以下是关于SAT填空的推荐练习，共7题。SAT填空题和你过去接触过的题型是有一些区别的，所以在备考的时候一定要多练习才能掌握。让我们和边肖一起来看看这些话题的细节。
1.Until Florence Nightingale made nursing ——- , it was considered a ——- profession.
(A) scientific . . painstaking
(B) essential . . dangerous
(C) noble . . lofty
(D) patriotic . . worthy
(E) respectable . . degrading
2.It was difficult to believe that the sophisticated piece of technology had ——- through the centuries from such ——- and rudimentary apparatus.
(A) developed . . an intricate
(B) resulted . . a complicated
(C) evolved . . a quaint
(D) degenerated . . an obsolescent
(E) differed . . an exotic
3.The research is so ——- that it leaves no part of the issue unexamined.
(A) comprehensive
(B) rewarding
(C) sporadic
(D) economical
(E) problematical
4.The senator chose to incur dislike rather than ——- her principles to win favor with the public.
(A) gratify
(B) endorse
(C) accuse
(D) compromise
(E) advertise
5.In her review of a recent novel, the book reviewer insisted on discussing details of the author’s life, in open ——- the current trend in criticism, which eschews any consideration of biographical matters.
Answer Choices
(A) fixation on
(B) defiance of
(C) deference to
(D) incitement of
(E) collusion with
6.There was no denying the lecturer’s ——- , but her arguments were unsophisticated and ——- .
Answer Choices
(A) bravura . . precise
(B) boorishness . . unoriginal
(C) charisma . . vapid
(D) competence . . infallible
(E) indifference . . benign
7.Since the two legislators had a long history of major disagreements, the senator considered his colleague’s enthusiastic assurances that they would be in agreement on a forthcoming piece of legislation ——-.
Answer Choices
(A) fatuous
(B) precious
(C) sagacious
(D) meritorious
(E) ignoble
Explanation
1.The correct answer is E
“Respectable” and “degrading” most clearly convey a distinct change in the image of nursing: though nursing was first considered degrading, Florence Nightingale's accomplishments made it respectable.Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
2.The correct answer is C
The phrase “through the centuries” suggests that the first missing term will describe how the “sophisticated piece of technology” developed over a period of time. The word “such” indicates that the second missing term will contrast with “sophisticated.” Only “evolved . . a quaint” satisfies both requirements.
3.The correct answer is A
Try filling in the blank without reading the answer choices. What kinds of words would fit? Words like complete, thorough, or extensive could all fit. Now look at the answer choices. “Comprehensive” is very similar to the words suggested, and none of the other choices fits at all.
4.The correct answer is D
This very principled politician would rather be unpopular than compromise, or accept changes in, her ideals.
5.The correct answer is B
Choice (B) is correct. Since the reviewer is openly favoring the discussion of “details of the author’s life,” or “biographical matters,” she is clearly “in open defiance of” current practice, which “eschews,” or shuns, speaking of such things.
6.The correct answer is C
The structure of the sentence sets up a contrast between two ways of describing the lecturer. The fact that she had a charismatic, or magnetic, presence, does indeed contrast with the notion that the content of the lecture was unsophisticated and “vapid” or uninteresting
7.The correct answer is A
Choice (A) is correct. It makes sense that the senator, in light of his and his colleague’s shared history of non-cooperation, would consider the colleague’s assurances “fatuous,” or complacently foolish.
