SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 1
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span> <span word="Test">Test</span> 1</p><p> 10 <span word="mins">mins</span> - 7 <span word="questions">questions</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="extract">extract</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conventionality">conventionality</span>,<span word="artificiality">artificiality</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>-<span word="lookingness">lookingness</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span>;<span word="of">of</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gravely">gravely</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 5 <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanists">humanists</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="banish">banish</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="pedantry">pedantry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mediaeval">mediaeval</span> <span word="scholasticism">scholasticism</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="professionalschoolmaster">professionalschoolmaster</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dogmatic">dogmatic</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virgils">Virgils</span> <span word="Aeneid">Aeneid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="isliving">isliving</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> 15 <span word="discovery">discovery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="logically">logically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inductively">inductively</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="method">method</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="aims">aims</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="school">school</span> 20 <span word="education">education</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="hobbies">hobbies</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="palpably">palpably</span> 25 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farce">farce</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reproduce">reproduce</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="or">or</span> 30 <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="quackeries">quackeries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="spiritualism">spiritualism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="astrology">astrology</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="myths">myths</span>, <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35 <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="them">them</span>. </p>
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