SAT High Definition SAT Test North America, October 2016 1 Test begins on the next page. 3 11 Questions 1-10 are based on the following passages. This passage is excerpted from George Eliot, SILAS MARNER. Originally published in 1861. George Eliot. Silas is the adoptive father of Eppie. Unlike the gold which needed nothing, and must be worshipped in close-locked solitudewhich was hidden away from the daylight, was deaf to the song of birds, and started to no human tonesEppie was a creature of endless claims and ever-growing desires, seeking and loving sunshine, and living sounds, and living movements; making trial of everything, with trust in new joy, and stirring the human kindness in all eyes that looked on her. The gold had kept his thoughts in an ever-repeated circle, leading to nothing beyond itself; but Eppie was an object compacted of changes and hopes that forced his thoughts onward, and carried them far away from their old eager pacing towards the same blank limitcarried them away to the new things that would come with the coming years, when Eppie would have learned to understand how her father Silas cared for her; and made him look for images of that time in the ties and charities that bound together the families of his neighbours. The gold had asked that he should sit weaving longer and longer, deafened and blinded more and more to all things except the monotony of his loom and the repetition of his web; but Eppie called him away from his weaving, and made him think all its pauses a holiday, reawakening his senses with her fresh life, even to the old winter-flies that came crawling forth in the early spring sunshine, and warming him into joy because she had joy. And when the sunshine grew strong and lasting, so that the buttercups were thick in the meadows, Silas might be seen in the sunny midday, or in the late afternoon when the shadows were lengthening under the hedgerows, strolling out with uncovered head to carry Eppie beyond the Stone-pits to where the flowers grew, till they reached some favourite bank where he could sit down, while Eppie toddled to pluck the flowers, and make remarks to the winged things that murmured happily above the bright petals, calling Dad-dads attention continually by bringing him the flowers. Then she would turn her ear to some sudden bird-note, and Silas learned to please her by making signs of hushed stillness, that they might listen for the note to come again: so that when it came, she set up her small back and laughed with gurgling triumph. Sitting on the banks in this way, Silas began to look for the once familiar herbs again; and as the leaves, with their unchanged outline and markings, lay on his palm, there was a sense of crowding remembrances from which he turned away timidly, taking refuge in Eppies little world, that lay lightly on his enfeebled spirit. As the childs mind was growing into knowledge, his mind was growing into memory: as her life unfolded, his soul, long stupefied in a cold narrow prison, was unfolding too, and trembling gradually into full consciousness. Line 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS Turn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. DIRECTIONS Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). 4 SAT 小幫手原創(chuàng)題目，版權(quán)所有，請勿盜用或者去掉我們的水??！ 去掉我們的水印這樣很不尊重人你知道嗎！ 1 2 Which choice best describes a major theme of the passage? A) The corrupting influence of a materialistic society. B) The moral purity of young children. C) The bittersweet brevity of childhood naivet. D) The restorative power of parental love. As compared with Silass gold, Eppie is portrayed as having more A) vitality. B) durability. C) protection. D) Self-sufficiency. 3 4 Which statement best describes a technique that narrator uses to represent Silass character before he adopted Eppie? A) The narrator emphasizes Silas former obsession with wealth by depicting his gold as requiring certain behaviors on his part. B) The narrator underscores Silas former greed by describing his gold as seeming to reproduce on its own. C) The narrator hints at Silas former antithetical attitude by contrasting his present behavior toward his neighbors with his past behavior toward them. D) The narrator demonstrates Silas former lack of self-awareness by implying that he is unable to recall life before Eppie. The narrator uses the phrase “making trial of everything” (line 7) to present Eppie as A) friendly. B) curious. C) disobedient. D) judgmental. 5 According to the narrator, one consequence of Silas adopting Eppie is that he A) has renounced all desire for money B) better understands his place in nature. C) seems more accepting of help from others. D) looks forward to a different kind of future. 5 11 6 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 9-11 (“The . itself”) B) lines 11-15 (“but . years”) C) lines 38-40 (“Then . stillness,”) D) lines 56-59 (“shapes . for”) 7 8 What function does the second paragraph (lines 28- 48) serve in the passage as a whole? A) It presents the particular moment at which Silas recalled that Eppie was changing him. B) It highlights Silass love for Eppie by depicting the sacrifices that he makes for her. C) It illustrates the effect that Eppie have on Silas by describing the interaction between them. D) It reveals a significant alteration in the relationship between Silas and Eppie. In describing the relationship between Eppie and Silas, the narrator draws a connection between Eppies A) physical vulnerability and Silass emotional fragility. B) expanding awareness and Silass increasing engagement with life. C) boundless energy and Silass insatiable desire for wealth. D) physical growth and Silass painful perception of his own mortality. 9 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 1-9 (“Unlike . her.”) B) lines 28-35 (“And . flowers”) C) lines 43-44 (“Sitting . again”) D) lines 49-53 (“As . consciousness”) 10 As used in line 60, “fine” most nearly means A) acceptable. B) delicate. C) ornate. D) keen. 6 Figure 1 United Sates Productivity and Employment 19471957196719771987200719972013 500 400 300 200 100 productivity employment Figure 2 Output per Employed Person in Manufacturing as Factories Have Become More Automated 200 150 100 50 0 196019701980199020002011 United States Germany Japan Percentage of 1947 levels Output per worker (2002 values =100) I, xiaobanshou, drew this! Im pround of myself. 8 SAT 小幫手原創(chuàng)題目，版權(quán)所有，請勿盜用或者去掉我們的水?。?去掉我們的水印這樣很不尊重人你知道嗎！ 12 According to Brynjolfsson and McAfee, advancements in technology since approximately the year 2000 have resulted in A) low job growth in the United States. B) global workplace changes. C) more skilled laborers in the United States. D) no global creation of new jobs. 13 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 1-6 (“MIT . years”) B) lines 11-13 (“That . agent”) C) lines 18-20 (“And, . countries”) D) lines 31-34 (“as . jobs”) 14 The primary purpose of lines 23-24 (“ the amount . labor”) is to A) describe a process. B) highlight a dilemma. C) clarify a claim. D) explain a term, As used in lines 31, “clear” most nearly means A) pure. B) keen. C) untroubled. D) unmistakable. 15 16 Which of the following best characterizes Katzs attitude toward “todays digital technologies” (lines 75)? A) He is alarmed about countries increasing reliance on them. B) He is unconcerned about their effect on the economy. C) He is uncertain how they might affect job growth. D) He is optimistic that they will spot job creation to a degree not seen since the mid-nineteenth century. 11 The main purpose of the passage is to A) examine the role of technology in workers lives during the last century. B) advocate for better technology to enhance workplace conditions. C) argue for changes in how technology is deployed in the workplace. D) assess the impact of advancements in technology on overall job growth. 9 11 19 According to figure 1, which of the following years showed the widest gap between percentages of productivity and employment? A) 1987 B) 1997 C) 2007 D) 2013 20 Which statement is supported by figure 2? A) The country with the greatest growth in output per manufacturing worker from 1960 to 1990 was Germany. B) Japan experienced its smallest increase in output per manufacturing worker from 2000 to 2011. C) Each of the three countries experienced an increase in its output per manufacturing worker from 1960 to 2011. D) Of the three countries, the United States had the greatest output per manufacturing worker for each of the years shown. 21 Which additional information, if presented in figure 2, would be most useful in evaluating the statement in lines 53-55 (“Productivity . jobs”)? A) The median income of employees as it compares across all three countries in a single year. B) The number of people employed in factories from 1960 to 2011. C) The type of organizations at which output of employed persons was measured. D) The kinds of manufacturing tasks most frequently taken over by machines. 18 As used in line 76, “range” most nearly means A) region. B) scope. C) distance. D) position. 17 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 62-67 (“Katz . factories”) B) lines 67-69 (“While . jobs.”) C) lines 72-73 (“People . do”) D) lines 84-85 (“If . happen”) 10 11 25 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 3-6 (“A . flight”) B) lines 9-11 (“Squadrons . same”) C) lines 19-21 (“The . Europe”) D) lines 25-27 (“The . flaps”) What is the most likely reason that the author mentions 30 cm measurement in line? A) To demonstrate the accuracy with which the data loggers collected the data. B) To present recorded data about how an ibis flies between successive flaps. C) To provide the wingspan length of a juvenile. D) To show how far behind the microlight from which each ibis flew. 26 23 The author includes the quotation “Air gets pretty unpredictable behind a flapping wing” (lines 15-16) to A) explain that the current created by a bird differs from that of an airplane. B) stress the amount of control exerted by birds flying in a V formation. C) indicate that wind movement is continuously changing. D) emphasize that the flapping of a birds wings is powerful. What can reasonably be inferred about the reason Usherwood used northern bald ibises as the subjects of his study? A) The ibises were well acquainted with their migration route. B) Usherwood knew the ibises were familiar with carrying data loggers during migration. C) The ibises have a body design that is similar to that of a modern airplane. D) The ibises were easily accessible for Usherwood and his team to track and observe. 24 22 The main purpose of the passage is to A) describe how squadrons of planes can save fuel by flying in a V formation. B) discuss the effects of downdrafts on birds and airplanes. C) explain research conducted to study why some birds fly in a V formation. D) Illustrate how birds sense currents through their feathers. 12 SAT 小幫手原創(chuàng)題目，版權(quán)所有，請勿盜用或者去掉我們的水??！ 去掉我們的水印這樣很不尊重人你知道嗎！ 27 What does the author imply about pelicans, storks, and geese flying in a V formation? A) They communicate with each other in the same way as do ibises. B) They have the same migration routes as the ibises. C) They create a similar wake to that of ibises. D) They expend more energy than do ibises. 28 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 31-34 (“When . body”) B) lines 42-43 (“Smaller . difficult”) C) lines 46-48 (“Previous . V”) D) lines 63-65 (“Alternatively, . resistance”) 30 The author uses the phrase “aerodynamic sweet spot” in line 61 most likely to A) describe how the proper structural design of an airplane helps to save fuel. B) show that flying can be an exhilarating experience. C) describe the birds synchronized wing movement. D) suggest that a certain position in a V formation faces the least amount of resistance. 31 As used in line 69, “ripple” most nearly means A) fluctuate. B) spread. C) wave. D) undulate. 29 What is a main idea of the seventh paragraph (lines 60-70)? A) Different types of hierarchies exist in each flock of birds. B) Mistakes can happen when long-winged birds create a V formation. C) Future research will help scientists to better understand V formation. D) Long-winged birds watch the lead bird closely keep a V formation intact. 13 SAT 小幫手原創(chuàng)題目，版權(quán)所有，請勿盜用或者去掉我們的水印！ 去掉我們的水印這樣很不尊重人你知道嗎！ 33 In Passage 1, Tocqueville implies that treatment of men and women as identical in nature would have which consequence? A) Neither sex would feel oppressed. B) Both sexes would be greatly harmed. C) Men would try to reclaim their lost authority. D) Men and women would have privileges they do not need. 34 35 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 14-16 (“There . alike”) B) lines 16-18 (“They . rights”) C) lines 20-22 (“It . degraded”) D) lines 24-26 (“It . sexes”) As used in line 47, “dominion” most nearly means A) omnipotence B) supremacy C) ownership D) territory In Passage 2, Mill most strongly suggest that gender roles are resistant to changes because they A) have long served as the basis for the formed organization of society. B) are matters of deeply entrenched traditions. C) can be influenced by legislative redresses only indirectly. D) benefit the groups and institutions currently in power 36 37 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 39-40 (“As . basis”) B) lines 42-45 (“two . other”) C) lines 52-55 (“in . associated”) D) lines 60-63 (“employments . them”) 32 As used in line 8, “raise” most nearly means A) increase. B) cultivate. C) nurture. D) elevate. 15 11 39 Tocqueville in Passage 1 would most likely characterize the position taken by Mill in lines 59-63 in Passage 2 (“Let them”) as A) less radical about gender roles than it might initially seem. B) persuasive in the abstract but difficult to implement in practice. C) ill-advised but consistent with a view held by some other advocates of gender equality. D) compatible with economic progress in the United States but not in Europe. Both authors would most likely agree that the changes in gender roles that they describe would be A) part of a broad social shift toward greater equality. B) unlikely to provide benefits that outweigh their costs. C) inevitable given the economic advantages of gender equality. D) at odds with the principles of American democracy. 38 Which choice best describes the ways that the two authors conceived of the individuals proper position in society? A) Tocqueville believes that an individuals position should be defined in important ways by that individuals sex, while Mill believes that an individuals abilities should be the determining factor. B) Tocqueville believes that an individuals economic class should determine that individuals position, while Mill believes that class is not a legitimate consideration. C) Tocqueville believes that an individuals temperament should determine that individuals position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individuals position. D) Tocqueville believes that an individuals position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding. 41 Based on Passage 2, Mill would most likely say that the application of the “great principle of political economy” (lines 35, Passage 1) to gender has which effect? A) It prevents many men and women from developing to their full potential. B) It makes it difficult for men and women to sympathize with each other. C) It unintentionally furthers the cause of gender equality. D) It guarantees that women taken occupations that men are better suited to perform. 40 16 43 44 The main purpose of the analogy of the ping-pong ball (line 37) is to A) popularize a little-known fact. B) contrast competing scientific theories. C) criticize a widely accepted explanation. D) clarify an abstract concept. The author most strongly suggests that the reason the scientific community initially rejected Higgss idea was that the idea A) addressed a problem unnoticed by other physicists. B) only worked if the equations were flawless. C) rendered accepted theories in physics obsolete. D) appeared to have little empirical basis. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) lines 28-30 (“Instead, . environment”) B) lines 43-45 (“In . mathematically”) C) lines 45-49 (“Not . speculation”) D) lines 62-64 (“The . space”) 45 42 Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from A) a technical account of the Higgs field to a description of it aimed at a broad audience. B) a review of Higgss work to a contextualization of that work within Higgss era. C) an explanation of the Higgs field to a discussion of the response to Higgss theory. D) an analysis of the Higgs field to a suggestion of future discoveries that might build upon it. Years from Introduction of Concept of Particle to Experimental Confirmation 18801890190019601950194019301920191020001990198019702012 electron photon electron neutrino muon neutrino tau W boson Z boson tau neutrino Higgs boson Adapted from the editors of The Economist, Worth the Wait. 2012 by The Economist Newspaper Limited. 18 SAT 小幫手原創(chuàng)題目，版權(quán)所有，請勿盜用或者去掉我們的水?。?去掉我們的水印這樣很不尊重人你知道嗎！ 48 Which statement best describes the technique t