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SAT阅读理解题型A.写作目的题（Main Purpose Questions）问题经常以以下形式出现：The primary purpose of the passage is to……Both passages are primarily concerned with the……The passage as a whole serves primarily to……例1I had grown up in the United States virtually without relatives, which, in my intense desire to assimilate, was quite all right with me. But this attitude dissolved when I walked into that apartment in Beijing. I realized then that my extended family is not just a collection of accidental alliances but a living body, an entity that will welcome me for being simply who I am: the daughter of my mother, the niece of my aunts and uncles. We had never before seen each other but, in that moment, we shared a sense of connection and loyalty unlike anything I had previously experienced.Question: The primary purpose of the passage is to(A)describe the author’s travels to Beijing(B)reveal how lonely the author often felt(C)provide examples of the author’s fondness for her relatives(D)convey the author’s sudden awareness of the importance of family(E)illustrate the closeness that existed among the author’s mother, aunts, and uncles.例2 This passage is adapted from a 2003 novel about a character named Gogol Ganguli, the American-born son of Indian immigrants. Just before leaving home for college, Gogol changed his name to Nikhil.Question: Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as a portrayal of(A)two parents’ acceptance of their son’s leaving home(B)an immigrant family’s adjustment to new surroundings(C)the stimulating possibilities open to a college student(D)a young man’s struggle to define himself(E)a young man’s success at achieving independence例3 A century ago, opponents of women’s suffrage in the United States scoffed at the notion that extending the vote to women would make any difference. “Women will vote with their husband” was the commonly accepted wisdom. This was an argument made in the absence of evidence, as women did not yet have the vote. Ever since women won the vote, researchers have been keeping close track of female voting behavior. A “gender gap” in voting behavior has been found in the United States as in many other countries. In the United States, the 1994 and 1996 elections showed the largest gaps ever between candidates favored by women and those favored by men.Question: The primary purpose of the passage is to(A)describe the evolution of a gender gap in the United States(B)present a concise history of the women’s suffrage movement(C)show the inaccuracy of a prediction about women’s suffrage(D)discuss the resistance women faced in acquiring the vote(E)explain the differences in voting behavior between men and womenB.主旨理解题（Central Idea Questions）主旨理解题的问题经常以以下形式出现：What is the main idea of the passage?With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?What is the best title for the passage?This passage is primarily concerned with……例4Passage 1 (extract)Because chimpanzees exhibit behavior so remarkably similar to some human behavior, scientists observing them in the wild often develop a degree of empathy with the individuals being studied. In itself this is not a bad thing. Subtle communication cues among chimpanzees are more readily detected and recorded once an observer has established this empathy.Passage 2 (extract)My first day observing a community of forest chimpanzees showed me a richer and more satisfying world than I had imagined. I suddenly recognized why I, a non-scientist, or anyone should care about what happens to them: not, ultimately, because they use tools and solve problems and are intellectual beings,but because they are emotional beings, as we are, and because their emotions are so obviously similar to ours.Question: Both passages support which generalization about wild chimpanzees?(A)Their family structures are somewhat similar to those of humans.(B)Their behavior often resembles that of humans.(C)Their actions are prompted by strong psychological urges.(D)Their facial expressions can be interpreted accurately by nonspecialists.(E)Their reactions differ from those of other apes.例5：(Excerpt) The argument of both the hedonist and the guru is that if we were put to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now”, hour after hour, would never work…….Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not.Question: With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?(A) We should enjoy the present and value every moment of daily life.(B) Special attention should be paid to the most difficult aspects of life.(C) Taking holidays are necessary in one’s life to relieve daily pressure.(D) Sometimes, “the present” can be regarded as an unavoidable imposition.(F)Enjoying delicious dishes is a kind of luxury enjoyment.例6：(1) Sailing at night in luminescent seas is something splendid that is not given to everyone.(2) One source of such luminescence is an alga called Noctiluca.(3) Copepods don’t like prey that flashes. Grab it, it explodes into light in their scratchy little arms, and they drop it.(4) In some of the larger luminescent species, in which the patterns of light differ between sexes, it is a fair bet that luminescence serves as an identification signal, a means of bringing the sexes together in places that have so little that shapes and normal, reflected colors won’t do.(5) But by far the most widespread use is camouflage.Question:The passage as a whole is best characterized as(A)a case study of an unusual type of bioluminescence(B)a survey of popular misconceptions about the function of bioluminescence(C)a discussion of the evolutionary origins of bioluminescence(D)an overview of the various functions of bioluminescence in sea creatures(E)an examination of luminescent species that use camouflageC.理解推断题（Extended Reasoning Questions）理解推断题的问题经常以以下形式出现：The last paragraph of the passage suggests that……In line 33-34, the phrase “……” implies that the author……The lines 66-69, the author indicates……“Generous” as used to describe “funds” (line 12) is intended to seem……What can be inferred from the sentence……?例7：And the photographer－a young man who was more accustomed to fashion-plate beauties than to weatherworn archaeologists－did not know how to picture the crags and fissures of his face.Question: (“And……hands”) suggest primarily that the photographer(A)is flustered by an unfamiliar situation(B)does not know how to take good pictures(C)is excited by a new challenge(D)does not respond well to criticism(E)is averse to photographing older subjects例8：Some people like to act like things come easy to them. Take Cynthia Procter, for instance. If there’s a test tomorrow, she’ll say something like, “Oh, I guess I’ll watch television tonight.” When I pass her house, she is practicing the scales on the piano over and over. Then in music class she always lets herself get bumped around so she falls accidentally on purpose onto the piano stool and is so surprised to find herself sitting there that she decides just for fun to try out the ole keys. And what do you know－Chopin’s waltzes just spring out of her fingertips. A regular prodigy.Question: Which best describes the tone of sentences “And……prodigy”?(A)Sardonic(B)Anxious(C)Nonchalant(D)Reverent(E)Amazed例9：(Excerpt)“Don’t think”, Gabriel wrote, “that I have come to believe our land is a paradise. I know all too well that life is a struggle everywhere. But I cannot conceal from you the sorrow that your words have caused me, and a few paragraphs in your letter have struck me with the impact of cold water.”“In the first paragraph, Father, you wrote just as stirring the air with a fan will never split mountains, fits of lyrical passion will not solve arduous problems. Those words caused me to tear up an ‘Ode to the Patria’ which I had written. In the ode, I sang the glories of my land, basing it upon its natural opulence and upon the romanticism of a great cloud of loving sentiment. I tore it up, convinced that it was like the breeze of a fan, spending its force in the void of futility.”Question:(A)Juan voiced doubts about Gabriel’s economic decisions.(B)Juan encouraged Gabriel to consider practicing law in Spain.(C)Gabriel sought his father’s advice on affairs of the heart.(D)Gabriel displayed a clear reluctance to accept criticism.(E)Gabriel expressed some loftily idealistic thoughts.Practice: Section A－CDirections: Carefully read the passage below and answer the questions that follow the passage. Answer the questions based on the content of the passage: both what is stated and what is implied in the passage as well as any introductory material before the passage.This passage is adapted from a work about travel published in 1814.In the early period of human history, when voyages and travels were not undertaken from the view of amusement or instruction, or from political or commercial motives, the discovery of adjacent countries was chiefly affected by war, and of distant regions by commerce.The wars of the Egyptians with the Scythians, mentioned in the pristine pages of history, must have opened faint sources of information concerning the neighboring tribes. Under the Grecian empire of Alexander and his successors, the progress of discovery by war is first marked on the page of history; and science began to attend the banners of victory.The opulence of nature was now to be disclosed; and Greece was astonished at the miracles of India. The Romans not only inherited the Grecian knowledge, but, extending the arms to the North and West, accumulated discoveries upon regions dimly descried by the Greeks, through the obscurity in which the Phoenicians enveloped their commercial advantages.1. The primary purpose of this passage is toA. criticize a strategyB. justify an undertakingC. explain a phenomenonD. defend an approachE. provoke a response2. The main idea of this passage isA. the search for scientific information engendered the desire to travelB. the wealth of the western world was mostly derived from looting conquered regionsC. the systematic conquest of weaker tribes decimated the ancient worldD. the Greeks were the leaders in the fields of science in the classic worldE. an increase in knowledge was a corollary of warfare3. The author suggests that science and warfareA. are equally important motivations for nations to undertake explorationB. are mutually exclusiveC. are painful reminders of mankind’s desire to destroy that which is unfamiliarD. are related in that scientific knowledge is increased by contact predicated on conquestE. are obscure historical processes rather than commercial enterprisesD.阅读词汇理解题（Vocabulary in Context Questions）例10：The world has outgrown its quaint rural intimacies, and now it’s the modern age: an order is put in for fifty cakes of Coal Tar Soap, and a few days later, a cart arrives and the order is delivered.Question: According to the text, “ an order” most nearly means(A) a command from a military authority(B) an instruction to provide something(C) an established system of organizations(D) a customary procedure(E) a logical arrangement例11：Just before leaving home for college, Gogol changed his name to Nakhil.Later that evening, out to dinner with Jonathan, Ashima slips, asking, “Gogol, have you decided yet what your major will be?”Question: According to the text, “Slips” most nearly means(A)moves stealthily(B)slides involuntarily(C)forgets momentarily(D)addresses awkwardly(E)escapes easily例12：With its sizeable free-ranging population now confined to Namibia, the cheetah is being pitched as a uniquely Namibian cat and thus a source of national pride. More than an ideal genetic profile, the cheetah needs a bit of panting room and all the public relations its noble bearing can buy.Question: According to the text, “bearing” most nearly means(A)relationship or interconnection(B)the power of producing offspring(C)something that supports weight(D)demeanor or presence(E)awareness of a situationE.语气、态度和语言问题(Tone, Attitude, and Language Questions)有些考题会让你判断一句话，一段话甚至一篇文章的语气，有些考题会考查你关于作者对某个问题的看法或态度。