2015年11月7日SAT阅读真题预测：

　　1、Part or all of the following sentence is underlined； beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives， select choice A.

　　It is thought that a dog’s sense of smell is generally 10，000 to 100，000 times better than humans.

　　(A) humans

　　(B) humans’ are

　　(C) humans have

　　(D) a human’s

　　(E) a human has

　　Explanation

　　Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by properly comparing “a dog’s sense of smell” to “a human’s” sense of smell.

　　2、Choose the word or set of words that， when inserted in the sentence， best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

　　The visually captivating nature of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs suggests that the architect is a true ------- ， infusing his designs with beauty as well as functionality.

　　Answer Choices

　　(A) instigator

　　(B) nonconformist

　　(C) intellectual

　　(D) minimalist

　　(E) aesthete

　　Explanation

　　An architect who designs structures to be “visually captivating” as well as functional is very likely an “aesthete，” or someone who is very sensitive to beauty.

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