SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 10
<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> 10 <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="ashore">ashore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="gangway">gangway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="vaguely">vaguely</span>, <span word="sinks">sinks</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="lurch">lurch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="dimly">dimly</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5 <span word="benevolent">benevolent</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fussy">fussy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="smuggles">smuggles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="false">false</span>-<span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="stockings">stockings</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poky">poky</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poky">poky</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="poky">poky</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="till">till</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unexciting">unexciting</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="porter">porter</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inoffensive">inoffensive</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="riven">riven</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="strangely">strangely</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cosy">cosy</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> 15 <span word="strangely">strangely</span> <span word="poky">poky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="misery">misery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncanny">uncanny</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="deathly">deathly</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dullness">dullness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> 20 <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="haunted">haunted</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="waking">waking</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncanny">uncanny</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>! <span word="This">This</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dullness">dullness</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dulled">dulled</span>! <span word="My">My</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dulled">dulled</span>! <span word="My">My</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dulling">dulling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="London">London</span> <span word="dullness">dullness</span>.</p>
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