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1、 新SAT新SAT亚太14 2 0 170 5亚太（完整版）Question-and-Answer ServiceApril QAS 2017 2Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.ReadingTest65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONSTurn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.Each passage or pair of passages below is follo

2、wed by a number of questions. After readingeach passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated orimplied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table orgraph).Questions 1-10 are based on the followingpassage.This passage is adapted fr

3、om Amit Chaudhuri, A Strange andSublime Address. 1991 by Amit Chaudhuri. A ten-year-oldboy named Sandeep travels with his mother, his aunt(Mamima), and his uncle (Chhotomama) to visit family inCalcutta, India.Two boys were playing carrom on the steps of asmall, painted shed which had the following w

4、ordson its wall in large, black letters: NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SPORTSMEN. A singletable-tennis table inside the shed could be glimpsedthrough the window. The boys interrupted theirgame to give Chhotomama directions to the housein a series of sporadic, enthusiastic gestures. Oh yes,they knew the old

5、 couple. And yes, their son anddaughter-in-law had arrived last night with theirfirst child.“Is it a girl or a boy?” asked Mamima, rollingdown the window.“A girl,” said the boy.Mamima rolled up her window before themosquitoes came in. The two boys vanished behindthem. When they reached the house, th

6、ey found thatthe old man was waiting on the verandah with alantern in his hand. Moths were shuddering roundand round the lantern, though the old man wasoblivious to them. He had come out because he hadheard the throbbing of the engine in the distance.The night had been silent except for the question

7、ingcry of an owl and the continual orchestral sound ofcrickets in the bushes. The throbbing of the enginehad, therefore, travelled through the silence to theold mans listening ear, and to his wifes ear, evenwhen the car was relatively far away and beyond theirrange of vision. They had pondered over

8、the sound,and finally, he had lit the lantern and shuffled out.“I told her,” he said, referring to his wife. “I told herthat I heard the car, I knew it was the car, I told heryou were coming.”Once they were inside, Mamima gave the pot ofyoghurt and the pot of sweetmeats to the oldlady. “There was no

9、 need,” she said. “Oh really,” shesaid. “This is too much,” she insisted, with the air ofone who has just received the Kohinoor diamond asa birthday present. “Come, come, come,” saidChhotomama, with the air of someone who has justgiven the Kohinoor diamond as a birthday present,and refuses to be ove

10、rawed by his own generosity.“Its nothing.” It was nothing, of course, onlyGangurams sweets and yoghurt, but they fussed andfussed and created the illusion that it was something,something unique and untasted and unencountered.The son and the daughter-in-law emerged shylyfrom the anteroom. They both s

11、tooped gently totouch Chhotomamas feet, and Sandeeps aunts andhis mothers feet, a traditional greeting and a mark ofobeisance towards ones elders.“Oh no no no,” said Chhotomama, struggling tokeep the sons hand away from his feet. “Theres noneed for all this.” This was half a token gesturetowards mod

12、esty, and half towards the new,“modern” IndiaNehrus secular India, free of ritualand religion.11.Line510152025303540455055Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.CONTINUE2ReadingTest65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONSTurn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in th

13、is section.Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After readingeach passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated orimplied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table orgraph).Questions 1-10 ar

14、e based on the followingpassage.This passage is adapted from Amit Chaudhuri, A Strange andSublime Address. 1991 by Amit Chaudhuri. A ten-year-oldboy named Sandeep travels with his mother, his aunt(Mamima), and his uncle (Chhotomama) to visit family inCalcutta, India.Two boys were playing carrom on t

15、he steps of asmall, painted shed which had the following wordson its wall in large, black letters: NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SPORTSMEN. A singletable-tennis table inside the shed could be glimpsedthrough the window. The boys interrupted theirgame to give Chhotomama directions to the housein a series of

16、 sporadic, enthusiastic gestures. Oh yes,they knew the old couple. And yes, their son anddaughter-in-law had arrived last night with theirfirst child.“Is it a girl or a boy?” asked Mamima, rollingdown the window.“A girl,” said the boy.Mamima rolled up her window before themosquitoes came in. The two

17、 boys vanished behindthem. When they reached the house, they found thatthe old man was waiting on the verandah with alantern in his hand. Moths were shuddering roundand round the lantern, though the old man wasoblivious to them. He had come out because he hadheard the throbbing of the engine in the

18、distance.The night had been silent except for the questioningcry of an owl and the continual orchestral sound ofcrickets in the bushes. The throbbing of the enginehad, therefore, travelled through the silence to theold mans listening ear, and to his wifes ear, evenwhen the car was relatively far awa

19、y and beyond theirrange of vision. They had pondered over the sound,and finally, he had lit the lantern and shuffled out.“I told her,” he said, referring to his wife. “I told herthat I heard the car, I knew it was the car, I told heryou were coming.”Once they were inside, Mamima gave the pot ofyoghu

20、rt and the pot of sweetmeats to the oldlady. “There was no need,” she said. “Oh really,” shesaid. “This is too much,” she insisted, with the air ofone who has just received the Kohinoor diamond asa birthday present. “Come, come, come,” saidChhotomama, with the air of someone who has justgiven the Ko

21、hinoor diamond as a birthday present,and refuses to be overawed by his own generosity.“Its nothing.” It was nothing, of course, onlyGangurams sweets and yoghurt, but they fussed andfussed and created the illusion that it was something,something unique and untasted and unencountered.The son and the d

22、aughter-in-law emerged shylyfrom the anteroom. They both stooped gently totouch Chhotomamas feet, and Sandeeps aunts andhis mothers feet, a traditional greeting and a mark ofobeisance towards ones elders.“Oh no no no,” said Chhotomama, struggling tokeep the sons hand away from his feet. “Theres none

23、ed for all this.” This was half a token gesturetowards modesty, and half towards the new,“modern” IndiaNehrus secular India, free of ritualand religion.11.Line510152025303540455055Question-and-Answer ServiceApril QAS 20173Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.“I have not

24、met you for two years, Dada,” said theson, struggling to get his hands near Chhotomamastoes. “You must not stop me.” This was half a tokengesture towards modesty, and half towards the old,“traditional” IndiaGandhis India of ceremony andcustom.Sandeep, meanwhile, had come to the conclusionthat the gr

25、own-ups were mad, each after his or herown fashion. Simple situations were turned intocomplex, dramatic ones; not until then did everyonefeel important and happy. Will they never grow up?thought Sandeep irately. He glanced around him. Asingle blue, fluorescent tube was burning on the wall.It was not

26、 a big room. Despite its bareness, theimpression it gave was of austerity rather thanpoverty. It made one remember that poverty meantdisplacement as well as lack, while austerity meantbeing poor in a rooted way, within a tradition andculture of sparseness, which transformed even thelack, the paucity

27、, into a kind of being.1According to the passage, the old man was standingon the verandah becauseA) he was watching cars travel down the road.B) the two boys had reported the visitors wouldsoon arrive.C) he had heard what he believed to be thevisitors car.D) he enjoyed listening to the quiet sounds

28、ofthe evening.2In the passage, the yoghurt and sweetmeats arecompared to aA) jewel.B) cuisine.C) wedding gift.D) generous donation.3As used in lines 37 and 40, “air” most nearly meansA) atmosphere.B) absence.C) demeanor.D) melody.4The characters behavior during the gift givingmainly serves toA) emph

29、asize the lavish value of the gift.B) inflate the significance of the gesture.C) convey indifference toward the gift.D) stress the need for polite behavior.5Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 43-44 (“It was . . . yoghurt”)B) Lines 44-46 (“they . .

30、 . unencountered”)C) Lines 52-54 (“Oh no . . . all this”)D) Lines 58-60 (“I have . . . stop me”)6The description of Chhotomama and the sonsinteraction mainly serves toA) show how the characters diverge in theirapproaches to cultural practices.B) emphasize the characters complex relationship.C) stres

31、s the characters misinterpretations ofIndian history.D) depict how the characters created gestures thatbecame routine.11.60657075Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.CONTINUE“I have not met you for two years, Dada,” said theson, struggling to get his hands near Chhotomam

32、astoes. “You must not stop me.” This was half a tokengesture towards modesty, and half towards the old,“traditional” IndiaGandhis India of ceremony andcustom.Sandeep, meanwhile, had come to the conclusionthat the grown-ups were mad, each after his or herown fashion. Simple situations were turned int

33、ocomplex, dramatic ones; not until then did everyonefeel important and happy. Will they never grow up?thought Sandeep irately. He glanced around him. Asingle blue, fluorescent tube was burning on the wall.It was not a big room. Despite its bareness, theimpression it gave was of austerity rather than

34、poverty. It made one remember that poverty meantdisplacement as well as lack, while austerity meantbeing poor in a rooted way, within a tradition andculture of sparseness, which transformed even thelack, the paucity, into a kind of being.1According to the passage, the old man was standingon the vera

35、ndah becauseA) he was watching cars travel down the road.B) the two boys had reported the visitors wouldsoon arrive.C) he had heard what he believed to be thevisitors car.D) he enjoyed listening to the quiet sounds ofthe evening.2In the passage, the yoghurt and sweetmeats arecompared to aA) jewel.B)

36、 cuisine.C) wedding gift.D) generous donation.3As used in lines 37 and 40, “air” most nearly meansA) atmosphere.B) absence.C) demeanor.D) melody.4The characters behavior during the gift givingmainly serves toA) emphasize the lavish value of the gift.B) inflate the significance of the gesture.C) conv

37、ey indifference toward the gift.D) stress the need for polite behavior.5Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 43-44 (“It was . . . yoghurt”)B) Lines 44-46 (“they . . . unencountered”)C) Lines 52-54 (“Oh no . . . all this”)D) Lines 58-60 (“I have . .

38、. stop me”)6The description of Chhotomama and the sonsinteraction mainly serves toA) show how the characters diverge in theirapproaches to cultural practices.B) emphasize the characters complex relationship.C) stress the characters misinterpretations ofIndian history.D) depict how the characters cre

39、ated gestures thatbecame routine.11.60657075Question-and-Answer ServiceApril QAS 2017 4Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.ReadingTest65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONSTurn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.Each passage or pair of passages

40、below is followed by a number of questions. After readingeach passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated orimplied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table orgraph).Questions 1-10 are based on the followingpassage.This passage

41、 is adapted from Amit Chaudhuri, A Strange andSublime Address. 1991 by Amit Chaudhuri. A ten-year-oldboy named Sandeep travels with his mother, his aunt(Mamima), and his uncle (Chhotomama) to visit family inCalcutta, India.Two boys were playing carrom on the steps of asmall, painted shed which had t

42、he following wordson its wall in large, black letters: NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SPORTSMEN. A singletable-tennis table inside the shed could be glimpsedthrough the window. The boys interrupted theirgame to give Chhotomama directions to the housein a series of sporadic, enthusiastic gestures. Oh yes,the

43、y knew the old couple. And yes, their son anddaughter-in-law had arrived last night with theirfirst child.“Is it a girl or a boy?” asked Mamima, rollingdown the window.“A girl,” said the boy.Mamima rolled up her window before themosquitoes came in. The two boys vanished behindthem. When they reached

44、 the house, they found thatthe old man was waiting on the verandah with alantern in his hand. Moths were shuddering roundand round the lantern, though the old man wasoblivious to them. He had come out because he hadheard the throbbing of the engine in the distance.The night had been silent except fo

45、r the questioningcry of an owl and the continual orchestral sound ofcrickets in the bushes. The throbbing of the enginehad, therefore, travelled through the silence to theold mans listening ear, and to his wifes ear, evenwhen the car was relatively far away and beyond theirrange of vision. They had

46、pondered over the sound,and finally, he had lit the lantern and shuffled out.“I told her,” he said, referring to his wife. “I told herthat I heard the car, I knew it was the car, I told heryou were coming.”Once they were inside, Mamima gave the pot ofyoghurt and the pot of sweetmeats to the oldlady.

47、 “There was no need,” she said. “Oh really,” shesaid. “This is too much,” she insisted, with the air ofone who has just received the Kohinoor diamond asa birthday present. “Come, come, come,” saidChhotomama, with the air of someone who has justgiven the Kohinoor diamond as a birthday present,and ref

48、uses to be overawed by his own generosity.“Its nothing.” It was nothing, of course, onlyGangurams sweets and yoghurt, but they fussed andfussed and created the illusion that it was something,something unique and untasted and unencountered.The son and the daughter-in-law emerged shylyfrom the anteroo

49、m. They both stooped gently totouch Chhotomamas feet, and Sandeeps aunts andhis mothers feet, a traditional greeting and a mark ofobeisance towards ones elders.“Oh no no no,” said Chhotomama, struggling tokeep the sons hand away from his feet. “Theres noneed for all this.” This was half a token gest

50、uretowards modesty, and half towards the new,“modern” IndiaNehrus secular India, free of ritualand religion.11.Line510152025303540455055Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.CONTINUE27Over the course of the passage, Sandeep comes toview the adults asA) strict.B) reserved.