[toefl primary考试]2005年TOEFL考试模拟题(3-2)

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Questions 1-10  

Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems short stories, and novels  
have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She  
went to public schools there, and then to Spelman College in Atlanta before coming to  
New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, from which she graduated in 1966. For a  
time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi with her lawyer husband and small daughter.  
About Langston Hughes, American Poet, her first book for children, she says ,"After my  
first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a boot about him for  
children someday. Why? Became I, at twenty-two, knew next to nothing of his work,  
and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his book. And he was kind to me; I  
will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my  
deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be.  

 "To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him or speak  
of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full  
of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he  
liked oranges, too."  

1. What is the main topic of the passage?  
(A) Alice Walker’s reflections on Langston Hughes  
(B) The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes  
(C) Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker  
(D) A comparison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes  

2. In the passage, Alice Walker is described as  
(A) a research fellow at Spelman College  
(B) a professor at Sarah Lawrence College  
(C) a prize-winning writer ofprose and poetry  
(D) an author ofplays for children  

3. Before attending college, Alice Walker went to school in  
(A) Atlanta, Georgia  
(B) Eatonton, Georgia  
(C) Jackson, Mississippi  
(D) Lawrence, Massachusetts  

4. The word "vowed" in line 7 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Confided  
(B) Believed  
(C) Denied  
(D) Promised  

5. It can be inferred from the passage that Alice Walker was twenty-two years old when  
(A) she moved to Jackson, Mississippi  
(B) she moved to New York  
(C) she first met Langston Hughes  
(D) Langston Hughes died  

6. It can be inferred from lines 9-11 that Alice Walker’s first impressions ofLangston  
Hughes were derived mostly from  
(A) talking with his friends  
(B) reading his autobiography  
(C) studying his poetry  
(D) meeting him  

7. The word "dream" in line 11 is closest in meaning to  
(A) nightmare  
(B) expectation  
(C) sleep  
(D) misconception  

8. what does Alice Walker imply when she says Langston Hughes "is not dead at all"  
(Line 12)?  
(A) Langston Hughes believed in eternal life.  
(B) She had not been informed of Langston Hughes’ death.  
(C) For her, Langston Hughes had never really existed.  
(D) Langston Hughes is still present in her thoughts.  

9. The word "undiminished" in line 14 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Not exaggerated  
(B) Not lessened  
(C) Disappointed  
(D) Unequaled  

10. According to the passage, what did Alice Walker give Langston Hughes before he died?  
(A) A job  
(B) An award  
(C) Some oranges  
(D) A stack of books  

Question 11-21  

 Human vision, like that of other primates, has evolved in an arboreal environment. In  
the dense, complex world of a tropical forest, it is more important to see well than to  
develop an acute sense of smell. In the course of evolution, members of the primate line  
have acquired large eyes while the snout has shrunk to give the eye an unimpeded view.  
Ofmammals, only humans and some primates enjoy color vision. The red flag is black  
to the bull. Horses live in a monochrome world. Light visible to human eyes, however,  
occupies only a very narrow band in the whole electromagnetic spectrum. Ultraviolet  
rays are invisible to humans, though ants and honeybees are sensitive to them. Humans  
have no direct perception ofinfrared rays, unlike the rattlesnake, which has receptors  
tuned into wavelengths longer than 0.7 micron. The world would look eerily different if  
human eyes were sensitive to infrared radiation. .Then, instead of the darkness of night,  
we would be able to move easily in a strange, shadows world where objects glowed  
with varying degree of intensity. But human eyes excel in other ways. They are, in fact ,  
remarkably discerning in color gradation. The color sensitivity of normal human vision  
is rarely surpassed even by sophisticated technical devices.  

11. What does the passage mainly discuss?.  
(A )Ultraviolet rays  
(B) Human vision  
(C) Sight and smell  
(D)The environment of primates  

12. Why does the author mention the "tropical forest", in line 2 ?  
(A) To explain why primates have developed keen vision  
(B) To suggest that primates need to see only the color green  
(C)To give an example of environmental change  
(D)To indicate where large-eyed primates can be found  

13. What does the author mean by stating that "the red flag is black to the bull"(lines 5-6)?  
(A) Bulls are attracted to red objects.  
(B) Bulls do not notice flags.  
(C) Bulls attack all flags.  
(D) Bulls do not see the color red  

14. The word "monochrome" in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Monotonous  
(B) Ultraviolet  
(C) One-dimension  
(D) One-color  

15 In line 8 ,"them" refers to which of the following?  
(A) Human eyes  
(B) Ultraviolet rays  
(C) Humans  
(D) Wavelengths  

16. According to the passage, which of the following can detect wavelengths oflight  
longer than 0.7 micron?  
(A) Bulls  

(B) Ants  
(C) Horses  
(D) Rattlesnakes  

17. The word "eerily’’ in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Strangely  
(B) Increasingly  
(C) Slightly  
(D) Superficially  

l8. It can be inferred from the passage that humans could move more easily at night if they  
(A) had a narrower field of vision  
(B) were color-blind  
(C) had infrared vision  
(D) lived in an arboreal environment  

l9. The word "surpassed’’ in line 15 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Recorded  
(B) Exceeded  
(C) Found  
(D) Provided  

20. According to the passage, the ability of humans to distinguish color differences is  
(A) average  
(B) weak  
(C) excellent  
(D) variable  

21. Where in the passage does the author mention the development over time of certain  
physical changes among primates ?  
(A) Lines 3-4  
(B) Lines 5-6  
(C) Lines 7-10  
(D) Lines 13-15  

Questions22-31  

 Ancient people made clay pottery because they needed it for their survival. .They  
used the pots they made for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to  
place, Pottery was so important to early cultures that scientists now study it to learn  
more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the pottery in terms of decoration,  
materials, glazes, and manufacture, the more advanced the culture itself .  

 The artisan who makes pottery in North America today utilizes his or her skill and  
imagination to create items that are beautiful as well as functional, transforming  
something ordinary into something special and unique.  

 The potter uses one of the Earth ’s most basic materials, clay. Clay can he found  
almost anywhere. Good pottery clay must be free from all small stones and other hard  
materials that would make the potting process difficult. Most North American artisan-  
potters now purchase commercially processed clay, but some find the clay they need  
right in the earth, close to where they work. .  

The most important tools potters use are their own hands; however, they also use  
wire loop tools, wooden modeling tools, plain wire, and sponges. .Plain wire is used to  
cut away the finished pot from its base on the potter’s wheel.  

After a finished pot is dried of all its moisture in the open air, it is placed in a kiln  
and fired. The first firing hardens the pottery, and it is then ready to be glazed and  
fired again.  

For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans  
paint on melted wax that will late burn off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid  
glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of decorative pattern that  
they want.  

22. What does the passage mainly discuss?  
(A) Different kinds of clay  
(B) The training of an artisan  
(C) The making of pottery  
(D) Crafts of ancient civilizations.  

23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way that ancient  
people used pottery?  
(A) To hold food  
(B) To wash clothes  
(C) To cook  
(D) To transport objects.  

24. The word "it" in line 3 refers to  
(A) clay  
(B) culture  
(C) survival  
(D) pottery  

25. According to the passage, which of the following can be learned about an ancient  
civilization by examining its pottery?  
(A) Its food preferences  
(A) Its developmental stage  
(C) Its geographic location  
(D) Its population  

26. The word "functional" in line 7 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Useful  
(B) Strong  
(C) Inexpensive  
(D) Original  

27. The word "basic’’ in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Familiar  
(B) Fundamental  
(C) Versatile  
(D) Dirty  

28. According to the passage, how do most North American potters today get the  
clay they need?  
(A) They buy it.  
(B) They make it.  
(C) They dig it from the earth.  
(D)They barter for it.  

29. It can be inferred from the passage that clay is processed commercially in order to  
(A) make it dry more evenly  
(B) remove hard substances  
(C) prevent glaze from sticking  
(D) make it easier to color  

30. According to the author, what do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?  
(A) Melted wax  
(B) A wire loop  
(C) A sponge  
(D) Plain wire  

31. The word "pattern" in line 22 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Model  
(B) Color  
(C) Puzzle  
(D) Design  

Questions 32-41  

 The status of women in colonial North America has been well studied and described  
and can be briefly summarized. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked  
shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the  
frontier areas. This favorable ratio enhanced women’s status and position and allowed  
them to pursue different careers. The Puritans, the religious sect that dominated the  
early British colonies in North America, regarded idleness as a sin, and believed that life  
in an underdeveloped country made it absolutely necessary that each member of the  
community perform an economic function. Thus work for women, married or single,  
was not only approved, it was regarded as a civic duty. Puritan town councils expected  
widows and unattached women to be self-supporting and for a long time provided  
needy spinsters with parcels ofland. There was no social sanction against married  
women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their  
trade and won social approval far doing extra work in or out of the home. Needy  
children, girls as well as boys, were indentured or apprenticed and were expected to  
work for their keep.  

The vast majority of women worked within their homes, where their labor produced  
most articles needed for the family. The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing  
and partially that of shoes was in the hands of women. In addition to these occupations,  
women were found in many different kinds of employment. They were butchers,  
silversmiths, gunsmiths, upholsterers. They ran mills, plantations, tanyards, shipyards,  
and every kind of shop, tavern, and boardinghouse. They were gatekeepers, jail keepers,  
sextons, journalists, printers, apothecaries, midwives, nurses, and teachers.  

32. What does the passage mainly discuss?  
(A) Colonial marriages  
(B) The Puritan religion  
(C) Colonial women’s employment  
(D) Education in the colonies  

33. The word "marked" in line 2 is closest in meaning to  
(A) underlined  
(B) graded  
(C) prolonged  
(D) distinct  

34. According to the passage, where in colonial North America were there the fewest  
women?  
(A) Puritan communities  
(B) Seaports  
(C) Frontier settlements  
(D) Capital cities  

35. The word "enhanced’" in line 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Supplemented  
(B) Confirmed  
(C) Improved  
(D) Determined  

36. It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were  
(A) uneducated  
(B) hardworking  
(C) generous  
(D) wealthy  

37. According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be  
(A) financialIy responsible for herself  
(B) returned to England  
(C) supported by her family  
(D)trained to be a nurse  

38. The phrase "unattached women" line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Women without high social status  
(B) Women without property  
(C) Unmarried women  
(D) Unemployed women  

39. According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women ?  
(A) They should adopt needy children.  
(B) They should assist in their husbands’ trade or business.  
(C) They should work only within their own homes.  
(D) They should be apprenticed.  

40. According to the passage, which products were made entirely by women?  
(A) Gunpowder and bullets  
(B) Cups and plates  
(C) Paper and books  
( D) Cloth and clothing  

41.The lists in lines l9-22 are intended to show which of the following ?  
(A) The influence of the Puritans in the colonies  
(B) The limits of job opportunities in the colonies  
(C) The main industries of the colonial economy  
(D) The variety of work done by colonial women  

Questions 42-50  

Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth are concealed some of  
the most tantalizing secrets of our planet. There the crust of the Earth is thinner and the  
unknown mantle--the layer beneath the crust - lies closest, tempting scientists to  
drill into it. The first such attempt, the ambitious Project Mohole, got under way during  
the 1960’s and proved the value of deep-sea drilling by making several test holes in the  
mantle beneath the crust before spiraling costs led to its cancellation.  

 Soon afterward, however, work began on the more modest Deep Sea Drilling  
Project, which is not aimed at reaching the mantle but at exploring the crust itself. This  
venture uses a special ship, the Glomar Challenger, which can be held precisely in  
position in the sea--without any anchor--by sound--wave guiding systems and computer-  
controlled propellers. From this stable platform, scientists lowered drilling  
pipes into waters four miles deep to scoop up cores of ocean sediment and bedrock.  
Analysis of the fossil contents has indicated that the ocean floors spread, moving  
continents around the Earth .  

42. The passage mainly discusses  
(A) analysis offossils in the ocean  
(B) exploration beneath the ocean bottom  
(C) the composition of the Earth’s crust  
(D) the construction of the Glomar Challenger  

43. According to the passage, one of the objectives of Project Mohole was to  
(A) increase public support for underwater experimentation  
(B) test the ocean bottom for unusual ocean sediment  
(C) estimate the age of the Earth’s crust  
(D) study the Earth’s mantle  

44. The word "spiraling’’ in ling 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Rising  
(B) Necessary  
(C) Unpredictable  
(D) Circular  

45.It can be infered from the passage that Project Mohole originally was intended to  
(A) involve deeper drilling than the Deep Sea Drilling Project  
(B) cost less than the Deep Sea Drilling Project  
(C) employ fewer scientists than the Deep Sea Drilling Project  
(D) yield more fossil discoveries than the Deep Sea Drilling Project  

46. The expression"more modest’’ in line7 is closest in meaning to  
(A) more sophisticated  
(B) more timid  
(C) less ambitious  
(D) less controversial  

47.The word "precisely’’ in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?  
(A) Exactly  
(B) Clearly  
(C) Economically  
(D) Practically  

48. According to the passage, computers are used on the Glomar Challenger in order to  
(A) measure the spread of the ocean floors  
(B) lower its drilling pipes into the water  
(C) keep it in one place  
(D) detect the location ofthe Earth’s mantle  

49. The Phrase "stable platform" in Line 11 refers to  
(A) the Glomar Challenger  
(B) a ship’s anchor  
(C) sound-wave guiding systems  
(D) computer-controlled propellers  

50. For which of the following terms does the author supply a definition?  
(A) "mantle’’ (line 3)  
(B) "anchor’’ (line 10)  
(C) "sound-wave guiding systems’’ (line 10)  
(D) "bedrock’’(line l2)  

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