SAT备考之阅读练习题(6)

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1、Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Barbara McClintock’s systematic examination of corn demonstrated the transposition of genes, a finding that overturned entrenched beliefs and proved that ------- study may produce brilliant insights and ------- change.

(A) haphazard . . radical

(B) inherent . . controversial

(C) improvised . . startling

(D) methodical . . revolutionary

(E) derivative . . gradual

正确答案：D

Explanation

Only “methodical study”

” and “revolutionary change” match the ideas of “systematic examination” and “overturned entrenched beliefs.”

2、　Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

To believe that social reforms can ------- evil altogether is to forget that evil is a protean creature, forever assuming a new ------- when deprived of an old one.

(A) rejuvenate . . allegiance

(B) eradicate . . shape

(C) mitigate . . providence

(D) sustain . . episode

(E) dissolve . . abstraction

正确答案：B

Explanation

The phrase “is to forget” implies that the belief described in the first part of the sentence is misguided or na瘀攀. It makes sense to argue that the assumption that reforms can “eradicate,” or eliminate, all societal evils is overly idealistic because evil is “protean,” or capable of taking on a new “shape.”