江苏省常州市2023-2024学年高三上学期期中英语试卷 第二部分：阅读第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1．（7.5分） SAT Registration Fee Policy About SAT The SAT is the most widely used and most rigorously researched college admissions test in history.Virtually every college in the United States accepts the SAT as a measure of the critical thinking skills students need for academic success in college.The SAT assesses how well students analyze and solve problems ﹣ skills learned in school that are needed in college. SAT is typically administrated seven times a year.Students can take it as many times as they want. SAT Registration Fee The SAT registration fee for international students is ＄60，plus a＄43 regional fee. Additional Registration Fees Additional fees are charged for these services.All additional fees related to digital testing are the same regardless of whether students choose to test inside or outside the United States. Service Fee Details Test center fee （select locations only） ＄24 View a list of test centers that are known to charge a test center fee. Late registration ＄30 For registering after the regular deadline but before the late registration deadline Change test center ＄25 For changing your test center only. （To change the test date，you must cancel and register for a new test.Learn how to change your registration information.） Cancel registration fee ＄25 For canceling your registration by the change deadline. Score Service Fees Checking your scores online is free of charge.Fees are charged for some score﹣related services，however. Refund policy If you cancel your SAT registration two days before the test，you'll receive a full refund of your registration fee but will be charged a cancellation fee.Rush score reports can't be refunded. （1）What can be learned about SAT from the text？ A.It is held every other month. B.It highlights critical thinking. C.It is meant for international students. D.It is administrated by different colleges. （2）A Chinese student who misses the regular deadline and still wants to take the test will pay a total of . A. ＄103 B. ＄127 C. ＄133 D. ＄157 （3）What of the following can you get for free？ A.Sitting an SAT test. B.Selecting where to take a test. C.Cancelling an SAT test. D.Checking your scores online. 2．（10分） A protein is a large，complex macromolecule composed of one or more long chains of amino acids （氨基酸）.Present in and vital to every living cell，function，and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.Yet（排序） of their amino acid chains. Frederick Sanger graduated with a doctorate in biochemistry from St.John's College in 1943.Yet，it wasn't until his work with insulin （胰岛素 ） that Sanger differentiated himself in the field of chemistry.His first true accomplishment occurred when he successfully determined the complete amino acid sequence of two protein chains in bovine（ 牛），and he eventually concluded that ever ... ...
