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SAT考试填空练习题第二套
SECTION ONE
1. Nuclear power plants are some of the largest producers of_________ wastes, with each plant producing barrels of radioactive material that must be stored in special protective containers.
(A) biodegradable (B) artificial (C) reasonable (D) durable (E) hazardous
2. The scientific community was_________ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, long thought to be_________, was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.
(A) perplexed. .common
(B) overjoyed. .dangerous
(C) unconcerned. .local
(D) astounded. .extinct
(E) dismayed. .alive
3. After the governor's third trip overseas, voters complained that he was paying too little attention to_________ affairs.
(A) intellectual (B) foreign (C) professional (D) aesthetic (E) domestic
4. The Roman Emperor Claudius was viewed with_________ by generations of historians until newly discovered evidence showed him to be_________administrator.
(A) suspicion. .a clever
(B) reluctance. .an inept
(C) antagonism. .an eager
(D) indignation. .an incompetent
(E) disdain. .a capable
5. Communities in primitive areas where natural_________ is scarce must be resourceful in order to secure adequate nutrition.
(A) education (B)competition (C) sustenance (D) agriculture (E) assistance
6. Anthony's_________ expression masked an essentially cheerful nature.
(A) jubilant (B) inevitable (C) dour (D) pert (E) serene
7. Morgan's interest was focused on_________ the division between theory and empiricism; she was convinced that a_________ of philosophy and applied science was possible and necessary.
(A) eliminating. .synthesis
(B) maintaining. .restoration
(C) crossing. .stabilization
(D) ignoring. .duplicity
(E) denying..delineation
8. The professor highlighted the importance of_________ the experiences of many different ethnic groups when he warned against_________ policies that fail to consider the wide variety of cultural standards.
(A) portraying. .discriminatory
(B) considering. .myopic
(C) remembering. .alluring
(D) delineating..captivating
(E) disparaging. .pedantic
9. Although at times Nikolai could be disagreeable and even_________, more often than not he was the most_________ person you could hope to meet.
(A) contentious. .complaisant
(B) disgruntled..befuddled
(C) contradictory. .disconcerted
(D) misguided..solicitous
(E) curmudgeonly. .didactic
SECTION TWO
1. Plants that grow in the desert or on high rocky ledges can survive long periods of_________because they hoard water in their leaves, stems, and root systems.
(A) darkness (B) inactivity (C) dormancy (D) warmth (E) drought
2. Thanks to his eloquence and logic, Liam spoke_________ and made it difficult for even his bitterest opponents to_________ his opinions.
(A) monotonously. .clash with
(B) charmingly. .yield to
(C) tediously. .contend with
(D) abhorrently. .concede to
(E) persuasively. .disagree with
3. Many myths and legends, however_________, often possess a grain of truth.
(A) delightful (B) accurate (C) eternal (D) unbelievable (E) important
4. Ancient Greek playwrights often included the device of divine intervention in their work; just as circumstances became dire, a_________ would descend from Olympus and rescue the hero from almost certain death.
(A) hero (B) warrior (C) luminary (D) deity (E) liberator
5. The apparent_________ with which professional skiers descend the slopes is deceptive; this activity requires_________ effort and intense concentration.
(A) trepidation. .conscious
(B) focus. .resolute
(C) nonchalance. .strenuous
(D) consideration. .unpredictable
(E) insouciance. .minimal
6. Miranda, in her desire to foster_________, often felt compelled to_________ readily to others in tense situations.
(A) cooperation. .object
(B) consistency. .defer
(C) dissension. .surrender
(D) discourse. .appeal
(E) harmony. .acquiesce
7. Early psychoanalysts challenged many of the most_________notions of human behavior and compelled many to alter their dearly held assumptions about human nature.
(A) elusive (B) derided (C) volatile (D) cherished (E) contemplative
8. Although detractors labeled Margaret Thatcher's policies_________, she asserted that her ideas moved the United Kingdom forward.
(A) premature (B) autocratic (C) regressive (D) democratic (E) radical
9. Some subatomic particles, _________ only through their effects on other bodies, have been compared to outer planets whose_________ was first deduced from eccentricities in other planets' orbits.
(A) feasible. .irregularity
(B) palpable. .creation
(C) imaginable. .falsity
(D) perceptible. .existence
(E) verifiable. .proximity
10. Wary of unorthodox treatments, many doctors are reluctant to concede that nutritionists have a_________ argument for the use of dietary regulation as preventive medicine.
(A) cogent (B) cursory (C) vacillating (D) feckless (E) vehement
