下面为大家整理的是2013年8月18日—8月21日的4道SAT阅读完成句子的练习题及答案解析。同学们可以利用周末检测一下自己的学习，查漏补缺。希望对大家有所帮助。

1.The ______ of trees in East Africa has caused the number of native antelopes to ______ sharply because they can live only where the forest is most dense.

(A) planting . . decline

(B) destruction . . grow

(C) felling . . decrease

(D) abundance . . dip

(E) protection . . drop

2.Dahntay’s _____ over winning the prestigious prize was ______ only by the fact that his father was unable to attend the ceremony.

(A) incredulity . . misconstrued

(B) ebullience . . tempered

(C) bashfulness . . extended

(D) satisfaction . . confirmed

(E) relief . . conveyed

3.In her review of a recent novel, the book reviewer insisted on discussing details of the author’s life, in open ______ the current trend in criticism, which eschews any consideration of biographical matters.

(A) fixation on

(B) defiance of

(C) deference to

(D) incitement of

(E) collusion with

4.Professor Chen believes that the universal character of art refutes the prevailing notion that art is a ______ of civilization, a cultural frill, a social veneer.

(A) guarantee

(B) hallmark

(C) record

(D) luxury

(E) depiction

参考答案及解析：

1.The correct answer is C

Explanation

This sentence asks you to recognize a cause and effect relationship: a decreasing number of trees causes antelope populations to decrease. The only option in which both terms have a logical cause and effect relationship is “felling . . decrease.”

2.The correct answer is B

Explanation

This sentence contrasts something positive (winning a “prestigious prize”) with something negative (the father’s absence), so it makes sense that the missing terms reflect Dahntay’s conflicted emotions. His joy, or “ebullience,” might certainly be curbed, or “tempered,” by the fact that his father could not be present for the special occasion.

3.The correct answer is B

Explanation

Choice (B) is correct. Since the reviewer is openly favoring the discussion of “details of the author’s life,” or “biographical matters,” she is clearly “in open defiance of” current practice, which “eschews,” or shuns, speaking of such things.

4.The correct answer is D

Explanation

Only “luxury,” which can describe something that is inessential but conducive to pleasure, is similar to the words “frill” and “veneer.”

以上就是4道SAT阅读完成句子练习题及答案。同学们在备考SAT阅读过程中，一定要结合一定的练习题，检测自己的学习成果。