新托福阅读考试试题

新托福阅读考试试题模拟试题一：

Thediscoveryoffreezinghaschangedoureatinghabitsmorethananyotherrelatedinvention.Becausemanyfoodscontainlargeamountsofwater,theyfreezesolidlyatorjustbelow32degreesFahrenheit.Whenwelowerthetemperaturetowellbelowthefreezingpointandpreventairfrompenetratingthefood,weretardthenaturalprocessofdecaythatcausesfoodtospoil.Freezingpreservestheflavorandnutrientsoffoodbetterthananyotherpreservationmethod.Whenproperlypreparedandpacked,foodsandvegetablescanbestoredinthefreezerforoneyear.

Mostvegetablesandsomefruitsneedblanchingbeforetheyarefrozen,andtoavoidthisstepwouldbeanexpensivemistake.Theresultwouldbeaproductlargelydevoidofvitaminsandminerals.Properblanchingcurtailstheenzymeaction,whichvegetablesrequireduringtheirgrowthandripeningbutwhichcontinuesaftermaturationandwillleadtodecayunlessitisalmostentirelystoppedbyblanching.Thisprocessisdoneintwoways,eitherbyplungingvegetablesinalargeamountofrapidlyboilingwaterforafewminutesorbysteamingthem.Forsteamblanching,itisimportantthattimingbeginwhenthewateratthebottomofthepotisboiling.Differentvegetablesrequiredifferentblanchingtimes,andspecifiedtimesforeachvegetablemustbeobserved.Under-blanchingislikenoblanchingatall,andover-blanching,whilestoppingtheenzymeaction,willproducesoggy,discoloredvegetables.

1.Whydoestheauthormention32degreesFahrenheit?

A.Tosuggestthestoragetemperatureformostfoods

B.Toidentifythefreezingpointofwater

C.Tostatethecorrectsettingforafreezer

D.Togivethetemperatureforblanching

2.Whydoestheauthorusethetermexpensivemistakeindiscussingblanching?

A.Tostatethatblanchingisexpensivebutveryeffective

B.Towarnthatnotblanchingwillharmthefood’snutritionalvalue

C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofblanchingonlyafewitemsatatime

D.Toshowthatmanypeoplewastefoodbyblanchingimproperly

答案：

1.B2.B

模拟试题二：

TheUnitedStatesdancerLoieFuller(1862–1928)foundtheatricaldanceinthelatenineteenthcenturyartisticallyunfulfilling.Sheconsideredherselfanartistratherthanamereentertainer,andshe,inturn,attractedthenoticeofotherartists.

Fullerdevisedatypeofdancethatfocusedontheshiftingplayoflightsandcolorsonthevoluminousskirtsordraperiesshewore,whichshekeptinconstantmotionprincipallythroughmovementsofherarms,sometimesextendedwithwandsconcealedunderhercostumes.Sherejectedthetechnicalvirtuosityofmovementinballet,themostprestigiousformoftheatricaldanceatthattime,perhapsbecauseherformaldancetrainingwasminimal.Althoughherearlytheatricalcareerhadincludedstintsasanactress,shewasnotprimarilyinterestedinstorytellingorexpressingemotionsthroughdance;thedramaofherdancingemanatedfromhervisualeffects.

AlthoughshediscoveredandintroducedherartintheUnitedStates,sheachievedhergreatestgloryinParis,whereshewasengagedbytheFoliesBergèrein1892andsoonbecame“LaLoie,”thedarlingofParisianaudiences.Manyofherdancesrepresentedelementsornaturalobjects—Fire,theLily,theButterfly,andsoon—andthusaccordedwellwiththefashionableArtNouveaustyle,whichemphasizednatureimageryandfluid,sinuouslines.HerdancingalsoattractedtheattentionofFrenchpoetsandpaintersoftheperiod,foritappealedtotheirlikingformystery,theirbeliefinartforart'ssake,anineteenth-centuryideathatartisvaluableinitselfratherthanbecauseitmayhavesomemoraloreducationalbenefit,andtheireffortstosynthesizeformandcontent.

Fullerhadscientificleaningsandconstantlyexperimentedwithelectricallighting(whichwastheninitsinfancy),coloredgels,slideprojections,andotheraspectsofstagetechnology.Sheinventedandpatentedspecialarrangementsofmirrorsandconcoctedchemicaldyesforherdraperies.Herinterestincolorandlightparalleledtheresearchofseveralartistsoftheperiod,notablythepainterSeurat,famedforhisPointillisttechniqueofcreatingasenseofshapesandlightoncanvasbyapplyingextremelysmalldotsofcolorratherthanbypaintinglines.OneofFuller'smajorinventionswasunderlighting,inwhichshestoodonapaneoffrostedglassilluminatedfromunderneath.ThiswasparticularlyeffectiveinherFireDance(1895),performedtothemusicofRichardWagner's“RideoftheValkyries.”ThedancecaughttheeyeofartistHenrideToulouse-Lautrec,whodepicteditinalithograph.

Ashertechnologicalexpertisegrewmoresophisticated,sodidtheotheraspectsofherdances.Althoughshegavelittlethoughttomusicinherearliestdances,shelaterusedscoresbyGluck,Beethoven,Schubert,Chopin,andWagner,eventuallygraduatingtoStravinsky,Fauré,Debussy,andMussorgsky,composerswhowerethenconsideredprogressive.ShebegantoaddressmoreambitiousthemesinherdancessuchasTheSea,inwhichherdancersinvisiblyagitatedahugeexpanseofsilk,playeduponbycoloredlights.Alwaysopentoscientificandtechnologicalinnovations,shebefriendedthescientistsMarieandPierreCurieupontheirdiscoveryofradiumandcreatedaRadiumDance,whichsimulatedthephosphorescenceofthatelement.Shebothappearedinfilms—theninanearlystageofdevelopment—andmadethemherself;theheroofherfairy-talefilmLeLysdelaVie(1919)wasplayedbyRenéClair,lateraleadingFrenchfilmdirector.

AttheParisExpositionin1900,shehadherowntheater,where,inadditiontoherowndances,shepresentedpantomimesbytheJapaneseactressSadaYocco.Sheassembledanall-femalecompanyatthistimeandestablishedaschoolaround1908,butneithersurvivedher.Althoughsheisrememberedtodaychieflyforherinnovationsinstagelighting,heractivitiesalsotouchedIsadoraDuncanandRuthSt.Denis,twootherUnitedStatesdancerswhowereexperimentingwithnewtypesofdance.ShesponsoredDuncan'sfirstappearanceinEurope.HertheaterattheParisExpositionwasvisitedbySt.Denis,whofoundnewideasaboutstagecraftinFuller'sworkandfreshsourcesforherartinSadaYocco'splays.In1924St.DenispaidtributetoFullerwiththeduetValseàlaLoie.

Paragraph1:TheUnitedStatesdancerLoieFuller(1862–1928)foundtheatricaldanceinthelatenineteenthcenturyartisticallyunfulfilling.Sheconsideredherselfanartistratherthanamereentertainer,andshe,inturn,attractedthenoticeofotherartists.

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1abouttheatricaldanceinthelatenineteenthcentury?

○Itinfluencedmanyartistsoutsideofthefieldofdance.

○Itwasverysimilartotheatricaldanceoftheearlynineteenthcentury.

○Itwasmoreaformofentertainmentthanaformofseriousart.

○ItwasarelativelynewartformintheUnitedStates.

Paragraph2:Fullerdevisedatypeofdancethatfocusedontheshiftingplayoflightsandcolorsonthevoluminousskirtsordraperiesshewore,whichshekeptinconstantmotionprincipallythroughmovementsofherarms,sometimesextendedwithwandsconcealedunderhercostumes.Sherejectedthetechnicalvirtuosityofmovementinballet,themostprestigiousformoftheatricaldanceatthattime,perhapsbecauseherformaldancetrainingwasminimal.Althoughherearlytheatricalcareerhadincludedstintsasanactress,shewasnotprimarilyinterestedinstorytellingorexpressingemotionsthroughdance;thedramaofherdancingemanatedfromhervisualeffects.

2.Accordingtoparagraph2,allofthefollowingarecharacteristicofFuller'stypeofdanceEXCEPT

○experimentationusingcolor

○largeandfullcostumes

○continuousmovementofhercostumes

○technicalvirtuosityofmovement

3.Thewordprestigiousinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○highlyregarded

○financiallyrewarding

○demanding

○serious

4.Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinthepassage?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.

○Fullerwasmoreinterestedindance'svisualimpactthaninitsnarrativeoremotionalpossibilities.

○Fullerusedvisualeffectstodramatizethestoriesandemotionsexpressedinherwork.

○Fullerbelievedthatthedramaofherdancingsprangfromheremotionalstyleofstorytelling.

○Fuller'sfocusonthevisualeffectsofdanceresultedfromherearlytheatricaltrainingasanactress.

Paragraph3:AlthoughshediscoveredandintroducedherartintheUnitedStates,sheachievedhergreatestgloryinParis,whereshewasengagedbytheFoliesBergèrein1892andsoonbecame“LaLoie,”thedarlingofParisianaudiences.Manyofherdancesrepresentedelementsornaturalobjects—Fire,theLily,theButterfly,andsoon—andthusaccordedwellwiththefashionableArtNouveaustyle,whichemphasizednatureimageryandfluid,sinuouslines.HerdancingalsoattractedtheattentionofFrenchpoetsandpaintersoftheperiod,foritappealedtotheirlikingformystery,theirbeliefinartforart'ssake,anineteenth-centuryideathatartisvaluableinitselfratherthanbecauseitmayhavesomemoraloreducationalbenefit,andtheireffortstosynthesizeformandcontent.

5.Thewordengagedinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○noticed

○praised

○hired

○attracted

6.Thewordsynthesizeinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○improve

○define

○simplify

○integrate

7.Accordingtoparagraph3,whywasFuller'sworkwellreceivedinParis?

○ParisianaudienceswereparticularlyinterestedinartistsandartisticmovementsfromtheUnitedStates.

○InfluentialpoetstriedtointerestdancersinFuller'sworkwhenshearrivedinParis.

○Fuller'sworkatthistimeborroweddirectlyfromFrenchartistsworkinginothermedia.

○Fuller'sdanceswereinharmonywiththeartisticvaluesalreadypresentinParis.

Paragraph4:Fullerhadscientificleaningsandconstantlyexperimentedwithelectricallighting(whichwastheninitsinfancy),coloredgels,slideprojections,andotheraspectsofstagetechnology.Sheinventedandpatentedspecialarrangementsofmirrorsandconcoctedchemicaldyesforherdraperies.Herinterestincolorandlightparalleledtheresearchofseveralartistsoftheperiod,notablythepainterSeurat,famedforhisPointillisttechniqueofcreatingasenseofshapesandlightoncanvasbyapplyingextremelysmalldotsofcolorratherthanbypaintinglines.OneofFuller'smajorinventionswasunderlighting,inwhichshestoodonapaneoffrostedglassilluminatedfromunderneath.ThiswasparticularlyeffectiveinherFireDance(1895),performedtothemusicofRichardWagner's“RideoftheValkyries.”ThedancecaughttheeyeofartistHenrideToulouse-Lautrec,whodepicteditinalithograph.

8.Accordingtoparagraph4,Fuller'sFireDancewasnotableinpartforits

○useofcoloredgelstoilluminateglass

○useofdyesandpaintstocreateanimageoffire

○techniqueoflightingthedancerfrombeneath

○draperieswithsmalldotsresemblingthePointillisttechniqueofSeurat

Paragraph5:Ashertechnologicalexpertisegrewmoresophisticated,sodidtheotheraspectsofherdances.Althoughshegavelittlethoughttomusicinherearliestdances,shelaterusedscoresbyGluck,Beethoven,Schubert,Chopin,andWagner,eventuallygraduatingtoStravinsky,Fauré,Debussy,andMussorgsky,composerswhowerethenconsideredprogressive.ShebegantoaddressmoreambitiousthemesinherdancessuchasTheSea,inwhichherdancersinvisiblyagitatedahugeexpanseofsilk,playeduponbycoloredlights.Alwaysopentoscientificandtechnologicalinnovations,shebefriendedthescientistsMarieandPierreCurieupontheirdiscoveryofradiumandcreatedaRadiumDance,whichsimulatedthephosphorescenceofthatelement.Shebothappearedinfilms—theninanearlystageofdevelopment—andmadethemherself;theheroofherfairy-talefilmLeLysdelaVie(1919)wasplayedbyRenéClair,lateraleadingFrenchfilmdirector.

9.WhydoestheauthormentionFuller'sTheSea?

○TopointoutadanceofFuller'sinwhichmusicdidnotplayanimportantrole

○ToexplainwhyFullersometimesusedmusicbyprogressivecomposers

○ToillustrateaparticularwayinwhichFullerdevelopedasanartist

○ToillustratehowFuller'sinterestinsciencewasreflectedinherwork

10.Thewordagitatedinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

○emergedfrombeneath

○createdmovementin

○arrangedthemselvesin

○pretendedtobe

Paragraph6:AttheParisExpositionin1900,shehadherowntheater,where,inadditiontoherowndances,shepresentedpantomimesbytheJapaneseactressSadaYocco.Sheassembledanall-femalecompanyatthistimeandestablishedaschoolaround1908,butneithersurvivedher.Althoughsheisrememberedtodaychieflyforherinnovationsinstagelighting,heractivitiesalsotouchedIsadoraDuncanandRuthSt.Denis,twootherUnitedStatesdancerswhowereexperimentingwithnewtypesofdance.ShesponsoredDuncan'sfirstappearanceinEurope.HertheaterattheParisExpositionwasvisitedbySt.Denis,whofoundnewideasaboutstagecraftinFuller'sworkandfreshsourcesforherartinSadaYocco'splays.In1924St.DenispaidtributetoFullerwiththeduetValseàlaLoie.

11.Accordingtoparagraph6,whatwastrueofFuller'stheaterattheParisExposition?

○ItpresentedsomeworksthatwerenotbyFuller.

○Itfeaturedperformancesbyprominentmaleaswellasfemaledancers.

○ItbecameafamousschoolthatisstillnamedinhonorofFuller.

○ItcontinuedtooperateasatheaterafterFullerdied.

12.ThepassagementionswhichofthefollowingasadanceofFuller'sthatwassettomusic?

○FireDance

○RadiumDance

○LeLysdelaVie

○ValseàlaLoie

Paragraph5:Ashertechnologicalexpertisegrewmoresophisticated,sodidtheotheraspectsofherdances.Althoughshegavelittlethoughttomusicinherearliestdances,shelaterusedscoresbyGluck,Beethoven,Schubert,Chopin,andWagner,eventuallygraduatingtoStravinsky,Fauré,Debussy,andMussorgsky,composerswhowerethenconsideredprogressive.ShebegantoaddressmoreambitiousthemesinherdancessuchasTheSea,inwhichherdancersinvisiblyagitatedahugeexpanseofsilk,playeduponbycoloredlights.Alwaysopentoscientificandtechnologicalinnovations,shebefriendedthescientistsMarieandPierreCurie