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1  试题打开口令为：http://www.taisha.org/test/sat  第一套答案解析  Sample Essay - Score of 6   Throughout time mankind has strived to make his life easier. Whether it be through technology,   science, or theories of social interaction every generation has made one contribution. From the idea of  crop rotation to the cellular telephone mankind has advanced. It can be argued however, that not all  of these advancements were beneficial. Many times people are accused of ―taking the easy way out‖,  something that is looked down upon in today‘s society.   Consider, if you will, ancient Greecian Society. With hardly any of the technological or scientific  advancements we have today, they were able to produce some of the greatest thinkers of all time.  Socrates and Plato still influence modern philosophical thought. In addition, these men were well  versed in all disciplines. They were thinkers, mathamaticians, writers, scientists, artists and much  more. Examine some other great men in history. Leonardo Davinci was one of the greatest scientists  and also one of the greatest artists of all time, he even invented and drew up early plans for the  helicopter. These ancient men, without the technology and ease of life we have today, were able to  produce some of the most prolific additions to human knowledge ever.   Now let us examine some men from our time. Bill Gates, while adding immensely to the pleasures and  ease of man‘s life, did so only by forcefully destroying many fledgling companies and completely   undermining our capitalistic market place. Very very few men in our time are leaders in more than one  discipline. There are no scientists/artists or writer/mathamaticians. Men, while being able to more   deeply delve into a discipline, are now restricted to it. I attribute this to technology. We now have a life  outside of our work. A life with computers, cars, movies, and dinner with the family from across the  country. Mankind can no longer devote himself to his work. He has his work life, and his home life.  While a cell phone allows me to talk to anyone from anywhere, it prevents me from being alone and  fully concentrating. While the internet allows me to look at websites from around the world, it prevents  me from doing the work I set out to do.   While technology and science have made man‘s life easier, they have not made it better. Man has  become less productive and less devoted, partly, as a result of this newfound ease of life. Therefore,  What makes our lives easier does not necessarily make them better.  1   ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS  Explanation for Correct Answer D :   Choice (D) is correct. "Predictable" means forseeable or hackneyed. If one were to insert this term into  the text, the sentence would read "To avoid being predictable, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for  an element of surprise in his songs." The word "avoid" indicates that the missing term will contrast with  the element of surprise that Sondheim tries to instill in his songs. "Surprise" means something   unexpected, so it makes sense to say that the composer includes surprising elements in his songs to  ensure that his work sounds fresh and original.  Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :   Choice (A) is incorrect. "Erratic" means inconsistent. If one were to insert this term into the text, the  sentence would read "To avoid being erratic, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an element of  surprise in his songs." It can be argued that inconsistencies within in a song are "surprising." This term  therefore defies the underlying logic of the sentence that the meaning of the missing word must contrast  with the meaning of "surprise." 
  2  Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :   Choice (B) is incorrect. "Informal" means casual. If one were to insert this term into the text, the   sentence would read "To avoid being informal, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an element of    surprise in his songs." There is, however, no direct correlation between a composer's informality and his  or her originality.   Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :   Choice (C) is incorrect. "Elaborate" in this context means complex. If one were to insert this term into  the text, the sentence would read "To avoid being elaborate, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for an  element of surprise in his songs." But songs that lack complexity are not necessarily surprising.  Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :   Choice (E) is incorrect. "Idiosyncratic" in this context means peculiar. If one were to insert this term into  the text, the sentence would read "To avoid being idiosyncratic, composer Stephen Sondheim strives for  an element of surprise in his songs." It is illogical to claim that a composer who values originality would  want to avoid being unusual. Idiosyncrasies, or departures from the norm, are often what make music  surprising.  2    ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS  Explanation for Correct Answer C :   Choice (C) is correct. "Catastrophic" means involving a disastrous or tragic event. The first half of the  sentence, beginning with the word "because" and ending with a comma, sets up an explanation for the  pandas' vulnerability. The second half of the sentence elaborates on the consequences that a harsh  winter would have had on a struggling population. If one were to insert the term "catastrophic" into the  text, the sentence would read "Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought,  a harsh winter would have had catastrophic consequences for them." The term "catastrophic" supports  the fact that a difficult winter would be distastrous for a group of pandas that is already suffering from  disease and drought.   Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :   Choice (A) is incorrect. "Preventive" means intended to prevent or protect. If one were to insert this   term into the text, the sentence would read "Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease  and drought, a harsh winter would have had preventive consequences for them." The term "preventive"  therefore suggests that a harsh winter would have protected the pandas when, in fact, the opposite is  true.   Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :   Choice (B) is incorrect. "Regressive" means tending to return or revert. If one were to insert this term  into the text, the sentence would read "Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and  drought, a harsh winter would have had regressive consequences for them." Although the term  "regressive" carries negative connotations that seem appropriate in this context, environmental  hardships would not have necessarily caused a population to revert to earlier behaviors.  Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :   Choice (D) is incorrect. "Unforeseen" means unexpected. If one were to insert this term into the text,  the sentence would read "Because the pandas had already been weakened by disease and drought, a  harsh winter would have had unforeseen consequences for them." Since the pandas are already  weakened, the consequences of the harsh winter are easy to predict, so they can‘t be described as  unforeseen.  

　每年SAT结束后，正常情况下，两周时间考生就可以查到分数。根据分数结果计划是否需要再报一次SAT或者直接可以确定目标院校及ED，EA等方案了。然而华尔街日报的一篇报道却给所有考生和家长蒙上了一层阴影。根据以往经验，此次SAT分数很可能有会出现延迟。这里陈老师转载了这篇文章，也给考生及家长提个醒，如果SAT成绩延误出分，一定要尽早选定大的院校范围，并开始准备文书等素材的准备，绝对不能等到延期成绩出来后再行动了。

　　就在6月6日早上10:00，大家还在香港万人坑考场里被6月SAT虐的时候，《华尔街日报》发表了一篇题为《CheatinginAsiaCloudsSAT》的文章，用确凿的证据点名指控中国部分SAT机构在考前6小时叫卖SAT答案，并揭示了他们作弊的手法。“ETS拒绝回答他们取消了多少SAT成绩、以及他们安全手段的有效性”华尔街日报的作者说道。万恶的CB着实是害人不浅，主页君这就把这篇文章翻译送上，与大家一起吐槽CB。话说，主页君不禁想起了最近的高考...想想那真是全世界最公平的考试啊!

　　来美国上学的外国人越来越多，亚洲SAT考场的作弊情况变成了一个大问题。学生和考试辅导老师都说，现在外国考生玩弄SAT越来越容易，考前就能拿到答案，这种现象在亚洲尤其常见。运营SAT的CollegeBoard在进行调查之后,delay了几千个成绩。中国大陆包括京西学校在内的两个主要国际学校考点所有5月份的SAT成绩全部被delay，处于被调查的状态。其他一些国际学校的考点的成绩也有delay情况，虽然那些考点通常都不是中国人来考。京西学校的一个辅导员表示，中国所有的考点成绩都被delay了，京西并非个例。去年秋天，亚洲的其他考点也有类似的delay情况，中东，包括埃及都有一些考生表示被delay了。在中国辅导SAT的Gregg老师说，“我教了20多年的SAT，从来没见过这么多被delay的成绩，也没见过这么多作弊的学生。”外国学生的作弊行为在美国引起了巨大的回响。最近在匹兹堡，15个中国人被指控有非法提供护照、协助替考SAT的嫌疑。

　　在给考生的delay通知里，CollegeBoard说，他们根据可靠的报告和证据进行了认真的调查，但是并没有详细说明具体情况。CollegeBoard还说，考生可能最多要等5周才能知道最终的结果，因为需要时间来确定最准确的分数。然后，CollegeBoard把包袱踢给了ETS，因为ETS是代理他们管理SAT的。ETS的发言人表示，去年调查后，只有不到5000人的成绩被取消了，而全世界一共有400万考生。ETS还表示一直在不断引入新的安全手段，但是拒绝提供任何细节来证明他们手段的有效性。并且，CollegeBoard和ETS都拒绝回答，他们在美国以外取消了多少成绩，并表示不想讨论一个特定的考生群体，因为这样会影响他们的调查。

　　诚然，过去几年成绩的delay一般不会影响到外国学生进入美国大学。大部分学校都不会介意考生的成绩因为自己不可控的原因而晚一些寄到。但是最近的delay确让学生和家长们都很害怕。一直到秋天还没有任何分数，这让学生很难进行选校，或者决定是否ED。这种指控也对录取产生了影响，因为现在申请美国大学的国际生越来越多。CollegeBoard的数据表明，2013-14年，东亚一共有138000次SAT的注册记录，而2008-09年只有79000次注册(并未提供美国地区的比较数据)。根据统计，在2013-14学年，美国大学(包含文理学院)共从海外招生886052人，中国学生占比最多，达到274439人(约31%)。巴布森商学院(该学院所收到的7515份申请中有1024份来自亚洲的高中)本科招生办公室助理主任CheryBorden指出，尤其是考虑到中国申请者和其他国家申请者的标化成绩报告单开始出现异常情况，所有录取官们都变得比原来要敏感一些了【太傻网 - SAT答案】
问题
Q1 adj. pertaining to charity
(a) eleemosynary (b) facial (c) prominent (d) defensive
Q2 adj. according to usual practice
(a) venerable (b) arthurian (c) habitual (d) disobedient
Q3 v. to appear or act in the character of
(a) retrench (b) retrieve (c) impersonate (d) furbish
Q4 n. an imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets
(a) zodiac (b) knight errant (c) course (d) magistracy
Q5 adj. exercising the will
(a) reverent (b) grotesque (c) volitive (d) populous
Q6 int. I have found it; I got it
(a) adieu (b) bravo (c) eureka (d) voala
Q7 n. a musical composition
(a) inlet (b) concerto (c) platitude (d) integrity
Q8 v. to pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended
(a) elude (b) reimburse (c) forerun (d) adjudge
Q9 adj. opposing or opposed
(a) precise (b) weak-kneed (c) adverse (d) deficient
Q10 adj. yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
(a) extravagant (b) vituperable (c) indulgent (d) migratory
答案：
A1 adj. pertaining to charity
definition (a) eleemosynary
A2 adj. according to usual practice
definition (c) habitual
A3 v. to appear or act in the character of
definition (c) impersonate
A4 n. an imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets
definition (a) zodiac
A5 adj. exercising the will
definition (c) volitive
A6 int. I have found it; I got it
definition (c) eureka
A7 n. a musical composition
definition (b) concerto
A8 v. to pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended
definition (b) reimburse
A9 adj. opposing or opposed
definition (c) adverse
A10 adj. yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
definition (c) indulgent
Ghosts, haunted houses, ancestral curses—these common tropes of Gothic literature might lead some readers to dismiss the genre as one better suited for entertainment than for serious literary scholarship. An analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1892 short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," though, demonstrates that the Gothic was a vehicle for serious social commentary worthy of further study. The story's protagonist, suffering from a "nervous condition," becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in her bedroom. At one point, she conjures a disturbing image of a woman trapped behind the bars depicted in the pattern of the wallpaper. Though utterly fantastical, this image is very much grounded in the reality of the oppressive mores of the Victorian era: the trapped figure symbolizes the protagonist's sense of being imprisoned by her social circumstances. Since its inception with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto in 1764, Gothic literature has been frightening reading audiences around the globe.

The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?

A.Kept, because it illustrates how the analysis of Gilman's story applies throughout the broader category of Gothic literature.
B.Kept, because it provides a second example that supports the paragraph's claim that the social commentary found in Gothic literature is worthy of further study.
C.Deleted, because it contradicts the paragraph's claim that some readers dismiss the genre of Gothic literature.
D.Deleted, because it weakens the paragraph's conclusion by introducing loosely related information about the general topic of Gothic literature.
答案：D

解析：

Choice D is the best answer because it removes an unnecessary sentence and offers a sound reason for doing so: the sentence provides information that is only loosely related to the paragraph and thus weakens the paragraph's conclusion.