1201 阅读 sat 真题.docx
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1201单短1singerTansen
ThepackagethatarrivedyesterdaycontainedfoliagefromthemostfamoustamarindtreeinIndia,thetreethatspreadsoverthetombofthelegendarysingerTansen,whobroughtontherainsjustbysingingaboutthem,andwhosegoldenvoicecausedtheEmperorAkbartoproclaimhimoneoftheninegemsofhiscourt.Eventoday,Tansen'sreputationissuchthatsingerstraveltohistombtopluckfoliagefromthebranchestomakeintothroatconcoctions,hopingtheirvoiceswillbecomeaspureasthatoftheirillustriouspredecessor,hewhohadcausedthepalacelampstolightupjustbysingingtheDeepakRaagfourcenturiesago.
1.Thenarratorreferstothe“rains”(line4)andthe“palacelamps”(lines10-11)primarilyto
(A)explainthepurposeofapractice
(B)illustratethedepthsofapassion
(C)dramatizethemagnitudeofatalent
(D)emphasizethesoundnessofabelief
(E)showtheconsequencesofadecision
2.Thepassageimpliesthatthe“singers”(line7)viewTansenwith
(A)consternation
(B)ambivalence
(C)wariness
(D)pride
(E)awe
1201单短2agriculture
Archaeologistshavetraditionallythoughtthattheriseofagriculturerequiredearlyfarmerstosettledownneartheircrops.ButnewfindingssuggestthatCatalhoyuk,Turkey—alargeNeolithicvillageofsuchearlyfarmers---wassmackinthemiddleofmarshywetlands.ArchaeologistArleneRosen'sanalysisoffossilremainsofwheatandbarleyfoundatindicatesthatthegrainwasgrowninadryarea.SomeexpertsrejecttheimplicationthatCatalhoyuk'sfarmerscultivateddistantfields,sincelargequantitiesofgrainwouldhavehadtobetransported.However,archaeobotanistEleniAsoutihasshownthatthewoodusedforconstructionatCatalhoyukgrewatleasttwelvekilometersawayfromthevillage.
1.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostchallengethe“implication”(Iine8)?
(A)Catalhoyuk’sfarmersobtainedthroughtradethewheatandbarleythatRosenanalyzed.
(B)Catalhoyuk’sfarmersunderstoodtheimpactofsoilconditionsoncropproductivity.
(C)Catalhoyuk’sfarmersalternatedonanannualbasisthecropstheyplanted.
(D)Catalhoyuk’sfarmerssharedwheatandbarleyfieldswithneighboringvillages.
(E)Catalhoyuk’sfarmersusedwoodthatdeterioratedinthedampenvironment.
2.TheauthormentionsAsouti’sresearchmostlikelybecauseit
(A)underminestheclaimthatthevillagerssomehowtransportedmaterialsacrossdistances
(B)reinforcesarchaeologists’traditionalviewoftheriseofagriculture
(C)providessupportfortheviewthatCatalhoyuk’sfarmerscouldhavecultivateddistantfields
(D)offersauniqueperspectiveonNeolithicfarmingpractices
(E)qualifiesRosen'stheoriesabouttheCatalhoyuk’sfarmers
1201双长photography
Passage1isadaptedfroma2000bookwrittenbyahistorian;Passage2isadaptedfroma1990autobiographyofawell-knownAfricanAmericanphotographer.
Passage1
Inthemid-1930s,photographerMargaretBourke-Whitewroteanessayinwhichsheexplained(perhapstoherselfasmuchastothereadingpublic)thesignificanceofaphotographer's"pointofview."Sheclaimedthatthisaspectwasparamount,transcendingallthenecessary,technicalelementsintheimage-makingprocess.TheprincipalquestionsBourke-Whiteposedintheessayrevealapersonaltestofsortsinjudgingaphotographer'spointofview---"Howaliveishe?
Doesheknowwhatishappeningintheworld?
Howsensitivehashebecomeduringthecourseofhisownphotographicdevelopmenttotheworld-shakingchangesinthesocialsceneabouthim?
"Heretheidealphotographerproveshisorherworthinessintheprofessionbyhavingdevelopedasocialconsciousnessalongtheway;theextenttowhichheorshemaybetakenseriouslyasaprofessionalridesonalevelofsensitivitytosocialissues.
IfBourke-Whitecametodocumentaryphotographythroughadesiretobringherworkclosertothe"realitiesoflife,"asshewrotein1936,sheprobablyrecognizedtheadvantagesthatwordscouldofferherimages.AtthesametimethatBourke-White'spicturesofpeopleneededsupportivetext,SouthernnovelistErskineCaldwell'swordsaboutpeopleneededpictures.In1936Caldwellfoundhimselfinsearchof"thebestphotographeravailable."HeintendedtomakeacomprehensivesurveyoftheAmericanSouthinanattempttoprovethatthesocialproblemsportrayedinhisbest-sellingfictionposedgenuinechallenges.CriticsandcensorshadrailedagainstCaldwell'sstoriesformisrepresentingtheSouthduringthaterabydwellingontheeffectsofilliteracy,racism,andpoverty.Caldwellhopedtochangetheirmindswithanewpieceofnonfictionthatwouldbefilledwithtellingphotographs.HisshowoffaithinthecameraasarecorderoftruthandphotographyasanobjectivemediumplacedCaldwellsquarelywithinamainstreamintellectualmentalitythatwholeheartedlyembracedphotographs,givingtheimagescredibilityaspowerfularticlesoftruth.
Earlyin1936thenovelistcontactedBourke-White.Sheacceptedhisofferwithenthusiasm.OnthetrekthatthenovelistandthephotographertookthroughsevenSouthernstates,Bourke-Whitewouldgetmanyopportunitiestoprovehersensitivitytothe"world-shakingchangesinthesocialscene."
Passage2
WhenIarrivedinWashington,D.C.,inJanuary1942,IwassurprisedtofindthatlifethereembodiedsomeofthebigotrythenprevalentinotherpartsoftheUnitedStates.RoyStryker1,whohiredme,metmydismaywithadvice.
"Youbroughtacameratotownwithyou."Strykertoldme."Ifyouuseitintelligently,youmighthelpturnthingsaround.It'sapowerfulinstrumentintherighthands."Speakingofbigots,hesaid."It'snotenoughtophotographoneofthemandlabelhisphotographbigot.Bigotshaveawayoflookinglikeeveryoneelse.Youhavetogetatthesourceoftheirbigotry.Andthat'snoteasy.That'swhatyou'llhavetoworkat,andthat'swhyItookyouon.Read.Readalot….Gothroughthesepicturefiles.Theyhavealottosayaboutwhat'shappeninghereandotherplacesthroughoutthiscountry.Theyarcaneducationinthemselves."
Whenourdepartmentwasdisbandedayearlater,whatIhadlearnedinthattimeoutdistancedthebigotrytowhichIhadbeensubjected,andtheexperiencehadprovedtobecrucialtomytrainingasadocumentaryjournalist—farmoreimportantthanthosetechnicalaspectsinvolvingtheuseofacamera.IhadbeenforcedtotakeahardlookbackwardatBlackhistory;torealizetheburdensofthosewhohadlivedthroughit.Now,Iwasmuchbetterpreparedtofaceuptothehistoryyettobemade,theeventstocome.Anothersignificantrealizationhadtakenhold—agooddocumentaryphotographer'sworkhasasmuchtodowithhisheartasitdoeswithhiseye.Ihadlearnedthatthecameracanlie;thatnotonlywasitcapableofbeinguntruthful,butalsothatitcouldbeMachiavellian2.Italldependedhowitsuserschosetoseethings.Withdeliberateintent,themostrighteoushumanbeingcouldbemadetolookevil.Whatindividualsactuallystandfor,goodorhad,nowurgesmetotrytocatchthetruthofthem.Ilearnedtousethecameraasameansofpersuasionaslongasthatpersuasivenessisconductedwithasenseoffairplay.Yet,Iremainedawareofthepossibilitythatwhatmayappearastruthtomemaynotbeacceptableastruthtoothers.That'sthewaythingsare.
1agovernmentofficialandphotographerbestknownforheadingthedocumentaryphotographyprojectoftheFarmSecurityAdministrationduringtheDepression
2unscrupulousandcunning
1.BothBourke-White(Passage1)andtheauthorofPassage2believethatthetechnicalskillsneededfordocumentaryphotography
(A)donotreceivetheattentiontheydeserve
(B)cannotbeacquiredquicklyoreasily
(C)canposeafinancialhardshiptothephotographer
(D)arelessimportantthanthephotographer'sinsightsintothesubjectmatter
(E)shouldbestandardizedsothatprofessionalphotographerslearnthesamebasicskills
2.WhichquestionwouldtheauthorofPassage2mostlikelyfeelneedstobeaddedtothelistofquestionsinlines9-12,Passage1(“How...him”)?
(A)Canheacceptthecriticismofmoreexperiencedobservers?
(B)Doesheavoiddistortinghissubjects?
(C)Doesherealizethetimerequiredtohonehisskills?
(D)Isheawareofproblemsintheworldaroundhim?
(E)Ishetolerantofhumanweaknesses?
3.Inline11,“course”mostnearlymeans
(A)progression
(B)direction
(C)serving
(D)class
(E)race
4.Inline16,“rides’,mostnearlymeans
(A)depends
(B)travels
(C)continues
(D)sails
(E)conveys
5.Caldwell(Passage1)andStryker(Passage2)sharewhichassumptionaboutdocumentaryphotographs?
(A)Theyarelikelytobepopular,evenamongthosetheycriticize.
(B)Theycanpromoteharmonyamongdifferentgroupsofpeople.
(C)Theycanpersuadeskepticalviewersthatsocialinjusticesdoexist.
(D)Theyareusefulinconvincingleaderstotakeaction.
(E)Theyshouldpresenthumanexperienceasdignifiedandinspiring.
6.Inline49,Strykercommentsonthe“camera”primarilyto
(A)sympathizewiththeauthoraboutthedifficultiesofhisnewjob
(B)complimenttheauthor’sdiligence
(C)encouragetheauthor’sinterestinpolitics
(D)offerasolutiontotheauthor’sdissatisfaction
(E)warntheauthoraboutbeingtooidealistic
7.Inlines55-56(“That’s...on').Stryker’spointisthattheauthorwashiredto
(A)capturesubtleevidenceofanattitude
(B)depictarangeofemotionalreactions
(C)recordnationaleventsofhistoricsignificance
(D)analyzerelationshipsamongindividuals
(E)portraydistinctivepersonalitiesfavorably
8.Bourke-Whitewouldmostlikelyinterpretlines66-69Passa
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