2013年10月SAT填空真题

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2013年10月SAT填空解析   13-O-2-1.Architect Toyo Ito strives to design spaces that seem “aqueous,” creating environments wherein objects appear to___B____.   A. fly   B. float   C. shrink   D. smolder   E. collide   解题标志词:逗号+creating (动词ing形式,插入成分)   解析:插入成分的题目前后互为同义重复,creating 前面的内容为“建筑师Toyo Ito努力想设计出看起来如水般的空间”(Architect Toyo Ito strives to design spaces that seem “aqueous,”) 最关键的线索词是aqueous。所以B. 漂浮,悬浮为正确答案。A(飞,起飞)C(收缩,缩水)D(文火闷烧,慢燃;郁积)E(碰撞,冲突)   翻译:   建筑师Toyo Ito努力想设计出看起来如水般的空间,创造出能让物体看起来漂浮的环境。   Float:to rest on top of a liquid, to be carried along by moving water or air,to cause (something) to rest on top of a liquid : to cause (something) to float   Smolder: to burn slowly without flames but usually with smoke,to feel a strong emotion but keep it hidden,to be felt strongly by someone without being directly shown or expressed   13-O-2-2.Although it is often difficult to ____B___ someone as charming as Hank, his colleagues can no longer overlook his _______.   A. dislike……achievements   B. criticize……indiscretions   C. tolerate……offenses   D. admire……obligations   E. excuse……resolutions   解题标志词:although(反义重复的转折)   解析:反义重复的转折的题目前后互为反义,HANK有魅力,所以很难批评才对。所以两空全选charming的反向意思,即负评价词。A. (成就)B(批评,不明智之举)C(攻击,冒犯)D(义务,债务)E(决心),正确答案是B。   翻译:尽管很难批评别人像Hank如此有魅力,但是他的同事也不会再忽略他的轻率行为。   Tolerate: to express disapproval of (someone or something) : to talk about the problems or faults of (someone or something), to look at and make judgments about (something, such as a piece of writing or a work of art)   Indiscretion: lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech, lack of discretion,an act or remark that shows a lack of good judgment, an indiscreet act or remark

  13-O-2-3.The scrapbooks compiled by artist and historian William Dorsey are so __B_____ that they constitute _______ view of Philadelphia`s African American community between 1873 and 1903.   A. inventive……a constricted   B. extensive……a comprehensive   C. authentic……an imaginative   D. compelling……an inconsequential   E. prosaic……a vibrant   解题标志词:so…that…如此。。。以至于。。。(因果关系)   解析:因果关系的题目前后互为同义重复,故两空选择近义词, A(发明的,别出心裁的;收缩的,受限制的)B(广泛的,大量的;综合的,广泛的)C(真实的,可信的;虚构的,富有想象力的)D(引起兴趣的,强制的;不重要的)E(乏味的,平凡的;充满生机的,响亮的)所以B为正确答案。   翻译:剪贴簿是由艺术家兼历史学家William Dorsey编写的,内容如此广泛以至于它们构成了对1873-1903年在加州的美国黑人社区的广泛的看法。   13-O-2-4.Patricia is so ____D___ that she is unable to tolerate others deviating in the least from rules and conventions.   A. importunate   B. facile   C. unshakable   D. punctilious   E. complaisant   解题标志词:so…that…如此。。。以至于。。。(因果关系)   解析:因果关系的题目前后互为同义重复,选择同义词,选择“她不能忍受别人哪怕一点偏离规则和惯例的行为”(she is unable to tolerate others deviating in the least from rules and conventions)的同义词,A(强求的,纠缠不休的)B(温和的)C(坚定不移的)D(谨言慎行的,一丝不苟的)E(顺从的,彬彬有礼的),所以正确答案选D。   翻译:Patricia是如此的谨慎的以至于她不能忍受别人哪怕一点偏离规则和惯例的行为。

 13-O-2-5.Unlike Colin, whose ___D____ for dramatic presentation captivated his audiences, Nick was not _______ speaker.   A. flair……a temperate   B. contempt……a charismatic   C. penchant……an unskilled   D. faculty……an engaging   E. antipathy……an incisive   Engaging:very attractive or pleasing in a way that holds your attention   解题标志词:unlike 和。。。不同(反义重复的转折)   解析:标志词unlike和not,题目主干“不像Colin,nick不是一个-----的演说家”,unlike和not的作用相互抵消,所以二空要填的词应该和Colin的特点是一样的。Colin的特点是有吸引力,所以一空应该填一个正评价词。第一个空A(才能),C(偏好),D(能力)都表示Colin有吸引观众的才能,所以答案选D(本领,吸引人的)。   翻译: Colin有做引人瞩目的演讲吸引观众的能力,和Colin不同,Nick却不是一个吸引人的演讲者。   13-O-2-6.Although Elayne helped to ____C___ the defendant by supporting his alibi, she unwittingly _______ herself with her testimony.   A. chastise……disparaged   B. admonish……entangled   C. exonerate……implicated   D. denounce……incriminated   E. acquit……absolved   解题标志词:although(反义重复的转折)   解析:反义重复的转折的题目前后互为反义,一空前后的help和support都是正向词,所以一空填正向动作,二空填负向动作。故C(免责;卷入)正确。其他选项A(惩罚,责骂;蔑视,诽谤)B(告诫,劝告;卷入,纠缠)D(谴责;控告,暗示有罪)E(无罪释放;免罪)   翻译:尽管Elayne想通过支持他的不在场证明帮助被告免罪,不知不觉地她的证词却使她牵涉其中。

13-O-2-7.Stewart O`Nan`s novels are aptly described as ___A____: each is noticeably unlike its predecessors in style, tone, and narrative approach.   A. disparate   B. preeminent   C. strident   D. fulsome   E. prescient   解题标志词:: (同义重复的冒号)   解析:同义重复的冒号类型,冒号前后为同义重复,找到关键词unlike和空格重复,A(不同的,相异的)B(卓越的,超群的)C(尖锐的,刺耳的)D(过度的)E(预知的,有先见之明的),所以正确答案是A。   翻译:适合评价Stewart O`Nan`s小说的词汇是与众不同:与先前的作家在风格,语气和叙述方式上都显著的不同。   13-O-2-8.The picture book Red Sings from Treetops ____E___ the changing seasons, with whimsical illustrations that _______ the colors, sounds, and tastes associated with different times of the year.   A. perpetuates……praise   B. provokes……detail   C. celebrates……castigate   D. inaugurates……belie   E. evokes……epitomize   解题标志词:that (同义重复的从句)   解析:主语这本书----变换的季节(the changing seasons),that后要选的动词的主语还是这本书, Changing seasons 和 different times of the year 同意重复,所以动词也应为近义词,故E(唤起,以缩影展示)。其它选项A(保持,使不朽;赞美,赞扬)B(激怒,煽动;详述)C(赞美;严惩,修正)D(举行就职典礼,创新;掩饰,使失望)。   翻译:图画书《红色树梢在唱歌》通过变幻莫测的插图使人们记起变换的季节,这些插图是将颜色,声音和味道跟一年中不同的季节联系起来的缩影。

 13-O-5-1.Information about Abigail and John Adams is so ___C____ because of the wealth of letters the couple exchanged during John`s frequent absences.   A. vague   B. agreeable   C. abundant   D. problematic   E. objective   解题标志词:because of (同义重复的因果关系)   解析:同义重复的因果关系,连接词because of前后互为同义词,跟the wealth of 大量是同义词,A(模糊的,不明确的)B(和蔼可亲的,令人愉快的)C(丰富的,充裕的)D(有疑问的,不确定的)E(客观的),所以正确答案是C。   翻译:关于Abigail 和 John Adams的信息是如此的丰富,是因为这对夫妻在John长期不在的日子里有大量的书信往来。   13-O-5-2.In her movie Chocolat, filmmaker Claire Denis shuns ___E____ and attempts instead to depict events as realistically as possible.   A. probability   B. clarity   C. repetition   D. elation   E. artificiality   解题标志词:instead(对比)   解析:此题动词shun是一个反义标志,instead这个标志词只是用另一种方式同意重复前半句话,“避开不真实即描述真实”故选realistic的反义词artificiality。A. (可能性,几率)B(清楚,明晰)C(重复)D(兴高采烈)E(人工,不真实),所以正确答案是E。   翻译:电影制作者Claire Denis在其电影《浓情巧克力》中避开不真实,而是尽可能真实的描述事件。  13-O-5-3.Although many companies ____A___ the idea of using solar power, the start-up costs are often too high to _______ the conversion from other technologies.   A. applaud……justify   B. reject……predict   C. understand……ignore   D. resist……finance   E. advertise……duplicate   解题标志词:although (反义重复转折)   解析:反义重复转折,前后互为反义,后半句开办费用太高而不能怎么做(too high to )整句话是是负向描述,用although转折,前面是正向词,排除B和D,而E的逻辑不通顺,也可以排除。A(称赞,喝彩;证明正当,替辩护)B(拒绝;预言,预料)C(理解;忽视)D(抵抗,忍耐;融资)E(做广告,使突出;复制)   翻译:尽管许多公司赞同使用太阳能的想法,但是启动资金太高使其不能为由其他技术转向太阳能技术而提供合理的解释。   13-O-5-4.Many linguists believe that the human ability to learn language is ____A___, an essential part of our nature.   A. innate   B. intricate   C. theoretical   D. mysterious   E. fragmented   解题标志词:同义重复的插入成分   解析:同义重复插入成分类型,前后是同义重复,后面的插入成分作为解释说明,空格处与是我们天性的必要组成部分(an essential part of our nature)形成同义重复, A. (先天的,固有的)B(复杂的)C(理论的,假设的)D(神秘的)E(片段的,碎片的),所以正确答案是A。   翻译:许多语言学家相信人类学习语言的能力是与生俱来的,是我们天性的必要组成部分。 13-O-5-5.Thriving hub though it was, medieval Fustat probably presented a ____E___ kind of appearance; excavations there have revealed dwellings similar to unremarkable structures elsewhere in rural Egypt.   A. commodious   B. labyrinthine   C. vertiginous   D. blighted   E. quotidian   解题标志词:分号(同义重复)   解析:同义重复的分号类型,分号前后是同义重复,presented a _______ kind of appearance(呈现出什么样的外观) 与revealed dwellings similar to unremarkable structures(展示了住处都是没特点的建筑) 同义对应,空格选择unremarkable(普通的) 的同义词,A. (宽敞的,方便的)B(迷宫的,复杂的)C(眩晕的,旋转的)D(枯萎的,摧残的)E(平凡的,每天发生的),所以E是正确答案。   翻译:虽然中世纪的Fustat是繁荣中心,但是它呈现出的却是平凡无奇的外观;挖掘显示当地住处建筑与埃及的其他乡村地区没什么不一样。   13-O-8-1.The interviews published in the magazine were actually more like ____A___, open and friendly exchanges of ideas and feelings.   A.conversations   B. invitations   C. excursions   D. confrontations   E. translations   解题标志词:,后面的句子(同义重复的插入成分)   解析:同义重复的插入成分,前后是同义重复,找到公开的,友好的观点和感觉的交流(open and friendly exchanges of ideas and feelings)的同义词,A. (对话,交流)B(邀请)C(短途旅行,远足)D(对抗)E(翻译,译文),所以正确答案A。   翻译:杂志中出版的访谈记录事实上更像对话,是公开的,友好的观点和感觉的交流。  13-O-8-2.The student`s actions struck many as ___B____, but they were actually intended to _______ a point: they demonstrated the absurdity of the new school policy.   A. purposeful……make   B. odd……illustrate   C. peculiar……accept   D. proud……adopt   E. justified……examine   解题标志词:but,冒号   解析:解析:第二个空同意重复they intended to----:they demonstrate...所以第二个空应选demonstrate同义词。学生展示了荒唐(absurdity),那前半句学生的行为肯定被认为是荒唐的,所以第一个空选“古怪的,荒诞的”。A. (有目的的,有决心的;制作,使得)B(奇怪的,古怪的;阐明)C(特殊的,独特的;承认,接受)D(自豪的,得意的;采取,收养)E(合乎情理的;检查,调查),B选项中的展示和阐明是同义词,带入odd,是负向词汇表转折,所以C正确。   翻译:学生们的行为让许多人觉得奇怪,但是他们实际上想阐明一点:他们展示的是新校规的荒谬。   13-O-8-3.In the valleys of northern Peru, the arid climate naturally _______ leather, textiles, and other organic materials, allowing scholars to create detailed ___D____ of the Moche society that once flourished there.   A. enhances……prohibitions   B. erodes……impressions   C. endows……portraits   D. preserves……reconstructions   E. depletes……adaptations   A. (提高;禁止)B(腐蚀,侵蚀;印象)C(赋予,捐赠;肖像,画像)D(保护;重建)E(消耗,耗尽;适应)   解题标志词:allowing (同义重复的插入成分)   解析:同义重复的插入成分,插入成分前后同义重复,allow to create选正向词,排除A,B和E,that前后同义重复,曾经繁荣(once flourished there)和创造的是较完整的重建是同义重复,所以正确答案D。   翻译:在秘鲁北部的山谷中,自然的干旱气候很好的保存了毛皮,纺织品和其他有机材料,给学者们创造了较完整的重建曾经在那里繁荣的莫希文化的机会。

13-O-8-4.The wild and splashy floral print skirt was far too ___E____ for Estela`s taste; she preferred dark and understated clothing.   A. timid   B. severe   C. plentiful   D. meager   E. gaudy   A. (胆小的,羞怯的)B(严峻的,严厉的)C(丰富的,许多的)D(贫乏的,瘦的)E(花哨的,华而不实的)   解题标志词:preferred 更喜欢(反义重复的对比)   解析:空格处和深色的和低调的(dark and understated)是反义词,还可以根据选择狂野的和引人瞩目的(wild and splashy)的同义词,A. (胆小的,羞怯的)B(严峻的,严厉的)C(丰富的,许多的)D(贫乏的,瘦的)E(花哨的,华而不实的,所以E是正确答案。虽然题中有同义重复;的标志但是preferred本身带有弱转折的意味。   翻译:这款狂野的和引人瞩目的裙子太花哨了,不符合Estela的品味,她喜欢深色的低调的衣服   13-O-8-5.Menacing clouds and a sudden drop in temperature signaled the onset of ____B___ weather.   A. balmy   B. inhospitable   C. lofty   D. distant   E.parched   A(温和的,芳香的)B(恶劣的)C(崇高的)D(遥远的,冷漠的)E(焦的,炎热的)   解题标志词:同义重复其他类   解析:同义重复其他类,前后形成同义重复关系,找到menacing和 sudden drop 的同义词,A(温和的,芳香的)B(恶劣的)C(崇高的)D(遥远的,冷漠的)E(焦的,炎热的),所以B选项正确。   翻译:乌云密布,突然间的气温下降预示着恶劣天气的开端。

  13-O-8-6.Suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt was known for ____C___:she avoided controversy, welcomed compromise, and _______ her foes.   A. appeasement……vanquished   B. duplicity……confounded   C. conciliation……placated   D. erudition……mollified   E. magnanimity……subjugated   A. (缓和,平息;征服)B(表里不一;使混乱,混淆)C(安抚,调解;抚慰,使和解)D(博学,学识;使缓和)E(慷慨,宽宏大量;征服,使服从)   解题标志词::(同义重复的:)   解析:同义重复中的:类型,前后是同义重复关系,选择同义词,排除A,D和E,她避免争论,接受和解并且怎样她的敌人(she avoided controversy, welcomed compromise, and _______ her foes),选择正向词所以排除B,正确答案C。   翻译:参政领袖Carrie Chapman Catt 以安抚调解而出名:她避免争论,接受和解并且抚慰她的敌人。