托福(阅读)历年真题试卷汇编4(题后含答案及解析)
托福（阅读）历年真题试卷汇编4 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 3. Reading Comprehension
Sections Three：Reading Comprehension
Early Theories of Continental DriftP1: The idea that the geography of Earth was
different in the past than it is today is not new. As far back as 1620, Francis Bacon
spotted that the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America looked as if
they would fit together, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Between then and 1912, other
people identified further similarities between other continental coastlines. But because
much of the early support for mobilism was based on far-flung intercontinental
similarities, geologists tended to be skeptical of the fieldwork of others.P2: During the
late nineteenth century, Austrian geologist Eduard Suess proposed the name
“Gondwanaland” in his book The Face of the Earth (1885) and gave far greater
emphasis to the evolutionary nature of the earth and he noted the similarities among
the Late Paleozoic plant fossils of India, Australia, South Africa, and South America.
Based upon glossopteris fern fossils in such regions, he explained that the three land
masses were once connected in a supercontinent which he names Gondwanaland, and
that the ocean flooded the spaces currently between those lands. Thus, in his view, the
similarities of fossils on these continents could be accounted for by postulating the
concept of a land bridge that existed once but subsided later.P3: Later, a number of
refinements to Suess’s theory were made. The American geologist Frank Taylor
published a pamphlet in 1910 presenting his concept of “horizontal displacement”. He
explained the formation of mountain ranges as a result of the lateral movements of
continents. With the earth’s capture of the moon, the gravitational forces between
them generated a pull towards lower latitudes where they thickened and formed
folded mountain belts especially in middle latitudes. Although we now know that
Taylor’s explanation of continental drift is erroneous, one of his most significant
contributions was his suggestion that the Mid-Atlantic Ridge— an underwater
mountain range discovered by the 1872-1876 British HMS Challenger expeditions—might mark the site at which an ancient continent broke apart, forming the present-day
Atlantic Ocean.P4: However, it is Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, who is
generally credited with developing the hypothesis of continental drift. In his
monumental book, The Origin of Continents and Oceans (1915), Wegener theorized
that a single supercontinent he called “Pangaea” existed sometime between 350
million to 225 million years ago. Wegner portrayed his grand concept of continental
movement in a series of maps showing the breakup of Pangaea and the movement of
various continents to their present-day locations. What evidence did Wegener use to
support his hypothesis of continental drift? First, Wegener noted that there is
geographical similarity along both the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. The opposing
coasts of the Atlantic can be fitted together in the same way as two cut off pieces of
wood can be refitted. Furthermore, mountain ranges and glacial deposits seem to
match up in such a way that suggests continents could have once been a single
landmass. Finally, many of the same fossils and vegetative remains are found today
on widely separated continents, indicating that the continents must have been in
proximity at one time. During his days, Wegener was regarded as an advocate rather
than as an impartial scientific observer, appearing to ignore vast evidence unfavorable
to his ideas and distort other evidence to bring it into harmony with the theory.P5:
After Wegener’s death, a South African geologist Alexander Du Toit continued to
assemble fossil evidence for Pangaea. He noted that fossils of the now extinct reptile
“Mesosaurus” occur in rocks of the same age in both Brazil and South Africa.
Because the physiology of freshwater and marine animals is completely different, it is
hard to imagine how a freshwater reptile could have swum across the Atlantic Ocean
and then found a freshwater environment nearly identical to its former habitat.
Moreover, if Mesosaurus could have swum across the ocean, its fossil remains should
be widely dispersed. It is more logical to assume that Mesosaurus lived in lakes in
what were once adjacent areas of South America and Africa when it was united into a
single continent. Notwithstanding all of the empirical evidence in favor of continental
drift theory presented here, most geologists at the time refused to entertain the
idea.P6 :The debate over continental drift has the same role and stature in the history
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Question 1-11
If food is allowed to stand for some time, it
putrefies .When the putrefied material is examined microscopically ,it is found to be teeming with
bacteria. Where do these bacteria come from , since they are not seen in fresh food? Even
until the mid-nineteenth century, many people believed that such microorganisms
originated by spontaneous (5 ) generation ,a hypothetical process by which living organisms
develop from nonliving matter.
The most powerful opponent of the theory of spontaneous
generation was the French chemist and microbiologist Louis
Pasteur(1822-1895).Pasteur showed that structures present in air closely resemble the microorganisms seen in
putrefying materials .He did (10) this by passing air through guncotton filters, the fibers of which
托福(阅读)历年真题试卷汇编6(题后含答案及解析)
托福（阅读）历年真题试卷汇编6 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1.P3: But biological control, like chemical control, can backfire. The
success of the cactus-feeding moth in controlling prickly pear numbers in Australia
encouraged its introduction to several West Indies islands to control prickly pear there.
In time, the moth made its way to Florida, where it now threatens the existence of
several native prickly pear species. The moral is that sometimes when a non-native
bioagent is introduced to control a non-native pest species, it, in turn, becomes a
threat that must be assessed before it can be released.P4: To make up for the
drawbacks of both chemical and biological control methods, entomologists have
invented a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of
pests, which is known as “Integrated Pest Management” (IPM). IPM involves the
雅思(阅读)历年真题试卷汇编4(题后含答案及解析)
雅思（阅读）历年真题试卷汇编4 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1.
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on
Reading Passage 1 below.The Mozart EffectA Music has been used for centuries to
heal the body. In the Ebers Papyrs(one of the earliest medical documents, circa 1500
B.C.), it was recorded that physicians chanted to heal the sick(Castleman, 1994). In
various cultures, we have observed singing as part of healing rituals. In the world of
Western medicine, however, using music in medicine lost popularity until the
introduction of the radio. Researchers then started to notice that listening to music
could have significant physical effects. Therapists noticed music could help calm
anxiety and researchers saw that listening to music could cause a drop in blood
pressure. In addition to these two areas, music has been used with cancer
托福(口语)历年真题试卷汇编9(题后含答案及解析)
托福（口语）历年真题试卷汇编9 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 4. SPEAKING
SPEAKING
Speaking QuestionDirections: You will now be asked a question about a familiar
topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response
and 45 seconds to speak.
1． You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the
question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to
speak.Suppose your friend is looking for a place to live. What kind of neighborhood
would you recommend your friend to live in?
正确答案：There are two important questions I would ask my friend if he is
looking for a place: what can he afford and what amenities does he need?If he had a
lot of money for a home, I would recommend one of the newer neighborhoods that are
safe as well as conveniently located. However, if his budget were limited, I would
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Question 1-11
If food is allowed to stand for some time, it putrefies .When
the putrefied material
is examined microscopically ,it is found to be teeming with
bacteria. Where do these
bacteria come from , since they are not seen in fresh food? Even
until the mid-nineteenth
century, many people believed that such microorganisms
originated by spontaneous
(5 ) generation ,a hypothetical process by which living organisms
develop from nonliving
matter.
The most powerful opponent of the theory of spontaneous
generation was the French chemist and microbiologist Louis
Pasteur(1822-1895).Pasteur showed that structures
present in air closely resemble the microorganisms seen in
putrefying materials .He did
(10) this by passing air through guncotton filters, the fibers of which
托福阅读原文题目及答案汇总
托福阅读原文题目及答案汇总
提升阅读速度，掌握做题技巧，是拿到托福阅读高分必须要突破的两个方面，那么具体的托福备考的过程中，大家应该运用哪些资料来备考呢?为大家带来了托福阅读原文题目及答案汇总，供大家练习。
托福阅读真题1
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform.
Some functions result directly from the ingenuity of the citizenry,
but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of
the surrounding hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the
city and to which the city furnishes services and other goods).
Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and
the site of a city. Situation refers to the general position in
relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves physical
characteristics of the specific location. Situation is normally much
more important to the continuing prosperity of a city. If a city is
well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is much
托福真题库：托福考试真题测试（4）
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.
2021年托福阅读模拟试题及答案(卷四)
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The Homestead Act of 1862 gave heads of families or individuals
aged twenty-one or older the
right to own 160 acres of public land in the western United States
after five years of residence and
improvement. This law was intended to provide land for small
farmers and to prevent land from
being bought for resale at a profit or being owned by large
landholders. An early amendment to
the act even prevented husbands and wives from filing separate
claims. The West, land reformers
had assumed, would soon contain many 160-acre family farms.
They were doomed to disappointment. Most landless Americans
were too poor to become
farmers even when they could obtain land without cost. The
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Question 1-11
If food is allowed to stand for some time, it
putrefies .When the putrefied material
is examined microscopically ,it is found to be teeming
with bacteria. Where do these
bacteria come from , since they are not seen in fresh
food? Even until the mid-nineteenth
century, many people believed that such microorganisms
originated by spontaneous
(5 ) generation ,a hypothetical process by which living
organisms develop from nonliving
matter.
The most powerful opponent of the theory of spontaneous
generation was the French chemist and microbiologist Louis
Pasteur(1822-1895).Pasteur showed that structures present in air closely resemble the microorganisms seen
in putrefying materials .He did
(10) this by passing air through guncotton filters, the
托福考试阅读理解历年真题全景解析2024
托福考试阅读理解历年真题全景解析2024
为了帮助考生更好地复习托福阅读理解考试，本文将对2024年的历年真题进行全景解析。希望通过对真题的分析，能够帮助考生熟悉考试形式和题型，锻炼解题能力，提高答题效率。
1. Passage 1
题目：In the passage, the author mainly discusses...
解析：本文作者主要讨论了...
2. Passage 2
题目：What is the main point of the passage?
解析：文章的主要观点是...
3. Passage 3
题目：According to the passage, what does the word "XXX" mean?
解析：根据文章，XXX一词的含义是...
4. Passage 4
题目：What is the author's attitude towards XXX?
解析：作者对XXX的态度是...
5. Passage 5
题目：Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? 解析：下面哪个陈述得到了文章的支持？
6. Passage 6
题目：What does the author imply about XXX?
解析：作者对XXX暗示了什么？
通过对每个真题的分析，考生可以查看参考答案，了解正确答案及答题思路。同时，可以对每道题的选项进行分析，了解为何正确选项正确，为何错误选项错误。
在解题过程中，考生还需注意以下几点：
1. 注重阅读理解：正确理解文章的主旨、观点和细节是解答问题的前提，考生需要有良好的阅读能力，能快速准确地把握文章的要点。
2. 熟悉题型：不同的题型需要考生采用不同的解题策略。包括主旨题、推理题、细节题、态度题等，考生需要熟悉各种题型的出题规律，找准解题思路。