前面我们讲了很多SAT语法改进段落题的技巧，但是光有技巧是不够的，还要经过大量训练才能真正掌握这些技巧，下面小编就为大家整理的是og1中的SAT语法真题改进段落题详解。
Questions 30-35 refer to the following passage.(P411)
(1) A castle is not the same thing as a palace, though some people use the terms “castle” and “palace” interchangeably. (2) Castle are fortified dwellings, built by feudal lords of the Middle Ages. (3) Their stone walls, moats, iron gates, and drawbridges were designed to ward off marauding plunderers and hostile armies. (4)Small windows in castle walls allowed archers to shoot at intruders from positions of comparative safety. (5) But even welcomed guests would have found castles less than inviting. (6) In royal palaces there were to be found many comforts that medieval castles did not offer. (7) These had dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters in instead.
(8) Though castles were made obsolete by the invention of the cannon in the fourteenth century, many survive to the present day as fascinating relics of a bygone era. (9) These structures, which were designed to keep people at a distance, now attract visitors from all over the world. (10) There are scores of medieval castles located throughout Europe. (11) Some, like Eilean Donan Castle and the Chateau de Chambonneau, are well-maintained tourist attractions. (12) In one Welsh village, the decaying remnants of a castle sit beside cozy brick houses on an ordinary street.
文章翻译：第一句：城堡与宫殿不是同一样东西，尽管人们总是将城堡与宫殿进行互换使用。
第二句：城堡是为了加强防御住宅，是由中世纪的封建地主建造
第三句：城堡的石头墙，护城河，铁门，吊桥的设计都是为了防御抢劫的盗贼和敌方的军队
第四句：城墙上小的窗子可以让弓弩手在相对安全的位置来射击入侵者。
第五句：但是即使是被邀请的客人也会发现城堡不是那么吸引人。
第六句：在宫殿中就可以找到很多中世纪城堡不具有的舒适。
第七句：这些黑暗的地牢和潮湿通风的居所都被取代了
第八句：尽管14世纪大炮的发明使城堡显得过时了，但是有些依然保存了下来作为对过去时代的纪念。
第九句：这些建筑当时建造是为了让人们远离它如今却吸引了世界各地的游客。
第十句：全欧洲有许多世纪的城堡。
第十一句：一些像爱尔兰朵娜城堡和法国城堡已经被完好的保留下来吸引游客。
第十二句：在威尔士的一个村庄中，一个腐坏的城堡就坐落在普通街道的砖房旁边。
生词：interchangeably 可交换的marauding抢劫的 plunderers盗贼 obsolete 废弃的，老式的medieval 中世界的remnants残留的 moats 护城河 dungeon 地牢 cannon
30. Of the following, which would most improve the first paragraph (sentences 1-7)?
(A) Providing a brief summary of medieval history
(B) Tracing the origin of the word “castle”
(C) Explaining more fully what a palace is
(D) Placing sentence 7 immediately after sentence 1
(E) Deleting sentence 3
解析：C，这里考察的是对于文章大意的把握，第一段主要介绍的是城堡的各种功能，对于宫殿的描述较少，所以既然是两者的对比，那么就需要对宫殿进行更多的描述。
31. which of the following sentences, if inserted immediately after sentence 3, would most effectively link sentences 3 and 4?
(A) These walls were built by laborers known as “serfs.”
(B) Drawbridges had been in use since ancient times.
(C) Those who defied such obstacles did so at their peril.
(D) Under feudalism, all land was considered property of the king.
(E) Still, not all visitors came with hostile intentions.
解析：C，对于3和4句的最好衔接句是哪一个，我们看一下两句的意思是
第三句：城堡的石头墙，护城河，铁门，吊桥的设计都是为了防御抢劫的盗贼和敌方的军队
第四句：城墙上小的窗子可以让弓弩手在相对安全的位置来射击入侵者。
第三句说的是防御，第四句说的是进攻，插入的句子一定要考虑到承上启下，与两句都想管，那么弓箭手就是让那些蔑视危险的人处于危险境地的人，所以C。
32. In context, which of the following is the best way to combine sentence 6 and 7 (reproduced below)?
In royal palaces there were to be found many comforts that medieval castles did not offer. These had dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters in instead.
(A) Because medieval castles had dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters, royal palaces offered many more comforts than could be found there.
(B) Lacking many comforts compared to royal palaces, medieval castles instead offered dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters.
(C) While medieval castles offered only dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters, many comforts were to be found in royal palaces.
(D) Unlike medieval castles, royal palaces offered many comforts not found in dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters.
(E) With their dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters, medieval castles offered few of the comforts to be found in royal palaces.
解析：E，对于第6.7句最好的结合方式，看一下第六句：在宫殿中就可以找到很多中世纪城堡不具有的舒适。第七句：这些黑暗的地牢和潮湿通风的居所都被取代了。两句对比城堡与宫殿最舒适的地方，城堡少有宫殿的那种舒适所以E进行了更好的概括。
33. Which of the following would most appropriately be inserted at the beginning of sentence 9?
(A) Actually,
(B) Basically,
(C) Ironically,
(D) By contrast
(E) In retrospect,
解析：C，C 更有讽刺性的，D是恰恰相反的，E回顾，第九句：这些建筑当时建造是为了让人们远离它如今却吸引了世界各地的游客。可以看出当初为了让人们远离如今却吸引了更多的人所以C比较符合。
34. which of the following sentences would best be inserted between sentence 11 and 12?
(A) But not all castles can be considered obsolete.
(B) Elsewhere, the environment may be a factor.
(C) However, many travelers prefer to avoid such “tourist traps”.
(D) Others crumble away in relative obscurity.
(E) Besides, appearances are often misleading.
解析：D，哪一句最适合插在11.12句之间，第十一句：一些像爱尔兰朵娜城堡和法国城堡已经被完好的保留下来吸引游客。第十二句：在威尔士的一个村庄中，一个腐坏的城堡就坐落在普通街道的砖房旁边。11句表明这些历史遗址的价值，12句表明一些腐坏的城堡卑微的地位，所以中间是一处转折，D其他溃败的城堡就相对卑微一些。
35. which of the following sentences would most effectively be placed after sentence 12 ?
(A) In the final analysis, palaces are actually little more than luxurious castles.
(B) There, medieval austerity stands in bold relief against a background of modern comfort.
(C) The decline of the castle’s importance as an architectural form coincided with the transformation of medieval society.
(D) In the United States, imposing structures like Hearst’s Castle are not really castles in the strictest sense of the world.
(E) Eilean Donan Castle was named for a 7th-century saint who lived as a hermit in the Scottish Highlands
解析：B，哪一句最适合放在12句的后面，要注意题目的意思是适合放在后面并没有要求对全文的总结，很多考生会误以为是对全文的总结。所以这里只要考虑连贯性就可以了。第十二句：在威尔士的一个村庄中，一个腐坏的城堡就坐落在普通街道的砖房旁边。A是总结句In the final analysis一般不选，B中世纪的朴素中和了当代的舒适。C，D，E与12句无关。
以上就是SAT语法真题改进段落题详解，这里对于文章翻译还有试题的答案都进行了非常详细的解析，希望对考生的备考有所帮助。
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