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So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.

SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.

As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.

“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.

“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.

With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.

“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.

When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”

I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.

1.How did the author feel before the test?

A.Confident.         B.Carefree.          C.Confused.         D.Nervous.

2.Jones students are lucky because __________.

A.they can take the test in a dining hall

B.they can talk during the test

C.they can take the test in their home school

D.they have their math teacher supervising the test

3.By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A.the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B.the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C.the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D.she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B.There were four math problems on the test.

C.You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D.The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

 

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述的是一个亚裔的美国学生参加Sat考试的紧张的情况介绍。

1.D 推理题。根据第1,6段With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.和I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with. 可知在考试之前我很紧张,故D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章第三段Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.可知Jones students是在自己学校里考试的,故C正确。

3.B 推理题。根据文章第二段SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.可知这样的考试对于亚洲学生来说很简单,但是对我来说很难。要绊倒在石头上的,故B正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段最后2行If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.可知如果你答错了一分也没有,故C正确。

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点评:本文讲述的是一个亚裔的美国学生参加Sat考试的紧张的情况介绍。文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。

 

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