新SAT官方指南阅读第十二篇全解析

网站：________________________________________________________________新SAT官方指南阅读第十二篇全解析ThispassageisadaptedfromTarasGrescoe,Straphanger:SavingOurCitiesandOurselvesfromtheAutomobile.©thereare600millioncarsontheplanet,andcounting,therearealsosevenbillionpeople,whichmeansthatforthevastmajorityofusgettingaroundinvolvestakingbuses,ferryboats,commutertrains,streetcars,rwords,travelingtowork,school,orthemarketmeansbeingastraphanger:somebodywho,bychoiceornecessity,reliesonpublic5transport,epopulationofNewYork,Toronto,transportishowmostofthepeopleofAsiaandAfrica,theworld’smostpopulouscontinents,ay,subwaysystemscarry155millionpassengers,thirty-fourtimesthenumbercarriedbyalltheworld’sairplanes,andtheglobalpublictransportmarketisnowvaluedat$428billionannually.A10centuryandahalfaftertheinventionoftheinternalcombustionengine,publictransportation,inmanyminds,istheoppositeofglamour—asqualidlastresortforthosewithonetoomanyimpaireddrivingcharges,toopoortoaffordinsurance,ofNorthAmerica,theyareright:ywhohaswaitedfartoolongonastreetcornerfortheprivilegeofboardingalurching,overcrowdedbus,orwrestledluggageontosubwaysandshuttles1

网站：________________________________________________________________togettoabigcityairport,knowsthattransitonthiscontinenttendstobeunderfunded,ill-maintained,heopportunity,whowouldn’tdrive?Hoppinginacaralmostalwaysgetsyoutoyourdestinationmorequickly.20Itdoesn’ght,publictransportcanbefaster,morecomfortable,ghai,German-mademagneticlevitationtrainsskimoverelevatedtracksat266milesanhour,incialFrenchtowns,electric-poweredstreetcarsrunsilentlyonrubbertires,slidainto25Sweden,Wi-Fiequippedhigh-speedtrainsseamlesslyconnectwithhighlyramifiedmetronetworks,allowingcommuterstoworkonlanAmerica,China,andIndia,workingpeopleboardfast-loadingbusesthatmovelikesubwaytrainsalongdedicatedbusways,ecitieshavetransformedtheirstreetsintocycle-path30freeways,makinggiantstridesinpublichealthandsafetyandthesheerlivabilityoftheirneighborhoods—inreditthedemographers,“Millenials,”whoreachedadulthoodaroundtheturnofthecenturyandnowoutnumberbabyboomers,tendtofavorcitiesoversuburbs,the35reasonistheireasewithiPads,MP3players,Kindles,andsmartphones:youcangetsomeserioustextingdonewhenyou’renotdriving,andearbudsoffeoughtherearemoreteenagersinthecountrythanever,onlytenmillionhaveadriver’slicense(versustwelvemillionagenerationago).Babyboomers2

网站：________________________________________________________________mayhavebeenraisedinLeaveIttoBeaversuburbs,butastheyretire,asignificantcontingentis40favoringoldercits,too,aremorelikelytousetransit,andby2025,y,dwellingsinolderneighborhoodsinWashington,D.C.,Atlanta,andDenver,especiallythosenearlight-railorsubwaystations,erienceofEuropeanandAsiancitiesshowsthatifyou45makebuses,subways,andtrainsconvenient,comfortable,fast,andsafe,asurprisinglylargepercentageofcitizenswillopttorideratherthandrive.3

网站：________________________________________________________________11、Whatfunctiondoesthethirdparagraph(lines20-34)serveinthepassageasawhole?A)Itacknowledgesthatapracticefavoredbytheauthorofthepassagehassomelimitations.B)Itillustrateswithdetailtheargumentsmadeinthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassage.C)Itgivesanoverviewofaproblemthathasnotbeensufficientlyaddressedbytheexpertsmentionedinthepassage.D)Itadvocatesforabandoningapracticeforwhichthepassageasawholeprovidesmostlyfavorabledata.正确答案：A分析：文章当中，尽管作者支持使用公共交通，但是第三个段落，作者也意识到公共交通系统有一些局限性:资金少、保养差、规划差（underfunded,ill-maintained,andill-planned）.12、WhichchoicedoestheauthorexplicitlyciteasanadvantageofautomobiletravelinNorthAmerica?A)EnvironmentalimpactB)ConvenienceC)SpeedD)Cost正确答案：C分析：作者提到：在北美坐车总是可以使你更快地到达目的地（hoppinginacaralmostgetsyoutoyourdestinationmorequickly）.这句话说明，速度是在北美使用汽车旅行的优势。4

网站：________________________________________________________________13、Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines5-9(“In...automobile”)B)Lines20-24(“ar”))Lines24-26(“In...experience”)D)Lines32-34(“quickly”)正确答案：D分析：见第12题解释。14、Thecentralideaofthefourthparagraph(lines20-31)isthatA)Europeancountriesexcelatpublictransportation.B)somepublictransportationsystemsaresuperiortotravelbyprivateautomobile.C)Americansshouldmimicforeignpublictransportationsystemswhenpossible.D)muchinternationalpublictransportationisengineeredforpassengerstoworkwhileonboard正确答案：B分析：在文章第4段，作者认为：公共交通比私家车更快、更舒适、更便宜（canbefaster,morecomfortable,andcheaperthanprivateautomobile）.15、Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Line20(“It...this”)B)Lines20-21(“automobile”)C)Lines21-23(“In...sound”)D)Lines24-27(“ities”)正确答案：B分析：见第14题解释。16、Asusedinline32,“credit”mostnearlymeansA)endow.B)attribute.C)believe.D)honor.正确答案：C分析：文章最后一个段落，作者解释说：20世纪末的人比上一代人更喜欢使用公共交通工具；如果你相信人口统计学家，那么这种趋势就有了支撑。在此处，credit表示相信。5

网站：________________________________________________________________17、Asusedinline33,“favor”mostnearlymeansA)indulge.B)prefer.C)resemble.D)serve.正确答案：B分析：作者提到：20世纪末的人们喜欢城市超过郊区。Favor表示喜欢。18、Whichchoicebestsupportstheconclusionthatpublictransportationiscompatiblewiththeuseofpersonalelectronicdevices?A)Lines32-34(“subways”)B)Lines34-37(“annoyances”)C)Lines37-38(“ago”)D)Lines42-44(“homes”)正确答案：B分析：文章63-67行，作者解说说：使用公共交通的同时，人们可以使用个人电子设备，例如iPad,MP3,Kindle，智能手机等。19、Whichchoiceissupportedbythedatainthefirstfigure?A)Thenumberofstudentsusingpublictransportationisgreaterthanthenumberofretireesusingpublictransportation.B)Thenumberofemployedpeopleusingpublictransportationandthenumberofunemployedpeopleusingpublictransportationisroughlythesame.C)Peopleemployedoutsidethehomearelesslikelytousepublictransportationthanarehomemakers.D)Unemployedpeopleusepublictransportationlessoftenthandopeopleemployedoutsidethehome.正确答案：A分析：图表1显示：公共交通使用者当中，有10.7%是学生，6.7%是退休人员。显然，学生比退休人员多。20、Takentogether,thetwofiguressuggestthatmostpeoplewhousepublictransportationA)areemployedoutsidethehomeandtakepublictransportationtowork.6

网站：________________________________________________________________B)areemployedoutsidethehomebuttakepublictransportationprimarilyinordertorunerrands.C)usepublictransportationduringtheweekbutusetheirprivatecarsonweekends.D)usepublictransportationonlyuntiltheyareabletoaffordtobuyacar.正确答案：A分析：图表1显示：公共交通乘客中的72%在家庭之外的地方工作；图表2显示：公共交通行程中有59.1%是为了工作。由此可见：大部分是乘坐公共交通是为了去工作地点上班。7