2013年11月4日SAT真题

SAT真题类型：Critical Reading > Sentence Completions 完成句子

　　Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

　　It was difficult to believe that the sophisticated piece of technology had ------- through the centuries from such ------- and rudimentary apparatus.

　　(A) developed . . an intricate

　　(B) resulted . . a complicated

　　(C) evolved . . a quaint

　　(D) degenerated . . an obsolescent

　　(E) differed . . an exotic

解析：The phrase “through the centuries” suggests that the first missing term will describe how the “sophisticated piece of technology” developed over a period of time. The word “such” indicates that the second missing term will contrast with “sophisticated.” Only “evolved . . a quaint” satisfies both requirements.

SAT真题类型：Writing > Improving Sentences 改进句子

　　Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　Like machinery was integral to the development of industrial capitalism, so the rapid transfer of information is the force driving modern business.

　　(A) Like

　　(B) Given that

　　(C) Since

　　(D) Just as

　　(E) Although

解析：Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by replacing the preposition “Like” with the conjunction “as.” In this sentence, two clauses, “machinery was integral to the development of industrial capitalism” and “the rapid transfer of information is the force driving modern business” are being compared, so a conjunction is required to link them. A preposition cannot link clauses. The adverb “Just” here completes the correlative construction “Just as…. so….” and adds emphasis to the similarity between the two statements being compared.