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g more delicate and fluid natural forms— peacock feathers, flower stalks, vine tendrils, even insect wings. 在這個(gè)大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)的爆發(fā)中,在這場(chǎng)藝術(shù)手工變革的很多藝術(shù)家和手工制作者覺(jué)得人們內(nèi)心的觸動(dòng),對(duì)物質(zhì)的高要求,和完成品的完美感都全部丟失。而這一因素的存在也快速激勵(lì)了美國(guó)及歐洲的珠寶行業(yè)??焖侔l(fā)展的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)讓奢侈品變成了大眾消費(fèi)品。s familiar highdomed head, an image that is quite possibly not him at all, has adorned everything from TV beer mercials to British Shakespeare對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的重要性。s life (E) a thriving industry is dependent on Shakespeare39。s life are probably inaccurate (B) Shakespeare was a genius of the highest magnitude (C) few people today actually read Shakespeare39。s work (E) a snide mentary on the public39。s life (D) a derisive ment about the public39。 8. In line 17, familiar most nearly means 詞匯題 (A) sociable (B) presumptuous: of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate (C) ordinary (D) closely acquainted (E) easily recognized 分析: Familiar: well known from long or close association; (familiar with)having a good knowledge of 9. The final sentence in Passage 2 is best interpreted as 推理題 (A) a selfdeprecating acknowledgment that the author is not an expert on Shakespeare (B) a factual observation about the extent of the public39。 7. Compared with the tone of Passage 1. the tone of Passage 2 is more 求異 /態(tài)度 (A) optimistic (B) appreciative (C) impartial (D) uncertain (E) irreverent 分析: P2對(duì) Shakespeare 是負(fù)面態(tài)度 及諷刺。s humble beginnings (B) at odds with Shakespeare39。 6. The author of Passage 1 would likely claim that Stratford39。整個(gè) P2 比 P1要難以看懂些。而 Passage2 對(duì) Shakespeare是負(fù)面的態(tài)度。s hometown, has bee an almost sacred place of pilgrimage, with tourists waddling reverently around the spectacularly tasteless cathedral of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. An impressionable few of them are even moved to doff their caps or discard their ice creams. Shakespeare39。 Questions 610 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 Every age, after his own, has gone in search of Shakespeare. The first biography was written in 1709. Now it is a poor year for the Shakespeare business when two or three more do not show up on bookstore shelves. We want to know who he was hoping that the narrative of his life will somehow explain the genius of his writing. But it never does. We find him but who we find only adds to the mystery. How is it that a man without a university education, a glover39??崭裉帒?yīng)填“implementing sweeping?” 內(nèi)容同方向的詞匯。故答案 E正確。借助于邏輯關(guān)系詞 even,一空與 conventional同義重復(fù),二空借助 that從句同義重復(fù)。答案 C( a prolific)正確。 3. 題干中冒號(hào)提示本題邏輯關(guān)系為同義重復(fù)。2022 年 10 月 SAT 真題解析 閱讀 Section 2 1. 此題為簡(jiǎn)單同義重復(fù),空格處因填寫(xiě)與 “significant impact” 同方向的詞會(huì),答案 C( influential)正確。 2. 此題邏輯關(guān)系為同義重復(fù),二空與 “someone shrouded in mystery” 同方向,故答案 B正確??崭裉幰蛱钆c “she wrote more than?” 同方向詞匯。 4. 題干中一共三重邏輯關(guān)系。一二空之間借助 nevertheless 反義重復(fù)。 5. 題干中兩個(gè) for 均提示本題為同義重復(fù)中因果關(guān)系。答案 D( precipitately)正確。s son from a small Warwickshire market town, could have written the plays and poems that have spoken to generations of readers and theatergoers? Passage 2 Stratford. Shakespeare39。s familiar highdomed head, an image that is quite possibly not him at all, has adorned everything from TV beer mercials to British currency. He is the presiding genius of the national spirit, a kind of hero in a neck ruff. Without him industries would crash and ideologies crumble. It is even rumored that he also wrote plays. 分析: Passage1 對(duì) Shakespeare是正面的態(tài)度。從首句的 tasteless cathedral 就可以看出。 P2的每一句都是對(duì) Shakespeare 的一個(gè)諷刺,不明白為什么去悼念他,諷刺整個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)對(duì)他的依賴,諷刺人們對(duì)關(guān)于他評(píng)論的盲從。s having bee an almost sacred place of pilgrimage (lines 1213. Passage 2) is (A) inappropriate given Shakespeare39。s current status among literary scholars (C) unsurprising given the intense curiosity Shakespeare inspires (D) unusual in an age that mercializes Shakespeare (E) puzzling considering how small the town of Stratford is 分析: P1觀點(diǎn)對(duì) Shakespeare 正面態(tài)度,選擇一個(gè)符合 P1想法的就為答案。選表達(dá)負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)。s knowledge of literature (C) a humorous admission that a great deal remains unknown about Shakespeare39。s lack of real engagement with Shakespeare39。s willingness to believe rumors 10. Both passages support the point that 求同題 (A) many of the generally accepted details about Shakespeare39。s work (D) very little is known about certain periods of Shakespeare39。s life and work 分析:第一篇文章 Now it is a poor year for the Shakespeare business when two or three more do not show up on bookstore Shakespeare39。 Questions 1116 are based on the following passage. This passage is adapted from a contemporary book about jewelry. In the wake of the Industrial Revolution, when mass production became the pride and joy of nieenthcentury entrepreneurs, a fastgrowing middle class reveled in the luxury of consumer goods, including jewelry, made available at economical prices. Prosperous segments of the population wanted to demonstrate their affluence, a development that provided a powerful stimulus to the jewelry industry in both Europe and the United States. 在工業(yè)革命蘇醒之際,大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)變成了十九世紀(jì)企業(yè)家的驕傲和自豪。百姓中富裕的人們想要顯示自己的富裕。 In this avalanche of mass production, many artists and artisans of the Arts and Crafts movement felt that the human touch, respect for materials, and the satisfaction of a fine finish were being lost. Jewelry, like other articles, was being impersonal, carelessly constructed, unimaginatively designed. Though labeled romantic and idealistic, some artists sought to produce individually conceived and executed pieces in workshop situations similar to those of medieval guilds. They wanted to produce, handmade jewelry from lessexpensive materials for the general public, yet with the same care and mitment a court jeweler might apply to work for aristocratic clientele. In medieval times there had been artisans in towns and villages, working for ordinary people on a onetoone basis。珠寶,就如同其它的商品一般,變得不再是個(gè)人化(而是大眾消費(fèi)化)變得粗糙的做工,乏味的涉及。(這