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1、精品名师归纳总结新 SAT 阅读真题二Exercise 2This passage is excerpted from L.M. Montgomery,“ The Gossip of Valley View,” originally published in 1910.It was the.rst of April, and Julius Barrett, aged fourteen, perched on his fathers gatepost, watched ruefully the low descending sun, and counted that day lost. He h

2、ad not succeeded in fooling a single person, although he had tried repeatedly. One and all, old and young, of his intended victims had been too wary for Julius. Hence, Julius was disgusted and ready for anything in the way of a stratagem or a spoil.The Barrett gatepost topped the highest hill in Val

3、ley View. Julius could see the entire settlement, from Young Thomas Everetts farm, a mile to the west, to Adelia Williamss weather-grey little house on a moonrise slope to the east. He was gazing moodily down the muddy road when DanChester, homeward bound from the post of. ce, came riding sloppily a

4、long on his grey mare and pulled up by the Barrett gate to hand a paper to Julius. Dan was a young man who took life and himself very seriously. He seldom smiled, never joked, and had a Washingtonianreputation for veracity. Dan had never told a conscious falsehood in his life; he never even exaggera

5、ted.Julius, beholding Dans solemn face, was seized with a perfectly irresistible desire to fool him. At the same moment his eye caught the dazzling re.ection of the setting sun on the windows of Adelia Williamss house, and he had an inspiration little short of diabolical. Have you heard the news, Da

6、n. he asked.No, what is it. asked Dan.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结I dunnos I ought to tell it, said Julius re. ectively. Its kind of a family affair, but then Adelia didnt say not to, and anyway itll be all over the place soon. So Ill tell you, Dan, if youll promise never to tell who told you. Adelia Wi

7、lliams and Young Thomas Everett are going to be married.Julius delivered himself of this tremendous lie with a transparently earnest countenance. Yet Dan, credulous as he was, could notbelieve it all at once.Git out, he said.Its true, pon my word, protested Julius. Adelia was up last night and told

8、Ma all about it. Mas her cousin, you know. The wedding is to be in June, and Adelia asked Ma to help her get her quilts and things ready.Julius reeled all this off so glibly that Dan. nally believed the story, despite the fact that the people thus coupled together in prospectivematrimony were the ve

9、ry last people in Valley View who could have been expected to marry each other. Young Thomas was a con. rmed bachelor of. fty, and Adelia Williams was forty; they were not supposed to be even well acquainted, as the Everetts and the Williamses hadnever been very friendly, although no open feud exist

10、ed between them.Nevertheless, in view of Juliuss circumstantial statements, the amazing news must be true, and Dan was instantly agog to carry it further. Julius watched Dan and the grey mare out of sight, fairly writhing with ecstasy. Oh, but Dan had been easy. The story would be all over Valley Vi

11、ew in twenty-four hours. Julius laughed until he came near to falling off the gatepost.At this point Julius and Danny drop out of our story, and Young Thomas enters.It was two days later when Young Thomas heard that he was to be married to Adelia Williams in June. Eben Clark, the blacksmith, told hi

12、m when he went to the forge to get his horse shod. Young Thomas laughed his big jolly laugh. Valley View gossip had been marrying him off for the last thirty years, although never before to Adelia Williams.Its news to me, he said tolerantly.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结Eben grinned broadly. Ah, you cant

13、bluff it off like that, Tom, he said. The news came too straight this time. Well, I was glad to hear it, although I was mighty surprised. I never thought of you and Adelia. But shes a. ne little woman and will make you a capital wife.Young Thomas grunted and drove away. He had a good deal of busines

14、s to do that day, involving calls at various places the store formolasses, the mill for. our, Jim Bentleys for seed grain, the doctors for toothache drops for his housekeeper, the post of. ce for mail and at each and every place he was joked about his approaching marriage. In the end it rather annoy

15、ed Young Thomas. He drove home at last in whatwas for him something of a temper. How on earth had that fool story started. With such detailed circumstantiality of rugs and quilts, too. Adelia Williams must be going to marry somebody, and the Valley View gossips, unable to locate the man, had guessed

16、 Young Thomas.Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts fromA a character s attempt at a practical joke to the effect felt by another character. B a depiction of a small town to the relationships among the characters in the town.C a character s humorous behavior to the evolution of a sto

17、ry passed around the town. D a description of a friendship to a discussion of a prank perpetuated by the town.QUESTION 2 OF 11Which statement best characterizes the relationship between Julius and Dan. A Dan is trusting of Julius and does not question his story about Thomas.B Dan is skeptical by nat

18、ure but trusts Julius to always tell him the truth. C Dans disposition makes him an attractive target for Julius plan.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结D Dan s attitude towards Julius illustrates an imbalanced friendship. QUESTION 3 OF 11As used in line 2 “ ruefully” , the phrase“ ruefully” most nearly means

19、A mournfully.B apologetically.C repentantly.D angrily.QUESTION 4 OF 11As used in line 18 “ veracity.” , “ veracity” most nearly meansA candor.B truthfulness.C verisimilitude.D impartiality.QUESTION 5 OF 11The conversation between Julius and Dan serves mainly toA show how bored Julius is with the inh

20、abitants of Valley View. B provide a context for the relationships in the community.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结C demonstrate Dans gullibility when it comes to rumors. D establish why Julius story was so widely accepted.QUESTION 6 OF 11Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previo

21、us question.A lines 35 “He . . . repeatedly” “ He had not succeeded in fooling a single person, although he had tried repeatedly.”B lines 3334 “ Julius . . . countenance” “Julius delivered himself of this tremendous lie with a transparently earnest countenance.” C lines 4549 “Young Thomas . . . them

22、” “ Young Thomas was a con. rmed bachelor of. fty, and Adelia Williams was forty; they were not supposed to be even well acquainted, as the Everetts and the Williamses had never been very friendly, although no open feud existed betweenthem. ” D lines 5052 “ Nevertheless . . . further” “ Nevertheless

23、, in view of Juliuss circumstantial statements, the amazing news must be true, and Dan was instantly agog to carry it further.” QUESTION 7 OF 11In the passage, Dan is characterized as someone who is A honest.B foolish.C stubborn.D distrustful.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结QUESTION 8 OF 11Which choice prov

24、ides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question.A lines 1620 “ Dan . . . exaggerated” “ Dan was a young man who took life and himself very seriously. He seldom smiled, never joked,and had a Washingtonian reputation for veracity. Dan had never told a conscious falsehood in his life; he

25、 never even exaggerated.” B lines 2122 “ Julius . . . him” “ Julius, beholding Dans solemn face, was seized with a perfectly irresistible desire to fool him.” C lines 3435 “Yet . . . once” “ Yet Dan, credulous as he was, could not believe it all at once.” D lines 5354 “ Oh . . . easy” “ Oh, but Dan

26、had been easy.” QUESTION 9 OF 11lines 57 58 “ At . . .enters” “ At this point Julius and Danny drop out of our story, and Young Thomas enters.” serves mainly to A introduce a new character and setting to the story.B show the resulting impact of the rumor Julius started. C add a surprising twist to t

27、he story.D create a sense of suspense for the outcome of the prank. QUESTION 10 OF 11Eben s comments in lines 6670 “ Ah . . . wife” “ Ah, you cant bluff it off like that, Tom, he said. The news came too straight thistime. Well, I was glad to hear it, although I was mighty surprised. I never thought

28、of you and Adelia. But shes a. ne little woman and will make you a capital wife.” primarily indicate that he A disagrees strongly with Thomas. B. nds the rumor to be funny. C believes that Thomas islying.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结D feels unsurprised by the match.QUESTION 11 OF 11It can be inferred that Tom is in something of a temper because he A feels exasperated by Julius tendency to gossip.B believes Adelia doesn t want to marry him. C is agitated that he is the subject of a rumor. D has too many errands to run in Valley View.参考答案： ACABDDAADCC可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载