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ESSAYUnauUiorizedESSAYUnauUiorizedcopyingorreuseofanypariofthispageisillegal.ESSAYUnauUiorizedESSAYUnauUiorizedcopyingorreuseofanypariofthispageisillegal.ESSAYTime—25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet—youwillreceivenoocherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.WTiydowenotvaluethecreativeartsmorethanwedo?Whyaresubjectslikemusic,drama,photography,andcreativewritingalwaysthefirsttobecutfromschoolbudgetsduringhardtimes?Manywouldanswerthat,unlikemath,science,history^andothersubjectstaughtinschool,theartsareunnecessary.Butthisissountrue.Theartsareasnecessaryastheseothersubjectareas一possiblyevenmorenecessary.Assignment:Isitabsolutelynecessaryforpeopletostudythecreativearts?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYON#-5f 1L- Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof I 丨 ■ |3r~~i—— r~ij JHadIknownthatthelinetogetintothemovieATOC\o"1-5"\h\zwouldbesolong,1wouldofleftearliertoget~B~~ Ctorhetheaterorboughtmyticketonline.NoerrorD- ~E~~PeoplesharinghousingwithothersoftenfindthatA -B~cookingandcleaningareadifficulttasktocoordinate,CespeciallywhenhousemateshaveverydifferentDschedules.Noerror~E~ThereasonthemammalisthedominantlifeformAinsuchawiderangeofhabitatsisitsabilityto~Cmaintainasteadyinternalbodytemperatureinpracticallyanyenvironment.NoerrorD ~E~Sometypesofalgaehavesohighanoilcontentthat~AB-scientistsareseekingcost-effectivewaystoextractthisoilandconverteditintobiodieselorjetfuel.Noerror~D- ~E~AfricangrayparrotsareparticularlynotedfortheirAcognitiveabilities,whicharcbelievedtohaveevolved~B~asaconsequenceofitshistoryofcooperativefeeding"C" ~D~ontheground.Noerror~EItssettlementofthestrikedemonstratedthatlheAcompanycanmaintainstronglaborrelations,treatits~■Cemployeeswell,whilestillmakingareasonableprofit.DNoerror~EElizabethElletisbestknownforherhistoricalAaccountsthatfocusonordinarylives,especially~■Bthatofwomen,ratherthanonlargerpoliticalandC Dsocioeconomicevents.NoerrorThevisualqualityoflhesilentmoviesproduced~Aduringthe1920swereoftenextremelyhigh.~C^ D-Noerror

EZZZi5膠5Beforetheelection,therewasaEZZZi5膠5disagreementamongmyfriendsandI,becauseweB CdllhadconflictingopinionsfromwhichwewouldnotDbeswayed.NoerrorDirections:Thefollowingpassageisanearlydraftofanessay.Somepartsofthepassageneedtoberewritten.Readthepassageandselectthebestanswersforthequestionsthatfollow.Somequestionsareaboutparticularsentencesorpartsofsentencesandaskyoutoimprovesentencestructureorwordchoice.Otherquestionsaskyoutoconsiderorganizationanddeselopment.Inchoosinganswers,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish.Amusementparks,particularlythosefeaturingwaterA -B~rides,areafunplaceforfamiliestovisitduringtheC -D~hotsummermonths.NoerrorEDespiteitsdryclimate、theancientcityofPetraAhadabout30,000residents;thisastonishing~■BCdensepopulationwasmadepossibleonlybyDacleverlydesignedwatersupplysystem.NoerrorResearchersbegantosuspectthatfattyacidsinfishAmighthaveaprotectiveeffectwhentheyobserved~~B^thatthefrequencyofheartdiseaseamongpopulationssubsistingmainlyonfishweresurprisinglylew.~C TTNoerror~"E~Questions30-35refertothefollowingpassage.(1)Overthelastdecadeorso.organicfood—foodgrownwithoutartificialfertilizersorpesticides一hasbecomeextremelypopular.(2)In2006organicfoodsalesintheUnitedStatesalonereachedS17billion.(3)Thisfigureisrathersurprisingwhenyouconsiderthatorganicfoodisoftenmuchmoreexpensivethanconventionallygrownfood.(4)Organicfruitsandvegetablescancostasmuchas40percentmorethanconventionallygrownproduce.(5)Manypeoplebelievethattheextracostisjustifiedbecauseitismorehealthfulthanconventionallygrownfood.(6)Thisbelief,however,isnottotallysupportedbytheevidence.(7)Manyproponentsoforganicfoodarguethatartificialfertilizersandpesticidesareharmfultohumanhealthandthatpeopleshouldthereforeconsumeonlyfoodthathasbeengrownwithoutthem.(8)Whilethisiscertainlyavalidpoint,consumerscanreducetheirexposuretoatleastsomeofthesechemicalsbypeelingorthoroughlywashingproduce.(9)Theyalsoarguethatorganicallygrownproduceismorenutritious.(10)Somestudiesdo.infact,showthatorganicproducemayinitiallybemorenutritious(hanconventionalproduce,butotherresearchsuggeststhatstoringandshippingmaynegateanyinitialnutritionaladvantage.(11)Anorganicappleshipped2,000milesandthenlefttositonagrocerystoreshelffortwoweeksmaywellhavefewervitaminsthandoesafreshlypickedconventionallygrownapple.(12)However,oneargumentfororganicfoodisindisputable.(13)Itisthatorganicfoodisbetterfortheenvironment.(14)Thereasonforthisisthatfarmsthatgroworganicfooduselessenergyandleavesoilsinbetterconditionthanonconventionalfarms.| | ■.調(diào)jg/? 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18QuestionsTurntoSection6(page6)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Thissectioncontainstwotypesofquestions.Youhave25minutestocompletebothtypes.Forquestions1-8.solveeachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.Youmayuseanyavailablespaceforscratchwork.Theuseofacalculatorispermitted.AHnumbersusedarerealnumbers.Figuresthataccompanyproblemsinthistestarcintendedtoprovideinformationusefulinsolvingtheproblems.TheyaredrawnasaccuratelyaspossibleEXCEPTwhenitisstatedinaspecificproblemthatthefigureisnotdrawn(oscale.AllfigureslieinaplaneunlessotherwiseindicatedUnlessotherwisespecified,thedomainofanyfunction/isassumedtobethesclofallrealnumbersxforwhich/(.v)isarealnumber.A=兀廠2e1A=兀廠2e1=a-+b-SpecialRightTrianglesThenumberofdegreesofarcinacircleis360.Thesumofthemeasuresindegreesoftheanglesofatriangleis180.6804068040112SI/\lz\—/ABcDEf\zl\zl>zl\It6x+px=14aandx0,whatisthevalueofp?Ifthe(unctionfisdefinedbyfix)=2x.which-olthefollowingexpressionsisequalio/(.r)+)?2a+I2x+23x3,v+I3a*十2今 今bb今今今 今bb今今Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseofanypartofthispageisillegal.GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseofanypartofthispageisillegal.GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEb+今bb今今b3.Basedonthegraphabove,iftheSmithfamily'stotalexpendituresin2005wereS30.000.whatwastheexpenditurefortransportation?S2，()()()$2,050b+今bb今今b3.Basedonthegraphabove,iftheSmithfamily'stotalexpendituresin2005wereS30.000.whatwastheexpenditurefortransportation?S2，()()()$2,050$4.000$4.500$5,000A)B)C)D)E)FigureIFigureII5.WhenfiveidenticalrectanglesarearrangedhorizunlallyassliuwninFigureIabove,theareaoftheresultingshadedfigureis10.IfthesefiverectanglesarerearrangedasshowninFigureII,whatistheareaoftheresultingshadedfigure?(A)(B)(C)515~2101215似r⑽XV.KXI/HzABcDE5UKquartsareapproximatelyequalto6USquarts.4.Basedontheinformationabove,whichofthefollowingisclosestto1UKquart?0.5USquart0.7USquart0.8USquart1.2USquarts1.8USquartsThelettersw.x.y,andzstandfornumbersonthenumberlineabove.Whichofthefollowingproductsisgreatest?

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answer.Insuchcases,gridonlyoneanswer.Noquestionhasanegativeanswer.Mixednumberssuchas3^mustbegriddedas3.5or7/2.(If3|丄|<|2isgridded,itwillbeinlerpretedasnot3^.)Atausedbookstore,eachpaperbackbookispricedat$1andeachhardcoverbookispricedat$5.Kenpurchased25usedbooksat(hestoreloratotalpriceof$65.HowmanypaperbackhooksdidKenpurchase?uiidumurizwucupyiriyuf<t?ubeui【】uiidumurizwucupyiriyuf<t?ubeui【】anypadoHNspagefsillegal. VV "*S^GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEuiidumurizwucupyiriyuf<t?ubeui【】uiidumurizwucupyiriyuf<t?ubeui【】anypadoHNspagefsillegal. VV "*S^GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEThelineinthexy-planethatcontainsthepoints(1,3)and(4,y)hasslope0.Whatisthevalueof_v?13.Inthefigureabove,thediametersofthefivesemicirclesareequalandlieonlinesegmentAC.IfthelengthofACis12,whatistheradiusofoneofthesemicircles?1□Q2aaai31□Q2aaai3□Q□O4□□□□□f??? —?) r —[ f?** —| j??? ——] i —[5flSflflQ.NUMBEROFCOMPin'ERSSOLDATCOMPCFIYH:=500computers14.Fivedifferentbandshavebeenselected"tomarchinaparade.Onebandhasbeenchosentoleadtheparade.Inhowmanydifferentorderscantheremainingtourbandsbeplacedintheparade?2000computersThepictogramaboveshowsthenumberofcomputerssoldatCompCityinitsfirstfiveyearsofbusiness*Howmanymorecomputersweresoldintheyearwiththehighestvolumeofsalesthanintheyearwiththelowestvolumeofsales?9L-^Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof9L-^Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof*<>■ Vpanypartofthispageisitlegak VV今9L-^Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof9L-^Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof*<>■ Vpanypartofthispageisitlegak VV今ForsequenceA,ForsequenceA,the"thtermis10?4-58.ForsequenceB,thenlhtermis2”.17.LetthefunctiongbedefinedforalJvaluesofxby^(.v)=x{x-1).If)nisapositivenumberand+2)=12,whatisthevalueofm?15.TheHihtermsofsequencesAandBaredefinedaboveforallpositiveintegersn.Whatistheleastvalueofnforwhichthe/:thtermofsequenceBisgreaterthanthen\htermofsequenceA?Note:Figurenotdrawntoscale.16.Inthefigureabove,AB=6andAC=S.Ifa〉90,whatisonepossiblelengthofBC?STUDENTS’LOCKERLOCATIONBYGRADE9 101J12TotalHallA155852()0260Hallli—-1007()75—HallC252090115250lotal——20518()19018.AtEasternHighSchool,eachstudentisassignedonelocker.ThelockermaybeeitherinhallA,B,orC.Thepartiallycompletedtableaboveshowsthenumberofstudentsfromeachgradeassignedalockerineachofthethreehalls.If20percentofthestudentsingrade9wereassignedalockerinhallB,whatisthetotalnumberofstudentswhowereassignedalockerinhallB?STOPIfyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.

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23QuestionsTurntoSection7(page6)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Directions:Foreachqucsiioninthisseclion,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheetEachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneaththesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,wheninsertedinthesentence,bestfilsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.Example:Hopingio thedispute,negotiatorsproposed acompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe tobothlaborandmanagement.enforce..usefulend.，divisiveovercome..unattractiveextend..satisfactoryresolve..acceptable ????WFilmsandpaintings asimilarchallenge:to theviewer'seyuthatatwo-diniensioiialsurfaceactuallyhasdepth.share..wamoverlook..showface..persuadedisprove..convinceavoid..teachTherewassomuch intherecentsenatorial campaignthatvoterstunedout,disgustedwiththebaiTageofmaliciousaccusations.incompetence(B)lethargy(C)obstinacy(D)mudslinging(E)grandstandingRecentadvancesindicatethatcuresforsomeseeminglyintractablediseasesarenowwithinreach,butscientistsarcbeing intheirpublicstatements,mindfulofpastclaimsthatproved circumspect..erroneousnonchalant..unambitiousirascible..apocalypticadamant..invulnerableequivocal..unimpeachableNuclearengineerMeenaMutvalaarguesthatnuclearpowerisanenvironmentally technology,operatingwithessentiallynoemissions.munificeni(B)culpable(C)inimical(D)benign(E)capriciousHarperLeecannotbecalled writerasshehaspublishedonlyonemajorwork;however,herwriting inthatnovelisso ,sosharplyperceptive,thatithasearnedherenduringpopukirity.ABcDEanerudite..incisiveaproductive..convolutedaprolific..trenchantaverbose..timorousanastute..probingUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseofUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseofanypartofthispageisillegalGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseofUnauthorizedcopyingorreuseofanypartofthispageisillegalGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGE7③[二::]Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheirconient:qucsiionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequcsiionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymateria!thatmaybeprovided.Questions6-9arebasedonthefallowingpassages.Passage1LineAmericansshouldnotbetaxedtofundthePublicBroadcastingService,andCongressshouldterminatefundingforit.Wewouldn'twantthefederalgovernmenttopublishanationalnewspaper.Neithershouldwehave5agovernmenttelevisionnetworkandagovernmentradionetwork.Ifanythingshouldbekeptseparatefromgovernmentandpolitics,it’sthenewsandpublic-affairsprogrammingthatinformsAmericansaboutgovernmentanditspolicies.Whengovernmentbringsusthenews一10withalltheinevitablebiasandspin—thegovernmentisputtingitsthumbsonthescalesofdemocracy.Journalistsshouldnotworkforthegovernment-Taxpayersshouldnotbeforcedtosubsidizenewsandpublic-affairsIprogramming.!Passage215Shouldthegovernmentfundanationalpublicbroadcastingsystem?WhilemanyartisticallymindedpeoplechoosetosupporttheappropriationoftheirtaxdoIlaistoPBS,othersconsiderthefinancialentwiningiofjournalismandthegovernmentinappropriate.Some20claimthatsincePBSisnolongerthefledglingweaklingthatitwaswhenitwasfounded,thereisnolongeranyneedfortaxpayerstocontinuetofundit.Artssupporterscounterthatwithoutgovernmentmoney.PBSwillnotbeIabletosustainitsfinancialcommitmenttothecreationof25televisionthatdealswithnonmainstream,culturallydiversetopicsandartforms.Lines3-6(“Wewouldn't...network*')makeuseofwhichrhetoricalstrategy?ExaggerationAnalogyPersonalanecdoteHistoricalcitationFigurativelanguageTheauthorofPassage1wouldmostlikelyarguethatthe“entwining”referredtoinline18inPassage2cannothejustifiedbecauseittargetscertaintaxpayersdisproportionatelyplacestoomuchofaburdenonthefederalgovernmentrequirescongressionaloversightifitistobedoneproperlymightproveunacceptabletoeventhemostindependentmindedjournalistsinterfereswilhtheproperfunctioningoftheAmericanpoliticalsystemComparedwiththetoneofPassage2,thetoneofPassage1ismore(AjbalancedsincereacceptingemphaticironicWhichbestdescribeshoweachpassagepresentsitsargument?PassageImakesaseriesofpointstosupportaposition,whilePassage2presentsviewsthatconflictwithoneanother.Passage1offersmultipleexamplestoillustrateapoint,whilePassage2discussesasituationingeneralterms.Passage1includespersonalanecdotes,whilePassage2reliesonfactualevidence.Passage1providestechnicalexplanations,whilePassage2focusesonafamiliarhypothesis.Passage1tracesthehistoryofanissue,whilePassage2appealstocommonsensetomakeitspoints.］膠7］膠7Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof|ianypartofthispageisillegal.GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGE］膠7］膠7Unauthorizedcopyingorreuseof|ianypartofthispageisillegal.GOONTOTHENEXTPAGEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGEQuestions10-16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thispassage,adaptedfroma1996bookwrittenbyanAfricanAmericanwomanwhogrewupinNewYorkCity,discussesjumpingrope.TenyearsbeforeAirJordans，Ilearnedtofly.It'slikethewaysomekidsstrolltoabasketballhoopwithapumped-upballandthrowafewshots,hittingeachoneeffortlessly.Likeacaridlingbeforeadragrace、thereisaninvitation,perhapsevenathreat,inthewaytheirsneakerssoft-shoethepavementandtheballrollsaroundintheirhands.Asdouble-dutchgirls,wehadourownprance.Threeofusandacoupleofropes.Ithadtobeatleastthreegirls—twototurn,onetojump.Weknewthecomerswhereyoucouldstartagoodgame.Likebasketballplayersgoingforaneasylayup,westartedturningniceandslow.Beforejumpingin，wewouldrockbackandforthtopropelourselvesforward.Itwasn'taquestionofwhetherwe'dmakeitin;we’dconqueredthatyearsbefore.Thechallengewastoprovehowlongwecouldjump.Thetrickswewoulddo—pop-ups,mambo,aroundtheworld一werejustforshow，justtoworktheothergirls’nerves.Therealfeatwaslongevity.Sowhenwepickedthecornerwhereweweregoingtodoubledutch，wecamewithropesandpatience.Thereisaspacebetweentheconcreteandheavenwheretheairissweeterandyourheartbeatsfaster.Youdropdownandthenyoujumpupagainandyoudoitoverandoveruntiltheropecatchesonyourfooloryourmothercallsyouhome.Yourlegsfeelpowerfulandheavyastheybeattheground.Whenyoudoaroundtheworld,it'slikeaballetdancer'spirouette.Intherope,ifyou,regoodenough,youcandoanythingandbeanythingyouwant.We’dmeetatabout3:30,afterwe'dchangedfromourschoolclothesintoourplayclothes.ThenweMjumpuntiltheparentsstartedcominghome.MostofourparentsworkedninetofiveinManhattan,andittookthemaboutanhourtogethome.Weknewitwascominguponsixo'clockwhenwesawthefirstgrown-upinbusinessclotheswalkingdownthehillfromthebusstop.Sometimesagrown-upwoman,dressedinthestockingsandsneakersthatallourmothersworeforthelongcommutehome，wouldjumpin一handbagandall—justtoshowusw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