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1、0805 阅读 sat 真题0805短双响尾蛇Passage 1Kneeling motionless on the ground. I watched as a husky eastern diamondback rattlesnake slid from my 5-gallon can into winter home, a dark gopher tortoise burrow. See you soon, I whispered, expecting to recapture this and eight other rattlesnakes I had recently caught
2、, marked and released in the open pine forests of northern Florida. When I began my research, I was amazed at the dearth of scientific information on eastern diamond hacks. I have subsequently filled in many details of the life history of the species. I have discovered that this creature, long despi
3、sed by people, is highly evolved, incredibly complex, and surprisingly gentle.Passage 2Rattlesnake have long held a mingled dread and fascination for Americans. In the Eastern part of the United States many American Indian tribes venerated them, referring to rattlesnakes as Grandfather and treating
4、them with respect. The Colonists did not follow suit. The belled viper was one of the more sensational finds in the New World, and almost everyone agreed that the serpents were unspeakably evil, and should be killed on sight. Benjamin Franklin called rattlesnakes Felons. from the Beginning of the Wo
5、rld. but several Revolutionary War flags carried rattlers, including the famous Gadsden flag with its Dont Tread on Me warning to Great Britain.1. Compared to Passage 1, Passage 2 is more concerned with(A) advocating change(B) providing historical perspective(C)identifying similarities between cultu
6、res(D) pointing out potential dangers(E) judging the accuracy of certain views2. Unlike Passage 2, Passage 1 makes use of (A) personal anecdote(B) direct quotation(C) figurative language(D) explicit comparison(E) historical citation3. In line 22, “carried” most nearly means(A) supported(B) transmitt
7、ed(C) extended(D) expressed(E) bore4. Unlike the author of Passage 1, the author of Passage 2 acknowledges that(A) scientists have long studied rattlesnakes(B) many people have had a great appreciation for rattlesnakes(C) rattlesnakes are extremely difficult to track and study(D) scientific studies
8、of rattlesnakes are prevalent in the Eastern United States(E) Americans fear rattlesnakes more than any other type of snake0805长单V湖The following passage, adapted from an article published in 2000, focuses on a prehistoric lake that exists deep beneath the American ice cap. In 2006, the drilling proj
9、ect mentioned in the passage was resumed.To imagine Lake V ostok, you must first envision a great lake in a living landscape, a weeks walk from end to end, too wide to see across from the highest hills on its flanks. Now simplify. Erase the surrounding woods and fields; hide the encircling hills. Re
10、move the changing seasons and the replenishing rain. Shut nut the sky. Leave only the waters, the minerals, the muddy depths. Thou trap, squeeze, and estrange them from everything that lives and dies, from your creation emerges a simple world that hungers for more.To scientists, Lake Vostok, beneath
11、 2.5 miles of solid ice, is unbearably attractive. If it ever had a direct link with the air above it, that connection ended some millions of years ago. Its sediments contain a unique record of Antarcticas climate that could revolutionize the science of the frozen continent. There could he prehistor
12、ic life in its waters, an indigenous ecosystem surviving with few resourcesno sunlight, the tiniest of fresh-food inputs and spurring adaptations never seen before. Were Lake Vostok open to the rest of the world, its faint records and fragile life-forms would have been overwritten long ago.V ostoks
13、existence was unknown until 30 years ago, when radar and seismographs allowed scientists to piece together a map. The first hints of water under the ice were detected in the 1970s; much later, in the early 1990s, satellites and dam from earlier seismic surveys revealed Lake V ostoks full extent, In
14、1995, a borehole was drilled from Russias V ostok station quite by chance. King before anyone suspected something important might be below. The borehole came within 400 feet of entering the lake, but drillers stopped short of breaking through to the waters beneath.Soon, however, millions of years of
15、 isolation may come to an end: researchers from several countries have started lobbying their governments for a multimillion dollar，long-term effort to fathom V ostoks depths. If the multinational teams of scientists get their way, the exploration of Lake Vostok - perhaps the most ambitious and comp
16、lex scientific undertaking Antarctica has yet seen - could begin in less man five years. New bases will be built, some temporary, some permanent; new logistical infrastructures will be created to serve them; fleets of aircraft will transport thousands of gallons of fuel oil. (It takes a hellish amou
17、nt of energy to get through 2 5 mile of ice) Tele-operated and autonomous deep-diving robot will bunch themselves from the boreholes into the great lakes waters, and then sink through the blackness in the silent ooze below, Long-dark V ostok will be pried open for inspection - a process that, howeve
18、r carefully undertaken, runs the risk of changing the lake forever and destroying what has made it unique.Why take that chance? Some believe Vostok should he left alone because exploration might permanently damage its pristine ecosystem. But proponents of drilling believe V ostok could provide new i
19、nsights into young Earths spectacular ecological crises, during which the whole planet was frozen solid, its oceans reduced to the very brink of lifelessness. And it could illuminate the possibilities of life farther offin a vast ocean on Europa, Jupiters fourth-largest moon, 483 million miles from
20、the Sun and, along with Mars, the most likely prospect for evidence of life beyond Earth. Isolated from light, warmed only from below, starved of nutrients, the life-forms of Vostok could teach scientists how life might persist in Europas frigid climate, where temperatures average minus 250 degrees
21、Fahrenheit. It would certainty show them how to look for it there: exploring V ostok would be the nearest thing to a space mission without leaving the planet.1. The primary purpose of the passage is to(A) encourage further exploration of Antarctica(B) describe how an Antarctic lake was discovered(C)
22、 examine theories about the possibility of life beyond Earth(D) discuss the significance and the fragility of an Antarctic lake(E) compare life forms on Earth to those on Jupiters moon Europa2. The opening sentence of the passage (lines 1-3) emphasizes Lake Vostoks(A) isolation(B) vastness(C) beauty
23、(D) diversity(E) depth3. In line 9, “simple(A) naive(B) demure(C)fundamental(D) common(E) unconditional4. In lines 14-19 (“Its sediments . before”), the author does which of the following?(A) Speculates about a possibility.(B) Describes an actual place.(C) Cites a known authority.(D) Discusses an im
24、portant experiment.(E) Questions a new hypothesis.5. From the point of view of those who wish to keep Lake V ostok pristine, the outcome of the incident described in lines 31-33 (“The borehole . beneath”) was(A) foreseeable(B) fortuitous(C) preventable(D) disappointing(E) catastrophic 5. in context,
25、 the comment in lines 34-35 (“Soon end”)serves to(A) challenge a past approach(B) shift the focus of the discussion(C) substantiate the previous claim(D) provide a brief aside(E) qualify a complex position6. The author most likely includes the list in lines 41 (“New . below”) m order to(A) emphasize
26、 the enormity of a proposed undertaking(B) highlight the cost of doing scientific research(C) point out the importance of robots in certain experiments(D) convey the scientists excitement about a new development(E) indicate the difficulty of successfully complains a project7. The-authors attitude in
27、 lines 49-52 (“Long-dark . unique”) is best described as one of(A) restraint(B) ambivalence(C) concern(D) bewilderment(E) outrage8. In the final paragraph, the author indicates all of the following EXCEPT:(A) Studying V ostok may provide information about the possibility of life beyond Earth.(B) Exp
28、loring Vostok would be a way of learning how to explore certain celestial bodies.(C) Understanding Vostok could help shed light oil Earths early planetary development.(D) V ostok may have had more direct exposure to sunlight than was previously thought.(E) V ostok may have some similarities to ocean
29、s on distant celestial bodies.0805长双石头上打广告Passage 1 is adapted from a 1998 essay. Passage 2, adapted from an 1885 novel, is about a self-made businessman named Lapham, who manufactures house paint. In the passage, Lapham is being interviewed by Bartley, ajournalist.Passage 1Although I refer to a con
30、ifer guide when Im cross-country skiing, I am still not trustworthy on the difference between a spruce and a fir. But let the smallest piece of commercial-packaging trash appear along the trail and I can give you the species, genus, and phylum every time.Much of the litter we bring with us into the
31、wilderness is of the mental variety: past a certain point, our minds really cannot grasp places that are completely trash-free. The grape-soda can drawing bees in the middle of a supposedly pristine wilderness campsite provokes our outrage and disgust, of course. But underneath those feelings, and l
32、ess comfortable to admit, is a small amount of recognition and even relief. The soda can is us, after all. In the nineteenth century, when the cult of the Scenic * had just begun, advertisers (especially in New England) took to plastering giant advertising slogans on the scenery itself. Hikers who r
33、eached lofty lookout points in the Adirondacks or the Berkshires would see the words WISIT OAK HALL on a rock face in the prospect before them. (Oak Hall was Boston clothing store.) Even more remarkable is how few of them seem to have complained.Passage 2In lessn six months there wasnt a board-fence
34、, nor a bridge girder, nor a dead wall, nor a ham, nor a face of rock in that whole region that didnt have “Laphams Mineral Paint-Specimen on it in the three colors we begun by making.Lapham continued. Ive heard a good deal of talk about that stove-blacking man and the kidney-cure man, because they
35、advertised in that way: and I have read articles about it in the papers; but I dons see where the joke comes in, exactly. So long as the people that own the barns and fences dont object, I dont see what the public has got to do with it. And I never saw anything so very sacred about a big rock, along
36、 a river or in a pasture, that it wouldnt do to put mineral paint on it in three colors. I wish some of the people that talk about the landscape, and WRITE about it, had to bust one of them rocks OUT of the landscape with powder, or dig a hole to bury it in, as we used to have to do up on the farm;
37、I guess theyd sing a little different tune about the profanation of scenery. There ar nt any man enjoys a slightly bit of naturea smooth piece of interval with half a dozen good-sized wine-glass elms in itmore than I do. But I aint a-going to stand up for every big ugly rock I come across, as if we
38、were all a set of dumn Druids. I say the landscape was made for man, and not man for the landscape.”“Yes,” said Bartley carelessly; “it was made for the stove-polish man and the kidney-cure man.”“It was made for any man that knows how to use it,” Lapham returned, insensible to Bartleys irony.*The ni
39、neteenth-century fascination with picturesque natural scenes.1. The statement “The soda can is us, after all” (line 13, Passage 1) can best be understood to mean that(A) trash is commonly found in the wilderness(B) trash makes the wilderness feel less alien(C) trash can make the wilderness more pict
40、uresque(D) many people enjoy consumer goods like soda(E) many hikers bring consumer goods with them2. The “cult of the Scenic”.(line 14, Passage 1) is best represented by which of the followingin Passage 2 ?(A) “Lapham” (line 27)(B) The “people” (line 31)(C) The “people” (line 36)(D) “any man”(line
41、40)(E) The “stove-polish man” (line 48)3. What do the advertisements “VISIT OAK HALL” (line 18, P assage 1) and “Laphams Mineral PaintSpecimen“ (lines 24-25, Passage 2) have in common?(A) Both were painted in three colors.(B) Both were easily accessible.(C) Both were visible in the Adirondacks.(D) B
42、oth appeared on rocks.(E) Both advertised paint.4. In contrast to the “Hikers” dine 16, Passage 1), the “people” (line 36, Passage 2) are(A) publicly hostile to the defacing of the landscape(B) openly amused by seeing stove-polish ads on rocks(C) exasperated by the publics disregard of their editori
43、als(D) understanding of the advertisers need to promote their products(E) unaware of the revenue that advertising generates5. Laphams observations in Passage 2 compared with the authors observations in Passage 1 are(A) less sarcastic(B) less evenhanded(C) less accusatory(D) more resigned(E) more cir
44、cumspect6. Which is a belief expressed by Lapham in Passage 2 that is NOT expressed by the author of Passage 1 ?(A) That humans occupy a privileged position in the natural world(B) That humans are only marginally concerned with preserving nature(C) That one can love natural beauty and still be influ
45、enced by billboards(D) That the effectiveness of advertising can be enhanced by its location(E) That people identify with the consumer goods that they produce0805短单电视评论家As a professional television critic, I have had to endure a forced, contractual separation from the discriminating TV viewers favor
46、ite phrase: You couldnt pay me to watch that. Hut thats how I feel about in miseries. To me, they are beach reading with nut the heath, airport reading with the airport. They last just die wrong amount of time - they dont have the compressed energy of n short story, and theyre not expansive and open
47、-ended, like a regular series or a novel. A miniseries is like an infomercial - by the time you decide whether you want to buy the product, youve logged too many hours in front of the television.1. The statement in lines 4-6 (“To me serves to airport”)(A) advance an opinion through a comical story(B
48、) justify a criticism by citing evidence(C) express a negative sentiment in humorous terms(D) analyze a theory by citing everyday examples(E) note a pressing problem by describing its consequences2. In lines 9-11(“A miniseries . television”), the author makes use of which of the following?(A) Allusion(B) Analogy(C) Understatement(D) Personification(E) Euphemism0805短单马戏团From the start, Cirque du Sulcil was hardly a conventional circus. It had outrageous costumes, original music, and clever perfor