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托福模拟测试2014年6月25日 阅 读 第1篇 Paragraph 1: 1. The word it in the passage refers to _A. fluid.B. water.C. phenomenon.D. Whirlpool 2. According to Paragraph 1, how are whirlwinds categorized?A. They are divided according to their intensity.B. They are distinguished by where they form.C. They are grouped by the frequency of their appearance.D. They are classified according to the fluid they Contain.Paragraph 2: 3. How does the author explain the movement of heated air in paragraph 2?A. By contrasting the properties of air and water.B. By first describing the movement of cold air.C. By explaining the effect a dust devil has on it.D. By comparing it to a more familiar phenomenon. 4. The word confined in the passage is closest in meaning to _.A. warm.B. limited.C. twisted.D. Specific.Paragraph 3: 5. Which of the sentences below best expressed the essential information in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways of leave out essential information.A. Dust devils remain unseen until their winds draw in materials that provide a visible form to the swirling vortex.B. The shape and size of a dust devil depends on the kinds of particles its winds pick up from the ground.C. It may be difficult to identify a devil when it first begins to form because the air alone cannot be seen.D. Once enough debris is incorporated into the vortex, the devil grows in size until it becomes large enough to see.Paragraph 4: 6. According to Paragraph 4, how does desert sand contribute to the formation of a dust devil?A. It is easily transported because of its small size.B. It warms columns of air by reflecting the suns heat.C. Sand dunes cause the winds rotational movement.D. It dries the air, causing it to rise rapidly.Paragraph 5: 7. In paragraph 5, the author states that a vortex within a thunderstorm is made to spin faster when_.A. its temperature rises.B. it grows larger.C. its width is decreased.D. it meets a funnel cloud. 8. The word spawned in the passage is closet in meaning to_.A. controlled.B. covered.C. produced.D. Pushed.Paragraph 6: 9. The word detected in the passage is closet in meaning to_.A. compared.B. understood.C. checked.D. noticed. 10. According to the passage, the vortexes of tornadoes and dust devils are invisible unless_A. thunderstorms are present in the vicinity.B. they last for more than ten minutes.C. they form over areas containing water, snow, or fire.D. substances of some kind are moved by the whirlwind.Paragraph 7: 11. The word prone in the passage is closest in meaning to _A. subject.B. used.C. known.D. related. 12. From Paragraph 7, it can be inferred that “tornado alley” in America_A. creates whirlwinds that then travel north into Canada.B. experiences the most tornadoes per year of any region.C. lies between contrasting climatic zones.D. Was the location of the deadliest tornado in the world. 13. Look at the four squares that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Some of the most frequent and violent tornado activity on Earth takes place here. Where would the sentence best fit? 14. Directions: Complete the table by matching the phrases below. Select the appropriate phrases from the answer choices and match them to the type of whirlwind to which they relate. TWO of the answer choices will NOT be used. This question is worth 4 points.Dust DevilsTornadoesBoth Answer ChoicesA. Arise due to the advancement of cold airB. Can occur without being visibleC. Require clear weather conditionsD. Form from the rapid heating of airE. Have the potential to be very destructiveF. Must be exposed to fire in order to materializeG. Last for a relatively short period of timeH. Are generated by preexisting storm systemsI. Can change from a lesser to a geater whirlwind or vice versa Influences on The Call of the WildParagraph 1:Because Jack London was a rather prolific writer, producing a large body of work throughout his career, an analysis of his writing style is perhaps most effective when focused on a single representative work because a comprehensive survey of his writing would only provide a superficial overview of Londons tendencies as a writer without examining the nature of his writing. Two components that are central to Londons writing are his biographical experiences and his philosophical notions, both of which feature prominently in The Call of the Wild, the novel for which he is best known.Paragraph2:London held a variety of unusual jobs that provided him with ideas for his later writings, but one of his most influential experiences-that supplied him with a sizable reserve of source material-was his expedition into the Klondike as a gold prospector. B When the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897, thousands of people traveled to Yukon Territory, a northern Canadian province near Alaska. C Through the winter of that year, London searched for gold with little success. D However, journaling throughout his stay in the Klondike, London recorded his experiences and the stories he heard from other prospectors there. These writings became the basis for several later works, and this subject matter brought him his first literary acclaim by capturing the attention of the American public.Paragraph 3:After leaving the Klondike in 1898, London turned to his writing as source of income. Eventually, one of his short stories about the North was accepted for publication, and this first sale initiated his career as a writer. In 1904, London published The Call of the Wild, a novel that was initially received positively and that has grown in popularity to become a part of the American literary canon.Paragraph 4:The Call of the Wild draws upon Londons experiences in northern Canada, but it also incorporates many of his personal beliefs about nature and humanity-themes guided by the philosophers that deeply influenced him. One of the theories that London applied to his writing was the idea of environmental determinism, which suggests that humans are products of their environments. Their behavior is primarily determined by their surroundings, and the expectations of society only have a secondary influence. This belief is at the root of Londons writing, especially his works about the harsh climate of the Klondike. Londons interest in environmental determinism led to the frequent portrayal of situations in which characters must behave in ways that conflict with what society deems moral and correct.Paragraph5:In The Call of the Wild, the Klondike-a location with which London was personally familiar-presents an ideal setting for an exploration of Londons philosophical ideas. Through his central character, Buck, a dog taken from his comfortable life in California and sent to work in the Klondike, London suggests that the environment-here, the climate of the Yukon-is the main force shaping our behavior. In fact, its influence is powerful enough to contradict even the most fundamental social laws about morality. Buck identifies “the reign of primitive law,” which supersedes the rules he had become accust