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SSAT阅读练习题

SSAT备考：

SSAT阅读基础练习题

（一）

SSAT阅读考试是许多同学迫切希望提高的部分，以下是我们为大家准备的SSAT基础阅读练习题，希望对同学们的SSAT阅读日常备考有所帮助。

 　Inthesixteenthcentury,anageofgreatmarineandterrestrialexploration,FerdinandMagellanledthefirstexpeditiontosailaroundtheworld.AsayoungPortuguesenoble,heservedthekingofPortugal,buthebecameinvolvedinthequagmireofpoliticalintrigueatcourtandlosttheking’sfavor.AfterhewasdismissedfromservicetothekingofPortugal,heofferedtoservethefutureEmperorCharlesVofSpain.

 Apapaldecreeof1493hadassignedalllandintheNewWorldwestof50degreesWlongitudetoSpainandallthelandeastofthatlinetoPortugal.MagellanofferedtoprovethattheEastIndiesfellunderSpanishauthority.OnSeptember20,1519,MagellansetsailfromSpainwithfiveships.Morethanayearlater,oneoftheseshipswasexploringthetopographyofSouthAmericainsearchofawaterrouteacrossthecontinent.Thisshipsank,buttheremainingfourshipssearchedalongthesouthernpeninsulaofSouthAmerica.Finallytheyfoundthepassagetheysoughtnearalatitudeof50degreesS.MagellannamedthispassagetheStraitofAllSaints,buttodayweknowitastheStraitofMagellan.

 OneshipdesertedwhileinthispassageandreturnedtoSpain,sofewersailorswereprivilegedtogazeatthatfirstpanoramaofthePacificOcean.ThosewhoremainedcrossedthemeridianwenowcalltheInternationalDateLineintheearlyspringof1521afterninety-eightdaysonthePacificOcean.Duringthoselongdaysatsea,manyofMagellan’smendiedofstarvationanddisease.

 LaterMagellanbecameinvolvedinaninsularconflictinthePhilippinesandwaskilledinatribalbattle.OnlyoneshipandseventeensailorsunderthecommandoftheBasquenavigatorElcanosurvivedtocompletethewestwardjourneytoSpainandthusproveonceandforallthattheworldisround,withnoprecipiceattheedge.

 1.Thesixteenthcenturywasanageofgreat___exploration.

 A.cosmic

 B.land

 C.mental

 D.commonman

 E.noneoftheabove

 2.MagellanlostthefavorofthekingofPortugalwhenhebecameinvolvedinapolitical___.

 　A.entanglement

 　B.discussion

 C.negotiation

 D.problems

 E.noneoftheabove

 3.ThePopedividedNewWorldlandsbetweenSpainandPortugalaccordingtotheirlocationononesideortheotherofanimaginarygeographicalline50degreeswestofGreenwichthatextendsina___direction.

 A.northandsouth

 　B.crosswise

C.easterly

 D.southeast

 E.northandwest

 4.OneofMagellan’sshipsexploredthe___ofSouthAmericaforapassageacrossthecontinent.

 　A.coastline

 　B.mountainrange

 　C.physicalfeatures

 D.islands

 E.noneoftheabove

 5.Fouroftheshipssoughtapassagealongasouthern___.

 A.coast

 B.inland

 C.bodyoflandwithwateronthreesides

D.border

E.answernotavailable

 6.Thepassagewasfoundnear50degreesSof___.

 A.Greenwich

B.Theequator

C.Spain

D.Portugal

 E.Madrid

 7.Inthespringof1521,theshipscrossedthe___nowcalledtheInternationalDateLine.

 A.imaginarycirclepassingthroughthepoles

 B.Imaginarylineparalleltotheequator

 C.area

 D.landmass

 E.answernotfoundinarticle

 答案：

 　1.（B）2.（A）3.（A）4.（C）5.（C）6.（B）7.（A）

SSAT备考：

SSAT阅读基础练习题

（二）

　　MarieCuriewasoneofthemostaccomplishedscientistsinhistory.Togetherwithherhusband,Pierre,shediscoveredradium,anelementwidelyusedfortreatingcancer,andstudieduraniumandotherradioactivesubstances.PierreandMarie’samicablecollaborationlaterhelpedtounlockthesecretsoftheatom.

 Mariewasbornin1867inWarsaw,Poland,whereherfatherwasaprofessorofphysics.Attheearlyage,shedisplayedabrilliantmindandablithepersonality.Hergreatexuberanceforlearningpromptedhertocontinuewithherstudiesafterhighschool.Shebecamedisgruntled,however,whenshelearnedthattheuniversityinWarsawwasclosedtowomen.Determinedtoreceiveahighereducation,shedefiantlyleftPolandandin1891enteredtheSorbonne,aFrenchuniversity,wheresheearnedhermaster’sdegreeanddoctorateinphysics.

 　MariewasfortunatetohavestudiedattheSorbonnewithsomeofthegreatestscientistsofherday,oneofwhomwasPierreCurie.MarieandPierreweremarriedin1895andspentmanyproductiveyearsworkingtogetherinthephysicslaboratory.Ashorttimeaftertheydiscoveredradium,Pierrewaskilledbyahorse-drawnwagonin1906.Mariewasstunnedbythishorriblemisfortuneandenduredheartbreakinganguish.Despondentlysherecalledtheircloserelationshipandthejoythattheyhadsharedinscientificresearch.Thefactthatshehadtwoyoungdaughterstoraisebyherselfgreatlyincreasedherdistress.

 Curie’sfeelingofdesolationfinallybegantofadewhenshewasaskedtosucceedherhusbandasaphysicsprofessorattheSorbonne.Shewasthefirstwomantobegivenaprofessorshipattheworld-famousuniversity.In1911shereceivedtheNobelPrizeinchemistryforisolatingradium.AlthoughMarieCurieeventuallysufferedafatalillnessfromherlongexposuretoradium,sheneverbecamedisillusionedaboutherwork.Regardlessoftheconsequences,shehaddedicatedherselftoscienceandtorevealingthemysteriesofthephysicalworld.

 　1.TheCuries’____collaborationhelpedtounlockthesecretsoftheatom.

A.friendly

 B.competitive

 C.courteous

 D.industrious

 E.chemistry

 2.Mariehadabrightmindanda__personality.

 A.strong

 B.lighthearted

 C.humorous

 D.strange

 E.envious

 3.WhenshelearnedthatshecouldnotattendtheuniversityinWarsaw,shefelt___.

 A.hopeless

 B.annoyed

 C.depressed

 D.worried

 E.noneoftheabove

 4.Marie___byleavingPolandandtravelingtoFrancetoentertheSorbonne.

 A.challengedauthority

 B.showedintelligence

 C.behaved

 D.wasdistressed

 E.answernotavailableinarticle

 5._____sherememberedtheirjoytogether.

 A.Dejectedly

 B.Worried

 C.Tearfully

 D.Happily

 E.Sorrowfully

 6.Her____begantofadewhenshereturnedtotheSorbonnetosucceedherhusband.

 A.misfortune

B.anger

 C.wretchedness

 D.disappointment

 E.ambition

 7.Eventhoughshebecamefatallyillfromworkingwithradium,MarieCuriewasnever____.

 A.troubled

 B.worried

 C.disappointed

 D.sorrowful

 E.disturbed

 AnswerKey:

 1.（A）2.（B）3.（B）4.（A）5.（A）6.（C）7.（C）

SSAT备考：

SSAT阅读基础练习题（三）

　　ThevictoryofthesmallGreekdemocracyofAthensoverthemightyPersianempirein490B.C.isoneofthemostfamouseventsinhistory.Darius,kingofthePersianempire,wasfuriousbecauseAthenshadintercededfortheotherGreekcity-statesinrevoltagainstPersiandomination.InangerthekingsentanenormousarmytodefeatAthens.Hethoughtitwouldtakedrasticstepstopacifytherebelliouspartoftheempire.Persiawasruledbyoneman.InAthens,however,allcitizenshelpedtorule.Ennobledbythisparticipation,Athenianswerepreparedtodiefortheircity-state.PerhapsthiswasthesecretoftheremarkablevictoryatMarathon,whichfreedthemfromPersianrule.OntheirwaytoMarathon,thePersianstriedtofoolsomeGreekcity-statesbyclaimingtohavecomeinpeace.ThefrightenedcitizensofDelosrefusedtobelievethis.NotwantingtoabettheconquestofGreece,theyfledfromtheircityanddidnotreturnuntilthePersianshadleft.Theywerewise,forthePersiansnextconqueredthecityofEtriaandcaptureditspeople.TinyAthensstoodaloneagainstPersia.TheAthenianpeoplewenttotheirsanctuaries.Theretheyprayedfordeliverance.Theyaskedtheirgodstoexpeditetheirvictory.TheAtheniansrefurbishedtheirweaponsandmovedtotheplainofMarathon,wheretheirlittlebandwouldmeetthePersians.Atthelastmoment,soldiersfromPlataeareinforcedtheAtheniantroops.TheAthenianarmyattacked,andGreekcitizensfoughtbravely.ThepowerofthemightyPersianswasoffsetbythelovethattheAthenianshadfortheircity.AtheniansdefeatedthePersiansinarcheryandhandcombat.GreeksoldiersseizedPersianshipsandburnedthem,andthePersiansfledinterror.Herodotus,afamoushistorian,reportsthat6400Persiansdied,comparedwithonly192Athenians.

 　1.Athenshad____theotherGreekcity-statesagainstthePersians.

 　A.refusedhelpto

 　B.intervenedonbehalfof

　C.wantedtofight

 D.givenordersforalltofight

 　E.defeated

 2.Dariustookdrasticstepsto___therebelliousAthenians.

 A.weaken

 B.destroy

 C.calm

 D.placate

 E.answernotavailable

 3.Theirparticipation___totheAthenians.

 A.gavecomfort

 B.gavehonor

 C.gavestrength

 D.gavefear

 E.gavehope

 4.ThepeopleofDelosdidnotwantto___theconquestofGreece.

 A.end

 B.encourage

 C.thinkabout

 D.daydreamabout

 E.answernotavailable

 5.TheAthenianswere___bysomesoldierswhoarrivedfromPlataea.

 A.welcomed

 B.strengthened

 C.held

 D.captured

 E.answernotavailable

 1.（B）2.（C）3.（B）4.（B）5.（B）

SSAT阅读基础练习题（四）

　　AlthoughwitnessesvouchedthatallthemembersoftheCzar´sfamilyhadbeenexecuted,therewererumorssuggestingthatAnastasiahadsurvived.Overtheyears,anumberofwomenclaimedtobeGrandDuchessAnastasia.Perhapsthebest?

nownclaimantwasAnastasiaTschaikovsky,whowasalsoknownasAnnaAnderson.

 In1920,eighteenmonthsaftertheCzar´sexecution,thisterrifiedyoungwomanwasrescuedfromdrowninginaBerlinriver.Shespenttwoyearsinahospital,wheresheattemptedtoreclaimherhealthandshatteredmind.ThedoctorsandnursesthoughtthatsheresembledAnastasiaandquestionedheeraboutherbackground.ShedisclaimedanyconnectionwiththeCzar