SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 8
<p> 1 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ring">Ring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Casterbridge">Casterbridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="amphitheatres">amphitheatres</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Casterbridge">Casterbridge</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="alley">alley</span>, 5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precinct">precinct</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span>, <span word="bespoke">bespoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="concealed">concealed</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="unobtrusive">unobtrusive</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> 10 <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oval">oval</span> <span word="scoop">scoop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>; <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spear">spear</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brooch">brooch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>; <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urn">urn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knees">knees</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jar">jar</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mystified">mystified</span> 15 <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span> <span word="pouring">pouring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Casterbridge">Casterbridge</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p> <span word="Imaginative">Imaginative</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasantness">unpleasantness</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> 20 <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unmoved">unmoved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="hoary">hoary</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motives">motives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>.25 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Amphitheatre">Amphitheatre</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="enclosure">enclosure</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notch">notch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="extremities">extremities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Casterbridge">Casterbridge</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span> <span word="Coliseum">Coliseum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> 30 <span word="suggestive">suggestive</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="vastness">vastness</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cursory">cursory</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span>. <span word="Melancholy">Melancholy</span>, <span word="impressive">impressive</span>, <span word="lonely">lonely</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> 35 <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="furtive">furtive</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="Intrigues">Intrigues</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="there">there</span>; <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="experimented">experimented</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feuds">feuds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> - <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Amphitheatre">Amphitheatre</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>.40 <span word="Why">Why</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="eminently">eminently</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airy">airy</span>, <span word="accessible">accessible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sequestered">sequestered</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheerfullest">cheerfullest</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="occurrences">occurrences</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Apart">Apart</span> 45 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanguinary">sanguinary</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="therein">therein</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>-<span word="gallows">gallows</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1705 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="strangled">strangled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span>.</p>
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