rateSAT考试入学测试修订版

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Section 1
Time –15 minutes
15 questions
Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the
choices given and fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.











Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of
words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
EXAMPLE:
Hoping to ------the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt
would be-------to both labor and management.
(A) enforce. . useful
(B) end. . divisive
(C) overcome. . unattractive
(D) extend. . satisfactory
(E) resolve. . acceptable
1. In contrast to his prior treatise, in which brief moments of ------were----- among
large sections of utter nonsense, the professor's second book is more consistently
presented.
(A) clarity.. calculated
(B) creativity.. interpreted
(C) lucidity.. interspersed
(D) fervor.. perforated
(E) sternness.. scattered
2. Soldiers often--------fortitude to disguise their------.
(A) feign.. timidity
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(B) pretend.. valor
(C) acknowledge.. hostility
(D) proclaim.. confidence
(E) repudiate.. apprehension
3. The medieval monk lived ------life, living alone or with few others, in spartan
conditions.
(A) an inspired (B) an anachronistic
(C) an eclectic (D) a gregarious (E) an ascetic
4. Amateur bicyclists who aspire to race competitively at a professional level, but
who ------the demanding training regimen the sport requires, will eventually discover
that they are underprepared.
(A) eschew (B) generate (C) acclimate (D) absorb (E) infuse
5. With the introduction of the motorbus, the tramway suddenly seemed
comparatively expensive to operate, and the-------it enjoyed in the early 1900’s
diminished.
(A) favor (B) obscurity (C) misfortune (D) affiliations (E) opinion
6. Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most------writers of his generation, has garnered a
reputation that highlights this----characteristic and downplays his narrative abilities.
(A) extroverted….reclusive
(B) ingenious….limited
(C) political….aggressive
(D) cynical….sardonic
(E) reserved….complex
7. The Thanksgiving tradition in North America is more-----than any other; people of
all ages, religions, and ethnic backgrounds------this occasion by giving thanks for a
bountiful harvest.
(A) quintessential….laud

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(B) rife….promulgate
(C) widespread….cogitate
(D) pervasive….commemorate
(E) tenable….sanction
8. The editor refused to approve the story because the reporter had included
some------ statements that could not be verified by experts in the field.
(A) substantiated (B) serious (C) ingenuous (D) indubitable (E) specious
9. The scientist's hypothesis was finally------when researchers showed that the new
census data contradicted his original findings.
(A) tabulated (B) ratified (C) applied
(D) debunked (E) emphasized
10. Though the giraffe seems rather heavy and awkward in a zoo, that same
creature--------surprising speed and agility when fluidly galloping across African
grasslands, leading some to call it the most -------of animals.
(A) manifests.. nimble
(B) demonstrates.. special
(C) empowers.. dangerous
(D) engenders.. versatile
(E) lacks.. graceful
11. Ever since the town changed its zoning laws, local homeowners have united
against the idea of a large office building -------the dynamic of their
mostly -------community. .
(A) converting.. commercial
(B) polluting.. friendly
(C) juxtaposing.. industrial
(D) disrupting.. residential
(E) disengaging.. rural

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12. Researchers have------the General Social Survey regularly since 1972; therefore, it
is considered to be------survey.
(A) administered.. a cyclical
(B) assembled.. a trifling
(C) combined.. a demographic
(D) detached.. an irregular
(E) disclosed.. an anonymous
13. Roger was impressed by the------style of his English instructor who taught in a
refreshingly animated way.
(A) insipid (B) farcical (C) effervescent (D) didactic (E) saccharine
14. In the 1860’s, author Leo Tolstoy was-----with his family in the Tula region of
Russia; while comfortably established there, he wrote War and Peace.
(A) ensconced (B) circumscribed (C) avowed (D) coerced (E) castigated
15. Frequently capricious and------when she went shopping, Charo was occasionally
frugal and could not be considered wholly-------.
(A) unequivocal…excessive
(B) reticent…querulous
(C)quirky…bellicose
(D)beguiling…idiosyncratic
(E)impulsive…profligate
16. -------even when offstage, the famous comic, known as much for his quips as his
glamorous life style, ironically told the interviewer he lived a very --------life.
(A) Facetious …mundane
(B) Greedy…pompous
(C) Asinine…whimsical
(D) Arrogant…commonplace
(E) Humorous…sonorous

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17. After living in a cramped and------studio apartment for several years, Roberta
moved to a house that was commodious and-------.
(A) expensive…cluttered
(B) inhospitable…comfortable
(C) congested…remote
(D) expansive…roomy
(E) undecorated…historical
18. It would be ridiculous for any layman to attempt to------a stunt so overwhelmingly
difficult that even the most accomplished stuntmen consider it--------.
(A) shun.. redoubtable
(B) enumerate.. secondary
(C) execute.. formidable
(D) watch.. sobering
(E) disregard.. laughable
19. The evidence found by the private investigator was instrumental in------the
defendant, who had been wrongfully charged with fraud based on the false
statement of the accountant.
(A) alienating (B) mollifying (C) compelling (D) acquitting
(E) enlightening







Section 2

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Time –15 minutes
16 questions
The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions
following a pair of related passages may also be based on the relationship between
the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in
the passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 1-4 are based on the following passages.
Passage 1
The intellectual construct known as containment arose from the ashes of World
War II as a means by which the West could prevent war with the Soviet Union. A
1947 issue of the obscure but influential journal
5 Foreign Affairs outlined a policy of international relations based upon a
particularistic world view. According to such a world view, nations are inherently
self-serving and any force issued by one country against another must be met
with equal counterforce. Originally, containment
10 aimed to utilize American power to oppose the Soviet Union anywhere the latter
nation attempted to establish a communist regime.
Passage 2
America's involvement in Vietnam during the 1960's offers support for
opponents of the policy of containment.
15 Prevalent among American politicians at the time was the assumption that all
nations must be aligned with either the United States or the Soviet Union, and
that there could be no communist nation that was not also a pawn of the Soviets.
By viewing the world in such black-and-white
20 terms, America fatally misunderstood the real cause of Vietnam's instability.
While America perceived the war as another example of aggressive Soviet
expansion, Vietnamese communists saw their role as eliminating the

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imperialistic influences of all foreign nations.
1. Which of the following best illustrates a
Passage 1, line 6?
(A) A country that seeks to institute a national welfare system to provide health and
education to all its citizens
(B) A group of nations that tries to stop aggression around the world
(C) A nation that seeks to seize territory in a neighboring nation to obtain natural
resources it currently lacks
(D) A state that intends to promote democracy around the world by showing the
successes it has achieved through such a government
(E) A dictator who seeks to quell political opposition within his own government
2. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Passage 1 and
Passage 2?
(A) Passage 2 offers a criticism of the political theory outlined in Passage I.
(B) Passage I expands upon an argument made in Passage 2.
(C) Passage I refutes the conclusion drawn in Passage 2.
(D) Passage 2 offers a balanced counterpoint to the biased opinions expressed in
Passage 1.
(E) Passage1offersevidenceto support the main idea of Passage 2.
3. The opponents mentioned in Passage 2 (line 14) would be most likely to respond to
the last sentence of Passage 1 (
(A) agreeing that communism posed a threat to the stability of Vietnam's government
(B) pointing out the costliness of interfering in the affairs of foreign countries
(C) implying that using force against another nation is never justified
(D) demonstrating the influence the Soviet Union had in unstable countries in
Southeast Asia
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becoming its ally
4. In the last sentence of Passage 2 (
(A) the Soviet Union coerced the Vietnamese to set up a communist government
(B) the Vietnamese asked for America's help to defend itself against the Soviet Union
(C) the Vietnamese may have viewed America's involvement as an aggressive act
(D) America surreptitiously sought to establish colonies in Vietnam
(E) Americans could not understand how their actions were being viewed by the
Vietnamese

Questions5-16 are based on the following passages.
The following passages consider two viewpoints of Oliver Cromwell. Born in 1599,
Cromwell was a leading figure in the English Civil Wars of the seventeenth century,
eventually authorizing the execution of King Charles J and becoming Lord Protector
of all England.
Passage 1
In the wake of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter- Reformation,
all of Europe was in turmoil. Rulers often altered the laws of their countries to suit
personal preferences, outlawing first one religious
5 practice then another. Such uncertainty inevitably gave rise
to conflict as people fought to retain the right to practice their own beliefs in safety.
Further exacerbating the situation in England was the matter of the neighboring
lands of Ireland and Scotland. After generations of strife,
10 the English monarchy had married into the Scottish monarchy and had annexed
Ireland, resulting in one monarch ruling all three countries, though in reality each
country had its own legal system and local rulers. This balance of power was
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15 frequent talk of insurrection in each country, especially as taxes to support
foreign wars mounted ever higher. In the midst of this conflict, civil war erupted.
The common people were torn between warring factions and weighed down by
heavy taxes until finally, frustrated with
20 the situation, they rose up.
This was the setting in which Oliver Cromwell first rose to prominence. Born into
the English middle class, somewhere above a yeoman* yet below an aristocrat.
Cromwell was reasonably well educated and
25 entered politics as a local representative in the House of Commons. He served in
the British Parliament for several terms, but at heart he was
more a man of action than a man of words; it was only when the King's royal
standard was flapping in the wind that Cromwell's
30 ascension to power began in earnest. Although he used his respectable birth and
descent to portray himself as a gentleman, Cromwell had a reputation for being a
violent man, and history relates many stories of his sudden
temper and rough, even vulgar, language. In almost any other
35 atmosphere, it is likely that a man of such uncertain temperament would have
toiled in obscurity, but in those bloody years he was able to put his less savory
tendencies, along with his own iron will, to good use and take advantage of any
opportunities that arose.
40 The British Civil Wars were long and ugly. They ended only after the
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Parliament; then, of the Protectorate, under the rule of Cromwell; and finally, the
restoration of the monarchy. Although it is
45 claimed by some historians that Cromwell was popularly acclaimed and that the
people of England went so far as to offer him the crown, contemporary accounts
paint a different picture. There are descriptions of Cromwell's soldiers storming
the Parliament and forcibly installing
50 Cromwell as head of Parliament, which he promptly disbanded. With Parliament
dissolved, Cromwell's path to power was clear, and once he had been named
Protector, it was nearly impossible to oust him. One of the primary reasons for
this was the devoted army that attended him,
55 something that King Charles I had sorely lacked. As for his refusal of the crown, the
reality was that he was king in all but name, and one can only speculate that it
was some kind of superstition that prevented him from officially assuming the
title.
60 The most convincing proof that Cromwell's reign was not as popular as some
historians would make it out to be is the rapidity with which the English people
welcomed back the royal family after his death. Within two years of Cromwell's
death. Charles II was installed on the throne that had been held by his father, and
the remnants of the
65 Cromwell family were forced into hiding to escape persecution. So it was that the
English Civil Wars ended once and for al1, and the memory of a passionate and
ambitious man faded into ignominy for many long years.

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