SAT真题 09 10 打印版.docx
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questions13-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage
thispassageisadaptedfroma2003novelaboutacharacternamedGogolGanguli,theAmerican-bornofIndianimmigrants,Justbeforeleavinghomeforcollege,GogolchangedhisnametoNikhil.
Whenheisaloneinhisdormroom,hetypesoutawrittenrequest,notifyingtheregistrar’sofficeofhisnamechange,providingexamplesofhisformerandcurrentsignaturessidebyside,hegivesthesedocuments
5toasecretary,alongwithacopyofthechange-of-namechange;hetellsthepersoninchargeofprocessinghisstudentIDandhislibrarycard.Hecorrectsthenameinstealth,notbotheringtoexplaintoJonathanandBrandon,
10hisnewroommates,whathe’ssobusydoingallday,andthensuddenlyitisover.Aftersomuchworkitisnoworkatall.Bythetimetheupperclassmenarriveandclassesbegin,he’spavedthewayforawholeuniversitytocallhim
15girlsatparties.Nikhilregistersforhisfirstfourclasses:
IntroductiontotheHistoryofArt,MedievalHistory,asemesterofSpanish,Astronomytofulfillhishardsciencerequirement.Atthelastminuteheregistersforadrawingclassintheevenings.Hedoesn’ttellhisparentsaboutthe
20drawingclass,somethingtheywouldconsiderfrivolousatthisstageofhislife,inspiteofthefactthathisowngrandfatherwasanartist.Theyarealreadydistressedthathehasn’tsettledonamajorandaprofession.Hisparentsexpecthimtobe,ifnotanengineer,thenadoctor,a
25lawyer,aneconomistattheveryleast.ThesewerethefieldsthatbroughtthemtoAmerica,hisfatherrepeatedlyremindshim,theprofessionsthathaveearnedthemsecurityandrespect.
Butnowthathe’sNikhilit’seasiertoignorehis
30parents,totuneouttheirconcernsandpleas.Withrelief,hetypeshisnameatthetopsofhisfreshmanpapers.Hereadsthetelephonemessageshisroommatesleaveforcheckingaccount,writeshisnewnameintocoursebooks.
35”MellamoNikhil,”hesaysinhisSpanishclass.ItisasNikhil,thatfirstcemester,thathegrowsagoateeanddiscovermusicianslikeBrianEnoandElvisCostelloandCharlieParker.itisasNikhilthathetakesthetrainintoManhattanwithJonathan.ItisasNikhilthathe
40introduceshimselftopeoplehemeets.
Thereisonlyonecomplication:
hedoesn’tfeellikeNikhil.Notyet.PartoftheproblemisthatthepeoplewhoknowhimasNikhilhavenoideathatheusedtobeGogol.Theyknowhimonlyinthepresent,notatallinthepast.
45ButaftereighteenyearsofGogol,twomonthsofNikhilfeelscant,inconsequential.Attimeshefeelsasifhe’scasthimselfinaplay,actingthepartoftwins,indistinguishabletothenakedeyeyetfundamentallydifferent.Attimeshestillfeelshisoldname,painfullyandwithoutwarning,
50thewayhisfronttoothhadunbearablythrobbedinrecentweeksafterafilling.Hefearsbeingdiscovered,havingthewholecharadesomehowunravel,andinnightmareshisfilesareexposed,hisoriginalnameprintedonthefrontpageofthestudentnewspaper.Once,hesignshis
55oldnamebymistakeonacreditcardslipatthecollegebookstore.Occasionallyhehastohear”Nikhil”threetimesbeforeheanswers.
EvenmorestartlingiswhenthosewhonormallycalledhimGogolrefertohimasNikhil.Forexample,whenhis
60parentscallonSaturdaymornings,ifBrandonorJonathanhappenstopickupthephone,theyaskifNikhilisthere.Thoughhehasaskedhisparentstodopreciselythis,thefactofittroubleshim,makinghimfeelinthatinstantthatheisnotrelatedtothem,nottheirchild.“pleasecome
65toourhomewithNikhiloneweekend”,hismother,Ashima,saystohisroommateswhensheandhisfathervisitcampusduringparentsweekendinOctober.ThesubstitutionsoundswrongtoGogol,correctbutoff-key,thewayitsoundswhenhisparentsspeakEnglishtohim
70insteadofBengali.Strangerstilliswhenoneofhisparentsaddresseshim,infrontofhisnewfriends,asNikhildirectly:
”Nikhil,showusthebuildingswhereyouhaveyourclasses,”hisfathersuggests.Laterthatevening,outtodinnerwithJonethan,Ashimaslips,asking,“Gogol,
75haveyoudecidedyetwhatyourmajorwillbe?
”ThoughJonathan,listeningtosomethinghisfatherissaying,doesn’thear,Gogolfeelshelplessandannoyedyetunabletoblamehismother,caughtinthemesshe’smade.
13.takenasawhole,thepassageisbestdescribedasaprotrayalof
(A)twoparents’acceptanceoftheirson’sleavinghome
(B)animmigrantfamily’sadjustmenttonewsurroundings
(C)thestimulatingpossibilitiesopentoacollegestudent
(D)ayoundman’sstruggletodefinehimself
(E)ayoungman’ssuccessatachievingindependence
14.Lines1-8(“When…card”)serveprimarilyto
(A)describethecareNikhiltooktodevelopstudioushabits
(B)characterizeNikhilashavingsomewhatsinistermotives
(C)detailthestepsNikhilfollowedtoaccomplishagoal
(D)revealNikhil’slackofexperienceinnavigatingbureaucraticprocedures
(E)provideinformantionaboutNikhil’sactivitiesbeforearrivingatcollege
15.Thestatementinlines11-12(“After…all”)suggestsprimarilythatNikhilis
(A)saddenedthattheworkisover
(B)surprisedthathistaskisachieved
(C)uneasyabouthisnewsituation
(D)puzzledathislackofsuccess
(E)irritatedattheamountofworkinvolved
16.Lines18-22(“Atthe…artist”)suggestwhichofthefollowingaboutNikhil?
(A)Heenjoysprovokinghisparents.
(B)Hehasinheritedhisgrandfather’stalent.
(C)Heoftenpreferschildishactivities.
(D)Hefeelscompelledtotakeadditionalcourses.
(E)Hehasallowedanimpulsetoguidehim.
17.Incontext,lines23-25“(His…least”)suggestthatNikhil’sparentsbelievethat
(A)Nikhilwouldnotenjoybeinganeconomist
(B)Nikhilsecretlyplanstobecomeanartist
(C)Nikhilshouldpursuemultipleprofessions
(D)certainprofessionsaremoreprestigiousthanothers
(E)theirowncareeropportunitieshadbeentoolimited
18.Lines35-40(“Itis…meets”)arenotablechieflyfortheiruseof
(A)metaphor
(B)paraphrase
(C)exaggeration
(D)parallelstructure
(E)appealtoemotion
19.Thesentenceinlines41042(“Thereis…Nikhil”)servesprimarilyto
(A)introduceashiftinthenarrative
(B)makeanunusualcomparison
(C)presentanewcharacter
(D)provideatemporarydigression
(E)reinforcethepreviousobservations
20.Thedescriptioninlines48-51(“Attimes…filling”)suggeststhatNikhil’sresponseis
(A)intenseandinvoluntary
(B)committedandintellectual
(C)virtuousandself-effacing
(D)skepticalandresistant
(E)intermittentandnonsensical
21.Lines51-54(“He…newspaper”)chieflyrevealNikhil’sfeelingsof
(A)anxiety
(B)sorrow
(C)anger
(D)defiance
(E)excitement
22.Itis“startling”(line58)toNikhiltobecalled“Nikhil”byhisparentsbecausehe
(A)hasnottoldthemthathehaschangedhisname
(B)hasaskedthemnottoaddresshiminthisway
(C)knowsthattheywantedhimntoadoptadifferentnewname
(D)isnotusedtohearinghisnamespokenaloudbyotherpeople
(E)feelsthatitisunnaturalforthemtousehisnewname
23.Inline74,“slips”mostnearlymeans
(A)movesstealthily
(B)slidesinvoluntarily
(C)forgetsmomentarily
(D)addressesawkwardly
(E)escapeseasily
24.Inthelastparagraph,Nikhil’sparentsarepresentedas
(A)amusedbyNikhil’sindependence
(B)compliantwithNikhil’sdecision
(C)confusedabouthowtobehave
(D)suspiciousofNikhil’smotives
(E)resentfultowardNikhil’sroommates
25.ThefinalsentenceofthepassageindicatesthatNikhilisprimarily
(A)embarrassedthathisroommatehaslearnedthathechangedhisname
(B)angryathismotherforusinghisoriginalnameinfrontofotherpeople
(C)surprisedthathisparentsareunabletokeephisnamesstraight
(D)feelingguiltythathehasonceagainbroughtshametohisparents
(E)frustratedwiththecomplexitiesofthesituationhehasc
Questionw6-9arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
Passage1
Ilovetonap.Whenafter-lunchgrogginesshitsandmyeyelidsstarttodroop,nothingmakesmehappierthanfindingacomtablespotanddriftingofftosleep.
Buttomyfamily,mynappingisthesignofabasiccharacterflaw.
“You’renappingagain?
You’resolazy!
”
They’renottheonlyoneswhofeelthisway.Tobeanenthusiasticnapperintwenty-first-centuryNorthAmericaistobeoutofstepwithyourtimeandplace.Anapisseenasasignofweakness,eitherphysicalormoral.Healthy,productiveadultsdonotnap.
Passage2
Sleepresearchershaveshownthatthehumanbodyisprogrammedtobecomesleepyintheearlyafternoon.Insomeculturespeopledozeafterthemiddaymeal.Butinmanyindustrializednations,theusualresponseistotrytojump-startthesystemwithcaffeine,atacticthatsleepexpertssaycreatesonlytheillusionofefficiencyandalterness.
“nappingshouldnotbefrownedupon,”writesoneresearcher,“Itshouldhavethestatusofdailyexercise.”
Andinfactrestorativenapsmaybemakingacomeback.Recognizingthatmanyemployeesarechronicallysleepdeprived,somecompanieshavesetupnaprooms.Iflaborunionsareinterestedinworkerwelfare,theyshouldmakesuchaccommodationastandarditemincontractnegotiations.
6.The“Sleepresearchers”(line12,Passage2)wouldmostlikelycharacterizethe“grogginess”(line1,Passage1)asa
(A)potentiallydangerousproblem
(B)symptomofstress
(C)normalhumanpattern
(D)responsetoanexcessofcaffeine
(E)personalfailure
7.Passage2indicatesthattheviewexpressedinthefinalsentenceofPassage1(“Healthy…nap”)hasbeen
(A)helpfulforthose
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