1996年托福阅读全真试题Word文档格式.docx

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　　InaperiodcharacterizedbytheabandonmentofsomuchoftherealistictraditionbyauthorssuchasJohnBarth，DonaldBarthelme，andThomasPynchon，JoyceCarolOateshasseemedattimesdeterminedlyold-fashionedinherinsistenceontheessentiallymimeticqualityofherfiction.Hersisaworldofviolence，insanity，fracturedlove，andhopelessloneliness.Althoughsomeofitappearstocomefromherowndirectobservations，herdreams，andherfears，muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesofothers.Herfirstnovel，WithShudderingFall（1964），dealtwithstockcarracing，thoughshehadneverseenarace.INThem（1969）shefocusedonDetroitfromtheDepressionthroughthenotesof1967，drawingmuchofhermaterialfromthedeepimpressionmadeonherbytheproblemsofoneofherstudents.Whateverthesourceandhowevershockingtheeventsorthemotivations，however，herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatrealonereflectedinthedailynewspapers，thetelevisionnewsandtalkshows，andthepopularmagazinesofourday.

　　1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？

　　（A）ToreviewOates'

sBytheNorthGate

　　（B）Tocomparesomemodernwriters

　　（C）TodescribeOates'

schildhood

　　（D）TooutlineOates'

scareer

　　2.WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassageindicateaboutJoyceCarolQate'

sfirstpublication？

　　（A）Itwaspartofhermaster'

sthesis.

　　（B）Itwasavolumeofshortfiction.

　　（C）Itwasnotsuccessful.

　　（D）ItwasaboutanEnglishinstructorinDetroit.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassagesuggestaboutJoyceCarolOatesintermsofherwritingcareer？

　　（A）Shehasexperiencedlongnonproductiveperiodsinherwriting.

　　（B）Herstyleisimitativeofothercontemporaryauthors

　　（C）Shehasproducedasurprisingamountoffictionsinarelativeshorttime.

　　（D）Mostofherworkisbasedonpersonalexperience.

　　4.Theword"

characterized"

inline10canbestreplacedbywhichofthefollowing？

　　（A）Shocked

　　（B）Impressed

　　（C）Distinguished

　　（D）Helped

　　5.WhatwasthesubjectofJoyceCarolOates'

sfirstnovel？

　　（A）Loneliness

　　（B）Inanity

　　（C）Teaching

　　（D）Racing

　　6.WhydoestheauthormentionOates'

sbookThem？

　　（A）Itisatypicalnovelofthe1960'

s

　　（B）Itisherbestpieceofnonfiction.

　　（C）Itisafictionalworkbasedontheexperiencesofanotherperson.

　　（D）Itisanautobiography.

　　7.WhichofthefollowingwouldJoyceCarolOatesbemostlikelytowrite？

　　（A）Astorywithanunhappyending

　　（B）Aromancernovelsetinthenineteenthcentury

　　（C）Asciencefictionnovel

　　（D）Adialogueforatalkshow

Question8-18

　　Certainlynocreatureintheseaisodderthanthecommonseacucumber.Alllivingcreature，especiallyhumanbeings，havetheirpeculiarities，buteverythingaboutthelittleseacucumberseemsunusual.Whatelsecanbesaidaboutabizarreanimalthat，amongothereccentricities，eatsmud，feedsalmostcontinuouslydayandnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods，andcanbepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelyediblebygourmets？

　　Forsomefiftymillionyears，despiteallitseccentricities，theseacucumberhassubsistedonitsdietofmud.Itisadaptableenoughtoliveattachedtorocksbyitstubefeet，underrocksinshallowwater，oronthesurfaceofmudflats.CommonincoolwateronbothAtlanticandPacificshores，ithastheabilitytosuckupmudorsandanddigestwhatevernutrientsarepresent.

　　Seacucumberscomeinavarietyofcolors，rangingfromblacktoreddish-browntosand-colorandnearlywhite.Oneformevenhasvividpurpletentacles.Usuallythecreaturesarecucumber-shaped-hencetheirname-andbecausetheyaretypicallyrockinhabitants，thisshape，combinedwithflexibility，enablesthemtosqueezeintocreviceswheretheyaresafefrompredatorsandoceancurrents.

　　Althoughtheyhavevoraciousappetites，eatingdayandnight，seacucumbershavethecapacitytobecomequiescentandliveatalowmetabolicrate-feedingsparinglyornotatallforlongperiods，sothatthemarineorganismsthatprovidetheirfoodhaveachancetomultiply.Ifitwerenotforth