstudy,publishedin15Oecologia,o11cproofthatplantsnotonlyICatnfromexperience,butrememberwhattheyhavelearnedoverrelativelylongperiods.Dr.GaglianoandcollaboratorsMichaelRenton,MartialDepczynski(allfromUWA)andSteno20Mancuso(ofFlorenceUniversity)choseaschoirsubjecttheherbMimosapuJicatoftenknnwasthetouch-me-notbecauseitsleavesfoldSWiftIyinwardswhendisturbedamechanismdesignedtodefenditagainstPred仙心25TheteamdevisedanapparatusthatsuspendeachpottedmimosaonaverticalrailaIxivcafbanbase,thendroppedit15cbyallowingittoslidedowntherail一aSignificaniphysicalshocks,butultimatelynotathreattotheplant'swellbeing.Their30goalwastodiscoverifmimosascouldadaptivelylearntoignoresuchstimuli,aprocessknownashabituation,Ilieplantswerevariouslygrowninlow-light(LL)andhighlight(HL)environments,withtheexpectationthattheLLplantswould“learn”35morequicklygiventheirgreaterneedtokeeptheirleavesopenforphotosynthesis.Mimosassubjectedtoasingledropquicklyclosedtheirleaves,anddidsoagainwhentheexperimentwasrepeatedeighthourslaterclearlytheystill40consideredtheexperiencethreatening.Alargegroupofplantswasthentrainedwithaseriesof60consecutivedropsafewsecondsapart,repeatedseventimeswithinasingleday.Theseplantshabituatedrapidly,keepingIheirleavesopenafter45thefirstfourtosixinitialdropsand,towardstheendoftheday'straining,notdosingtheirleavesatall(asexpected.theLLplantsleavesreopenedmorewidely).TbensurethatallthiswasnotsimplyacaseoflTalbfatiguc/*acficrentkindofshock(onaM250-rpm"shakerlac,)wasadministeredafter(hesixth(raining.Themimosasclosedtheirleaves.WhatisTmMtremarkable,however,isthattheplantsrememberedtheirtraining.Somemimosas(hatweresubj<rtcd2singleseriesof60dropssixdayslaterdidnotclosetheirleavesatall,whilethoseIhaldidreactstoppeddoingsoafteronlytwoorthreedrops.AnumberofplantswerethenswitchedfromLLtoHL(andviceversa),leftundisturbedfor2Sdays,and“re-tested”bybeinggiven(heKillday's朽Utrainingagain.ImriguinglyhtheHL-toLLplantsnotonlyrememberedthatthestimuluswasharmless,butalsoopenedtheirleavesmorewidely,showingthattheyhadadaptedwhattheyhadlearnedtotheirnewLLenvironment.Overall,bothgroupsdisplayed63morepronouncedandconsistentresponsesthanbefore,demonstratingthattheystillrecallwhat(heyweretaughtfourweeksearlier.Dr.GaglianoandhercolleaguesadmitthattheydonotconclusivelyknowhowPlantSlackingbrains70orneutraltissue*Icarnandremember.Calcium-basedcellularsignallingisonePoSSibleexplanation,asistheprocessingofinformationbycellsv