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SAT12年5月真题section1Prompt1Peopletalktoomuchabouttheirfeelings.Theysharetheirdeepestsecretsandinnermostthoughtsontelevisiontalkshows.Theywriterevealingautobiographies.Theybuybooksthatadvisethemtotellothersabouttheirfeelings.WewouldbefarbetteroffifwefollowedtheadviceofFlorenceNightingale,apioneerinthefieldofnursing,whothoughtatpeopletoooftenwastetheirfeelingsbytalkingaboutthemandshouldinsteadturntheirfeelingsintoactionsthatbringresults.Assignment:Isitbetterforpeopletoactontheirfeelingsthantotalkaboutthem?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.Prompt2Aspeoplebecomemoreknowledgeableandexperienced,theyeventuallyrealizedthatcompleteequityandjustice---whetherinpoliticsineducationorinday-to-dayevents-willneverreallybeachieved.Evenso，theyareencouragedtocontinuetohopeforandfightforfairness.Butshouldn'tpeopleputtheirenergiestobetteruse?Therewillalwaysbeunfairnessinlifeandbecominganadultmeansfindingwaystomakethebestofthisfact.Assignment:Shouldpeopleacceptunfairnessandfindwaystomakethebestofit?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.Prompt3Noamountofwealthcanhelphumanitymoveforwardandmakeprogress,evenunderthemanagementofthemostdedicatedandsociallyconsciousworkers.Moneyonlyleadstoselfishnessandbecomesanirresistibletemptationtoitsownerstoabuseit.Theonlythingthatcanleadpeopletopraiseworthyideasandnobledeedsistofolloweexampleofgreatindividualswhoputotherfactorsbeforemoney.AdaptedfromAlbertEinsteininAliceCalaprice,TheNewQuotableEinsteinAssignment:Doesmoneyleadtoselfishness?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experienceorobservations.Prompt4Advertisementsprovideinformationaboutavailableproductsandservices.Manypeopleargue,however,thatsomethingelseisgoingon:advertisementstrytoconvincepeoplethatwhenbuythings,theyarealsobuyingsatisfactionandhappiness.Advertisementsmerelyfoolpeopleintobelievingthatthenextnewandimprovedproductwillmaketheirlivesbetter,andtheresultisthatpeopleareevenmoreunhappyanddissatisfiedthantheywouldhavebeenwithouttheadvertisements.Assignment:Doadvertisementscontributetounhappinessanddissatisfaction?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.section31.BecausetheUnitedStatesintheearly1800swaslargelyrural,manyinventionsbywomanofthatperiodrelatingtoagriculture.A.relatingtoB.relatedtoC.thatwererelatedtoD.isrelatedforE.relatesfor2.Ifthetonguewascooledorwarmed,tastebudssendsignalstothebrainthatthebraininterpretsastastes---suchassweetnessorsaltiness.(A)Ifthetonguewascooledorwarmed(B)Whenthetongueiscooledorwarmed(C)Uponthetonguecoolingorwarming(D)Bythetonguebeingcooledorwarmed(E)Thetonguecooledorwarmed,where3.TheextraordinarysuccessoftheWestsidePreparatorySchoolhasbeenfeaturedontelevisionwrittenaboutinnewspapers,andcitedbyleadersineducationaroundtheworld.(A)Schoolhasbeenfeaturedontelevisionwrittenaboutinnewspapers,and(B)Schoolhasbeenfeaturedontelevisionwrittenaboutinnewspapers,andbeing(C)Schoolwhichisfeaturedontelevisionbeingwrittenaboutinnewspapersand(D)Schoolhavingbeenfeaturedontelevisionbeingwrittenaboutinnewspapers,and(E)Schoolwhenfeaturedontelevision,andwrittenaboutinnewspapersandis4.Uncomfortableintheschool'ssmallvan,itseemedtolastforeverforustomakethefour-hourjourneytoourgame.(A)Uncomfortableintheschool'ssmallvan,itseemedtolastforeverforustomakethefour­hourjourneytoourgame.(B)Uncomfortableforfourhoursintheschool'ssmallvan,thejourneytoourgameseemedtolastforever.(C)Uncomfortableintheschool'ssmallvan,thefourhourjourneytoourgameseemingtolastforever.(D)Becausewewereuncomfortableintheschool'ssmallvan,thefourhourjourneytoourgameseemedtolastforever.(E)Becauseofusbeinguncomfortableintheschool'ssmallvanforalmostfourhours,thejourneyto5.AlthoughFelicia'spaintingsarerenownedfortheirintensebeauty,somecriticscomplainofhowtheylackfromvarietybecausetheyareessentiallyvariationsofthesameformsandcolorpatterns.(A)ofhowtheylackfrom(B)aboutthemlackingfrom(C)aboutthemhavinglacked(D)thattheywerelacking(E)thattheylack6.Thosewhoworklate-nightshiftsfindthattakinganapbeforetheshiftbeginscandramaticallyincreasealertness.(A)takinganap(B)whennapsaretaken(C)iftheytakenaps(D)ifyoutakeanap(E)bytakinganap7.AfterthemostpopularsurfboarddesignerintheUnitedStatesretires,manysurferswereconvincedofhavingnoalternativebuttorideboardsofinferiordesign.(A)retires,manysurferswereconvincedofhaving(B)retiring,manysurfersareconvincedthattheywouldhave(C)retired,manysurferseconvincedattheywouldhave(D)retired,manysurferswereconvincedtheywouldhave(E)retired,manysurferswereconvincedofhaving8.From1988to1995,BonnieBlairthrilledtheworldwithherdynamicspeedskatingandcapturingmoreWinterOlympicmedalsthananyotherUnitedStatesw