SAT-2015年5月真题（亚太）-SAT备考资料.docx

ESSAYTime25minutesTurntopage2ofyouranswersheettowriteyourESSAY.Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.RememberthatpeopleWhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheer.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourscoresfortheentiretestmaybecanceled.Anelectroniccopyofyouressaywillbemadeavailabletoeachofyourdesignatedscorerecipients:colleges,universities,andscholarshipprograms.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Fromthetimeweareveryyoung,wearecautionedtothinkbeforeWespeak.Thatisgoodadviceifithelpsuswordourthoughtsmoreclearly.Butreflectingonwhatwearegoingtosaybeforewesayitisnotagoodideaifdoingsocausesustocensorourtruefeelingsbecauseothersmightnotlikewhatwesay.Infact,ifwealwaysworriedaboutothers*reactionsbeforespeaking,itispossiblenoneofuswouldeversaywhatwetrulymean.Assignment:ShouldwealwaysthinkbeforeWespeak?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.2SECTION2Time25minutes25QuestionsTurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet. Lz J, ABCDEEachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneaththesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,wheninsertedinthesentence,bestfitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.Example:Hopingtothedispute,negotiatorsproposedacompromisethattheyfeltwouldbetobothIaborandmanagement.（八）enforce.useful(B)end.divisive(C)overcome÷.unattractive(D)extendsatisfactory(E)resolve.acceptable®©©1.Icehotelsarest11jctnres:sincetheymeltinthespring,theyarenotmeanttobe.（八）fading.+appealing(B)beautiful.fragile(C)temporary.lasting(D)faulty,defective(E)enduringpermanent2.Fearfulofbecominganother-ofcriticism,theartistdidnotattempttothepainterswhoseworkwasjudgedoffensivebytheartestablishment.target.defendwitnesspromotefigurehead*.directannouncer.escapeopponent.enjoy3.TheVenusflytrapplantis-tocoastalareasofNorthandSouthCarolina:itgrowsnaturalyOnIyinthisregion.（八）transportable(B)sensitive(C)exotic(D)indigenous(E)extraneous4.TheMiddleEaStimagesofdesertsandoil;buttheregionalsohasseaslife,fromcoralreefstoseasnakes,turtles,andsharks.（八）elicitspreservedby(B)encompasses.devoidof(C)evokes.brimmingwith(D)transcends,teemingwith(E)captures.insulatedfrom5,ThesubjectmatterofNaloHopkinson'sCaribbean-inspiredfolklorerangesfromtheseeminglyordinarytothequite,（八）coincidental(B)inevitable(C)fantastic(D)routine(E)accessible6.ThechildhoodyearsofJuliusCacsafrare;anyattemptbyhistorianstore-createthemmustthereforerelyonandgeneralization,（八）amysterydissimulation(B)aparadox.deduction(C)ablanksupposition(D)aninspiration.speculation(E)anenigma.authentication7*PiIarBaibosahadsuchanknowledgeofPuertoRico,spoliticalPaStthatshewasnamedthecommonwealth'sofficialhistorian.（八）anomalous(B)implacable(C)ineffable(D)exorbitant(E)exhaustive8.Thedebatersbecameincreasinglystridentandantagonistic,witheachofthemultimatelyresortingto（八）jubilation(B)equanimity(C)invective(D)incertitude(E)compulsionGOONTOTHENEXTPAGE2®Questions13-25arebasedonthefollowingPaSsage.Thefollowingpassageaboutanewlyformedamateurtheatercompanyisadaptedfromnovelfirstpublishedinl96J.ThefinaldyingsoundsoftheirdressrehearsallefttheLaurelPlayerswithnothingtodobutstandthere,silentandhelpless,blinkingoutoverthefootlightsofanemptyauditorium.Theyhardlydaredtobreatheastheshort,solemnfigureoftheirdirectoremergedfromthenakedseatstojointhemOnstage,ashepulledastepladderraspinglyfromthewingsandclimbedhalfwayupitsrungstoturnandtalktothem,withseveralclearingsofhisthroat.'Tthasn'tbeenaneasyjobJhesaid,hisglassesglintingsoberlyaroundthestage.*4We,vehadalotofproblemshere,andquitefranklydmoreorlessresignedmyselfnottoexpecttoomuch.Well,listen.M