潘磊SAT填空解析1-3.docx

OC 11. Despite____ on taking rare tamarins from their habitat, the illegal trade in the tiny monkeysremains____. (A) commendations ..obligatory (B) consultations .. predominant (C) restrictions., local (D) penalties., illicit (E) prohibitions., active[题意解析]：remain提示现在的状态和以前一样，以前状态则是存在非法交易，故空格二填入非法或者存在即可，候选D,E.再有despite 提示上下句之间的反义重复，taking rare tamarins from their habitat 和the illegal trade in the tiny monkeys重复，故空格一填入空格二的反义词，故选择E. [中文释义]：虽然禁止把小绢猴带出它们的栖息地，但是非法交易小猴子依然活跃。2. Representing a round world on a flat surface is impossible without some____: the Mercator projection map shows Greenland as over ten times larger than Mexico, a country in fact only slightly smaller than Greenland.(A) oversight (B) simplification (C) distortion (D) sophistication (E) superficiality[题意解析]：冒号提示上下文重复，下文讲投影地图描绘的格陵兰岛笔墨西哥大十倍，事实上只比墨西哥大一点，所以地图扭曲了事实，选择C。[中文释义]：在平面上表述一个圆的世界是不可能没有一些变形的，麦卡托投影地图展现的格陵兰岛是墨西哥的十倍，事实上墨西哥只比格陵兰岛小一点3. The highly publicized redesign of the car is essentially ____: the exterior has been updated, but the engine remains unchanged. (A) intuitive (B) cosmetic (C) incoherent (D) consequential (E) retroactive【题意解析】：冒号提示上下文重复，下半句讲汽车外部更新，引擎没变，也就是换汤不换药，故设计是装饰性的，选择B.【中文释义】：很引人注目的汽车重新设计本质上是装饰性的：外部已经更新，但是引擎仍然没有改变。4. Many of our memories are____, escaping our consciousness just as we strain to recall a face or a name. (A) elusive (B) pervasive (C) unvaried (D) insensitive (E) impractical【题意解析】：空格要求填入一词来描述记忆的特点，escape 正是记忆的动作，故选择escape的同义词，选择A.【中文释义】：我们的许多记忆是规避性的，逃离我们的意识，正因如此我们努力去回忆一个面容或者名字。5. Although Caroline Gordon was rigorously objective in her journalistic writing, her lively and ____ private correspondence ____ a delightful capacity for biting commentary on the social scene. (A) incisive., disguised (B) eloquent., derided (C) dispassionate., demonstrated (D) exuberant., minimized(E) entertaining., exhibited【题意解析】：有and连接并列关系可知，空格一填入lively的同义词，候选B ,D,E,再有although 引导上下句的转折，欢快的信件展示愉快的能力，故选择E.【中文释义】：尽管Caroline Gordon在她的新闻写作中