SAT真题分享：2012年5月亚洲SAT.docx

FormCodesMFFD,LUFDCollegeBoardTheSATSUNDAyQuestion-and-AnswerServiceMay如12AdministrationINSIDE:TestquestionsandcorrectanswersThedifficultylevelforeachquestionYouressaypromptandallotheressaypromptsadministeredonyourtestdayInstructionsforscoringyourtestSuggestionsforusingthisreportNOTFORREPRODUCTIONANDRESALE.*'52TheCollegeBcJrdCollegeBoard,achievemore.SATandtheacornlogo<ercgst(*redtrademarksoftheCOkgeBoardSASkillsInsight.TheOfficialSATOnlineCourse,TheOfficialSATQueblionoftheDayaidTheOfficialSATStudyGuidearetrademarksownedbytheCollegeBoard.SATThISbookletcontainstheSAT*youtookinMay2012,startingwithallthpessaypromptsgiveninMay,includingtheoneyouanswered.Italsoincludesscoringinformation.IftheSATyoutookincludedanunscored“equating”section,thisbookletwillnotincludethatsection.ReviewingYourSATResultsTomakethebestuseofyourpersonalizedQASreport,wesuggestthatyou:Readeachquestioninthebooklet,thencheckthereportforthetypeofquestion,thecorrectanswer,howyouanswereditandthedifficultyIeveLAnalyzetestquestionsyouansweredincorrectlytounderstandwhyyouranswerwasincorrect.Checkt。seewhetheryoumighthavemisreadthequestionormismarkedtheanswer.Keeptrackofhowyoudidonthedifferenttypesofquestions(aslabeledonyourQASreport),eitherbyusingthetablebeloworbyprintingyouronlinescorereportatsaLcollegeboardorgscores÷Thiscanhelpyouunderstandyouracademicstrengthsandidentifyareasforimprovement.SectionTypeofQuestionNumberCorrectNumberIncorrectNumberOmittedCriticalReadingCSentencecompletionRPassage-basedreadingMathematicsNNurberandopqratioas.AAlgebradnctionsfGGeometryandmeasurementDDataanalysis,statisticsandprobabilityWritingMultiple-ChoiceSImprovingsentencesEIdentifyingsentenceerrorsPImprovingparagraphsReviewingYourEssayViewacopyofyouressayonlineatwwwxollegeboard.org/viewessay.Onthepracticesheetsinthebackofthisbooklet,youcantrywritingyouressayagainorpracticewritinganessayforoneoftheotherpromptsinthisbooklet.ScoringYourTestUSetheScoringWorksheet,SATEssayScoringGuideandscoreconversiontablesatthebackofthisbooklettoverifythescoreonyourtest.UsetheFormCodeshownatthetopofyourpersonalizedQASreporttolocateyourparticularscoreconversiontables.TheScoringWorksheetandscoreconversiontablesarespecifictothetestyutook.Donottrytoscoreanyothertestsusingthem.PracticingtoTaketheSATAgainIfyoudecidetotaketheSATagain,yourQASresultswillhelpyouidentifythespecificareasandtypesofquestionstofocusonforadditionalpractice.Freepracticeresourcesareavailableonsat.collegeboard.org/practiceincludingapracticetest,additionalpracticequestions,andahelpfultoolcalledSATSkillsInsight.SATSkillsInsightwillshowyouthetypesofskillstestedOntheSATandsuggestionstohelpyouimproveyourskillsfornexttime.Nowthatyou'refamiliarwiththetest,you'remorepreparedforthekindsofquestionsontheSAT.Ybu,realsolikelytobemorecomfortablewiththetest-takingprocess,includingthetimelimits.Onaverage,studentswhotaketheSATasecondtimeincreasetheircombinedcriticalreading,mathematicsandwritingscoresbyabout40points.1邀）ESSAY-三m°,ESSAY尊）1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely-YouressaymusibewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouWiIlreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders：Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.YouwillreceiveCreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Peopletalktmuchabouttheirfeelings.TheyshareIheirdeepestsecretsandinnermostthoughtsontelevisiontalkshows.Theywriterevealingautobiographies.Theybuybooksthatadvisethemtotellothersabouttheirfeelings.WewouldbefarbetteroffifwefollowedtheadviceofFlorenceNighungaletapioneerinthefieldOfnursing,whothoughtthatpeopletoooftenwastetheirfeelingsbytalkingaboutthemandshouldinsteadturntheirfeelingsintoactionsthatbringresults.Assignment:Isitbetterforpeopletoactontheirfeelingsthantotalkaboutthem?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalledryoumaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.DonotturntoanyothersectionInthetest.1尊）ESSAYWgo*ESSAY尊）1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.noff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Aspeoplebecomemoreknowledgeableandexperienced,theyeventuallyrealizethatcompleteequityandjusticewhetherinpolitics,ineducation,orinday-to-dayeventsWiIlneverreallybeachieved.Evenso,theyareencouragedtocontinuetohopeforandfightforfairness.Butshouldn'tpeopleputtheirenergiestobetteruse?Therewillalwaysbeunfairnessinlife,andbecominganadultmeansndingwaystomakethebestofthisfact.Assignment:Shouldpeopleacceptunfairnessandfindwaystomakethebestofit?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.41爆）ESSAY-s9tfESSAY尊）1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.YOUshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideasIOgicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarcnotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.TrytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingisLegibleiothosereaders.ImportantReminders;Apencilisrequiredforthees&ay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.DOnotwriteyouressayinyourtestbookYouWillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofZerdIfyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminuestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Noamountofweal±canhelphumanitymoveforwardandmakeprogress,evenunderthemanagementOfthemostdedicatedandsociallyconsciousworkers.Moneyonlyleadstosclshessandbecomesanirresistibletemptationtoitsownerstoabuseit.TheonlyIhingthatcanleadpeopletopraiseworthyideasandnobledeedsistofollowtheexampleofgreatindividualswhoPUtotherfactorsbeforemoney.AdaptedfromAlbertEinsteininAliceCahpricevTheNewQuotableEinsteinAssignment:Doesmoneyleadtoselfishness?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.DonotturntoanyothersectionInthetest.1ESSAYdESSAY)1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanoppounitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline、avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.DQnotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.YouwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheetAnOmtOPiCe$aywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Advertisementsprovideinformationaboutavailableproductsandservices.Manypeopleargue,however,thatsomethingelseisgoingon:advertisementstrytoconvincepeoplethatwhentheybuythings,theyarealsobuyingsatisfactionandhappiness.Advertisementsmerelyfoolpeopleintobelievingthattenext"newandimproved*productwillmaketheirlivesbetter,andtheresultisthatpeopleareevenmoreunhappyanddissatisfiedthantheywouldhavebeenwithouttheadvertisements.Assignment：Doadvertisementscontributetounhappinessanddissatisfaction?PlanandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewOnthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies*experience,orobservations.BEGNWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourwork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® Unauthorised c0pyin9 or reuse of any part Ot thi page ts illegal 2SECTION2Time25minutes24QuestionsTurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillintheCorreSPOndingcircleontheanswersheet.Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneathtcsentencearcfivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.Choosethewordorsetofwordsthauwheninsertedinthesentence,bes【fitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.Example:Hopingtothedispute,negotiatorsproposedacompromisethattheyfeltwouldbetobothlaborandmanagement.（八）enforce.useful(B)enddivisive(C)overcome.unattractivet(D)extendsatisfactory(E)resolve.acceptable®©1In1909,thefirstsignicantstrikeofworkingwomenwasbygarmentworkersinNewYorktolowwagesandlongwolinghours.（八）suspended.oppose(B)investigated.promote(C)averted.expose(D)conduct.accommodate(E)organized.protest2.AerospaceengineerDr.AprilkEricsson-Jacksondoesnot*herresponsibilitiesasarolemodel;instead,shetheopportunitytoencouragewomenandminoritiestopursuecareersinmathandscience.（八）ShUn.squanders(B)welcomeseizes(C)ponder.weighs(D)shirk.embraces(E)downplay.resists3.Stevetempershiswith:despitehisintensedesiret。succeed,heremainsSenSitiVetothefeelingsofothers.（八）idealismdespondency(B)ambition.empathy(C)determinationbanality(D)lethargy,kindness(E)perfectionisminsolence4.ThesenatordeliveredSUCbspeechthathersupporters,inspiredbyherobviousfervor,weremovedtoaction.（八）anendearing(B)animpassioned(C)afastidious(D)anostentatious(E)asoporic5TheancientGTCekwriterHerodotuswasinordinately,blithelyacceptingwildlyimprobablelegendsashistoricalfacts.（八）imperious(B)prolific(C)credulous(D)derisive(E)anachronistic2图O®2Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairOfrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.AnswerthequestionsOnthebasisofwhatisStatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided+Questions6-9arebasedonthefollowingpassages.Passage1Theonlinenewsandcommentaryforumsknownasblogs(atermderivedfromsbWeblog")arenotonlymoreopenthantraditionalmediabuaealsoabetterarenaforLineargument.Newspapers,magazines,andbroadcastmedia5involveOne-Waycommunicationfromtheoriginatorofthecontenttothereadersoraudience.Tobesurctthereareletterstotheeditor,butblogsaremorefundamentallydialogic.Bloggersareengagedincontinualdebatewitheachother.Manyblogsalsohavecommentssections,IOallowingnonbloggerstojointheconversation.Theresultisamuchmorefreewheeling,egalitarianformofcommunicationthanoneEnd5inthetraditionalmedia.Passage2Intermsofhowtheytreatsubstantiveidea$,blogsarenotverydifferentfromnewspapers:theypresentanidea15andthenrx>veon,asquicklyaspossible,torhenextidea.NOoneseemstobewillingtochewoverevenaverysubstantiveblogentryforverylong;instead,wewantnewones.BlOgSremaingreatforpresentingnews:political,technological,artistic,whatever.Butasvehiclesforthe20developmentofideastheyarewoefullydeficientandwillnecessarilyremainsountiltheybecomelessboundbythedemandsOfurgency.Evenonthebestacademicsites,whathappensmoreoftenthannotistheconversionofreallygoodscholarsintoreallylousyjournalists.6.TheauthorofPassage1arguesthatblogsare“abetterarenaforargument"(lines3-4)thanarctraditionalmediabecauseblogs（八）featurestrictlyoriginalcontent(B)promoteinteractionbetweenwritersandreaders(C)emphasizecontroversialtopics(D)integrateotherformsofmedia(E)giveauthorsmorefreedominchoosingwritingprojects7.TheauthorofPassage1wouldmostlikelyrespondtolines13-15inPassage2CiInterms.idea*)byarguingthattheauthorofPassage2has（八）overstatedthesimilaritybetweenblogsandnewspapers(B)presentedadistortedargumentbynotmentioningotherformsofmedia(C)misunderstoodthecentralityofpoliticalnewsInblogs(D)understatedtheusefulnessofblogsinbreakingnewsstories(E)underestimatedthecapacityofnewspaperst。adapttonewtechnologies8ComparedwiththeauthorofPassageI*theauthorofPassage2showsagreaterconcernaboutthe（八）probabilitythatablogwillpresentInaccuraieinformation(B)dubiouscredentialsofthosewhowriteinblogs(C)needforagreaterrangeoftopicstobecoveredinblogs(D)failureofblogstoexploreideasadequately(E)lackofattentionthatmainstreammediapaytoblogs9.WhichofthefollowingCharactensticsofblogsisexploredinPassage1butnotinPassage2?（八）Theirrelationshiptomoretra