UMAT习题集（基础篇）

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周六，Section 2 集中发！(monkey26)(monkey35)(monkey20)

Section 2 Question 6-10：

Background （背景）：
The following extract is from a novel about a nine-year-old girl who is being mistreated by her peers. She is in the kitchen, baking a cake with her mother when, suddenly and unexpectedly, her mother raises the subject.
'You don't have to play with them,' my mother says~ 'There must be other little girls you can play with instead.'
I look at her. Misery washes over me like a slow wind. What has she noticed, what has she guessed, what is she about to do? She might tell their mothers. This would be the worst thing she could do. Also I can't imagine it. My mother is not like the other mothers, she doesn't fit in with the rest of them. She does not inhabit the house, the way the other mothers do; she's airy and hard to pin down. The others don't go skating on the neighbourhood rink, or walk in the ravine by themselves. They seem to me grown up in a way that my own mother is not. I think of Carol 's mother in her twin set* , her sceptical smile, Cordelia's with her glasses on a chain and her vagueness, Grace's and her hairpins and drooping apron. My mother will turn up on their doorsteps, wearing slacks, carrying a bouquet of weeds, incongruous. They won't believe her.
'When I was little and the kids called names, we used to say, "Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me,'" she says. Her arm'-goes vigorously around, mixing, efficient and strong.
'They don't call me names,' I say. 'They're my friends.' I believe this.
'You have to learn to stand up for yourself,' says my mother. 'Don't let them push you around. Don't be spineless. You have to have more backbone.' She dollops the batter into the tins.
I think of sardines and their backbones. You can eat their backbones. The bones crumble between your teeth; one touch and they fall apart. This must be what my backbone is like: hardly there at all. What is happening to me is my fault, for not having more backbone.
My mother sets down the bowl and puts her arms around me. 'I wish I knew what to do,' she says. This is a confession. Now I know what I've been suspecting: as far as this thing is concerned, she is powerless.

* twin set: a short-sleeved jumper with a matching cardigan.

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Section 2 Question 6:

What does the passage suggest about the mother's attitude towards the treatment of her daughter?

A         She is angry about the treatment of her daughter.
B         She is trying to help her daughter but has little to offer.
C        She is embarrassed at not being able to assist her daughter.
D         She is confident that the advice she gives will help her daughter.

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Section 2 Question 7:

Which one of the following best describes how the daughter is feeling?

A         angry
B         worried
C        optimistic
D        unconcerned

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Section 2 Question 8:

The comment by the daughter that 'My mother is not like the other mothers' (line 5) is best described as

A         proud and defiant.
B         sarcastic and bitter.
C         kind but misguided.
D         critical but accepting.

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Section 2 Question 9:

Which one of the following would be of most help to the daughter at this stage?

A         The daughter takes the mother's advice to stand up to the bullies.
B         The mother withdraws and lets the daughter resolve it by herself.
C         The daughter recognises that she does not deserve to be mistreated.
D         The daughter pretends that everything is all right and ignores the bullying.

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Section 2 Question 10:

Which one of the following is preventing the problem being solved?

A         the mother's inability to relate to the other mothers
B         the daughter's failure to hide the effects of bullying
C         the mother's lack of interest in her daughter's welfare
D         the daughter's inability to accept that she is being mistreated

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Sidnee 发表于 2012-11-24 13:41
想想是有道理滴

这个可能是UMAT习题的魅力。
正确答案出来后，发现“是有道理滴”，慢慢的就进入UMAT思维乐。(monkey31)

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Sidnee 发表于 2012-11-24 13:42
猜题有理!

只要是logical 的猜就有理。:si133

清墨水

122#.....b
123#.....b
124#.....b
125#.....c
126#.....d

jayne

楼主看来真是个情商高的好家长哈，不论对错都有分加，有鼓励，做您家孩子真幸福。

tcmum

有LZ这样的父母，是孩子的福份。

jayne

122#C
123#B
124#B
125#A
126#A
真心不太会　read between lines.瞎猜一气。

清墨水

我也是的，看着abcd都觉得对:si78

okokok

122# B, 123# B, 124#D, 125#C, 126#D

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公布答案：
Section 2 Question 6 Answer：B
Section 2 Question 7 Answer：B
Section 2 Question 8 Answer：D
Section 2 Question 9 Answer：C
Section 2 Question 10 Answer：D

:si50:si136:si79:si43:si44:si152

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jayne 发表于 2012-11-24 22:17
楼主看来真是个情商高的好家长哈，不论对错都有分加，有鼓励，做您家孩子真幸福。 ...

偶娃也是你这样想就好乐。
他们总嫌我烦(paopaobing(7))

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okokok 发表于 2012-11-25 18:11
122# B, 123# B, 124#D, 125#C, 126#D

124#为神马D？B为神马不对？

okokok

B是sarcastic and bitter, 小女孩的更多的是在陈述，不带攻击性情绪，至少不带厌恶情绪。她只是觉得她的母亲不一样，tone还是accepting,所以我觉得是D

jayne

如果不思来想去的话，第一感觉选择很接近标准答案。但读多两遍文章，就很疑惑了。答案说女孩没有意识到被bullying.但是文章说她自己认为是自己的问题，没有脊梁骨，就像沙丁鱼一样，说明她是承认被欺负的。她母亲谈起这个话题，她的第一感觉是母亲将会怎么做，而不是惊讶于母亲的不一般的反应，说明她是意识到被欺负的事实的。哎，还是不会做这类题目。还好不用亲自去考试。
就像那个洗手的题目，答案需要你适当推理出潮湿滋生细菌，可是有的时候题目只需要你找出陈述事实的答案。好像那个孩子玩war toy的题目，你只能选aggressive 的孩子玩war toy,而不能引申为不同的性格会影响孩子对玩具的选择。困惑。

okokok

我觉得凡是没有很清楚的科学理论依据的都选陈述事实的选项，凡是和科学沾边的选推理的选项，当然仅供参考

清墨水

第三题我也在b&d间挣扎很久，结果又paranoid，觉得d太对了，对得不象答案，不知有人理解我的感受吗(monkey13)

看来okokok可以做医生，我顶多是个护士(monkey34)

okokok

Sidnee 发表于 2012-11-26 21:28
第三题我也在b&d间挣扎很久，结果又paranoid，觉得d太对了，对得不象答案，不知有人理解我的感受吗(monkey1 ...

我充分理解你的感受，因为有时做题我也这样

jinluo

这还才基础篇

jayne

估计英语水平会很影响理解其中的细微差别。英文不过关，没经过阅读训练的人，很惭愧。

jayne

okokok 发表于 2012-11-26 21:06
B是sarcastic and bitter, 小女孩的更多的是在陈述，不带攻击性情绪，至少不带厌恶情绪。她只是觉得她的母 ...

请问您怎样解读misery washes over me like slow wind 这句？我怎么觉得这句说明有一丝苦涩啊。

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jayne 发表于 2012-11-26 21:52
估计英语水平会很影响理解其中的细微差别。英文不过关，没经过阅读训练的人，很惭愧。 ...

好像外面有一个课程就叫：Vocabulary for Section 2.

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jinluo 发表于 2012-11-26 21:49
这还才基础篇

真的是基础题。
有难度的真题比这个难。

不过有人分析最后的分数后认为：只要Section 1 & 2答对一半以上，就有机会得到95%。

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Sidnee 发表于 2012-11-26 21:28
第三题我也在b&d间挣扎很久，结果又paranoid，觉得d太对了，对得不象答案，不知有人理解我的感受吗(monkey1 ...

同感(monkey34)

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okokok 发表于 2012-11-26 21:28
我觉得凡是没有很清楚的科学理论依据的都选陈述事实的选项，凡是和科学沾边的选推理的选项，当然仅供参考 ...

嗯。
记住了！(monkey20)

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Section 1 Question 8：

Many plants respond in a variety of ways to the changing length of daylight. These responses, such as the time of flowering, are referred to as photoperiodism. Other factors, including age and temperature, may also influence these responses.
Long-night plants (e.g. Chrysanthemum) only produce flowers if the night is longer than a certain length (called its critical length). Others (e.g. Larkspur) are short-night plants. Others again (e.g. Snapdragon) are night-neutral as their time of flowering is not influenced by night length. It is believed that when flowering is photoperiodic, it is controlled by a hormone called florigen. This hormone is produced in leaves at the appropriate time and then, if the conditions are right, carried to other parts of the plant, including those concerned with flowering.

Which of the following is most likely?
A         Snapdragons produce florigen when age and temperature are appropriate.
B         Larkspur leaves start to produce florigen when daylight is longer than a certain length.
C        When days are longer than nights, it is more likely that Snapdragons and Chrysanthemums will be in flower than Larkspurs.
D         If a short-night plant fails to produce flowers in the middle of winter, it is most likely to be because of its age or because the temperature is too low.