Section 2
1. Jim was so opposed to any type of change that he ------- even the most beneficial of -------.
A. blamed......customs
B. presented.......inventions
C. welcomed.......reforms
D. anticipated.......results
E. resisted.......improvements
解析: so....that的因果關系,所以前后同義,第一空應與oppose(反對)同義,第二空是beneficial of...應為正向詞,故E最合適。
翻譯:Jim 反對任何形式的改變,甚至是最有助于提高的(改變也反對)。
2. Eager to enlist as a soldier during the American Revolution, Deborah Sampson Gannett successfully------- the military’s gender boundary by donning men’s clothing and ------ a male identity.
A. delineated........flaunting
B. circumvented........assuming
C. reinstated.......mimicking
D. denounced......inventing
E. skirted........disguising
解析: 從前半句可知,為了要參軍,D這個人成功的怎么樣了性別界限,說明這人是個女的,所以規避這組詞可選,故第一空B,E正確,第二空,她通過穿上男人的衣服并且要裝得像男人,所以排除了disguise(掩飾)。assume 這個詞作動詞時可翻譯為“裝,做作”等意思=affect=act。所以正確答案為B
翻譯:Deborah很想注冊入伍,她通過穿上男人衣服裝扮男性,成功地規避了軍隊的性別界限。
3. For a cycling tourist, -------is paramount: situation inevitably arise that require a cyclist to be alert and keen witted.
A. deference
B. perseverance
C. munificence
D. alacrity
E. vigilance
解析:冒號解釋題,線索為alert and keen witted。故答案為E。
翻譯:對于一個騎車的旅行者,警惕是至關重要的:這種情況要求車手要機警。
4. The problem of soil degradation is -------: few, if any, agriculturally important regions are unaffected by it.
A. recent
B. modest
C. subtle
D. global
E. finished
解析:冒號解釋題,線索為冒號后:幾乎沒有地區沒被影響,所以土地惡化波及很廣,故選D。
翻譯:土地惡化問題波及甚廣,幾乎沒有一個以農業生產為主的地區沒有受到影響。
5. Lauren was often labeled easygoing because she tended to appear mild and ------ rather than tense and -------.
A. sullen......serious
B. relaxed......excitable
C. joyful.....intelligent
D. slow......patient
E. likable......humorous
解析:并列關系題,第一空為mild同義詞,第二空為tense同義詞,或easygoing反義詞。兩空的邏輯方向也是反的,故答案為A。
翻譯:人們都知道Lauren很隨和,因為她喜歡顯得溫和而輕松而不是很緊繃而易激動。
6. The poet’s publisher cautioned her against overusing -------language, but the poet preferred the lively, informal dialect of her hometown.
A. vernacular
B. superannuated
C. bombastic
D. austere
E. erudite
解析:轉折關系,詩人喜歡用生動和非正式的方言,而出版商警告他不要過多運用什么,故答案為A。 Superannuated之前SAT考試中沒有出現過,大家把這個詞放到“過時的”意群里去。從詞根中我們也可看出super-:over; -ann-:year。
翻譯:出版商警告詩人不要過多運用方言,但是詩人喜歡用自己家鄉生動的、不那么正式的家鄉話。
7. Essayist Michel de Montaigne cultivated a contemplative prose style that seems to meander with his thoughts, thereby making his essays------- and filled with ------.
A. digressive.......tangents
B. cursory.......ephemera
C. convoluted......jargon
D. frenetic......platitudes
E. aimless.......polemic
解析:因果關系題,thereby為邏輯線索詞。本題的題眼在meander with his thoughts,即與他的思想偏離的,所以他的文章是怎么樣的,故答案為A。
翻譯:散文家Michel de Montaigne采用一種看似與他想法背離的冥想的散文方式來寫作,因此讓他的散文跑題并包含很多不切題的部分。
8. The book was aptly described as------- because it was instrumental in advancing knowledge about its subject.
A. seminal
B. recondite
C. beguiling
D. incendiary
E. inchoate
解析:因果關系題,空格后說明原因是推進此學科知識的工具書,因此答案為A。Seminal這個詞之前在SAT填空部分沒有出現過,但如果大家詞根掌握的很好就知道這個詞與disseminate有關,dis-semin-ate:dis-表示分散,-semin-為種子的意思。所以seminal理解為未來發展及推進的種子,種子就要傳播生長,故可譯為“有開創性的”。
翻譯:這本書可以被恰當的描述為(像種子般)有開創性,因為它是推廣該學科知識的指導書。
Section 6
1. It was ------- of the hikers to head out their journey into the wilderness without enough supplies or practical survival experience.
A. dishonest
B. reckless
C. petty
D. cunning
E. thrifty
解析:沒有充足供給和生存知識的遠足者如果進入荒野將會是怎么樣的,故答案為B。
翻譯:遠足者在沒有充足供給和實際生存知識的情況下進入荒野是魯莽的,不計后果的。
2. Although daydreaming is generally seen as counterproductive, it can be surprisingly-------, even helping us make progress toward long-term goals.
A. distracting
B. infrequent
C. difficult
D. useful
E. simple
解析:解釋題,空格后為此題線索,helping 的同義詞為useful,答案為D。
翻譯:盡管白日夢被視為是適得其反的,但它可以是驚人的有用,甚至可以幫助我們朝著長期目標前進。
3. Some health professionals believe that ------- can be --------by limiting caloric intake: put simply , if you eat moderately, you may live longer.
A. stamina...... impaired
B. Endurance.......alleviated
C. immortality.......averted
D. longevity........promoted
E. maturity........established
解析:冒號解釋或目的題,1. by 通過限制卡路里的攝入;2. 冒號后解釋“吃的少,活的長”。 所以看到live longer,第一空基本可以確定了,故D為正確選項。
翻譯:一些健康專家認為壽命可以通過限制卡路里的攝入來提高:簡單點說就是吃的少,活的長。
4. Stinkbugs, as their name suggests, are capable of secreting a -------- chemical to ward off predators.
A. malignant
B. debilitating
C. malodorous
D. fragmentary
E. phosphorescent
解析:SAT中的典型題目:名字題。當題干中出現書名,地名或Nickname并題目讓你注意這些名字時(as their name suggests),名字即為線索。Stinkbug臭蟲,stink為惡臭的意思,故答案為C。可通過詞根mal+odor來分析此詞。E選項是新考詞匯,意思是“發磷光的”
通過詞根也可看出“-phos-=-phot-:光”,-phor- means “to carry”,所以這個詞基本意思為“to carry light”,帶著光的(尤指夜光)。
翻譯:臭蟲,正如它的名字所指,可以分泌出一種惡臭的化學物質來抵御捕食者。
5. Mae West bold disregard for popular conventions and norms during her film career earned her reputation for --------.
A. tenaciousness
B. audacity
C. voraciousness
D. amiability
E. complacency
解析:題干說M這個人通過什么獲得的...名譽,所以前面的bold是線索詞。答案選Bold同義詞B選項。
翻譯:Mae West在她的電影生涯中大膽地無視了流行的傳統觀念,幫助她贏得了膽大的稱呼。
Section 8
1. As a child, anthropologist Mireya Mayor was expected to practice piano regularly, a most ------- task for someone who preferred to play outdoors.
A. galvanizing
B. grueling
C. embarrassing
D. diverting
E. ingratiating
解析:題干說對于喜歡在戶外活動的人來說,定期練習鋼琴是一件什么任務,閑不住的人當然覺得練習很累了,所以空格選負向詞grueling“繁重而累人的”。故答案為B。
翻譯:還是一個孩子的時候,人類學家Mireya Mayor被期望能在家里定期練習鋼琴,這對一個喜歡戶外運動的人來說是一個繁重而累人的任務。
2. The immersion of young people of the Hmong American communities into mainstream society and politics has caused a -------- of leadership roles, with the traditional preeminence of the elders increasingly------- by new ideas.
A. disappearance.......buoyed
B. shifting........challenged
C. vanishing........manifested
D. transformation........detailed
E. stagnation........curtailed
解析:此題從第二空突破比較簡單,傳統的老年位高權重會被新思想怎么樣,所以第二空一定是負向的“挑戰”之類的詞,再看第一空shifting轉變很合適,故答案為B。
翻譯:年輕人融入主流社會及政壇導致了領導角色的轉變,傳統的老年人位高權重的情況將被新思潮挑戰。
3. Seymour worked with--------, almost crushing thoroughness: every step of the complex project was carried out with unremitting-------.
A. exhaustive........exactitude
B. impromptu.......documentation
C. astounding.......simulation
D. profound......evasion
E. informal.......perfectionism
解析:第一空解釋,線索詞為后面的thoroughness,故從第一空就能看出為A。Exhaustive為詳盡的。因為詳盡,所以第二空選精確。
翻譯:Seymour工作很細致詳盡,詳盡到了把一件事情掰開了揉碎了(crushing)分析:一項復雜項目的每一步都執行的精確無誤。
4. In 1972, a leading American university offered two courses in Black studies; in 1985 it offered 21 such courses, a change exemplifying the -------of minority studies since 1970s.
A. rarity
B. convergence
C. incredulity
D. prognostication
E. proliferation
解析:此題exemplify證明前后同義,前面的兩個數據的變化2到21說明了答案應該為:E。
翻譯:1972年美國頂尖大學提供兩個黑人研究的課程;1985年課程擴大到了21個,這個變化說明了少數群體的研究自從70年代增長了。
5. Some feminist theorists believe that patriarchy is -------- reality rather than a permanent state.
A. a transitory
B. a perpetual
C. an immutable
D. an idealistic
E. an intemperate
解析:對比關系,rather than 前后要選反義詞,故空格應選permanent的反義詞,答案為A。
翻譯:一些女權主義理論家認為,男性掌權是一個短暫的事實而不是一個永遠的狀態。
6. Although a few biologist have ------ some mind flaws in this method of classifying specimens, it nevertheless an -------- procedure to follow.
A. spurned.......untenable
B. expunged.......infallible
C. lamented.......efficacious
D. rectified........indubitable
E. accentuated.......erroneous
解析:轉折關系題,第一空選動詞,賓語為mind flaws(思維錯誤)所以動詞應該是負向這個錯誤,后面轉折,不管怎樣這個方法是個什么樣的步驟,應該是個正向形容詞,所以B,C,D 都可以選,但B,D兩個詞的意思是“準確無誤的,完全沒有錯的”跟前面flaw矛盾,故答案為C。
翻譯:盡管少數生物學家痛惜這種物種分類方法中的思維錯誤,但不管怎樣它的步驟是有效的。
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