题目内容
1.The SAT is one of two major tests for the entrance to American colleges and universities.The other test is called the ACT.More than 2million students take the SAT yearly,including about 100,000foreign students.The organization of the SAT will change the entrance test in 2016.The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words.But it will include passages from American historical documents or from writings on freedom and human rights.The College Board says words on the new test will be related to usage.Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages.Nigerian student Peace Umoru is in her first year at Howard University.She says the rarely used words are the hardest part for international students.The new test will be easier because of the reform(改革).
Eddie West is with the College Board.He says the new test will better predict a student's performance in college.The changes are moving the test in a positive direction.The new SAT pays more attention to skills and abilities that students need to succeed.The addition of material about American historical documents could make the test harder for international students.After all,they live in different countries with different cultures.But it's a good chance for them to understand the Declaration of Independence (《独立宣言》) or Martin Luther King's work,or anything else that might be tested.
Students from other countries,particularly those who did not grow up learning English,may feel it is more difficult.For them,the test is in a foreign language.But the College Board says it has formed a free,online educational service.Khan Academy will provide preparation material linked to the newly designed SAT.
21.What will be removed from the new SAT?B
A.Words that are often used.
B.Words that are seldom used.
C.Passages about human rights.
D.Material about American historical documents.
22.What will be tested in the new SAT?D
A.All the different meanings of a word.
B.The rare usage of the common words.
C.The difficult words for foreign students.
D.The proper meaning of the words in the passages.
23.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?D
A.Eddie West is against the changes to the SAT.
B.The SAT is an entrance test just for foreign students.
C.The SAT is the only entrance test to American colleges.
D.The foreign students should make great efforts to pass the SAT.
24.What's the main idea of the text?B
A.How to prepare for the new SAT.
B.The SAT will change the entrance test in 2016.
C.Advice for foreign students on passing the SAT.
D.Tests for entrance to American colleges and universities.
分析 本文主要讲了美国改个考试SAT令国际学生为难,不再考学生对于生僻词汇的运用但增加包括美国历史文献及有关自由和人权著作的节选,增加其难度.
解答 21.BThe College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words.But it will include passages from American historical documents or from writings on freedom and human rights.学院董事会宣布,新SAT考试将不再测试学生们很少使用的词汇,但它将包括美国历史文献或自由和人权著作的段落.所以答案选B.
22.D 细节理解题.根据句子The College Board says words on the new test will be related to usage.Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages.大学委员会说,新测试的单词将与用法有关.学生将根据阅读段落的上下文要求说出单词的意思.要求学生在阅读文章中来确定词汇的意思,所以答案选D.
23.D 推理判断题.根据句子The addition of material about American historical documents could make the test harder for international students.After all,they live in different countries with different cultures.美国历史文献资料的增加会使留学生的考试更加困难,毕竟他们生活在不同文化背景的国家.这些对于国际学生来说有难度,所以答案选D.
24.B 主旨大意题.本文主要讲了美国改个考试SAT令国际学生为难,不再考学生对于生僻词汇的运用但增加包括美国历史文献及有关自由和人权著作的节选,增加其难度.所以答案选B.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.

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