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英语加试试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 5:00 pmB. 6:00 pmC. 7:00 pmD. 8:00 pm[对话内容]M: What time is the meeting today?F: It's scheduled for 6:00 pm.答案：B2. 根据所听短文，回答问题。

What is the main topic of the passage?[短文内容]In this passage, we will discuss the importance of environmental protection and the role of individuals in preserving our planet.答案：The main topic is environmental protection.二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读以下短文，回答3-5题。

Passage 1The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and access information. It has made our lives easier and more convenient.3. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The history of the Internet.B. The impact of the Internet.C. The future of the Internet.D. The disadvantages of the Internet.答案：B4. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The Internet is old technology.B. The Internet has not changed our lives.C. The Internet has made our lives more difficult.D. The Internet is an important part of our lives.答案：D5. What is the best title for the passage?A. The History of the Internet.B. The Benefits of the Internet.C. The Internet and Our Lives.D. The Future of Technology.答案：C三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项填入空白处。

托福考试 复习托福阅读TPO22(试题+答案+译文)第2篇:The Birth of Photography托福阅读原文【1】Perceptions of the visible world were greatly altered by the invention of photography in the middle of the nineteenth century. In particular, and quite logically, the art of painting was forever changed, though not always in the ways one might have expected. The realistic and naturalistic painters of the mid- and late-nineteenth century were all intently aware of photography—as a thing to use, to learn from, and react to.【2】Unlike most major inventions, photography had been long and impatiently awaited. The images produced by the camera obscura, a boxlike device that used a pinhole or lens to throw an image onto a ground-glass screen or a piece of white paper, were already familiar—the device had been much employed by topographical artists like the Italian painter Canaletto in his detailed views of the city of Venice. What was lacking was a way of giving such images permanent form. This was finally achieved by Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), who perfected a way of fixing them on a silvered copper plate. His discovery, the "daguerreotype," was announced in 1839.【3】A second and very different process was patented by the Britishinventor William Henry Talbot (1800-1877) in 1841. Talbot's "calotype" was the first negative-to-positive process and the direct ancestor of the modern photograph. The calotype was revolutionary in its use of chemically treated paper in which areas hit by light became dark in tone, producing a negative image. This "negative," as Talbot called it, could then be used to print multiple positive images on another piece of treated paper.【4】The two processes produced very different results. The daguerreotype was a unique image that reproduced what was in front of the camera lens in minute, unselective detail and could not be duplicated. The calotype could be made in series, and was thus the equivalent of an etching or an engraving. Its general effect was soft edged and tonal. 【5】One of the things that most impressed the original audience for photography was the idea of authenticity. Nature now seemed able to speak for itself, with a minimum of interference. The title Talbot chose for his book, The Pencil of Nature (the first part of which was published in 1844), reflected this feeling. Artists were fascinated by photography because it offered a way of examining the world in much greater detail. They were also afraid of it, because it seemed likely to make their own efforts unnecessary.【6】Photography did indeed make certain kinds of painting obsolete—the daguerreotype virtually did away with the portrait miniature. It alsomade the whole business of making and owning images democratic. Portraiture, once a luxury for the privileged few, was suddenly well within the reach of many more people.【7】In the long term, photography's impact on the visual arts was far from simple. Because the medium was so prolific, in the sense that it was possible to produce a multitude of images very cheaply, it was soon treated as the poor relation of fine art, rather than its destined successor. Even those artists who were most dependent on photography became reluctant to admit that they made use of it, in case this compromised their professional standing.【8】The rapid technical development of photography—the introduction of lighter and simpler equipment, and of new emulsions that coated photographic plates, film, and paper and enabled images to be made at much faster speeds—had some unanticipated consequences. Scientific experiments made by photographers such as Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) and Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) demonstrated that the movements of both humans and animals differed widely from the way they had been traditionally represented in art. Artists, often reluctantly, were forced to accept the evidence provided by the camera. The new candid photography—unposed pictures that were made when the subjects were unaware that their pictures were being taken—confirmed these scientific results, and at the same time, thanks to the radicalcropping (trimming) of images that the camera often imposed, suggested new compositional formats. The accidental effects obtained by candid photographers were soon being copied by artists such as the French painter Degas.托福阅读试题1.What can be inferred from paragraphs 1 and 2 about the effect of photography on nineteenth-century painting?A.Photography did not significantly change the way people looked at reality.B.Most painters used the images of the camera obscura in preference to those of the daguerreotype.C.Painters who were concerned with realistic or naturalistic representation were particularly influenced by photography.D.Artists used the long-awaited invention of photography in just the ways they had expected to.2.According to paragraphs 2 and 3 which of the following did the daguerreotype and the calotype have in common?A.They were equally useful for artists.B.They could be reproduced.C.They produced a permanent imageD.They were produced on treated paper.3.The word "duplicated" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toA.copied.B.replaced.C.handled.D.clarified.4.The phrase "Its general effect" in paragraph 4 refers toA.the camera lens.B.the calotype.C.the etching.D.the engraving.5.The word "authenticity" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning toA.improvement.B.practicality.C.genuineness.D.repetition.6.What point does the author make in paragraph 6?A.Paintings became less expensive because of competition with photography.B.Photography, unlike painting, was a type of portraiture that even ordinary people could afford.C.Every style of painting was influenced by the invention of photography.D.The daguerreotype was more popular than the calotype.7.The word "reluctant" in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning toA.unable.B.embarrassed.C.unlikely.D.unwilling.8.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 7? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.A.Photography did not replace other fine arts because people felt the image looked cheap in relation to the other arts.B.Photography was not considered a true art because people could use it to create many images cheaply.C.Photography was so cheap and readily available that it could be purchased by people who were too poor to purchase fine art.D.Photography not only spread quickly but also was a cheap art form and so became true successor of fine arts rather than its poor relation.9.The word "unanticipated" in paragraph 8 is closest in meaning toA.indirect.B.not expected.C.unquestionable.D.beneficial.10.The word "accidental" in paragraph 8 is closest in meaning toA.surprising.B.unintentional.C.realistic.D.unusual.11.Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 8 as a benefit that artists derived from photography?A.It inspired artists to use technological themes in their painting.B.It lent prestige to those artists who used photographs as models for paintingsC.It provided artists with new types of equipment to speed up the painting process.D.It motivated artists to think about new ways to compose images in their paintings.12.It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that one effect that photography had on painting was that itA.provided painters with new insights into how humans and animals actually move.B.showed that representing movement could be as interesting as portrait art.C.increased the appeal of painted portraiture among the wealthy.D.influenced artists to improve techniques for painting faster.13. Look at the four squares HI that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square [■] to add the sentence to the passage. Although his process produced permanent images, each was unique and no reproduction of the picture was possible.Unlike most major inventions, photography had been long and impatiently awaited. The images produced by the camera obscura, a boxlike device that used a pinhole or lens to throw an image onto a ground-glass screen or a piece of white paper, were already familiar—the device had been much employed by topographical artists like the Italian painter Canaletto in his detailed views of the city of Venice. What was lacking was a way of giving such images permanent form. This was finally achieved by Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), who perfected a way of fixing them on a silvered copper plate. His discovery, the "daguerreotype," was announced in 1839.■【A】A second and very different process was patented by the British inventor William Henry Talbot (1800-1877) in 1841.■【B】Talbot's "calotype" was the first negative-to-positive process and the direct ancestor of the modern photograph. The calotype was revolutionary in its use of chemically treated paper in which areas hit by light became dark in tone, producing a negative image.■【C】This "negative," as Talbot called it, could then be used to print multiple positive images on another piece oftreated paper.■【D】14. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage This question is worth 2 points.The invention of photography had a significant impact on the art of painting in the nineteenth century.A.For a brief time, artists preferred not to paint natural or realistic images that would have to compete with photographs.B.Before photography, Canaletto had used the camera obscura to project scenes onto a paper or glass plate.C.The photographic processes of Louis Daguerre and William Henry Talbot both made permanent images, but only Talbot's process allowed making multiple copies.D.The work of Eadweard Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey established photography both as a science and as an art.E.Photography made accurate images widely and inexpensively available, but this popular success also had the effect of lowering its perceived value in relation to the fine arts.F.Photography eliminated the painted portrait miniature, led artists toaccurately represent movement, and affected pictorial composition, but did not replace traditional visual arts.托福阅读答案1.以nineteenth-century做关键词定位至第一段最后一句，说十九世纪中晚期的painter都非常专注于photography，去使用，去学习，去回应，所以正确答案是C，受影响。

托福考试 复习托福阅读TPO6(试题+答案+译文)第1篇:Powering the Industrial Revolution托福阅读原文In Britain one of the most dramatic changesof theIndustrial Revolution was the harnessing of power. Until the reign ofGeorge Ⅲ(1760-1820),available sources of power for work and travel had notincreased since theMiddle Ages. There were three sources of power: animal orhuman muscles; thewind, operating on sail or windmill; and running water. Onlythe last of thesewas suited at all to the continuous operating of machines, andalthoughwaterpower abounded in Lancashire and Scotland and ran grain mills aswell astextile mills, it had one great disadvantage: streams flowed wherenature intendedthem to, and water-driven factories had to be located on theirbanks whether ornot the location was desirable for other reasons. Furthermore,even the mostreliable waterpower varied with the seasons and disappeared in adrought. Thenew age of machinery, in short, could not have been born without anew sourceof both movable and constant power.The source had long been known but notexploited. Early inthe eighteenth century, a pump had come into use in whichexpanding steamraised a piston in a cylinder, and atmospheric pressure broughtit down againwhenthe steam condensed inside the cylinder to form a vacuum.This“atmospheric engine,” invented by Thomas Savery and vastly improved byhispartner, Thomas Newcomen, embodied revolutionary principles, but it was soslowand wasteful of fuel that it could not be employed outside the coal minesforwhich it had been designed. In the 1760s, James Watt perfected aseparatecondenser for the steam, so that the cylinder did not have to be cooledat everystroke; then he devised a way to make the piston turn a wheel and thusconvertreciprocating (back and forth) motion into rotary motion. Hetherebytransformed an inefficient pump of limited use into a steam engine ofathousand uses. The final step came when steam was introduced into thecylinderto drive the piston backward as well as forward, thereby increasing thespeedof the engine and cutting its fuel consumption.Watt's steam engine soon showed what itcould do. Itliberated industry from dependence on running water. The engine eliminatedwaterin the mines by driving efficient pumps, which made possible deeper anddeepermining. The ready availability of coal inspired William Murdoch duringthe 1790sto develop the first new form of nighttime illumination to bediscovered in amillennium and a half. Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps andflickering candles,and early in the new century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed to gaslithouses and even streets. Iron manufacturers, which hadstarved for fuel whiledepending on charcoal, also benefited fromever-increasing supplies of coal:blast furnaces with steam-powered bellowsturned out more iron and steel for thenew machinery. Steam became the motiveforce of the Industrial Revolution ascoal and iron ore were the raw materials.By1800 more than athousand steam engines were in use in the British Isles, andBritain retained avirtual monopoly on steam engine production until the 1830s.Steam power didnot merely spin cotton and roll iron; early in the new century,it alsomultiplied ten times over the amount of paper that a single workercouldproduce in a day. At the same time, operators of the first printingpresses runby steam rather than by hand found it possible to produce a thousandpages inan hour rather than thirty. Steam also promised to eliminate atransportationproblem not fully solved by either canal boats or turnpikes.Boats could carryheavy weights, but canals could not cross hilly terrain;turnpikes could crossthe hills, but the roadbeds could not stand upundergreatweights. These problems needed still another solution, and theingredients forit lay close at hand. In some industrial regions, heavily ladenwagons, withflanged wheels, were being hauled by horses along metal rails; andthestationary steam engine was puffing in the factory and mine. Anothergenerationpassed beforeinventors succeeded in combining these ingredients, byputtingthe engine on wheels and the wheels on the rails, so as to provide amachine totake the place of the horse. Thus the railroad age sprang from whathad alreadyhappened in the eighteenth century.托福阅读试题1.Which of the sentences below bestexpresses the essential informationin the highlighted sentence in the passage(paragragh 1) ? Incorrect choices change the meaning inimportant ways or leaveout essential information．A.Running water was the best power sourcefor factories since it could keep machines operating continuously, but since itwas abundant only in Lancashire and Scotland, most mills and factories thatwere located elsewhere could not be water driven.B.The disadvantage of using waterpower isthat streams do not necessarily flow in places that are the most suitable forfactories, which explains why so many water-powered grain and textile millswere located in undesirable places.C.Since machines could be operatedcontinuously only where runningwater was abundant, grain and textile mills, aswell as other factories, tended to be located only in Lancashire and Scotland.D.Running water was the only source ofpower that was suitable for the continuous operation of machines, but to makeuse of it, factories had to be located where the water was, regardless ofwhether such locations made sense otherwise.2.Which of the following best describes therelation of paragraph 2 to paragraph 1?A.Paragraph 2 shows how the problemdiscussed in paragraph 1 arose.B.Paragraph 2 explains how the problempresented in paragraph 1 came to be solved.C.Paragraph 2 provides a more technicaldiscussion of the problem introduced in paragraph 1.D.Paragraph 2 shows why theproblem discussed in paragraph 1 was especially important to solve.3.The word “exploited”in the passage(paragraph 2) is closest in meaning toA.utilizedB.recognizedC.examinedD.fully understood4.The word “vastly”in the passage(paragraph 2) is closet in meaning toA.quicklyB.ultimatelyC.greatlyD.initially5.According to paragraph 2, the“atmospheric engine” was slow becauseA.it had been designed to be used in coalminesB.the cylinder had to cool between eachstrokeC.it made use of expanding steam to raisethe piston in its cylinderD.it could be operated only when a largesupply of fuel was available6.According to paragraph 2, Watt's steamengine differed from earlier steam engines in each of the following waysEXCEPT:A.It used steam to move a piston in acylinder.B.It worked with greater speed.C.It was more efficient in its use of fuel.D.It could be used in many different ways.7.In paragraph 3, the author mentionsWilliam Murdoch’s invention of a new form of night time illumination inorder toA.indicate one of the importantdevelopments made possible by the introduction of Watt's steam engineB.make the point that Watt's steam enginewas not the only invention of importance to the Industrial RevolutionC.illustrate how important coal was as araw material for the Industrial RevolutionD.provide an example of anothereighteenth-century invention that used steam as a power source8.The phrase “grewaccustomed to” in thepassage (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning toA.began to preferB.wanted to haveC.became used toD.insisted on9.The word “retained”in the passage(paragraph 4) is closest in meaning toA.gainedB.establishedC.profited fromD.maintained10.According to paragraph 4, which of thefollowing statements about steam engines is true?A.They were used for the production ofpaper but not for printing.B.By 1800, significant numbers of them wereproduced outside of Britain.C.They were used in factories before theywere used to power trains.D.They were used in the construction ofcanals and turnpikes.11.According to paragraph 4, providing amachine to take the place of thehorse involved combining which two previouslyseparate ingredients?A.Turnpikes and canalsB.Stationary steam engines and wagons withflanged wheelsC.Metal rails in roadbeds and wagonscapable of carrying heavy loadsD.Canal boats and heavily laden wagons12. Look at the four squares [█] thatindicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage．Thefactories did not have to go to the streams when power could come to thefactories．█【A】Watt's steam enginesoon showed what it could do. █【B】It liberatedindustryfrom dependence on running water. █【C】The engineeliminatedwater in the mines by driving efficient pumps, which made possibledeeper anddeeper mining. █【D】The readyavailability of coal inspired William Murdoch during the1790s to develop thefirst new form of nighttime illumination to be discoveredin a millennium and ahalf.Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps and flickeringcandles, and early in thenew century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed togaslit houses and evenstreets. Iron manufacturers, which had starved for fuelwhile depending oncharcoal, also benefited from ever-increasing supplies ofcoal: blast furnaceswith steam-powered bellows turned out more iron and steelfor the newmachinery. Steam became the motive force of the IndustrialRevolution as coaland iron ore were the raw materials.Where would the sentence best fit?13. Directions: An introductory sentencefor a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary byselecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in thepassage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideasthat are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.The Industrial Revolution would not havebeen possible without a newsource of power that was efficient, movable, andcontinuously available.A.In the early eighteenth century, Saveryand Newcomen discovered thatexpanding steam could be used to raise a piston ina cylinder.B.Watt’s steam engine played a leading rolein greatly increasing industrial production of all kinds.C.Until the 1830s, Britain was the world’smajor producer of steam engines.D.In the mid-1700s James Watt transformedan inefficient steam pump into a fast, flexible, fuel-efficient engine.E.In the 1790s William Murdoch developed anew way of lighting houses and streets using coal gas.F.Theavailability of steam engines was a major factor in the development ofrailroads, which solved a major transportation problem.托福阅读答案1.原句很长，首先分析清楚最应该断句的地方，是第一个逗号，前半句是只有最后一个，也就是前面说的流水能够满足要求；后半句的结构是尽管怎样，有一个很大的缺点，缺点是blabla；原文说L和S两个地方水能充足，但没说只有这两个地方充足，A和C错；B缺失了原文的前半句，属于遗漏重要信息，错2.问第二段与第一段的关系，第一段说了水能的缺点，这是上一题读到的，提出了一个问题；第二段一开始就说这个能源早就发现了，也就是蒸汽。

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托福TPO6口语task5题目 Listening Part:Now listen to a conversation between a professor and the student.(man) Hi, Sara, to what do I owe this pleasure of this office visit?(woman) It’s my study group, Professor Wilson. We are not getting much studying done, and, you know, none of us did very well on your last quiz.(man) Hmmm, what’s the problem?(woman) Well, we’ve all become good friends and we joke around a lot instead of studying.(man) Hmmm. Sara, let me ask you this. When do you meet?(woman) Every Friday afternoon.(man) Have you thought about changing to another day? By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, all of you are probably exhausted and all you want to do was relax and unwind. It’s hard to stay focused at the very end of the week.(woman) Good point, although things have gotten so out of hand that I’m not sure changing days would help. And we’d lose one or two people if we change days, Friday afternoon is the only time everyone’s available, but it’s worth considering.(man) OK. But just a second, another possibility is, does your group have a leader?(woman) No?(man) Well, if you h ad a leader that would help enormously. Someone to set an agenda in advance, email it to everyone before the meeting and then make sure when you meet that you stay focus ed on your goals. And since you’ve seemed to be concerned enough about the problem to have come see me, I think that someone might be you.(woman) I guess I can take on that role. But it sounds like work.(man) You don’t have to do it for the whole semeste r, Sara. You can start if off and then, perhaps, someone else can take over.托福TPO6口语task5题目 Question:The professor proposes two solutions to the problem the woman describes. Briefly summarize the problem then state which solution you recommend and explain why.托福TPO6口语task5 答案解析：1. Listening key(1.1) Problem: people joke around instead of studying during study meeting(1.2) Solution 1: change the meeting time(1.2.1) Pro: everyone’s exhausted on the weekend, they can’t concentrate with a week of h ard work wearing them off(1.2.2) Con: lose one or two people(1.3) Solution 2: appoint a team leader, the woman can be it first(1.3.1) Pro: set an agenda before, email it to all members, make sure the discussion stays on topic(1.3.2) Con: too much work托福TPO6口语task5 范文：The woman’s problem is that everyone jokes around andtalks a lot during study meetings instead of studying. She’s got two possible solutions, the first is to change the study meeting from Friday afternoon to some other time. The second solution is to appoint a leader to the group. I think it’d better if she bite the bullet and take on the role of leader. First of all, it is very important for everyone to study during a study meeting or it’s a waste of time. The presence of a leader can keep the discussion on topic. Second, she mentions that Friday night is when everyone is free to meet, so changing the meeting schedule would mess things up for many group members.托福TPO6口语task6题目 Listening Part:Now listen to part of a talk in an Education class.(female professor)One of the hardest parts of teaching is keeping your students’ attention. Now, the key to doing this is understanding the concept of attention. Basically, there are two types of attention. The first type is active, active attentio n is voluntary. It’s when you intentionally make yourself focus on something. And since it requires effort, it’s hard to keep up for long a time. OK, so, um, let’s say you are teaching a Biology class. And today’s topic is frogs. All right? You’re standing in front of the room lecturing: a frog is a type of animal known as an amphibian…, well, this isn’t necessarily going to keep the students’ interest. But most of them will force themselves to pay active attention to your lecture. But it’s only a matter of time before they get distracted.Now, the other type of attention is passive attention, when it’s involuntary. Passive attention requires no effort because it happens naturally. If something is really interesting students don’t have to force themselves to pay attention to it. They do it without even thinking about it. So back to our Biology lecture,you start talking about frogs and then you pull a live frog out of your briefcase. You’re describing it while holding it up. Show the students how long its leg s are, and how they’re used for jumping, for example. Then maybe even let the frog jump around a bit on the desk or the floor. In this case, by doing something unexpected, something more engaging, you can tap into their passive attention. And it can last much longer than active attention. As long as the frog is still there your students will be interested.托福TPO6口语task6题目 Question:Using points and examples from the talk, explain the difference between active and passive attention.托福TPO6口语task6 答案解析：1. Listening key(1.1) Main idea: active and passive attention(1.2) Active attention: forced(1.2.1) Example:(1.2.1.1) A teacher teaches a class by only reading from textbooks(1.2.1.2) Students will get bored, yet they’d still try to focus(1.2.1.3) But they will get distracted soon because this attention is forced(1.3) Passive attention: happens naturally(1.3.1) Example:(1.3.1.1) A teacher teaches with a live frog, let it jump arounda bit(1.3.1.2) Students get interested in what’s happening, their concentration happens naturally(1.3.1.3) As long as the frog is on the table, students will have no problem focusing on the lecture托福TPO6口语task6 范文：The professor talks about two kinds of attention in the lecture. The first type is active attention which is voluntary. For example, if a biology teacher teaches a class by only reading from a textbook, the class can become fairly boring. Most students would force themselves to focus, but sooner or later, the students will be distracted. The second type of attention is passive attention, let’s say instead of reading from a textbook, the teacher pulls a live frog out of his bag, then the lecture becomes really interesting. As long as the frog is on the table, the students will be able to focus on the lecture.。