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SAT真题08年

Section5

Time-25minutes

24questioins

4.Readersofhistoryoftenmarvelthat______eventsweretriggeredbyactionthatseemed______atthetime.

A.marginal…unconscionable

B.arbitrary…capricious

C.momentous…trivial

D.revolutionary…cataclysmic

E.inconsequential…inane

5.Place-namescanbestrikingly______:

thereis,forexample,nothingparticularly______aboutthetownofPeculiar,Missouri.

A.expedient…eccentric

B.descriptive…controversial

C.inimitable…incongruous

D.comical…ludicrous

E.inapt…odd

6.SuchwasNorton'sgenerositythathewasattimescriticizedforbeing______toafault.

A.nonchalantB.magnanimous

C.scrupulousD.discerning

E.substantial

7.IdentifyingLuisaCapetilloonlywiththeearlylaborunionmovementinPuertoRico______the______natureofhercareer:

shealsoworkedinFlorida,NewYork,andCuba.

A.impugns…contentious

B.condones…innovative

C.disregards…cosmopolitan

D.accentuates…comprehensive

E.overlooks…pragmatic

8.Thesingerdisplayshersensitivitytodelicateshadesofmeaningandfeelingintherecording:

herperformanceisamodelof______.

A.expansivenessB.denotationC.nuance

D.parodyE.artifice

1.ThediscoveriesmadebyNobelPrize-winninggeneticsBarbaraMcClintockareconsideredtobeamongthemajor______oftwentiesth-centurybiologicalscience.

A.deliberationsB.regulations

C.suggestionsD.accomplishments

E.defenses

2.IntheUnitedStates,socialactivistswhostrongly______aparticularlawcanattempttoobtainaconstitutionalamendmentto______it.

A.concurwith…rescind

B.objectto…repeal

C.disagreeabout…support

D.identifywith…nullify

E.interactwith…ignore

3.BecauseAlexwasavery______person,hefoundsatisfactiononlyinworkthatinvolvedintellectualstimulation.

A.peripheralB.cerebralC.facetious

D.complacentE.superficial

Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneaththesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,wheninsertedinthesentence,bestfirstthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.

Example:

Hopingto------thedispute,negotiatorsproposedacompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe--------tobothlaborandmanagement.

（A）Enforce..useful

（B）End..divisive

（C）Overcome..unattractive

（D）Extend..satisfactory

（E）Resolve..acceptable●

Directions:

foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromthechoicegivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.

Turntosection5（page5）ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestioninthissection

Questions9-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Acenturyago,opponentsofwomen'ssuffrageintheUnitedStatesscoffedatthenotionthatextendingthevotetowomenwouldmakeanydifference."Womenwillvotewiththeirhusbands"wasthecommonlyacceptedwisdom.Thiswasanargumentmadeintheabsenceofevidence,aswomendidnotyethavethevote.Eversincewomenwonthevote,researchershavebeenkeepingclosetrackoffemalevotingbehavior.A"gendergap"invotingbehaviorhasbeenfoundintheUnitedStatesasinmanyothercountries.IntheUnitedStates,the1994and1996electionsshowedthelargestgapseverbetweencandidatesfavoredbywomenandthosefavoredbymen.

9.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（A）describetheevolutionofagendergapintheUnitedStates

（B）presentaconcisehistory,ofthewomen'ssuffragemovement

（C）showtheinaccuracyofapredictionaboutwomen'ssuffrage

（D）discusstheresistancewomenfacedinacquiringthevote

（E）explainthedifferencesinvotingbehaviorbetweenmenandwomen

10.Asthepassagepresentsit,the"commonlyacceptedwisdom"（line4）assumedthat

（A）womenwouldhavethesameviewsasmenonmostsubjects

（B）women'svoteswouldbecancelledoutbymen'svotes

（C）manywomenwouldchoosenottovoteinelections（D）manyhusbandswoulddiscouragetheirwivesfromvoting

（E）marriedwomenwouldnotvoteindependentlyOftheirhusbands

Questions11-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forpeoplewithsynesthesia,aconditioninwhichthesensesgetmixedup,thenumberfivemaybered.Oneexplanationforthissensorycrossoveristhat

synesthetes,peoplewithsynesthesia,aresimplyexperiencingchildhoodmemoriesandassociations.Maybethepersonplayedwithrefrigeratormagnetsasachildandthenumberfivewasred.Anotherexplanationisthatsynesthetesareexperiencingtheresultofsomekindofcrosswiringbetweenregionsofthebrain.Infact,wehavenowidentifiedwhereinthebrainsuchcrosswiringmightoccur.Wehavealsodeterminedthatsynesthesiacanoccurifthewiringisfinebutthebalanceofchemicalsthatcontrolbrainactivityisskewed.

11.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（A）explorepossibleexplanationsforaphenomenon

（B）comparetwosomewhatrelatedphenomena

（C）presentatheoryforaphenomenonandthencritiquethattheory

（D）tracetheevolutionofanintriguingphenomenon

（E）discussanexperimentthatillustratesanuncommonphenomenon

12.Inline12,"fine"mostnearlymeans

（A）pure

（B）keen

（C）thin

（D）sensitive

（E）satisfactory

Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thefollowingpassageisfroma1992publicationinwhichtheauthor,aphysicist,discusses"reality"andthemodelsthathumanbeingsusetounderstandtheuniverse.

Perhapsyou'veseenthepainting:

apipe,depictedwithphotographicrealism,floatsabovealineofcarefulscriptthatreads"Cecin’estpasunepipe"—"Thisisnotapipe."ReneMagrittepaintedTheTreacheryofImagesinthe1920s,andpeoplehavebeentalkingeversinceaboutwhatitmeans.

DidMagritteintendtoremindusthatarepresentationisnottheobjectitdepicts—thathispaintingis"only"apaintingandnotapipe?

Suchaninterpretationiswidelytaughttocollegestudents,butifitistrue.Magrittewenttoanawfullotoftrouble—carefullyselectingadress-finishpipeofparticularlyelegantdesign,makingdozensofsketchesofit.takingitaparttofamiliarizehimselfwithitsanatomy,thenpaintingitsportraitwithgreatcareandskill—justtotellussomethingwealreadyknew.Inanothercanvas,TheTwoMysteries,Magritteisevenmoreinsistent:

theoriginalpipepainting,completewithcaption,isdepictedassittingonaneaselthatrestsonaplankfloor,butabovethatpainting,totheleft,hoversasecondpipe,larger（orcloser）thanthepaintedcanvasanditsframe.Whatwehavehereisapaintingofaparadox.Obviouslythesmallerpipeisapaintingandnotapipe.Butwhatisthesecondpipe,theonethatloomsoutsidetherepresentedcanvas?

Andifthattooisbutapainting,thenwheredoesthepaintingend?

Itseemstomethattherootsoftheparadoxresideintheconceptoftheframe.

Whenwelookatarealisticpainting—aportraitofahistoricalfigure—weacceptbyconventionthattheportraitrepresentsarealpersonandactualobjects.Whenthatconventionisdenied,asinMagritte’spipepaintings,thepointisnottoremindusthatpaintingsarenotreal.Thatmuchistruebuttrivial.Thepointistochallengethebeliefthateverythingoutsidetheframeisreal.

TheenemyofartistslikeMagritteisnaiverealism—thedoggedassumptionthatthehumansensoryapparatusaccuratelyrecordstheoneandonlyrealworld,ofwhichthehumanbraincanmakebutoneaccuratemodel.Thetruth,ofcourse,isthatnobodycangrasprealitywhole,thateachperson'suniverseistosomeextentunique,andthatthiscircumstancemakesitimpossibleforustoprovethatthereisbutonetruereality.

Ifmodernartistshavelaboredtocallattentiontothefactthatourunderstandingofrealityislimitedandvariegated,sotoohavemodernscientists.Manypeoplearesurprisedtohearthis.Theythinkofscienceasacollectionofhard

factsminedfrombedrockreality,throughaprocessasuncreativeascoincollecting.Thescientists,however,havecometoknowbetter.Astronomersunderstandthat

eachactofobservation—photographingagalaxy,takinganultravioletspectrumofanexplodingstar—extractsbutasmallpieceofthewhole,andthatamontageofmanysuchimagesisstillonlyarepresentation,apaintingifyouwill.Thequantumphysicistsgofurther:

theyappreciatethattheanswerstheyobtainthroughexperimentdependsignificantlyonthequestionstheyask,sothatanelectron,askedifitisaparticleorawave,willanswer"Yes"tobothquestions.Neuroscientistshavelearnedthatthebrainisnomonolith,either.Eachofusharborsmanyintelligences,andinsofarasmyvariousmindstakevaryingviewsofreality—interms,say,ofspatialrelationshipsversuslanguage,orofsentimentalversusrationaleducation—IcannomorelegitimatelyimposeasinglemodelonmyselfthanIcanexpecttoimposeitonothers.

Thisisnottosaythateveryopinionabouttheuniversedeservesequal

attention,asifschoolteachersshouldbeenjoinedtogiveequalweighttotheflat-Earththeory,ESP.ortheexistenceofextraterrestrials.Thatnoonetheoryoftheuniversecandeservedlygainpermanentpredominancedoesnotmeanthatalltheoriesareequallyvalid.Infact,tounderstandthelimitationsofscience（andartandphilosophy）canbeasourceofstrength,emboldeningustorenewoursearchfor