SSAT閱讀考試真題及答案（四）.

　　簡單的說，SSAT考試其實(shí)就是美國的中考，如果中國中學(xué)生想申請(qǐng)去美國高中留學(xué)的話，SSAT考試可是必考的一項(xiàng)，而閱讀也是SSAT考試中的必考部分，以下就是澳際小編收集的一篇SSAT閱讀真題，并附上正確答案。

　　Conflict had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s. England wanted a share of the wealth that Spain had been taking from the lands it had claimed in the Americas.

　　Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake achieved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to England&aposs treasury and diminishing Spain&aposs omnipotence.

　　Religious differences also caused conflict between the two countries. Whereas Spain was Roman Catholic, most of England had become Protestant. King Philip II of Spain wanted to claim the throne and make England a Catholic country again. To satisfy his ambition and also to retaliate against England&aposs tht of his gold and silver, King Philip began to build his fleet of warships, the Armada, in January 1586.

　　Philip intended his fleet to be indestructible. In addition to building new warships, he marshaled one hundred and thirty sailing vessels of all types and recruited more than nineteen thousand robust soldiers and eight thousand sailors. Although some of his ships lacked guns and others lacked ammunition, Philip was convinced that his Armada could withstand any battle with England.

　　The martial Armada set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9,1588, but bad weather forced it back to port. The voyage resumed on July 22 after the weather became more stable.

　　The Spanish fleet met the smaller, faster, and more maneuverable English ships in battle off the coast of Plymouth, England, first on July 31 and again on August 2. The two battles lt Spain vulnerable, having lost several ships and with its ammunition depleted. On August 7, while the Armada lay at anchor on the French side of the Strait of Dover, England sent eight burning ships into the midst of the Spanish fleet to set it on fire. Blocked on one side, the Spanish ships could only drift away, their crews in panic and disorder. Bore the Armada could regroup, the English attacked again on August 8.

　　Although the Spaniards made a valiant fort to fight back, the fleet suffered extensive damage. During the eight hours of battle, the Armada drifted perilously close to the rocky coastline. At the moment when it seemed that the Spanish ships would be driven onto the English shore, the wind shifted, and the Armada drifted out into the North Sea. The Spaniards recognized the superiority of the English fleet and returned home, deated.

　　20.Sir Francis Drake added wealth to the treasury and diminished Spain&aposs ____.

　　A. unlimited power B. unrestricted growth C. territory D. treaties E. answer not available in article

　　21. Philip recruited many ___soldiers and sailors.

　　A. warlike B. strong C. accomplished D. timid E. non experienced

　　22. The ____ Armada set sail on May 9, 1588.

　　A. complete B. warlike C. independent D. isolated E. answer not available

　　23. The two battles lt the Spanish fleet ____.

　　A. open to change B. triumphant C. open to attack D. deated E. discouraged

　　24. The Armada was ___ on one side.

　　A. closed off B. damaged C. alone D. circled E. answer not available in this article

　　答案：

　　20. A 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. A

　　以上就是澳際小編整理的SSAT閱讀考試真題及答案，通過真題來進(jìn)行SSAT考試實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練對(duì)于考試能力的提升還是比較明顯的，希望對(duì)即將參加SSAT考試的同學(xué)們有所幫助。