SAT官方阅读理解练习题(一).

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Passage

A reading passage
Line Number	Text
	It was eleven o&aposclock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very
Line 5	talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while he undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and
Line 10	gossip that he had gathered during the day. She was overcome with sleep, and answered him with little half utterances. He thought it very discouraging
Line 15	that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation.
Line 20	Mr. Pontellier had forgotten the bonbons and peanuts that he had promised the boys. Notwithstanding, he loved them very much and went into the adjoining room where they
Line 25	slept to take a look at them and make sure that they were resting comfortably. The result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. He turned and shifted
Line 30	the youngsters about in bed. One of them began to kick and talk about a basket full of crabs. Mr. Pontellier returned to his wife with the information that Raoul
Line 35	had a high fever and needed looking after. Then he lit his cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it. Mrs. Pontellier was quite sure
Line 40	Raoul had no fever. He had gone to bed perfectly well, she said, and nothing had ailed him all day. Mr. Pontellier was too well acquainted with fever symptoms to be mistaken.
Line 45	He assured her the child was burning with fever at that moment in the next room. He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of
Line 50	the children. If it was not a mother&aposs place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his brokerage business. He could not be in two
Line 55	places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying home to see that no harm bell them. He talked in a monotonous, insistent way.
Line 60	Mrs. Pontellier sprang out of bed and went into the next room. She soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow. She said nothing, and
Line 65	rused to answer her husband when he questioned her. When his cigar was smoked out he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep. Mrs. Pontellier was by that time
Line 70	thoroughly awake. She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her nightgown. She went out on the porch, where she sat down in the wicker chair and began
Line 75	to rock gently to and fro. It was then past midnight. The cottages were all dark. There was no sound abroad except the hooting of an old owl and the everlasting
Line 80	voice of the sea, that broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night. The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier&aposs eyes that the damp sleeve of her nightgown no longer
Line 85	served to dry them. She went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms. She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as the
Line 90	foregoing were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never bore to have weighed much against the abundance of her husband&aposs kindness and a uniform
Line 95	devotion which had come to be tacit and self-understood. An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness,
Line 100	filled her whole being with a vague anguish. It was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul&aposs summer day. It was strange and unfamiliar; it was a mood. She did
Line 105	not sit there inwardly upbraiding her husband, lamenting at Fate, which had directed her footsteps to the path which they had taken. She was just having a good cry all to herself. The
Line 110	mosquitoes succeeded in dispelling a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer. The following morning Mr.
Line 115	Pontellier was up in good time to take the carriage which was to convey him to the steamer at the wharf. He was returning to the city to his business, and they would not
Line 120	see him again at the Island till the coming Saturday. He had regained his composure, which seemed to have been somewhat impaired the night bore. He was eager to be
Line 125	gone, as he looked forward to a lively week in the financial center.

1.The narrator would most likely describe Mr. Pontellier&aposs conduct during the evening as

* (A) typically generous * (B) justifiably impatient * (C) passionate and irrational * (D) patronizing and self-centered * (E) concerned and gentle

2.Some questions ask you to focus on a specific piece of information presented in the passage.

In context, the description in lines 58-59 of Mr. Pontellier&aposs way of speaking suggests the narrator&aposs beli that his complaints are

* (A) stumbling and confused * (B) familiar and not as urgent as he claims * (C) angry and sarcastic * (D) too complex to make sense to anyone but himself * (E) both rational and thought-provoking

3.Some questions require you to make an inference or draw a conclusion about what you have read.

In lines 69-113, Mrs. Pontellier&aposs reactions to her husband&aposs behavior on returning home suggest that

* (A) she accepts unquestioningly her role of caring for the children * (B) this is one of the first times she has acknowledged her unhappiness * (C) her marriage is not what is making her so depressed * (D) she is angry about something that happened bore her husband went out * (E) she is not as worldly as her husband is

4.You may be asked to consider the overall description of a character, event, or phenomenon across an entire passage.

The passage shows Mr. Pontellier as happiest when he

* (A) is attending to his children * (B) sits outside and smokes a cigar * (C) makes up with his wife after an argument * (D) has been away from home or is about to leave home * (E) has showered his children with gifts of candy

参考答案与解析

1.D

Explanation

This question asks you to consider a large portion of the passage and to make an inference about the narrator&aposs view of "Mr. Pontellier&aposs conduct during the evening." To answer such a question, you should look carully at the particular words used and details mentioned in the passage. In the first paragraph, Mr. Pontellier awakens his wife after his "night out"; he seems not to notice or care that she had been sound asleep. In lines 48-59, the narrator describes Mr. Pontellier speaking to his wife in a superior and condescending manner about "a mother&aposs place" in caring for children and about how hard he works at "his brokerage business."

* (A) and (E) are not correct because the narrator does not depict Mr. Pontellier&aposs words and actions during the evening as "generous" or "gentle." * (B) is not correct because the narrator does not suggest that Mr. Pontellier&aposs conduct with his wife is justifiable. * (C) is not correct; although Mr. Pontellier&aposs behavior is selfish and inconsiderate, it is not "passionate" — in fact, the narrator states that Mr. Pontellier "talked in a monotonous, insistent way." * (D) is correct because it accurately describes the narrator&aposs impression of Mr. Pontellier&aposs behavior during the evening, "patronizing and self-centered." Someone who is "patronizing" has an attitude of superiority and thus treats others as if they were less important.

2.B

Explanation

In lines 58-59, the narrator describes Mr. Pontellier&aposs "way of speaking" as "monotonous, insistent." Previously, Mr. Pontellier had told his wife that one of their sons "had a high fever and needed looking after," and he had criticized Mrs. Pontellier for her "habitual neglect of the children." These are seemingly serious matters, and yet Mr. Pontellier is described as not at all excited in the way that he communicates his opinions to his wife.

* (A) is wrong because Mr. Pontellier speaks assertively to his wife throughout the passage, not in a "stumbling" or uncertain manner. * (C) is wrong because statements that are "monotonous" and "insistent" are not "angry and sarcastic." * (D) and (E) are wrong because the narrator does not indicate that Mr. Pontellier&aposs statements to his wife are "too complex to make sense" or "rational and thought-provoking." In fact, the terms "monotonous" and "insistent" suggest that the statements are rather dull and simpleminded. * The correct answer is (B) because concerns that are voiced "in a monotonous, insistent way" are likely to be ones that are oft-repeated and "familiar," and probably "not as urgent" as Mr. Pontellier claims. The statement in lines 66-68 also supports this answer: "When his cigar was smoked out he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep."

3.B

Explanation

In these lines, Mrs. Pontellier cries for a long time while sitting alone on the porch. Her husband&aposs treatment of her has upset her greatly. The narrator indicates that such behavior by Mr. Pontellier was "not uncommon" but that Mrs. Pontellier had not previously been too bothered by such incidents: "They seemed never bore to have weighed much against the abundance of her husband&aposs kindness... "

* (A) is not correct because the issue of "caring for the children" is not the focus of this part of the passage; Mrs. Pontellier&aposs feelings of sadness and "oppression" are not related to her acceptance of "her role" as a mother. * (C) is not correct because it is precisely her relationship with her husband that has made her "so depressed." * (D) is not correct because there is no indication in the passage that "something that happened bore her husband went out" has made Mrs. Pontellier "angry." In fact, it is his behavior after his return that has upset her. * (E) is not correct because whether Mrs. Pontellier is "as worldly as her husband" is irrelevant to her reaction to his treatment of her; the passage suggests not that she lacks sophistication but that he lacks consideration. * (B) is correct because Mrs. Pontellier&aposs "strange and unfamiliar" mood of "oppression" and "anguish" marks a new realization on her part of her "unhappiness" with her husband.

4.D

Explanation

The passage begins with Mr. Pontellier "in an excellent humor," having just returned after a night away from home. He becomes less happy, however, when his wife is too sleepy to talk with him, and when he discovers that his son Raoul "had a high fever and needed looking after." Subsequently, he lectures his wife about their family roles and responsibilities, finishes his cigar, and goes to bed. The next morning, Mr. Pontellier has "regained his composure" and is "eager to be gone, as he looked forward to a lively week" away from his family at work.

* (A) and (E) are not correct because Mr. Pontellier gets upset the one time that he is "attending to" his sons, and he has forgotten to send them the treats that he had promised. * (B) is not correct because Mr. Pontellier is described as neither happy nor unhappy while he smokes; there are other occasions in the passage when he is happier. * (C) is not correct because the passage never shows Mr. Pontellier making up with his wife after their argument. * (D) is the correct answer based on the description of a happy Mr. Pontellier at the beginning and the end of the passage, when "he has been away from home or is about to leave home."

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Passage

A reading passage
Line Number	Text
	It was eleven o&aposclock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very
Line 5	talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while he undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and
Line 10	gossip that he had gathered during the day. She was overcome with sleep, and answered him with little half utterances. He thought it very discouraging
Line 15	that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation.
Line 20	Mr. Pontellier had forgotten the bonbons and peanuts that he had promised the boys. Notwithstanding, he loved them very much and went into the adjoining room where they
Line 25	slept to take a look at them and make sure that they were resting comfortably. The result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. He turned and shifted
Line 30	the youngsters about in bed. One of them began to kick and talk about a basket full of crabs. Mr. Pontellier returned to his wife with the information that Raoul
Line 35	had a high fever and needed looking after. Then he lit his cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it. Mrs. Pontellier was quite sure
Line 40	Raoul had no fever. He had gone to bed perfectly well, she said, and nothing had ailed him all day. Mr. Pontellier was too well acquainted with fever symptoms to be mistaken.
Line 45	He assured her the child was burning with fever at that moment in the next room. He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of
Line 50	the children. If it was not a mother&aposs place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his brokerage business. He could not be in two
Line 55	places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying home to see that no harm bell them. He talked in a monotonous, insistent way.
Line 60	Mrs. Pontellier sprang out of bed and went into the next room. She soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow. She said nothing, and
Line 65	rused to answer her husband when he questioned her. When his cigar was smoked out he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep. Mrs. Pontellier was by that time
Line 70	thoroughly awake. She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her nightgown. She went out on the porch, where she sat down in the wicker chair and began
Line 75	to rock gently to and fro. It was then past midnight. The cottages were all dark. There was no sound abroad except the hooting of an old owl and the everlasting
Line 80	voice of the sea, that broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night. The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier&aposs eyes that the damp sleeve of her nightgown no longer
Line 85	served to dry them. She went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms. She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as the
Line 90	foregoing were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never bore to have weighed much against the abundance of her husband&aposs kindness and a uniform
Line 95	devotion which had come to be tacit and self-understood. An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness,
Line 100	filled her whole being with a vague anguish. It was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul&aposs summer day. It was strange and unfamiliar; it was a mood. She did
Line 105	not sit there inwardly upbraiding her husband, lamenting at Fate, which had directed her footsteps to the path which they had taken. She was just having a good cry all to herself. The
Line 110	mosquitoes succeeded in dispelling a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer. The following morning Mr.
Line 115	Pontellier was up in good time to take the carriage which was to convey him to the steamer at the wharf. He was returning to the city to his business, and they would not
Line 120	see him again at the Island till the coming Saturday. He had regained his composure, which seemed to have been somewhat impaired the night bore. He was eager to be
Line 125	gone, as he looked forward to a lively week in the financial center.