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PracticeTest1 00 打字机 更多SAT考试资料,请登录天道留学SAT考试频道获取, 网址http://sat.tiandaoedu.com 1 Turnto Section1of youranswersheetto writeyourESSAY. The essaygivesyou anopportunityto showhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.You should,therefore,take careto developyourpointof view,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely. Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet-youwill receivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite. Youwill haveenoughspaceif youwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize. Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwill readwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhat youarewritingis legibletothosereaders. Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.DONOTWRITE ONANOTHERTOPIC. AN OFF-TOPICESSAYWILL RECEIVE A SCOREOFZERO. Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow. ExistentialistJeanPaulSartrebelievedIn personalfreedom,holdingthatmanisfreeto"write thescript"forhisownlife:Hecanblamenooneelseif hislifeisa"poorperformance."On theotherhand,WilliamBlakeandothersintheRomanticmovementfeltthattheexpectations andrestraintsofsocietyseverelylimitaperson:Theybelievedthatschooling,organized religion,andothersocialinstitutionsimprisonaperson'smindandspirit. Assignment:Whatisyouropinionoftheclaimthatthereisnosuchthingasfreechoice,thattosomedegree,we arealwaysboundbytherulesof society?Planandwriteanessayin whichyoudevelopyourpoint of viewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading, studies,experience,orobservations. DONOTWRITEYOUR ESSAYIN YOUR TESTBOOK.Youwill receivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswer sheet. BEGINWRITINGYOUR ESSAYIN SECTION1OFTHE ANSWER SHEET. If you finish beforetimeis called,you maycheck your work on this section only. Do not turn to anyothersection in thetest. PRACTICETEST1 . 33 1 1 ESSAY Time- 25minutes Turn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Directions:For eachquestionin thissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfill in thecorresponding circleontheanswersheet. Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblank indicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Beneath thesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledA throughE. Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,when insertedin thesentence,bestfitsthemeaningofthe sentenceasawhole. Example: Hopingto thedispute,negotiatorsproposed acompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe toboth laborandmanagement. (A)enforce..useful (B)end..divisive (C) overcome..unattractive (D)extend.. satisfactory (E)resolve..acceptable 1. TheworkofMaxWeber,anearlysocialtheorist, was_m_nbyastudentwhoaidedincollectingand organizingaplethoraofdata. (A) prevented(B) compromised(C) limited (D) facilitated (E) created 2. Howeverm wereMarvinGaye'sbeginningsas amemberofhisfather'schurchchoir,hebecamea famousand performer. (A) powerful..wealthy (B) popular..unqualified (C) inspiring..notorious (D) humble..spiritual (E) modest..esteemed 3. Sustainabledevelopmentischaracterizedby political___m_,withconservationists,oil compa- nies,andpublicofficialseachadvocatingdifferent solutions. (A) approval (B) shrewdness (C) distinction (D) discord (E) upheaval 34 . 11 PRACTICETESTSFORTHENEWSAT& PSAT 4. Althoughdestructivewildfiresareoftenthought tobe ,theyaresometimesactuallym , allowingforthegrowthofnewplantandanimal species. (A) dangerous..peripheral (B) deleterious..beneficial (C) despoiled..advantageous (D) wretched..exultant (E) ruinous..archaic 5. A painter'sabilitytorenderalikenessisboth n_andacquired;theartistblendsnatural abilitieswithworldlyexperienceinthecreationof hisart. (A) anticipated(B) overt (C) aesthetic (D)ubiquitous. (E) innate 6. UnlikeitscounterpartinManhattan,Brooklyn's Broadwayis_n byanelevatedtraintrackthat blocksoutthesunandcastsagloomyshadowover thestreet. (A) shrouded (B) substantiated (C) perpetuated(D) articulated (E) supplanted 7. The intervieweris knownfor his guestsby askingthemoverlypersonalquestions. (A) chronicling (B) disconcerting (C) upbraiding (D) mocking (E) distracting 8. Eventhoughtheirparentswereconvincedthatthey were children,theboyswereoftenintrouble atschoolandontheplaygroundfor_m_nbehavior. (A) reprehensible..pugnacious (B) innovative..compelling (C) exemplary..fractious (D) prodigious..fastidious (E) listless..indolent GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE 2 D D 2 D D 2 SECTION2 Time- 25minutes 24Questions 2 D D 2 D 2D Eachpassagebelowis followedby questionsbasedon itscontent.Answerthequestionsonthebasisof whatis statedor impliedin eachpassageandin anyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided. Questions9~10arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Questions11-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Since1970,nationalparkshavehadtodoublethe numberof signswarningvisitorsof possiblehazards.The newsignshaveadualpurposein thattheyalsoprotectthe Lineparksfromunnecessarylitigation.In 1972,theNational 5 ParksServiceinYellowstonewasforcedtopaymore than$87,000tothevictimofabearattack.Thisruling promptedYellowstonehistorianLeeWhittlesleytowrite, "AnalogouslyI couldask,shouldNewYork'sCentral Parkhavesignseverytenfeetsaying,'Danger!Muggers!' 10justbecauseanon-streetwise,non-NewYorkermightgo walkingthere?" 9. Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthe passageabove? (A) Beforethejudge'sruling,Yellowstone containednosignswarningofbearattacks. (B) Theonlypurposeofthenewsignsistoprotect theNationalParksServicefrompossible lawsuits. (C) TheNationalParksServicecanbeheld responsibleforthesafetyof itsvisitors. (D) TheNationalParksServiceismoreconcerned withlawsuitsthanthewell-beingof endangeredanimals. (E) VisitorstoNewYork'sCentralParkhave therighttosuethecityintheeventofa muggmg. 10. The author'sattitudetowardtheNationalParks Servicein thispassagecouldbestbedescribedas (A) professionaldisinterest (B) detachedcuriosity (C) mildworry (D) bitterscorn (E) measuredsympathy FranzKafka'sstoriesaresoabstruseandhisliterary stylesouniquethataword,"Kafkaesque,"wascoined todescribesituationsthatareatoncebizarre,illogical, Lineandunfathomable.Kafka's"TheMetamorphosis," 5 forexample,hasspawnedhundredsofpossible interpretations,rangingfromFreudianpsychoanalytical discussionsofthecharacters'historiestoMarxist readingsthatfocusonthealienationoftheworkerfrom society.At leastoneliterarycriticspecificallyattributes 10Kafka'suniquestyletothestiltedrelationshipbetween Kafkaandhisfather,Hermann. 11. Theauthor'sattitudetowardKafka'sliterary achievementsisbestdescribedasoneof (A) frustrationattheinscrutablenessofKafka's work (B) recognitionfortheindividualityofKafka's work (C) indifferencetowardtherangeofpossible interpretationsofKafka'swork (D) unabashedappreciationforKafka's contributionstoliterature (E) disappointmentatthelackofmeaningfound inKafka'sfiction 12. Whichof thefollowingcanbeinferredfromthe passage? (A) TheworkofFranzKafka,eventhoughit is mostlyinscrutable,will continuetomystify anddelightreaders. (B) An author'spersonalhistorymayberelevant toananalysisofhiswriting. (C) Freudianpsychoanalyticalinterpretations, alongwithMarxistreadings,areparticularly usefulapproachestounderstandingKafka's works. (D) FranzKafka'sfictionissoabstruseandso resistanttointerpretationthatanewword, "Kafkaesque,"hadtobecoinedtodescribe it. (E) "TheMetamorphosis"isKafka'sgreatest literaryachievement. GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE PRACTICETEST1 . 3S 2 D D Questions13-24are basedon thefollowing passage. Thefollowing passagerelatessomeconclusionstheauthor drawsafterlisteningtoa seminarspeakerdenouncesome modernconveniencesfor theirnegativeeffectsDnpeople's personallives. Severalweeksago,whentheweatherwasstill fine, I decidedtoeatmylunchontheupperquad,anexpanse of lawnstretchingacrossthenorthendof campusand Linehedgedin by ancientpinetreesononesideanduniversity 5 buildingsontheother.Depositingmybrownpaper lunchbagonthegrassbesideme,I munchedin silence, watchingthetreesripplein thewind andmusingover thelatestin a seriesof "controversial"symposiumsI hadattendedthatmorning.The speaker,anantiquated 10professorin suspendersandamismatchedcardigan,had deliveredanearnestdiatribeagainstmoderntoolsof conveniencelike electronicmail andinstantmessaging programs.I thoughthis speechwasinteresting,but altogethertooromantic. 15 My solitudewasbrokenby twogirls,deepin conversation,whoapproachedfrombehindandsatdown onthegrassabouttenfeetto myleft.I staredhardatmy peanutbuttersandwich,tryingnottoeavesdrop,buttheir streamof chatterintriguedme.They interruptedeach 20 otherfrequently,pausedatthesameawkwardmoments, andrespondedto eachother'sstatementsasif neitherone heardwhattheothersaid.Confused,I stolea glanceat themoutof thecOrnerof myeye.I couldtell thatthey werecollegestudentsby theirstyleof dressandtheheavy 25 backpackssinkingintothegrassbesidethem.Their body languageandproximityalsoindicatedthattheywere friends.Insteadof talkingto eachother,however,each onewashavinga separatedialogueonhercellphone. As I consideredthispeculiarscene,thismorning's 30 bleary-eyedlectureragainintrudedintomythoughts. His pointin thesymposiumwasthat,asidefromthe disastrouseffectsof emailsandchattingon thespelling, grammar,andpunctuationof theEnglishlanguage, thesemodernconveniencesalsoconsiderablyaffect 35 ourpersonallives.Beforetheadventof electronicmail, peoplewroteletters.Althoughwritingoutwordsby handposedaninconvenience,it alsoconferredcertain importantadvantages.The writerhadtimetothink about his message,abouthowhe~ouldbestphraseit in order 40 tohelphis readerunderstandhim, abouthowhecould conveyhis emotionswithouttheuseof dancingand flashingsmileyfaceicons.Wren hefinishedhis letter,he hadcreatedapermanentworkof arttowhichahurriedly typedemailor abbreviatedchatroomconversationcould 45 nevercompare.The temporary,impersonalnatureof 36. II PRACTICETESTSFOR THE NEWSAT & PSAT 2 D D 2 computers,ProfessorSpectaclesconcluded,is gradually renderingourlivesequallytemporaryandimpersonal. And whataboutcell phones?I thought.I have attendedclasseswherestudents,insteadof turningoff 50 theircell phonesfor thedurationof thelecture,leave theclassroomtotakecallswithouttheslightesthintof embarrassment.I havesatin movietheatersandground myteethin frustrationatthepersonbehindmewho can'twaituntil themovieis overtogivehis colleague 55 a scene-by-scenereplay.And thenI watchedeachgirl nextto mespendherlunchhourtalkingto someoneelse insteadof herfriend.She,like therestof theworld,pays a significantpricefor thebenefitsof convenienceandthe addedsafetyof beingin constantcontactwiththeworld. 60 Whenshehasa cellphone,sheis neveralone,butthen again,sheis never.alone. Theymaynotrecognizeit, butthosegirls,like most of us,couldusea momentof solitude.Cell phonesmakeit soeasytoreachoutandtouchsomeonethattheyhaveus 65 confusedintothinkingthatbeingaloneis thesamething asbeinglonely.It's all rightto disconnectfromtheworld everyoncein a while; in fact,I feelcertainthatour sanity andidentityashumansnecessitatesit. And I'm startingto thinkthatmaybetheWhimsicalProfessorrantingabout 70his "technologicalopiates"is notsoromanticafterall. 13. As usedinthefirstparagraph,theword"diatribe" (lineII) mQstnearlymeans (A) excessivepraise (B) vengefulspeech (C) sincerecongratulations (D) harshcriticism (E) factualexplanation 14. Theauthormentionssmileyfaceicons(line42)as anexampleof (A) theversatilityofemailservers (B) theshallow,abbreviatedconversationsof electronicmedia (C) shortcutspeoplecanusetosavetime (D) thepossibilityofcreatingaworkofartonthe computer (E) thingshelikesthemostaboutelectronicmail GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE 2 D D 15. Whichofthefollowingexamples,if true,would strengthenthesymposiumspeaker'sargumentas describedinthethirdparagraph? (A) A newlywedcouplesendscopiesofageneric thank-youcardfromanInternetsiteto weddingguests. (B) A highschoolstudentusesagraphing programforheralgebrahomework. (C) A formerhighschoolclasspresidentusesthe Internettolocateandinviteallmembersof theclasstoareunion. (D) A publisherutil!zesaneditingprogramto proofreadtextsbeforeprinting. (E) A hostessuseshercomputertodesignand printnameplatesforallherpartygliests. 16. Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingexamples ofthe,negativeeffectsofmoderntechnology EXCEPT (A) astudentleavesclasstotakeacellphonecall (B) twofriendsspendtheirlunchhourtalkingon theircellphones (C) acellphoneuserdisturbsotherpatronsata movietheater (D) anemailwriterusesiconsinsteadofwriting downhisfeelings (E) astudentwithoutacomputerturnsinanessay fullofspeIlingerrors 17. As usedin lines14and70,theword"romantic" mostnearlymeans (A) charminganddebonair (B) giventoexpressionsof love (C) afollowerofRomanticism (D) demonstratingabsurdbehavior (E) imaginativebutimpractical 18. Themainideaofthepassageisthat (A) modernformsofcommunicationencourage userstodisregardconventionsofwritten English (B) theinstrumentsofmoderntechnologymay haveanegativeimpactonourpersonaland sociallives (C) computersandcellphonesdestroythe romanticaspectofrelationships (D) thedevicesusedbymodernsocietiesto communicatearetemporaryandimpersonal (E) oneteacher'sopinionaboutacontroversial subjectdoesnotconstitutefact 2 D 2D 19. Accordingtothepassage,writingoutwordsby ,hand I. offerstimetothinkabouthowbestto expressideasandfeelings II. allowspeopletogrowcloser III. canbetiresome ~A) I only (B) III only (C) I andII only (D) I andIII only (E) II andIII only 20. Thepurposeofthethirdparagraphisto (A) contradictthesymposiumspeaker'sargument (B) continuethestorybegunintheprevious paragraph (C) elucidatethemysteryofthegirls'conversation (D) justifytheauthor'sbeliefthatcellphonesare physicallyharmful (E) explainthemainpointsofthesymposium speaker'saddress 21. Thespeakeratthesymposiumwasmostlikelyin thefieldof (A) psychology (B) arthistory (C) literature (D) computerscience (E) massmedia 22. In lines60-61,theauthoritalicizes"sheisnever alone"primarilyinorderto (A) emphasizetheimportanceofthephrase I (B) indicatethatthephraseisatranslation (C) suggestthatthephraseismetaphoric (D) implyanalternatemeaningof thephrase (E) denotethattheexpressioniscolloquial GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE' PRACTICETEST1 . 31 2 D D 23. Supposetheauthorwasaskedto giveatalkin responsetotheprofessor's.Which of thefollowing wouldbethemostappropriatetitlefor'hisspeech? (A) "The Cell PhoneRules:Dos andDon'tsof WirelessCommunication" (B) "The Romanceof WrittenCommunication" (C) "How to CreatePermanentImpressions" (D) "TheLure of Nature:Solitudein aModern Age" , (E) "TooConvenient?:BenefitsandCostsof InstantCommunication" . 2 D 2D 24. The author'sattitudetowardthesymposium speakercanbestbedescribedas (A) assenttingedwith irreverence (B) agreementstrengthenedby admiration (C) doubtmixedwithscorn (D) disbeliefbolsteredby dislike (E) adorationtouchedby romance STOP If you finish beforetime is called,you maycheckyour work on this section only. Do not turn to any othersection in thetest. 38 . JJPRACTICETESTSFORTHENEWSAT& PSAT Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Directions:Forthissection,solveeachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fill inthecorresponding circleontheanswersheet.Youmayuseanyavailablespaceforscratch\york. VJ V ...... o Z 1.Theuseofacalculatorispermitted. 2.All numbersusedarerealnumbers. 3.Figuresthataccompanyproblemsinthistestareintendedtoprovideinformationusefulinsolvingtheproblems. TheyaredrawnasaccuratelyaspossibleEXCEPT whenit is statedinaspecificproblemthatthefigureisnot drawntoscale.All figureslieinaplaneunlessotherwiseindicated. 4. Unlessotherwisespecified,thedomainofanyfunctionfisassumedtobethesetofallrealnumbersx forwhich f(x)is arealnumber. .1 G 01 w ~ F=?1hEJ h b~ ~2X 60°x s145~d2a ~ LYw . 300 L 450"'" b l D : ..s A=nr2 A=lw a x-./3 s v C-2 A=lbh V=lwh V=nr2h i::2=a2+b2 i:J - nr 2 SpecialRightTrianglesv ~ Thenumberofdegreesofarcinacircleis 360.v P::: Thesumofthemeasuresindegreesof theanglesofatriangleis 180. 1. 4 If - =1, thenx = 2x 2. If theunitsdigitofafour-digitnumberis0,the numbermustbewhichofthefollowing? (A) Positive (B) Divisibleby2 (C) Odd (D) Divisibleby4 (E) Prime (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 1: 2 (E) ~ 4 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 40 . 11PRACTICETESTSFORTHENEWSAT& PSAT 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SECTION 3 Time- 25minutes 20Questions 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3. Forallpossiblevaluesofa,if a..!?.=~, what MUST bequal? 2 2 (E) -a p P 24. If - - 4=6, then - +- = 3 3 3 (A) (B) P (C) 32 3 (D) 10 (E) 2p 9 B C A 5. In squareABCD,whatistheaverage(arithmetic mean)ofe,f,andg ? (A) 45 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 100 (E) 180 6. If n isanoddintegergreaterthan9,thenin terms ofn,whatwouldbethesmallesteveninteger greaterthann? (A) n+3 (B) n - 5 (C) n2 (D) 5n (E) n + 1 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE PRACTICETEST1 . 41 (A) a- 2 (B) 0 (C) a (D) 3 3 3 3 7. In ordertogenerateproperfractions,onestandard six-sideddieisrolledtwiceinarow.Theresultof thefirstrollisrecordedasthenumerator,andthe resultof thesecondroll isrecordedasthedenomi- nator.Thefractionsarereduced,if possible.How manydistinctfractionsbetween0and1canbe generatedbythismethod? (A) 15 (B) 11 (C) 9 (D) 8 (E) 7 8. If it takes10peopleworkingatthesamerate5 hourstopick300apples,howmany'hourswouldit takeI persontopick300apples? (A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 200 (E) 250 42. 11PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE NEW SAT & PSAT 3 3 333 G H Note:Figurenotdrawntoscale. 9. If 6FGH is isoscelesandFG <3,whichofthe followingstatementsmustbetrue? (A) GH GH 10. Forx>0,whatis 7x+~? (A) 3.5x 2 4x (B) 14x ~(C)28x (D) 14x2 (E) 28x2 GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE 3 3 3 a b c 3 3 d e -2 -1 o 1 2 11. Onthenumberlineabove,a,b,c,d,e,andfare coordinatesof theindicatedpoints.Pointsgandh arenotshown.If g=a +c andh=d +f, then -(g +h)= (A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d (E) e y o x1 12. The graphof y =f(x) is shownin thefigureabove. Iff(b) =1,thenb couldequal (A) -1.5 (B) -0.5 (C) 0.5 (D) 1 (E) 1.5 3 3 3 3 13./ Whatisthegreatestpossibleintegerforwhichhalf thatintegeris lessthan-3.5 ? (A) -15 (B) -12 (C) -10 (D) -8 (E) -7 14. Iff(x) =x2- 6x+8,whatis thevalueof f(7) - f(3)? (A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 14 (D) 15 (E) 16 15. If thenthtermofasequenceisgivenbytheexpres- sion2x 4/l-1, whatisthevalueoftheunitsdigitof the13Istterminthesequence? (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6 (E) 8 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE PRACTICETEST1 . 43 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 16. Ify= g2-h2 wh t . y(g+h) , a IS ? (A) i-h2 (g-h) . (B) (g +h)2 (C)g +h (D) g - h (E) (g - h)2 18. Forwhichof thefollowinggraphsofg is g(x)=-lg(x)1for all valuesof x shown? (A) y -2 x GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 44 . 11 PRACTICETESTSFOR THE NEWSAT & PSAT (B) y 2 I 1 17. A circlewithcenterA hasitscenterat(6,-2) anda radiusof 4. Which of thefollowing is theequation I I 10 i I) x -2 -1 2 ofalinetangenttothecirclewithcenterA ? (A) y =3x + 2 -2 (B) y =2x+ 1 I (C) (C) y =-x +5 Y (D) y =-2 (E) y =-6 I /"1 +-----+-x 1 2 It -2 (D) y x -2 -1 r 1 2 -1 -2 (E) y x -1 -2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 19. In asquarewithverticesWXYZ,if pointV is the midpointof sideYZandtheareaoftriangleXYV is i, whatistheareaofsquareWXYZ? 5 (D) (E) A 20. In thefigureabove,thelengthofminorarcAB is !!.-andtheareaoftheshadedregionis .!. thearea 2 6 oftheentirecircle.Whatis theradiusofacircle thatis .!. theareaoftheabovecircle? 2 16 5 18 5 (A) 9 STOP If you finish beforetime is called,you maycheck your work on this section only. Do not turn to anyothersection in the test. PRACTICETESTI . 4S (A) 2 (B) 8- 5 (C) 4 (B) 8 (C) 3.J2 4 (D) (r (E) 9-fi 8 9 Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Directions:For eachquestionin thissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongtheshoicesgivenandfill in thecorresponding circleontheanswersheet. Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblank indicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Beneath thesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledA throughE. Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,when. insertedinthesentence,bestfitsthemeaningofthe sentenceasawhole. 3. Bugsinthetropicsare ; inwarmclim