SAT语法填空模拟练习题十四（附答案解析）

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　　SECTION ONE

　　1. Because our supply of fossil fuel has been sadly , we must find sources of energy.

　　(A) stored...hoarded

　　(B) compensated...significant

　　(C) exhausted...inefficient

　　(D) increased...available

　　(E) depleted...alternate

　　2. He is much too in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.

　　(A) devious (B) lucid (C) verbose (D) efficient (E) pleasant

　　3. In apologizing to the uncredited photographer, the editor said that he that this use of copyrighted photographs had taken place.

　　(A) deplored....legitimate

　　(B) conceded...inevitable

　　(C) regretted...unauthorized

　　(D) admitted...warranted

　　(E) acknowledged...appropriate

　　4. The herb Chinese parsley is an example of what we mean by an acquired taste: Westerners who originally it eventually come to its flavor in Oriental foods.

　　(A) relish...enjoy

　　(B) dislike...welcome

　　(C) savor...abhor

　　(D) ignore...detest

　　(E) discern...recognize

　　5. The abundance and diversity of insects is the cumulative effect of an extraordinarily low rate: bugs endure.

　　(A) metabolic (B) density (C) extinction (D) percentage (E) standard

　　6. Because he was in the performance of his duties, his employers could not his work.

　　(A) derelict...quarrel over

　　(B) dilatory...grumble at

　　(C) undisciplined...object to

　　(D) assiduous...complain about

　　(E) mandatory...count on

　　7. British contemporary art has been an obstacle even for modem artists now revered as great, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, who were for years before winning acceptance.

　　(A) veneration of...eulogized

　　(B) indifference to...dismissed

　　(C) disdain for...lauded

　　(D) ignorance of...studied

　　(E) intolerance of...vindicated

　　8. Pre-Spanish art in Mexico is not a art; they are mistaken who see in its bold simplifications or wayward conceptions an inability to technical difficulties.

　　(A) formal...ignore

　　(B) graphic...understand

　　(C) primitive...nurture

　　(D) crude...overcome

　　(E) revolutionary...instigate

　　9. Are we to turn into spineless , afraid to take a stand, unable to answer a question without pussyfooting?

　　(A) disciples...positive

　　(B) hedonists...compromising

　　(C) criminals...defiant

　　(D) critics...constructive

　　(E) equivocators...forthright

　　10.The heretofore peaceful natives, seeking the treachery of their supposed allies, became, enough according to their perspective, embittered and vindictive.

　　(A)acquiescence in...understandably

　　(B)magnanimity towards…logically

　　(C)evidence of…impartially

　　(D)retribution for ...justifiably

　　(E)exoneration of...ironically

　　SECTION TWO

　　1.Archaeologists are involved in Mayan temples in Central America, uncovering the old ruins in order to learn more about the civilization they represent.

　　(A) demolishing (B) incapacitating (C) excavating (D) worshiping (E) adapting

　　2. Afraid that the nature of the plays being presented would corrupt the morals of their audiences, the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.

　　(A) mediocre (B) fantastic (C) profound (D) lewd (E) witty

　　3. The governor's imposition of martial law on the once-peaceful community was the last straw, so far as the lawmakers were concerned: the legislature refused to function until martial law was .

　　(A) reaffirmed (B) reiterated (C) inaugurated (D) rescinded (E) prolonged

　　4. The sergeant suspected that the private was in order to avoid going on the march scheduled for that morning.

　　(A) malingering...arduous

　　(B) proselytizing...interminable

　　(C) invalidating...threatened

　　(D) exemplary...leisurely

　　(E) disgruntled...strenuous

　　5. The incidence of smoking among women, formerly , has grown to such a degree that lung cancer, once a minor problem, has become the chief of cancer-related deaths among women.

　　(A) negligible...cause

　　(B) minor...antidote

　　(C) preeminent...cure

　　(D) relevant. ..modifier

　　(E) pervasive...opponent

　　6. The columnist was almost when he mentioned his friends, but he was unpleasant and even when he discussed people who irritated him.

　　(A) recalcitrant...laconic

　　(B) reverential...acrimonious

　　(C) sensitive...remorseful

　　(D) insipid...militant

　　(E) benevolent...stoical

　　7. An experienced politician who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, she intended to wait for a more occasion before she announced her plans.

　　(A) propitious (B) provocative (C) unseemly (D) questionable (E) theoretical

　　8. Wemmick, the soul of kindness in private, is obliged in to be uncompassionate and even on behalf of his employer, the harsh lawyer Jaggers.

　　(A) conclusion...careless

　　(B) principle...contradictory

　　(C) theory...esoteric

　　(D) court...judicious

　　(E) public..ruthless

　　9. In one instance illustrating Metternich's consuming , he employed several naval captains to purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his collection.

　　(A) foresight...indifferent

　　(B) altruism...eclectic

　　(C) bibliomania...burgeoning

　　(D) avarice...inadvertent

　　(E) egocentricity...magnanimous

　　SAT填空练习题参考答案

　　Section One

　　1. E 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.E 10.D

　　Section Two

　　1. C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.E 9.C

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