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11Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassages.ThispassageisexcerptedfromGeorgeEliot,SILASMARNER.Originallypublishedin1861.©GeorgeEliot.SilasistheadoptivefatherofEppie.Unlikethegoldwhichneedednothing,andmustbeworshippedinclose-lockedsolitude—whichwashiddenawayfromthedaylight,wasdeaftothesongofbirds,andstartedtonohumantones—Eppiewasacreatureofendlessclaimsandever-growingdesires,seekingandlovingsunshine,andlivingsounds,andlivingmovements;makingtrialofeverything,withtrustinnewjoy,andstirringthehumankindnessinalleyesthatlookedonher.Thegoldhadkepthisthoughtsinanever-repeatedcircle,leadingtonothingbeyonditself;butEppiewasanobjectcompactedofchangesandhopesthatforcedhisthoughtsonward,andcarriedthemfarawayfromtheiroldeagerpacingtowardsthesameblanklimit—carriedthemawaytothenewthingsthatwouldcomewiththecomingyears,whenEppiewouldhavelearnedtounderstandhowherfatherSilascaredforher;andmadehimlookforimagesofthattimeinthetiesandcharitiesthatboundtogetherthefamiliesofhisneighbours.Thegoldhadaskedthatheshouldsitweavinglongerandlonger,deafenedandblindedmoreandmoretoallthingsexceptthemonotonyofhisloomandtherepetitionofhisweb;butEppiecalledhimawayfromhisweaving,andmadehimthinkallitspausesaholiday,reawakeninghissenseswithherfreshlife,eventotheoldwinter-fliesthatcamecrawlingforthintheearlyspringsunshine,andwarminghimintojoybecauseshehadjoy.Andwhenthesunshinegrewstrongandlasting,sothatthebuttercupswerethickinthemeadows,Silasmightbeseeninthesunnymidday,orinthelateafternoonwhentheshadowswerelengtheningunderthehedgerows,strollingoutwithuncoveredheadtocarryEppiebeyondtheStone-pitstowheretheflowersgrew,tilltheyreachedsomefavouritebankwherehecouldsitdown,whileEppietoddledtoplucktheflowers,andmakeremarkstothewingedthingsthatmurmuredhappilyabovethebrightpetals,callingDad-dad'sattentioncontinuallybybringinghimtheflowers.Thenshewouldturnhereartosomesuddenbird-note,andSilaslearnedtopleaseherbymakingsignsofhushedstillness,thattheymightlistenforthenotetocomeagain:sothatwhenitcame,shesetuphersmallbackandlaughedwithgurglingtriumph.Sittingonthebanksinthisway,Silasbegantolookfortheoncefamiliarherbsagain;andastheleaves,withtheirunchangedoutlineandmarkings,layonhispalm,therewasasenseofcrowdingremembrancesfromwhichheturnedawaytimidly,takingrefugeinEppie'slittleworld,thatlaylightlyonhisenfeebledspirit.Asthechild'smindwasgrowingintoknowledge,hismindwasgrowingintomemory:asherlifeunfolded,hissoul,longstupefiedinacoldnarrowprison,wasunfoldingtoo,andtremblinggraduallyintofullconsciousness.Line5101520253035404550ReadingTest65MINUTES,52QUESTIONSTurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.DIRECTIONSEachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).12Whichchoicebestdescribesamajorthemeofthepassage?A)Thecorruptinginfluenceofamaterialisticsociety.B)Themoralpurityofyoungchildren.C)Thebittersweetbrevityofchildhoodnaiveté.D)Therestorativepowerofparentallove.AscomparedwithSilas’sgold,EppieisportrayedashavingmoreA)vitality.B)durability.C)protection.D)Self-sufficiency.34WhichstatementbestdescribesatechniquethatnarratorusestorepresentSilas’scharacterbeforeheadoptedEppie?A)ThenarratoremphasizesSila’sformerobsessionwithwealthbydepictinghisgoldasrequiringcertainbehaviorsonhispart.B)ThenarratorunderscoresSila’sformergreedbydescribinghisgoldasseemingtoreproduceonitsown.C)ThenarratorhintsatSila’sformerantitheticalattitudebycontrastinghispresentbehaviortowardhisneighborswithhispastbehaviortowardthem.D)ThenarratordemonstratesSila’sformerlackofself-awarenessbyimplyingthatheisunabletorecalllifebeforeEppie.Thenarratorusesthephrase“makingtrialofeverything”(line7)topresentEppieasA)friendly.B)curious.C)disobedient.D)judgmental.5Accordingtothenarrator,oneconsequenceofSilasadoptingEppieisthatheA)hasrenouncedalldesireformoneyB)betterunderstandshisplaceinnature.C)seemsmoreacceptingofhelpfromothers.D)looksforwardtoadifferentkindoffuture.116Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)lines9-11(“The...itself”)B)lines11-15(“but...years”)C)lines38-40(“Then...stillness,”)D)lines56-59(“shapes...for”)78Whatfunctiondoesthesecondparagraph(lines28-48)serveinthepassageasawhole?A)ItpresentstheparticularmomentatwhichSilasrecalledthatEppiewaschanginghim.B)IthighlightsSilas’sloveforEppiebydepictingthesacrificesthathemakesforher.C)ItillustratestheeffectthatEppiehaveonSilasbydescribingtheinteractionbetweenthem.D)ItrevealsasignificantalterationintherelationshipbetweenSilasandEppie.IndescribingtherelationshipbetweenEppieandSilas,thenarratordrawsaconnectionbetweenEppie’sA)physicalvulnerabilityandSilas’semotionalfragility.B)expandingawarenessandSilas’sincreasingengagementwithlife.C)boundlessenergyandSilas’sinsatiabledesireforwealth.D)physicalgrowthandSilas’spainfulperceptionofhisownmortality.9Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)lines1-9(“Unlike...her.”)B)li