2018年SSAT考试阅读真题及答案汇总系列

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　　2018年SSAT考试阅读真题及答案汇总系列：

　　Inthesixteenthcentury,anageofgreatmarineandterrestrialexploration,FerdinandMagellanledthefirstexpeditiontosailaroundtheworld.AsayoungPortuguesenoble,heservedthekingofPortugal,buthebecameinvolvedinthequagmireofpoliticalintrigueatcourtandlosttheking'sfavor.AfterhewasdismissedfromservicetothekingofPortugal,heofferedtoservethefutureEmperorCharlesVofSpain.

　　Apapaldecreeof1493hadassignedalllandintheNewWorldwestof50degreesWlongitudetoSpainandallthelandeastofthatlinetoPortugal.MagellanofferedtoprovethattheEastIndiesfellunderSpanishauthority.OnSeptember20,1519,MagellansetsailfromSpainwithfiveships.Morethanayearlater,oneoftheseshipswasexploringthetopographyofSouthAmericainsearchofawaterrouteacrossthecontinent.Thisshipsank,buttheremainingfourshipssearchedalongthesouthernpeninsulaofSouthAmerica.Finallytheyfoundthepassagetheysoughtnearalatitudeof50degreesS.MagellannamedthispassagetheStraitofAllSaints,buttodayweknowitastheStraitofMagellan.

　　OneshipdesertedwhileinthispassageandreturnedtoSpain,sofewersailorswereprivilegedtogazeatthatfirstpanoramaofthePacificOcean.ThosewhoremainedcrossedthemeridianwenowcalltheInternationalDateLineintheearlyspringof1521afterninety-eightdaysonthePacificOcean.Duringthoselongdaysatsea,manyofMagellan'smendiedofstarvationanddisease.

　　LaterMagellanbecameinvolvedinaninsularconflictinthePhilippinesandwaskilledinatribalbattle.OnlyoneshipandseventeensailorsunderthecommandoftheBasquenavigatorElcanosurvivedtocompletethewestwardjourneytoSpainandthusproveonceandforallthattheworldisround,withnoprecipiceattheedge.

　　SSAT阅读真题

　　1.

　　Thesixteenthcenturywasanageofgreat___exploration.

　　A.cosmic

　　B.land

　　C.mental

　　D.commonman

　　E.noneoftheabove

　　2.

　　MagellanlostthefavorofthekingofPortugalwhenhebecameinvolvedinapolitical___.

　　A.entanglement

　　B.discussion

　　C.negotiation

　　D.problems

　　E.noneoftheabove

　　3.

　　ThePopedividedNewWorldlandsbetweenSpainandPortugalaccordingtotheirlocationononesideortheotherofanimaginarygeographicalline50degreeswestofGreenwichthatextendsina___direction.

　　A.northandsouth

　　B.crosswise

　　C.easterly

　　D.southeast

　　E.northandwest

　　4.

　　OneofMagellan'sshipsexploredthe___ofSouthAmericaforapassageacrossthecontinent.

　　A.coastline

　　B.mountainrange

　　C.physicalfeatures

　　D.islands

　　E.noneoftheabove

　　5.

　　Fouroftheshipssoughtapassagealongasouthern___.

　　A.coast

　　B.inland

　　C.bodyoflandwithwateronthreesides

　　D.borderE.answernotavailable

　　6.

　　Thepassagewasfoundnear50degreesSof___.

　　A.Greenwich

　　B.Theequator

　　C.Spain

　　D.Portugal

　　E.Madrid

　　7.

　　Inthespringof1521,theshipscrossedthe___nowcalledtheInternationalDateLine.

　　A.imaginarycirclepassingthroughthepoles

　　B.Imaginarylineparalleltotheequator

　　C.area

　　D.landmass

　　E.answernotfoundinarticle

　　答案：

　　1.B，2.A，3.A，4.C，5.C，6.B，7.A