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SAT0901
Prompt1
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Planningletspeopleimposeorderonthechaoticprocessesofmakingordoingsomethingnew.Toomuchplanning,however,canleadpeopletofollowthesamepredeterminedcourseofaction,todothingsthesamewaytheyweredonebefore.Creativethinkingisaboutbreakingfreefromthewaythatthingshavealwaysbeen.Thatiswhyitisvitalforpeopletoknowthedifferencebetweengoodplanningandtoomuchplanning.
AdaptedfromTwylaTharp,TheCreativeHabit
Assignment:
Doesplanninginterferewithcreativity?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Prompt2
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Mostpeopleunderestimatetheirownabilities.Theytendtoremembertheirfailuresmorevividlythantheirsuccesses,andforthisreasontheyhaveunrealisticallylowexpectationsaboutwhattheyarecapableof.Thoseindividualswhodistinguishthemselvesthroughgreataccomplishmentsareusuallynomoretalentedthanaverageperson:
theysimplysethigherstandardsforthemselves,sincetheyhavehigherexpectationsaboutwhattheycando.
Assignment:
Dohighlyaccomplishedpeopleachievemorethanothersmainlybecausetheyexpectmoreofthemselves?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Prompt3
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Peoplearetaughtthattheyshouldnotgobackontheirdecisions.Infact,oursocietysupportsthenotionthattochangeyourmindisevidenceofweaknessandunreliability,leadingmanypeopletosay,“OnceIdecide,Idecide!
”Butwhydopeoplemakesuchastatement?
Iffactors,feelings,andideaschange,isn’ttheabilitytomakeanewdecisionevidenceofflexibility,adaptability,andstrength?
AdaptedfromTheodoreI.Rubin,CompassionandSelf-Hate
Assignment:
Shouldpeoplechangetheirdecisionswhencircumstanceschange,orisitbestforthemtostickwiththeiroriginaldecisions?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Prompt4
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Thehistoryofhumanachievementisfilledwithstoriesofpeoplewhopersevere,refusingtogiveupinthestruggletomeettheirgoals.Artistsandscientists,forinstance,maystruggleforyearswithoutanyapparentprogressorrewardbeforetheyfinallysucceed.However,itisimportanttorecognizethatperseverancedoesnotalwaysyieldbeneficialresults.
AdaptedfromRobertH.LauerandJeanetteC.Lauer,Watersheds
Assignment:
Isstrivingtoachieveagoalalwaysthebestcourseofaction,orshouldpeoplegiveupiftheyarenotmakingprogress?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Section3
1.TheworksofParaguayanartistCarlos
Colombinoare______:
theyincludesculpture,painting,printmaking,andarchitecture.
A.distorted
B.whimsical
C.prominent
D.instructive
E.varied
2.Someactorshavecomplainedthatthedirector,ratherthantreatingthemashis______,dominatedthemandexpectedthemtobe______.
A.protégés…recalcitrant
B.equals…subservient
C.rivals…remorseful
D.intimates…overweening
E.beneficiates…callous
3.ThePrimeMinisterhandledthecrisiscalmlyanddispassionately,therebyenhancinghisreputationforbeing______.
A.conciliatory
B.incorruptible
C.partisan
D.imperturbable
E.cynical
4.Writinginastraightforwardasopposedto______style,theauthorproduced______argumentthatshednewlightonacontroversialtopic.
A.anintricate…atrivial
B.astilted…anonsensical
C.aconvoluted…alucid
D.acandid…apoignant
E.anaustere…asweeping
5.Thescientist______thevalueofaninterdisciplinaryapproachtoenvironmentalstudies,arguingsuchanapproachwasof______importanceinpromotingenvironmentalliteracyamongstudents.
A.invoked…marginal
B.touted…paramount
C.ignored…unprecedented
D.disparaged…unparalleled
E.extolled…questionable
Questions6-7arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Yourlifemayverywelldependonafishthatfewhaveheardof—themenhaden.Nooneactuallyeatsmenhadenbecausetheyareoily,foul,andpackedwithbones.Buttheycanbegroundupandusedasahigh-5proteinfeedforchickens,pigs,andcattle.(Popsomebarbecuedwingsinyourmouthandpartofwhatyou'reeatingwasoncemenhaden.)Furthermore,menhadenarefilterfeedersthathelpcontrolthegrowthofalgaedevastatingtocoastalfisheries.MarinebiologistSaraGottliebsays,'Thinkofmenhadenastheliverofabay.Justasyourbodyneedsitslivertofilterouttoxins,ecosystemsalsoneedthosenaturalfilters."
6.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto
(A)offerahypothesisabouttheoriginsofafoodstaple
(B)describethemainhabitatofacertainspeciesoffish
(C)notethesteadyriseinthepollutionofcoastalwaters
(D)conveytheimportanceofaparticularspeciesoffish
(E)discusstheoverharvestingoffishspeciesincoastalwaters
7.Thequotationinlines10-12containsanexampleofwhichrhetoricaldevice?
(A)Personification
(B)Understatement
(C)Wordplay
(D)Paradox
(E)Analogy
Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ForBlackAmericanartistsworkingintheearlytwentiethcentury,thequestionofhowbesttogainsupportfortheirworkwasacompellingone.SomeofthemarguedthattheyshouldincorporatetheirAfricanheritageintotheirartproductionandchoosethemesrepresentingthesharedexperiencesofBlackpeople.OthersbelievedthatBlackartistsshouldfollowtheprevailingstylesofmainstreamEuropeandAmericainordertogainfullacceptanceintheartworld.ModernistLoisMailouJonesenteredthedebatein1930,whenshejoinedthefacultyofHowardUniversityandbegantoexploreAfricainherpaintings.Africa,bothrealandimagined,becameaguideandaninspirationforJonesthroughouthercareer.
8.Theauthorofthepassagesuggeststhat"Others"(line6)believeditimportantto
(A)securetheirreputationsamongestablishedartistsandcritics
(B)honortheirownpersonalartisticvisions
(C)useAfricansettingsandthemesintheirworks
(D)developinnovativestylistictechniques
(E)promotetheworksoffellowBlackartists
9.ThepassageindicatesthatJones"enteredthedebate"(line9)by
(A)examiningtheimpactofAfricanartistsonBlackartists
(B)adaptingclassicalEuropeantechniquestofitAfricanthemes
(C)inspiringotherBlackartiststojointhemodernistmovement
(D)pursuinganartisticstyleinwhichAfricaninfluencespredominated
(E)undertakingacareerchangethatposedarisktoherpublicreputation
Questions10-16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThepassagebelowisadaptedfromabookpublishedIn1990.
Thescientificmethodisthesystematicpursuitofknowledgeinvolvingtheidentificationofaproblem,thecollectionofrelevantdatathroughobservationandexperimentation,andtheformulationandtestingof
5hypothesesthataimtosolvetheproblem.Eversincethescientificmethodbecameawayoflearningaboutnature,includingourselves,somepeoplehavehailedscienceastheonlywaytocomprehendnaturalphenomena,whileothershavequestionedwhetheritisanappropriateroad
10toknowledge.Asscienceandtechnologyhavegrown,thequestioninghasdeepenedandexpanded.
Thisisnottosaythatso-calledscientificevidenceisnotagoodwaytovouchsafetruth.Scientists'testimoniesareusedtoendorseeverythingfromtoothpastetonuclear
15power;however,theyarealsousediochallengetheverysamethings.Andthisiswhereitgetstricky:
"Scientific"supportcannowbeelicitedonallsidesofeveryquestion,sothatthepublicisconstantlyforcedtodecidewhichscientiststobelieve.
20Wherethenisthevauntedobjectivityofscience?
Peoplearerealizingthattheymusteitherdevelopcriteriaonwhichtomakethesedecisions(andtodosoforeachimportantissue)ordecidetodisbelieveallscientificexplanationsandlookforotherwaysofknowing.Incidentally,theseother
25waysaresometimesnolessempiricalthanthescientificones.Thedecisiontodisbelieveallscientificexplanationsisnottobesneeredat.Thevolume,contradictoriness,andlimitedcomprehensibilityofmuchscientificinformationleavemostpeoplebewildered.
30IamremindedofthecommentVirginiaWoolfattributestothetime-travelingcharacterinhernovelOrlando,whomusesassheentersanelevatoratMarshallandSnelgrove'sdepartmentstoreinLondonin1928:
'Theveryfabricoflifenow...ismagic.Intheeighteenthcentury,weknew
35howeverythingwasdone;buthereIrisethroughtheair;IlistentovoicesinAmerica;Iseemenflying—buthowit'sdone,Ican'teverbegintowonder.Somybeliefinmagicreturns."
Notonlythegeneralpublicisillatease.Uneasy
40questionsarebeingaskedbyscientiststhemselves.Asonenotedscientisthasargued:
“Thescientificcommunityhassledaparticularlyunexaminedlifeforasurprisinglylongtime,andmayhaveaccepteditsunusualand,untilrecently,unquestionedstatusalittletooeasily.Indeed,
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