美国学术能力评估考试（SAT）
单选题It can be inferred from the passage that the city of Siena ______.A was the birthplace 9f some important explorersB made a significant contribution to the world of artC prizes the giraffe above all other animalsD was one of medieval Italy's most import
题目
was the birthplace 9f some important explorers
made a significant contribution to the world of art
prizes the giraffe above all other animals
was one of medieval Italy's most important cities
is a popular destination for tourists
参考答案和解析
文中最后一段第二句，作者提到Siena因文艺复兴时期的众多画家而开始闻名。故选B。
相似问题和答案
第1题：
It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ , most Americans ______.
A. were very rich
B. lived in poverty
C. did not own automobiles
D. had own automobiles
41．第二段倒数第二句。到二战结束时，美国人满足了第二个等级，然后第三个等级才出现。第三个等级是对车子和新房子的需求。选项 C是正确的。
第2题：
It can be inferred from the passage that in artistic creation______.
A．product is more important than process
B．process is more important than product
C．process and product are equally important
D．both process and product are unimportant
解析：推理判断题。由第四段第二、三、四句可知：父母不应该说“我不会画直线”，他们应该说“我喜欢创新”，因为这会告诉孩子创新的过程比产物重要。可推知，在艺术创新中，过程比产物重要。因此，B项符合题意。
第3题：
The author mentions big cities such as Tokyo, Singapore and Paris______.
A. to show that city people all over the world have a lot in common
B. to let his readers be aware that they are some of the world's biggest cities
C. to illustrate their difference from American cities
D. because they are some of the cities that attract visitors most
44．答案为A 从第三段第一句可知国际上的大城市有很多共同之处。A正确。
第4题：
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.
A:.coffee was first discovered by Kaldi
B: coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goats
C:.coffee was first discovered in south American countries
D: coffee drinks were first made by Arabs
细节题。从第一段最后两句话：London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.（在伦敦，供应巧克力饮料的店铺成为了重要的聚会地点。直到今天还存在一些这样的店铺）可以推断这里的some指的就是London shops。
细节题。第二段第三句：Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “ Potato Famine ” of 1845～1846.（爱尔兰人非常依赖土豆，在1845年到1846年期间的土豆饥荒中成千上万的爱尔兰人由于土豆欠收而挨俄）。强调the crop failed , the crop即potato。 A项没有说明土豆欠收这个关键事实；B项是starve导致的结果，并非原因;C项文章并未提及。
细节题。根据第三段倒数第二句：But it is native（本土的、当地的）to Ethiopia．句中it即指coffee，意思是咖啡最早产自埃塞俄比亚。A、B项和But it is native to Ethiopia矛盾；根据第三段最后一句：Arabs最早将咖啡制作为饮品。可以推断D是错误的。
推断题。第三段最后一句：It ( coffee ) was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.最后一段讲述这个阿拉伯传说就是为了证明阿位伯人首先发明了咖啡这种饮品，即D选项的内容。
第5题：
Which of the following statements can best be inferred from the passage?
A. Fishes only "speak" to communicate with each other.
B. Researches are now being made to study the significance of fish sounds.
C. Sea animals have a sharper hearing ability than men.
D. Sounds made by fish cannot be transmitted through the air.
答案为 B。根据第一段第二至第五句， Actually， their talk may be as meaningful as much of our own．For example，some sea animals use their "voices" to locate their food in the ocean expanses；others use their "voices" to let their fellows know of their locations；and still others，as a means of obtaining mates．Sometimes, "speaking" may even mean the difference between life and death to a sea animal．It appears in some cases that when a predator approaches，the prey depends on no more than the sounds it makes to escape 作出该项选择。选项 A中only不确切；选择 C和D在文中都没提到。
第6题：
For any Englishman there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.
Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!
There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.
1). From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.
A. it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist
B. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer
C. Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer
D. it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet
2). According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.
A. Englishmen
B. English speaking people
C. Shakespeare's works
D. ancient people
3). To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______.
A. write and read more
B. be glad to be a foreigner
C. learn from an English man
D. read Shakespeare's plays
4). The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.
A. only Englishmen can understand his plays
B. some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed
C. the works are too difficult for a beginner
D. the works are for native speakers
5). In this passage the author wants to _______.
A. tell how great a writer Shakespeare is
B. tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day
C. tell that some English words are out of use now
D. show the richness of English language
第7题：
It can be inferred from the passage that the real danger comes from ______.
A)the asbestos dust that people take in
B) the contact of the worker's skin with asbestos particles
C) the inferior quality of the asbestos itself
D)the excessive use of man made asbestos material
答案：A
[试题分析]事实推断题。
[详细解答]石棉沉着病(asbestosis)是指石棉被吸进肺中沉积在内而形成肺病，因此，又被称作“石棉肺”。在使用石棉的过程中，石棉碎绒(100sefibres)进入空气中，形成石棉绒尘(dust)，并被工人吸人肺中造成肺癌等疾病。研究会所提出的几个建议也首先是针对如何降低工作环境中石棉绒尘的含量，从而降低石棉的使用给建筑工人造成的危害。
第8题：
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
One of the most exciting races ever run is now in progress between doctors fighting malaria(疟疾)and mosquitoes. According to the most recent counts 225 million people a year suffer attacks of malaria and more than two million die. Public health workers around the world are doing all t11ev can to destroy malaria before the mosquitoes that pass on the disease become resistant to the poisons now used against them. It's a race against time and against difficulties，with millions of lives in danger and the chances of winning not in man's favour.
Malaria，it is true，has been practically wiped out in thirteen countries. including the United States，and is under attack in many others. But it is equally true that in some parts of the world certain types of malaria-carrying mosquitoes have already learned to resist some of the sprays that formerly killed them. Other types of mosquitoes are not killed as quickly by present sprays as they once were.
The World Health Organization is helping national governments to get rid of malaria before resistance among the mosquito population becomes so great that new poisons will have to be found to replace those in use at present. Most of the countries in the world have started，or are planning，campaigns against mosquitoes. If the race against resistance is won by man，it is possible that ten years from now dais old evil will have disappeared completely from the America，perhaps from the world.
Malaria has been successfully got. rid of in______.
A. all countries
B. some countries
C. no countries
D. most countries
[解析] 由本文第二段可知。
第9题：
What Makes a Soccer Player Great?
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world,but there have only been few play-ers who were truly great.How did these players get that way—was it through training and prac- tice,or are great players“born,not made”?First,these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate.In the history of soccer,only six countries have ever won the World Cup-three from South America and three from western Europe .There has never been a great national team-or a really great player-from North America or from Asia.Second,these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player,as was Pele.Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally,many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood—a poor,crowded area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor,lawyer,or businessman,but to become a rich,famous athlete or entertainer. For example,Liverpool,which produced the Beetles,had one of the best
English soccer teams in recent years.Pele practiced in the street with a“ball”made of rags.And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.
All great players have a lot in common,but that doesn't explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets,but only one became Pele.The greatest play-ers are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
A: Pele. is the greatest soccer player
B: the greatest players are born with some unique quality
C: Pele's birthplace sets him apart from all the other players
D: the greatest players practice with“balls”made of rags
skills：技巧。tricks出现在第二段的最后一个句子中。根据句子的意思，该词表达的是“技巧”的意思。该题是考查根据上下文猜词的能力。
many geat soccer players come from poor areas：许多很棒的足球球员都来自贫困地区。第二段的第一个句子说到，许多很棒的球员都来自同一种聚居区——一种贫困的、拥挤的……地区。
the greatest players are born with some unique quality：最棒的球员的某种独特的素质是与生俱来的。这个子句引自文章的最后一个句子“The great players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others”。
his height：身高。“身高”在文章中没有提到。
第10题：
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years,nothing about people—not their clothes,ideas,or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians .The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's .And although it was very expensive,it quickly became fashionable.In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600,the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine”of 1845—1846,and thou- sands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee,and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries.But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic legend,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush.He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake”feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.
A:some cocoa trees
B: some chocolate drinks
C: some shops
D: some South American Indians
细节题。从第一段最后两句话：London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.（在伦敦，供应巧克力饮料的店铺成为了重要的聚会地点。直到今天还存在一些这样的店铺）可以推断这里的some指的就是London shops。
细节题。第二段第三句：Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “ Potato Famine ” of 1845～1846.（爱尔兰人非常依赖土豆，在1845年到1846年期间的土豆饥荒中成千上万的爱尔兰人由于土豆欠收而挨俄）。强调the crop failed , the crop即potato。 A项没有说明土豆欠收这个关键事实；B项是starve导致的结果，并非原因;C项文章并未提及。
细节题。根据第三段倒数第二句：But it is native（本土的、当地的）to Ethiopia．句中it即指coffee，意思是咖啡最早产自埃塞俄比亚。A、B项和But it is native to Ethiopia矛盾；根据第三段最后一句：Arabs最早将咖啡制作为饮品。可以推断D是错误的。
推断题。第三段最后一句：It ( coffee ) was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.最后一段讲述这个阿拉伯传说就是为了证明阿位伯人首先发明了咖啡这种饮品，即D选项的内容。