SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 2
<p> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> - 7 <span word="questions">questions</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Islanders">Islanders</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="avoidances">avoidances</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> 5 <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="pinwheels">pinwheels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="frangipani">frangipani</span> <span word="blossoms">blossoms</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tidy">tidy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="litter">litter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stony">stony</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="copra">copra</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="faggot">faggot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>-<span word="house">house</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> 15 <span word="supplementary">supplementary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>-<span word="tending">tending</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="smoothed">smoothed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>. 20 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="circumspect">circumspect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brusquely">brusquely</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="adept">adept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="useful">useful</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25 <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="lasso">lasso</span> <span word="reef">reef</span> <span word="eels">eels</span>, <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="team">team</span>; <span word="one">one</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="lasso">lasso</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="poke">poke</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reef">reef</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="tucks">tucks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="eels">eels</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lavalava">lavalava</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, 30 <span word="burdened">burdened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="staggerers">staggerers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reef">reef</span>, <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scorn">scorn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35 <span word="chastening">chastening</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>-<span word="tending">tending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> 40 <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bickering">bickering</span>, <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>.</p>
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