Question

I stood there outside of the classroom with the other students，waiting for the supervisor(监考老师) to open the door，and ____ filled the heart.

When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how ____ it was.The heater hadn’t been on and the ____ were as cold as ice.Alright then，the supervisor started to walk around，____ everyone’s calculator to make sure they were “approved devices”(允许使用的工具)．

At around 8∶25，the test started.I was ____ my way through word problems，grammar sections，and reading and ____ sections.The supervisor kept walking around the room，___ each student’s extra pencils and ____ sharpening them for us.

I turned the ____ when instructed to，____ it wasn’t another math section and it wasn’t.It was a reading section——____！I started reading the excerpt(片段) given and was ____ to discover that it wasn’t a boring piece about astrology(星象) or biological science.____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel.I became little ____ with reading it and at times I wanted to say “Aww” aloud.My heart was ____ swooning(沉醉) and I think I was ____.Hopefully I got the questions from that section ____ because I actually had fun answering them.Who knew the SAT could actually bring ____？

It was about 1∶00 p．m.when the test was over.I got out of the classroom with ____.As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter ____ for the first time in my life.

1.A.happiness? B．nervousness

C．calmness? D．sadness

2.A.amazing? B．disappointing

C．tiring? D．freezing

3.A.seats? B．walls

C．floors? D．hearts

4.A.seeing B．taking

C．checking? D．preparing

5.A.looking B．pacing

C．making? D．showing

6.A.comprehension? B．thinking

C．guessing? D．recitation

7.A.bringing in? B．putting down

C．picking up? D．showing off

8.A.kindly? B．slightly

C．directly? D．slowly

9.A.door? B．direction

C．pencil D．page

10.A.finding? B．praying

C．deciding? D．imagining

11.A.terrible? B．great

C．sure? D．no

12.A.frightened B．worried

C．shocked? D．regretted

13.A.However? B．Therefore

C．Also? D．Rather

14.A.carried away? B．worn out

C．tired? D．confused

15.A.suddenly? B．totally

C．over? D．again

16.A.reading? B．sleeping

C．smiling? D．whispering

17.A.right? B．ready

C．clear? D．possible

18.A.hope B．joy

C．interest? D．trouble

19.A.relief? B．hunger

C．strength? D．courage

20.A.attempt? B．fact

C．process? D．experience

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析　在等待着监考老师开门，内心充满紧张。happiness高兴；nervousness紧张；calmness平静；sadness悲伤。

2.2】　D

解析　当我们坐在教室里的时候，我才意识到教室里是多么的冷。amazing吃惊的；disappointing失望的；tiring劳累的；freezing冰冷的。

3.3】　A

解析　由于空调没有开着，座位像冰一样冷。seat座位；wall墙；floor地板；heart心。根据语境我应该感到座位冰冷，其他不是必须要接触的。

4.4】　C

解析　监考老师在教室内转，查看每个人使用的计算器确保他们使用允许使用的工具。see看见；take拿，取；check核实；prepare准备。

5.5】　B

解析　pace one’s way through以某人的方式完成。我以自己的方式完成了词汇问题、语法问题、阅读和理解部分。

6.6】　A

解析　根据文意此处指的是：阅读理解题，故选A项。

7.7】　C

解析　监考老师不停地在教室里转，拿起我们多余的铅笔并友好地削尖它们。bring in带来；put down写下，镇压；pick up拿起，捡起；show off炫耀。

8.8】　A

解析　见上题解析。kindly表示“友好地”。slightly轻轻地；directly直接地；slowly慢慢地。

9.9】　D

解析　此处指将试卷按照指令翻到下一页，故用page。

10.0】　B

解析　当我按照指令翻到下一页，祈祷它不是数学问题时，它果然不是。find发现；pray祈祷；decide决定；imagine想象。因为我不喜欢数学题，所以祈祷下页不是数学。故选B项。

11.1】　B

解析　根据文意可知，我不愿意接下来是数学问题，结果不是，是自己擅长的阅读理解。所以我感到很好。

12.2】　C

解析　我惊讶地发现文章片段不是枯燥的星象科学和生物科学，确切地说是浪漫小说片段。frightened害怕的；worried担心的；shocked吃惊的；regretted后悔的。根据文意可知，既不是作者不擅长的星象科学文章，也不是生物科学文章，这让作者很惊讶。

13.3】　D

解析　rather确切地说。确切地说，它是浪漫小说片段。however然而；therefore所以；also也。

14.4】　A

解析　此空较难，be carried away被吸引住。这种意思用得较少，不易想到。不过用排除法能选对此题。worn out累透了；tired劳累；confused混淆不清的。句意为：我被阅读的内容吸引住了。

15.5】　B

解析　我的心完全陶醉，我想我在笑。totally彻底地，完全地；suddenly突然地；over结束；again又，再。根据句意选B项。

16.6】　C

解析　read阅读；sleep睡觉；smile微笑；whisper轻声低语。根据语境，自己读小说入了境，所以暗自发笑。

17.7】　B

解析　我准备好回答所有关于此部分的问题，因为我确实很愿意回答它们。get...ready准备好……，符合语境；right正确的；clear清楚的；possible可能的。

18.8】　B

解析　谁知道SAT考试会真的带来快乐呢？hope 希望；joy 快乐；interest 兴趣；trouble麻烦。因为这次考试自己做得是喜欢的浪漫小说阅读，所以感到很快乐。

19.9】　A

解析　考试结束，我轻松地走出教室。relief放松，轻松；hunger饥饿；strength力量；courage勇气。

20.20】　D

解析　我想在我的一生中我第一次感到考试不再是一种痛苦的经历。attempt尝试； fact事实；process过程；experience经历。根据句意选D项。