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質問 1：
In some of the poorest neighborhoods of New York City, community gardens are springing up as __ the
filth and desolation of their urban surroundings.
A. an affirmation of
B. a validation of
C. an amplification of
D. a reaction to
E. a celebration of
正解：D
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質問 2：
Sir Giles's irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance.
He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said, "that I have lost my place in my employer's
estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your
business has, I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker
was now offended on his side.
"I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in
these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege left--he has not
ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a man's right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in
my conduct which has given you just reason to complain." Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and
withdrew. Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had
made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoy's motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir
Giles Mountjoy's clerk.
Which selection identifies the device exemplified with "Did these acts of humility mean that he
submitted?" last paragraph?
A. curio
B. query
C. obviate information
D. rhetorical question
E. submission
正解：D
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質問 3：
I trust a proposal for matrimony would seem more ______ were it written in the sky, or written on a
scoreboard, or written in a test question for the SAT prep; which is what I am formally doing now in asking
Teressa for her hand in marriage.
A. cherished
B. honorable
C. sincere
D. appreciated
E. aggrandized
正解：E
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質問 4：
The main purpose of this story is to appeal to the reader's interest in a subject which has been the theme
of some of the greatest writers, living and dead--but which has never been, and can never be, exhausted,
because it is a subject eternally interesting to all mankind. Here is one more book that depicts the struggle
of a human creature, under those opposing influences of Good and Evil, which we have all felt, which we
have all known. It has been my aim to make the character of "Magdalen," which personifies this struggle,
a pathetic character even in its perversity and its error; and I have tried hard to attain this result by the
least obtrusive and the least artificial of all means--by a resolute adherence throughout to the truth as it is
in Nature. This design was no easy one to accomplish; and it has been a great encouragement to me
(during the publication of my story in its periodical form) to know, on the authority of many readers, that
the object which I had proposed to myself, I might, in some degree, consider as an object achieved.
Round the central figure in the narrative other characters will be found grouped, in sharp
contrast--contrast, for the most part, in which I have endeavored to make the element of humor mainly
predominant. I have sought to impart this relief to the more serious passages in the book, not only
because I believe myself to be justified in doing so by the laws of Art--but because experience has taught
me (what the experience of my readers will doubtless confirm) that there is no such moral phenomenon
as unmixed tragedy to be found in the world around us. Look where we may, the dark threads and the
light cross each other perpetually in the texture of human life.
What is the overall purpose of this passage?
A. to introduce the reader to a new work and explain his artistic rationale
B. to dimension the similarities between humor and tragedy
C. to explain the balance in Nature between Good and Evil
D. to identify the character of Magdalen as possessing Natural characteristics
E. to delineate the significance of the age-old battle between Good and Evil
正解：A
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質問 5：
The life of the lightening bug is __________ to human eyes: They live only twenty-four hours.
A. incandescent
B. ecstatic
C. ludicrous
D. epic
E. ephemeral
正解：E
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質問 6：
When Rob became interested in electricity, his clear-headed father considered the boy's fancy to be
instructive as well as amusing; so he heartily encouraged his son, and Rob never lacked batteries, motors,
or supplies of any sort that his experiments might require.
He fitted up the little back room in the attic as his workshop, and from thence, a network of wires soon ran
throughout the house. Not only had every outside door its electric bell, but every window was fitted with a
burglar alarm; moreover, no one could cross the threshold of any interior room without registering the fact
in Rob's work-shop. The gas was lighted by an electric fob; a chime, connected with an erratic clock in the
boy's room, woke the servants at all hours of the night and caused the cook to give warning; a bell rang
whenever the postman dropped a letter into the box; there were bells, bells, bells everywhere, ringing at
the right time, the wrong time and all the time. And there were telephones in the different rooms, too,
through which Rob could call up the different members of the family just when they did not wish to be
disturbed. His mother and sisters soon came to vote the boy's scientific craze a nuisance; but his father
was delighted with these evidences of Rob's skill as an electrician and insisted that he be allowed perfect
freedom in carrying out his ideas.
The author's purpose for the second paragraph is:
A. to show how ingenious Rob was
B. to evidence that Rob lacked for no supplies.
C. to fully develop the latitude father gave and the control he had.
D. to represent just how far Rob's experiments went
E. to show just how intrusive the experiments were, much to the chagrin of all inhabitants
正解：C
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質問 7：
George Washington served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was then elected
President of the United States in 1789. This is from his first address to Congress. Such being the
impressions under which I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it
would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to the Almighty Being,
who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can
supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the
people of the United States a government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes, and may
enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success the functions allotted to
his charge. In tendering this homage to the great Author of every public and private good, I assure myself
that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own; nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than
either. No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs
of men, more than the people of the United States.
Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been
distinguished by some token of providential agency. And, in the important revolution just accomplished in
the system of their united government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct
communities, from which the event has resulted, cannot be compared with the means by which most
governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with a humble
anticipation of the future blessings which the past seems to presage. These reflections, arising out of the
present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my mind to be suppressed. You will join with me, I
trust, in thinking that there are none, under the influence of which the proceedings of a new and free
government can more auspiciously commence.
By the article establishing the executive department, it is made the duty of the President "to recommend
to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." The circumstances,
under which I now meet you, will acquit me from entering into that subject farther than to refer you to the
great constitutional charter under which we are assembled; and which, in defining your powers,
designates the objects to which your attention is to be given. It will be more consistent with those
circumstances, and far more congenial with the feelings which actuate me, to substitute, in place of a
recommendation of particular measures, the tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the
patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them. In these honorable
qualifications I behold the surest pledges, that as, on one side, no local prejudices or attachments, no
separate views or party animosities, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye, which ought to
watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests; so, on another, that the foundations of
our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the
preeminence of a free government be exemplified by all the attributes, which can win the affections of its
citizens, and command the respect of the world.
The word acquit (3rd line of last paragraph) is used to mean
A. act
B. discontinue
C. excuse
D. sentence
E. reject
正解：C
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質問 8：
Like Truman, who was never considered a major national figure until Roosevelt's death made him
president, Ford attained national prominence only after __ thrust him into the presidency.
A. political intrigue
B. public demand
C. outside circumstances
D. popular acclaim
E. personal ambition
正解：C
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質問 9：
In conclusion, it seized first the corpse of the daughter, and thrust it up the chimney, as it was found; then
that of the old lady, which it immediately hurled through the window headlong. As the ape approached the
casement with its mutilated burden, the sailor shrank aghast to the rod, and, rather gliding than
clambering down it, hurried at once home--dreading the consequences of the butchery, and gladly
abandoning, in his terror, all solicitude about the fate of the Ourang-Outang. The words heard by the party
upon the staircase were the Frenchman's exclamations of horror and affright, commingled with the
fiendish jabberings of the brute.
I have scarcely anything to add. The Ourang-Outang must have escaped from the chamber, by the rod,
just before the break of the door. It must have closed the window as it passed through it. It was
subsequently caught by the owner himself, who obtained for it a very large sum at the Jardin des Plantes.
Le Don was instantly released, upon our narration of the circumstances (with some comments from Dupin)
at the bureau of the Prefect of Police. This functionary, however well disposed to my friend, could not
altogether conceal his chagrin at the turn which affairs had taken, and was fain to indulge in a sarcasm or
two, about the propriety of every person minding his own business.
Which selection best describes the action referred to by "break of the door" 2nd paragraph?
A. The sailor broke into the chamber allowing the Ourang-Outang to follow.
B. The door was broken into by using a rod.
C. The party broke down the door.
D. The Ourang-Outang broke the door to gain entry.
E. The party entered through the door broken by the brute.
正解：C
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In some of the poorest neighborhoods of New York City, community gardens are springing up as __ the
filth and desolation of their urban surroundings.
A. an affirmation of
B. a validation of
C. an amplification of
D. a reaction to
E. a celebration of
正解：D
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質問 2：
Sir Giles's irritating reserve, not even excused by a word of apology, reached the limits of his endurance.
He respectfully protested. "I regret to find, sir," he said, "that I have lost my place in my employer's
estimation. The man to whom you confide the superintendence of your clerks and the transaction of your
business has, I venture to think, some claim (under the present circumstances) to be trusted." The banker
was now offended on his side.
"I readily admit your claim," he answered, "when you are sitting at your desk in my office. But, even in
these days of strikes, co-operations, and bank holidays, an employer has one privilege left--he has not
ceased to be a Man, and he has not forfeited a man's right to keep his own secrets. I fail to see anything in
my conduct which has given you just reason to complain." Dennis, rebuked, made his bow in silence, and
withdrew. Did these acts of humility mean that he submitted? They meant exactly the contrary. He had
made up his mind that Sir Giles Mountjoy's motives should, sooner or later, cease to be mysteries to Sir
Giles Mountjoy's clerk.
Which selection identifies the device exemplified with "Did these acts of humility mean that he
submitted?" last paragraph?
A. curio
B. query
C. obviate information
D. rhetorical question
E. submission
正解：D
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質問 3：
I trust a proposal for matrimony would seem more ______ were it written in the sky, or written on a
scoreboard, or written in a test question for the SAT prep; which is what I am formally doing now in asking
Teressa for her hand in marriage.
A. cherished
B. honorable
C. sincere
D. appreciated
E. aggrandized
正解：E
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質問 4：
The main purpose of this story is to appeal to the reader's interest in a subject which has been the theme
of some of the greatest writers, living and dead--but which has never been, and can never be, exhausted,
because it is a subject eternally interesting to all mankind. Here is one more book that depicts the struggle
of a human creature, under those opposing influences of Good and Evil, which we have all felt, which we
have all known. It has been my aim to make the character of "Magdalen," which personifies this struggle,
a pathetic character even in its perversity and its error; and I have tried hard to attain this result by the
least obtrusive and the least artificial of all means--by a resolute adherence throughout to the truth as it is
in Nature. This design was no easy one to accomplish; and it has been a great encouragement to me
(during the publication of my story in its periodical form) to know, on the authority of many readers, that
the object which I had proposed to myself, I might, in some degree, consider as an object achieved.
Round the central figure in the narrative other characters will be found grouped, in sharp
contrast--contrast, for the most part, in which I have endeavored to make the element of humor mainly
predominant. I have sought to impart this relief to the more serious passages in the book, not only
because I believe myself to be justified in doing so by the laws of Art--but because experience has taught
me (what the experience of my readers will doubtless confirm) that there is no such moral phenomenon
as unmixed tragedy to be found in the world around us. Look where we may, the dark threads and the
light cross each other perpetually in the texture of human life.
What is the overall purpose of this passage?
A. to introduce the reader to a new work and explain his artistic rationale
B. to dimension the similarities between humor and tragedy
C. to explain the balance in Nature between Good and Evil
D. to identify the character of Magdalen as possessing Natural characteristics
E. to delineate the significance of the age-old battle between Good and Evil
正解：A
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質問 5：
The life of the lightening bug is __________ to human eyes: They live only twenty-four hours.
A. incandescent
B. ecstatic
C. ludicrous
D. epic
E. ephemeral
正解：E
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質問 6：
When Rob became interested in electricity, his clear-headed father considered the boy's fancy to be
instructive as well as amusing; so he heartily encouraged his son, and Rob never lacked batteries, motors,
or supplies of any sort that his experiments might require.
He fitted up the little back room in the attic as his workshop, and from thence, a network of wires soon ran
throughout the house. Not only had every outside door its electric bell, but every window was fitted with a
burglar alarm; moreover, no one could cross the threshold of any interior room without registering the fact
in Rob's work-shop. The gas was lighted by an electric fob; a chime, connected with an erratic clock in the
boy's room, woke the servants at all hours of the night and caused the cook to give warning; a bell rang
whenever the postman dropped a letter into the box; there were bells, bells, bells everywhere, ringing at
the right time, the wrong time and all the time. And there were telephones in the different rooms, too,
through which Rob could call up the different members of the family just when they did not wish to be
disturbed. His mother and sisters soon came to vote the boy's scientific craze a nuisance; but his father
was delighted with these evidences of Rob's skill as an electrician and insisted that he be allowed perfect
freedom in carrying out his ideas.
The author's purpose for the second paragraph is:
A. to show how ingenious Rob was
B. to evidence that Rob lacked for no supplies.
C. to fully develop the latitude father gave and the control he had.
D. to represent just how far Rob's experiments went
E. to show just how intrusive the experiments were, much to the chagrin of all inhabitants
正解：C
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質問 7：
George Washington served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was then elected
President of the United States in 1789. This is from his first address to Congress. Such being the
impressions under which I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it
would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to the Almighty Being,
who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can
supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the
people of the United States a government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes, and may
enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success the functions allotted to
his charge. In tendering this homage to the great Author of every public and private good, I assure myself
that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own; nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than
either. No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs
of men, more than the people of the United States.
Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been
distinguished by some token of providential agency. And, in the important revolution just accomplished in
the system of their united government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct
communities, from which the event has resulted, cannot be compared with the means by which most
governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with a humble
anticipation of the future blessings which the past seems to presage. These reflections, arising out of the
present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my mind to be suppressed. You will join with me, I
trust, in thinking that there are none, under the influence of which the proceedings of a new and free
government can more auspiciously commence.
By the article establishing the executive department, it is made the duty of the President "to recommend
to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." The circumstances,
under which I now meet you, will acquit me from entering into that subject farther than to refer you to the
great constitutional charter under which we are assembled; and which, in defining your powers,
designates the objects to which your attention is to be given. It will be more consistent with those
circumstances, and far more congenial with the feelings which actuate me, to substitute, in place of a
recommendation of particular measures, the tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the
patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them. In these honorable
qualifications I behold the surest pledges, that as, on one side, no local prejudices or attachments, no
separate views or party animosities, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye, which ought to
watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests; so, on another, that the foundations of
our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the
preeminence of a free government be exemplified by all the attributes, which can win the affections of its
citizens, and command the respect of the world.
The word acquit (3rd line of last paragraph) is used to mean
A. act
B. discontinue
C. excuse
D. sentence
E. reject
正解：C
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質問 8：
Like Truman, who was never considered a major national figure until Roosevelt's death made him
president, Ford attained national prominence only after __ thrust him into the presidency.
A. political intrigue
B. public demand
C. outside circumstances
D. popular acclaim
E. personal ambition
正解：C
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質問 9：
In conclusion, it seized first the corpse of the daughter, and thrust it up the chimney, as it was found; then
that of the old lady, which it immediately hurled through the window headlong. As the ape approached the
casement with its mutilated burden, the sailor shrank aghast to the rod, and, rather gliding than
clambering down it, hurried at once home--dreading the consequences of the butchery, and gladly
abandoning, in his terror, all solicitude about the fate of the Ourang-Outang. The words heard by the party
upon the staircase were the Frenchman's exclamations of horror and affright, commingled with the
fiendish jabberings of the brute.
I have scarcely anything to add. The Ourang-Outang must have escaped from the chamber, by the rod,
just before the break of the door. It must have closed the window as it passed through it. It was
subsequently caught by the owner himself, who obtained for it a very large sum at the Jardin des Plantes.
Le Don was instantly released, upon our narration of the circumstances (with some comments from Dupin)
at the bureau of the Prefect of Police. This functionary, however well disposed to my friend, could not
altogether conceal his chagrin at the turn which affairs had taken, and was fain to indulge in a sarcasm or
two, about the propriety of every person minding his own business.
Which selection best describes the action referred to by "break of the door" 2nd paragraph?
A. The sailor broke into the chamber allowing the Ourang-Outang to follow.
B. The door was broken into by using a rod.
C. The party broke down the door.
D. The Ourang-Outang broke the door to gain entry.
E. The party entered through the door broken by the brute.
正解：C
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