SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 4
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读练习题:<span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span> <span word="Test">Test</span> 4</p><p> 10 <span word="mins">mins</span> - 7 <span word="questions">questions</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="excerpt">excerpt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Harding">Harding</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warden">Warden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Slope">Slope</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reappointment">reappointment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Harding">Harding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="pathway">pathway</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="endure">endure</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> 5 <span word="schooled">schooled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insulted">insulted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sufferings">sufferings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lodgings">lodgings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="exultation">exultation</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="venom">venom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaplains">chaplains</span>15 <span word="harangue">harangue</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sapped">sapped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="contentment">contentment</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carting">carting</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="are">are</span>20 <span word="they">they</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartless">heartless</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Slope">Slope</span>! <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sufficiently">sufficiently</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>25 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carted">carted</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span>; <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="touchstone">touchstone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span>30 <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="established">established</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joking">joking</span>; <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nought">nought</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span>35 <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="scruples">scruples</span>, <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Englishmen">Englishmen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>! <span word="Alas">Alas</span>, <span word="alas">alas</span>! <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Harding">Harding</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Slope">Slope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="equanimity">equanimity</span>.</p>
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