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1、新托福TPO27听力原文下载kj140313173306TPO2718. Why does the woman go to the information desk?A) She does not know where the library computers are located.B) She does not know how to use a computer to locate the information she needs. C) She does not have time to wait until a library computer becomes available

2、.D) The book she is looking for was missing from the library shelf.19. Why does the man assume that the woman is in Professor Simpsons class?A) The man recently saw the woman talking with Professor Simpson. B) The woman mentioned Professor Simpsons name.C) The woman is carrying the textbook used in

3、Professor Simpsons class.D) The woman is researching a subject that Professor Simpson specialized in.20. What can be inferred about the geology course the woman is taking?A) It has led the woman to choose geology as her major course of study. B) It is difficult to follow without a background in chem

4、istry and physics. C) The woman thinks it is easier than other science courses.D) The woman thinks the course is boring.21. What topic does the woman need information on?A) The recent activity of a volcano in New ZealandB) Various types of volcanoes found in New ZealandC) All volcanoes in New Zealan

5、d that are still activeD) How people in New Zealand have prepared for volcanic eruptions22. What does the man imply about the article when he says this?A) It may not contain enough background material. B) It is part of a series of articles.C) It might be too old to be useful.D) It is the most recent

6、 article published on the subject.23. What is the lecture mainly about?A) The transplantation of young coral to new reef sitesB) Efforts to improve the chances of survival of coral reefs C) The effects of water temperature change on coral reefs D) Confirming the reasons behind the decline of coral r

7、eefs24. According to the professor, how might researchers predict the onset of coral bleaching in the future?A) By monitoring populations of coral predators B) By monitoring bleach-resistant coral species C) By monitoring sea surface temperaturesD) By monitoring degraded reefs that have recovered25.

8、 What is the professors opinion about coral transplantation?A) It is cost-effective.B) It is a long-term solution.C) It is producing encouraging results.D) It does not solve the underlying problems.26. Why does the professor discuss refugia? choose two answersA) To explain that the location of coral

9、 within a reef affects the corals ability to survive B) To point out why some coral species are more susceptible to bleaching than others C) To suggest that bleaching is not as detrimental to coral health as first thoughtD) To illustrate the importance of studying coral that has a low vulnerability

10、to bleaching27. What does the professor imply about the impact of mangrove forests on coral-reef ecosystems?A) Mangrove forests provide habitat for wildlife that feed on coral predators. B) Mangrove forests improve the water quality of nearby reefs.C) Mangrove forests can produce sediments that poll

11、ute coral habitats.D) Mangrove forests compete with nearby coral reefs for certain nutrients.28. According to the professor, what effect do lobsters and sea urchins have on a coral reef?A) They protect a reef by feeding on destructive organisms. B) They hard a reef by taking away important nutrients

12、.C) They filter pollutants from water around a reef.D) They prevent a reef from growing by preying on young corals.29. What does the professor mainly discuss?A) Some special techniques used by the makers of vintage Cremonese violinsB) How the acoustical quality of the violin was improved over timeC)

13、 Factors that may be responsible for the beautiful tone of Cremonese violinsD) Some criteria that professional violinists use when selecting their instruments30. What does the professor imply about the best modern violin makers?A) They are unable to recreate the high quality varnish used by Cremones

14、e violin makers. B) Their craftsmanship is comparable to that of the Cremonese violin makers.C) They use wood from the same trees that were used to make the Cremonese violins. D) Many of them also compose music for the violin.31. Why does the professor discuss the growth cycle of trees?A) To clarify

15、 how modern violin makers select woodB) To highlight a similarity between vintage and modern violinsC) To explain why tropical wood cannot be used to make violinsD) To explain what causes variations in density in a piece of wood32. What factor accounts for the particular density differential of the

16、wood used in theCremonese violins?A) The trees that produced the wood were harvested in the springB) The trees that produced the wood grew in an unusually cool climateC) The wood was allowed to partially decay before being made into violinsD) .The wood was coated with a local varnish before it was c

17、rafted into violins33. The professor describes and experiment in which wood was exposed to a fungus before being made into a violin. What point does the professor make about the fungus?A) It decomposes only certain parts of the wood. B) It is found only in the forests of northern Italy.C) It was rec

18、ently discovered in a vintage Cremonese violin. D) It decomposes only certain species of trees.34. Why does the professor say this?A) To find out how much exposure students have had to live classical musicB) To use student experiences to support his point about audience membersC) To indicate that in

19、struments are harder to master than audience members realizeD) To make a point about the beauty of violin music18. Why has the student come to see the professor?A) To find out her reaction to a paper he recently submittedB) To point out a factual error in an article the class was assigned to readC)

20、To ask about the suitability of a topic he wants to write aboutD) To ask about the difference between chinampas and hydropoincs19. What does the professor imply about hydroponics?A) It was probably invented by the Aztecs.B) It is a relatively modern development in agriculture. C) It requires soil th

21、at is rich in nutrients.D) It is most successful when extremely pure water is used.20. Why does the professor describe how chinampas were made?A) To emphasize that the topic selected for a paper needs to be more specificB) To encourage the student to do more researchC) To point out how much labor wa

22、s required to build chinampasD) To explain why crops grown on chinampas should not be considered hydroponic21. What does the professor think about the article the student mentions?A) She is convinced that it is not completely accurate.B) She believes it was written for readers with scientific backgr

23、ounds. C) She thinks it is probably too short to be useful to the student.D) She has no opinion about it, because she has not read it.22. What additional information does the professor suggest that the student include in his paper?A) A comparison of traditional and modern farming technologiesB) Chan

24、ges in the designs of chinampas over timeC) Differences in how various historians have described chinampasD) Reasons why chinampas are often overlooked in history books23. What does the professor mainly discuss?A) Comparisons between land animals and ocean-going animals of the Mesozoic eraB) Compari

25、sons between sauropods and modern animalsC) Possible reasons why saurpods became extinctD) New theories about the climate of the Mesozoic era24. What point does the professor make when she compares blue whales to large land animals?A) Like large land animals, blue whales have many offspring.B) Like

26、large land animals, blue whales have proportionally small stomachs.C) The land environment provides a wider variety of food sources than the ocean. D) The ocean environment reduces some of the problems faced by large animals.25. According to the professor, what recent finding about the Mesozoic era

27、challenges an earlier belief?A) Sauropod populations in the Mesozoic era were smaller than previously believed. B) Oxygen levels in the Mesozoic era were higher than previously believed.C) Ocean levels in the Mesozoic era fluctuated more than previously believed. D) Plant life in the Mesozoic era wa

28、s less abundant than previously believed.26. Compared to small animals, what disadvantages do large animals typically have? choose two answersA) Large animals require more food.B) Large animals have fewer offspring.C) Large animals use relatively more energy in digesting their food. D) Large animals

29、 have greater difficulty staying warm.27. Why does the professor discuss gastroliths that have been found with sauropod fossils?A) To show that much research about extinct animals has relied on flawed methodsB) To show that even an incorrect guess can lead to useful researchC) To give an example of

30、how fossil discoveries have cast doubt on beliefs about modern animalsD) To give an example of a discovery made possible by recent advances in technology28. What did researchers conclude from their study of sauropods and gastroliths?A) That gastroliths probably helped sauropods to store large quanti

31、ties of plant material in their stomachsB) That sauropods probably used gastroliths to conserve energyC) That sauropods may not have used gastroliths to aid in their digestionD) That suaropods probably did not ingest any stones29. What is the lecture mainly about?A) Various ways color theory is used in different fieldsB) Various ways artists can use primary colorsC) Aspects of color theory that are the subject of current researchD) The development of the first theory of primary colors30. What does the professor imply about the