2001年5月TOEFL试题
Section One: Listening Comprehension
1. (A) He has just recovered
from the flu.
(B) He won’t be able to go to
the play.
(C) He heard that the play isn’t
very good.
(D) He has already seen the
play.
2. (A) Share
the place he’s renting.
(B) Avoid living near the campus.
(C) Apply for campus housing.
(D) Find an apartment soon.
3. (A) He wants
to meet the woman after his
Spanish class.
(B) The woman should borrow
someone else’s workbook.
(C) He can take the woman to
her class.
(D) The woman needs to return
the workbook before the class.
4. (A) She didn’t
know Dr. Turner’s lecture would
be so interesting.
(B) She didn’t expect to have
a quiz today.
(C) Dr. Turner often gives quizzes.
(D) The man should have prepared
for the class.
5. (A) There
are different kinds of folders.
(B) This decision requires careful
thought.
(C) It doesn’t matter which
color she uses.
(D) The color should suggest
the content.
6. (A) She prepares
her students well.
(B) She used to teach graduate
courses.
(C) She isn’t qualified to teach
organic chemistry.
(D) Her students rarely attend
graduate school.
7. (A) He decided
not to sell the piano.
(B) He’s looking for a place
to store the piano.
(C) No one has bought the piano.
(D) He hasn’t been able to find
an inexpensive piano yet.
8. (A) Tennis
players often injure their backs.
(B) She hadn’t heard about the
man’s problem.
(C) The man should have seen
the doctor.
(D) She’ll check the man’s schedule
as soon as npossible.
9. (A) He already
knew about the problem.
(B) Someone has started fixing
the washing machine.
(C) No one complained about
the washing machine today.
(D) There’s nothing wrong with
the washing machine.
10. (A) It won’t
take long to get to the station.
(B) It’ll be easy for him to
give the woman a ride to the
station.
(C) He’ll ride on the train
with the woman.
(D) He’s picking someone up
from the station.
11. (A) I’ll
out an application from.
(B) Apply for a different position.
(C) File the papers in the cabinet.
(D) Show her the advertisement
from the newspaper.
12. (A) Go with
her to the airport.
(B) Talk to her for a short
time.
(C) Find out when the plane
is leaving.
(D) Make the phone call now.
13. (A) He can
give the woman directions to
Chicago.
(B) He can drive the woman to
Chicago.
(C) He can get a map for the
woman.
(D) He can take the woman to
the bookstore.
14. (A) He didn’t
show his paintings at the exhibit.
(B) He didn’t see the paintings.
(C) He doesn’t understand Ted’s
art.
(D) The exhibit was canceled.
15. (A) She
has canceled her trip to lowa.
(B) The snowstorm is getting
weaker.
(C) The man’s information isn’t
accurate.
(D) They also may get a lot
of snow.
16. (A) She
needs more time to get ready
for the dinner.
(B) She thought the dinner was
at another time.
(C) She forgot about the plans
she made for dinner.
(D) She won’t be able to go
to dinner.
17. (A) Take
the class this semester.
(B) Get permission to take the
class.
(C) Take the class over again.
(D) Register for the class next
semester.
18. (A) He doesn’t
like his new eyeglass frames.
(B) He didn’t get a haircut.
(C) He got his eyeglasses a
long time ago.
(D) Several people have asked
him about his new eyeglass frames.
19. (A) The
grades have been calculated
correctly.
(B) The woman will get the grade
she deserves.
(C) The woman received one of
the highest grades.
(D) The woman’s grade can’t
be changed.
20. (A) She
left the lecture for a few minutes.
(B) She was reading doing the
lecture.
(C) She may have fallen asleep.
(D) She misunderstood the speaker’s
last points.
21. (A) The
man hasn’t seen Joan recently.
(B) The man plans to call Joan
soon.
(C) Joan doesn’t know what happened
to the book.
(D) Joan gave the book to the
man.
22. (A) Why
she should tell her students
about her plans.
(B) What he plans to do when
he’s on sabbatical.
(C) Why she can’t take a sabbatical
next semester.
(D) Why her students probably
weren’t surprised by her announcement.
23. (A) Put
a little more pepper in the
stew.
(B) Taste the stew to see if
it needs paper.
(C) Check the recipe to see
if they followed it correctly.
(D) Serve the stew as it is.
24. (A) She
wants to know where Tom heard
the stories.
(B) She’s surprised Tom was
so serious last night.
(C) Tom doesn’t usually tell
funny stories.
(D) The stories probably weren’t
true.
25. (A) He plans
to sell the books to a collector.
(B) He won’t sell the books
until he has read them.
(C) The books probably aren’t
worth a lot of money.
(D) The woman can borrow any
of the books if she wants to.
26. (A) Leave
with the man.
(B) Get ready to leave for the
weekend.
(C) Stay where she is for the
weekend.
(D) Meet the man later.
27. (A) The
man is upset that the wasn’t
invited to the party.
(B) The man and the woman live
in different buildings.
(C) The woman’s friends were
louder than she expected they
would be.
(D) The woman hadn’t intended
to serve food and beverages
at the party.
28. (A) Mary
hadn’t planned to attend the
seminar.
(B) Mary has been ill for several
weeks.
(C) Mary forgot about the seminar.
(D) Mary wasn’t able to attend
the seminar.
29. (A) Do more
research before they meet.
(B) Meet several days before
the presentation.
(C) Change the day of the presentation.
(D) Try to solve the problems
before they meet.
30. (A) She’ll
talk to Judy about the problem.
(B) She may not be available
later to help the man.
(C) She isn’t sure if Judy can
solve the problem.
(D) The man will be able to
solve the problem himself.
31. (A) Places
the man has visited.
(B) A paper the woman is writing
for a class.
(C) School activities they enjoy.
(D) The woman’s plans for the
summer.
32. (A) She
has never been to Gettysburg.
(B) She took a political science
course.
(C) Her family still goes on
vacation together.
(D) She’s interested in the
United States Civil War.
33. (A) Why
her parents wanted to go to
Gettysburg.
(B) Why her family’s vacation
plans changed ten years ago.
(C) Where her family went for
a vacation ten years ago.
(D) When her family went on
their last vacation.
34. (A) It’s
far from where she lives.
(B) Her family went there without
her.
(C) She doesn’t know a lot about
it.
(D) She’s excited about going
there.
35. (A) A catalog
mailed to the man.
(B) The woman’s catalog order.
(C) The history of mail-order
catalogs.
(D) A comparison of two kinds
of catalogs.
36. (A) She
wants to learn about Richard
Sears.
(B) She is helping the man with
his assignment.
(C) She needs to buy a filing
cabinet.
(D) She wants to order some
textbooks.
37. (A) Teachers.
(B) Farmers.
(C) Students.
(D) Laborers.
38. (A) As textbooks.
(B) As fuel.
(C) As newspapers.
(D) As art.
39. (A) Taxes
on factory goods rose.
(B) Some people lost their farms.
(C) Shipping prices rose.
(D) some families lost their
businesses.
40. (A) Problems
with pesticides.
(B) Characteristics of one type
of falcon.
(C) Migratory patterns of birds.
(D) Tracking systems for animals.
41. (A) It flying
speed.
(B) Its keen hearing.
(C) It size.
(D) Its aggressiveness.
42. (A) By radar.
(B) By airplane.
(C) By direct observation.
(D) By satellite.
43. (A) The
types of instruments used in
bebop music.
(B) The social setting in which
bebop music developed.
(C) How two styles of jazz music
influenced each other
(D) The influence of bebop music
on the United States economy
during the 1940’s.
44. (A) They
didn’t use singers.
(B) They gave free concerts.
(C) They performed in small
nightclubs.
(D) They shortened the length
of their performances.
45. (A) To discuss
one way it impacted jazz music.
(B) To explain why the government
reduced some taxes.
(C) To describe a common theme
in jazz music.
(D) To discuss the popularity
of certain jazz bands.
46. (A) The
music contained strong political
messages.
(B) The music had a steady beat
that people could dance to.
(C) The music included sad melodies.
(D) The music contained irregular
types of rhythms.
47. (A) The
increase in beachfront property
value.
(B) An experimental engineering
project.
(C) The erosion of coastal areas
(D) How to build seawalls.
48. (A) To protect
beachfront property.
(B) To reduce the traffic on
beach roads.
(C) To provide privacy for homeowners.
(D) To define property limits.
49. (A) By sending
water directly back to sea with
great force.
(B) By reducing wave energy.
(C) By reducing beach width.
(D) By stabilizing beachfront
construction.
50. (A) Protect
roads along the shore.
(B) Build on beaches with seawalls.
(C) Add sand to beaches with
seawalls.
(D) Stop building seawalls.
Section Two: Structure and Written
Expression
1. The giant ragweed, or buffalo
weed, grows ---.
(A) 18 feet up to high
(B) to high 18 feet up
(C) up to 18 feet high
(D) 18 feet high up to
2. Neptune is --- any planet
except Pluto.
(A) to be far from the Sun
(B) far from the Sun being
(C) farther than the Sun is
(D) farther from the Sun than
3. Since prehistoric
times, artists have arranged
paint on surfaces in ways ---
their ideas about
people and the world.
(A) express
(B) that their expression of
(C) which, expressing
(D) that express
4. Except for
certain microorganisms, ---
need oxygen to survive.
(A) of all living things
(B) all living things
(C) all are living things
(D) are all living things
5. Dubbing is
used in filmmaking --- a new
sound track to a motion picture.
(A) which to add
(B) to add
(C) is adding that
(D) to add while
6. --- of green
lumber may come from moisture
in the wood.
(A) More weight than half
(B) Of the weight, more than
half
(C) The weight is more than
half
(D) More than half of the weight
7. Archaeologists
study ---- to trace ancient
trade routes because such tools
are relatively rare, and
each occurrence has a slightly
different chemical composition.
(A) which obsidian tools
(B) obsidian tools
(C) how obsidian tools
(D) obsidian tools are
8. ---- the
hamster’s basic diet is vegetarian,
some hamsters also eat insects.
(A) Despite
(B) Although
(C) Regardless of
(D) Consequently
9. The Navajo
Indians of the southwestern
United States --- for their
sand painting, also called dry
painting.
(A) noted
(B) are noted
(C) to be noted
(D) have noted
10. In 1784,
the leaders of what would later
become the state of Virginia
gave up --- to the territory
that later became five different
Midwestern states.
(A) any claim
(B) when the claim
(C) to claim
(D) would claim
11. ---- one after another,
parallel computers perform groups
of operations at the same time.
(A) Conventional computers,
by handling tasks
(B) Since tasks being handled
by conventional computers
(C) Whereas conventional computers
handle tasks
(D) While tasks handled by conventional
computers
12. The Liberty
Bell, formerly housed in Independence
Hall, --- in Philadelphia, was
moved to a separate glass pavilion
in 1976.
(A) which a historic building
(B) a historic building which
(C) was a historic building
(D) a historic building
13. Fossils,
traces of dead organisms found
in the rocks of Earth’s crust,
reveal --- at the time the rocks
were formed.
(A) what was like
(B) was like life
(C) what life was like
(D) life was like
14. Although
the huge ice masses ---- glaciers
move slowly, they are a powerful
erosive force in nature.
(A) call them
(B) are called
(C) to call
(D) called
15. The soybean
contains vitamins, essential
minerals, --- high percentage
of protein.
(A) a
(B) and a
(C) since a
(D) of which a
16. A gene is a biological unit
of information who directs the
activity of a cell or organism
during its
A B C D
lifetime.
17. The flowering of African
American talent in literature,
music, and art in the 1920’s
in New York City
A B C
became to know as the Harlem
Renaissance.
D
18. The symptoms of pneumonia,
a lung infection, include high
fever, chest pain, breathing
difficult, and
A B C D
coughing.
19. The rapid grow of Boston
during the mid-nineteenth century
coincided with a large influx
of
A B C
European immigrants.
D
20. In 1908 Olive Campbell started
writing down folk songs by rural
people in the southern Appalachian
A B C
mountains near hers home.
D
21.The thirteen stripes of the
United States flag represent
the original thirteen states
of the Union, which
A B C
they all were once colonies
of Britain.
D
22. In 1860, more as 90 percent
of the people of Indiana lived
rural areas, with only a few
cities having a
A B C
population exceeding 10,000.
D
23.Gravitation keeps the Moon
in orbit around Earth and the
planets other of the solar system
in orbit
A B C D
around the Sun.
24. Photograph
was revolutionized in 1831 by
the introduction of the collodion
process for making glass
A B C D
negatives.
25. After flax is washed, dry,
beaten, and combed, fibers are
obtained for use in making fabric.
A B C D
26. A fever is caused which
blood cells release proteins
called pyrogens, raising the
body’s temperature.
A B C D
27. Because of various gift-giving
holidays, most stores clothing
in the United Sates do almost
as much
A B
business in November and December
as they do in the other ten
months combined.
C D
28.The United States National
Labor Relations Board is authorized
to investigation allegations
of unfair
A B
labor practices on the part
of either employers or employees.
C D
29.The Great Potato Famine in
Ireland in the 1840’s caused
an unprecedented numbers of
people from
A B C
Ireland to immigrate to the
United States.
D
30.The particles comprising
a given cloud are continually
changing, as new ones are added
while others
A B
are taking away by moving air.
C D
31.Political parties in the
United States help to coordinate
the campaigns of their members
and organizes A B C
the statewide and national conventions
that mark election years.
D
32.The lemur is an unusual animal
belonging to the same order
than monkey’s and apes.
A B C D
33.Chese may be hard or soft,
depending on the amount of water
left into it and the character
of
A B C D
the cuting.
34.The carbon-are lamp, a very
bright electric lamp used for
spotlights, consists of two
carbon
A B
electrodes with a high-current
are passing between it.
C D
35. At first the poems of E.E.
Cummings gained notoriety to
their idiosyncratic punctuation
and
A B
typography, but they have gradually
been recognized for their lyric
power as well.
C D
36.The mechanism of human thought
and recall, a subject only partly
understood by scientists, is
A B C
extraordinary complicated.
D
37.While the process of photosynthesis
in green plants, light energy
is captured and used
A B
to convert water, carbon dioxide,
and minerals into oxygen and
organic compounds.
C D
38.The globe artichoke was known
as a delicacy at least 2,500
years ago, and records of its
A B C
cultivation date from fifteenth
century.
D
39. Humans do not constitute
the only species endowed with
intelligence: the higher animals
also
A B C
have considerably problem-solving
abilities.
D
40. Many of species of milkweed
are among the most dangerous
of poisonous plants, while others
A B C
have little, if any, toxicity.
D
Section Three: Reading Comprehension
Questions 1-10
In the early 1800’s, over 80
percent of the United States
labor force was engaged
in agriculture. Sophisticated
technology and machinery were
virtually nonexistent.
People who lived in the cities
and were not directly involved
in trade often participated
Line in small cottage industries
making handcrafted goods. Others
cured meats, silversmiths, candle
5) or otherwise produced needed
goods and commodities. Blacksmiths,
silversmiths, candle
makers, and other artisans worked
in their homes or barns, relying
on help of family
Perhaps no single phenomenon
brought more widespread and
lasting change to the
United States society than the
rise of industrialization. Industrial
growth hinged on several
10) economic factors. First,
industry requires an abundance
of natural resources, especially
coal, iron ore, water, petroleum,
and timber-all readily available
on the North American
continent. Second, factories
demand a large labor supply.
Between the 1870’s and the
First World War (1914-1918),
approximately 23 million immigrants
streamed to the
United States, settled in cities,
and went to work in factories
and mines. They also helped
15)build the vast network of
canals and railroads that crisscrossed
the continent and linked
important trade centers essential
to industrial growth.
Factories also offered a reprieve
from the backbreaking work and
financial
unpredictability associated
with farming. Many adults, poor
and disillusioned with
farm life, were lured to the
cities by promises of steady
employment, regular paychecks,
20) increased access to goods
and services, and expanded social
opportunities. Others were
pushed there when new technologies
made their labor cheap or expendable;
inventions
such as steel plows and mechanized
harvesters allowed one farmhand
to perform work
that previously had required
several, thus making farming
capital-intensive rather than
labor-intensive.
25) The United States economy
underwent a massive transition
and the nature of work
was permanently altered. Whereas
cottage industries relied on
a few highly skilled craft
workers who slowly and carefully
converted raw materials into
finished products from
start to finish, factories relied
on specialization. While factory
work was less creative and
more monotonous, it was also
more efficient and allowed mass
production of goods at
less expense.
1.What aspect of life in the
United States does the passage
mainly discuss?
(A) The transition from an agricultural
to an industrial economy
(B) The inventions that transformed
life in the nineteenth century
(C) The problems associated
with the earliest factories
(D) The difficulty of farm life
in the nineteenth century
2. Blacksmiths,
silversmiths, and candle makers
are mentioned in lines 5-6 as
examples of artisans who
(A) maintained their businesses
at home
(B) were eventually able to
use sophisticated technology
(C) produced unusual goods and
commodities
(D) would employ only family
members
3. The phrase
“hinged on” in line 9 is closest
in meaning to
(A) recovered from
(B) depended on
(C) started on
(D) contributed to
4. Which of
the following is mentioned in
the passage as a reason for
the industrial growth that occurred
in the United States before
1914?
(A)The availability of natural
resources found only in the
United States
(B) The decrease in number of
farms resulting from technological
advances
(C) The replacement of canals
and railroads by other forms
of transportation
(D) The availability of a large
immigrant work force
5. The word
“lured” in line 19 is closest
in meaning to
(A) attracted
(B) assigned
(C) restricted
(D) attached
6. The word
“Others” in line 20 refers to
other
(A) adults
(B) promises
(C) goods and services
(D) social opportunities
7.The word “expendable”
in line 21 is closest in meaning
to
(A) nonproductive
(B) unacceptable
(C) nonessential
(D) unprofitable
8. It can be
inferred from the passage that
industrialization affected farming
in that industrialization
(A) increased the price of farm
products
(B) limited the need for new
farm machinery
(C) created new and interesting
jobs on farms
(D) reduced the number of people
willing to do farm work
9.What does
the author mean when stating
that certain inventions made
farming “capital-intensive rather
than labor-intensive” (lines
23-24)?
(A) Workers had to be trained
to operate the new machines.
(B) Mechanized farming required
more capital and fewer laborers.
(C) The new inventions were
not helpful for all farming
activities.
(D) Human labor could still
accomplish as much work as the
first machines.
10. According
to the passage, factory workers
differed from craft workers
in that factory workers
(A) were required to be more
creative
(B) worked extensively with
raw materials
(C) changed jobs frequently
(D) specialized in one aspect
of the finished product only
Question 11-20
Molting is one of the most involved
processes of a bird’s annual
life cycle.
Notwithstanding preening and
constant care, the marvelously
intricate structure of a bird’s
Feather inevitably wears out.
All adult birds molt their feathers
at least once a year, and
Line upon close observation,
one can recognize the frayed,
ragged appearance of feathers
that
5) are nearing the end of their
useful life. Two distinct processes
are involved in molting.
The first step is when the old,
worn feather is dropped, or
shed. The second is when a new
feather grows in its place.
When each feather has been shed
and replaced, then the molt
can be said to be complete.
This, however, is an abstraction
that often does not happen:
incomplete, overlapping, and
arrested molts are quite common.
10) Molt requires that a bird
find and process enough protein
to rebuild approximately
one-third of its body weight.
It is not surprising that a
bird in heavy molt often seems
listless and unwell. But far
from being random, molt is controlled
by strong evolutionary
forces that have established
an optimal time and duration.
Generally, molt occurs at the
time of least stress on the
bird. Many songbirds, for instance,
molt in late summer, when
15) the hard work of breeding
is done but the weather is still
warm and food still plentiful.
This is why the woods in late
summer often seem so quiet,
when compared with the
Exuberant choruses of spring.
Molt of the flight feathers
is the most highly organized
part of the process. Some species,
for example, begin by dropping
the outermost primary feathers
on each side (to retain
20) balance in the air) and
wait until the replacement feathers
are about one-third grown before
shedding the next outermost,
and so on. Others always start
with the innermost primary
feathers and work outward. Yet
other species begin in the middle
and work outward on both
weeks while the replacement
feathers grow.
11.The passage mainly discusses
how
(A) birds prepare for breeding
(B) bird feathers differ from
species
(C) birds shed and replace their
feathers
(D) birds are affected by seasonal
changes
12.The word
“Notwithstanding” in line 2
is closest in meaning to
(A) despite
(B) because of
(C) instead of
(D) regarding
13.The word
“intricate” in line 2 is closest
in meaning to
(A) regular
(B) complex
(C) interesting
(D) important
14.The word
“random” in line 12 is closest
in meaning to
(A) unfortunate
(B) unusual
(C) unobservable
(D) unpredictable
15.The word
“optimal” in line 13 is closest
in meaning to
(A) slow
(B) frequent
(C) best
(D) early
16.Which of the following is
NOT mentioned as a reason that
songbirds molt in the late summer?
(A) Fewer predators are in the
woods.
(B) The weathers is still warm.
(C) The songbirds have finished
breeding.
(D) Food is still available.
17. Some birds
that are molting maintain balance
during flight by
(A) constantly preening and
caring for their remaining feathers
(B) dropping flight feathers
on both sides at the same time
(C) adjusting the angle of their
flight to compensate for lost
feathers
(D) only losing one-third of
their feathers
18.The word
“Others” in line 21 refers to
(A) ducks
(B) sides
(C) species
(D) flight feathers
19.The author
discusses ducks in order to
provide an example of birds
that
(A) grow replacement feathers
that are very long
(B) shed all their wing feathers
at one time
(C) keep their innermost feathers
(D) shed their outermost feathers
first
20. It can inferred
from the discussion about ducks
that the molting of their flight
feathers takes.
(A) a year
(B) a season
(C) several months
(D) a few weeks
Question 21-30
The Harlem Renaissance, a movement
of the 1920’s, marked the twentieth
century’s
first period of intense activity
by African Americans in the
field of literature, art, and
music in the United States.
The philosophy of the movement
combined realism, ethnic
Line consciousness, and Americanism.
Encouraged by the example of
certain Americans
5) of European descent such
as Thomas Eakins, Robert Henri,
and George Luks, who had
included persons of African
descent in their paintings as
serious studies rather than
as
trivial or sentimental stereotypes,
African American artists of
this period set about
creating a new portrayal of
themselves and their lives in
the United States. As they began
to strive for social and cultural
independence. Their attitudes
toward themselves changed,
10) and, to some extent, other
segments of American society
began to change their attitudes
toward them. Thus, thought the
Harlem Renaissance was a short-lived
movement, its
impact on American art and culture
continues to the present.
The district in New York City
know as Harlem was the capital
of the movement.
In 1925 an issue of Survey Graphic
magazine devoted exclusively
to Harlem and edited
15) by philosopher Alain Locke
became the manifesto of the
African American artistic
movement. Locke strongly suggested
that individuals, while accepting
their Americanism,
take pride in their African
ancestral arts and urged artists
to look to Africa for substance
and inspiration. Far from advocating
a withdrawal from American culture,
as did some of
his contemporaries, Locke recommended
a cultural pluralism through
which artists could
20) enrich the culture of America.
African Americans were urged
by Locke to be collaborators
and participators with other
Americans in art, literature,
and music; and at the same time
to preserve, enhance, and promote
their own cultural heritage.
Artists and intellectuals from
many parts of the United States
and the Caribbean had
Been attracted to Harlem by
the pulse and beat of its unique
and dynamic culture. From
25) this unity created by the
convergence of artists from
various social and geographical
backgrounds came a new spirit,
which, particularly in densely
populated Harlem, was
to result in greater group awareness
and self-determination. African
American graphic
artists took their place beside
the poets and writers of the
Harlem Renaissance and
carried on efforts to increase
and promote the visual arts.
21.What does the passage mainly
discuss?
(A) African American paintings
in the 1920’s
(B) An arts movement of the
1920’s
(C) The influence of Alain Locke
on African American art
(D) Some ways in which African
culture inspired American literature,
art and music
22. According
to the passage, Tomas Eakins,
Robert Henri, and George Luks
were important because of
(A) the philosophical contributions
they made to the Harlem Renaissance
(B) their development of a new
style of African American art
(C) they way in which they depicted
African Americans in their paintings
(D) their independence from
European artistic traditions
23. The word
“them” in line 11 refers to
(A) Americans of European descent
(B) paintings
(C) African American artists
(D) attitudes
24. According
to the passage, African American
artists of the 1920’s differed
from earlier African American
artists in terms of their feelings
about
(A) themselves
(B) other artists
(C) their impact on American
art
(D) stereotypes
25.The word
“urged” in line 17 is closest
is meaning to
(A) prepared
(B) defined
(C) permitted
(D) encouraged
26. Alain Locke
believed all of the following
to be important to the African
American artistic
movement EXCEPT
(A) pride in African art
(B) cultural pluralism
(C) collaboration with other
artists
(D) withdrawal from American
culture
27. In mentioning
“the pulse and beat” (line24)
of Harlem during the 1920’s,
the author is
characterizing the district
as one that
(A) depended greatly on its
interaction with other parts
of the city
(B) grew economically in a short
period of time
(C) was an exciting place to
be
(D) was in danger of losing
population
28.The word
“convergence” in line 25 is
closest in meaning to
(A) gathering
(B) promotion
(C) expression
(D) influence
29. According
to the passage, all of the following
were true of Harlem in the 1920’s
EXCEPT:
(A) Some Caribbean artists and
intellectuals lived there.
(B) It attracted people from
various regions of United States.
(C) It was one of the most expensive
neighborhoods in New York City.
(D) It was a unique cultural
center.
30.The phrase
“carried on” in line 29 is closest
in meaning to
(A) continued
(B) praised
(C) transformed
(D) connected
Questions 31-40
Ethology is concerned with the
study of adaptive, or survival,
value of behavior and its
Evolutionary history. Ethological
theory began to be applied to
research on children in the
1960’s but has become even more
influential today. The origins
of ethology can be traced
Line to the work of Darwin.
Its modern foundations were
laid by two European zoologists,
5) Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen.
Watching the behaviors diverse
animal species in their natural
habitats, Lorenz, and
Tinbergen observed behavior
patterns that promote survival.
The most well-known of these
is imprinting, the carly following
behavior of certain baby birds
that ensures that the young
will stay close to their mother
and be fed and protected from
danger. Imprinting takes place
10) during an early, restricted
time period of development.
If the mother goose is not present
during this time, but an object
resembling her in important
features is, young goslings
may
imprint on it instead.
Observations of imprinting led
to major concept that has been
applied in child
Development” the critical period.
It refers to a limited times
span during which the child
is
15) biologically prepared to
acquire certain adaptive behaviors
but needs the support of suitably
stimulating environment. Many
researchers have conducted studies
to find out whether
complex congnitive and social
behaviors must be learned during
restricted time periods.
for example, if children are
deprived of adequate food or
physical and social stimulation
during the early years of life,
will their intelligence be permanently
impaired? If language
20) is not mastered during the
preschool years, is the child’s
capacity to acquire it reduced?
Inspired by observations of
imprinting, in 1969 the British
psychoanalyst John Bowlby
applied ethological theory to
the understanding of the relationship
between an infant and
its parents. He argued that
attachment behaviors of babies,
such as smiling, babbling,
grasping, and crying, are built-in
social signals that encourage
the parents to approach,
25) care for, and interact with
the baby. By keeping a parent
near, these behaviors help ensure
that the baby will be fed, protected
from danger, and provided with
the stimulation and
affection necessary for healthy
growth. The development of attachment
in human infants
is a lengthy process involving
changes in psychological structures
that lead to a deep
affectional tie between parent
and baby.
31.What was Darwin’s contribution
to ethology?
(A) Darwin improved on the original
principles of ethology.
(B) Darwin was the professor
who taught Lorenz and Tinbergen.
(C) Darwin’s work provided the
basis for ethology.
(D) Darwin was the first person
to apply ethological theory
to children.
32.The word
“diverse” in line 6 is closest
in meaning to
(A) small
(B) varied
(C) wild
(D) particular
33.The word “ensures” in line
8 is closest in meaning to
(A) guarantees
(B) proves
(C) teaches
(D) assumes
34. According
to the passage, if a mother
goose is not present during
the time period when imprinting
takes place, which of the following
will most likely occur?
(A) The gosling will not imprint
on any object.
(B) The gosling may not find
a mate when it matures.
(C) The mother will later imprint
on the gosling.
(D) The gosling may imprint
on another object.
35.The word
“it” in line 12 refers to
(A) development
(B) goose
(C) time
(D) object
36.The word
“suitably” in line 15 is closest
in meaning to
(A) willingly
(B) moderately
(C) appropriately
(D) emotionally
37.The author
mentions all of the following
as attachment behaviors of human
infants EXCEPT
(A) grasping
(B) crying
(C) eating
(D) smiling
38.According
to the passage, attachment behaviors
of infants are intended to
(A) get the physical, emotional
and social needs of the infant
met
(B) allow the infant to become
imprinted on objects that resemble
the parent
(C) provide the infant with
a means of self-stimulation
(D) prepare the infant to cope
with separation
39.The phrase
“affectional tie” in line 29
is closest in meaning to
(A) cognitive development
(B) emotional attachment
(C) psychological need
(D) behavioral change
40. It can be
inferred from the passage that
ethological theory assumes that
(A) to learn about human behavior
only human subjects should be
studied
(B) failure to imprint has no
influence on inteligence
(C) the notion of critical periods
applies only to animals
(D) there are similarities between
animal and human behavior
Questions 41-50
There are only a few clues in
the rock record about climate
in the Proterozoic con.
Much of our information about
climate in the more recent periods
of geologic history
comes from the fossil record,
because we have a reasonably
good understanding of
Line the types of environment
in which many fossil organisms
flourished. The scarce fossils
5) of the Proterozoic, mostly
single-celled bacteria, provide
little evidence in this regard.
However, the rocks themselves
do include the earliest evidence
for glaciation, probably
a global ice age.
The inference that some types
of sedimentary rocks are the
result of glacial activity
is based on the principle of
uniformitarianism, which posits
that natural processes now
10) at work on and within the
Earth operated in the same manner
in the distant past. The
deposits associated with present-day
glaciers have been well studied,
and some of their
characteristics are quite distinctive.
In 2.3-billion-year-old rocks
in Canada near Lake
Huron (dating from the early
part of the Proterozoic age),
there are thin laminae of
fine-grained sediments that
resemble varves, the annual
layers of sediment deposited
in
15) glacial lakes. Typically,
present-day varves show two-layered
annual cycle, one layer
corresponding to the rapid ice
melting and sediment transport
of the summer season, and
the other, finer-grained, layer
corresponding to slower winter
deposition. Although it is
not easy to discern such details
in the Proterozoic examples,
they are almost certainly
glacial varves. These fine-grained,
layered sediments even contain
occasional large
20) pebbles or “dropstones,”
a characteristic feature of
glacial environments where coarse
material is sometimes carried
on floating ice and dropped
far from its source, into
otherwise very fine grained
sediment. Glacial sediments
of about the same age as those
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