托福考试全真试题测试(5)

05年托福考试全真试题测试(5)

28.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatusingradiotransmitter swouldallowaresearcherwhostudiescrowto(A)identifyindividualcrows

(B)followflocksofcrowsoverlongdistances

(C)recordthetimeswhencrowsaremostactive

(D)helpcrowsthatbecomesickorinjured

29.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcro ws?

(A)Theyseldomliveinanyoneplaceforverylong.

(B)Theythriveinawidevarietyofenvironments.

(C)Theyhavemarkedpreferencesforcertainkindsoffoods.

(D)Theyuseuptheresourcesinoneareabeforemovingtoanother.

30.Inline19,theword"inclinations"isclosestinmeaningto

(A)tricks

(B)opportunities

(C)preferences

(D)experiences

31.Inlines19-21,theauthormentionsapetcrowtoillustratewhichofthefo llowing?(A)Thecleverwaysthatcrowssolveproblems

(B)Thedifferencesbetweenpetcrowsandwildcrows

(C)Theeasewithwhichcrowscanbetamed

(D)Theaffectionthatcrowsshowtoothercreatures

32.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?

(A)Crowshaverelativelylonglives.

(B)Crowshavekeenvision

(C)Crowsareusuallysolitary

(D)Crowsareveryintelligent.

QUESTIONS33-41

????IntheearlydaysoftheUnitedStates,postalchargeswerepaidbyth erecipientand

Chargesvariedwiththedistancecarried.In1825,theUnitedStatesCongres spermitted

localpostmasterstogiveletterstomailcarriersforhomedelivery,butthe

secarriers

receivednogovernmentsalaryandtheirentirecompensationdependedonwha tthey

werepaidbytherecipientsofindividualletters.

????In1847theUnitedStatesPostOfficeDepartmentadoptedtheideaof apostagestamp,

whichofcoursesimplifiedthepaymentforpostalservicebutcausedgrumbli ngby

thosewhodidnotliketoprepay.Besides,thestampcoveredonlydeliverytot hepost

officeanddidnotincludecarryingittoaprivateaddress.InPhiladelphia, forexample,

withapopulationof150,000,peoplestillhadtogotothepostofficetogetth eirmail.

Theconfusionandcongestionofindividualcitizenslookingfortheirlette rswasitself

enoughtodiscourageuseofthemail.Itisnowonderthat,duringtheyearsoft hese

cumbersomearrangements,privateletter-carryingandexpressbusinesses developed.

Althoughtheiractivitieswereonlysemilegal,theythrived,andactuallya dvertisedthat

betweenBostonandPhiladelphiatheywereahalf-dayspeedierthanthegover nment

mail.Thegovernmentpostalservicelostvolumetoprivatecompetitionandw asnot

abletohandleefficientlyeventhebusinessithad.

????Finally,in1863,Congressprovidedthatthemailcarrierswhodeli veredthemail

fromthepostofficestoprivateaddressesshouldreceiveagovernmentsalar y,andthat

thereshouldbenoextrachargeforthatdelivery.Butthisdeliveryservicew asatfirst

confinedtocities,andfreehomedeliverybecameamarkofurbanism.Aslatea

s1887,

atownhadtohave10,000peopletobeeligibleforfreehomedelivery.In1890, ofthe

75millionpeopleintheUnitedStates,fewerthan20millionhadmaildeliver edfree

totheirdoors.Therest,nearlythree-quartersofthepopulation,stillrec eivednomail

unlesstheywenttotheirpostoffice.