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1、FormCodesAEIArBWIATheSATQuestion-and-AnswerServiceJanuary2012AdministrationINSIDE:TestquestionsandcorrectanswersThedifficultylevelforeachquestionYouressaypromptandallotheressaypromptsadministeredonyourtestdayInstructionsforscoringyourtestSuggestionsforusingthisreportNOTFORREPRODUCTIONANDRESALE.2012T

2、heCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,achievemore,SATandtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.SATSkillsInsight,TheOfficialSATOnlineCourse,TheOfficialSATQuestionoftheDayandTheOfficialSATStudyGuidearetrademarksownedbytheCollegeBoard.achievemoreSATThisbookletcontainstheSATRyoutookinJanuary2012,sta

3、rtingwithalltheessaypromptsgiveninJanuary,includingtheoneyouanswered.Italsoincludesscoringinformation.IftheSATyoutookincludedanunscoredfclequating,section,thisbookletwillnotincludethatsection.ReviewingYourSATResultsTomakethebestuseofyourpersonalizedQASreport,wesuggestthatyou:Readeachquestionintheboo

4、klet,thencheckthereportforthetypeofquestion,thecorrectanswer,howyouanswereditandthedifficultylevel.Analyzetestquestionsyouansweredincorrectlytounderstandwhyyouranswerwasincorrect.Checktoseewhetheryoumighthavemisreadthequestionormismarkedtheanswer.Keeptrackofhowyoudidonthedifferenttypesofquestions(as

5、labeledonyourQASreport),eitherbyusingthetablebeloworbyprintingyouronlinescorereportatSaLcolIegeboardFreepracticeresourcesareavailableonsat.collcgeboard.org/practiceincludingapracticetest,additionalpracticequestions,andahelpfultoolcalledSATSkillsInsightrw.SATSkillsInsightwillshowyouthetypesofskillste

6、stedontheSATandsuggestionstohelpyouimproveyourskillsfornexttime.Nowthatyourefamiliarwiththetest,you,remorepreparedforthekindsofquestionsontheSAT.You,realsolikelytobemorecomfortablewiththetest-takingprocess,includingthetimelimits.Onaverage,studentsWhotaketheSATasecondtimeincreasetheircombinedcritical

7、reading,mathematicsandwritingscoresbyaboul40points.IlIB三UnauthoriiedcopyingorreuseolBS匚IanypartOflhispaisili匚1IESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanQPpOnUnilytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.YCUshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly4andus

8、elanguageprecisely.YouressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonWhiChtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneverylinctavoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowr

9、iteorprintsthatWhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImporUntReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.YOUwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicesawillreceiveHscoreofZeru*Ifyouressaydoesnotreflect

10、youroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonIhetopicassignedbelow.ThinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingCXCerPtandtheassignmentbelow.Mostpeopletendtotrustotherstooreadily,Toavoidbeingtakenadvantageof,however,itisgenerallywisetobedoub

11、tfulandsuspiciousofothers,motivesorhonesty.Manypeoplewouldagreethatifyoufindyourselfdoubtingotherpeoplessincerityorquestioningtheirintentions,yourinstinctsareprobablycorrect.Youarelesslikelytoregretbeingcautiousthanbeingtootrusting.Assignment:Isitwisetobesuspiciousofthemotivesorhonestyofotherpeoplet

12、eventhosewhoappeartobetrustworthy?PlanandWriIeanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissecti

13、ononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.I/t”ATanypartoftNsKe?Sillegal.“E33IgIESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymu

14、stbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspacetfyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.TrytowriteorprintSQthatwhatyouarcwrit

15、ingisIegibktothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.nof-topkessaywiltreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,

16、yourtestscoresmayhecanceled-Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Peoplewhocomplainaboutprogressandchangeexposethemselvestocriticism.Yetthereisalwaysasubtledangerinlifesimprovementsandrefinements,

17、adrawbackordisadvantagethatoccursalongwiththebenefitsofprogress,hsometimesseemsthatWedevotehalfofourtimetomakingwhatWecallibimprovements*inourlives,ourwork,QUrrelationshipsbutsooftentheoriginalconditionshadsomequalitythatislostintheprocessOfchange.AdaPtedfromE.B.White,44ProgressandChange”Assignment:

18、Doesimprovementorprogressusuallyinvolveasignificantdrawbackorproblemofsomekind?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposidonwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience.Orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbefor

19、etime1$called,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.Ia/4W.B三WUnauirioriiedcopyingQfreuseofBm,Snypartofthispafleisllteggl匚ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecareI。developyourpointof

20、view,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely,YouressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedOnyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarw

21、ithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.TrytoWriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegiblet。thosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.AnessaywrittenininkWillreceiveascoreofzero.Dunotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.YOUwillreceivecreditonlyforwhayouwriteonyouranswersheet.Ano(T-topicessay

22、willreceiveascoreOfzero.Iyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayondietopicassignedbelow.ThinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandIheassignmentbelow.Learninganddoingaretheirownrewards.NoexiemaJrewardsa

23、rerequired.Yetwhenexternalrewardsareintroducedwhetherattentionandpraisefromparentsorprizesfromteacherstheserewardsexe11asubstantialinfluence.Insteadofreadingbooksco11ndoutabouttheworld,kidswillreadtowinprizes.KidSwillproduceforrewards,butthequalityoftheiraelivityandtheirinterestinitwillbedramaticall

24、yaltered.AdaptedfronBarrySchwartz,TheCostsofLivingAssignment:Isilwrongorharmfultomotivatepeopletolearnorachievesomethingbyofferingthemrewards?PlanandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonIhiSissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservatio

25、ns*BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.IIUnauUiorizedcopyingorreuseOtB三:t3JIanypartoltti.spa9eisIllegalLJJ1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopa

26、ndexpressideas.Youshouldttherefore*lakeCarBtodevelopyourpointOfview,presentyourideasLogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline、avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourha

27、ndwritingtoareasonablesize*Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhaiyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImPOruintReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillre

28、ceivecreditOnIyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.AnofT-topicessaywillreceiveascoreOfzero.IyouressayCkMnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassig

29、nmentbelow.Wealmostalwaystendtotreatpeopleonthebasisofwha(theyhavedone:thestarathleteisrecognizedandrewardedwithacollegescholarship,whilethelawbreakerisprosecutedandpunished.Butourpastdeedsprovideonlyapartialmeasureofourrealworthashumanbeings.WeshouldbetreatedaccordingtoWhalwearecapableofaccomplishi

30、ng,regardlessofwhatwemayormaynothaveactuallydone.Assignment:Shouldpeoplebetreatedaccordingtowhattheyarecapableofachievinginsteadofwhattheyhaveactuallydone?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience

31、,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.DonotturntoanyothersectionInthetest.Z V0 U UUi hulM *ir jy i y 5 i = UA 5 any part ot this 亩A is lga.M B ZThepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent:question

32、sfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedonIherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhalisstatedorimpliedinthepassages三dinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.Questions9-10arebasedonthefollwingpassage.Thepackagethatarrivedyesterdaycontainedfoliagefromthemostfamo

33、usUmarindtreeinIndia,thetreethatspreadsoverthetombofthelegendarysingerTansen,whoUnrbroughtontherainsjustbysingingaboutthem,andwhose5goldenvoicecausedtheEmperorAkbartoPrOClaimhimoneoftheninegemsofhiscourt.EvenIOday,Tansen*sreputationissuchthalsingerstraveltohistomb1。pluckfoliagefromthebranchestomakei

34、ntothroatconcoctions,hopingtheirvoiceswillbecomeaspureasthatoftheir/Oillustriouspredecessor,hewhohadcausedthepalacelampstolightupjustbysingingtheDeepakRaagfourcenturiesago.9.Thenarratorreferstothe*rains,*(line4)andthe*tpalacelamps,t(lines10-11)primarilyto（八）explainthepurposeofapractice(B)illuslratet

35、hedepthsofapassion(C)dramatizethemagnitudeofatalentfD)emphasizethesoundnessofabelief(E)showtheconsequencesofadecision10.Thepassageimpliesthatdieb*singers,t(line7)viewTansenwith（八）consternation(B)ambivalence(C)wariness(D)pride(E)aweQUeStionS11*12arebasvdonthefollowingpassage.Archaeologistshavetraditi

36、onallythoughtthalIheriseofagriculturerequiredearlyfarmerstosettledownneartheircrops.ButnewfindingssuggestthatCaIalhbyUk,TurkeyUnealargeNeolithicvillageOfsuchearlyfarmerswas5smackinthemiddleofmarshywetlands.ArchaeologistArleneRosen,sanalysisoffossilremainsofwheatandbarleyfoundatCataihOyiikindicatesthatthegrainwasgrowninadryarea.SomeexpertsrejecttheimplicationthatCalaIhGyiiksfarmerscultivateddistantfields,sinc