SAT-2015年1月真题（北美）-SAT备考资料.docx

ESSAYESSAY®1ESSAYTime25minutesTurntopage2ofyouranswersheettowriteyourESSAY.Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.TrytowriteorprintsothatWhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:pencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourscoresfortheentiretestmaybecanceled.Anelectroniccopyofyouressaywillbemadeavailabletoeachofyourdesignatedscorerecipients:colleges,universities,andscholarshipprograms.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Whenpeopleareveryenthusiasticalwayswillingandeagertomeetnewchallengesorgiveundividedsupporttoideasorprojectstheyarelikelytoberewarded.TheyoHenworkharderandenjoytheirworkmorethandothosewhoaremorerestrained.Buttherearclimitstohowenthusiasticpeopleshouldbe.PeopleshouldalwaysquestionanddoubLsincetoomuchenthusiasmcanpreventpeoplefromconsideringbetterideas,goals,orcoursesofaction.Assignment:Canpeoplehavetoomuchenthusiasm?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.SECTION2Time25minutes35QuestionsTurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.J. ABCDEAB)C DE)ABCDE/I. /I X Zfv /kThefollowingsentencestestcorrectnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Partofeachsentenceortheentiresentenceisunderlined;beneatheachsentencearefivewaysofphrasingIheunderlinedmaterial.ChoiceArepeatstheoriginalphrasing;theotherfourchoicesaredifferent.Ifyouthinktheoriginalphrasingproducesabettersentencethananyofthealternatives,selectchoiceA;ifnot.selectoneoftheotherchoices.Inmakingyourselection,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish;thatis.payattentiontogrammar,choiceofwords,sentenceconstruction,andpunctuation.Yourselectionshouldresultinthemosteffectivesentenceclearandprecise,withoutawkwardnessorambiguity.EXAMPLE:1.auraIngallsWilderpublishedherfirstbookandSheWaSSiXIy-fiveyearsC)Idthen.andshewassixty-fiveyearsoldthenwhenshewassixty-fiveatagesixty-fiveyearsolduponthereachingofsixty-fiveyearsatthetimewhenshewassixty-five2.Althoughtherearemoreelectricvehiclesavailabletodriversthaneverbefore,traditionalgasoline-poweredvehiclesareIheQneSIhalremainmuchmorecommon.aretheonesthatremainmuchmorecommonarewhatremainmuchmorecommonremainmuchmorecommonremainmorecommonerremainmostcommonest3Bymidnightaheavysnowhasbegantofall,envelopingthecityinasoft,whitesilence.（八）hasbegan(B)thatbegan(C)begun(D)hadbegun(E)havingbegun4.Afterlookingatthesubwaymap,VincenthasrealizedthalheIOokthewrongtrain.hasrealizedthathetookrealizeshishavingtakenrealizedthathehastakenrealizedthathehadtookrealizedthathehadtakenA 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during which upheavals that upheavals, which upheavals, where upheavals,Thefollowingsentencestestyourabilitytorecognizegrammarandusageerrors.Eachsentencecontainseitherasingleerrorornoerroratall.Nosentencecontainsmorethanoneerror.Theerror,ifthereisone,isunderlinedandlettered.Ifthesentencecontainsanerror,selecttheoneunderlinedpartthatmustbechangedtomakethesentencecorrect.Ifthesentenceiscorrect,selectchoiceE.Inchoosinganswers,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish.EXAMPLE:TheolhrdelegatesandhimimmediatelyABCacceptedtheresolutiondraftedbytheDneutralstates.NoerrorE®©©©12.ThinkingthatcustomersmightPrefeljadeearringsABtothosemadeofturquoise,thejewelerPlaCingthem-CDinthefrontofthewindowdisplay.Noerror-E-13.TouristswhichwanttoexploretheforestedareasAB-oftheJaldaparaWildlifeSanctuaryinIndiamustrideCelephantstodoso.NoeorD-E-14.In1919AliceHamilton,bythenaIeadirIgexpertAonleadpoisoningandoneofonlyahandfulofBindustrialsafetyspecialists,wereinvitedtoteach"CD-atHarvard.Noerror15.Becauseofunforeseenchangestotheleaguerules,-SBthegamesscheduledtobeplayedattheendofthisC-monthwillbepostponeduntilafterournewseasonstarted.Noerror-E16.AlthoughthefreewayRy$leminthecityis皿亿ABcomplex,trafficusuallymovesSPeBdyevenduringCDrushhours.NOBITOr17<LocatedinCalifornia'sWhiteMountainsareabristleconepinetreethatstartedgrowingBaroundthetimetheGreatPyramidofGizaCwascompletedinthethirdmillenniumb.C.e.DNoerror-E18,Thebeliefthatifyoueatfoodcontaininggarlic,AonewillbeheahhywasIongjudgedsuperstitiousBbutisnowthought(ohavescientificmerit.NoeorC"DE19.TheplastictrashcanhasbecomeperhapstheAmorefamiliarofthehundredsofproductsthatBCCharlesHarrisondesignedforhomeuse.NOerrorD-E20.Althoughtheoldpenny-farthingbicycle,withits-ABhighfrontwheelandsmallbackone,wasnotveryfast,itmusthavebeenfuntoride.Noerror-C-D-E-21.Withstartlingsuddenness,areeflmedbeforetheAwearysailors,whichwerecautiouslyrowingtheirBC-D-batteredboatthroughathickfog.Noerror-E-22.Theterm"AnasaziJsometimesmktakenyusedAt。refertotheancestorsOfmodemPuebloIndians,BisinfactNavajoinOriginandmeans“ancientDenemies."Noerror-E-23AlthoughbothsoldierbeetlesandAsianlonghornbeetlesareinsectsthatCanfeedOntrees,animportantAdifferencebetweenthesetwospeciesisthatidsmuchmoreharmfultolivingtrees.NQerrorDE24.AlthoughmanydomesticatedrabbitsbecomeAalarmedwhentheyareliftedOfTthegroundBandthereforedonotenjoytobeheld,some-Ctoleratesuchhandlingquitewell.NoerrorD-EZ5ForcryptographersexpertswhodeciphermessagesTBinsecretcodeshortercodesareoftenmoredifficultthansolvinglongerones.NoerrorD-E26.Accordingtotherecipe,FranciscowasAsupposetousebuttermilk,butsincehehadnone,BC-hesubstitutedregularmilkSoUredwithlemonjuice.DNoerror27.Thoughtheleftandrightsideofthebrainshare-A-丁information,languageistypicallyprocessedonCtheleftside,WhiIeSPatialabilitiesaregenerallyconcentratedontherightside.Noerror28.Somepoliticalcandidatesdonotexpecttobeelected.ArunningforofficesimplyinthehopetogenerateBpublicityforissuesthatotherwisemightbeignored.C-D-Noerror29.Evenafterloweringthevolume,SuzannefoundthatB-herelectricguitarsoannoyedherneighborsthattheyCDcomplainedtothebuilding'smanager.Noerror-E-ab)ode)Directions:Thefollowingpassageisanearlydraftofanessay.Somepartsofthepassageneedtoberewritten.Readthepassageandselectthebestanswersforthequestionsthatfollow.Somequestionsareaboutparticularsentencesorpartsofsentencesandaskyoutoimprovesentencestructureorwordchoice.Otherquestionsaskyoutoconsiderorganizationanddevelopment.Inchoosinganswers,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish.Questions30-35refertothefollowingpassage.(1)Sinceitsinventioninthemid-nineteenthcentury,chewinggumhasbecomeoneoftheworld'smostpopularconfections.(2)Over374trillionsticksofgumarenowproducedannually,anumbersohugethatiftheywerestackedontopofeachother,theresultingtowerwouldsoarmorethantwomillionmileshigh.(3)That'salotofgum,andthecorrespondingincreaseinchewing-gumlittercreatesaverystickyissueforcitiesthatwanttokeeptheirsidewalksclean.(4)Recommendedmethodsforgettingridofgumstucktothesoleofashoeincludescraping,chillingthegumwithicesothatitiseasiertopeeloff,andapplyingvariouskindsofoilstomakethegummorepliable.(5)Imagine,then,thechallengefacedbymunicipalitiesthathavebeentryingtoremovemillionsofpiecesofcarelesslydiscardedgumfromsidewalks.(6)Likethemethodspeopleusetoremovechewinggumfromshoes,large-scalegum-removaitechniquesareonlypartlyeffective.(7)Notonlythat,buttheyarequiteexpensive.(8)Peoplewhodonotchewgumcannotunderstandwhyanyonewouldwantto.(9)Removinggumfromthesidewalkthroughscraping,sandblasting,ortheuseofsolventscancostasmuchasthreedollarsperpieceofgum.(10>Takingadifferentapproach,somelocalgovernmentsareengaginginexperiments.(11)Theyhavetodowithchewing*gumrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizenstosupportthem.(12)Yes.gumcanberecyclednot,thankfully,tomakenewchewinggumbuttomanufacturearubberlikesubstanceforuseinconstruction.(13)Toencouragethis,citiesareinstallinggumbalbcoloredrecyclingcontainers,eachcapableofholdinguptoathousandpiecesofgum,inpublicplaces.(14)Thehopeisthatanyonewhohaseversteppedonafreshlydiscardedwadofgumwillbeeagertousetherecyclingbin.Incontext,whichISbesttoaddattheverybeginningofsentence2(reproducedbelow)?Over374trillionsticksofgumarenowproducedannually,anumbersohugethatiftheywerestackedontopofeacholherttheresultingtowerwouldsoarmorethanhvomillionmileshigh.Becauseofit.Infact.Nevertheless,1.ikewise,Ontheotherhand,Incontext,whichisthebestversionoftheunderlinedportionofsentence3(reproducedbelow)?Thatsalotofgum,andthecorrespondingincreasei”chewing-gumlitterCreaieSIEfySriChissueforcitiesthatwanttokeeptheirsidewalksclean.（八）(asitisnow)(B)hadliterallybeensticky(C)prolongsthedebate(D)ismoreofanuisancethanaseriousproblem(E)would,however,beachallengeWhichofthefollowingsentences,ifinsertedimmediatelybeforesentence4,wouldmosteffectivelyintroduceIhesecondparagraphandlinkittothefirstparagraph?（八）Removingchewinggumisnotoriouslydifficult.(B)ASweallknow,Ihereismorethanonewaytoremovechewinggumfromthebottomofone'sshoes.(C)Manypeoplewhochewgumthrowitontheground.(D)Youshould,therefore,neverunderestimatethepowerofchewinggum.(E)Londonisonecitycaughtinthestruggletoremovechewinggumfrompublicpavements.33Incontext,whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestwaytoreviseandcombinesentences10and11(reproducedbelow)?Takingdifferentapproach,somelocalgovernmentsareengaginginexperiments.Theyhavetodowithchewing-gumrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizensfosupportthem.（八）Takingadifferentapproach,unfortunately,somelocalgovernmentsareengaginginexperimentswithrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizenstosupportthem.(B)Takingadifferentapproach,theyhavebeenengaginginexperimentswithchewing-gumrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizenstosupportthem.(C)Takingadifferentapproach,somelocalgovernmentsareexperimentingwithchewing-gumrecyclingprogramsandgettingCiIiZenStosupporttheseefforts.(D)Somelocalgovernmentslookadifferentapproach;theirexperimentshadtodowithrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizenstosupporttheseefforts.(E)Experimentingwithchewing-gumrecyclingprogramsandgettingcitizenstosupportthem,somelocalgovernmentsarenonethelesstakingadifferentapproach.34.Incontext,whichofthefollowingphraseswouldmosteffectivelyreplacetheword“thi;Tinsentence13(reproducedbelow)?Toencourage而工citiesareinstallinggumballcoloredrecyclingcontainers,eachcapableofholdingupfoathousandpiecesofgum,inpublicplaces.（八）removalefforts(B)gumchewing(C)suchthings(D)newconstruction(E)citizenparticipation35Whichofthefollowingsentencesshouldbedeletedbecauseitdoesnotcontributetothelogicaldevelopmentofthepassage?（八）SentenceI(B)Sentence5(C)Sentence8(D)Sentence9(E)Sentence12STOPtfyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.x30n J IkwRUUOJU- 3Jua!3%x2 In the figure above, point P is on line f. What is the value of f?4iI11Unauthorizedgpyingcxreuseof111111II'IjIianypartofthispageisillegalSECTION4Time25minutes20QuestionsTurntoSection4(page5)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Forthissection,solveeachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.Youmayuseanyavailablespaceforscratchwork.I.Theuseofacalculatorispermitted.2.Allnumbersusedarcrealnumbers.3.FiguresthataccompanyproblemsinthistestareintendedIoprovideinformationusefulinsolvingtheproblems.TheyaredrawnasaccuratelyaspossibleEXCEPTwhenitisstatedinaspecificproblemIhaltheRgureisnotdrawntoscale.Allfigureslieinap