2018年10月新SAT亚太卷.pdf

明志教育明志教育 2018年10月新SAT亚太卷2018年10月新SAT亚太卷官方官方QQ交流群交流群1：308463095 官方官方QQ交流群交流群2：362066974 客服电话：客服电话：010-86466630 更多资料请加QQ群：362066974更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage.This passage is adapted from Rohinton Mistry,A Fine Balance.1995 by Rohinton Mistry.Maneck Kohlah,a teenager from a remote mountain village in India,has been away at boarding school.A new road has just been built to the village,where Manecks family owns a store.The promised rewards began rolling up the road into the mountains.Lorries big as houses transported goods from the cities and fouled the Line air with their exhaust.Service stations and 5 eating places sprouted along the routes to provide for the machines and their men.And developers began building luxury hotels.That year,when Maneck came home for the holidays,he was puzzled(and later alarmed)to 10 discover his father perpetually irritable.They found it impossible to get through the day without quarrelling,breaking into argument even in the presence of customers.Whats the matter with him?Maneck asked 15 his mother.When Im here,he ignores me or fights with me.When Im at school,he writes letters saying how much he misses me.You have to understand,said Mrs.Kohlah,people change when times change.It does not 20 mean he doesnt love you.Stomach churning,Mr.Kohlah was absorbed in watching the growth of development in the hills.His friends and he agreed it was a malevolent growth.The possibility of increased business at 25 the General Store was no.consolation.All his senses were being assaulted by the invasion.The noxious exhaust from lorries was searing his nostrils,he told Mrs.Kohlah,and the ugly throbbing of their engines was ripping his 30 eardrums to shreds.Wherever he turned,he began to see the spread of shacks and shanties.It reminded him of the rapidity with which the mange had overtaken his favourite dog.The destitute encampments 35 scratched away at the hillsides,the people drawn from every direction by stories of construction and wealth and employment.But the ranks of the jobless always exponentially outnumbered the jobs,and a hungry army sheltered permanently on 40 the slopes.The forests were being devoured for firewood;bald patches materialized upon the body of the hills.Then the seasons revolted.The rain,which used to make things grow and ripen,descended 45 torrentially on the denuded hills,causing mudslides and avalanches.Snow,which had provided an ample blanket for the hills,turned skimpy.Even at the height of winter the cover was ragged and patchy.Mr.Kohlah felt a perverse 50 satisfaction at natures rebellion.It was a vindication of sorts:he was not alone in being appalled.But when the seasonal disorder continued year after year,he could take no comfort in it.The lighter the snow cover,the 55 heavier was his heart.Maneck said nothing,though he thought his father was being overly dramatic when he declared,Taking a walk is like going into a war zone.60 Mrs.Kohlah had never been one for walking.I prefer to enjoy the view from my kitchen,she said whenever her husband invited her.Its less tiring.But for Mr.Kohlah,long,solitary rambles 65 were the great pleasure of his life,especially after winter,when every outing was graced by delicious uncertainty-what lay round the next bend?A newborn rivulet,perhaps?Wildflowers he had not noticed yesterday?Among his more awesome 更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.70 memories was a mighty boulder riven by a shrub growing out of it.Sometimes he was the victim of a sweet ambush:a prospect of the valley from a hitherto unseen angle.Nowadays,every stroll felt like a deathwatch,75 to see what was still standing and what had been felled.Coming upon a favourite tree,he would stop under its branches a while before moving on.He would run his hand along the gnarled trunk,happy that an old friend had 80 survived another day.Many of the rocky ledges that he used to sit on to watch the sunset had been removed by dynamite.When he did find one,he rested for a few minutes and wondered if it would be here for him the next time.85 Before long they began talking in town about him.Mr.Kohlahs screw is getting a little loose,they said.He speaks to trees and rocks,and pats them like they were his dogs.When Maneck heard the gossip,he burned 90 with shame,wishing his father would stop this 85 embarrassing behaviour.He also boiled with anger,wishing to slap some sense into the ignorant,insensitive people.1 A central theme of the passage is that A)economic development can have negative environmental consequences.B)the love between fathers and sons is powerful.C)cultural traditions can survive despite radical social change.D)nature can recover from human mistreatment.2 Which choice best describes how Maneck characterizes his fathers attitude toward him?A)His father is relieved to have Maneck back in the village but preoccupied with the new road.B)His father is affectionate when Maneck is away but cold when Maneck is home.C)His father is regretful of having sent Maneck away to boarding school.D)His father is perplexed and troubled by how different Maneck seems after his return.3 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?A)Lines 8-10(That.irritable)B)Lines 10-13(They.customers)C)Lines 15-17(When.me)D)Lines 56-59(Maneck .zone)4 The fourth paragraph(lines 18-20)most strongly suggests that compared with Maneck,Mrs.Kohlah is more A)guarded about discussing Mr.Kohlah.B)determined to appease Mr.Kohlah.C)concerned about Mr.Kohlahs irritability,D)accepting of Mr.Kohlahs behavior.5 In the fifth and sixth paragraphs(lines 21-42),the authors use of the words assaulted,invasion,encampments,and army primarily serves to A)illustrate the villagers aggressive response to development in the region.B)compare the effects of the new road to a military siege.C)expose the negative effect construction in the area has had on the store.D)mock the notion that things in the village can remain as they were.6 Which choice best supports the idea that the changes in the area become a matter of great concern for Mr.Kohlah?A)Lines 21-22(Stomach.hills)B)Lines 31-32(Wherever.shanties)C)Lines 37-40(But.slopes)D)Lines 43-46(Then.avalanches)7 Which choice best expresses how Mr.Kohlah interprets nature in relation to the changes taking place in the village?A)The recurrence of natural disasters confirms his prediction that the new road will fail to function as its supporters promised.B)The coming of spring is a sign to him that his family will ultimately prosper.C)The survival of his favorite trees reassures him that traditional village life will persevere.D)Abnormal weather patterns validate his response to the situation.8 Within the passage as a whole,the eleventh paragraph(lines 74-84)serves mainly to A)contrast the happiness of Mr.Kohlahs boyhood with the unhappiness of his present situation.B)provide context that helps account for the nature of Mr.Kohlahs reactions.C)suggest that Mr.Kohlahs resistance to modern life is hypocritical.D)hint that the conflict between developers and Mr.Kohlahs neighbors will be resolved.更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.9 The words delicious(line 66)and sweet(line 72)serve primarily to convey Mr.Kohlahs A)enjoyment of family outings.B)happiness after a crisis is averted.C)delight in unexpected occurrences.D)relief about the coming of spring.10 What does the last paragraph most strongly suggest about Manecks attitude toward his father?A)He feels conflicting emotions concerning his father.B)He disapproves of his fathers beliefs.C)He is amused by his fathers behavior.D)He regards his father as backward and provincial.更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.Questions 11-20 are based on the following passage.This passage is excerpted from a speech delivered by African American composer and musician Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington to a group of Los Angeles,California,churchgoers on February 12,1941.There is a good deal of talk in the world today.Some view that as a bad sign.One of the Persian poets,lamenting the great activity of mens Line tongues,cautioned them to be silent with the 5 reminder that,s In much of your talking,thinking is half-murdered.This is true no doubt.Yet in this day when so many men are silent because they are afraid to speak-indeed,have been forbidden to speak-I view the volubility of the 10 unrestricted with great satisfaction.Here in America,the silence of Europe-silent,that is,except for the harsh echoes of the dictators voices-has made us conscious of our privileges of free speech,and like the dumb suddenly given 15 tongue,or the tongue-tied eased of restraint,we babble and bay to beat the band.Singly,as individuals,we dont say much of consequence perhaps,but put together,heard in chorus,the blustering half-truths,the lame and halting logic,20 the painfully sincere convictions of Joe and Mary Doaks1 compose a powerful symphony which,like the small boys brave whistle in the dark,serves notice on the hobgoblins that we are not asleep,not prey to the unchallenged attack.And 25 so it is with the idea in mind of adding my bit to the meaningful chorus that I address you briefly this evening.I have been asked to take as the subject of my remarks the title of a very significant poem,30 We,Too,Sing America,written by the distinguished poet and author Langston Hughes.In the poem,Mr.Hughes argues the case for democratic recognition of the Negro on the basis of the Negros contribution to America,a 35 contribution of labor,valor,and culture.One hears that argument repeated frequently in the race press,from the pulpit and rostrum.America is reminded of the feats of Crispus Attucks,Peter Salem,black armies in the Revolution,the War of 40 1812,the Civil War,the Spanish-American War,the World War.Further,forgetful America is reminded that we sing without false notes,as borne out by the fact that there are no records of black traitors in the archives of American history.45 This is all well and good,but I believe it to be only half the story.We play more than a minority role in singing America.Although numerically but 10 percent of the mammoth chorus that today,with 50 an eye overseas,sings America with fervor and thanksgiving,I say our 10 percent is the very heart of the chorus:the sopranos,so to speak,carrying the so melody;the rhythm section of the band;the violins,pointing the way.55 I contend that the Negro is the creative voice of America,is creative America,and it was a happy day in America when the first unhappy slave was landed on its shores.There,in our tortured induction into this land of liberty,we 60 built its most graceful civilization.Its wealth,its flowering fields,its handsome homes,its pretty traditions,its guarded leisure,and its music were all our creations.We stirred in our shackles,and our unrest 65 awakened justice in the hearts of a courageous few,and we re-created in America the desire for true democracy,freedom for all,the brotherhood of man,principles on which the country had been founded.We were freed and as before,we 70 fought Americas wars,provided her labor,gave her music,kept alive her flickering conscience,prodded her on toward the yet unachieved goal,democracy,until we became more than a part of America!We-this kicking,yelling,touchy,75 sensitive,scrupulously demanding minority-afe the personification of the ideal begun by the Pilgrims almost 350 years ago.It is our voice that sang America when America grew too lazy,satisfied,and confident to 80 sing,before the dark threats and fire-lined clouds of destruction frightened it into a thin,panicky quaver.We are more than a few isolated instances of courage,valor,achievement.Were the injection,the shot in the arm,that has kept 85 America and its gotten principles alive in the fat and corrupt years intervening between our divine conception and our near-tragic present.Joe and Mary Doaks are used here as generic names for so-called typical Americans 11 The main purpose of the passage is to A)praise the historical contributions of a specific group of people.B)recount the history of a certain type of American music.C)criticize a system of government in terms of its inequities.D)analyze the work of a particular American poet.12 Based on the passage,it can reasonably be inferred that Ellington considers the talk mentioned in line 1 as A)amusing,since it is so loud and widespread.B)reassuring,given the silence imposed on many 更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.people.C)suspect,since it could be dangerous if misused.D)tragic,given world conditions.13 In the context of the passage,the primary purpose of the quotation in lines 5-6 is to A)introduce an opinion that Ellington later qualifies.B)provide an example that supports Ellingtons central claim.C)lend expert testimony to Ellingtons argument.D)hint at the international scope of Ellingtons remarks.14 Ellington characterizes his fellow Americans powerful symphony(line 21)as composed of comments that are A)laughably naive.B)misunderstood by citizens of other countries.C)earnest,but logically flawed.D)generous,but ultimately misguided.15 Which choice provides the best evidence for the claim that Ellington considers We,Too,Sing America to be a valuable yet incomplete portrayal of African Americans role in American.society?A)Lines 32-35(In the poem.culture)B)Lines 41-44(Further.history)C)Lines 45-46(This is.story)D)Lines 47-48(We play.America)16 Based on the passage,Ellington believes that in addition to fostering artistic and cultural excellence,African Americans contributed significantly to A)a renewed commitment to Americas most important principles.B)an appreciation of other minority groups creative achievements.C)an international peace movement.D)a reevaluation of organized labor.17 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?A)Lines 2-6(One of.half-murdered)B)Lines 35-37(One hears.rostrum)C)Lines 55-58(I contend.shores)D)Lines 64-69(We stirred.founded)18 Ellington compares African Americans to the Pilgrims in terms of African Americans A)novelty and uniqueness.B)history of privation.C)persistence and hopefulness.D)dedication to tolerance.19 As used in line 81,thin most nearly means A)slender.B)weak.C)sparse.D)fine 20 In the last paragraph,the injection metaphor primarily serves to A)suggest that the cure for,the problems facing the United States will require individual Americans to make certain sacrifices.B)equate the robust health of the typical American with the strength of American ideals.C)dramatize the danger of corruption in a democracy.D)emphasize Ellingtons claim that African Americans are essential to Americas well-being.更多资料请加QQ群：362066974.Questions 21-31 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.This passage is adapted from Callum M.Roberts et al.,Effects of Marine Reserves on Adjacent Fisheries.02001 by American Association for the Advancement of Science.Marine reserves,areas that are closed to all ifshing,have been attracting much attention for their dual potential as conservation and fisher