SAT Reading Comprehension Test 2參考答案

1.Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Primary purpose questions require you to find the overview of the passage - what the author intended to convey. It is like finding a title. In this case, we find that the author wanted to describe some aspects of the upbringing of girls in a particular society and contrast that with the way boys were brought up. Hence, answer A seems best. (To eliminate the others note that she is describing rather than ‘criticizing’, that she is not giving an account of only one day, and that she is saying something wider than just how they are trained to be useful. The D answer is too wide ranging.)

2.Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Go back to line 22 and find a word of your own to substitute. "Where small girls are brusquely pushed aside, small boys will be patiently tolerated"...we find that we need something the opposite of ‘patiently’. So the word ‘abruptly’ is closest to the idea of ‘impatiently’.

3.Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Look carefully at the list of techniques. They include, household chores, playing, and making decorative items. They are not ‘monotonous’ and they are more than just ‘physical’ or ‘household’. Not all of them could be described as ‘important responsibilities’ and so we eliminate, and choose D.

4.Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Always read some lines before and some lines after the line reference. In this case, reading considerably before the line shows us that ‘responsibility’ is mainly associated with baby-tending. The boys also learn this responsibility when they are young (line 15-17). The best answer is therefore, A.

5.Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Go back to the sentence and substitute your own word. " ...the girls waste hours in bickering, innocent of any technique for quick and efficient cooperation." Here, ‘unaware of’, or ‘without knowing’ would fit well. The best answer of the choices given is ‘unskilled in’.

6.Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Check each one carefully. In an ‘except’ question you are looking for something that is not right. There is no mention of formal education (schooling), and so answer D is best.

7.Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

First identify the ‘author’s contention’ (argument). She is saying, "the community provides them (girls) with no lessons in cooperation with one another." To weaken that contention, we need to show that they do get some opportunity to learn cooperation with one another. Point I shows that they can learn, and so does II. III suggests that they cooperate with mothers but not necessarily with each other. So, I and II correct means answer choice D.

8.Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The author is describing, but she is also telling us what these observations imply. (The sentence in lines 37-40 is an example of an interpretation.) Hence, answer A.