SSAT测试题44

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Section 1: Verbal
1. ADVOCATE
(A) supporter
(B) mechanism
(C) institute
(D) register
(E) sensation
2. POPULATE
(A) extract
(B) present
(C) appear
(D) divide
(E) inhabit
3. FOCAL
(A) existing
(B) normal
(C) central
(D) responsive
(E) familiar
4. BROTH
(A) scarf
(B) officer
(C) layer
(D) soup
(E) plan
5. WALLOP
(A) indicate
(B) feel
(C) search
(D) insist
(E) punch
6. MENIAL
(A) likely
(B) useful
(C) basic
(D) actual
(E) fair
7. EXPENDITURE
(A) rejection
(B) cost
(C) wisdom
(D) fault
(E) suspicion
8. SLUMBER
(A) sleep
(B) overdo
(C) pinch
(D) keep
(E) permit
9. UNCONDITIONAL
(A) fundamental
(B) right
(C) absolute
(D) odd
(E) professional
10. DEFICIENCY
(A) panel
(B) shortage
(C) hobby
(D) supervision
(E) associate
11. OFFSET
(A) staple
(B) verify
(C) forbid
(D) slope
(E) balance
12. GRAPHIC
(A) lifelike
(B) voluntary
(C) available
(D) sudden
(E) fresh
13. METTLE
(A) opening
(B) trophy
(C) dispute
(D) courage
(E) energy
14. RUFFLE
(A) exchange
(B) dissolve
(C) bury
(D) disturb
(E) humiliate
15. CONSPICUOUS
(A) modern
(B) obvious
(C) external
(D) permanent
(E) standard
16. RECUPERATION
(A) healing
(B) degree
(C) intensity
(D) restriction
(E) feature
17. INSINUATE
(A) lengthen
(B) demand
(C) exhaust
(D) unite
(E) suggest
18. TANGIBLE
(A) overall
(B) reasonable
(C) touchable
(D) dramatic
(E) comfortable
19. NETWORK
(A) fastener
(B) design
(C) motion
(D) system
(E) language
20. FACILITATE
(A) acquaint
(B) ease
(C) deliver
(D) exert
(E) continue
21. HOSPITABLE
(A) together
(B) conservative
(C) responsible
(D) therapeutic
(E) welcoming
22. LEGACY
(A) material
(B) distinction
(C) principal
(D) inheritance
(E) freedom
23. PATRONIZE
(A) pertain
(B) flavor
(C) belittle
(D) confuse
(E) twinkle
24. REDUNDANT
(A) industrial
(B) excess
(C) profitable
(D) slight
25. ONUS
(B) alternative
(C) satisfaction
(D) apparatus
(E) production
26. SPECULATE
(A) examine
(B) rejoice
(C) guess
(D) adjust
(E) target
27. JUDICIOUS
(A) sensible
(B) insane
(C) pleasant
(D) nimble
(E) memorable
28. TECHNICALITY
(A) device
(B) chart
(C) business
(D) sequence
(E) detail
29. ARBITRATE
(A) disagree
(B) judge
(C) wander
(D) manage
(E) govern
30. ULTERIOR
(A) proper
(B) close
(C) brutal
(D) hidden
(E) external
31. Crater is to volcano as chimney is to

(A) log
(B) smoke
(C) fireplace
(D) house
(E) brick
32. Electrocution is to rubber as

(A) freighter is to cargo
(B) author is to pseudonym
(C) disease is to vaccine

(D) innocence is to virtue
(E) battle is to foxhole
33. Pilot is to alert as sniper is to

(A) physical
(B) steady
(C) honest
(D) prompt
(E) intelligent
34. Island is to ocean as

(A) atoll is to lagoon
(B) tributary is to sea
(C) peninsula is to coast
(D) oasis is to desert
(E) flora is to forest
35. Research is to discovery as prayer is to

(A) cathedral
(B) fulfillment
(C) confessional
(D) sacrament
(E) quiet
36. Light-year is to space as

(A) fathom is to ocean
(B) humidity is to rainforest
(C) latitude is to land
(D) seismograph is to underground
(E) mirage is to desert
37. Request is to demand as visit is to

(A) host
(B) invasion
(C) entrance
(D) invitation
(E) guest
38. Knight is to page as

(A) President is to Cabinet
(B) noble is to peasant
(C) officer is to rookie
(D) chief is to tribe
(E) farmer is to rancher
39. Building is to demolish as ship is to

(A) scuttle
(B) evade
(C) decommission
(D) harbor
(E) overrun
40. Alpha is to omega as

(A) January is to December
(B) apple is to orange
(C) fork is to spoon
(D) wool is to fleece
(E) quarterback is to lineman
41. Score is to musician as script is to

(A) agent
(B) playwright
(C) conductor
(D) stagehand
(E) rewrite
42. Memory is to amnesia as

(A) patient is to convalescence
(B) respiration is to nicotine
(C) movement is to paralysis
(D) death is to rigor mortis
(E) surgery is to malpractice
43. Tangible is to wealth as intangible is to

(A) emotion
(B) stocks
(C) inheritance
(D) estate
(E) success
44. Abbreviate is to speech as

(A) inhale is to gas
(B) procure is to service
(C) allocate is to payment
(D) breed is to offspring
(E) edit is to article
45. Anthology is to poems as thesaurus is to

(A) maps
(B) synonyms
(C) volumes
(D) proverbs
(E) films
46. School is to tuition as

(A) mall is to lease
(B) library is to funding
(C) church is to tithe
(D) restaurant is to investment
(E) office is to ledger
47. Holocaust is to fire as inundation is to

(A) air
(B) famine
(C) earthquake
(D) avalanche
(E) water
48. Payment is to debt as

(A) truce is to summit
(B) revenue is to industry
(C) council is to district
(D) premium is to insurance
(E) chlorine is to pool
49. Musician is to solo as actor is to

(A) affectation
(B) soliloquy
(C) dialogue
(D) matinee
(E) teleprompter
50. Morphine is to sedates as

(A) liquor is to intoxicates
(B) claim is to repudiates
(C) pain is to alleviates
(D) mood is to invigorates
(E) article is to exaggerates
51. Dermatologist is to skin as cardiologist is to

(A) kidney
(B) heart
(C) bones
(D) feet
(E) muscle
52. Apostate is to religion as

(A) juvenile is to school
(B) leper is to colony
(C) traitor is to country
(D) missile is to war
(E) pipeline is to ocean
53. Equivocation is to meaning as

(A) production is to efficiency
(B) investigation is to crime
(C) emancipation is to bondage
(D) deception is to intent
(E) vegetation is to fertility
54. Essay is to ideas as

(A) law is to amendments
(B) article is to photographs
(C) novel is to pages
(D) thesis is to bibliographies
(E) poem is to emotions
55. Cloud is to storm as

(A) portent is to disaster
(B) antifreeze is to engine
(C) mortgage is to ownership
(D) landmark is to culture
(E) immortality is to life
56. Symptomatic is to illness as

(A) incremental is to recovery
(B) delusional is to insanity
(C) resourceful is to scheme
(D) invincible is to adversary
(E) derogatory is to language
57. Plaintiff is to defendant as

(A) concrete is to wooden
(B) often is to seldom
(C) injured is to accused
(D) brief is to lengthy

(E) hopeful is to doubtful
58. Relapse is to recovery as

(A) digression is to speech
(B) fossil is to dinosaur
(C) motto is to patriotism
(D) dialect is to region
(E) plot is to assassination
59. Picture is to portrait as

(A) frame is to exhibit
(B) classic is to modernization
(C) lighting is to dimension
(D) description is to characterization
(E) motion is to fixture
60. Climax is to denouement as

(A) choreograph is to dance
(B) lasso is to roundup
(C) bait is to capture
(D) ratify is to enforce
(E) convict is to sentence
Section 2: Math
1. There are twice as many cars as bicycles parked around a city block. If the total
number of car and bicycle wheels is 60, how many cars are parked around that city
block?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12
2. Vija lives 6 miles north of the airport, Jonas lives 15 miles south of Vija, and Noe
lives 23 miles north of Jonas. How far away does Noe live from the airport?
(A) 10 miles
(B) 11 miles
(C) 12 miles
(D) 13 miles
(E) 14 miles
3. If two-fifths of the number of pages in a given book is 30, what is the total number
of pages in 7 copies of the exact same book?
(A) 425
(B) 475
(C) 525
(D) 575
(E) 625
4. A set contains the following numbers: {6, 8, 11}. After two numbers are added to
the set, the average (mean) of the new set is 9. The sum of the two added numbers is
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
(E) 24
5. If the perimeter of a square is a whole number, which of the following CANNOT be

the area of the square?
(A) 1
(B) 25
(C) 64
(D) 125
(E) 169
Questions 6-7 refer to the table below, which defines the operation #.
#1=2
#2=3
#3=4
#4=5
#5=1
6. ( # 3 + # 4 ) ÷ # 2 =
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4
7. Which of the following is equal to # # # # 5 ?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
8. If the perimeter of a square is 32, what is 25% of the area of this square?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
(E) 21
9. If 40% of x is 120, what is 30% of 2x ?

(A) 150
(B) 160
(C) 180
(D) 200
(E) 210
10. The average (mean) of four consecutive even numbers is 27. What is the largest
number?
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 30
(D) 31
(E) 32
11. Al sells regular hot dogs for $2.50 each and averages 100 patrons a day. Today, he
introduced a deluxe hot dog for $4.00. If 20 patrons each buy a deluxe hot dog, how
many regular hot dogs must Al sell to reach his average revenue total for the day?
(A) 68
(B) 69
(C) 70
(D) 71
(E) 72
12. The cost of renting a game at a store is $3.00 for the first 2 days, then $0.75 for
each additional day. If a customer wants to spend no more than $12.00, what is the
maximum number of days the customer can rent the game?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
(E) 18
13. It is 12 miles from Tina’s house to the shopping mall. If Tina took 1 hour to travel
from her house to the shopping mall, and then 2 hours to return home, what was her
average speed for the entire trip?
(A) 5 miles per hour
(B) 6 miles per hour
(C) 7 miles per hour
(D) 8 miles per hour
(E) 9 miles per hour
14. A cable channel showed the same movie, two hours and forty-five minutes long,
one after another six times starting at midnight. What time did the last showing end?
(A) 4:00 PM
(B) 4:30 PM
(C) 5:00 PM
(D) 5:30 PM
(E) 6:00 PM
15. The division problem below is equivalent to

648 ÷ 2 =
(A) 600/2 × 40/2 × 8/2
(B) 6/2 + 4/2 + 8/2
(C) 600/2 – 40/2 – 8/2
(D) 600/2 + 40/2 + 8/2
(E) 6/2 × 4/2 × 8/2
16. Twelve tourists chartered a tour bus for their trip. Before the tour bus left, 4
more tourists joined the ride. As a result, each of the original 12 tourists got $2 back.
The total cost for chartering the tour bus was
(A) $84
(B) $90
(C) $96
(D) $102
(E) $108
17. If a × b = 10, b × c = 12 and a × c = 30, where a, b and c are whole numbers, then
a×b×c=
(A) 40
(B) 48
(C) 50
(D) 56
(E) 60
18. A rectangle with an area of 98 square feet has a length 7 feet longer than its
width. What is the perimeter of the rectangle in yards?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
(E) 18
19. Mr. Jones saved $32 when he purchased a coat at a clothing sale. If the sale price
was 40% off the regular price, what was the regular price of the coat?
(A) $80
(B) $85
(C) $90
(D) $95
(E) $100
20. Five hundred twenty-seven kids are traveling by bus on a field trip. Each bus seats
68 kids and all buses are filled to capacity except one. The number of kids on the
unfilled bus is
(A) 48
(B) 49
(C) 50
(D) 51
(E) 52
21. If x2 is added to x, the sum is 42. Which of the following could be the value of x ?
(A) –14
(B) –7
(C) –6
(D) 14
(E) 21
22. A family’s old refrigerator is broken and it will cost $400 to fix it. A new $1,000
refrigerator will save the family $20 per month on electricity. If the family buys the
new refrigerator, how long will it take the family to save an amount equal to the
difference between the cost of the new refrigerator and the cost of fixing the old
one?
(A) 2 years
(B) 2 years and 3 months
(C) 2 years and 6 months
(D) 2 years and 9 months
(E) 3 years
23. How many minutes are there in h hours and m minutes?

(A) h/60 + m
(B) 60 ( h + m )
(C) h + 60m
(D) ( h + m ) / 60
(E) 60h + m
24. One angle of a triangle has an angle measure of 40 degrees. The other two angles
have equal angle measures. What is the angle measure of each of these other two
angles?
(A) 40 degrees
(B) 60 degrees
(C) 70 degrees
(D) 80 degrees
(E) 90 degrees
25. There are a total of 30 boys and girls in a classroom. The first boy shakes hands
with 7 girls, the second boy shakes hands with 8 girls, the third boy shakes hands
with 9 girls and so on in this manner until the last boy shakes hands with all the girls.
How many girls are in the classroom?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
(E) 19
Section 3: Reading
Passage 1
No man can fully grasp how far and how fast we have come in the 50,000 years of
man’s recorded history. We know very little about the first 40,000 years, except at
the end of them advanced man had learned to use the skins of animals to cover
them Then about 10,000 years ago, man emerged from his caves to construct other
5 kinds of shelter. Only 5,000 years ago man learned to write and use a cart with
wheels. Christianity began less than 2,000 years ago. The printing press came within
the last 1,000 years, and then less than 200 years ago, during this whole span of
human history, the steam engine provided a new source of power. Newton explored
the meaning of gravity. In the last century, electric lights and telephones and
10 automobiles and airplanes became available. Only in the last 50 years did we develop
penicillin and television and nuclear power, and now if America’s new spacecraft
succeeds in reaching Venus, we will have literally reached the stars. -John F. Kennedy
from “We choose to go to the moon... ’’
1. According to the speaker, man learned to write about how many years ago?
(A) 300
(B) 1,000
(C) 5,000
(D) 10,000
(E) 20,000
2. The main idea of this passage is that

(A) space travel has been a goal for a very long time.
(B) man has learned from the past during each era.
(C) 50,000 years has gone by in a blink of an eye.
(D) mankind is learning at an increasingly faster rate.
(E) certain inventions have changed the course of history.
3. The speaker’s tone can best be described as

(A) serious
(B) inspirational
(C) casual
(D) argumentative
(E) nervous
4. It can be inferred from the passage that

(A) Venus was discovered only a few years ago.
(B) gravity has been studied for over ten thousand years.
(C) most major events occurred earlier in human history.
(D) Christianity had its origins about 1,000 years ago.
(E) nuclear power came after electric and steam power.
5. In the selection, all of the following are mentioned as turning points in history
EXCEPT
(A) the invention of new power sources.
(B) improvements in transportation.
(C) the discovery of America.
(D) the start of Christianity.
(E) faster ways of making books.
Passage 2
When large cruise ships get too close to harbor seals, the animals can become
distressed. A study found that when large ships got closer than 1,600 feet, seals were
more likely to jump off the ice floes. The closer the ships got, the more likely the
seals were to dive into the water. One concern is that if seals are routinely disturbed,
5 it will drain their energy reserves, possibly resulting in lower reproduction or reduced
survival.
As a result, some cruise ship associations have practices in place to minimize
the disturbance of the animals. However, that is not always possible because of
weather, navigational and other reasons, including not being able to see the seals.
10 Also, the more time ships spend in bays, the closer the seals come to one another.
Such huddling behavior is common among animals that feel threatened.
Another study compared harbor seal numbers in Disenchantment Bay with
those of Icy Bay, a nearby glacial fjord with similar characteristics. The only major
difference between the two bays is that cruise ships do not visit Icy Bay. Both bays
15 started out with roughly the same number of seals in May. The study found that seal
populations in Icy Bay increased from May to August, while in Disenchantment Bay,
they peaked in June and then declined slightly.
--Associated Press
6. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that a fjord is a

(A) type of glacier
(B) body of water
(C) harbor with animals.
(D) series of piers.
(E) haven for seals.
7. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
(A) Disenchantment Bay is safer for seals than Icy Bay.
(B) The disturbance of seals can happen to other species.
(C) Man is a major factor in the extinction of animals.
(D) Large cruise ships affect the welfare of harbor seals.
(E) The closer a ship, the more likely the seal will jump.
8. What message is the author sending in the second paragraph when he says
“However, that is not… see the seals”？
(A) Despite efforts, avoiding seals is still difficult.
(B) Weather is very unpredictable in coastal areas.
(C) Cruise ships must keep away from seals at all costs.
(D) Weather and visibility should not be used as excuses.
(E) No animal should come before passenger safety.
9. The author suggests which of the following in the last paragraph?

(A) Icy Bay should harbor cruise ships, because few seals live there.
(B) Cruise ships should not visit Disenchantment Bay during the summer.
(C) Very few similarities exist between Icy Bay and Disenchantment Bay.
(D) It is abnormal for seal population to increase between May and August.
(E) Seal numbers fell off in Disenchantment Bay due to cruise ship activity.
10. According to the passage, large cruise ships getting too close to harbor seals is a
concern for which of the following reasons?
I. It hinders the seals’ ability to reproduce.
II. The seals move to colder areas in the summer.
III. Disturbing the seals could shorten their lifespan.
(A) III only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and in only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
Passage 3
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by United States-
backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Increasing conflict between the U.S. government and Castro’s regime led President
Dwight D. Eisenhower to break off diplomatic relations with Cuba in January 1961.
5 Even before that, the Central Intelligence Agency had been training Cuban exiles for a
possible invasion of the island. The invasion plan was approved by Eisenhower’s
successor, JohnF. Kennedy.
On April 17, 1961 about 1300 exiles, armed with U.S. weapons, landed at the
Bay of Pigs on Cuba. Hoping to find support from the local population, they intended
10 to cross the island to Havana. It was evident from the first hours of fighting, however,
that the exiles were likely to lose. President Kennedy had the option of using the U.S.
Air Force against the Cubans but decided against it. Consequently, Castro’s army
stopped the invasion. By the time the fighting ended on April 19, ninety exiles had
been killed and the rest had been taken prisoner.
15 The failure of the invasion seriously embarrassed the young Kennedy
administration. Some critics blamed Kennedy for not giving it enough support and
others for allowing it to take place at all. Private groups in the United States later
ransomed the captured exiles. Additionally, the invasion made Castro wary of the
United States. From the Bay of Pigs on, Castro was convinced that the Americans
20 would try to take over Cuba again.
-America’s Library
11. This passage deals primarily with

(A) the consequences of mistakes in politics.
(B) diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
(C) a failed U.S. raid on a foreign country.
(D) the early history of a presidential administration.
(E) an attempt to bargain with Fidel Castro.
12. The “exiles” mentioned in the first sentence refer to

(A) former Cuban citizens
(B) past employees of Fidel Castro
(C) government officials
(D) U.S. ambassadors to Cuba
(E) residents of the Bay of Pigs
13. Based on the passage, all of the following led to the Bay of Pigs invasion EXCEPT
(A) a desire to remove Fidel Castro from power.
(B) the order of the invasion by President Kennedy.
(C) the training of Cuban exiles by the CIA.
(D) increased tension between Castro and Eisenhower.
(E) the imprisonment of U.S. citizens by Cuba.
14. It can be inferred from the passage that the 1,300 exiles
(A) were captured because they were not properly trained by the CIA.
(B) did not receive as much assistance from the Cuban people as hoped.
(C) fought bravely for about two months, but eventually yielded to the enemy.
(D) were Cuban prisoners of war for many years before being killed.
(E) never forgave President Kennedy for not providing aircraft support.
15. According to the passage, results of the invasion included which of the
following?
I. President Kennedy’s reputation was strengthened.
II. The Cuban leader believed in a second attack.
III. Money was paid to free the surviving exiles.
(A) II only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
Passage 4
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
5 To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
10 Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
15 I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by.
20 And that has made all the difference.
--Robert Frost
16. The poem suggests that if the speaker had traveled the road not taken, his life
would have been
(A) easier
(B) harder
(C) similar
(D) special
(E) different
17. In lines 9-12, the author is most likely saying that

(A) neither road is less traveled than the other.
(B) the goal is to find the road most people take.
(C) stepping on leaves is like stepping on people.
(D) travelers need to rest between making decisions.
(E) hesitation can lead people in the wrong direction.
18. The poem focuses mainly on

(A) hope for the future
(B) the nature of the roads we travel
(C) moments of decision

(D) learning from past mistakes
(E) the regret of wrong choices
19. The poet would most likely agree with all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) People are free to choose, but really don’t know their choices till later.
(B) People should offer advice on which road to travel.
(C) People cannot travel all the roads.
(D) Our lives are a mixture of choice and chance.
(E) Moments of decision, one after another, mark the passing of time.
20. It can be inferred from the last stanza (lines 16-20) that the speaker will one day
(A) sigh that he even worried about the critical decisions in life.
(B) be too old to remember choices made in the distant past.
(C) yearn to go back in time and change the mistakes he made.
(D) wonder what awaited him down the path he didn’t choose.
(E) rejoice at his life built on good and bad choices.
Passage 5
The free market system puts cooperation above competition, or rather,
businesses cooperate first, compete second. A company’s primary aim is to grow the
market for its product, which it does through advertising. An ad sells two things at
the same time: first, it sells the product type, and second, it sells the company’s
5 brand. A car ad will first sell driving or “the car”，and then it will sell, say Ford，s
version of the car. The effect of this is that, through advertising, companies are
cooperating in order to increase the demand for their type of product, and then they
are competing against each other for market share.
One way to increase the market for a product or service is by attacking a
10 competing idea or product. For example, in an advertisement for Ford, a van is seen
driving past people waiting at a bus stop, looking miserable, in the rain. The people
at the bus stop represent a portion of the potential car buying public; the road is
perfectly clear, the bus doesn’t come. We know that good vehicles aren’t in
competition with buses. But, if Ford can weaken the desire for public transport while
15 promoting one of their vans, they are helping the automobile industry as a whole,
and they are doing it in a slightly covert way.
-Bill Morgan
21. In their advertisement, Ford makes the “people waiting at a bus stop” look
unhappy in order to
(A) build sympathy for people who do not drive cars.
(B) show that all bus stops need protection from the rain.
(C) compare the driving time of a Ford van to a city bus.
(D) discourage public transportation in an indirect way.
(E) explain that buses and trains cost too much money.
22. As it is used in the last sentence, the word “covert” most nearly means
(A) illegal
(B) hidden
(C) public
(D) common
(E) showy
23. The author believes that the first goal of a business is to

(A) maximize profits and minimize expenses.
(B) cooperate and then merge with other businesses.
(C) understand fully the details of its industry.
(D) convince the public that their brand is the best.
(E) create interest in its products and services.
24. Which of the following questions is answered by information in the passage?

(A) Why do businesses need to cooperate at times?
(B) When is the best time to use public transportation?
(C) How do you place an advertisement for cars?

(D) What are the advantages and disadvantages of trains?
(E) Who is responsible for marketing in most businesses?
25. The author’s main point in the first paragraph is that

(A) getting off to a strong start is important because the free market is competitive.
(B) if businesses do not cooperate with each other, they will all fail.
(C) businesses first cooperate to promote their product and then compete for
business.
(D) the automobile industry is extremely competitive due to high manufacturing
costs.
(E) demand for a product remains high as long as the supply of the product remains
low.
Passage 6
One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—

was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person
until the instant of their fulfillment. Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful
nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him. Partly
5 also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances. The
result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and
assistants. I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long
drive in the darkness. The great ordeal was in front of us; at last we were about to
make our final effort, and yet Holmes had said nothing, and I could only surmise
10 what his course of action would be. My nerves thrilled with anticipation when at last
the cold wind upon our faces and the dark, void spaces on either side of the narrow
road told me that we were back upon the moor once again. Every stride of the horses
and every turn of the wheels was taking us nearer to our supreme adventure.
Our conversation was hampered by the presence of the driver of the hired
15 wagonette, so that we were forced to talk of trivial matters when our nerves were
tense with emotion and anticipation. It was a relief to me, after that unnatural
restraint, when we at last passed Frankland’s house and knew that we were drawing
near to the Hall and to the scene of action. We did not drive up to the door but got
down near the gate of the avenue. The wagonette was paid off and ordered to return
20 to Coombe Tracey forthwith, while we started to walk to Merripit House.
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
26. Why were the speaker and Holmes “forced to talk of trivial matters” (last
paragraph)?
(A) The driver of the wagonette did not know English.
(B) So no one would overhear confidential information.
(C) To organize their plans before the scene of action.
(D) They could not wait to arrive at the Frankland house.
(E) To hide their professional distrust of the driver.
27. According to the passage, the speaker’s trip involved all of the following EXCEPT
(A) the chill of the wind touching his skin.
(B) passing through land with open areas.
(C) a frustration with Sherlock Holmes’s silence.
(D) getting off near a gate to a house.
(E) a drive through a city at a very late hour.
28. The “defect” mentioned in the first line refers to Sherlock Holmes’s
(A) conservative nature regarding critical decisions.
(B) difficulty in clearly communicating his thoughts.
(C) hatred of revealing his plans ahead of time.
(D) inability to relate to agents and assistants.
(E) tendency to surprise friends inappropriately.
29. The speaker’s mood in the selection may best be described as one of
(A) frustrated criticism
(B) unexpected confusion
(C) enthusiastic optimism
(D) controlled eagerness
(E) reluctant approval
30. It can be inferred from the passage that the speaker is a

(A) work associate of Sherlock Holmes.
(B) family member of the Frankland house.
(C) paid guide from the Merripit House.
(D) close relative of Sherlock Holmes.
(E) newspaper writer from Coombe Tracey.
Passage 7
The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06 was the fulfillment of a longtime
dream of Thomas Jefferson, and the success of that incredible enterprise owes much
to its two leaders, the scientific-minded Meriwether Lewis and the more
practical-minded William Clark. What their Corps of Discovery
5 accomplished—essentially opening up all the possibilities of the vast trans-
Mississippi West to the people of the United States—has rightly been called one of
the great feats of exploration. But Lewis and Clark did not do it alone. Their most
famous assistant during the transcontinental trek was a young Indian woman whose
life remains largely a mystery but whose legend lives on as strong as
10 ever—Sacagawea.
Early twentieth-century historians tended to glorify her role. More recent
writers, however, are inclined to minimize her contribution, and even to adopt a
somewhat scornful view of her assistance to the explorers. The truth no doubt lies
somewhere in between. It certainly was not the “Sacagawea Expedition”; she did not
15 guide Captains Lewis and Clark all the way to the Pacific Ocean. But she did know
some of the geography they passed through, and she did interpret for them when
they came across Shoshone-speaking Indians. The U.S. government has not
overlooked her accomplishments. A Sacagawea one-dollar coin is expected to replace
the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.
20 -Quig Nielsen
31. The passage is mainly about

(A) the strengths and limitations of a famous expedition.
(B) the role of Native Americans in U.S. exploration.
(C) the historical accomplishments of Lewis and Clark.
(D) the realization of a vision by President Jefferson.
(E) the extent to which Sacagawea helped an expedition.
32. According to the passage, it is reasonable to assume that

(A) Susan B. Anthony was of Native American ancestry.
(B) Lewis and Clark had different thinking styles.
(C) Early historians were very critical of Sacagawea.
(D) William Clark had visited the Pacific many times.
(E) Meriwether Lewis was born in Mississippi.
33. Which of the following is mentioned as a major accomplishment of the Lewis

and Clark Expedition?
(A) It led to the discovery of the Pacific Ocean.
(B) It opened up trade relations with Native Americans.
(C) It charted unexplored land west of the Mississippi.
(D) It helped Americans learn the Shoshone language.
(E) It assisted the political career of Thomas Jefferson.
34. According to the passage, Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark in which of the
following ways?
I. She allowed passage through restricted Indian land.
II. She bridged a language barrier with Native Indians.
III. She was familiar with some of the land they traveled.
(A) II only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
35. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the view held by “recent
writers” of Sacagawea?
(A) A journal entry by William Clark crediting Sacagawea.
(B) Sacagawea was not actually a member of the Shoshone tribe.
(C) A decision to not place Sacagawea on the one-dollar coin.
(D) Sacagawea had previously helped other American explorers.
(E) Hard evidence that Sacagawea was born near the Pacific Ocean.
Passage 8
Scientists nickname early risers “larks” and people who like to stay up late,
“owls”. While about 80% of people fall into the middle of the spectrum, only slightly
favoring the morning or the night, it is now believed that about 10% of the
population are extreme larks and a further 10% are extreme owls. Larks are most
5 alert around noon, function best in the late morning, and are talkative, friendly, and
pleasant from around 9 am to 4 pm. Owls, on the other hand, are not really up and
running until the afternoon, are at their best later in the day, and most alert around 6
pm.
The preference for ‘morningness, or 'eveningness5 is a result of variations in
10 circadian rhythms—the rough 24-hour cycle in the physiological processes of living
organisms. Also known as the “body clock”，each individual has a unique profile, or
chronotype, that describes their rhythmic behavior over the course of a day, and
which can vary significantly from person to person.
The body clock controls sleep-wake patterns by regulating body temperature
15 and hormones such as melatonin and cortisol. A normal circadian rhythm sees
melatonin rising just before bedtime and dropping just after waking. The stress
hormone cortisol peaks moments before first consciousness, and core body
temperature is at its lowest during the middle of the night. A person is therefore
inclined to be a lark or an owl depending on whether these chemical changes happen
20 earlier or later than the norm.
-Mary Tucker
36. Which of the following is most like a “chronotype” mentioned in the second
paragraph?
(A) A portrait of a famous person
(B) A testimony given by an eyewitness
(C) An autobiography in a bookstore
(D) A resume provided by an applicant
(E) A psychological report on a patient
37. All of the following questions are answered by information in the passage
EXCEPT:
(A) What makes a person a “lark” or an “owl”?
(B) How does cortisol affect a person’s sleep?
(C) Is body temperature connected with sleep patterns?
(D) Can a person change from a “lark” to an “owl”?
(E) “Owls” are most alert during which parts of the day?
38. The main idea of the passage is

(A) sleep is an extremely important part of people’s lives.
(B) science has found methods to control sleep patterns.
(C) people are at their best at different times of the day.
(D) animals can be used to study circadian rhythms.

(E) wake patterns need to be included in career decisions.
39. Which of the following is most likely to be true of people who prefer night jobs?
(A) Their chronotype is similar to people who prefer day jobs.
(B) Their melatonin level rises later in the day than normal.
(C) Their circadian rhythms are based on a 12-hour cycle.
(D) They are in a group that represents about 80% of the population.
(E) Their cortisol level increases just before they fall asleep.
40. It can be inferred from the passage that

(A) chemicals can affect the time a person goes to sleep.
(B) body temperature is lowest when people are awake.
(C) more people tend to be “larks” than “owls”.
(D) stress hormones can help people sleep at night.
(E) humans, larks and owls have similar body clocks.
Section 4: Math
1. A city’s population was seventy-five thousand a century ago. Now, its population is
3.75 million. The city’s current population is how many times as great as it was a
century ago?
(A) 30
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 400
(E) 500
2. In the figure below, the length of DE is half of DC and the length of AC is equal to
CB. DE = 6 and CB = 23. What is the length of AD?
A D E C B
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) 13
3. An integer between 50 and 90 is a multiple of 4. When the integer is divided by 5,

the remainder is 3. When the integer is divided by 3, the remainder is 2. What is the
value of the integer?
(A) 56
(B) 60
(C) 64
(D) 68
(E) 88
4. A building casts a shadow of 75 feet. At the same time of day, a 6-foot-tall man
casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is the building, in feet?
(A) 96¼
(B) 105
(C) 112½
(D) 118¾
(E) 124
5. Joe has been married for m years. If he remains married for another 30 years, he
will have been married for m 2 years. How many years has Joe been married?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
6. Five identical squares are placed side-by-side to make a single rectangle with a
perimeter of 192 feet. What is the area of each square, in square feet?
(A) 225
(B) 256
(C) 289
(D) 324
(E) 361
7. If 2(x + y) = 5y – 3 + x, what is the value of x, in terms of y ?

(A) 4y + 3
(B) 3
(C) 5y
(D) 3y – 3
(E) 4y + 33
8. Megan has been absent for 25% of the total school days so far this year. She was
present on the first 12 school days, but was absent on the next 2 school days. If she
was present on 6 of the remaining school days, on how many of the remaining school
days was she absent?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4
9. A bad watch loses 15 minutes every hour. The bad watch is set to the correct time
at 2 P.M. What is the correct time when the bad watch first shows 4 P.M.?
(A) 4:20 P.M.
(B) 4:24 P.M.
(C) 4:30 P.M.
(D) 4:36 P.M.
(E) 4:40 P.M.
10. If 1/3 of the number of Grant’s coworkers plus 3/4 of the number of Grant’s
coworkers is equal to the total number of people in Grant’s office (including Grant),
how many people work in Grant’s office?
(A) 11
(B) 13
(C) 19
(D) 25
(E) 37
11. If x + y = 1 and x / y = 1, what is the product of x and y ?

(A) 1/4
(B) 1
(C) 1/2
(D) 4
(E) 3/4
12. In an election with two candidates, Mrs. Smith defeated Mr. Jones by twenty-four
thousand votes. If there was a total of eighty thousand votes cast, Mr. Jones received
what fractional part of the total number of votes?
(A) 13/40
(B) 7/20
(C) 3/8
(D) 2/5
(E) 17/40
13. The table shows the cost of renting a moped by the hour. Which equation fits the
data, where h is hours and c is cost, in dollars?
Renting a Moped
Hours(h) = 2 Cost in Dollars(c) = 15
(A) c = 5h
(B) c = (1/5)h – 5
(C) c = 5h + 5
(D) c = 5h – 5
(E) c = (1/5)h + 5
14. When 3 positive integers are added, their sum is 13. When the 3 numbers are
multiplied, their product is 60. What is the difference between the largest number
and the smallest number?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
15. Katie’s weekly allowance rose from $30 last week to $35 this week. The percent
of increase is closest to
(A) 15%
(B) 17%
(C) 19%
(D) 21%
(E) 23%
16. The post office requires at least $1.20 worth of postage stamps to mail a certain
package. Roger only has 46¢ and 34¢ stamps. What is the lowest amount of postage
he can put on the package to have it mailed?
(A) $1.24
(B) $1.14
(C) $1.38
(D) $1.21
(E) $1.26
17. If x is an odd integer and y is an even integer, which of the following expressions
MUST be odd?
(A) 2x + y
(B) x2 + y2
(C) 2(x + y)
(D) xy + y
(E) 2x + y
18. If Sam writes 10 letters in 180 minutes, how many letters will he write in 12 hours
if he writes twice as fast as the given rate?
(A) 80
(B) 90
(C) 100
(D) 110
(E) 120
19. Points A, B and C lie on a number line. Point A has coordinate –10 and point C has
coordinate 26. If point B is three-fourths of the way from point A to point C, what is
the coordinate of point B ?
(A) –3
(B) 0
(C) 14
(D) 17
(E) 21
20. A cube with edges one foot long is completely broken up into smaller cubes with
edges 4 inches long. If the smaller cubes are placed side-by-side in a row, what is the
length of this row of smaller cubes, in feet?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 11
21. In a sequence, the first number is 3 and each number after that is calculated by
adding four to the previous number and then multiplying by –1. The 33rd number
plus the 22nd number is
(A) –10
(B) 10
(C) –7
(D) –4
(E) 4
22. It takes 1.5 minutes for a traffic light to complete its cycle. The light is red for 50
seconds, yellow for 5 seconds and green for 35 seconds during each cycle. What is
the probability that the light will not be green at any given time?
(A) 11/18
(B) 4/9
(C) 13/18
(D) 7/9
(E) 7/18
23. A football coach divides his players into 7 groups for conditioning drills. The first
group of 8 players is 10% of the entire team. If the other 6 groups each have the
same number of players, how many players are in each of the 6 other groups?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12
24. A recipe calls for 4 scoops of raisins for every 1 scoop of nuts. However, a cook
used 4 scoops of nuts and 1 scoop of raisins. How many more scoops of raisins must
the cook add to have the correct proportion?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 18
(E) 20
25. If 1 < A < B, which of the following is the LEAST?

(A) 1 / A
(B) 1 / B
(C) 1 / (A – B)
(D) 1 / (B – A)
(E) 1 / (A + B)
题号词汇数学阅读数学
1 A E C C
2 E E D C
3 C C B D
4 D A E C
5 E D C D
6 C D B B
7 B D D D
8 A B A E
9 C C E E
10 B C C B
11 E A C A
12 A A A B
13 D D E C
14 D B B A
15 B D D B
16 A C E E
17 E E A B
18 C A C A
19 D A B D
20 B D D C
21 E B D D
22 D C B A
23 C E E E
24 B C A B
25 A D C C
26 C B
27 A E
28 E C
29 B D
30 D A
31 D E
32 C B
33 B C
34 D D
35 B A
36 A E
37 B D
38 C C
39 A B
40 A A
41 B
42 C
43 E
44 E
45 B
46 C
47 E
48 D
49 B
50 A
51 B
52 C
53 D
54 E
55 A
56 B
57 C
58 A
59 D
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(C) disease is to vaccine

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36. Light-year is to space as

37. Request is to demand as visit is to

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(E) farmer is to rancher

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41. Score is to musician as script is to

42. Memory is to amnesia as

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46. School is to tuition as

47. Holocaust is to fire as inundation is to

48. Payment is to debt as

49. Musician is to solo as actor is to

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51. Dermatologist is to skin as cardiologist is to

52. Apostate is to religion as

53. Equivocation is to meaning as

54. Essay is to ideas as

55. Cloud is to storm as

56. Symptomatic is to illness as

57. Plaintiff is to defendant as

(D) brief is to lengthy

58. Relapse is to recovery as

59. Picture is to portrait as

60. Climax is to denouement as

5. If the perimeter of a square is a whole number, which of the following CANNOT be

7. Which of the following is equal to # # # # 5 ?

9. If 40% of x is 120, what is 30% of 2x ?

15. The division problem below is equivalent to

23. How many minutes are there in h hours and m minutes?

2. The main idea of this passage is that

3. The speaker’s tone can best be described as

4. It can be inferred from the passage that

6. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that a fjord is a

9. The author suggests which of the following in the last paragraph?

11. This passage deals primarily with

12. The “exiles” mentioned in the first sentence refer to

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

17. In lines 9-12, the author is most likely saying that

18. The poem focuses mainly on

(C) moments of decision

23. The author believes that the first goal of a business is to

24. Which of the following questions is answered by information in the passage?

(C) How do you place an advertisement for cars?

25. The author’s main point in the first paragraph is that

One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—

(E) tendency to surprise friends inappropriately.

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31. The passage is mainly about