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SAT阅读理解模拟练习题附答案和解析 第12期

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  The ground is full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings;

  the seedlings rob one another of air, light and water, the

  strongest robber winning the day, and extinguishing his

  competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which

  5 man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor

  less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the

  annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a

  million young; so that it is mathematically certain that,

  on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as

  10 are born every year, and those only escape which happen

  to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than

  those which die. The individuals of a species are like

  the crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers

  have a chance of reaching the land.

  1. The “robber” in the first sentence is most like which of the following mentioned in the paragraph

  A. wild animals

  B. produce of every pair

  C. individuals of a species

  D. crew of a foundered ship

  E. good swimmers

  2. The main point the author conveys is that

  A. natural populations of animals in the wild increase in numbers exponentially

  B. all members of a species are in violent competition with one another

  C. in the struggle to survive, the fittest survive

  D. members of one generation of a population are all more or less alike

  E. man’s interference destroys the natural balance

  The literature on drug addiction has grown at a rate that

  defies anyone to keep abreast of the literature, and

  apparently in inverse proportion to our understanding of

  the subject. Addiction, or dependence, as it is more

  5 fashionable to call it, excites controversy and speculation

  yet true understanding of the phenomenon remains elusive.

  In fact the area is fraught with speculation and

  acrimonious debate. Definition of terms such as ‘drug’,

  ‘addiction’, and ‘abuse’ is obviously less controversial

  10 than attempts to explain the nature of drug dependence,

  yet even the terminology is imprecise and overlain with

  subjective connotations. At its most basic, a drug, as

  defined by the World Heath Organization, is simply ‘any

  substance which when taken into the living organism may

  15 modify one or more of its functions’. This kind of

  definition is too wide to be of any use in a discussion

  of dependence: it covers everything from insulin to

  aspirin, penicillin to alcohol.

  3. The author implies that he thinks the term “dependence” in the context of drugs

  A. is more accurate the older term “addiction”

  B. has not always been the preferred term

  C. is a currently under-used term

  D. is an avant-garde aberration

  E. is more controversial than the term “addiction”

  4. We can infer from the first sentence that

  A. not all that has been written on the subject of addiction has added to our understanding

  B. no one can have read all the literature on any drug

  C. the more that is published the more we are likely to understand

  D. the rate of growth should be higher if we are to understand the subject

  E. writing about addiction is fashionable

  Paragraph one

  When the explorer comes home victorious, everyone goes out

  to cheer him. We are all proud of his achievement — proud

  on behalf of the nation and of humanity. We think it is a

  new feather in our cap, and one we have come by cheaply.

  5 How many of those who join in the cheering were there when

  the expedition was fitting out, when it was short of bare

  necessities, when support and assistance were most urgently

  wanted? Was there then any race to be first? At such a time

  the leader has usually found himself almost alone; too

  10 often he has had to confess that his greatest difficulties

  were those he had to overcome at home before he could set

  sail. So it was with Columbus, and so it has been with many

  since his time.

  Paragraph two

  Amundsen has always reached the goal he has aimed at, this

  15 man who sailed his little yacht over the whole Arctic Ocean,

  round the north of America, on the course that had been

  sought in vain for four hundred years. So, when in 1910 he

  left the fjord on his great expedition in the Fram, to drift

  right across the North Polar Sea, would it not have been

  20 natural if we had been proud of having such a man to support?

  But was it so? For a long time he struggled to complete his

  equipment. Money was still lacking, and little interest was

  shown in him and his work. He himself gave everything he

  possessed in the world. But nevertheless had to put to sea

  25 loaded with anxieties and debts, as he sailed out quietly

  on a summer night.

  5. In paragraph one, the ‘race to be first’ refers ironically to the

  A. lack of response to urgent appeals for help

  B. willingness to give credit

  C. lack of support to the explorer before he achieves his goals

  D. rush to laud the explorer

  E. eagerness of the explorer to be alone

  6. The ‘feather in our cap’ refers to

  A. our willingness to take unearned credit for a triumph

  B. the pride we have in being human

  C. our sense of having got a reward for our investment

  D. way we respond to all success

  E. the way we express our joy

  7. Both paragraphs make their point with the aid of

  A. repetition and parallel construction

  B. specific details of time and place

  C. metaphor

  D. reference to historical documents

  E. rhetorical questions

  8. From both paragraphs taken together, it appears that Amundsen and Columbus shared all of the following except the fact that they

  A. were explorers

  B. were not always supported when they most needed it

  C. achieved feats that should have received accolades

  D. had difficulties to face apart from those they faced on their expeditions

  E. sailed the seas alone

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previous ['pri:vjəs]

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adj. 在 ... 之前,先,前,以前的

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triumph ['traiəmf]

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n. 凯旋,欢欣
vi. 得胜,成功,庆功

 
credit ['kredit]

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n. 信用,荣誉,贷款,学分,赞扬,赊欠,贷方

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response [ri'spɔns]

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n. 回答,响应,反应,答复
n. [宗

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survive [sə'vaiv]

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vt. 比 ... 活得长,幸免于难,艰难度过

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numerous ['nju:mərəs]

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adj. 为数众多的,许多

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particular [pə'tikjulə]

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adj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的
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ironically [ai'rɔnikli]

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adv. 讽刺地,说反话地

 
technique [tek'ni:k]

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n. 技术,技巧,技能

 
produce [prə'dju:s]

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