作业帮2014年SAT模拟练习题：批判性阅读[1]
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2014年SAT模拟练习题：批判性阅读[1]SAT
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1、Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Exotics and indigenous weeds include some of the most ------- species: their visual impact often eclipses that of nearby plants.
(A) lethal
(B) diffuse
(C) varied
(D) striking
(E) resilient
正确答案：D
Explanation
A “striking,” or showy, weed could indeed be said to “eclipse,” or overshadow, other plants that have more typical appearances.
2、 Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Demographers and anthropologists have corrected the notion that European explorers in North America entered a ------- territory by showing that the land in some areas was already as densely ------- as parts of Europe.
(A) fertile . . settled
(B) colossal . . wooded
(C) desolate . . populated
(D) valuable . . exploited
(E) hostile . . concentrated
正确答案：C
Explanation
Only “desolate...populated” presents the contrast required by the sentence. The words “corrected the notion” signal that the first word in the correct answer must contrast with the second word because that second word corrects the mistaken notion.
3、Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Barbara McClintock’s systematic examination of corn demonstrated the transposition of genes, a finding that overturned entrenched beliefs and proved that ------- study may produce brilliant insights and ------- change.
(A) haphazard . . radical
(B) inherent . . controversial
(C) improvised . . startling
(D) methodical . . revolutionary
(E) derivative . . gradual
正确答案：D
Explanation
Only “methodical study”SAT
1、Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Exotics and indigenous weeds include some of the most ------- species: their visual impact often eclipses that of nearby plants.
(A) lethal
(B) diffuse
(C) varied
(D) striking
(E) resilient
正确答案：D
Explanation
A “striking,” or showy, weed could indeed be said to “eclipse,” or overshadow, other plants that have more typical appearances.
2、 Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Demographers and anthropologists have corrected the notion that European explorers in North America entered a ------- territory by showing that the land in some areas was already as densely ------- as parts of Europe.
(A) fertile . . settled
(B) colossal . . wooded
(C) desolate . . populated
(D) valuable . . exploited
(E) hostile . . concentrated
正确答案：C
Explanation
Only “desolate...populated” presents the contrast required by the sentence. The words “corrected the notion” signal that the first word in the correct answer must contrast with the second word because that second word corrects the mistaken notion.
3、Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Barbara McClintock’s systematic examination of corn demonstrated the transposition of genes, a finding that overturned entrenched beliefs and proved that ------- study may produce brilliant insights and ------- change.
(A) haphazard . . radical
(B) inherent . . controversial
(C) improvised . . startling
(D) methodical . . revolutionary
(E) derivative . . gradual
正确答案：D
Explanation
Only “methodical study”SAT