新SAT官方指南阅读第一篇全解析

论坛_______________________________________________________新SAT官方指南阅读第一篇全解析c1999byLydiaThispassageisfromLydiaMinatoya,ThestrangenessofBeauty.○dherdaughterNaomiaremembersoftheHouseofFuji,amedirectly,tit?Hadhefollowedform—hadheaskedhismothertospeaktohisfathertoapproachago-between—wouldChiehavebeenmorereceptive?Hecameonawinter’dedonthedoorwhileacoldrainbeatontheshuttered5veranda,ardhersoftscuttlingfootsteps,emaidbroughtacallingcardtothedrawingroom,sreluctanttogotoherguest;quiltspreadoverthesidesofthetable10sotheireggsweretuckedinsidewiththeheat.“Whoisitatthishour,inthisweather?”Chiequestionedasshepickedthenamecardoffthemaid’slacquertray.“Shinoda,Akira,KobeDentalCollege;”ardasoftintakeofair.15“Ithinkyoushouldgo,”nhisearlytwenties,slimandserious,wed-hishandshangingstraightdown,ablack

论坛_______________________________________________________capinone,listeningsurfaceofthecourtyard’srain-drenchedpavingstones,shesawhisreflectionlikeadarkdouble.20“Madame,”saidAkira,“forgivemydisruption,butIcomewithamatterofurgency.”Hisvoicewassoft,ltherselfstartingtolikehim.“Comeinside,yourbusinesscanwaitforamomentortwo.”25“Idon’lyIwouldapproachyoumoreproperlybutI’vereceivedwordofaposition.I’veanopportunitytogotoAmerica,asdentistforSeattle’sJapanesecommunity.”“Congratulations,”Chiesaidwithamusement.“Thatisanopportunity,amIinvolved?”30EvennotingNaomi’sbreathlessreactiontothenamecard,’smessage,deliveredaformalspeech,whowchildrenspeaksoearnestly,sohurriedly,soendearinglyaboutthingsthathavenoimportanceinanadult’smind?That’showsheviewedhim,oughNaomiwaseighteenandtrainingendlesslyin35theartsneededtomakeagoodmarriage,lushed.“Dependingonyourresponse,ImaystayinJapan.I’vecometoaskforNaomi’shand.”SuddenlyChiefeltthedampnessofthenight.“DoesNaomiknowanythingofyour….ambitions?”

论坛_______________________________________________________40“don’methodcomesdowntothesamething:iveyourconsent,IbecomeNaomi’’tyourconsent,ImustgotoAmerica,tosecureanewhomeformybride.”45Eagertomakehispoint,he’ly,hisvoiceturnedgentle.“IseeI’leapologies,I’on’twishtocontactme,I’llreapproachyouintwoweek’hen,goodnight.”herease,witheffortlessgrace,likeacatmakingoffwithafish.50“Mother?”ChieheardNaomi’slowvoiceandturnedfromthedoor.“Hehasaskedyou?”ThesightofNaomi’scleareyes,ishopeswerepreposterous.“Wheredidyoumeetsuchafellow?Imagine!HethinkshecanmarrytheFujiheirandtakehertoAmericaallinthesnapofhisfingers!”55ChiewaitedforNaomi’odafullhalf-minutelookingstraightintoChie’y,shespoke.“Imethimatmyliterarymeeting.”Naomiturnedtogobackintothehouse,thenstopped.“Mother.”60“Yes?”“Imeanttohavehim.”

论坛_______________________________________________________*Amanwhomarriesawomanofhigherstatusandhigherstatusandtakesherfamily’hoicebestdescribeswhathappensinthepassage?(A)Onecharacterargueswithanothercharacterwhointrudesonherhome.(B)Onecharacterreceivesasurprisingrequestfromanothercharacter.(C)Onecharacterreminiscesaboutchoicesshehasmadeovertheyears.(D)Onecharactercriticizesanothercharacterforpursuinganunexpectedcourseofaction.正确答案：B分析：文章讲述的是一个青年男子（Akira）喜欢上女孩（Naomi）,于是向她的妈妈（Chie）请求将女儿嫁给他。这个请求让Chie感觉到很意外，因为从30行的hadnoidea可以看出，Chie丝毫没有意识到这样的请求会发生。hoicebestdescribesthedevelopmentalpatternofthepassages?(A)Acarefulanalysisofatraditionalpractice(B)Adetaileddepictionofameaningfulencounter(C)Adefinitiveresponsetoaseriousofquestions(D)Acheerfulrecountingofanamusinganecdote正确答案：B分析：文章聚焦于一个寒冷的晚上，年轻男子Akira到Chie家，希望能获得Chie的同意：将女儿嫁给自己。在整篇文章中，包含了背景环境描写（例如winter’eve和coldrain）、人物描写（例如Akira’s“soft,refined”voice）和大量的情节描写。inline1andline41,“directly”mostnearlymeans(A)frankly

论坛_______________________________________________________(B)confidently(C)withoutmediation(D)withprecision正确答案：C分析：“directly”本意是直接地。文章中，年轻男子Akira没有用任何的中间人或媒人，自己直接去Chie提亲;这正是C选项“没有调解人”（withoutmediation）的意思。C选项中。mediation的意思是“调解”eactiondoesAkiramostfearfromChie?(A)Shewillconsiderhisproposalinappropriate(B)Shewillmistakehisearnestnessforimmaturity(C)Shewillconsiderhisunscheduledvisitanimposition(D)Shewillunderestimatethesincerityofhisemotions正确答案：A分析：因为Akira没有按照传统惯例使用媒人，因此他担心自己的行为会让对方感觉到不适。这种情绪在文章63行可以看到，Akira对Chie说：Pleasedon’tjudgemycandidacybytheunseemlinessofthisproposal,意为：请不要因为我这项提议的唐突而否决掉我成为您女婿的可能性。hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?(A)Line21(“Hisvoice…refined”)(B)Line31-33(“You…mind”)(C)Line40-41(“Please…proposal”)(D)Line45(“Eager…face”)

论坛_______________________________________________________正确答案：C分析：见第4题分析内容。assage,AkiraaddressesChiewith(A)affectionbutnotgenuinelove.(B)objectivitybutnotcompleteimpartiality.(C)amusementbutnotmockingdisparagement(D)respectbutnotutterdeference正确答案：D分析：根据文章描述，Akira见到Chile后，对Chile先鞠躬（17行的bow）,然后尊称其为夫人（20行的madame）,还用尊重的眼神看着他（21行的deferentialpeek）这些行为举止都能体现出Akira对Chie是很尊重的。另一方面，Akira在这整个请求过程中，表现出很坚定的决心，也说明他不是完全顺从。因为D选项中有notutterdeference,这似乎与21行的deferentialpeek矛盾，但是大家要注意到utter就知道这不矛盾，希望各位同学能通过这道题研究CB的出题方式。npurposeofthefirstparagraphisto(A)describeaculture(B)criticizeatradition(C)questionasuggestion(D)analyzeareaction正确答案：D分析：文章第一个段落一共3句话。第一句话说Akira打破了传统来Chie,第二句话和第三句话是问句，假设Akira如果遵循传统，那么Chie会不会更容易接受一些呢？这明显是对

论坛_______________________________________________________于Chie可能出现的反应的一种猜测和分析。inline2,“form”mostnearlymeans(A)appearance(B)custom(C)structure(D)nature正确答案：B分析：按照我们之前的分析，followform是“遵循传统，遵循风俗习惯”的意思。sAkirasayhismeetingwithChieis“amatterofurgency”(line32)?(A)HefearsthathisownparentswilldisapproveofNaomi.(B)HeworriesthatNaomiwillrejecthimandmarrysomeoneelse.(C)Hehasbeenofferedanattractivejobinanothercountry.(D)HeknowsthatChieisunawareofhisfeelingforNaomi.正确答案：C分析：文章当中，因为他收到一个去美国工作的offer,Akira解释他匆忙前来提前的原因是：他是否接受这个工作取决于他能否和Naomi结婚，因此他才很匆忙的没有使用任何媒人来直接征求Chie意见。因为使用媒人的话可能会耽误时间。hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?(A)Line25(“Idon’t…you”)(B)Line25-27(“Normally…community”)(C)Line37(“Depending…Japan”)(D)Line46(“Isee…you”)

论坛_______________________________________________________正确答案：B分析：见第9题分析内容。