12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

Section 81
Practice Test Nine
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13. In line 69, "standards" most nearly means
(A) slogans
(B) measurements
( C) examples
(D) banners
(E) principles
14. In line 84, "critical" most nearly means
(A) decisive
(B) aggressive
(C) skeptical
(D) perceptive
(E) fault-finding
15. The author of Passage 2 uses the example of
artificial heart devices primarily to
(A) show that important knowledge about
coronary care is lacking
(B) praise scientists' ability to fight coronary
disease
(C) counter lingering doubts about the safety
and value of artificial implants
(D) demonstrate an urgent need for better
engineered heart devices
(E) point out several new treatments now
available to heart patients
16. The questions in lines 97-101 serve to
(A) illustrate the value of new models of artificial
hearts
(B) refute the arguments of those opposed to the
use of artificial implants
( C) show that scientists' understanding of
coronary disease is inadequate
(D) suggest the author's own skepticism about
using human subjects
(E) indicate areas of research that have attracted
wide publicity
17. Which statement about both authors is true?
(A) Both cite the views of those with whom they
disagree.
(B) Both cite the limited capacity of surgeons to
treat some problems.
( C) Both demand an increase in the use of
humans in medical tests.
(D) Both mention cultural values as barriers to
scientific research.
(E) Both advocate a more rapid development of
new implant procedures.
18. What obstacle to the wider use of osteogenin
for making bones would the author of Passage 2
probably stress?
(A) Osteogenin is likely to remain scarce and
expensive.
(B) Data about the effects of osteogenin on
people may be difficult to obtain.
( C) The bones and joints of large animals are very
different from those of small animals.
(D) Osteogenin is hard to use during surgery.
(E) Artificial bones are inferior in quality to their
natural counterparts.
19. The purpose of the last paragraph of Passage 2 is
similar to that of Passage 1 in its emphasis of the
need to
(A) develop new and improved devices for
human implantation
(B) focus primarily on medical experiments with
larger animals
( C) proceed immediately to medical experiments
using humans
(D) gather information that is relevant to the
treatment of human patients
(E) curb the growing use of animals in testing
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