SAT填空115道(附答案)

1.Reaching to the chemical company’s several decades of --- dumping industrial waste, the government has ordered a cleanup of Onondage Lake; however, company executives counter that the ---costs of a thorough cleanup will bankrupt them.

A imprecise...fiscal

B molecular...excessive

C volatile...pecuniary

D unconscionable..remunerative

E indiscriminate...exorbitant

E

2.Despite mounting evidence that the researcher’s findings were faked, the researcher himself staunchly---such claims.

A verified

B repudiated

C disseminated

D embellished

E insinuated

B

3.Scientists predict that the next volcano to erupt in North America will have a ---impact: it will cause dramatic environmental changes in the immediate area while creating lasting climate changes in far-flung regions.

A financial

B focused

C meaningless

D widespread

E mediocre

D

4 A new computer system cannot be---without first running extensive tests to---the effectiveness and accuracy of the system.

A pensate

B compromised...ensure

C designed...undermine

D dismantled...illustrate

E implemented...evaluate

E

5 The miser was so afraid of losing money that he was willing to pass up a ---opportunity rather than--- what he already possessed.

A replete...chance

B futile...make

C lucrative...risk

D brusque..enhance

E facile...discredit

C

6 The editor claimed that great effort was being expended to check each fact, lest the book be ---because of ---details.

A commended...inappropriate

B disparaged...indisputable

C revived...unforgettable

D invalidated...impeccable

E challenged...inaccurate

E

7 Stick insects have elongated, twig-shaped bodies that enable them to be...when they alight on shrubbery.

A devoured

B foliated

C nurtured

D camouflaged

E acclimated

D

8 Ten years ago, Representative Dooley successfully---the many problems that had plagued previous administrations by responding to requests from various leaders in each community that she be more ---in her policy development.

A eluded...economical

B evaded...inclusive

C subverted...prepared

D foretold...decorous

E penetrated...divisive

B

9 Even though Jennifer seems---, her desk---her orderly image.

A disoriented...contradicted

B unkempt...disproves

C materialistic...verifies

D structured...validates

E organized...belies

E

10 The notion that a woman could become president of the United States gained---with the nomination of Geraldine Ferraro as a vice-presidential candidate.

A credence

B resolve

C veracity