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托福模拟试题二1
托福模拟试题
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Section2
StructureandWrittenExpressionTime--25minutes
TheStructureandWrittenexpressionsectionisdesignedtomeasureyourabilitytorecognizelanguagethatisappropriateforstandardwrittenEnglish.Therearetwotypesofquestionsinthissection,withspecialdirectionsforeachtype.
Structure
Directions:
Questions1-15areincompletesentences.Beneatheachsentenceyouwillseefourwordsorphrases,marked(A),(B),(C),and(D).Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Then,onyouranswersheet,ifndthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouahvechosenFillinthespacesothattheletterinsidetheovalcannotbeseen.
Lookatthefollowingexamples:
ExampleI
Formanycenturies---theprincipalrawmaterialSampleanswer
formakingropesandsails.
(A)thenwashemp
(B)thetimehempwas
(C)hempwas
(D)hemp
Thesentenceshouldread,"Formanycenrieshempwastheprinciplerawmaterialformakingropesandsails."Therefore,youshouldchoose(C).
ExampleII
Theseaanemone,amarineanimalrelatedtothejellyfish,Sampleanswer
lookslikeaplant----likeotheranimalspecies.
(A)so
(B)ratherthan
(C)instead
(D)rathernot
Thesentenceshouldread,"Theseaanemone,amarineanimalrelatedtothejellyfish,lookslikeaplantratherthanlikeotheranimalspecies."Theerefore,youshouldchoose(D).
Nowbeginworkonthequestions.
1.Mostsubstancesexpandwhentheyevaporatesothatthedensityofasubstance'sgasis---ofitsliquid.
(A)thanthelowerdensity
(B)lowerthanthat
(C)thedensityislowerthanthat
(D)thelowerthedensity
2.Theprocessbywhichnervecellssendsignalsis---clearlyunderstood.
(A)none
(B)no
(C)not
(D)nothing
3.Arcticanimals---ameansofcontrollingbodytemperatureinsuchacold,barrenclimateiftheyaretosurvive.
(A)need
(B)needing
(C)toneed
(D)wasneeded
4.-----stateofCaliforniaisalsoknownasthe"GoldenState"becauseCalifornia'shillswereoncebelievedtobemadeofgold.
(A)The
(B)Thereisa
(C)Thatthe
(D)Asthe
5.Aspartameisacombinationofproteinsthatismuchsweeter----
(A)thansugardoes
(B)doescanesugar
(C)canesugar
(D)thancanesugar
6.Currentpatternsandtopographymapsoftheseas----fromsatellitephotographs.
(A)canbedrawn
(B)candrawn
(C)todraw
(D)drawn
7.Bythemiddleofthenioneteenthcentury,thescientistsandengineersintheUnitedStateshadbegantoexert---overtechnology.
(A)influenceworldwideagreat
(B)agreatworldwideinfluence
(C)influenceagreatworldwide
(D)aworldwideinfluencegreat
8.----billionsofbarrelsofoilexistinthevastcavernsbeneaththePacificOceans
(A)Itisestimatedthat
(B)Anestimatethat
(C)Thatisestimated
(D)Thattheestimate
9.Theextentofthestimulanteffectofcoffeeonpeopledependsonthecircumstances----theplantsgrow.
(A)which
(B)whichin
(C)inwhich
(D)in
10.Theguitarsolofirst----asapopularformofmusicalperformanceinthetwentiethcentury.
(A)toemerge
(B)emerging
(C)hasemerged
(D)emerged
11.---complexorganiccompoundsoriginatingincells.
(A)Lipieds
(B)Lipidsare
(C)Lipidswhichare
(D)Lipidswhilethey
12.InthewesternpartofNevada----,amajortouristandentertainmentcenter.
(A)liesthecityofLasVegas
(B)thecityofLasVegasliesthere
(C)aroundthecityofLasVegaslies
(D)thereliesthecityofLasvegasaround
13.Workonsuperconductivity,---,hasattractedarelativelysmallnumberofresearchers.
(A)isaveryspecializedfield
(B)whichaveryspecializedfieldis
(C)averyspecializedfield
(D)afieldveryspecializedwhich
14.---,thefistAmendmenttotheConstitutionprovidedforfreedomofspeech,pressandassembly.
(A)In1791theydrafted
(B)Thedraftin1791
(C)In1791wasdrafted
(D)Draftedin1791
15.When---indesertclimates,theNavajoconstructlean-tosastemporarysummershelters.
(A)travel
(B)totravel
(C)travelingthem
(D)traveling
WrittenExpression
Directios:
Inquestions16-40eachsentencehasfourunderlinedwordsorphrases.Thefourundelinedpartsofthesentencearemarked(A),(B),(C),and(D).Identifytheoneunderlinedwordorphrasethatmustbechangedinorderforthesentencetobecorrect.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.
Lookeatthefollowingexamples:
Example1SampelAnswer
Inmanycitiesintheworld,theairismuchmore
AB
Pollutedthanitisinthe1970s.
CD
Thesentenceshouldread,"inmanycitiesintheworld,theairismuchmorepollutedthanitwasinthe1970s."therefore,youshouldchoose(D).
ExampleII
Thecomputerplaysavitalroleindevelopment,
AB
communication,anddisseminatingofideasintoday'sworld.
CD
Thesentenceshouldread,"Thecomputerplaysavitalroleindevelopment,communication,anddisseminationofideasintoday'sworld."Therefore,youshouldchoose(C).
Nowbeginworkonthequestions.
16.Foryearssmallcommunitiesofresearchershavelivingunderground
A
inpartsofthearcticwheretheclimateisharshandthewindsare
B
strong.
D
17.ThomasEdisonmadethefirstmicrophoneforselfbycombiningathin
ABC
reedandametalconductortogether.
D
18.Notonlydohydroelectricpowersystemsprovidepeoplewithirrigationanddrinkingwater,buttheyalsoprovideimportantlysourcesofelectricalpower.
19.TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionsupervisesthesuitableandqualityofradio.
20.Allcars,alikemosttrainsandafewpropellerplanes,dependoncombustioninsideapistoncylinder.
21.Theexpansionofadulteducationcentershadresultedpartiallyfromtheservice-basedeconomy,whichencouragingemployeestoupdatetheirskillsforthechangingjobmarket.
22.Themostsignificantevolutionarycharacteristicoftheprimatesarethedevelopmentoftheopposablethumb.
23.LudwigBeethovenwasoftenindifferenttothetitlesofhiscomposedandwasgenerallyoblivioustothenamesgiventhemyearsaftertheircompletion.
24.BennyGoodman'sorchestra,playinghisoriginalcompositionsandarrangements,achievingafinedistinctionamonghispeersandcontributednumerousinnovationstomodernbigbandjazz.
25.Mosquitoesarealmostcompleteydeaf,althoughitstinyearscandistinguishnoisefromsilence.
26.Weedisahorticulturaltermreferringtowardunpleasant,unwanted,orintolerableplantgrowth.
27.susanB.Anthony,thefirstwomantovoteintheUnitedSates,foundedtheAmericanWomen'tSuffrageMovement,aninstitutionthathavealwayshadawoment'srightsagenda.
28.Criminalassault,committedagainstamemberofthepublic,mayconsistofharassingbehavior,threatening,orphysicalharmtoothers.
29.Therealistmovementinartwasareactionagainstabstractmethodsofportrayreality.
30.Duringthe1950'sskilledcomputerprogrammersscrcewereinwhatisnowSiliconValley.
31.Ifaatomgainsanyelectrons,itbecomesnegativelychargedandcancombinewithotheratoms.
32.TheParksandRecreationDepartmentconductextensiveresearchonagreatmanyaspectsofthewilderness.
33.Theanalgesicmostcommonlyadministeedinmedicineisaspirin,whoproducesreductionofpainoverageneralarea.
34.Certaintypesofpumpsworkproperlyonlyinenvironmenswithcontrolledpreciselypressures.
35.Whales,whilenotascuriousthanthedolphins,showmorepersistenceanduseofcommunicationinfacingaproblem.
36.Thebeliefingoblinshaveexistedfromtheearliesttimes,andtheleendsofmanydifferentpeoplesincludestalesofgoblinsandtheirrelationshiptohumans.
37.Electronicmusicenablesartiststoexperimentwithmanysoundseffects.
38.Denver,Colorado'scapitalandlargestcity,isindustrialandbaningcenter.
39.Ahamster'ssharpteethcanchewthroughwood,plastic,orsoftmetallicsuchasaluminum.
40.Anthropologicalstudieshaveconcludedthatdeeplyholdbeliefandprinciplesarehighlyressistanttoalteration.
THISISTHEENDOFSECTION2.
IFYOUFINISHBEFORETIMEISCALLED,CHECKYOURWORKONSECTION2ONLY.
DONOTREADORWORKONANYOTHERSECTIONOFTHETEST.
THESUPERVISORWILLTELLYOUWHENTOBEGINWORKONSECTION3.
Section3ReadingComprehension
Directins:
IntheReadingComprehensionSectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyanumberofquestionsaboutit.Forquestions1-50,youaretochoosetheonebestanswer(A),(B),(C),or(D),toeachquestion.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletterofansweryouhavechosen.
Answerallquestionsabouttheinformationinapassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassage.
Readthefollowingpassage:
Therearetwogenusintheelephantfamily.Eachofthegenusincludeasinglespeciesthatdevelopeddifferentcharacteristicsduetogeographicalisolation.OnespeciesistheAfricanelephantandtheotherisaAsianelephant.Thetwotypesofelephantshareanumberofcommonfeatures,suchasalongtrunk,largeearsandamassivebody,buttherearemanydifferencesaswell.Thedifferencesbetweentheelephantscanlargelybeaccountedforbytheirhabitats'environment.
ExampleI
Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
(A)todiscussthetwodifferenttypesofelephants.
(B)TioarguethesuperiorityoftheAfricanelephantinadaptingtotheenvironment.
(C)Todemonstratetherelativeintelligenceofthetwotypesofelephant.
(D)Toshowthesimilaritiesofelephants.
Themainideaofpassageistodiscussthewodifferenttype