2010年05月SAT真题
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2010年5月真题参考答案文件一1.下周可以约个时间讨论绩效及薪酬；2.安排人力资源专员提供研发部的绩效考核和薪酬方案并查看对比执行情况；3.高技术人员薪酬管理可以考虑增加激励比例，提高积极性；4.高技术人员薪酬方案可考虑产品投入产生利益后，部分利润分成；5.能力等级工资适用于科研成果难以短期出成效的项目，公司新产品创新很快，不适用；6.薪酬标准要对外具有竞争性，对内具有公平性，现有模式内部公平不足；7.调查同行业的技术人员薪酬标准及构成方式，进行对比；8.技术人员的基础薪水不易过低；9.增加技术人员的绩效工资比例，激励其进行创新；10.绩效考核需以团队为基础进行，增加团队考核比例基数；11.高技术人员可以考虑予以期股作为激励；12.上述调查及方案形成专题报告，报告我进行讨论。
文件二1.回复安排人力资源专业将前往现场了解、收集情况；2.对厂长及一线员工进行鼓励，维护、保持大家的积极性；3.请人力资源专员对员工进行培训需求调查；4.公司战略上正在转型至规模生产，必须解决小批量生产到规模生产的过度；5.考虑对外招聘熟练生产人员，补充现在人员技术不足的情况；6.与研发人员进行访谈，了解培训方式和不足；7.对研发人员的培训方法等方面提出改进方案；8.与研发部沟通，认为不合格率升高的原因，除了人员问题是否存在其他不足；9.增加培训效果验证环节，尽量提高培训效果；10.调查及整改建议形成专题报告，提交给我；11.讨论、修订专题报告，报高层。
文件三1.回复温岭，明天会和她沟通；2.请人力资源专员提供温岭的岗位职责；3.与行政事务专员、人力资源专员了解温岭对他们工作的投入；4.分析温岭工作内容比例，岗位职责内容与其他内容的比例；5.了解温岭参与的法务工作及销售工作表现，合作人员对她专业能力的评价；6.公司销售任务增加，将组建营销部，可以考虑将其调整至营销部；7.感谢温岭工作中的努力及对其他人员的支持；8.感谢温岭对企业的信任，公司将考虑其个人发展需求与企业发展需求的统一；9.建议公司高层将合同审核、起草的基础工作转交温岭，增加其对企业的信任；10.在对其工作岗位及内容进行调整前，希望能认真履行现工作内容；11.请人力专员核查其他岗位是否存在相同岗位职责与岗位工作内容不符的情况，组织修订。
SAT 1005
Prompt 1Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment :Do small decisions often have major consequences? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. Prompt 2 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and theAssignment : Is talking the most effective and satisfying way of communicating with others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Prompt 3 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and theAssignment :Should the government be responsible for making sure that people lead healthy lives? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Prompt 4Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment:Do people succeed by emphasizing their differences from other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Section 21.Unsuccessful in her first campaigns, Barbara Jordan -----, eventually becoming the first Black woman elected to the Texas State Senate.A. persistedB. gloatedC. retiredD. despairedE. hesitated2. Some scientists speculate that children who wash frequently are more likely to become asthmatic than those who wash infrequently: that -----, not the lack of it, is the problem.A. pollutionB. negligenceC. nutritionD. misbehaviorE. cleanliness3. Newspaper advertisers feel their messages are more believable and ----- when they are printed next to news report: hence, advertising charges are higher for such -----.A. dominant…investigationB. irrelevant…proximityC. precise…deliveryD. persuasive…positioningE. vague…thoroughness4. Despite accusations to the contrary, it is unlikely that he intended to ----- the articles, since he cited them in his bibliography.A. analyzeB. illuminateC. plagiarizeD. acknowledgeE. contradict5. Ralph Ellison learned the hard way about the ----- of a written manuscript: he suffered the ----- of the only draft of a work in progress in a household fire.A. magnitude…isolationB. fragility…preservationC. illegibility…eradicationD. vulnerability…destructionE. proliferation…division6. The new human resources director is both ----- and ----- about being able to improve employment opportunities for women at the executive level: she has great resolve but harbor no illusions.A. practical…deceptiveB. cynical…irrationalC. excited…approachableD. uncooperative…naïveE. determined…realistic7. Years of neglect had left the inside of the building in ----- condition: workstations were filthy and furnishings were dilapidated.A. a squalidB. a volatileC. an undauntedD. a rudimentaryE. a cataclysmic8. The Wild Parrot of Telegraph Hill is only ----- about birds; despite its title, the documentary actually examines human relationships.A. ostensiblyB. distinctivelyC. intelligiblyD. salientlyE. incontrovertiblyQuestions 9-10 are based on the following passage.At a preconcert interview in 2000 for the performanceof one of her works in London, Rhian Samuel was askedabout her well-known reluctance to be considered a Welshcomposer. Her reply --- “I’m not so happy to be called only5 a Welsh composer because I haven’ t lived in Wales all mylife and have another influences as well. On the other hand, I[have] been a wo man all my life!” --- brought both laughterand applause from the expectant crowd of concertgoers.In short, Samuel is proud to be considered first a woman10composer, one whose connection to the Welsh languageand people resurfaces at interludes throughout her musicallife.9. The primary purpose of the passage is toA. discuss a composer’s musical trainingB. clarify a musician’s self-perceptionC. describe an artist’s linguistic talentsD. reveal the preferences of a particular audienceE. reconcile two antithetical views of a performance10. Her “reply” in lines 2-3 suggests chiefly that Samuel believes which of the following?A. He nationality is not the most important aspect of her identity.B. She could not have become a successful composer if she had remained in Wales for her whole life.C. One of the obligations of a musician is to relate a humorous anecdote before each performance.D. Other people should not refer to themselves as Welsh unless they have always lived in Wales.E. Men should acknowledge the importance of their gender as an artistic influence just as women do.Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage.My daughter, Olivia, and I were going to college.Not together at the same school, thank goodness, justat the same time, but she didn’t exactly know about myplans yet. There were a few things that needed work in5 this arrangement. Any mother who has an eighteen-year-old daughter would completely understand why I d idn’tmention my decision to go to college to Olivia.What? I can’t believe it. Are you actually copyingme? Don’ t you think you should consider getting your10own life? It wasn’t that I planned never to tell her. I justfigured I’d wait a bit --- until we’d had a little time to misseach other.11. The narrator’s attitude toward her situation is best described asA. perplexedB. prudentC. sentimentalD. annoyedE. derisive12. The narrator uses the questions in lines 8-10 primarily toA. voice some pressing concernsB. admit to some personal qualmsC. characterize a likely responseD. highlight an unpleasant memoryE. begin a discussionQuestions 13-24 are based on the following passages.These passages discuss string theory, the as-yet-unproven idea that all matter in the universe is made up of “strings” so small that they have not been detected by instruments. The passages were adapted from books published in 2000 and 2006, respectively.Passage 1String theory is a work in progress whose partialcompletion has already revealed remarkably elegantanswers to questions about nature’s most fundamentalconstituents and forces. For instance, in string theory many5 aspects of nature that might appear to be arbitrary technicaldetails --- such as the number of distinct varieties of particleingredients and their properties --- are found to arise fromtangible aspects of the geometry of the universe.In the final analysis, though, nothing is a substitute for10 definitive, testable predictions that can determine whetherstring theory has truly lifted the veil of mystery hiding thedeepest truths of our universe. It may be some time beforeour level of comprehension has reached sufficient depth toachieve this aim. In fact, the mathematics of string theory15 is so complicated that, to date, no one even knows the exactequations of the theory. Nevertheless, experimental testscould provide strong circumstantial support for stringtheory within the next ten years or so.One of the pioneers of string theory summarizes the20 situation by saying that “string theory is a part of twenty-first-century physics that fell by change into the twentiethcentury.” It is as if our forebears in the nineteenth centuryhad been presented with a modern-day supercomputer,without the operating instructions. Through inventive trial25 and error, hints of the supercomputer’s power would havebecome evident, but it would have taken vigorous andprolonged effort to gain true mastery. The hints of thecomputer’s potential, like our glimpses of string theory’sexplanatory power, would have provided strong motivation30 for obtaining complete facility. A similar motivation todayenergizes physicists to pursue string theory.Science proceeds in fits and starts. Scientists putforward results, both theoretical and experimental. Theresults are then debated by the community; sometimes they35 are discarded, sometimes they are modified, and sometimesthey provide inspiration for new and more accurate waysof understanding the universe. In other words, scienceproceeds along a zigzag path toward what we hope will beultimate truth, a path tha t began with humanity’s earliest40 attempts to fathom the cosmos and whose end we cannotpredict. Whether string theory is an incidental rest stopalong this path, a landmark turning point, or the final destination we do not know. But the last two decadesof research by hundreds of dedicated physicists and45 mathematicians has given us well-founded hope thatwe are on the right and possibly final track.Passage 2No matter how things turn out, the story of string theory is an episode with no parallel in the history of modern physics. More than twenty years of research by thousands50 of the world’s best scientists producing tens of thousandsof scientific papers has not led to a single testable experimental prediction of the theory. This unprecedented situation leads one to ask whether one can really describe string theory as science.55 H uman beings engage in many different attempts toexplain the world around them, but only a specific sort of explanation is normally considered to be scientific. An explanation that allows one to predict successfully indetail what will happen when one goes out and performs60 a feasible experiment is the sort of explanation that most clearly can be labeled “scientific”. Explanations that cannotbe used to form predictions clearly do not deserve this label.Remarkably, the lack of any progress in achieving a65 predictive version of string theory that could be tested by experiment has not led to theorist’s giving it up. Indeed, in recent years, many string theorists have become convinced that string theory inherently must allow an astronomically large number of physical possibilities, so many that it is70 difficult to see how the theory can ever be tested. Yet some theorists are convinced that a better understanding of the theory will uncover testable phenomena. This way of thinking is a steadfast refusal to acknowledge the lessonthat conventional science says one should draw in this kind75 of c ircumstance: if one’s theory can’ t predict anything, one should try something else.The phrase “not even wrong” is popular among physicists. A theory can be “not even wrong” becauseit is so incomplete and ill-defined that it can’ t be used to80 make predictions whose failure would show it to be wrong. This sort of “not even wrong” is not necessarily a badthing. Most new theoretical ideas begin in this state, and itcan take quite a bit of work before their implications arewell enough understood for researchers to be able to tell85 whether the idea is right or wrong. But there is a secondconnotation of “not even wrong”: something worse thana wrong idea. In the case of string theory, the way somephysicists are abandoning fundamental scientific principlesrather than admit that a theory is wrong is something of this90 kind: worse than being wrong is refusing to admit whenone is wrong.13. Which best describes the relationship between the two passages?A. Passage 1 provides concrete evidence in support of a hypothesis attacked in Passage 2.B. Passage 1 advocates a theoretical approach that is only reluctantly endorsed by Passage 2.C. Passage 1 praises the achievements of a scientific researcher who is denounced in Passage 2.D. Passage 1 offers a largely positive assessment of a theory that is criticized in Passage 2.E. Passage 1 offers a detailed description of a methodology that is praised in Passage2.14. The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the claim in lines 5-6 in Passage 1 (“In the…universe”) withA. complete agreementB. amused tolerationC. deliberate neutralityD. open skepticismE. total opposition15. The author of Passage 2 would most likely argue that the prediction made in lined 8-9 in Passag e 1 (“Nevertheless…or so”) isA. unlikely to come to passB. based on relevant dataC. a patently obvious claimD. a somewhat plausible outcomeE. an unnecessarily pessimistic assessment16. In the analogy of the supercomputer (line11-15), modern physicists resemble the “forebears” in that bothA. have an obligation to acknowledge their own limitationsB. lack the knowledge to take full advantage of a toolC. fail to recognize to take full advantage of a toolD. must learn to use computers to do their work more effectivelyE. should seek instruction to understand a phenomenon more fully17. In line 32, “fits” most nearly meansA. violent attacksB. unprovoked tantrumsC. emotional reactionsD. unexpected whimsE. sudden bursts18. The characterization of the “path” (line 20) suggests that scienceA. results from purely chance eventsB. is driven by an unforeseen and mysterious purposeC. progresses in an orderly mannerD. is inaccessible to those without proper trainingE. advances in indirect and sometimes unexpected ways19. The author of Passage 2 would most likely advise the “physicists and mathematicians” referred to in lines 23, Passage 1, toA. redouble their current effortsB. collaborate more with one anotherC. find new avenues for researchD. pursue a more interdisciplinary approachE. seek to replicate their experimental findings20. The primary contrast in lines 24-26 (“No matter…theory”) is between theA. size of a project and its importanceB. purpose of an undertaking and its resultC. history of an enterprise and its futureD. scope of an endeavor and its outcomeE. randomness of an approach and its findings21. Passage 1 suggests that its author would most likely argue that the “unprecedented situation” (lines 26, Passage 2) isA. proof of the arbitrary nature of theoretical physicsB. evidence of the lack of consensus among physicistsC. a sign of the challenges involved with working with supercomputersD. a testament to the difficulty of directly observing subatomic phenomenaE. a consequence of the highly complex mathematics underlying string theory22. The second paragraph in Passage 2 (line 28-31) primarily serves toA. analyze the steps required by a processB. assess the practicality of achieving an objectiveC. articulate the criteria required to meet a standardD. characterize the qualifications of practitionersE. describe the significant advancements of a discipline23. In line37, “draw” most nearly meansA. sketchB. leadC. attractD. inferE. provoke24. Both authors would agree with which statement about string theory?A. Through its development, important technological advances have taken place.B. In its current state, the explanations it provides are ultimately incomplete.C. It is unlikely that it will ever provide an encompassing explanation.D. It is beginning to be challenged by the majority of scientists.E. It represents our best chance of understanding subatomic phenomena. Section 51. Heckling during a political rally is so ----- that it surprises no one; the same behavior, however, is ----- when it is exhibited at a scientific conference.A. rare…shatteringB. commonplace…startlingC. revolting…unnervingD. trivial…meaninglessE. comical…bearable2. Steve was ----- by the intricacy of the ice crystals forming on his windowpane: he couldn’t take his eyes off them.A. edifiedB. troubledC. enervatedD. emboldenedE. captivated3. The experiment did not yield the decisive ----- that the scientist had hoped for; instead, the findings were only of ----- significance.A. outcome…nominalB. results…influentialC. conclusion…distinctD. sources…astronomicalE. risks…questio nable4. NASA engineer Gloria Yamauchi uses ----- approach to research, in that it draws on physics, aerodynamics, mathematics, and other fields.A. a self-evidentB. an interdisciplinaryC. a simplisticD. an economicalE. an impractical5. Less confident employees tend to be ----- about asking for a pay increase, preferring to wait for their supervisors to raise the issue.A. volubleB. presumptuousC. reticentD. penitentE. tenaciousQuestions 6-9 are based on the following passages.Passage 1Liars may betray themselves through linguisticmistakes, but the main sources of betrayal are the emotions.Emotion reveals itself, sometimes in contradictory ways,in the voice, body, and face. Deceptions typically involve5 trying to conceal feelings that are inappropriate or trying tocover up the fear, guilt, and distress that may be provokedwhen one attempts to get away with a lie. When a personlies and has emotional investment in the situation, aperfect performance is hard to carry off. Nonverbal clues10 to deception leak out. What is surprising is that few peoplemake use of these clues and thus liars go undetected.Passage 2Human beings are terrible lie detectors. In studies,subjects asked to distinguish truth from lies answercorrectly approximately half the time. People are often15 led astray by an erroneous sense of how a liar behaves.“People hold a stereotype of the liar – as tormented,anxious, and conscience-stricken,” researchers BellaDePaulo and Charles Bond write. Clumsy deceiversare sometimes visibly agitated, but in general there is no20 such things as “typical” deceptive behavior. As DePaulosays, “To be a good liar, you don’t need to know whatbehaviors really separate liars from truthtellers, butwhat behaviors people think separate them.”6. Which best describes the relationship between the passages?A. Passage 1 discusses lying from a moral stance, whereas Passage 2 examines it from a legal viewpoint.B. Passage 1 views lying as a skill that is learned, whereas Passage 2 considers it an instinctive impulse.C. Passage 1 claims that lying is characterized by certain distinctive behaviors, whereas Passage 2 largely rejects that notion.D. Passage 1 takes a scientific approach to lying, whereas Passage 2 discusses it from an anecdotal perspective.E. Passage 1 focuses on the effects of lying, whereas Passage 2 examines its causes.7. Lines 1, Passage 1 (“Liars may…emotions”), and lines 10-11, Passage 2 (“Clumsy…behavior”), both cont ain instances ofA. simileB. paradoxC. euphemismD. qualificationE. understatement8. The author of Passage 2 would most likely describe the claim about “fear, guilt, and distress” (lines 3, Passage 1) as aA. conventional but inaccurate perceptionB. plausible theory that my prove to be correctC. misconception of little significanceD. nonstandard view that is based on faulty scienceE. widespread and well-substantiated belief9. Lines 11-12 (“As…them”) suggest that Bella DePaulo w ould most likely maintain that Passage 1A. overlooks the behavior patterns of those who tell the truthB. presents the very misconceptions that people often have about liarsC. offers a perceptive psychological analysis of liars’ deceptive behaviorsD. takes an overly sympathetic view of deceptive behaviorE. overemphasizes the role of linguistic patterns in lyingQuestions 10-15 are based on the following passages.This passage, adapted from a 1983 biography, discusses Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), a Mexican painter. Known for her distinctive artistic style, her flamboyant dress, and her tumultuous life, Kahlo endured numerous health problems and emotional upheavals, many of which are depicted in her paintings.It was not bohemian casualness that prompted FridaKahlo to choose for her wedding dress the borrowedclothes of a Tehuana Indian woman. When she put on thiscostume, she was choosing a new identity, and she did it5 with all the fervor of a nun taking the veil. Even when shewas a girl, clothes were a kind of language for Kahlo, andthe intricate links between dress and self-image, andbetween personal style and painting style, formed oneof the subplots in the unfolding drama of her life.10 For Kahlo the elements of her dress were a kind ofpalette from which she selected each day the image ofherself that she wished to present to the world. WearingTehuana costumes was part of Kahlo’s self-creation as alegendary personality intimately connected to her native15 land. Yet while she was definitely playing a role, hers wasan authentic artifice. She did not change her personality tofit the image she presented; rather, she invented a highlyindividualistic personal style to dramatize the personalitythat was already there.20 Indeed, Kahlo’s Tehuana costume became so essential apart of her persona that several time she painted it devoidof its owner. The costume served as a stand-in for herself,a second skin never totally assimilated to the person hiddenunder it but so integral to her that even when it was taken25 off, it retained something of the wearer’s being. ClearlyKahlo knew of the magic power of clothes to substitutefor their owner; in her diary, she wrote that the Tehuanacostume made “the absent portrait of only one person”– her absent self.30 Always a form of social communication, as the yearspassed Kahlo’s costumes became an antidote to isolation;even when she was very ill and received few visitors, shedressed every day as if she were preparing for a fiesta. Asher self-portraits confirmed her existence, so did the35 costumes make the frail, often bedridden woman feel moremagnetic and visible, more emphatically present as aphysical object in space. Paradoxically, they were both amask and a frame. Since they defined the wearer’s identityin terms of appearance, they distracted her – and the40 onlooker – from inner pain. The elaborate packaging wasan attempt to compensate for her sense of fragmentationand dissolution. Ribbons, flowers, jewels, and sashesbecame more and more colorful and elaborate as her healthdeclined late in life. In a sense, Kahlo was like a Mexican45 piñata: she was a fragile vessel decorated with frills andruffles, and just as blindfolded children swing at the piñatawith a broomstick, life dealt Kahlo below after blow. Whilethe piñata dances and sways, the knowledge that it is aboutto be destroyed makes its bright beauty all the more50 poignant. In the same way, Kahlo’s decoration wastouching; it was at once affirmation of her loveof life and a signal of her awareness – and defiance–of life’s troubles.10. The passage primarily serves toA. refute a popular belief about modern paintersB. discuss the c ritical response to an important artist’s workC. evaluate the artistic techniques of a well-known painterD. analyze a method of self-expression for a noted artistE. provide a comprehensive biography of a famous painter11. The first sentence of the passage primarily serves toA. support a prevailing opinionB. describe a provocative theoryC. dispel a potential misconceptionD. delineate an ongoing problemE. offer a tentative solution12. The reference to a nun in line 3 primarily serves to su ggest Kahlo’sA. pious humilityB. worldly renunciationC. intellectual rigorD. personal selflessnessE. enthusiastic devotion13. In lines 8-9 (“Yet…artifice”), the author indicated that playing a role canA. be a complex, almost incomprehensible masqueradeB. be a form of sincere self-expressionC. dramatize the individual’s historyD. conceal embarrassing secretsE. alter the personality of the role player14. The reference to “a mask and a frame” (lines 19) indicates that Kahlo’s costumesA. communicated Kahlo’s inner feelings to othersB. mystified people studying Kahlo’s workC. could not be separated from Kahlo’s actual paintingsD. incorporated everyday physical objectsE. served seemingly contradictory functions15. The passage indicated that “Ribbons, flowers, jewels, and sashes” (line 21-22)became more elaborate toA. contrast with Kahlo’s artistic austerityB. enhance the imagery in Kahlo’s self-portraitsC. counterbalance Kahlo’s increasing frailtyD. showcase Kahlo’s success as an artistE. express Kahlo’s enthusiasm for adornmentsQuestions 16-24 are based on the following passages.This passage is adapted from the autobiographical account of a journalist traveling through Africa to research chimpanzees.Our walk through the forest was like a journey throughan extended underground cavern. We wound throughobscure passages, out into small openings or great rooms,and then tunneled back into winding passageways. Toward5 the end of the afternoon, we followed what seemed to be alarge movement of chimpanzees into one great open roomin the forest, relatively clear except for columns of nuttrees. Soon about a dozen chimps were hammering away,using log hammers on log or root anvils.10 We had entered a factory, but it was also a nursery. Iturned to watch a mother playing with her infant, ticklinghis toes with playful little nibbles and then looking intohis laughing face and eyes with the most amazing gazeof adoration. Elsewhere, three adult females had situated15 themselves in a tree and were kissing and tickling an infant,who writhed with apparent pleasure. Suddenly, their faces,which had taken on remarkable glowing expressions ofadoration, registered in my mind as entirelycomprehensible. I was looking at intelligent faces20 experiencing an emotion I could only imagine to be love.One commentator has said that the big differencebetween humans and chimps (intelligent though thoseapes may be) is that humans can invent great wondersof technology. “I considered the difference between25 men and animals,” this person wrote. “Some were vast.A chimpanzee could be taught to drive a car. It couldeven be taught to build parts of it. But it could not beginto design it…. Our intellect is incomparably moresophisticated than (that of) any animal. One hears this30 sort of argument often, and, to my mind, it is mereself-stroking puffery. Could you or I begin to design acar? Has any single human actually designed a car? Couldany one person abandoned at birth on a desert islandsomewhere – without pictures, communication, education,35 or artifacts –even invent a tricycle or a child’s kite or amousetrap? Obviously not. Left at birth on a desert island,you and I and that commentator would be lifting anddropping chunks of wood or rounded stones onto hardnuts –and be glad we figured that one out.”40 The great accomplishment of Homo sapiens is nottechnology, which has become bigger and scarier thanwe are, a mixed blessing. The great accomplishment islanguage, which has enabled us to accumulate andcoordinate our achievements, insights, and minicreations.45 Our big technologies are collective efforts, culturalproducts, all and always made possible by language.Even the supposed “milestones” of technologicaladvancement—the use of movable type, to take oneexample—were collective events. Johannes Gutenberg50 didn’t think up movable type whole, in an isolated strokeof genius. His partner was a goldsmith; his father was amint employee, entirely familiar with soft metals. Printingpresses were all around Europe by then. Gutenberg’s greatgenius was to assemble, revise, and modify already55 long-established traditions in metallurgy, goldsmithing,and woodblock printing, not to mention papermaking andpress design.Our one great accomplishment is language, but our greathope is the internal compass that may enable us to guide60 ourselves and our technological powers into the future: ourglowing capacity for valuing our own kind and for at leastsome empathy beyond our kind. The hand lifting anddropping the stone is less impressive than the eye that gazedwith love.(1)Gutenberg’s typesetting process made the mass production of text possible.16. It can be inferred that “chimps” mentioned in line 4 areA. using simple tools to crack open nutsB. expressing themselves by making a lot of noiseC. taking out their aggressions on the nut treesD. working cooperatively on different tasksE. mimicking the work habits of human beings17. The author uses the word “factory” (line 6) primarily to suggest thatA. some chimpanzees live a highly regimented lifeB. the sound created by the chimpanzees’ activity is loud enough to impair hearingC. the chimpanzees are doing productive work collectivelyD. only those chimpanzees who want to participate in communal activities do soE. the activity of the male chimpanzees differs significantly from that of the females18. In lines 16 (“it…puffery”), the author characterized the commentator’s argument asA. useless flatteryB. exaggerated self-regard。
2010年5月广东中山普通高考模拟试卷英语
试卷类型：A 中山市2010年普通高考模拟试卷英语2010.5 本试卷共12页，四大题，满分150分。
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听下面一段对话，回答第1~3题。
1. What does the woman do in her spare time?A. Play tennis, read and swim.B. Swim, read and watch TV.C. Read, watch TV and go to movies.2. What are the man’s hobbies?A. Fishing and collecting stamps.B. Reading and fishing.C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. By a lake.C. In the woman’s house.听下面一段对话，回答第4~6题。
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2006 年 5 月Section 1ESSAYTime－25 minuteThe essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet－you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space If you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what your write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers. Important Reminders:● A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score ofzero.●Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for whatyou write on your answer sheet.●An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Some people claim that each individual is solely responsible for what happen to him orher. But the claim that we ought to take absolute responsibility for the kinds of people weare and the kids of lives we lead suggests that we have complete control over our lives.We do not. The circumstances of our lives can make it more or less impossible to makecertain kinds of choices.Adapted from Gordon D. Marino,” I Think You Should Be Responsible; Me, I’mNot So Sure.”AssignmentAre we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make? Plan an write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.ESSAYTime－25 minuteThe essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet－you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space If you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what your write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers. Important Reminders:● A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score ofzero.●Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for whatyou write on your answer sheet.●An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Certainly anyone who insists on, condemning all lies should think about what wouldhappen if we could reliably tell when our family, friends, colleagues, and governmentleaders were deceiving us. It is tempting to think that the world would become a betterplace without the deceptions that seem to interfere with our attempts at genuinecommunication. On the other hand, perhaps there is such a thing as too much honesty. Adapted from Allison Kornet," The Truth About Lying"AssignmentWould the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.ESSAYTime－25 minuteThe essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet－you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space If you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what your write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers. Important Reminders:● A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score ofzero.●Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for whatyou write on your answer sheet.●An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.The supervisor will tell you how mush time you have to write an essay on the topic assigned below.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.It is not that people dislike being part of a community; it is just that they care about theirindividual freedoms more. People value neighborliness and social interaction-until beingpart of a group requires them to limit their freedom for the larger good of the group. Buta community or group cannot function effectively unless people are willing to set asidetheir personal interests.Adapted from Warren Johnson, The Future Is Not What It Used To BeAssignmentDoes the success of a community-whether it is a class, a team, a family, a nation, or any other group-depend upon people's willingness to limit their personal interests? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.ESSAYTime－25 minuteThe essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet－you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space If you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what your write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers. Important Reminders:● A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score ofzero.●Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for whatyou write on your answer sheet.●An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.There is an old saying:"A person with one watch knows what time it is; a person with twowatches isn’t so sure."In other words, a person who looks at an object or event from twodifferent angles sees something different from each position. Moreover, two or morepeople looking at the same thing may each perceive something different. In other words,truth, like beauty, may lie in the eye of the beholder.Adapted from Gregory D. Foster," Ethics: Time to Revisit the Basics"AssignmentDoes the truth change depending on how people look at things? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Section 31. Her political ______came from her ______ vision of the nation, a vision that included and drew strength from every social constituency.A. autonomy...sweepingB. reticence...mysticalC. triumph...restrictedD. rebellion...conventionalE. prehensive2. As one would expect, the reclusive poet ______ public appearances and invasions of privacy.A. rewardedB. endorsedC. neglectedD. invitedE. detested3. Turn-of-the-century actress Sarah Bernhardt had so ______ a talent that she ______ audiences with her diverse and utterly convincing characterizations.A. unrealized...enchantedB. protean...bedazzledC. eclectic...weariedD. quixotic...confoundedE. mediocre...spellbound4. In the classroom, Carol was unusually ______; on the playground, however, she became as intractable as the other children.A. optimisticB. mercurialC. magnanimousD. taciturnE. docile5. Bubble gum is not a topic usually treated seriously, so it is appropriate that this new book tracing the cultural history of bubble gum has a ______ tone.A. morbidB. catharticC. pedanticD. flippantE. reticent6. Jamake Highwater manages to touch on the arts of almost every American Indian nation in one reasonably sized book that makes up for its occasional lack of ______ with its remarkable ______.A. specificity...detailB. discontinuity...concretenessC. loftiness...inaccessibilityD. profundity...inclusivenessE. parability7. Though Judd is typically ______ and reserved in social gatherings, at last night's reception he spoke and acted with uncharacteristic ______.A. loquacious...alacrityB. nguorC. disaffected...resentmentD. diplomatic...decorumE. diffident...aplomb8. Most politicians find television ______ to the ______ of their messages: the medium plays an essential role in propagating their ideas.A. crucial...renunciationB. indispensable...disseminationC. municationD. tangential...interpretationE. relevant... legislationQuestions 9-10 are based on the following passage.Jazz musician Benny Carter, known for his sophisticated compositions and arrangements, was also a virtuoso alto saxophone player. Fellow musicians frequently cited Carter's groundbreaking improvisational style, which avoided the expected run up and down the chord changes and instead spread out phrase fragments over the chord progression. In 1934, just six years after his first recording, Carter played at the opening of the Apollo Theater in Harlem and then led the first interracial big band to tour Europe. In the ensuing quarter century, Carter wrote music for film and television in Hollywood, where he played a key role in the merger of the trade unions of Black musicians and White musicians.9. The author suggests that Carter was not only an outstanding jazz composer but also(A) a talented composer of classical music(B) a highly imitative performer(C) an opponent of organized labor(D) an effective participant in social change(E) an astute critic of other musicians' work10. The passage supports which of the following statements about Carter as a saxophone player?(A) He impressed other musicians with his technique.(B) He was less celebrated as an instrumentalist than as a bandleader.(C) He did not perform in public after the 1930's.(D) He confused critics with his unusual technique.(E) He preferred to perform in local venues.Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage.David Stahle is an expert on the imprints that climate, fire, and pestilence leave in a tree's growth rings. His pulse rises when he spots a stand of beat-up old trees because they have stories to tell. For reasons not fully understood, such trees, growing under harsh conditions, often live longer and are more sensitive to fluctuations in weather than healthier trees growing on better land. Recently, Stahle concluded from rings in bald cypress trees that a severe drought struck Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in the late sixteenth century. This might explain why the so-called Lost Colony of Roanoke died out by 1590.11. The reference to Stahle's "pulse" (line 3) serves to indicate his level of(A) vitality(B) frustration(C) anger(D) playfulness(E) excitement12. The statement in lines 11-12 ("This .. .1590") serves primarily to(A) advocate a cause(B) offer a theory(C) question a belief(D) modify a claim(E) predict an outcomeQuestions 13-24 are based on the following passages.The first of the following excerpts is adapted from a 1996 essay about an exhibit of paintings by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675); the second is from an autobiography written in 1962.Passage 1Anyone who has read Edward Snow's highly personal and poetic Study of Vermeer is unlikely to be able to meet the gaze of the young woman in The Girl with the Pearl Earring without feeling something of the confusion and5 complicity he so eloquently describes. "To meet this young girl's gaze is to be implicated in its urgency," Snow writes. "It is me at whom she gazes, with real, unguarded human emotions, and with an intensity that demands something just as real and human in return." Snow describes the girl's10 gaze as a stew of unresolved contradictions, which only leaves the captivated viewer all the more guilty and confused. Surprise, bewilderment, yearning, acceptance, understanding—in sequence, or all at once—her glance seems to convey all of these. "Suddenly, the most personal15 responses, drawn from the most private, well-protected regions of the self, are required."My responses to this and other Vermeer paintings were rarely as personal and passionate as Snow's. To his private testimony regarding The Girl with the Pearl Earring, I20 would only add that a great deal of whatever impact it has on the viewer see ms to me to derive from very specific, very visible painterly techniques. The light-colored spots that appear to round her lip; the shift from light paint to darker that forms the ridge below her nose; the dots of25 white on her pupils that make her eyeballs seem to bulge; the brusque, Cezanne-like rounding of her turban by shifting the blue strokes to black—all of these are as vivid as fingerprints, evidence of Vermeer's presence, of his attempts (as Snow put it) to nurse this face into being.30 Today the entire painted surface of this work is spider-webbed with a fine network of cracks—what art critics call cracquelure—which makes the ability of this imaginary girl to reach out and disturb us from her paint-created, 330-year-old flatness all the more astonishing.Passage 235There was an empty room at the top of our house and on the wall, between the fireplaceand the window, almost hidden in the gloom, hung a small portrait in oils. Dim and yellowed by time, that picture showed the head of a man of strange appearance, for he had long hair and below his40 pointed beard was some kind of wide collar brim. His face was melancholy and yet it always seemed to me that there was a sneer upon those bearded lips.Children rarely look up when they are playing with toys oh the floor, for they are too busy with their own45 imaginings, but one day, when I had strayed into that vacant room and was amusing myself, I happened to glance toward the portrait and saw, to my astonishment, that the eyes of the man were watching me. I turned away, then looked up, and once more his eyes met mine. I got to my50 feet and, as I did so, those eyes turned to watch every movement I made. I backed toward the door and that look still followed me, half-mournful, half-accusing.I did not tell anyone what had happened, but I did not venture into the room again for more than a few seconds at55 a time, except when I was with grown-ups. Emboldened by their company, I learned to play a fearful but exciting game. I moved slowly here and there about the room, knowing that wherever I went, those eyes followed me. I pretended not to look, I talked with my elders, then swung60 around sharply. I was still being watched. The searching gaze was always the same, so melancholy and accusing that I began to feel a sense of guilt, began to wonder what evil I could have committed. Guilt and fear mingled in my mind and I was certain that the stranger was treacherous, that his65 anger could be terrible when it was aroused. Sometimes greatly daring, I crept up the stairs and opened the door very quietly, very quickly, and peeped in. Every time I did so, his eyes were looking straight at me.13. Which of the following statements best characterizes the individual perspectivespresented in the two passages?(A) The first passage presents a critical perspective, whereas the second presents theview of an uneducated art lover.(B) The first passage offers the perspective of art historians, whereas the second offersthat of an art student.(C) The first passage offers the perspective of adult art collectors, whereas the secondcontains the views of a child prodigy.(D) The first passage offers the views of two adults, whereas the second presents achild's perspective.(E) The first passage offers the views of two successful artists, whereas the secondpresents the view of a failed artist.14. The first paragraph of Passage 1 (lines 1-16) primarily serves to(A) indicate how critics have tended to see Vermeer's work in the past(B) outline the major events in the life of Vermeer(C) demonstrate the modern qualities of Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring(D) highlight the significance of Snow's Study of Vermeer(E) discuss Snow's response to a painting by Vermeer15. According to the author of Passage 1, the "confusion" mentioned in line 4 refers tothe(A) author's initial misunderstanding of Vermeer's painting(B) arcane language Snow uses in his study of Vermeer(C) facial expression of the figure depicted in the painting(D) complex emotions experienced by someone viewing the Vermeer painting(E) intricate arguments a critic has made about Vermeer's genius16. In context, which of the following observations from Passage 1 most nearly parallels an observation the narrator of Passage 2 might make?(A) "To meet this young girl's gaze is to be implicated in its urgency" (lines 5-6)(B) "My responses to this and other Vermeer paintings were rarely as personal andpassionate as Snow's" (lines 17-18)(C) "whatever impact it has on the viewer seems to me to derive from very specific, veryvisible painterly techniques" (lines 20-22)(D) "all of these are as vivid as fingerprints, evidence of Vermeer's presence" (lines 27-28)(E) "Today the entire painted surface of this work is spider-webbed with a fine networkof cracks" (lines 30-31)17. The second paragraph of Passage 1 (lines 17-29) primarily serves to(A) illustrate the narrator's emotional response to the . painting(B) outline the different ways critics have viewed Vermeer(C) compare the artistic achievement of Cezanne and Vermeer(D) discuss how Vermeer achieved specific effects in his painting(E) describe the materials Vermeer used in his painting18. In relation to the reaction of the narrator of Passage 2 to the painting, the reaction of the author of Passage 1 can best be described as(A) more emotional(B) more analytical(C) more fearful(D) less idealistic(E) less complimentary19. The first paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 35-42) is primarily concerned with(A) providing a physical description of the portrait(B) showing the child's growing fear of being watched(C) revealing how the child overcame an irrational dislike of the portrait(D) discussing some techniques used in the painting(E) explaining the significance of the man in the portrait20. The reaction of the child in Passage 2 to the painting (lines 43-52) was primarily one of(A) abject terror(B) overwhelming curiosity(C) growing unease(D) cool indifference(E) unconcealed admiration21. The narrator of Passage 2 looks to adults for(A) companionship(B) amusement(C) security(D) guidance(E) approval22. The narrator of Passage 2 experiences emotions that are most similar to those of the(A) "young woman" (line 3)(B) "viewer" (line 11)(C) "man" (line 38)(D) "grown-ups" (line 55)(E) "stranger" (line 64)23. In line 60, "searching" most nearly means(A) hidden(B) beseeching(C) resourceful(D) forlorn(E) penetrating24. The descriptions of the paintings in both passages suggest that paintings(A) require critical understanding to be appreciated fully(B) cannot withstand the test of time(C) can have a powerful impact on the life of a viewer(D) need careful restoration to achieve their full power(E) may fill viewers with a feeling of nostalgiaSection 51. Canaries are often said to have ______ voices because they make such sweet, harmonious sounds.A. insistentB. unnaturalC. melodiousD. inaudibleE. strident2. The_______ plots of Agatha Christie's detective stories reflect the complexities hidden beneath the simple appearances of English village life.A. intricateB. discreteC.straightforwardD. elementaryE. vacuous3. Government officials authorized ______ because they wanted to have a complete enumeration of the country's population.A. a discontinuanceB. an appointmentC. a waiverD. a censusE. a levy4. Even in her fiction writing, Denise Chavez functions as a kind of historian in that she ______ the real experiences of Hispanic women through her characters.A. predictsB. defendsC. chroniclesD. avertsE. surmises5. Fanatically committed to one political cause, Anderson was a ______, maintaining an exclusively ______ outlook.A. libertine...provincialB. zealot...partisanC. patriot...indulgentD. maverick...altruisticE. rebel...vicariousQuestions 6-9 are based on the following passages.Passage 1Many scientists tend to split the universe into two realms: science and irrationality. They believe that "truth" is only what can be experimentally proved and that "understanding" is only what fits into the straitjacket of logic. This approach may work beautifully within the scope of questions that science can answer, but life is a far richer tapestry than the threads of logic alone can weave. It is myopic to define "reason" so narrowly that one can't see the other threads. Science can teach us many things, but there are some truths science cannot measure.Passage 2After spending years training in Buddhist meditative practices, neurologist James Austin got his first taste of spiritual enlightenment while waiting on a London train platform, idly glancing toward the Thames River. Instantly, the panorama of sky and buildings acquired a sense of what he calls "absolute reality, intrinsic rightness, and ultimate perfection." He suddenly shed his formerly unshakable assumption that he was an individual, separated from the rest of the world by a skin suit. Within seconds, other insights dawned.Austin described in a book how this experience spurred him to study brain processes that underlie spiritual experiences. But the harsh reality of science is that those who study mysticism are rarely taken seriously. For scientists, claims of mystical enlightenment have long smacked of self-deception, charlatanism, or both.6. The "scientists" referred to in line 1, Passage 1, would most likely view the "book" mentioned in line 21, Passage 2, with(A) respect(B) curiosity(C) objectivity(D) ambivalence .(E) skepticism7. James Austin (in Passage 2) would most likely respond to the assertion in lines 6-7 of Passage 1 ("life is . . . weave") by(A) agreeing and citing his own experience as evidence(B) agreeing and citing specific scientific findings as proof(C) declining to offer an opinion either way(D) disagreeing and citing the beliefs of most scientists(E) disagreeing and citing Buddhist texts forsupport8. The author of Passage 1 would most likely characterize the "insights" mentioned in Passage 2, line 20, as(A) mystical experiences that have little relevance to most people' s lives(B) truths that can be arrived at only through rigorous scientific studies(C) potentially valuable perceptions that most scientists would not consider legitimate(D) sensory impressions that are unlikely to yield meaningful information(E) personal experiences that scientists should not attempt to study9. Unlike Passage 1, Passage 2 makes use of(A) generalization(B) anecdote(C) figurative language(D) literary allusion(E) technical jargonQuestions 10-18 are based on the following passage.The following passage by an Asian American author has . been adapted from a short story published in 2000. Caroline and Marcella are former friends; Dean is Caroline's current boyfriend.Caroline Yip and Marcella Ahn had a history. They had both lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in their twenties, and for several years they had been the best of friends— inseparable, really. But then their first books had come5 out at the same time, Marcella's from a major New York publisher, Caroline's from a small, albeit respected press. Both had very similar jacket photos, the two women looking solemn and precious, hair flowing in full regalia. An unfortunate coincidence. Critics couldn't resist10 reviewing them together, mocking the pair, even then, as "The Hair Poets," "The Braids of the East," and "The New Asian Poe-tresses."But Marcella escaped these barbs relatively unscathed. Her book was taken seriously, and she was even compared15 to Marianne Moore and Emily Dickinson. Her poetry was highly erudite, usually beginning with mundane observations about birds or plant life, then slipping into long,abstract meditations on entropy and inertia, the Bible, evolution, and death, punctuated by the briefest mention of20 personal deprivations. Or so the critics said. Dean still had the book from the library, and he couldn't make heads or tails of it.In contrast, Caroline's book had been skewered. She wrote in a slangy, contemporary voice, full of topical,25 popculture allusions. She wrote about Marilyn Monroe and moo goo gai pan, about alien babies and her strange, loopy obsession with poultry. She was roundly dispatched as a mediocre talent.Worse, Caroline said, was what happened afterwards.30 Marcella began to thwart her at every turn. Teaching jobs, coveted magazine publications, awards—everything Caroline applied for, Marcella got. It didn't hurt that Marcella was a shameless schmoozer, flirting and networking with anyone who might be of use, all the while35 ridiculing them behind their backs. The fact was, Marcella was rich. Her father was a shipping tycoon, and she had a trust fund in the millions. She didn't need any of these pitifully small sinecures which would have meant a livelihood to Caroline, and it became obvious that the only40 reason Marcella was pursuing them at all wa to taunt her. "She's a vulture, a vampire," Caroline told'Dean. "You know she won't go out in the'light of day? She stays up until four, five in the morning and doesn't wake up until past noon."45 And then there was the matter of Evan Paviromo, the English-Italian editor of a literary journal whom Caroline had dated for seven years, waiting patiently for them to get married and have children. He broke it off one day without explanation. She dogged him. Why? Why was he ending it?50 She refused to let him go without some sort of answer. Finally he complied. "It'ssomething Marcella said," he admitted.At first Caroline feared they were involved romantically, but the truth was more vicious. "Marcella told me she55 admired me," Evan said, "that I was far more generous than she could ever be. She said she just wouldn't be able to stay with someone whose work she didn't really respect. I thought about that, and I decided I'm not that generous after all. It's something that would eat away at me, that's60 bothered me all along. It's something I can't abide."Caroline fled to California, eventually landing in the little nondescript town of Rosarita Bay. She completely disengaged herself from the poetry world. She was still writing every day, excruciating as it was for her, but she65 had not attempted to publish anything in six years. She was thirty-seven now, and a waitress—the breakfast shift at a diner, the dinner shift at a barbecue joint. Her feet had grown a full size from standing so much, and she was broke. But she had started to feel like her old self again,70 healthier, more relaxed, sleeping better. Dean had a lot to do with it, she said. She was happy—or as happy as it was possible for a poet to be. Until now. Until Marcella Ahn suddenly arrived.10. The word "history" (line 1) refers to a。
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2010届武汉市武昌区高三英语五月压轴试题 答案
武昌区2010届高三年级五月调研测试参考答案1—5: ACBCB 6—10: BACCA11—15: CBCAC 16—20: BBBAB21—25: BABCD 26—30: DCBAC31—35: BCADA36—40:BDCCB 41—45: DAACD 46—50: BBDCA51-54 DBCA55-58 ABBC 59-62 CBAD 63-66 ACBD 67-70 ADCD71. to have been constructed72. hadn’t /had not wasted73. did he understand74. has been held75. whose research was aimed at76. how much energy it takes77. ranging from swimming to diving /which range from swimming to diving78. must have forgotten79. are being taken80. stuck in/was stuck inPossible versionDear Mike,How are things going? In your last letter you talked about low carbon life. Now I’d like to share my understanding of it and my experience in the past few months.With the environment problem coming into attention, it is extremely important that we take action to protect our planet. As more people are determined to make a difference, low carbon lifestyle provides us with the perfect opportunity to do it.Interestingly, our school called on students to develop a low carbon lifestyle and become a responsible citizen several months ago. In response to the appeal, I have made some changes in my way of life, which ranges from transportation to water saving. For example, instead of asking my parents to drive me to school, I take a bus to and from school. Just like my schoolmates, I now refuse to use disposable chopsticks. At home, I even persuade my parents to reuse water, even though it is not so convenient. TV and computer are important entertainment for my family, but we sometimes read instead, which, I think, may help relieve the shortage of electricity.I’m really glad to communicate with you about this topic.Y oursChen Y u听力录音稿Text 1W: Did you hear about Terry?M: No, what happened?W: He’s really upset. He didn’t get accepted to any of the colleges he really wanted to go to .M: Why not? His grades were so good.W: I think his applications were revived too late for the fall semester.Text 2W: Excuse me. I’m looking for Citibank.M: Citibank? Let me think now. Oh, yes. It’s on Fox Street.W: Is that the street that’s parallel to Broadway?M: No, it’s parallel to Hill.Text 3W: We’re so proud of you, dear. Y ou’ve nearly finished college!M: Well, I’ll be glad to get my degree next year. Of course, with all of my education requirements completed, I’ll also be able to apply for my teaching license.W:Text 4M: Carol, I know you’ve just returned from that show in San Francisco and that you’re exhausted, but couldn’t I persuade you to do one more for us next week in Atlanta?W: Well, I have piles of work waiting for me. At this rate, I’ll never catch up.M: I know, I know. This time of the year is important for all of us, but it’s also the most one to bring us a lot of money. This is when we make money, so let’s give it our all.Text 5M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house by early next week.W: Well, right now I think I want white for the door and yellow for the wall, but I’ll let you know tomorrow for sure.Text 6M: Y ou know, Jim and Mary are really upset because Mom and Dad have been telling them they should try to save more money.W: Well, I don't blame them. I think parents shouldn’t tell their married children what to do.M: Y eah, but Jim and Mary don’t save enough money, and Mom and Dad are worried about them and their future.W: Y ou have a point, but I still think it’s their problem, not Mom and Dad’s.Text 7W: Well, where shall we meet then, Sandy?M: Well, I don’t know. What do you suggest? I think…Probably the bus stop would be a good idea. Y ou know the bus stop in High Street?W: Yes, which one’s that? Which side of the road?M: Erm, I should think the number of the bus which goes from near the Canning Road end.W: Oh, yes I think I …M: Do you know the one I mean?W: Yes, I think I know the one you mean.M: Are you sure?W: Yes, yes.Text 8W: I’ve looked right through these, Jim, and there are somethings I don’t understand. What does “B&B” mean here in the third ad? And could you explain “H&C”?M: “B&B” means “bed and breakfast”. “H&C” means “hot and cold water”.W: In the text ad, it says “c/htg”. What does that mean?M: “Central heating”. Do you understand the price in this one?W: Y ou mean “pw”? Isn’t that “per week”?M: Y es, that’s right.W: And what does “own access” mean?M: It means you have your own entrance or front door. Y ou don't have to go through somebody else’s house or flat to get to yours.W: In this Stotfold one, what does “pcm” mean?M: That’s “per calendar month”, so you pay monthly, not weekly.W: Could you explain this last one? It says 145 pounds per calendar month, and “rates”.M: “Rates”are what you pay for things like street lights, roads, libraries, schooling, things like that….Text 9W: Hey, I’m a little bit upset about that television you people sold me. I got it home and the thing doesn’t work! The line…, the …, there’re lines all over the picture. I’m just not satisfied. I’d like to have my money back or give me a new television.M: Well, it’s not my fault! What did you do with it when you got it home?W: I just plugged it in and turned it on.M: Well, it was working fine when you took it…when you left here.W: Well, I think the least thing you people can do is to come over and adjust it for me, and make sure the thing’s working all right.M: Well, I wouldn’t mind doing that. Or you could bring it here and I’ll have a look at it. But you bought a second-hand TV and there’s only a … two days warranty on it.W: Second-hand! Second-hand? That thing was supposed to be new! Y our salesman told me it was brand new!M: Well, I can’t warrant for this.Text 10Mr. White was at the theater. He found himself in the middle of a group of American ladies, some of them middle-aged and some quite old. Before the curtain went up on the play, they all talked and joked a lot together.After the first act of the play, one lady apologized to Mr. White for the noisiness of her friends. He answered that he was very glad to see American ladies so obviously enjoying their visit to England. Mr. White’s neighbor explained what they were doing there.“Y ou know, I have known these ladies all my life,”she said, “they have all lost their husbands, and call themselves the Merry Widows. They go abroad every summer for a month or two and have a lot of fun. I had wanted to join their club for a long time, bud didn't qualify for membership until the spring of this year.”。
2010年三市5月高三联考试题数学文答案
2010年三市5月高三联考试题文科数学参考答案13. -160 14.227 15. 2516. （1） （2） （3） 三、解答题17、（本小题满分10分）（Ⅰ）解：由三角函数的定义，得点B 的坐标为()θθsin 2,cos 2 (1)分 在AOB ∆=2， ∠BAO =4π，∠B =π-4π-θ=43π-θ.4sin222⎪⎭⎝-θ4sin ...............3分=22sin ⎪⎭⎫⎝⎛-θπ43…………………………………………………5分 (注：仅写出正弦定理，得3分，若用直线AB 的斜率等于-1求())4sin(22cos sin 2πθθ+=+x 也得分。
（Ⅱ）解：由（Ⅰ）得OA θcos ⋅=θθπcos 43sin 24⋅⎪⎭⎫⎝⎛-…7分 因为tan θ= 34-，⎪⎭⎫⎝⎛∈432ππθ， 所以sin ==θθcos 54，，53-……………………………………………………8分又sin θπθπθπsin 43cos cos 43sin 43⋅-⋅=⎪⎭⎫⎝⎛-=54225322⋅⎪⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛--⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛-⋅=102.9分 所以⋅=42512531022-=⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛-⋅⋅………………………………………10分 18（本小题满分12分） （Ⅰ）由.4,121131==⋅n n 得 ……………………………………………………4分 （Ⅱ）解：记23,A A 分别表示从甲盒中各抽取一个小球得3号球和2号球，21,B B 分别表示从乙盒中各抽取一个小球得1号球和2号球，A 表示在一次抽取中甲盒的标号大于乙盒的标号，B 表示在三次抽取中甲盒的标号恰有两次大于乙盒的标号，则()()231312B A B A B A P A P ++==()()1312B A P B A P ++()23B A P =41413141314131=⨯+⨯+⨯．…………………………………8分 （）由于每次抽取相互独立，所以事件B 为三次独立重复试验中发生两次的事件()B P =C 2364943412=⨯⎪⎭⎫⎝⎛．………………………………………………………12分19．（本小题满分12分）解: 解法一（Ⅰ）如图所示，连结BD ，由ABCD 是菱形且∠BCD =60°知， △BCD 是等边三角形.因为E 是CD 的中点，所以BE ⊥CD ,又AB ∥CD , 所以BE ⊥AB .又因为P A ⊥平面ABCD ，BE ⊂平面ABCD ，所以 P A ⊥BE .而PA ⋂AB =A ,因此BE ⊥平面P AB .又BE ⊂平面PBE ，所以平面PBE ⊥平面P AB …………6分（Ⅱ）延长AD 、BE 相交于点F ，连结PF .过点A 作AH ⊥PB 于H ，由（Ⅰ）知平面PBE ⊥平面P AB ,所以AH ⊥平面PBE . 在Rt △ABF 中，因为∠BAF ＝60°， 所以，AF =2AB =2=AP . 在等腰Rt △P AF 中，取PF 的中点G ，连接AG .则AG ⊥PF .连结HG ，由三垂线定理的逆定理得，PF ⊥HG .所以∠AGH 是平面P AD 和平面PBE 所成二面角的平面角（锐角）……8分.源头学子在等腰Rt △P AF 中，AG PA == 在Rt △P AB 中，5525222==+⋅=⋅=AB AP AB AP PBABAP AH ………10分 所以，在Rt △AHG 中，sin AH AGH AG ∠=== 故平面P AD 和平面PBE所成二面角（锐角）的大小是………12分 解法二: 如图所示，以A 为原点，建立空间直角坐标系.则相关各点的坐标分别是A （0，0，0），B （1，0，0），3(2C 1(2D P （0，0，2）,E …2分（Ⅰ）因为(0,BE =， 平面P AB 的一个法向量是0(0,1,0)n =，所以BE =和0(0,1,0)n =共线.从而BE ⊥平面P AB . 又因为BE ⊂平面PBE ，故平面PBE ⊥平面P AB ………6分 (Ⅱ)易知(1,0,2),(0,0PB BE =-=）， 1(0,0,2),(,2PA AD =-= 设1111(,,)n x y z =是平面PBE 的一个法向量，则由⎪⎩⎪⎨⎧=⋅=⋅011n PB n 得111122020,000.x y z x y z +⨯-=⎧⎪⎨⨯+⨯=⎪⎩所以11110,2.(2,0,1).y x z n ===故可取…8分 设2222(,,)n x y z =是平面PAD 的一个法向量，则由⎪⎩⎪⎨⎧=⋅=⋅0022n PA n 得2222220020,100.22x y z x y z ⨯+⨯-=⎧⎪⎨++⨯=⎪⎩所以2220,.z x ==故可取2(3,1,0).n =- ………10分于是，5152532,cos 21=⨯=>=<n n 故平面PAD和平面PBE 所成二面角（锐角）的大小是…12分 20．（本小题满分12分） 解:（1）解法一：()1122,n n n a a n --≥-=∴当2n ≥时，()()()12132121()n n n n n a a a a a a a a a a ---=+-+-++-+-221123222222112nn n n ---=+++++=+=+-．………4分检验知当1n =时，结论也成立，故21n n a =+ (n )*∈N ． ………5分2112(12)(2222)2212n n nn n S n n n -+-=+++++=+=+--(n )*∈N ．……7分解法二：()1122,n n n a a n --≥-=1122n n n n a a --∴-=- ()2n ≥, …………3分∴数列{}2n a -是首项为121a -=,公差为0的等差数列,21n n a ∴-=,21n n a =+ (n )*∈N ． ……………5分2112(12)(2222)2212n n nn n S n n n -+-=+++++=+=+--(n )*∈N . …7分证明:（2）()()111222121n n n n n b --+=++()()()()11121211112212122121n n n n n n ++++-+⎛⎫==- ⎪++++⎝⎭(n )*∈N ． …………10分11222n n n T b b b -∴=+++223111111112121212122121nn +⎡⎤⎛⎫⎛⎫⎛⎫=-+-++-⎪ ⎪ ⎪⎢⎥++++++⎝⎭⎝⎭⎝⎭⎣⎦ 1111111212212126n +⎛⎫=-<⋅= ⎪+++⎝⎭． …………12分 21.解：由条件知(20)F ，，设11()A x y ，，22()B x y ，． （I ）当AB 与x 轴垂直时，可设点A B ，的坐标分别为(2，(2，， 此时1)2,1()2,1(-=-⋅=⋅．………………………………… 1分 当AB 不与x 轴垂直时，设直线AB 的方程是(2)(1)y k x k =-≠±． 代入222x y -=，有2222(1)4(42)0k x k x k -+-+=．…………… 3分则12x x ，是上述方程的两个实根，所以212241k x x k +=-，2122421k x x k +=-，于是)2)(2()1)(1()1)(1(212212121--+--=+--=⋅x x k x x y y x x CB CA2221212(1)(21)()41k x x k x x k =+-++++2222222(1)(42)4(21)4111k k k k k k k +++=-++-- 22(42)411k k =--++=-．综上所述，CB CA ⋅为常数1-．…………………………………………… 5分 （II ）解法一：设()M x y ，，则(1)CM x y =-，，11(1)CA x y =-，，22(1)CB x y =-，，(10)CO =-，，由CM CA CB CO =++得： 121213x x x y y y -=+-⎧⎨=+⎩，即12122x x x y y y +=+⎧⎨+=⎩，于是AB 的中点坐标为222x y +⎛⎫⎪⎝⎭，．…………………………………………… 7分 ①当AB 不与x 轴垂直时，121222222yy y y x x x x -==+---，即1212()2y y y x x x -=--． 又因为A B ，两点在双曲线上，所以22112x y -=，22222x y -=，两式相减得12121212()()()()x x x x y y y y -+=-+，即1212()(2)()x x x y y y -+=-．将1212()2yy y x x x -=--代入上式，化简得224x y -=．………………10分 ②当AB 与x 轴垂直时，122x x ==，求得(20)M ，，也满足上述方程．……11分所以点M 的轨迹方程是224x y -=．……………………………12分 解法二：同解法一得12122x x x y y y+=+⎧⎨+=⎩，①…………………………7分当AB 不与x 轴垂直时，由（I ） 有212241k x x k +=-②14)414()4(2222121-=--=-+=+k kk k k x x k y y ③由①②③得22421k x k +=-④,241ky k =-⑤………………………9分当0k ≠时，0y ≠，由④⑤得，2x k y+=，将其代入⑤有 2222244(2)(2)(2)1x y x y y x x yy +⨯+==++--．整理得224x y -=．………………11分当0k =时，点M 的坐标为(20)-，，满足上述方程．当AB 与x 轴垂直时，122x x ==，求得(20)M ，，也满足上述方程． 故点M 的轨迹方程是224x y -=……………………12分 22．（本小题满分12分）解：（Ⅰ）对()()(),112+-+='x b ax x f x f 求导得 ………1分由题意是方程21,x x ().0的两根='x f ………2分 由得且0,4221><<<a x x ()()⎩⎨⎧>'<',04,02f f 即()()⎩⎨⎧>-+<-+2,034161,0124b a b a ……4分()(),32411242+-=+--=-'b a b a f由（1）、（2）所表示的平面区域可求得024>-b a ,故().33242>+-=-'b a f所以()()∞+-'，的取值范围是32f . …………6分 （Ⅱ）方程()0112=+-+x b ax 的两根为21,x x 由根与系数的关系得⎪⎪⎩⎪⎪⎨⎧=--=+,1,12121a x x ab x x 由于,021≠x x 两式相除得(),111212121x x x x x x b +=+=--…8分即.11121+--=x x b 由条件212+=x x 可得(),1211111++--==x x x b ϕ…10分 易知当()()是增函数，时，x x ϕ2,01∈当()()(),4122,011=<∈ϕϕx x 时， 故b 的取值范围是.,41,得证⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛∞- …………12分。
【高清手敲版】2010年5月SAT阅读真题和答案
SECTION 2Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage.At a preconcert interview in 2000 for the performanceof one of her works in London, Rhian Samuel was askesdabout her well-known reluctance to be considered a Welshcomposer. Her reply –―I am not so happy to be called only linea Welsh composer because I haven‘t lived in Wales all my 5life and have other influences as well. On the other hand, I[have] been a woman all my life! ‖ – brought both laughterand applause from the expectant crowd of concertgoers.In short, Samuel is proud to be considered first a womancomposer, one whose connection to the Welsh language 10and people resurfaces at interludes throughout her musicallife.9. The primary purpose of the passage is to(A) discuss a composer‘s musical training(B) clarify a musician‘s self-perception(C) discribe an artist‘s linguistic talents(D) reveal the preferences of a particular audience(E) reconcile two antithetical views of a performance10. Her ―reply‖ in lines 4-7 suggests chiefly that Samuel believes which of the following?(A) Her nationality is not the most important aspect of her identity.(B) She coule not have become a successful composer if she had remained in Wales for her whole life.(C) One of the abligations of a musician is to relate a humorous anecdote before each performance.(D) Other people should not refer to themselves as Welsh unless thay have always lived in Wales.(E) Men should acknowledge the importance of their gender as an artistic influence just as women do.Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage.My daughter, Olivia, and I were going to college.Not together at the same school, thank goodness, justat the same time, but she didn‘t exactly know about myplans yet. There were a few things that needed work in line this arrangement. Any mother who has an eighteen-year- 5 old daughter would completed understand why I didn‘tmention my decision to go back to college to Olivia.What? I can‘t believe it. Are you actually copyingme? Don‘t you think you should consider getting yourown life? It wasn‘t that I planned never to tell her. I just 10 figured I‘d wait a bit –untile we‘d had a little time to misseach other.11. The narrator‘s attitude toward her situation is best described as(A) perplexed(B) prudent(C) sentimental(D) annoyed(E) derisive12. The narrator uses the questions in lines 8-10 primarily to(A) voice some pressing concerns(B) admit to some personal qualms(C) characterize a likely response(D) highlight an unpleasant memory(E) begin a discussion答案：BABCQuestions 13-24 are based on the following passages.These passages discuss string theory, the as-yet-unproven idea that all matter in the universe is made up of ―strings‖ so small that they have not been detected by instruments.The passages were adapted from books published in 2000 and 2006, respectively.Passage 1String theory is a work in progress whose partialcompletion has already revealed remarkably elegantanswers to questions about nature‘s most fundamentalconstituents and forces. For instance, in string theory many lineaspects of nature that might appear to be arbitrary technical 5details – such as the number of distinct varieties of particleingredients and their properties – are found to arise fromtangible aspects of geometry of the universe.In the final analysis, though, nothing is a substitute fordefinitive, testable predictions that can determine whether 10string theory has truly lifted the veil of mystery hiding thedeepest truths of our universe.It may be some time beforeour level of comprehension has reached sufficient depth toachieve this aim. In fact, the mathematics of string theoryis so complicated that, to date, no one even knows the exact 15equations of the theory. Nevertheless, experimrntal testscould provide strong circumstantial support for stringtheory within the next ten years or so.One of the pioneers of string theory summarizes thesituation by saying that ―string theory is a part of twenty- 20first-century physics that fell by chance into the twentiethcentury. ‖ It is as if our forebears in the nineteenth centuryhad been presented with a modern-day supercomputer,without the operating instructions. Through inventive trialand error, hints of the supercomputer‘s power would have 25become evident, but it would have taken vigorous andprolonged effort to gain true mastery. The hints of thecomputer‘s potential, like our glimpses of string theory‘sexplanatory power, would have provide strong motivationfor obtaining complete facility. A similar motivation today 30energizes physicists to pursue string theory.Science proceeds in fits and starts. Scientists putforward results, both theoretical and experimental. Theresults are then debated by the community; sometimes theyare discarded, sometimes they are modified, and sometimes 35they provide inspiration for new and more accurate waysof understanding the universe. In other words, scienceproceeds along a zigzag path toward what we hope will beultimate truth, a path that began with humanity‘s ea rliestattempts to fathom the cosmos and whose end we cannot 40 predict. Whether string theory is an incidental rest stopalong this path, a landmark turning point, or the finaldestination we do not know. But the last two decadesof reseach by hundreds of dedicated physicists andmathematicians has given us well-founded hope that 45 we are on the right and possibly final track.Passage 2No matter how things turn out, the story of string theoryis an episode with no parallel in the history of modernphysics. More than twenty years of research by thousandsof the world‘s best scientists producing tens of thousands 50of scientific papers has not led to a single testableexperimental prediction of the theory. This unpreccedentedsituation leads one to ask whether one can really describestring theory as science.Human beings engage in many different attempts to 55 explain the world around them, but only a specific sort ofexplanation is normally considered to be scientific. Anexplanation that allows one to predict successfully indetails what will happen when one goes out and performsa feasible experiment is the sort of explanation that most 60 clearly can be labeled. ―scientific. ‖ Explanations that cannotbe used to form predictions clearly do not deserve thislabel.Remarkably, the lack of any progress in achieving apredictive version of string theory that could be tested by 65 experiment has not led to theorists‘ giving it up. Indeed, inrecent years, many string theorists have become convincedthat string theory inherently must allow an astronomicallylarge number of physical possibilities, so many that it isdifficult to see how the theory can ever be tested. Y et some 70 theorists are convinced that a better understanding of thetheory will uncover testable phenomena. This way ofthinking is a steadfast refusal to acknowledge the lessonthat conventional science says one should draw in this kindof circumstance: if one‘s theory can‘t predict anything, one 75 should try something else.The phrase ―not even wrong ‖ is popular amongphysicists. A theory can be ―not even wrong‖ becauseit is so incomplete and ill-defined that it can‘t be used tomake predictions whose failure would show it to be wrong. 80This sort of ―not even wrong‖ is not necessarily a badthing. Most new theoretical ideas begin in this state, and itcan take quite a bit of work before their implications arewell enough understood for researchers to be able to tellwhether the idea is right or wrong. But there is a second 85connotation of ―not even wrong‖: something worse thana wrong idea. In case of string theory, the way somephysicists are abandoning fundamental scientific principlesrather than admit that a theory is wrong is something of thiskind: worse than being wrong is refusing to admit when 90one is wrong.13. Which best describes the relationship between two passages?(A) Passage 1 provides concrete evidence in support of a hypothesis attacked in Passage 2.(B) Passage 1 advocates a theoretical approach that is only reluctantly endorsed by Passage 2.(C) Passage 1 praises the achievements of a scientific researcher who is denounced in Passage 2.(D) Passage 1 offers a largely positive assessment of a theory that is criticized in Passage 2.(E) Passage 1 offers a detailed description of a methodology that is praised in Passage 2.14. The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the claim in lines 9-12 in Passage 1 (―In the … universe‖) with(A) complete agreement(B) amused toleration(C) deliberate neutrality(D) open skepticism(E) total opposition15. The author of Passage 2 would most likely argue that the prediction made in lines 16-18 in Passage 1(―Nevertheless …or so‖) is(A) unlikely to come to pass(B) based on relevant data(C) a patently obvious claim(D) a somewhat plausible outcome(E) an unnecessarily pessimistic assessment16. In the analogy of the supercomputer(lines 22-30), modern physicists resemble the ―forebears‖ in that both(A) have an obligation to acknowledge their own limitations(B) lack the knowledge to take full advantage of a tool(C) fail to recognize the complexity of a challenge(D) must learn to use computers to do their work more effectively(E) should seek instructiom to understand a phenomenon more fully17. In line 32, ―fits‖ most nearly means(A) violent attack(B) unprovoked tantrums(C) emotional reactions(D) unexpected whims(E) sudden bursts18.The characterization of the ―path‖ (line 38) suggests that science(A) result from purely chance events(B) is driven by an unforeseen and mysterious purpose(C) progresses in an orderly manner(D) is inaccessible to those without proper training(E) advances in indirect and sometimes unexpected ways19. The author of Passage 2 would most likely advise the ―physicists and mathematicians‖ referred to in lines 44-45, Passage 1, to(A) redouble their current efforts(B) collaborate more with one another(C) find new avenues for research(D) pursue a more interdisciplinary approach(E) seek to replicate their experimental findings20. The primary contrast in lines 47-52 (―No matter …theory‖) is between the(A) size of a project and its importance(B) purpose of an undertaking and its result(C) history of an enterprise and its future(D) scope of an endeavor and its outcome(E) randomness of an approach and its findings21. Pa ssage 1 suggests that its auther would most likely argue that the ―unprecedented situation‖ (line 52-53, Passage 2) is(A) proof of the arbitrary nature of theoretical physics(B) evidence of the lack of consensus among physicists(C) a sign of the challenges involved with working with supercomputers(D) a testament to the difficulty of directly observing subatomic phenomena(E) a consequence of the highly complex mathematics underlying string theory22. The second paragraph in Passage 2 (lines 55-63) primarily serves to(A) analyze the steps required by a process(B) assess the practicality of achieving an objective(C) articulate the criteria required to meet a standard(D) characterize the qualifications of practitioners(E) describe the significant advancements of a discipline23. In line 74, ―draw‖ most nearly means(A) sketch(B) lesd(C) attract(D) infer(E) provokr24. Both authors would agree with which statement about string theory?(A) Through its development, important technological advances have taken place.(B) In its current state, the explanations it provides are ultimately incomplete.(C) It is unlikely that it will ever provide an encompassing explanation.(D) It is beginning to be challenged by the majority of scientists.(E) It represents our best chance of understanding subatomic phenomena.答案：DAABEECDECDBSECTION 5Qusetions 6-9 are based on the following passages.Passage 1Liars may betray themselves through linguisticmistakes,but the main sources of betrayal are the emotions.Emotion reveals itself, sometimes in contradictory ways,in voice, body and face.Deceptions typically involve line trying to conceal feelings that are inappropriate or trying 5cover up the fear, guilt, and distress that may be provokedwhen one attempts to get away with a lie. When a personlies and has an emotional investment in the situation, aperfect performance is hard to carry off. Nonverbal cluesto deception leak out. What is surprising is that few people 10 make use of these clues and thus liars go undetected.Passage 2Human beings are terrible lie detectors. In studies,subjects asked to distinguish truth from lies answercorrectly approximately half the time. People are oftenled astray by an erroneous sense of how a liar hehaves. 15―People hold a stereotype of the liar – as tormented,anxious, and conscience-stricken, ‖ researchers BellaDePaulo and Charles Bond write. Clumsy deceiversare sometimes visibly agitated, but in general there is nosuch thing as ―typical‖ deceptive behavior. As DePaulo 20says, ―To be a good liar, you don‘t need to know whatbehaviors really separate liars from truthtellers, butwhat behaviors people think separaate them.‖6. Which best describes the relationship between the passage?(A) Passage 1 discusses lying from a moral stance, whereas Passage 2 examines it from a legal viewpoint.(B) Passage 1 views lying as a skill that is learned, whereas Passage 2 considers it an instinctive impulse.(C) Passage 1 claims that lying is characterized by certain distinctive behaviors, whereas Passage2 largely rejects that notion.(D) Passage 1 takes a scientific approach to lying, whereas Passage 2 discusses it from an anecdotal perspective.(E) Passage 1 focuses on the effects of lying, whereas Passage 2 examines its causes.7. Lines 1-2, Passage 1(―Liars may … emotions‖), and lines 18-20, Passage 2(―Clumsy … behavior‖), both contain instances of(A) Simile(B) paradox(C) euphemism(D) qualification(E) understatement8. The author of Passag e 2 would most likely describe the claim about ―fear, guilt, and distress‖ (lines 6, Passage 1) as a(A) conventional but inaccurate perception(B) plausible theory that may prove to be correct(C) misconception of little significance(D) nonstandard view that is based on faulty science(E) widespread and well-substantiated belief9. Lines 20-23(―As … them‖)suggest that Bella DePaulo would most likely maintain that Passage 1(A) overlooks the behavior patterns of those who tell the truth(B) presents the very misconceptions that people often have about liars(C) offers a perceptive psychological analysis of liars‘ deceptive behaviors(D) takes a overly sympathetic view of deceptive behavior(E) overemphasizes the role of linguistic patterns in lying答案CDABQuestions 16-24 are based on the following passage.This passage is adaptes from the autobiographical cacount of a journalist traveling through Africa to reseach chimpanzees.Our walk through the forest was like a journey throughan extended underground cavern.. We wound throughobscure passages, out into small openings or great rooms,and then tunneled back into winding passageways. Toward linethe end of the afternoon, we followed what seemed to be a 5large movement of chimpanzees into one great open roomin the forest, relatively clear except for columns of nuttrees. Soon about a dozen chimps were hammering away,using log hammers on log or root anvils.We had entered a factory, but it was also a nursery. I 10turned to watch a mother playing with infant, ticklinghis toes with playful little nibbles and then looking intohis laughing face and eyes with the most amazing gazeof adoration. Elsewhere, three adult females had situatedthemselves in a tree and were kissing and tickling an infant, 15who writhed with apparent pleasure. Suddenly, their faces,which had taken on remarkable glowing expressions ofadoration, registered in my mind as entirelycomprehensible, I was looking at intelligent facesexperiencing an emotin I could only imagine to be love. 20One commentator has said that the big differencebetween humans and chimps (intelligent though thoseapes may be ) is that humans can invent great wondersof technology. ―I considered the difference betweenmen and animals, ‖ this person wrote. ―Some were vast.25A chimpanzee could be taught to drive a car. It couldeven be taught to bulid parts of it. But it could not beginto design it …. Our intellect is incomparably moresophisticated than [ that of ] any animals. ‖One hears thissort of argument often, and, to my mind, it is mere 30self-stroking puffery. Could you or I begin to design acar? Has any single human actually designed a cars? Couldany one person abandoned at birth on a desert islandsomewhere – without pictures, communication, education,or artifacts –even invent a tricycle or a child ‗s kite or a 35 mousetrap? Obviously not. Left at birth on a desert island,you and I and that commentator would be lifting anddropping chunks of wood or rounded stones onto hardnuts – and be glad we figured that one out.The great accomplishment of Hemo sapiens is not 40 Technology, which has become bigger and scarier thanwe are, a mixed blessing. The great accomplishment islanguage, which has enabled us to accumulate andcoordinate our achievements, insights, and minicreations.Our big technologies are collective efforts, cultural 45 Products, all and always made possible by language.Even the supposed ―milestones‖ of technologicalAdvancement – the use of movable type, to take oneexample – were collective events. Johannes Gutenberg*didn‘t think up movable t ype whole, in an isolated stroke 50 of genius. His partner was a goldsmith, his father was amint employee, entirely familiar with soft metals. Printingpresses were all around Europe by then. Gutenberg‘s greatgenius was to assemble, revise, and modify alreadylong – established traditions in metallurgy, goldsmithing, 55 and woodblock printing, not to mention papermaking andpress design.Our one great accomplishment is language, but our greathope is the internal compass that may enable us to guideourselves and our technological powers into the future: our 60 glowing capacity for valuing our own kind and for at leastsome empathy beyond our kind. The hand lifting anddropping the stone is less impressive than the eye that gazeswith love.*Gutenberg‘s typesetting process made the mass production of text possible.16. It can be inferred that the ―chimps‖ mentioned in line 8 are(A) using simple tools to crack open nuts(B) expressing themselves by making a lot of noise(C) taaking out their aggressions on the nut trees(D) working cooperatively on different tasks(E) mimicking the work habits of human beings17. The author uses the word ―factory‖ (line 10) primarily to suggest that(A) some chimpanzees live a highly regimented life(B) the sound created by the chimpanzees‘ activity is loud enough to impair hearing(C) the chimoanzees are doing productive work collectively(D) only those chimpanzees who want to participate in communal activities do so(E) the activity of the male chimpanzees differs significantly from that of the females18. In lines 30-31 (―it …puffery‖), the author characterizes the commentaor‘s argument as(A) useless flattery(B) exaggerated self-regard(C) witty repartee(D) self-conscious hyperbole(E) deliberate distortion19. The questions in lines 31-36 serve primarily to(A) suggest ideas for further research(B) provide an example fo missing data(C) point to an alternative explanation(D) debate whether knowledge is incomplete(E) imply that an argument is flawed20. In lines 40-42(―The great … blessing‖), the auther characterizes technology as(A) the accomplishment that distinguishes Homo sapiens from chimpanzees(B) a phenomenon that has come to overshadow those who developed it(C) an inevitable step in the development of human beings and their socienties(D) an achievement that has grown impressively in importance over time(E) a force that is ultimately shaped by the fears of those who created it21. According to the author, th e ―great accomplishment is language‖(lines 42-43) because it allows human beings to(A) combine small, individual advances into something larger and moer powerful(B) express their emotions and show their feeling toward one another(C) work with each other so that dangerous conflicts can be avoided(D) express in concrete form notions that would otherwise seem vague and abstract(E) demonstrate that they are more intelligent, and thus more capable, than chimpanzees22. The auther uses the word‖supposed‖ in line 47 primarily to(A) signal a claim that is counterintuitive for most people(B) make reference to a viewpoint that is known to be controversial(C) suggest that a certain concept may not be entirely accurate(D) indicate a complete and technically correct definition(E) bolster the claims of authorities who are often cited23. Which best describes the relationship between the ―internal compass‖(line 59) and thecharacterization of chimpanzee behaviors in the second paragraph (line 10-20)?(A) One shows a sophisticated understanding, while the other shows a less-developed capacity for understanding(B) One deals with nonverbal communication, while the other deals with communication through language(C) One is an example of a uniquely human ability, while the other is an example for an ability that chimpanzees may or may not have.(D) Both represent the ability to have affection for and understanding of other beings.(E) Both are examples of the ability of primates to use tools to improve their lives.24. The ―hand‖(line 62) and the ―eye‖(line 63) represent, respectively,which of the following?(A) Gesture and feeling(B) War and peace(C) Ingenuity and language(D) Communicaition and meaning(E) Technology and empathy答案：ACBEBACDESECTION 8Question 7-19are based on the following passage.The following passage is from a nineteenth-century British novel. The narrator is Gabriel Betteredge, the butler of Lady Julia V erinder, owner of a stolen diamond called the Moonstone.In the first part of Robinson Crusoe, at pageone hundred and twenty-nine, you will find it thuswritten:―Now I saw, though too late, the Folly of the beginninga Work before we count the Cost, and before we judge 5rightly of our own strength to go through with it.‖Only yesterday I opened my Robinson Crusoe atthat place. Only this morning (May 21, 1850) came mylady‘s nephew, Mr. Franklin Blake, and held a shortconversation with me, as follow: 10―Betteredge,‖ says Mr. Franklin, ―I have been to theLawyer‘s about some family matters; and, among otherThings, we have been talking of the loss of the IndianDiamond, in my aunt‘s house in Y orkshire, two yearssince. The lawyer thinks, as I think, that the whole story 15ought, in the interests of truth, to be placed on recordin writing—and the sooner the better.‖Not perceiving his drift yet, and thinking it alwaysDesirable for the sake of peace and quietness to be onThe lawyer‘s side, I said I thought so too. Mr. Franklin 20 went on:―In this matter of the Diamond,‖ her said, ―the charactersof innocent people have suffered under suspicion already—as you know. The memories of innocent people may suffer, hereafter, for want of a record of the facts to which those 25 who come after us can appeal. There can be no doubt thatthis strange family story of ours ought to be told. And Ithink, Betteregde, the lawyer and I together have hit onthe right way of telling it.‖V ery satisfactory to both of them, no doubt. But I failed 30 to see what I myself had to do with I, so far.―we have certain events to relate,‖ Mr. Franklin pro-Ceded; ―and we have certain persons concerned in thoseevents who are capable of relating them. Starting fromthese plain facts, the lawyer‘s idea is that we should all 35 write the story of the Moonstone in turn—as far as ourown personal experience extends, and no further. wemust begin by showing how the Diamond first fell intothe hands of my uncle Herncastle, when he was servingin India fifty years since. This prefatory narrative I have 40 already got by me in the form of an old family paper,which relates he necessary particulars on the authority ofan eye-witness. The next thing to do is to tell how theDiamond found its way into my aunt‘s house in Y orkshire,two years since, and how it came to be lost in little more 45 than twelve hours afterward. Nobody knows as much asyou do, Betteredge, about what went on in the house atthat time. so you must take the pen in hand, and startthe stoty.‖In those terms I was informed of what my personal 50 concern was with the matter of the Diamond. If youare curious to know what course I took under the circumstances, I beg to inform you that I did what youwould probably have done in my place. I modestlydeclared myself to be quite unequal to the task imposed 55 upon me—and I privately felt, all the time, that I wasquite clever enough to perform it, if I only gave my ownabilities a fair chance. Mr. Franklin, I imagine, must haveseen my private sentiments in my face. He declined tobelieve in my modesty; and her insisted on giving my 60abilities a fair chance.Two hours have passed since Mr. Franklin left me.As soon as his back was turned I went to my writing-deskto start the story. There I have sat helpless (in spite of myabilities) ever since: see what Robinson Crusoe saw, 65as quoted above—namely, the folly of beginning a workbefore we count the cost, and before we judge rightly ofour own strength to go through with it. Please to remember,I opened the book by accident, at that bit, only the daybefore I rashly undertook the business now in hand; and, 70allow me to ask—if that isn‘t prophecy, what is?7. the quotation in lines 4-6 (―now…it‖) implies that one shouldA. assess a project carefully before committing oneself to itB. strive to meet a challenge rather than to avoid itC. take advantage of an opportunity before it is lostD. approach a task with a sense of amusement instead of annoyanceE. focus on the benefits that can be earned by accomplishing a difficult feat8. the repetition of ―Only‖ in lines 7-8 serves to emphasize theA. uniqueness of an experienceB. solitary nature of a taskC. simplicity of a solutionD. brevity of an intervalE. insignificance of an action9. in lines 11-49 (―Betteredge…story‖) , Mr. Franklin proposes thatA. various people contribute individual accounts to a single narrative about the diamondB. everyone with an interest in the diamond gather together to write its storyC. the lawyer interview different people and compile their views in a report about the diamondD. the narrator research and write the definitive story of the diamondE. the narrator determine the reliability of existing documents related to the diamond10. As revealed in lines 18-20( ―not…to), Betteredge‘s attitude toward the lawyer isA. belligerentB. enviousC. deferentialD. protectiveE. emphatic11. In line 23, Mr. Franklin voices the concern that ―innocent people‖A. have been corruptedB. have been defamedC. have been forgotten。
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Time—25 minutes Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. A well-known company recently proposed setting aside every Friday as a day with no e-mail-based communication. On these e-mail-free Fridays, employees would be encouraged to refrain completely from reading or sending e-mail or text messages and advised instead to call each other or talk in person. This idea can work for everyone. If each week we set aside time to actually talk to one another, our communications will be less impersonal and more effective and satisfying.
(A) dominant .. investigation (B) irrelevant .. proximity (C) precise .. delivery (D) persБайду номын сангаасasive .. positioning (E) vague .. thoroughness
4．Despite accusations to the contrary, it is unlikely that he intended to ------- the articles, since he cited them in his bibliography.
(A) ostensibly (B) distinctively (C) intelligibly (D) saliently (E) incontrovertibly
Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage. At a preconcert interview in 2000 few the performance
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Our distant ancestors survived because they were physically active, hunting wild animals and gathering fruits and vegetables over large areas of land. Modern life, however, is characterized by physical inactivity. Given the resulting health problems and the tremendous cost of treating them, the government should work with schools and businesses to ensure that people eat the right foods and get enough exercise each day. Assignment: Should the government be responsible for making sure that people lead healthy lives? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
(A) pollution (B) negligence (C) nutrition (D) misbehavior (E) cleanliness
3．Newspaper advertisers feel their messages are more believable and ------- whoa they arc printed next to news reports; hence, advertising charges are higher for such -------.
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SECTION 2
Time—25 minutes 24 Questions 1．Unsuccessful in her first campaigns, Barbara Jordan -------, eventually becoming the first Black woman elected to the Texas State Senate.
6 ． The new human resources director is both ------- and ------- about being able to improve employment opportunities for women at the executive level: she has great resolve but harbors no illusions.
(A) magnitude .. isolation (B) fragility .. preservation (C) illegibility .. eradication (D) vulnerability .. destruction (E) proliferation .. division
(A) a squalid (B) a volatile (C) an undaunted
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(D) a rudimentary (E) a cataclysmic 8．The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is only ------- about birds; despite its title, the documentary actually examines human relationships.
(A) persisted (B) gloated (C) retired (D) despaired (E) hesitated
2．Some scientists speculate that children who wash frequently are more likely to become asthmatic than those who wash infrequently: that -------, not the lack of it, to the problem.
(A) analyze (B) illuminate (C) plagiarize (D) acknowledge (E) contradict
5．Ralph Ellison learned the hard way about the ------- of a written manuscript: he suffered the ------of the only draft of a work in progress in a household fire.
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. In business, the term “personal brand” describes how companies define themselves and differentiate their products from those of other companies. People, too, are often advised to develop a kind of personal brand or style—to make themselves stand out from other people by developing unique characteristics. Nowadays, people who want to be successful m school, at work, or in their personal relationships must emphasize their differences from their peers in the same way that companies emphasize their differences from their competitors. Assignment: Do people succeed by emphasizing their differences from other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop you point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.