四六级TPO 07阅读详细解析英语阅读提高TPO 阅读详细解析.docx

1、四六级TPO 07阅读详细解析英语阅读提高TPO 阅读详细解析TPO 07Paragraph 11The word “objective” in the passage is closest in meaning toachievement requirementpurposefeature2Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as a change that occurred in the fauna of the Mediterranean?Most invertebrate species disappeared

2、during a wave of extinctions.A few hardy species wiped out many of the Mediterraneans invertebrates.Some invertebrates migrated to Atlantic Ocean.New species of fauna populated the Mediterranean when the old migrants returned.Paragraph 3 3What does the author imply by saying “Not a single pebble was

3、 found that might have indicated that the pebbles came from the nearby continent”?The most obvious explanation for the origin of the pebbles was not supported by the evidence.The geologists did not find as many pebbles as they expected.The geologists were looking for a particular kind of pebble.The

4、different pebbles could not have come from only one source.4Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the solid gypsum layer?It did not contain any marine fossil.It had formed in open-ocean conditions.It had once been soft, deep-sea mud.It contained sediment from nearby deserts.5

5、. Select the TWO answer choice from paragraph 3 that identify materials discovered in the deepest part of the Mediterranean basin. To receive credit you must select TWO answers.Volcanic rock fragments.This silt layersSoft, deep-sea mudCrystalline salt6. What is the main purpose of paragraph 3?To des

6、cribe the physical evidence collected by Hsu and Ryan.To explain why some of the questions posed earlier in the passage could not be answered by the findings of the Glomar Challenger.To evaluate techniques used by Hsu and Ryan to explore the sea floor.To describe the most difficult problems faced by

7、 the Glomar Challenger expedition.Paragraph 4 7. According to paragraph 4, which of the following was responsible for the evaporation of the Mediterraneans waters?The movements of Earths crustThe accumulation of sediment layersChanges in the water level of the Atlantic OceanChanges in Earths tempera

8、ture8. The word “scores” in the passage is closest in meaning to memberslarge numberspopulationsdifferent types9. According to paragraph 4, what caused most invertebrate species in the Mediterranean to become extinct?The evaporation of chemicals necessary for their survivalCrustal movements that con

9、nected the Mediterranean to the saltier AtlanticThe migration of new species through the narrow straitsTheir inability to tolerate the increasing salt content of the Mediterranean10. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Inc

10、orrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.The strait of Gibraltar reopened when the Mediterranean and the Atlantic became connected and the cascades of water from one sea to the other caused crustal adjustments and faulting.The Mediterranean was dramatica

11、lly refilled by water from the Atlantic when crustal adjustments and faulting opened the Strait of Gibraltar, the place where the two seas are joined.The cascades of water from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean were not as spectacular as the crustal adjustments and faulting that occurred when the St

12、rait of Gibraltar was connected to those seas.As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting and the creation of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Atlantic and Mediterranean were connected and became a single sea with spectacular cascades of water between them. 11. The word “Turbulent” in the passage is

13、 closest in meaning tofreshdeepviolenttemperateParagraph 2 12. Look at the four squares that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.Thus, scientists had information about the shape of the domes but not about their chemical composition and origin.Where would the sentence

14、best fit?13An expedition to the Mediterranean answered some long-standing questions about the oceans history.Answer choices1. The Glomar Challenger expedition investigated changes in invertebrate fauna and some unusual geologic features.2. Researchers collected fossils to determine which new species

15、 migrated from the Atlantic with older species.3. Scientists aboard the Glomar Challenger were the first to discover the existence of domelike masses underneath the seafloor.4. Samples recovered from the expedition revealed important differences in chemical composition and fossil distribution among the sediment layers.5. Evidence collected by the Glomar Challenger supports geologists beliefs that the Mediterranean had evaporated and become a desert, before it refilled with water.6. Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean