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SAT 全真模拟试题
Section 9
Turn to Section 9 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. |
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Time—10 Minutes 14 Questions |
Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given. |
The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.
In making your selection, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Your selection should result in the most effective sentence—clear and precise, without awkwardness or ambiguity.
Example:
In the poem Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the speaker says,“ I cannot rest from travel,” instead, he will live life to the fullest.
(A)“I cannot rest from travel,” instead,
(B)“I cannot rest from travel”; instead,
(C)“I cannot rest from travel,” instead,
(D)“I cannot rest from travel,” upon which
(E)“I cannot rest from travel,”
1. On the deck of the USS Missouri, the Japanese and American government signed a treaty that would have brought an end to the Second World War.
(A) would have brought an end to the Second World War
(B) brought an end to the Second World War
(C) would have ended the Second World War
(D) brings an end to the Second World War
(E) will bring an end to the Second World War
2. The new train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka, consisting of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, and provides a very smooth ride.
(A) consisting of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, and
provides a very smooth ride
(B) and consists of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, and provides a very smooth ride
(C) which consists of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, and provides a very smooth ride
(D) consisting of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, provides a very smooth ride
(E) consisting of several hundred miles of perfectly straight track that even cuts through hillsides, it provides a very smooth ride
3. Many people have heard about the dangers of exposing skin to too much sun, but they do not use this information to make them put on sunscreen daily and maintain this habit.
(A) daily and maintain this habit
(B) daily and maintain this habit each day
(C) by day and maintain this habit
(D) and maintain this day habit
(E) and maintain this habit daily
4. No sooner had I gone all the way downstairs to exit my apartment but I realized it was raining and I had to go back upstairs to get my umbrella.
(A) but I realized it was raining and I had to go back upstairs to get my umbrella
(B) than I realized it was raining and my umbrella was gotten by me back upstairs
(C) but it was raining, I realized, and I had to go back upstairs to get my umbrella
(D) but I was realized it was raining and I had to go back upstairs for getting my umbrella
(E) than I realized it was raining and I had to go back upstairs to get my umbrella
5. During the 1990s, one reason that the female population was suspected of developing eating disorders, the abundance of food eliminated a fear of starvation.
(A) the abundance of food eliminated a fear of starvation
(B) was the abundance of food that had eliminated a fear of starvation
(C) the food abundance eliminated a fear of starvation
(D) the abundance of food had eliminated a fear of starvation
(E) abundant food eliminated a fear of starvation
6. In the end, Bill will not be remembered for his scandalous behavior any more than they will credit Daphne for bringing about an end to the strike.
(A) they will credit Daphne for bringing about an end to the strike
(B) Daphne is credited for bringing about an end to the strike
(C) Daphne will be credited for bringing about an end to the strike
(D) they will be crediting Daphne for bringing about an end to the strike
(E) they have credited Daphne for bringing about an end to the strike
7. The conductor, composer, and educator Leonard Bernstein was devoted to educating young children, because he believed that if you teach young children to love music they would secure an adult audience in the future.
(A) if you teach young children to love music they
(B) if you are going to teach young children to love music they
(C) with teaching young children to love music they
(D) teaching young children to love music
(E) by teaching young children to love music they
8. Many corporations now offer in-house day care centers, which provide child care for families and a stimulating environment for the child.
(A) ,which provide child care for families
(B) and which provide child care for families
(C) ;it provide child care for families
(D) ;it provides child care for families
(E) they provide child care for families
9. One of the first businesses to benefit from the cross-country railroad, the lettuce industry, was based in California and sending fresh lettuce to the people in New York.
(A) the lettuce industry, was based in California and sending
(B) the lettuce industry, it was based in California, sent
(C) the lettuce industry, it was based in California and it send
(D) the lettuce industry, was based in California and they send
(E) the lettuce industry, which was based in California and sending
10. Until laws were passing to protect the friendly and playful animal, sea otters were on the brink of extinction.
(A) Until laws were passing to protect
(B) Before laws were passing to protect
(C) Until laws were passed to protect
(D) Up until the laws were passing to protect
(E) By the time the laws were passing to protect
11. Michelle married Andrew, even though we thought she would actually marry Mike, but she has steadfastly stated she is happy in her choice.
(A) but she has steadfastly stated she is happy in her choice
(B) but she is steadfastly stating she is happy in her choice
(C) however she has steadfastly stated she was happy in her choice
(D) and she has steadfastly stated she is happy in her choice
(E) so she has steadfastly stated she is happy in her choice
12. Challenging the old adage that one should not cast pearls before swine, the ability to ferret out pearls from other precious stones has been trained into Meredith’s pet pig Myrtle.
(A) the ability to ferret out pearls from other precious stones has been trained into Meredith’s pet pig Myrtle
(B) Meredith’s pet pig Myrtle, ferreting out pearls from other precious stones has been trained into this ability
(C) the ferreting out of pearls from other precious stones has been trained into Meredith’s pet pig Myrtle as an ability
(D) Myrtle, Meredith’s pet pig, has been trained into the ability to ferret out pearls from other precious stones
(E) Meredith has trained her pet pig Myrtle to ferret out pearls from other precious stones
13. The editors of the magazine recognized not only that they had a masterwork on their hands but also that the story’s publication would have widespread ramifications within the genre of women’s fiction.
(A) recognized not only that they had a masterwork on their hands
(B) recognized that they had a masterwork not only on their hands
(C) were cognizant not only that they were having a masterwork on their hands
(D) had recognized not only that a masterwork was on their hands
(E) recognized that a masterwork in essence was not only on their hands
14. One of the most popular jazz records of the 1960s was Kind of Blue, in which Miles Davis brought together an all-star group and was the pioneer of a distinctive modal jazz style.
(A) was the pioneer of a distinctive modal jazz style
(B) was pioneering a distinctive modal jazz style
(C) distinctively pioneered a modal jazz style
(D) was the pioneer, resulting in a distinctive modal jazz style
(E) pioneered a distinctive modal jazz style
答案:
SECTION 9
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. E
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. E
13. A
14. E
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