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SECTION ONE

1. Residents of the secluded island fear that_________ commercial development will_________ their quiet way of life.

(A) widespread.. reinforce

(B) waning.. harm

(C) diminishing.. reform

(D) encroaching . disturb

(E) further..aid

2. Nicknamed the "contact lens," the device installed on the Hubble telescope successfully _________ its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror.

(A) corrected  (B) displayed (C) generated (D) scrutinized  (E) accentuated

3. Though it is often exclusively_________ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually_________ parts of eight other South American countries.

(A) protected by.. threatens

(B) located in.. bypasses

(C) limited to.. touches

(D) surrounded by.. borders

(E) associated with.. covers

4. As an architect who rehabilitates older buildings, Roberta Washington objected to a city policy that resulted in the mass _________ of clearly _________ structures.

(A) demolition.. inconsequential

(B) renovation.. derelict

(C) razing.. salvageable

(D) protection .. venerable

(E) scouring.. grimy

5. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a_________ of detail, providing far more information than one can easily digest.

(A) modicum  (B) discrepancy (C) surfeit  (D) deficit (E) juxtaposition

6. On the verge of  financial collapse the museum was granted a_________,  receiving a much-needed_________ of cash in the form of a government loan.

(A) reprieve .. infusion

(B) deferment.. inducement

(C) rebate.. advance

(D) hearing.. security

(E) procurement.. account

7. More_________ than her predecessor Superintendent Reynolds would many predicted have a far less_________ term of office.

(A) phlegmatic.. apathetic

(B) conciliators.. confrontational

(C) empathetic .. compassionate

(D) vigilant.. reputable

(E) penurious .. frugal

8.  Rodolfo Gonzales was once described as_________ in body and mind because of the flexibility and grace apparent in both his boxing and his writing of poetry and plays.

(A) unyielding (B) tremulous (C) emphatic (D) lithe (E) fickle

9. Galloping technological progress has made consumers_________: advances undreamed of a generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.

(A) flabbergasted  (B) miffed (C) jaded (D) wary  (E) embittered

SECTION TWO

1. They use language not to explain but to_________  each statement is like a reflection in a warped mirror.

(A) preserve (B)distort (C)enlighten (D) negate   (E) destroy

2.Many writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance were not originally from Harlem drawn by the artistic community it provided,  they_________ the place as home.

(A) neglected  (B) adopted (C) avoided (D) criticized  (E) encountered

3. Francis learned that by_________ his anger and resentment, and so avoiding_________, he could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.

(A) expressing.. hostility

(B) suppressing.. conflict

(C) stifling.. temperance

(D) disguising.. deceit

(E) rousing..wrath

4. Colonial South Carolina was characterized by cultural_________: Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans each absorbed some customs of the other groups.

(A) tension  (B) conservatism (C) integrity  (D) convergence  (E) eradication

5. Ellen Swallow Richards, a_________ environmental preservation in the United States, campaigned during the nineteenth century to_________ responsible practices in the discipline that has come to be known as ecology.

(A) foil for.. expose

(B) pioneer of.. implement

(C) resource on.. squelch

(D) mitigator of.. promote

(E) critic of.. exploit

6. Sleep actually occurs_________, though one may receive dues signaling its_________ for several minutes before one falls asleep.

(A) gradually.. abruptness

(B) erratically.. solace

(C) temporarily.. length

(D) inevitably.. approach

(E) instantaneously .. onset

7. Laila performed her tasks at the office with_________, completing all her projects in record time.

(A) alacrity (B) conformity (C) deliberation (D) recrimination  (E) exasperation

8. Anna Freud's impact on psychoanalysis was_________, coming not from one brilliant discovery bur from s lifetime of first-rate work.

(A) tangential (B) premature (C) exorbitant (D) indiscernible (E) cumulative

9. The treasurer was intimidated by the_________  demeanor of the auditors who neither spoke nor smiled when they arrived.

(A) amiable  (B) ethical  (C) glacial (D) taunting (E) nondescript

10.Critics say that the autobiographical work Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman  is surprising in that it celebrates and yet_________ his own role in the life of his brother.

(A) censures (B) exacerbates  (C) explores (D) duplicates (E) delineates

SAT考试填空练习题第13套参考答案

Section One

1. D     2.A     3.E     4.C      5.C      6.A    7.B     8.D      9.C

Section Two

1. B     2.B     3.B     4.D      5.B     6.E     7.A      8.E     9.C     10.A