2012年5月5日SAT亚洲试题部分阅读答案

2012年5月5日亚洲SAT试题重复2009年12月亚洲 及2009年6月北美试题，以下为部分阅读答案：

alstair interconnected genes
dramatic then anticlimax
enigmatic
biased
distressed/opposed
expectation and reality
direct quotes
more historical
expression/intensity of need
perturbed
attitude toward students
impassioned
eating nutrients
dailiness everyday life
solid “state” = form
Edison practical intelligence
prestigious endorsement
whale painting astonishingly friendly and fluid
democratic
poke fun
protean (not virulent)
Empathy
negligent, essential
engagement = involvement
naivete
destroying/instill
conviviality
infinitesimal
stagnant = unchanging
Agatha mystery novel=emphasize a point
Ingenious
Unchanging
credulous
urgent
summation/complement
difference between passage 1 and 2: talking about students
reading books: all the answers had to do with finding emotional needs and such
accuracy of memory
rocket ship=obsolescence
contradiction: rejecting research of company
integrity of universities: limit company freedom to publish or not to publish research
first two lines about caravan: dramatic statement to anticlimactic humor
passage two was more historical
overstated similarities for blogg comparison
alistair greatly affected by experiences
tactile=touch
部分存在争议答案：
1. scientifically inclined or philosophical
2. tropical ocean or volcano
3. even the most solid objects aren’t impervious to water/no essential differences between natural and manufactured objects

[anti-both]