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Tai Po Town. Notice the old low-level buildings in the foreground, compared with the high-rise apartments in the distance
Lam Tsuen River
Tai Po Central Town Square
and Fu Shin Estate
of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional
in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui (大埔舊墟) (originally Tai Po Market) and the
Town (Tai Wo Market) on the other side of the , near the
of the . Administratively, it is part of the .
Both market towns became part of the
in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In present-day usage, "Tai Po" may refer to the area around the original market towns, the
(: 大埔市), or the entire .
It is becoming a popular suburb of Hong Kong and also for people working in . There are a mixture of public housing complexes in the densely populated area of Tai Po plus many expensive high-end private properties in the sparsely populated area surrounding Tai Po.
Tai Po, called Big Step in the pass. The name of Big Step is because that Tai Po was a big forest and there were many beasts lived in here. Many walkers walked quickly to avoid attack from the beasts. Therefore, the residents called this place 'Big Step'. Subsequently, the government beautified big Step to Tai Po.
From AD 963, the indigenous inhabitants of Tai Po lived by clamming and making the pearls. The pearl making business reached its peak in the
and started to decline gradually in the midst of the . Tai Po had been developed as a fishing port around the late Ming Dynasty and the .
Due to battles and political struggles in modern history, a lot of people migrated to Hong Kong from C one of the destinations for them was Tai Po. People first began to settle around the riversides of Lam Tsuen River and finally Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo Town were developed.
In the 1970s, the Hong Kong government began to develop satellite cities: the first industrial estate in Hong Kong was built in Tai Po in 1974; Tai Po was named as a "" in 1979; the first
in Tai Po – Tai Yuen Estate – was established in 1981. The population has soared to 320,000 and Tai Po began to prosper following the completion of the
which were integrated with the older urban areas. Tai Po Industrial Estate, is an estate of industrial plants east of Tai Po Town, was the first industrial estate in Hong Kong. Plants and companies such as Vita Soy (famous internationally for their different types of juice) are located there.
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As Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in world, it is known for its high air pollution. However, although Tai Po is one of the newer Districts with a densely populated public housing and industrial estate, it is the second lowest polluted district in Hong Kong.
Apart from the busy Tai Po Town and the rapid pace of development, Tai Po is lucky to have a large amount of green areas which is rare in Hong Kong's towns . Pat Sin Leng (The ridge of Eight Immortals) is one of the many symbolic natural landmarks in Tai Po as well as Hong Kong. With a great variety of creatures, it is especially known for its quantity of species of butterflies. Tai Po also has the potential to become a geology park of UNESCO.
Before the 1970s, immigrants from
Province of China migrated to Hong Kong. Many of the Hakka people moved to Tai Po Town,
Town. In Tai Po Town, there is a noticeable large population of Hakka people in Tai Po Market (大埔墟), especially around the area of "Little Park" (公園仔). However there are a lot of people from Guangdong Province, especially from the Guangzhou area and many small villages that are scattered around along Guangdong. Most claim to be from the Han ethnic group, the largest Chinese ethnic group out of the other 55. There may be other South Asian races, but they are rare.
Because Hong Kong is in a very densely populated region, Tai Po Town has copied the many urban areas of Hong Kong by building high-rise apartments. 320,000 people have residences in the town, making high-rise apartments necessary and mandatory. These high-rise apartments are located inside estates, such as Tai Yuen Estates and . These high-rise apartments have floors ranging from the low apartments in Tai Po Old Town to the new estates in northern Tai Po ranging from 20 to 34 levels. The area is serviced by the Tai Po Hui Market, Built in 2004.
The Tai Po area also has many "", resulting from a 1972 Hong Kong legislation which gave any male heir over the age of 18 who could prove he was descended from one of Hong Kong's original villages in 1898 the right to build a small house on a plot of land, either owned by the village itself or on leased government land. These houses are restricted by law to be no more than three stories and 27 feet (8.2 m) in height, and no more than 2,100 square feet (200 m2) in total floor space.
There are also a few private housing development in the Tai Po area with "detached" and "semi-detached" houses which include communal recreational areas such as swimming pools, tennis courts and children's playgrounds, and entertainment facilities such as private cinemas, health spas and karaoke rooms. These developments are excluded from the "village house" law, and therefore units are often much larger than 2,100 square feet (200 m2), with a notable example being
development, which has units as large as 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2). Due to the rarity of such accommodation in Hong Kong, these developments are considered by locals to be part of the extreme high-end of the luxury property market, and are generally populated by very wealthy residents. Area of those includes the housings alongside Lo Fai Road, and the housings around Tai Po Road (Tai Po Kau Area).
Tai Po Central Bus Terminus
Tai Po Market Station in 2008
Transportation in Tai Po Town is much like any other places of Hong Kong. Due to the high population, Hong Kong has double-decker buses. There are some buses that lead to the rest of Hong Kong such as the bus 271 that goes from Fu Heng Estate in Tai Po Town to
in Tsim Sha Tsui and bus 307 which goes from central Tai Po Town towards the Central Ferry Piers via
of . There are also buses that lead directly to the airport such as E41 from Tai Po Centre (Tai Po Plaza and Tai Po Mega Mall) to .
Currently, there are two stations in the
for the entire Tai Po Town,
(old district) and
(for Tai Wo Estates and other new estates in the part of Tai Po Town above the Lam Tsuen River). These trains go from the Hong Kong-Chinese border at either
and go to Hung Hom Train Terminal in Hung Hom, Kowloon, where there's an interchange to through train services throughout different metros across China as well as an interchange towards the West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It was formerly run by
(KCR) but has been leased for 50 years to the MTR Corporation, which is partially owned by the Hong Kong Government. These trains are operated by the
(Mass Transit Railway) since the end of 2007 and come from
and go to Tsim Sha Tsui East Station. The same goes for trains coming from
and trains go to either the Lo Wu Border Control Point (Luohu in the Chinese Customs in Shenzhen) or the Lok Ma Chau Border Control Point (Lok Ma Chau is the Chinese customs port for Shenzhen). Mainly, trains toward the Lo Wu Station only take 3–4 minutes between each train while trains to Lok Ma Chau Station take about 6 mins between each train. There are two interchanges in the line, one in Kowloon Tong Station with the Kwun Tong Line towards either Tiu Keng Leng or Yau Ma Tei and at Tsim Sha Tsui Station with
towards either
( is considered another station, yet it only takes a few minutes to walk from
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In historical eras clan villages organized private study halls or sishu. Village schools opened with government subsidies in the early 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s secondary schools in the vernacular medium opened in Tai Po. Many village schools opened after Wolrd War II. Due to a decline in the birthrate, by the 1990s the number of school students was declining and many village schools began to close.
The 's International Section is in Tai Po. The campus opened in 1997.
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2013年College&Board官方宣布考试将在2016实施改革，从改革文件和样题来看，改革后的考试将有不小变化，因此2014年香港地区的首考备受关注。团队的老师对香港1月25日的真题做了全面的分析，希望能给考生带来帮助。以下是填空部分的解析。
整体解析：2014年1月的阅读真题Section2和Section8属于普通难度，在文章数量和题目难度上都是偏简单的。本次考试最大的阅读难点来自Section6，它是由1篇短对比，1篇长篇阅读和1篇长对比组成的，难点主要体现在2点：
1.时间：短对比和长对比里面的双篇题较多，都需要先阅读文章后做题。因此消耗时间非常快，很难把所有题目全部按时完成，会导致很多同学大量空题。
2.长对比题目难度：这次8道题的长对比，难题（难度为4和5的题）占到了87.5%，也就是8题里面7题都是难题，因此即使有时间做到了长对比，也很难获得很高的正确率。&
Section&2&
短篇阅读（9-10题）
I&accompanied&Thiam&for&the&ritualistic&morning&greetings.&It&look&a&long&time&to&complete&the&full&circle.&As&we&moved&in&our&orbit,&I&noticed&others&circulating&in&theirs.&The&entire&village&was&in&motion,&and&from&all&directions&one&could&hear&“How&did&you&sleep?”&followed&by&inquiries&about&each&family&member’s&sleep.&As&we&walked&the&village,&it&became&clear&that&in&the&tradition&of&its&inhabitants,&and&even&in&their&imagination,&the&concept&of&divided,&differentiated,&segmented&space&does&not&exist.&There&are&no&fences,&hedges,&nets,&ditches,&or&demarcation&lines&anywhere.&The&space&is&single,&communal,&&it&puts&up&no&limits,&offers&no&resistance.&
9.&The&primary&purpose&of&the&passage&is&to
(A)&recall&a&favorite&pastime
(B)&illuminate&a&cultural&concept&
(C)&justify&an&unpopular&conclusion&
(D)&describe&a&dying&tradition&
(E)&recommend&a&course&of&action&
10.&In&the&passage,&the&author&is&represented&as&being&
(A)&a&passionate&reformer&
(B)&a&local&leader
(C)&an&inexperienced&employee&
(D)&an&exacting&critic&
(E)&an&interested&outsider&
文章解析：夹叙夹议的文章。作者首先描述仪式性早晨打招呼ritualistic&morning&greeting的过程，然后作者提到，分离分裂和分裂的概念已经不存在了。最后一句话作者提到了自己的观点，空间是简单的，公共的，开放的;毫不设限，不加抵抗。
结合前面的文章解析，因此文章的结构就是，作者用自己的个人经历说明了公共空间的概念。直接对应选B
A：无关选项，文中不是pastime休闲活动
C：无关选项，文中没有提到不受欢迎的结论
D：无关选项，文中没有提到这个传统正在灭亡
E：无关选项，作者没有推荐一系列行为
10&全文推断题
注意作者说I&notice.....说明作者是个旁观者，直接对应选E
A：无关选项，作者不是激情的改革者
B：无关选项，作者不是领导者
C：无关选项，作者不是没经验的员工
D：无关选项，作者不是批评家
短篇阅读（11-12题）
Astrophysics&is&different&from&most&other&branches&of&the&physical&sciences&because&it&isn’t&experimental.&Generally,&when&other&physical&scientists&want&to&test&an&idea,&they&go&into&the&lab&and&construct&an&experiment&that&allows&them&to&manipulate&reality.&Their&subsequent&observations&help&to&confirm&or&disprove&a&hypothesis.&“But&our&lab&is&the&universe”,&says&astrophysicist&Marcella&Carollo,”which&we&can’t&force&to&do&anything.&All&we&can&do&is&make&observations,&and&what&we&observe&is&a&very&fat&away&and&hard&to&interpret.&But&we&can&still&make&assumptions&that&fit&the&conditions&we&observe.&Based&on&those&assumptions,&we&then&make&a&prediction.&”&
11.&the&passage&is&primarily&concerned&with&
(A)&pointing&out&an&important&distinction&
(B)&advocating&an&experimental&procedure
(C)&corroborating&a&controversial&hypothesis
(D)&putting&to&rest&a&common&apprehension
(E)&reporting&on&a&significant&discovery&
12.&The&passage&implies&which&of&the&following&about&astrophysicists&and&other&physical&scientists?
(A)&Both&astrophysicists&and&other&physical&scientists&depend&on&their&ability&to&alter&the&physical&world&in&controlled&environment.
(B)&Both&astrophysicists&and&other&physical&scientists&are&hampered&by&the&inability&to&collect&verifiable&data&to&validate&their&theories
(C)&Astrophysicists&find&it&difficult&to&evaluate&data&because&they&are&frequently&in&competition&for&resources&with&other&physical&scientists&
(D)&The&hypotheses&put&forward&by&astrophysicists&are&not&as&readily&substantiated,&as&are&those&of&other&physical&scientists.
(E)&The&methods&employed&by&astrophysicists&are&more&scientifically&valid&than&are&the&approaches&used&by&other&physical&scientists.&
文章解析：作为一篇自然科学类的议论文，本文主旨就是第一句Astrophysics&is&different&from&most&other&branches&of&physical&science...天体物理学和其他物理学科是不同的。后面的句子都是作者对于论点的论述部分。
本文主旨就是首句Astrophysics&is&different&from&most&other&branches&of&physical&science...天体物理学和其他物理学科是不同的，直接对应A，指出一个重要的区别。
B：无关选项，作者没有号召支持一个实验步骤
C：无关选项，作者没有提到有争议的假设
D：无关选项，作者没有中止一个普遍的恐惧不安
E：无关选项，作者没有报告一个重要发现
12&全文推断题
因为全文都是在论述天体物理学和其他物理学科是不同的，这道题是无法利用问题关键词单独定位到一句话的，所以最好利用排除法，最后选出D选项-天体物理学家提出的假设没有那么证据充足。D选项对应的是原文“But&our&lab…hard&to&interpret”，我们的实验室就是宇宙，天体物理学家MC说，我们不能强迫做任何事。我们能做的只有观察，我们所观察到的东西是遥远而难以解释的。
A：无关选项，文中没有提及天体物理学家可以在可控环境下改变物理世界
B：无关选项，文中没有提到物理学家有收集数据方面的能力不足
C：无关选项，作者没有提到天体物理学家和其他物理学家会有竞争
E：无关选项，作者没有提到天体物理学家的方法更有效
长篇阅读（13-24题）
The&following&passage&is&adapted&from&a&novella&set&in&the&new&England&village&of&north&Dormer.&It&was&first&published&in&1917.&
The&young&man&had&passed&through&the&Hatchard&gate,&and&Charity&had&the&street&to&herself.&[第14题]&North&Dormer&is&at&all&times&an&empty&place,&and&at&three&o’clock&on&a&June&afternoon&its&few&able-bodied&men&are&off&in&the&fields&or&woods,&and&the&women&indoors,&engaged&in&languid&household&drudgery.&
The&girl&walked&along,&looking&about&her&with&the&heightened&attention&produced&by&the&presence&of&a&stranger&in&a&familiar&place.&[第15题]&What,&she&wondered,&did&North&Dormer&look&like&to&people&from&other&parts&of&the&world?&She&herself&had&lived&there&since&the&age&of&give,&and&had&long&supposed&it&to&be&a&place&of&some&importance.&But&about&a&year&year&before,&Mr.&Miles,&the&new&Episcopal&clergyman&at&Hepburn,&who&drove&over&every&other&Sunday&to&hold&a&service&in&the&North&Dormer&church,&had&proposed,&in&a&fit&of&missionary&zeal,&to&take&the&young&people&down&to&Nettleton&to&hear&an&illustrated&lecture&on&the&Holy&L&and&the&dozen&girls&and&boys&who&represented&the&future&of&North&Dormer&had&been&piled&into&a&farm-wagon,&driven&over&the&hills&to&Hepburn,&put&into&a&way-train&and&carried&to&Nettleton.&In&the&course&of&that&incredible&day&Charity&Royall&had,&for&the&first&and&only&time,&experienced&[第16题]&railway-&travel,&looked&into&shops&with&plate-glass&fronts,&tasted&cocoanut&pie,&sat&in&a&theatre,&and&listened&to&a&gentleman&saying&unintelligible&things&before&pictures&that&she&would&have&enjoyed&looking&at&if&his&explanations&had&not&prevented&her&form&understanding&the.&[第17题]&This&initiation&had&shown&her&that&North&Dormer&was&a&small&place,&and&developed&in&her&a&thirst&for&information&that&her&position&as&custodian*&of&the&village&library&had&previously&failed&to&excite.&For&month&or&two&she&dipped&feverishly&and&disconnectedly&into&the&dusty&volumes&of&the&Hatchard&Memorial&L&then&the&impression&of&Nettleton&began&to&fade,&and&she&found&it&easier&to&take&North&Dormer&as&the&norm&of&the&universe&than&to&go&on&reading.&
The&sight&of&the&stranger&once&more&revived&memories&of&Nettleton,&and&North&Dormer&shrank&to&its&real&size.&As&she&looked&up&and&down&it,&from&lawyer&Royall’s&faded&red&house&at&one&end&to&the&white&church&at&the&other,&[第18题]&she&pitilessly&took&its&measure.&[第19题]&There&it&lay,&a&weather-beaten&sunburnt&village&of&the&hills,&abandoned&of&men,&left&apart&by&railway,&trolley,&telegraph,&and&all&the&forces&that&link&life&to&life&in&modern&communities.&It&had&no&shops,&no&theatres,&no&lectures,&no&“business&block”;&only&a&church&that&was&opened&every&other&Sunday&if&the&state&of&the&roads&permitted,&and&a&library&for&which&no&new&books&had&been&brought&for&twenty&years,&and&where&the&old&ones&moldered&undisturbed&on&the&damp&shelves.&Yet&Charity&Royall&had&always&been&told&that&she&ought&to&consider&it&a&privilege&that&her&lot&had&had&been&cast&in&North&Dormer.&She&knew&that,&compared&to&the&place&she&had&come&from,&North&Dormer&represented&all&the&blessing&of&the&most&refined&civilization.&Everyone&in&the&village&had&told&her&so&ever&since&she&had&been&brought&there&as&a&child.&Even&old&Miss&Hatchard&had&said&to&her,&on&a&terrible&occasion&in&her&life:&“[第20题]&My&child,&you&must&never&cease&to&remember&that&it&was&Mr.&Royall&who&brought&you&down&from&the&[第21题]&Mountain.”
[第22题]&She&had&been&“brought&down&from&the&Mountain”:&from&the&scarred&cliff&that&lifted&its&sullen&wall&above&the&lesser&slopes&of&Eagle&Range,&making&a&perpetual&background&of&gloom&to&the&lonely&valley.&The&Mountain&was&a&good&fifteen&miles&away,&but&it&rose&so&abrupt&from&the&lower&hills&that&it&seemed&almost&to&cast&its&shadow&over&North&Dormer.&And&it&was&like&a&great&magnet&drawing&the&clouds&and&scattering&them&in&storm&across&the&valley.&If&ever,&in&the&purest&summer&sky,&there&trailed&a&thread&of&vapour&over&North&Dormer,&[第23题]&it&drifted&to&the&Mountain&as&a&ship&drifts&to&a&whirlpool,&and&was&caught&among&the&rocks,&torn&up&and&multiplied,&to&sweep&back&over&the&village&in&rain&and&darkness.&
Charity&was&not&very&cleat&about&the&M&but&she&knew&it&was&a&bad&place,&and&a&shame&to&have&come&from&an&that,&whatever&befell&her&in&North&Dormer,&she&ought,&as&Miss&Hatchard&had&once&reminded&her,&to&remember&that&she&had&been&brought&down&from&there,&and&hold&her&tongue&and&be&thankful.&She&looked&up&at&the&Mountain,&thinking&of&these&things,&and&tried&as&usual&to&be&thankful.&But&the&sight&of&the&young&man&turning&in&at&Miss&Hatchard’s&gate&had&brought&back&the&vision&of&the&glittering&streets&of&Nettleton,&and&she&felt&ashamed&of&her&odd&sun-hat,&and&sick&of&North&Dormer.&
13,&The&passage&serves&primarily&to&represent&a&young&woman’s&
(A)&curiosity&about&a&particular&stranger&
(B)&resentfulness&toward&another&villager
(C)&feeling&about&her&life&
(D)&regrets&aout&her&choices&
(E)&plans&for&her&future&life
14.Lines&2-6(“North…drudgery”)&serve&primarily&to&
(A)&analyze&a&character&
(B)&criticize&a&view&
(C)&convey&an&aspiration
(D)&describe&a&setting&
(E)&present&a&problem&
15.&The&tone&of&the&question&in&lines&9-10&(What…world?)&is&best&described&as&
(A)&defensive
(B)&ironic
(C)&worried
(D)&dubious
(E)&speculative
16.&The&author&indicates&that,&for&Charity,&the&activities&experienced&in&lines&23-25(“railway-travel…pictures”)&were
(B)&comical&
(C)&meaningless
(D)&embarrassing
(E)&intimidating&
17.&Lines&23-33&(“This&initiation…Library”)&suggest&that&Charity’s&immediate&response&following&the&trip&to&Nettleton&was&to&
(A)&attempt&to&learn&more&about&the&larger&world
(B)&resort&to&books&as&a&desperate&substitute&for&reality&
(C)&attempt&tp&improve&the&quality&of&the&library’s&holdings
(D)&try&to&improve&her&status&as&a&library&employee
(E)&imitate&the&behavior&of&Nettleton&residents&
18.&The&statement&“she&pitilessly&tool&its&mreasure”&(Lines&39-40)&means&that&Charity&
(A)&estimated&the&distance&from&one&end&of&the&street&to&the&other&
(B)&brooded&over&the&condition&of&the&library&
(C)&felt&abandoned&and&suddenly&alone&in&the&world&
(D)&took&a&dispassionate&look&at&her&surroundings&
(E)&felt&sorry&for&the&narrow-minded&villager
19.&The&description&of&the&“village”&in&lines&40-48(“There&it…shelves”)&primarily&serves&to&emphasize&its
(A)&quaintness&and&simplicity&
(B)&wealth&and&influence&
(C)&cohesiveness&and&cooperation&
(D)&isolation&and&stagnation
(E)&wariness&and&apathy&
20.&the&tone&of&the&statement&in&lines&56-58&(“My&child…Mountain”&)&is&best&described&as&
(A)&defensive&
(B)&sarcastic
(C)&sorrowful
(D)&bitter
(E)&reproving&
21.&The&“Mountain”&(lines&58)&represents&which&of&the&following&to&the&people&of&North&Dormer?
(A)&A&means&to&self-improvement
(B)&A&place&of&disappointment
(C)&A&source&of&disgrace&
(D)&An&escape&form&responsibility
(E)&An&unattainable&goal&
22.&The&description&of&the&Mountain&in&lines&59-71&serves&primarily&to&
(A)&emphasize&its&dangerous&terrain&
(B)&allude&to&its&ancient&beginnings&
(C)&differentiate&it&from&nearby&mountains&
(D)&characterize&it&as&an&illusory&object&
(E)&portray&it&as&an&ominous&presence&
23.&The&simile&in&lines&68-69(“it&drifted…whirlpool”)&serves&to&evoke&a&sense&of&
(A)&immediacy
(B)&obscurity
(C)&inconstancy
(D)&inevitability&
(E)&finality&
24.&Charity&impressions&of&life&on&the&Mountain&have&been&formed&by&
(A)&her&research&in&the&library
(B)&her&recollections&of&her&very&early&years&
(C)&her&mental&image&of&an&ideal&place&to&live&
(D)&the&opinions&of&other&North&Dormer&residents&
(E)&information&supplied&by&visitors&to&North&Dormer&
文章解析：本文是节选自中篇小说Summer，主要描述的是被从山区带回来在North&Dormer长大的孩子Charity对周围人事和环境的态度和看法，以Charity的回忆和内心活动为主。
本小说讲述了Charity对于North&Dormer环境的感觉和对镇上居民的看法，对应选D
A：细节选项，文中提到stranger的只是细节，不能概括全文
B：无关选项，文中没有提到对其他人的憎恨
C：无关选项，作者没有提到对自己的选择后悔
E：无关选项，作者没有提到未来计划
看原文，North&Dormer全天都很空旷，在六月某个下午的三点，几个能干的男人要不在田里要不在树林里，女人们都呆在家里，懒怠的做着家务劳动。都是在描述North&Dormer的环境，对应选D，&setting在这里的意思就是environment，也是SAT经常考察的一个词
A：无关选项，文中没有分析一个人物
B：无关选项，文中没有批评某个观点
C：无关选项，作者没有传达某种灵感
E：无关选项，作者没有呈现一个问题
15.&态度语气题
看原文，What，&she&wondered，&did&North&Dormer&look&like&to&people&from&other&parts&of&the&world?&她在想，North&Dormer在世界其他地方的人眼中是什么样子的呢？Charity在猜测其他人对North&Dormer的看法，因此选E猜测speculative
A：无关选项，不是辩护语气
B：无关选项，不是讽刺语气
C：无关选项，不是担心语气
D：无关选项，但是dubious具有一定迷惑性。dubious意为open&to&doubt&or&suspicion或者not&reliable值得怀疑的，不可信的。文中，Charity不是认为其他人不可信，而是在猜测其他人的看法
16.&细节推断题
看原文，Charity&Royall&had，&for&the&first&and&only&time，&experienced…这是Charity第一次经历这些事情，所以对她而言这些活动是新奇的，对应A的novel
B：无关选项，Charity没有感到这些活动是好笑的
C：无关选项，Charity没有感到这些活动是毫无意义的
D：无关选项，Charity没有感到这些活动是令人尴尬的
E：无关选项，Charity没有感到这些活动是令人害怕的17.&细节推断题
看原文，这种启蒙让Charity知道North&Dormer只是个小地方，激发了她对于信息的饥渴……她花了1-2月的时间在Hatchard纪念图书馆里面如饥似渴心无旁骛的看积满灰尘的书……直接对应选A的Charity想要去了解广阔的世界
B：无关选项，Charity没有用读书去取代现实
C：无关选项，Charity没有想要提高图书馆藏书的质量
D：无关选项，Charity没有想提高自己的地位
E：无关选项，Charity没有模仿他人的行为
18.&细节推断题
看原文所在原句，她来回打量这条街，从一端的Royall律师褪色的红砖房到另一端的白色教堂，她不带感情的估量了这条街。其中pitiless直接对应D选项的dispassionate，她不带感情的打量了周围。
A：无关选项，没有体现原文的pitiless
B：无关选项，Charity不是在思考图书馆的状态
C：无关选项，Charity没有感到被遗弃了很孤独
E：无关选项，Charity没有为居民的头脑狭隘而感到遗憾
19.&作用题
看原文，这里是一个饱经风霜的山村，被人们遗弃，没有铁路，电车，电报，和其他任何现代社会里的通讯方式。直接对应D选项isolation&and&stagnation，与世隔绝而且静止着。
A：无关选项，原文没有体现古朴和简单
B：无关选项，原文没有体现财富和影响
C：无关选项，原文没有体现合作和和谐
E：无关选项，原文没有体现谨慎和冷淡
20.&态度语气题
看原文，我的孩子，你必须永远不能忘记是Royall先生把你从山里带下来的。也就是在谴责Charity，直接对应E选项reproving。这个语气词以前很少考察，同学们应该予以重视。
A：无关选项，原文没有辩护语气
B：无关选项，原文没有讽刺语气
C：无关选项，原文没有悲伤语气
D：无关选项，原文没有痛苦语气
21.&细节推理题
题目问的是在对于North&Dormer的居民而言，line58的mountain代表了什么，是一道难度为4的题，也是本篇难度最高的一道题。难点在于在原句里面没有居民对于mountain的看法，需要找到line73，but&she&knew&it&was&a&bad&place，&and&a&shame&to&have&come&from。mountain是不好的地方，是耻辱，直接对应C选项a&source&of&disgrace
A：无关选项，原文没有提到提升自我
B：无关选项，原文没有提到失望
D：无关选项，原文没有提到逃避责任
E：无关选项，原文没有不能达到的目标
22.&作用题
注意到原文的中有感情色彩的表达，from&the&scarred&cliff&that&lifted&its&sullen&wall…it&seemed&almost&to&cast&its&shadow&over&North&Dormer…to&sweep&back&over&the&village&in&rain&and&darkness.&对于山的描述是阴郁黑暗的，而且阴影笼罩了North&Dormer，对应E，不详的存在。
A：无关选项，原文没有强调危险
B：无关选项，原文没有提到古代起源
C：无关选项，原文没有提到和其他的山作区别
D：无关选项，原文没有说这是幻觉
23.&作用题
看原文，它漂移向大山就如同一条船漂移向漩涡，强调的是不可避免，对应D选项
A：无关选项，原文没有紧迫感
B：无关选项，原文没有模糊感
C：无关选项，原文没有变化无常感
E：无关选项，原文没有终结感
24.&细节推理题
本题需要根据问题关键词Charity’s&impressions&of&life&on&the&Mountain定位，可以定位到原文，自从她来到这里，所有人都是这样告诉她的。直接对应D选项其他人的看法
A：无关选项，原文没有说她在图书馆有读到关于mountain的内容
B：无关选项，原文没有她有回忆
C：无关选项，原文没有提到是她脑中的完美家园
E：无关选项，原文没有提到是游客提供的信息&
Section&6&
短对比（6-9题）
The&green&consumer&market&is&exciting,&innovative,&and&filled&with&products&consumers&can&feel&good&about&purchasing.&When&paired&with&other&eco-friendly&behaviors&such&as&curbing&consumption,&reusing&products,&and&recycling&everything&possible,&green&consumerism—the&purchasing&of&products&with&the&least&harmful&impact&upon&the&environment—has&the&potential&to&change&what&and&how&companies&manufacture&Ultimately,&demand&for&green&products&will&drive&down&prices,&lead&to&further&innovations,&and&educate&consumers&on&how&their&behavior&impacts&the&Earth.
Passage&2&
For&all&its&well-meaning&appearance,&green&consumerism&is&still&consumerism.&Green&marketing&tactics&often&do&no&more&than&fool&us&into&thinking&that&we&are&doing&something&environmentally&beneficial&when&actually&we&are&merely&responding&to&the&latest&gimmick&to&increase&sales.&[第8题]&Certainly,&some&new&products&are&marginally&better&than&previous&ones,&but&few&take&the&necessary&creative&leaps&that&encourage&manufacturing&that&truly&is&in&harmony&with&the&ways&of&the&Earth.&In&many&respects&green&consumerism&[第9题]&marks&a&turning&point,&for&it&is&bringing&Earth&consciousness&into&the&limelight.&But&it&is&important&to&understand&the&difference&between&what&is&merely&green&hype&and&the&true&attempts&at&establishing&a&healthy&and&ecological&marketplace.
6.&The&primary&purpose&of&both&passages&is&to
(A)&raise&a&question
(B)&evaluate&a&trend
(C)&advance&a&theory
(D)&condemn&a&practice
(E)&make&a&recommendation
7.&Both&authors&would&agree&that&green&consumerism
(A)&is&likely&to&benefit&the&environment&in&substantial&ways
(B)&is&a&proven&solution&to&addressing&an&ongoing&problem
(C)&has&caused&people&to&be&smarter&and&more&selective&shoppers
(D)&can&raise&people’s&awareness&of&the&ecological&effects&of&their&behavior
(E)&will&become&more&popular&as&more&companies&make&better&products&at&a&cheaper&cost
8.&In&lines&17-18&(“Certainly&…&ones”),&the&author&of&Passage&2&primarily
(A)&makes&a&concession
(B)&issues&a&challenge
(C)&offers&an&appeal
(D)&downplays&a&concern
(E)&criticizes&a&phenomenon
9.&In&line&21,&“marks”&most&nearly&means
(A)&signals
(B)&records
(C)&traces
(D)&blemishes
(E)&observes
文章解析：P1的观点在首句，green&consumerism是令人激动的，富有创新性的…..很明显对于green&consumerism是正面态度。P2的观点也在首句，虽然表面上看起来是好意，green&consumerism也只是消费者利益主义而已。再结合P2的转折句，其实没有什么人采取真正的创意路线去鼓励真正保护环境的制造业。明显对于green&consumerism是负面态度，P1和P2观点相反。
两篇文章共同的主旨是什么，P1对green&consumerism是正面态度，P2对green&consumerism是负面态度，对应选B选项-两篇文章都对某个趋势（green&consumerism）做出了评价。
A：两篇都不符合，主旨都不是提出问题
C：两篇都不符合，主旨都不是提出一个理论
D：不符合P1，只有P2在谴责，P1没有谴责
E：不符合P2，P2对于green&consumerism是负面态度，显然不可能去推荐
7.&求同题&
两篇文章都同意的选项，在两篇文章中都能找到对应依据的只有D。在P1的line10，educate&consumers可以教育消费者，在P2中，it&is&bringing&Earth&consciousness&into&the&limelight它让大家开始注意到地球环境。
A：不符合P2，P2认为green&consumerism不可能在实质上改善环境
B：不符合P2，P2认为green&consumerism不是真正的解决办法
C：不符合P2，P2认为green&consumerism不会让消费者真的变聪明
E：两篇都不符合，两篇都没有提到cheaper&cost更低廉的成本
8.&细节推理题
看原文，的确有些新产品比以前的要好，但是……也就是说原句是在让步，直接对应选A选项make&a&concession
B：无关选项，原文没有提出挑战
C：无关选项，原文没有提出恳求
D：无关选项，原文没有提到是在轻描淡写人们的担忧
E：无关选项，原句没有批评一个现象
看原句green&consumerism&marks&a&turning&point，green&consumerism对一个转折点做的动作，能和转折点做搭配的选项只有A选项signal标志
B：无关选项，record不能和a&turning&point做搭配&
C：无关选项，trace不能和a&turning&point做搭配
D：无关选项，blemish不能和a&turning&point做搭配
E：无关选项，observe不能和green&consumerism做搭配
长篇阅读（10题-16题）
The&author&is&an&Italian&American&journalist&who&first&visited&Rome&in&1947&and&was&based&in&Italy&in&the&1970s.&
[第11题]From&the&moment&I&walked&into&the&Grappolo&d’Oro,&sometime&during&the&summer&of&1968,&it&became&one&of&my&favorite&hangouts.&It&was&then&a&very&typical,&very&[第12题]modest&Roman&trattoria,1&with&paper&tablecloths&and&bare&walls,&but&the&atmosphere&was&friendly&and&the&food&simple&but&superb.
My&earliest&memories&of&Rome,&in&fact,&are&inextricably&enmeshed&with&recollections&of&wonderful&meals.&[第13题]The&women&in&my&family&were&all&fine&cooks,&and&I&grew&up,&even&in&New&York,&eating&daily&the&sort&of&food&only&the&finest&Italian&restaurants&in&the&United&States&can&occasionally&approximate.&When&I&went&back&to&Rome&after&several&years&away,&it&seemed&perfectly&natural&to&me&to&be&eating&inexpensively&in&establishments&like&the&Grappolo&d’Oro&where&every&dish&was&prepared&to&provide&not&merely&nourishment,&but&pleasure.&The&term&“fast&food”&had&not&even&been&coined,&and&the&Italians&I&knew&considered&American&cooking&to&be&an&atrocity.&[第14题]&A&meal&in&Rom,&even&in&the&middle&of&a&working&day,&was&an&experience&to&be&savored&and&lingered&over&and&never&took&less&than&two&or&three&hours,&after&which&one&went&home&for&a&snooze&behind&closed&shutters&before&going&back&to&work.&At&night,&long&after&the&tourists&had&departed&for&their&hotels,&the&Grappolo&would&remain&busy,&sometimes&until&nearly&midnight,&with&tables&of&diners&reluctant&to&abandon&the&source&of&such&contentment&and&still&nibbling&on&cheeses,&fruit,&and&sweets.&And&after,&the&talk&would&be&about&food—discussions&about&the&quality&of&the&fish&or&the&freshness&of&the&mozzarella&(I&have&a&friend&who&won’t&eat&a&mozzarella&more&than&six&hours&old),&the&success&or&failure&of&a&particular&recipe,&all&carried&out&with&the&intensity&of&a&[第15题]political&debate.&Good&cooking&in&a&Roman&trattoria&is&not&merely&a&necessity,&but&a&philosophical&imperative.
Nevertheless,&it&is&unusual&to&hear&anyone&in&Rome&speak&well&of&a&particular&restaurant.&Even&the&regulars&at&a&favorite&haunt&will&seldom&praise&it.&A&couple&of&years&ago,&after&an&absence&of&several&months,&I&was&discussing&the&Grappolo&with&a&Roman&crony&of&mine.&We&had&just&finished&eating&there&with&a&party&of&friends&and&I&had&expressed&satisfaction&that&standards&had&not&been&lowered&while&I&was&away.&My&[第16题]friend&disagreed.&“It&is&not&the&same,”&he&said,&and&proceeded&to&complain&that&a&pasta&serving&he&had&recently&ordered&had&not&been&cooked&correctly&and&that&twice&in&the&past&two&weeks&his&favorite&dish,&penne&all’&areabiata,&had&not&been&spicy&enough.&He&also&commented&that&he&had&been&finding&less&variety&in&the&offerings&on&the&appetizer&table.&I&observed&that&he&must&have&been&eating&there&regularly,&as&often&as&two&or&three&times&a&week.&He&shrugged.&“What&do&you&expect?&It’s&not&what&it&was&,&but&it’s&not&bad,”&he&said.&I&stopped&worrying.&“Not&bad”&is&a&term&of&encomium2&in&Rome.
1&An&informal&type&of&restaurant&common&in&Italy
2&Enthusiastic&praise
10.&As&presented&in&the&passage,&the&Grappolo&d’Oro&is&best&characterized&as
(A)&an&illustration&of&inexplicable&success
(B)&an&exemplar&of&its&kind
(C)&a&project&gone&awry
(D)&a&relic&of&antiquity
(E)&a&member&of&a&rare&species
11.&In&lines&1-6,&the&Grappolo&d’Oro&is&characterized&as
(A)&dreary
(B)&extravagant
(C)&welcoming
(D)&frantic
(E)&sophisticated
12.&In&line&3,&“modest”&most&nearly&means
(A)&bashful
(B)&proper
(C)&reasonable
(D)&unpretentious
(E)&reserved
13.&The&comment&in&lines&8-12&(“The&women&…approximate”)&serves&to
(A)&stress&the&author’s&ignorance&about&methods&of&preparing&Italian&food
(B)&account&for&why&the&author&frequents&certain&kinds&of&restaurants&in&Rome
(C)&highlight&the&difference&between&eating&with&family&and&eating&in&a&small&restaurant
(D)&illustrate&the&author’s&surprise&upon&encountering&authentic&Italian&food&in&Rome
(E)&indicate&how&the&author’s&taste&in&food&evolved&over&time
14.&Lines&18-22&(“A&meal&…&work”)&indicate&that&the&people&the&author&knew&in&Rome
(A)&ate&protracted&meals&only&on&special&occasions
(B)&were&constantly&seeking&out&new&dining&experiences
(C)&placed&a&very&high&priority&on&the&enjoyment&of&food
(D)&distrusted&restaurants&that&did&not&serve&Italian&food
(E)&thought&a&great&deal&about&how&their&food&would&affect&their&health
15.&In&line&32,&the&author&uses&a&comparison&to&a&“political&debate”&to&suggest
(A)&seriousness&and&passion
(B)&raucousness&and&animosity
(C)&maneuvering&and&compromise
(D)&cynicism&and&pandering
(E)&preparation&and&strategy
16.&The&author’s&“friend”&(line&41)&is&most&similar&to&a&person&who
(A)&has&become&so&upset&with&an&airline’s&service&that&she&only&uses&that&airline&in&an&emergency&and&when&no&alternative&airline&is&available
(B)&praises&a&film&to&encourage&others&to&see&it&even&though&he&chooses&not&to&see&it&again
(C)&boasts&to&teammates&about&the&benefits&a&new&exercise&routine&has&brought&her
(D)&watches&a&long-running&television&show&devotedly&because&many&episodes&are&entertainingly&bad
(E)&finds&fault&with&a&favorite&novelist’s&recent&books&but&continues&to&read&them&and&looks&forward&to&new&ones
文章解析：从斜体字无法看出文体，看完文章之后我们可以发现这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，作者从自己的个人经历出发，提出了自己的某些看法。
第一段：用某个餐馆Grappolo&d'Oro引出话题
第二段：罗马到处都是美食
第三段：但是，很少听到罗马人赞扬某个餐馆
10.&细节推理题
通过题干关键词Grappolo&d'Oro可以定位到文章第一段，it&became&one&of&my&favorite&hangouts.&It&was&then&a&very&typical，&very&modest&Roman&trattoria，&with&paper&table&cloths&and&bare&walls，&but&the&atmosphere&was&friendly&and&the&food&simple&but&superb.&这里是我最喜欢的地方。是个非常典型非常适宜的罗马餐馆，有纸质的桌布和空空的墙壁，但是气氛非常友好，食物简单而美味。typical这个词可以直接对应到B选项的exemplar&of&its&kind，是这种餐馆的代表
A：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro的成功是说不清的
C：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro被歪曲了
D：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是古迹
E：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro非常少见
11.&细节推理题
看原文，&but&the&atmosphere&was&friendly&and&the&food&simple&but&superb，&但是气氛非常友好，食物简单而美味。直接对应C选项welcoming
A：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是沉闷的
B：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是奢侈的
D：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是疯狂的
E：相反选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是复杂的，原文说的是很简单simple
12.&词汇题
看line3原句，It&was&then&a&very&typical，&very&modest&Roman&trattoria，&with&paper&table&cloths&and&bare&walls，&but&the&atmosphere&was&friendly&and&the&food&simple&but&superb.在这里modest的近义词应该是friendly和simple，对应选D选项unpretentious含蓄的不炫耀的
A：无关选项，作为一家餐馆不可能是bashful腼腆的
B：无关选项，原文没有提到是否合适proper的问题
C：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是否是reasonable合理的
E：无关选项，原文没有提到Grappolo&d'Oro是否是reserved有所保留的
13.&作用题
看原句，我家里的女性成员都是好厨师，我们每天吃的东西，只有美国最好的意大利餐厅才偶尔比得上。作用不明，需要再看下一句，当我回到罗马的时候，很自然我只在便宜的地方吃饭，比如Grappolo&d'Oro，即满足了营养需要，心情也很愉快。所以line8-12的作用是，解释我为什么喜欢在便宜的地方吃饭，对应选项B
A：无关选项，原文没有提到作者不知道如何做意大利餐
C：无关选项，原文没有强调在家吃饭和在外面餐厅吃饭的不同点
D：无关选项，原文没有提到作者很惊奇
E：无关选项，原文没有提到作者的品味随着时间变化
14.&细节推理题
看原句，在罗马吃饭，就算是工作日的午饭，都是需要保留和留恋的，吃一顿饭至少需要2小时，然后人们会回家睡午觉再回去上班。也就是说吃饭对于罗马人来讲是非常重要的，直接对应C选项的high&priority
A：无关选项，原文没有提到罗马人在特殊场合才会延长吃饭时间
B：无关选项，原文没有提到罗马人总是在寻找新的就餐体验
D：无关选项，原文没有提到罗马人不信任餐厅
E：无关选项，原文没有提到罗马人担心食物影响健康
15.&细节推理题
看原句，后面的谈话会是关于食物的…大家讨论食物的热切好比是在做政治辩论。原文的intensity可以直接对应A选项的passion激情和seriousness严肃
B：无关选项，原文没有提到刺耳和敌意
C：无关选项，原文没有提到操纵和妥协
D：无关选项，原文没有提到愤世嫉俗和迎合
E：无关选项，原文没有提到准备和策略
16.&类比题
下列选项哪个和文章的friend最类似。看原句和上下文，我和几个朋友在一起吃饭，我很满意做菜的标准没有下降。我的朋友不同意，“味道不同了”他说，然后继续抱怨他最近点的pizze就没有做好，在上两周就有两次他最爱的菜做的不够辣。他还说，发现最近开胃菜种类没有以前多了，我发现他肯定是经常来这里吃饭的。他耸耸肩说“还能怎样呢？和以前不同了，但是不难吃。”简而言之，这个朋友对这里的菜是嘴上说不满意，但是还是经常来吃的。对应选项E，一个人对自己最喜欢作家的近作很挑剔，但还是继续读这位作家的作品，而且很期待新作品。
A：无关选项，这个人只有在紧急情况在去乘坐这条航线，和原文情况不同
B：无关选项，这个人鼓励其他人去看这部电影，自己不看，和原文情况不同
C：无关选项，这个人是向同学吹牛，和原文情况不同
D：无关选项，这个人非常投入的看电视剧，虽然这部剧有很多集不好看，和原文情况不同
长对比（17-24题）
These&two&passages&discuss&water&fluoridation,&the&practice&of&adding&controlled&amounts&of&fluoride&to&public&water&supplies&for&the&purpose&of&reducing&the&incidence&of&tooth&decay&in&children.&Passage&1&is&from&a&2004&&Passage&2&is&from&a&2010&book.
Fluoridation&has&been&a&contentious&issue&for&many&years&because&of&concerns&about&the&effects&of&the&fluoride&on&public&health.&Opposition&has&come&from&many&sources,&sometimes&distinguished&researchers&and&policy&makers&as&well&as&an&array&of&fringe&organizations&and&vocal&individuals.&The&Internet&has&dozens&of&Web&sites&with&headings&such&as&“Act&Now&to&Ban&Fluoride&in&Drinking&Water”&and&“You’re&Putting&What&in&Our&Drinking&Water?”&Over&the&years&the&proponents&have&demonstrated&to&the&satisfaction&of&professional&dental&and&medical&organizations&worldwide&that&fluoridation&is&effective&in&reducing&caries*&and&is&safe.&The&opposition&has&claimed&that&it&does&not&work&and&that&it&causes&almost&every&affliction&known&to&humans&Science&must&always&be&challenged&because&that&is&the&way&that&progress&is&made,&but&the&challenge&must&use&scientifically&[第19题]&sound&experiments&and&robust&analysis.&In&some&cases&scientific&studies&have&been&badly&designed,&but&the&antifluoridation&[第20题]&lobby&weakens&its&own&credibility&by&making&claims&that&are&often&completely&spurious&and&by&resorting&to&falsehoods,&conspiracy&theories,&and&scare&tactics.
Concerns&about&the&safety&of&fluoridation&have&been&made&and&investigated&many&times&over&the&last&40&years.&One&of&the&most&recent&summary&statements&on&the&safety&was&by&the&U.S.&National&Institute&of&Dental&and&Craniofacial&Research:
[第21题]&As&with&other&nutrients,&fluoride&is&safe&and&effective&when&used&and&consumed&properly.&After&more&than&50&years&of&research&and&practical&experience—as&well&as&data&evaluation&by&the&U.S.&government,&committees&of&experts,&and&national&and&international&health&organizations—the&verdict&remains&the&same:&fluoridating&community&water&supplies,&at&optimal&levels,&is&an&effective&and&safe&method&for&preventing&tooth&decay.
At&a&public&meeting&held&on&October&17,&2009,&in&Yellow&Springs,&Ohio,&a&community&that&was&considering&halting&its&fluoridation&program,&Paul&Connett&gave&a&twenty-minute&presentation&on&the&scientific&arguments&against&the&practice.&After&a&county&health&commissioner&and&local&dentist&responded,&a&woman&in&the&audience&said,&“Whether&this&practice&is&safe&or&not,&or&beneficial&or&not,&I&want&freedom&of&choice.&It&is&my&right&to&choose&what&substances&I&put&into&my&body,&not&some&governmental&agency’s.”
This&woman&echoed&what&many&opponents&of&fluoridation&have&believed&and&articulated&for&over&60&years:&government&has&no&tight&to&force&anyone&to&take&a&medicine.&Thus,&while&in&the&effort&to&end&this&practice&worldwide&it&is&helpful&to&provide&scientific&evidence&that&the&program&is&neither&effective&nor&safe,&this&[第22题]&commonsense&position&remains&at&the&crux&of&the&argument&against&fluoridation.
Proponents&respond&to&this&ethical&argument&by&turning&it&upside&down.&They&argue&that&it&is&unethical&to&deprive&children&of&a&benefit&that&might&reduce&pain&and&help&them&lead&healthier&lives,&especially&children&from&low-income&families.&[第23题]&However,&by&not&putting&fluoride:&it&is&available&in&tablet&form&and&in&fluoridated&toothpaste.&From&an&economic&perspective,&avoiding&fluoride&is&an&expensive&business,&whether&it&involves&purchasing&bottled&water&for&cooking&and&drinking&or&the&use&of&distillation&equipment&or&reverse&osmosis&systems.&Thus,&low-income&families&are&disproportionately&burdened&by&fluoridation&since&by&and&large&they&cannot&afford&[第24题]&avoidance&measures.
*tooth&decay
17.&Which&statement&best&describes&the&relationship&between&the&two&passages?
(A)&Passage&2&explores&an&ethical&implication&of&a&practice&discussed&in&Passage&1.
(B)&Passage&2&elaborates&on&an&argument&referred&to&in&Passage&1.
(C)&Passage&2&affirms&the&philosophical&position&stated&in&Passage&1.
(D)&Passage&2&discredits&the&validity&of&the&evidence&offered&in&Passage&1.
(E)&Passage&2&agrees&with&a&solution&proposed&in&Passage&1.
18.&Which&statement&summarizes&an&important&difference&between&the&two&passages?
(A)&Passage&1&discusses&government&policy,&whereas&Passage&2&criticizes&public&sentiment.
(B)&Passage&1&describes&the&pros&and&cons&of&a&practice,&whereas&Passage&2&focuses
exclusively&on&its&benefits.
(C)&Passage&1&is&made&up&of&a&series&of&generalizations,&whereas&Passage&2&supports
each&claim&with&expert&testimony.
(D)&Passage&1&offers&a&historical&overview,&whereas&Passage&2&bases&its&argument&on&a&recent&study.
(E)&Passage&1&relies&primarily&on&scientific&evidence,&whereas&Passage&2&considers&such&evidence&a&secondary&concern.
19.&In&line&16,&“sound”&most&nearly&means
(A)&severe
(D)&healthy
20.&The&author&of&Passage&1&considers&the&actions&of&the&“lobby”&(line&18)&to&be
(A)&deplorable
(B)&unconventional
(C)&tentative
(D)&unavoidable
(E)&auspicious
21.&The&statement&in&lines&27-36&is&best&described&as
(A)&a&legal&position
(B)&an&unprecedented&recommendation
(C)&an&unequivocal&endorsement
(D)&a&candid&admission
(E)&an&informal&announcement
22.&The&“commonsense&position”&(lines&52-53)&is&best&described&as&one&that&values
(A)&scientific&authority
(B)&societal&stability
(C)&public&health
(D)&individual&agency
(E)&government&intervention
23.&The&statement&in&lines&59-61&("However&…&toothpaste”)&primarily&serves&to
(A)&note&an&exception
(B)&refute&a&claim
(C)&acknowledge&a&drawback
(D)&level&a&criticism
(E)&define&a&term
24.&The&author&of&Passage&1&would&likely&characterize&the&“avoidance&measures”&(line&67,&Passage&2)&as
(A)&prudent
(B)&expedient
(C)&onerous
(D)&inadvisable
(E)&inadequate
文章解析：两篇文章讨论的主题都是在公共用水里加氟的问题。是一篇题目难度非常高的长篇对比，难度为4和5的题目占到87.5%。本文也是比较少见的篇幅较短的长对比，只有8道题。
P1：第一段：呈现支持者和反对者双方的观点
第二段：尾句是观点，科学表明，加氟是非常有效而且安全的预防蛀牙手段。
P2：第一段：由会议引出反对者的观点，我们应该有权自由选择
第二段：反对者得到很多响应
第三段：前面是支持者的观点，重点在however转折之后，就算我们不在水里加氟，也没有剥夺人们得到氟的途径。&
总结下，P1主要是从科学角度出发，对于加氟整体是偏支持的，P2主要从道德出发，对于加氟整体是偏反对的。
17.&互联题
两篇文章之间的关系，P2主要讨论的是人们自由选择的权利，符合A选项-P2探索了P1讨论的某个做法（也就是加氟）的道理内涵。
B：无关选项，P2没有详细叙述P1提到的某个论据
C：无关选项，P2没有确认P1的观点
D：无关选项，P2没有反驳P1证据的可信性
E：无关选项，P2不同意P1提到的解决办法
18.&求异题
两篇文章之间的区别，P1主要是从科学角度出发，而P2提到，在全世界试图终止加氟项目的努力中，虽然提供科学证据证明加氟项目是没有效率而且不安全是有帮助的，但是普遍民意始终是反对加氟的。也就是说明P2认为科学没有那么重要，对应E选项。
A：无关选项，P2没有批评公众情感
B：无关选项，P2没有专门论述加氟的优点
C：无关选项，P2没有用到专家的证词
D：无关选项，P1不是历史角度，P2也不是基于最近的研究
19.&词汇题
看原句scientifically&sound&experiments&and&robust&analysis，在这里sound是形容词，来修饰实验的，只有E选项valid是可以的。
A：无关选项，severe不能修饰experiments&
B：无关选项，wise不能修饰experiments
C：无关选项，firm不能修饰experiments
D：无关选项，healthy不能修饰experiments
20.&细节推断题
看原句，in&some&cases…scare&tactics.&在某些情况下，科学研究设计的不好，但是反加氟的政治游说削弱了自己的可信度，因为反对者的说法经常是完全伪造的，是依赖于虚假，阴谋论和恐吓策略的。说明作者对这些lobby政治游说是负面态度的，因此选A可悲可叹的
B：无关选项，P1作者不会认为这些lobby是不传统的
C：无关选项，P1作者不会认为这些lobby是试探性的
D：无关选项，P1作者不会认为这些lobby是无可避免的
E：无关选项，P1作者不会认为这些lobby是吉利的
21.&细节推断题
看原句，注意到最后一句话，在理想状态下，加氟水是有效安全的防止蛀牙的措施。说明作者对于加氟是完全支持的，选C选项
A：无关选项，和法律无关
B：无关选项，P1作者没有提到是否史无前例
D：无关选项，P1作者没有提到是坦白的承认
E：相反选项，这句话不是informal的
22.&细节推断题
问题问的是，普遍观点value重视什么。看原句line52-53之后发现是没有选项可以对应的，这道题也是难度为5的最高难度题。因此需要联系上一段，这是我自己的选择，不是政府的选择，可以对应到D选项individual&agency个体存在
A：相反选项，普遍观点没有说科学证据重要，原句说的是helpful而已
B：无关选项，原文没有提到社会稳定
C：无关选项，原文没有提到公众健康
E：相反选项，原文说的是这不是政府的选择
23.&作用题
看上句+原句，支持者说，剥夺孩子的权利是不道德的，因为加氟可以减少孩子的痛苦，帮助他们更健康的生活，特别是那些低收入家庭的孩子。但是，如果不在水里加氟，其实没有剥夺任何人获得氟的途径：有药片形式的，有加氟牙膏。也就说说，加氟牙膏是例子，证明的观点是，不加氟没有剥夺人们获得氟。也就是反驳了支持者们的观点，对应选B
A：无关选项，原句不是例外
C：无关选项，原句没有承认缺陷
D：无关选项，原句没有瞄准一个批评
E：无关选项，原文没有定义术语
24.&互联题
P1的作者如何描述P2的line67提到的avoidance&measures，回顾下P1作者的观点是从科学角度出发，对于加氟整体是偏支持的。看●原句，avoidance&measures指的是前一句里面的avoiding&fluoride避免氟，因此P1作者对于avoidance&measures必然是负面看法，对应D选项失策的。
A：相反选项，P1作者不会认为avoidance&measures是谨慎的
B：相反选项，P1作者不会认为avoidance&measures是方便的有利的
C：无关选项，虽然onerous繁重的是负面含义，但是P1作者不会认为avoidance&measures是繁重的
E：无关选项，虽然inadequate不充分的是负面含义，但是P1作者不会认为avoidance&measures是不充分的&
Section&8&
长篇阅读（7-19题）
This&passage&is&from&a&2008&translation&of&a&book&by&a&Japanese&novelist&and&long-distance&runner.
Most&people&only&see&the&[第8题]&surface&reality&of&writing&and&think&of&writers&as&involved&in&quiet,&intellectual&work&done&in&their&study.&If&you&have&the&strength&to&lift&a&coffee&cup,&they&figure,&you&can&write&a&novel.&But&once&you&try&your&hand&at&it,&you&soon&find&that&it&isn’t&as&peaceful&a&job&as&it&seems.&The&whole&process---&[第9题]&sitting&at&your&desk,&focusing&your&mind&like&a&laser&beam,&imaging&something&out&of&a&blank&horizon,&creating&a&story,&selecting&the&right&words,&one&by&one,&keeping&the&whole&flow&of&the&story&on&track---requires&far&more&energy,&over&a&long&period,&than&most&people&ever&imagine.&You&might&not&move&your&body&around,&but&there’s&grueling,&dynamic&labor&going&on&inside&you.&Everybody&uses&their&mind&when&they&think.&But&a&writer&puts&on&an&outfit&called&narrative&and&thinks&with&his&entire&&and&for&the&novelist&that&processrequires&putting&into&play&all&physical&reserves,&often&to&the&point&of&overexertion.
[第11题]&Writers&blessed&with&talent&to&spare&go&through&this&process&unconsciously,&in&some&cases&oblivious&to&it.&Especially&when&they’re&young,&as&long&as&they&have&a&certain&[第10题]&level&of&talent&it’s&not&so&difficult&for&them&to&write&a&novel.&They&easily&clear&all&kinds&of&hurdles.&Being&young&means&your&whole&body&is&filled&with&a&natural&vitality.&Focus&and&endurance&appear&as&needed,&and&you&never&need&to&seek&them&on&your&own.&If&you’re&young&and&talented,&[第12题]&it’s&like&you&have&wings.
In&most&cases,&though,&as&youth&fades,&that&sort&of&free-form&vigor&loses&its&natural&vitality&and&brilliance.&After&you&pass&a&certain&age,&things&you&were&able&to&do&easily&aren’t&[第13题]&so&easy&anymore&---&just&as&a&fastball&pitcher’s&speed&starts&to&slip&away&with&time.&Of&course,&it’s&possible&for&people&as&they&mature&to&make&up&for&a&decline&in&natural&talent.&Like&when&a&fastball&pitcher&transforms&himself&into&a&clever&pitcher&who&relies&on&changeups.&But&there&is&a&limit.&And&there&definitely&is&a&sense&of&loss.
On&the&other&hand,&writers&who&aren’t&blessed&with&much&talent---&those&who&barely&make&the&grade—need&to&build&up&their&strength&at&their&own&expense.&They&have&to&train&themselves&to&improve&their&focus,&to&increase&their&endurance.&To&a&certain&extent&they’re&focused&to&make&these&qualities&stand&in&for&talent.&And&while&they’re&getting&by&on&these,&they&may&actually&discover&real,&hidden&talent&within&them.&They’re&sweating,&digging&out&a&hole&at&their&feet&with&a&shovel,&when&they&run&across&a&deep,&secret&water&vein.&It’s&a&lucky&thing,&but&what&made&this&good&fortune&possible&was&all&the&training&they&did&that&gave&them&the&strength&to&keep&on&digging.&I&imagine&that&late-blooming&writers&have&all&gone&through&a&similar&process.
Naturally&there&are&people&in&the&world&([第14题]&only&a&handful,&for&sure)&blessed&with&enormous&talent&that,&from&beginning&to&end,&doesn’t&fade,&and&whose&works&are&always&of&thehighest&quality.&[第15题]&These&fortunate&few&have&a&water&vein&that&never&dries&up,&no&matter&how&much&they&tap&into&it.&For&literature,&this&is&something&to&be&thankful&for.&It’s&hard&to&imagine&the&history&of&literature&without&such&figures&as&Shakespeare,&Balzac,&and&Dickens.&But&the&giants&are,&in&the&end,&giants---&exceptional,&legendary&figures.&The&remaining&majority&of&writers&who&can’t&reach&such&heights&[第16题]&(including&me,&of&course)&have&to&supplement&what’s&missing&from&their&[第17题]&store&of&talent&through&whatever&means&they&can.&Otherwise&it’s&impossible&for&them&to&keep&on&writing&novels&of&any&value.&The&methods&and&directions&a&writer&takes&in&order&to&supplement&himself&become&part&of&that&writers’&individuality,&what&makes&him&special.
Most&of&what&I&know&about&writing&I’ve&learned&through&running&every&day.&These&are&practical,&physical&lessons.&[第18题]How&much&can&I&push&myself?&How&much&rest&is&appropriate---&and&how&much&is&too&much?&How&far&can&I&take&something&and&still&keep&it&decent&and&consistent?&When&does&it&become&narrow-minded&and&inflexible?&How&much&should&I&be&aware&of&the&world&outside,&and&how&much&should&I&focus&on&my&inner&world?&To&what&extent&should&I&be&confident&in&my&abilities,&and&when&should&I&start&doubting&myself?&[第19题]I&know&that&if&I&hadn’t&become&a&long-distance&runner&when&I&became&a&novelist,&my&work&would&have&been&vastly&different.&How&different?&Hard&to&say.&But&something&would&have&definitely&been&different.
*pitches&that&trick&batters&by&being&deceptively&slow
7.&The&author&is&primarily&concerned&with
(A)&analyzing&a&widespread&assumption
(B)&offering&a&set&of&recommendations
(C)&defining&a&personal&characteristic
(D)&reflecting&on&an&activity
(E)&explaining&a&preference
8.&The&author&suggests&that&the&“surface&reality”&mentioned&in&line&1&is
(A)&soothing
(B)&fulfilling
(C)&deceptive
(D)&tedious
(E)&distressing
9.&The&list&of&activities&in&lines&6---9(“sitting…on&track”)&primarily&serves&to
(A)&emphasize&the&effort&involved&in&writing
(B)&expand&on&a&conventional&view&of&writing
(C)&advocate&the&best&method&for&writing&a&story
(D)&reevaluate&the&steps&involved&in&writing&a&story
(E)&imply&that&writing&is&a&straightforward&task
10.&In&line&21,&“level”&most&nearly&means
(B)&equality
(C)&intensity
(D)&height
(E)&degree
11.&Lines&18-26&primarily&serve&to
(A)&express&a&regret
(B)&present&an&exception
(C)&shit&the&topic
(D)&question&an&established&position
(E)&support&a&previous&claim
12.&The&author&most&likely&uses&the&phrase“it’s&like&you&have&wings”&(line&26)&to&
(A)&point&out&a&similarity&between&writing&and&long-distance&running
(B)&indicate&the&ease&with&which&a&certain&group&writes
(C)&suggest&that&certain&writers&have&unique&skills
(D)&characterize&the&experience&of&beginning&a&new&work&
(E)&argue&that&writing&is&not&as&difficult&as&it&may&appear
13.Which&of&the&following&describes&a&situation&most&similar&to&that&experienced&by&the&fastball&pitcher&referred&in&line&30?
(A)&A&pianist&who&has&not&played&recently&finds&that&performing&in&public&is&more&difficult&than&he&anticipated.
(B)&A&teacher&returning&to&the&classroom&finds&that&she&has&forgotten&some&strategies&for&teaching&basic&skills.
(C)&A&dancer&late&in&his&career&finds&that&he&can&no&longer&perform&certain&movements&as&easily&as&he&once&did.
(D)&An&actor&finds&it&harder&than&usual&to&learn&the&lines&for&a&part&she&is&not&interested&in&playing.
(E)&A&painter&finds&that&his&work&becomes&more&popular&as&he&matures&as&an&artist.
14.&The&author&most&likely&uses&the&phrase&“only&a&handful,&for&sure”(lines&49-50)&to&
(A)&add&a&qualification
(B)&initiate&a&debate
(C)&correct&a&misconception
(D)&introduce&a&hypothesis
(E)&validate&a&supposition
15.Which&of&the&following&best&describes&the&function&of&the&sentence&in&lines&52-53&(“These&fortunate…into&it”)?
(A)&It&helps&to&clarify&an&unresolved&issue.
(B)&It&provides&historical&information&to&support&a&claim.
(C)&It&contradicts&a&point&about&talent&made&earlier&in&the&passage.
(D)&It&continues&a&metaphor&introduced&earlier&in&the&passage.
(E)&It&elaborates&on&the&definition&of&terms&used&earlier&in&the&passage.
16.&In&lines&58-59,&the&author&uses&the&phrase&in&parentheses&to&
(A)&justify&the&choices&he&has&made&in&his&work
(B)&imply&that&his&work&has&been&found&valuable
(C)&evaluate&the&work&of&other&writers
(D)&explain&how&he&supplements&his&writing
(E)&display&a&certain&modesty&about&his&work
17.&In&line&60.&“store”&most&nearly&means
(A)&supply
(C)&abundance
(D)&business
(E)&source
18.&What&does&the&author&suggest&about&the&questions&in&lines&67-74?
(A)&They&help&him&assess&his&physical&energy.
(B)&They&are&used&to&enhance&his&creativity.
(C)&They&are&of&concern&to&most&writers.
(D)&They&apply&to&both&his&running&and&his&writing.
(E)&They&are&important&to&writers&with&minimal&talent.
19.&In&lines&74-78&(“I&know…different”),&the&author&describes&the&effect&of&running&on&his&writing&as
(A)invigorating
(B)&motivating
(C)&tiring&but&calming
(D)&unusual&but&useful
(E)&significant&but&elusive
文章解析：作为一篇议论文，我们通过每段段首句和转折句就可以把握全文结构。
第一段：大多数人认为写作是安静的智力劳动，但是其实写作并没有那么宁静。
第二段：天才作家通过这一阶段的时候，经常是无意识的。特别是他们年轻的时候
第三段：但是当青春已逝，我们就失去了这种活力。
第四段：非天才的作家必须付出很多代价才能积累自己的能力。
第五段：世界上有天才大师，但是大多数作家都不是，他们都需要方法。
第六段：我是通过跑步来学习写作的。
我们可以从上面的文章分析看出，本文的主旨是，对于没有青春和天才的大多数作家，方法和练习是写作的基础，只能对应D选项反思某项活动，an&activity指的就是writing
A：无关选项，原文没有提到任何假设
B：无关选项，原文没有建议
C：细节选项，原文提到自己的时候只是在最后一段的细节，不是主旨
E：无关选项，原文没有提到偏好
8.&细节推断题
作者对于“surface&reality”的看法在line5，it&isn’t&as&peaceful&a&job&as&it&seems，作者是不同意“surface&reality”的，直接对应C选项有欺骗性
A：无关选项，作者没有认为“surface&reality”是令人安慰的
B：无关选项，作者没有认为“surface&reality”是令人满足的
D：无关选项，作者没有认为“surface&reality”是沉闷的
E：无关选项，作者没有认为“surface&reality”是不幸的
我们需要注意的不是这些活动本身，而且活动的目的。看原文，requires&far&more&energy，&over&a&long&period，&than&most&people&ever&imagine.&这些活动在长期需要很多能量，直接对应选A选项
B：无关选项，作者没有拓展传统观点
C：无关选项，作者没有提到最好的方法
D：无关选项，作者没有重新评估
E：无关选项，作者没有暗示写作很直接
10.&词汇题
看原文，as&long&as&they&have&a&certain&level&of&talent，唯一可以搭配和talent的只有E选项degree
A：无关选项，rank不可以和talent做搭配&
B：无关选项，equality不可以和talent做搭配
C：无关选项，intensity不可以和talent做搭配
D：无关选项，height不可以和talent做搭配
11.&作用题
看原文，可以看出本段讲的是天才作家。段落作用题需要联系上下文，在下一段首句我们可以看到，对于大多数作家情况是不同的，因此本段是例外，直接对应B选项present&a&exception
A：无关选项，文中没有提到后悔
C：无关选项，文中没有改变话题
D：无关选项，本段没有质疑
E：无关选项，本段没有支持上一段的观点
12.&作用题
看原句和上句，只要需要，聚精会神和坚持耐久就会出现。如果你是少年天才，就好比你有翅膀。也就是说对于少年天才作家来讲，写作是非常容易的，直接对应B选项某些作家（写作）很容易
A：无关选项，本段还没有提到跑步
C：无关选项，文中没有提到特殊技巧
D：无关选项，本段没有提到开始新作品的经历
E：无关选项，本段没有说写作不难，只是说对于某些人不难
13.&类比题
类比题需要找到原文和选项之间的相似点，看原文，随着年纪增长，pitcher的速度变慢。只有选项C是一致的，一位舞蹈家在职业生涯的后期发现不能做某些动作了
A：无关选项，原文和能否为公众演出无关
B：无关选项，原文和忘记无关
D：无关选项，原文和是否感兴趣无关
E：无关选项，原文是否受欢迎无关
14.&作用题
看原文，很自然，世界上是有一些人（当然只有很少人）才高八斗，从头到尾都不会褪色，作品永远高质量。括号里的only&a&handful&for&sure是加了一个限定条件，直接对应选A。同时qualification这个词同学们一定要注意它的英文解释，经常作为选项单词出现
B：无关选项，原文没有引起争论
C：无关选项，原文没有修正错误概念
D：无关选项，原文没有引入假设
E：无关选项，原文没有证实假设
15.&作用题
看原文，那幸运的少数人拥有永不干涸的泉源，无论何时他们需要摄取。是把文学才华比喻成泉水，对应选D选项
A：无关选项，原文没有解释没有解决的问题
B：无关选项，原文没有历史信息
C：无关选项，原文没有反驳
E：无关选项，原文没有详细解释以前提到过的术语定义
16.&作用题
看原句，大多数作家达不到这样的高度（当然也包括我），他们必须尽己所能补偿自己才华的缺失。作者在这里是在自谦，说自己的作品没有那么好，对应选E
A：无关选项，原文没有为自己的选择找借口
B：无关选项，原文没有说自己的作品很有价值
C：无关选项，原文没有评价其他人的作品
D：无关选项，原文没有详细解释自己如何补偿自己作品的，只是说自己要补偿
17.&词汇题
看原文的the&store&of&talent，他们拥有的才华，对应选A选项supply，在这里supply的意思是an&amount&of&something&available&for&use
B：无关选项，不是才华的价值
C：无关选项，不是丰富的才华
D：无关选项，business和talent无法搭配
E：无关选项，文章没有提到才华的来源
18.&细节推断题
注意到这些问题的前文，大多数我知道的关于写作的东西都是我从每天跑步中学来的。也就是说，后面的这些问题既可以适用于跑步也可以适用于写作，对应选D
A：无关选项，文中没有提到可以评价自己的体能
B：无关选项，文中没有提到可以增强自己的创造性
C：无关选项，文中没有提到大多数作家都很担心这些问题
E：无关选项，文章没有提到对于没什么才华的作家才重要
19.&细节推断题
看原文，我知道如果我不是个作家兼长跑者，我的作品就会非常不同。怎么不同？很难讲。但是肯定会不同。也就说，跑步对他的写作有很大影响，但很难不是一下子就说清，对应选E选项很重要但是很难懂
A：无关选项，文中没有提到是令人精力充沛的
B：无关选项，文中没有提到是激励人的
C：无关选项，文中没有提到是累人又平静的
D：无关选项，文章没有提到是不寻常的
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