2018年SAT阅读真题复习训练8

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This passage is adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Originally published in 1892. The narrator, Dr. Watson, works closely with detective Sherlock Holmes.

The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the inside pocket of his greatcoat. As he glanced down the advertisement column, with his head thrust forward and the paper flattened out upon his knee, I took a good look at the man and endeavoured, after the fashion of my companion, to read the indications which might be presented by his dress or appearance.

I did not gain very much, however, by my inspection. Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow. He wore rather baggy grey shepherd’s check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, unbuttoned in the front, and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy Albert chain, and a square pierced bit of metal dangling down as an ornament. A frayed top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him. Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable about the man save his blazing red head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features.

Sherlock Holmes’ quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances. “Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”

Mr. Jabez Wilson started up in his chair, with his forefinger upon the paper, but his eyes upon my companion.

“How, in the name of good-fortune, did you know all that, Mr. Holmes?” he asked. “How did you know, for example, that I did manual labour? It’s as true as gospel, for I began as a ship’s carpenter.”

“Your hands, my dear sir. Your right hand is quite a size larger than your left. You have worked with it, and the muscles are more developed.”

“Well, then, and the Freemasonry?”

“I won’t insult your intelligence by telling you how I read that, especially as, rather against the strict rules of your order, you use an arc-and-compass breastpin.”

“Ah, of course, I forgot that. But the writing?”

“What else can be indicated by that right cuff so very shiny for five inches, and the left one with the smooth patch near the elbow where you rest it upon the desk?”“Well, but China?”

“The fish that you have tattooed immediately above your right wrist could only have been done in China. I have made a small study of tattoo marks and have even contributed to the literature of the subject. That trick of staining the fishes’ scales of a delicate pink is quite peculiar to China. When, in addition, I see a Chinese coin hanging from your watch-chain, the matter becomes even more simple.”

Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. “Well, I never!” said he. “I thought at first that you had done something clever, but I see that there was nothing in it after all.”

“I begin to think, Watson,” said Holmes, “that I make a mistake in explaining. ‘Omne ignotum pro magnifico,’ you know, and my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid. Can you not find the advertisement, Mr. Wilson?”

“Yes, I have got it now,” he answered with his thick red finger planted halfway down the column. “Here it is. This is what began it all. You just read it for yourself, sir.”

Roughly translated as “Everything unknown is/seems magnificent.”

QUESTION 1 OF 11

Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from

A an abstract description provided by the narrator to a concrete description provided by the client.

B a detailed study of Sherlock Holmes to an outsider’s study of his client.

C the description of a character’s outer appearance to a description of his inner beliefs.

D the introduction of one character to the revelation of another character’s astute observations.

QUESTION 2 OF 11

As used in line 6 (“fashion”), “fashion” most nearly meansA construction. B appearance. C manner.

D clothing.

QUESTION 3 OF 11

The main purpose of the second paragraph is to

A show that the client is less important than other clients who visit the office.

B prove that the narrator is inherently biased against the client.

C demonstrate that the narrator is mistaken in his view of the world.

D present the narrator’s assessment of the client based on his appearance.

QUESTION 4 OF 11

By the end of the passage, the client views Holmes’s deductions as

A unimpressive.

B intriguing.

C astonishing.

D insulting.

QUESTION 5 OF 11

The passage implies that Holmes knows that Watson

A has been trying to make his own inferences about the client.

B recognizes the client from a previous meeting.

C cannot understand why the client has chosen to come to them.

D understands the client better than Holmes does.

QUESTION 6 OF 11

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?A lines 15–17(“A frayed top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him.”)(“A frayed . . . him”)

B lines 17–20(“Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable about the man save his blazing red

head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features.”)(“Altogether . . . features”)

C lines 21–23(“Sherlock Holmes’ quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances.”)(“Sherlock . . . glances”)

D lines 23–26(““Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a

considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.””)(“Beyond . . . else”)

QUESTION 7 OF 11

In lines 46–48 (“I have made a small study of tattoo marks and have even contributed to the literature of the subject.”), the words “study,” and “literature” primarily serve to

A demonstrate the depth of Holmes’s knowledge on an obscure topic.

B provide a false sense of authority to Holmes’s deductions.

C lure the client into giving more information than he intended to.

D prove that Holmes feels that he is intellectually superior to Watson.

QUESTION 8 OF 11

According to the passage, Holmes deduces that the client received his tattoo in China because

A the client has said that he has spent time in China.

B the tattoo is the Chinese symbol for the Freemasons.

C Holmes wrote a book about the type of fish depicted in the tattoo.

D the coloring technique used in the tattoo is unique to China.

QUESTION 9 OF 11

Sherlock Holmes’s deductions about the client serve to

A introduce the client ironically to set the tone for the rest of the passage.

B characterize Holmes as unusually perceptive and knowledgeable.

C show the extent of Watson’s errors to establish him as incapable.

D highlights the difference in social class between the detective and the client.

QUESTION 10 OF 11

It can be reasonably inferred that, after hearing Homes explain his observations, the client

A will tell people that Holmes is a fraud.

B no longer thinks that it is necessary to hire a detective for the case.

C has a less romantic notion of Holmes’s abilities.

D now considers Watson more intelligent than Holmes.

QUESTION 11 OF 11

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A lines 52–54(“Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. “Well, I never!” said he. “I thought at first that you had done

something clever, but I see that there was nothing in it after all.””)(“Mr. Jabez . . . all”)

B lines 55–56(““I begin to think, Watson,” said Holmes, “that I make a mistake in explaining.”)(“I . . . explaining”)

C lines 57–58(“my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid.”)(“My poor . . . candid”)

D lines 58–59(“Can you not find the advertisement, Mr. Wilson?””)(“Can . . . Wilson”)

参考答案：DCDAACADBCA

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