2012年1月SAT真题句子填空全文翻译精讲2012.1 真题1. Jacob felt great ______ about his upcoming trip to Brazil; indeed, he could hardly contain his enthusiasm.A. concernB. uncertaintyC. confusionD. generosityE. excitement中文释义：雅各布对于即将开始的巴西之旅感到非常兴奋，确实是这样，他几乎难以抑制他的热情。
题意解析：分号后是对前半句的进一步解释说明，表明雅各布对于巴西之旅很期待，因此他的感受应该是比较兴奋，E项正确，A项意思是关注，B项是不确定，C项是混乱，D项是慷慨大方，均不合句意。
词汇解释：upcoming：即将到来的；forthcoming, approachingcontain：1. 包含comprise, include；2. 控制；to keep within limits; 3. 容纳；to have with, hold;4. 牵制；check, halt2. The professor’s classroom manner was quite_____, never revealing the warmth and playfulness she showed in private.A. wittyB. sincereC. livelyD. formalE. friendly中文释义：这位教授的课堂举止非常严肃，和她在私下里表现出的热情风趣一点也不一样。
题意解析：never作为连接词表明前后半句句意相反，教授私下的表现与课堂上不同，从后半句中可以看出平时比较热情，于是课堂上时就应该是严谨认真，所以D项正确。
A项意思是机智的，B项是真诚的，C项是活泼的，E项是友好的，均不合题意，所以排除。
经典例句：Over the years, teaching methods have changed and become less formal. 这几年来，教学方法已有改变，不是那么正式了。
词汇解释：reveal：显示，揭露；to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known3. Instead of taking notes during the interview, the journalist recorded the celebrity’s remarks on tape and later ______them.A. disavowedB. transcribedC. anticipatedD. retractedE. recollected中文释义：这位记者在采访中并没有记笔记，而是用磁带录下这位名人的言论，之后再转录下来。
题意解析：从句意可以看出该记者在采访时不做笔记而是录下来，也就意味着录完以后再记录，由此推出正确选项是B转录。
A项意思是拒绝否认，C项是预期期望，D项是撤销，E 项是回忆，想起，均不合题意，所以排除。
4. Like several other important advances in medicine, penicillin was a somewhat____discovery resulting from _______combination of blind chance and technical expertise.A. progressive .. a reliableB. wonderful .. an unluckyC. untimely .. a profitableD. ordinary .. an unfortunateE. accidental .. a favorable中文释义：正如其他重大医学进展一样，青霉素是由机遇与专业技术相结合的意外发现。
题意解析：由like可知，青霉素与其他医学进步一样是一项有利的发现，由此排除C项及D 项具有贬义的单词，由blind chance推出该发现是个偶然，所以E项正确。
词汇解释：untimely：1. 不合时宜的；badly timed, uncommonly early or before the expected time；2. 过早的；before the due, natural, or proper timesomewhat：有点，多少；in some degree or measure5. Author Luis Zalamea calls novel writing a ______ experience, one that cleanses him of feelings of rebellion and frustration.A. subliminalB. perpetualC. stupefyingD. catharticE. corrosive中文释义：作家路易斯·萨拉梅亚将创作小说称为宣泄情感的经历，即它清除了反叛与沮丧之感。
题意解析：逗号后为空格部分做了解释，也就是说创作小说能够清除反叛和沮丧之感，那么就意味着这是一个清洁净化的过程，因此D项感情宣泄正确。
A项意思是潜意识的，B项是永久的，C项是使发呆的，E项是腐蚀的，均不合题意，所以排除。
经典例句：It was actually a cathartic experience to write my autobiography. 写自传确实是我一次宣泄情感的经历。
6. The scientist was _____in her evaluation of her own research, choosing to analyze and report on seemingly ____ results as well as those that were more expected.A. meticulous .. aberrantB. resolute .. embryonicC. deferential .. convolutedD. objective .. quotidianE. myopic .. unequivocal中文释义：这个科学家评估她自己的研究时非常谨小慎微，除了选择预料中的结果进行分析并报告外，她也将看起来异常的结果纳入考虑范围。
题意解析：as well as通常连接的是由对比性的词组，所以这里应该是反义重复，第二个空格应选择与“符合预料”相反意思的词，即不合常规的；另外由于该科学家同时将预料中的结果和异常结果都进行分析，说明她是非常谨慎的，A项中两个单词都符合该语境，所以选择A项。
词汇解释：meticulous：一丝不苟的，谨小慎微的；marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of detailsaberrant：异常的；straying from the right or normal wayresolute：坚决的，果断的；marked by firm determinationembryonic：1. 胚胎的；of or relating to an embryo；2. 初期的；being in an early stage of developmentdeferential：恭敬的，顺从的；showing or expressing deferenceconvoluted：1. 复杂的；involved, intricate；2. 旋绕的；having convolutionsquotidian：每日的，平凡的；occurring everyday, commonplace, ordinarymyopic：1. 近视的；a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects；2. 目光短浅的；lacking foresight or scopeunequivocal：1. 明确的；leaving no doubt；2. 无疑的；unquestionable7. Writer John Worthen suggested that, in some cases, biographers should be ____, considering allavailable details rather than making ____ a first principle.A.forthright .. relevanceB. cynical .. incriminationC. inclusive .. selectionD. libelous .. discriminationE. comprehensive .. drudgery中文释义：作家约翰·沃森认为，在某些情况下，传记作家应该追求包罗万象，考虑到所有可以获得的信息而不是把精挑细选作为首要原则。
题意解析：非谓语动词considering 的作用是解释说明空格中单词的意思，即考虑到所有可用信息，所以第一个空格应该是inclusive 或者comprehensive；rather than 引导的下半句意思应该和前面的意思相反，与考虑所有信息相反的词应该是考虑部分信息，即挑选信息，因此正确选项应该是C。
词汇解释：forthright：直截了当的；free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point cynical：愤世嫉俗的；having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynicincrimination：控告；charge with or show evidence or prove of involvement in a crime or fault libelous：诽谤的；constituting or including a libelcomprehensive：1. 综合的，广泛的；covering completely or broadly；2. 有理解力的；having or exhibiting wide mental graspdrudgery：苦工，苦差事；dull, irksome, and fatiguing work8. Grover Pease Osborne’s 1893 economics treatise was remarkably _______ since it foresaw that technological advances would increase the availability of natural resources.A. naiveB. tenaciousC. prescientD. influentialE. intelligible中文释义：格罗弗·皮斯·奥斯本1893年的经济学专题论文非常有先见之明，因为它预见到技术发展会提高对自然资源的利用率。