2019新SAT考试OG阅读中心题型解析4

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P725——Section 7

浪漫满屋

9. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer C :

Choice (C) is correct. Lines 5-7 explain the phrase, saying, “the white front of the house was in movement with reflected waves,” meaning that it mirrored or reflected the appearance of the sea's waves.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. The house’s décor is not discussed in the passage.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. The passage offers no evidence of drawing of any kind.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :

Choice (D) is incorrect. Although it may seem plausible on a literal level, there is no way to determine from the passage if the house has a basement.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. The passage never suggests that the house has been damaged by waves.

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10. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer D :

Choice (D) is correct. The entire feeling of this passage is one of amazement and appreciation, of wonder and delight. The narrator savors this particular experience.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. Although the narrator clearly feels awe at the "miraculously real" sea, there is nothing in lines 5-10 to suggest any sort of fear.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. Although curiosity may well be part of the narrator’s personality, the passage suggests nothing regarding mischief.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C ) is incorrect. Although there is the slightest hint of confusion over the nature of the reflections on the house, the author's tone is upbeat; there is no sadness, only delight.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. Although uncertainty may be present in some small amount, the narrator’s enjoyment of this experience is such that there is no hint of impatience.

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11. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer B :

Choice (B) is correct. The question centers on a matter of cause-and-effect stated in the passage. The sentence “Much less is known. .. recovered objects” clearly implies that language provides archaeologists with invaluable information about a civilization.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. The precise location of an excavated item may hold significance for researchers, but the author does not make such an assumption in this passage.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C) is incorrect. At no point does the author suggest that the four ancient cultures mentioned in the passage were socially similar.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :

Choice (D) is incorrect. No judgment is made or implied in the passage about which skills an archaeologist should possess.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. The author does not address the difficulty of learning ancient languages in general; the passage comments solely on the as yet untranslated Harappan writings.

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12. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer D :

Choice (D) is correct. Although archaeologists have not yet deciphered the Harappan script, the author concedes that writings from this civilization "have not been totally useless." This phrase suggests that the author is moderately encouraged by the "insights" they provide into the ancient culture.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. Although the author may wish that the Harappan scripts could be deciphered, there is enough optimism in the sentence to disqualify the term "frustrated" as too negative.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. The author has clearly not given up trying to understand the Harappan writings, as is evidenced by the satisfaction of the "gleaned insights" from them.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C) is incorrect. The author seems to be very interested in learning as much as possible about the Indus Valley civilization and is not at all "ambivalent," or conflicted.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. The author’s tone, especially in regard to Harappan script, is too guarded and cautious to be described as "unshakably confident."

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