SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 9
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conformity">conformity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>; <span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preservation">preservation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="history">history</span>,</p><p> 5 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="clearness">clearness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="narration">narration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="embalmed">embalmed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="eminent">eminent</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desultory">desultory</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>,10 <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="particulars">particulars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="persevering">persevering</span> <span word="diligence">diligence</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="composition">composition</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="memorials">memorials</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consigned">consigned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="him">him</span>15 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span>; <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="view">view</span>; <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="apprised">apprised</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 20 <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="obligingly">obligingly</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="enquiries">enquiries</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span>; <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recollecting">recollecting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="assiduous">assiduous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recording">recording</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="onversation">onversation</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="vigour">vigour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vivacity">vivacity</span> <span word="constituted">constituted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="character">character</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spared">spared</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="flatter">flatter</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> 30 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="biographers">biographers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span>; <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>.35 <span word="Wherever">Wherever</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>, <span word="connect">connect</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="furnish">furnish</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chronological">chronological</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Johnsons">Johnsons</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="produce">produce</span>, <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>,40 <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lively">lively</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="partially">partially</span>; <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45 <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="conceive">conceive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 50 <span word="interweaving">interweaving</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>; <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 55 <span word="ardent">ardent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> 60 <span word="profess">profess</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="panegyric">panegyric</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>; <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="panegyric">panegyric</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="there">there</span> 65 <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shade">shade</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="delineate">delineate</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="precept">precept</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="example">example</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biographer">biographer</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="haste">haste</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gratify">gratify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>70 <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tenderness">tenderness</span>, <span word="overpower">overpower</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fidelity">fidelity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tempt">tempt</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceal">conceal</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invent">invent</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="piety">piety</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="failings">failings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> 75 <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="detection">detection</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="adorned">adorned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="panegyric">panegyric</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extrinsic">extrinsic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>.</p>
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