ACT考試2011-6真題解析

5/5PART1-英語PassageIGeorgeRickey,KineticSculptorThoughhestartedhisartcareerasapainter,GeorgeRickey(1907-2002)becamefascinatedwithcreatingsculptureswithmovingparts.

Eventuallyoneof

theleadersinthenewfieldofkineticart.

Today,his

sculptures—which

spin,tilt,shift,andsway—belong

toprivateandpubliccollectionsworldwide.(3)TogetanideaofRickey'sart,imagineaclusterof

artistic

cylindersstandinginagrassyclearing.Attached

to

eachshiny

cylinderisaslenderbladethatmovesinthe

slightestbreeze.Astheaircurrentchanges,thesculpture

changeswithit.Viewerswitnessartinmotion,

theyare

likeaflockofelegantwindmills.WX小程序橙子ACTRickeywasborninIndiana.Thegrandson

ofaclockmakerandthesonofanengineerat

asewingmachinecompany,

however,

thefuture

artistgrewupinafamilywithmechanical

informationalknowledgeawareness.

Incollege,

Rickeystudiedhistoryandart.Afterteachingfor

someyears,he

hadbegan

paintingfulltime.During

WorldWarII,asamemberoftheArmyAirCorps,he

workedinamachineshop.Thisreexposuretomechanics

pushedhisartintotherealmofmovingparts,fromtwo

intothreedimensions.Hisearly

pieces

ofkineticartweresmall,complicated

formsthatweredisplayedindoors.Overtheyears,his

workincreasedinsize,

hesimplifiedtheforms,

andstarted

appearingoutdoors.Thechanges,hesaid,reflectedhis

effortstofocusontheessenceofmotion.Withasophisticatedunderstandingofgravity,Rickey

workedwithcounterweightsandbearingstocreateobjects

thatmovegracefully.

Hisexplorationof

geometric

figures—squares,circles,triangles,tonameonlyafew.

Inthisway,

theywere

likethemanyartistsofhisdaywho

workedprimarilywithabstractforms.Rickeyinspiredagenerationof

sculptorsmany

werehisstudents:othersknewonlyhiswork.Hislastandtallestsculpture,overfifty-sevenfeethigh,wasinstalledinJapanmostmonthsbeforehisdeathatageninety-five.1.NOCHANGEBecoming,eventually,oneofEventually,heestablishedhimselfasoneofWithhiseventualestablishmentamongAnswer：C2.NOCHANGEtomakingthemDELETEtheunderlinedportion.Answer：A3.Atthispoint,thewriterisconsideringaddingthefollowingtruestatement:SomeoftheartworkshavefoundhomesoutsidetheUnitedStates.Shouldthewritermakethisadditionhere?Yes,becauseitestablishestheimportanceofRickey'swork.Yes,becauseiteffectivelysummarizesthisparagraph.No,becauseitiswritteninatonethatistooformalfortheessay.No,becauseitconsistsofinformationthathasalreadybeenprovidedintheessay.Answer：D4.Giventhatallthechoicesaretrue,whichoneaddsnewandspecificinformationtotheessay?NOCHANGEvertical,stainlesssteelSculpturalmorethanonecylindricalAnswer：B5.NOCHANGEeach,shiny,eachshiny,each,shinyAnswer：APART2-數(shù)學(xué)1.Inthestandard(x,y)coordinateplanebelow,thecoordinatesofthe8points

A

through

H

formapatterninwhichthex-coordinateof

B

is1lessthanthe

x-coordinateof

A,andthey-coordinateof

B

is1morethanthe

y-coordinateofA;the

x-coordinateof

C

is1lessthanthe

x-coordinateofB,andthey-coordinateof

C

is1morethanthe

y-coordinateofB;andsoonWhatarethecoordinatesof

H?

(15,14)(16,13)(17,12)(18,11)(19,10)Answer：EThereare16buttonsinabag:9arered,4areblue,and3arewhite.WhatistheprobabilitythatabuttonchosenarerandomfromthebagisNOTwhite?Acertainfrostingrecipecallsfor3tablespoonsofcocoaand2tablespoonsofwater.Curtput12tablespoonsofcocoainhisbowl.Howmanytablespoonsofwatershouldheaddtomaintaintheratioofcocoatowaterinthisfrostingrecipe?4891118Answer：BFormatrix

,itstranspose,

,is

.Whatis

?Answer：DTheareaofasquarecementfoundationofashelterinacityparkis64squareyards.Whatisthelength,inyards,ofthecementfoundation?2481632Answer：CPART3-閱讀PassageIPROSEFICTION:Thispassageisadaptedfrom"AtSchindler's,"ashortstoryfromDavidMalouf'scollectionDreamStuff(@2000byDavidMalouf).AmongJack'sspecialfriendsthisyearweretwobrothers,GeraldandJamieGarrett,whowerenewdownhere.WhatgavethemaspecialglamourinJack'seyeswastheirfather'soccupation.BackhomeinBrisbane,Mr.GarrettwastheprojectionistattheLyricPictureswhereJackwentonSaturdayafternoons,andwasresponsibleaswellforputtingupthepostersthatappearedinthreeplacesonJack'swaytoschoolandwhichonMondaymorningsheread,rightdowntothesmallestprint,withanexcitementthatcastaglowoverthewholeweekahead.Whattheyproclaimed,theseposters,wastheexistenceofanotherworld,ofsuchmodernity,suchintensifiedenergyandspeed,ofdangertoo,thattheirlocaloneofweatherboardhousesandbakers'carts,unweededpavementsandtramsthatfilledthenightskywithelectricsparks,seemedbycomparisonflimsyandbecalmed.America,thatworldwascalled.Itmovedonnumberedhighwaysatahundredmilesanhour.Itwastwentystoreyshigh,allsteelandglass.Itbelongedtoacenturythatforthemwasstilltocome.Jackhungeredforit,andforthedramasthatitwouldunfold,asforhisownmanhood.InMr.Garrettthepowerofthatprojectedworldwasprimary,andJackfounditundiminishedinGeraldandJamieaswell,whowouldhavebeenastonishedtoknowthatinJack'seyestheyweretouchedwithdistinction.Therewasathirdbrother.Arnoldhewascalled.AyearolderthanJack,hewasspendingthefirstthreeweeksoftheholidaysattheirgrandfather's,outwest.GeraldandJamie,asiftheyneededhisbeingtheretoknowquitehowtheystoodwithoneanotherandtheworld,wereforeverevokinghisopinionorusinghisapprovalordisapprovaltojustifytheirown.BeforelongthetantalizingabsenceofthismiddlebrotherbadbecomeaviralaspectoftheGarrettsasJacksawthem,andhetoofoundhimselflookingforwardtoArnold'sarrival."Armold'llbeherenextweek,eh?"Thenitwas"Saturday."Then"thisafternoon."ButArnold,whenhegotoffthegreenbusandwas

thereatlast,wasnotatallwhatJackhadexpected.The

qualityhefoundintheothers,ofmenaceandtough

allure,farfrombeingintensifiedinthisthirdmember

ofthefamily,appearedtohavemissedhimaltogether.

Blondwheretheothersweredark,andtannedand

freckled,heseemeddreamy,distant.Whentheytold

himstoriesofwhathadbeen,forthem,thehighpoints

oftheselastweeks,helistened,butintheway,Jack

thought,thatadultslistentokids.Notdisdainfully,he

wastooeasygoingtobedisdainful,butasifhecould

nolongerquiterecallwhatitwasliketobeinvolvedin

adventuresorcrazes.Whenheleftschoolnextyearhe

wouldbeoutwestpermanently.Ontheland.Hismostprizedpossessionswereapairofscuffed

ridingbootsthatsatsidebysideunderhiscamp-bed

andabeltofplaitedkangaroohidethatcinchedinthe

waistofhisshortswithagoodsevenoreightinchesto

spare.Hehadriddenbuckjumpers.Hecouldskina

rabbit.Hedidnotboastofthesethings.Hewasnotthesorttodrawattentiontohimselforbeloud.Buttheassurancetheygavehim,theadultskillstheyrepresented,setinadifferentlighttheexcitementsthathadmarkedtheirweeksdownhere;eventheabandonedfueltankthathaddriftedinoneafternoonandwhichtheyhadbelieved,foralong,breathtakingmomentwhileitbobbedaboutjustoutofreach,mightbeamidgetsub."Anyway,"Arnoldassuredthem,"theenemy

wouldn'getfar,eveniftheydidland.Notoutthere."Andheevokedsuchhorizonswhenheliftedhiseyesin

thefollowingsilencethatthewalktoRedcliffeor

Deception,eventhebushway,seemedlikenothing.ArnoldGarretthadtheslowest,drawliestvoice

Jackhadeverheard.Secretly,highuponthediving-boardorintheprivacyofhisroom,hewouldreachfor

thegrowlingflatnessofit,"Aouttheere,"inthebelief

thatifhecouldgetthetonerighthemightcatcha

glimpse,throughtheotherboy'seyes,ofwhatitwas.Thereweretimes,listeningtoArnoldandnarrowinghiseyesinthesameheat-struckgaze,whenJack

feltturnedabout.

AwayfromtheBayanditsredrocks,

awayfromtheirgangs,theirgames,thisparticular

schoolholidaysandeverythingtodowithbeingeleven,

ortwelveeven,towards—ButtherehecametoabarrierthatArnoldGarrett,hefelt,hadalreadycrossed.Thispassageistoldfromthepointofviewof:anunidentifiednarratorwhorevealsthethoughtsofallthecharacters.anunidentifiednarratorwhofocusesonJack'sthoughts.Jackdescribingeventsastheyhappentohimduringthesummerwhenheturnedeleven.Jackdescribingasummermanyyearslater,whenhehadachancetoreflectonthesignificanceoftherelationshipshehadthen.Answer：BWhichofthefollowingcanmostlogicallyberuledoutasthesettingforthispassage?AustraliaEnglandScotlandTheUnitedStatesAnswer：DThepassageimpliesthatJackhasallofthefollowing

desiresEXCEPTthedesireto:travelfaraway.meetArnold.operateatram.learnadultskills.Answer：CAstheyaredescribedinthepassage,JamieandGeraldare:virtuallyidenticalintheirappearance,attitudes,andbehavior.oppositesineverywayexceptintheirrespectforArnold.olderthantheirbrotherArnoldeventhough,inJack'sopinion,theyactyounger.morelikeJackinappearancebutmoreliketheir

brotherinbehavior.Answer：AItcanreasonablybeinferredthatthehighlightedphraseendinmidsentencetoemphasizeallofthefollowingEXCEPT:Jack'sfrustrationwithhisowninexperience.Arnold'shabitofinterruptingJack.thedistancebetweenJackandArnold.Arnold'seffectonJack'sself-image.Answer：CPART4-科學(xué)PassageⅠIn3studies,studentsfoundtherate,

R,atwhichwater

flowedthrougheachofseveralholesinawater-filled

cylinder.Theyalsomeasuredthehorizontaldistance,

L,

spannedbyeachstreamofwater(seeFigure1).Thestudentstested3cylinders,

X,Y,

and

Z,each

havingthesamediameterandheight.Eachcylinderhada

holeateachof5depths,

D,measuredfromthetopofthe

cylinder.Alloftheholesinagivencylinderhadthesame

cross-sectionalarea,

A.Holesotherthantheonebeing

testedwerecoveredwithtape.Ineachtrial,

R

and

L

weredeterminedforonevalue

of

D.Throughouteachtrial,astudentkeptthecylinder

beingtestedfilledtothebrimwithwater.Anotherstudent

positionedabeakertocapturethestreamofwater.Usinga

stopwatch,thestudentsmeasuredthetime,t,inseconds

(sec),requiredfor100cm3

ofwatertoaccumulateinthe

beaker.Usingtheformula

R

=100cm3

÷

t

sec,theycalculated

R

incm3/sec.Finally,usingatapemeasure,they

found

L

incm.Study1

UsingCylinder

X,thestudentsfound

R

and

L

foreach

D.Thecross-sectionalarea

A

ofeachholeinCylinder

X

equaled0.0100cm2

(seeTable1).Study2

UsingCylinderY,thestudentsfound

R

and

L

foreach

D.Thearea

A

ofeachholeinCylinderYequaled0.0200cm2

(seeTable2).Study2

UsingCylinderZ,

thestude