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1、托福真题练习汇总为了让大家更好的准备托福考试，小编给大家整理了托福真题练习,下面小编就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。托福真题练习1The year 1850 may be considered the beginning of a new epoch in America art, with respect to the development of watercolor painting. In December of that year, a group of thirty artists gathered in the studio of John Falconer in New York

2、City and drafted both a constitution and bylaws, establishing The Society for the Promotion of Painting in Water Color. In addition to securing an exhibition space in the Library Society building in lower Manhattan, the society founded a small school for the instruction of watercolor painting. Perio

3、dic exhibitions of the members paintings also included works by noted English artists of the day, borrowed from embryonic private collections in the city. The society s activities also included organized sketching excursions along the Hudson River. Its major public exposure came in 1853, when the so

4、ciety presented works by its members in the Industry of All Nations section of the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York.The society did not prosper, however, and by the time of its annual meeting in 1854 membership had fallen to twenty-one. The group gave up its quarters in the Library Society buil

5、ding and returned to Falconer s studio, where it broke up amid dissension. No further attempt to formally organize the growing numbers of watercolor painters in New York City was made for more than a decade. During that decade, though, Henry Warren s Painting in Water Color was published in New York

6、 City in 1856 the book was a considerable improvement over the only other manual of instruction existing at the time, Elements of Graphic Art, by Archibald Roberson,published in 1802 and by the 1850 s long out of print.In 1866 the NationalAcademy of Design was host to an exhibition of watercolor pai

7、nting in its elaborate neo-Venetian Gothic building on Twenty-Third Street in New York City. The exhibit was sponsored by an independent group called The Artists Fund Society. Within a few months of this event, forty-two prominent artists living in and near New York City founded The American Society

8、 of Painters in Water Colors.托福阅读题目：1. This passage is mainly about(A) the most influential watercolor painters in the mid-1800 s(B) efforts to organize watercolor painters in New York City during the mid-1800 s(C) a famous exhibition of watercolor paintings in New York City in the mid-1800 s(D) sty

9、les of watercolor painting in New York City during the mid-1800 s2. The year 1850 was significant in the history of watercolor painting mainly because(A) a group of artists established a watercolor painting society(B) watercolor painting was first introduced to New York City(C) John Falconer establi

10、shed his studio for watercolor painters(D) The first book on watercolor painting was published3. The word securing in line 5 is closest in meaning to(A) locking(B) creating(C) constructing(D) acquiring4. All of the following can be inferred about the Society for the promotion of Painting inWatercolo

11、r EXCEPT:(A) The society exhibited paintings in lower Manhattan.(B) Instruction in watercolor painting was offered by members of the society(C) The society exhibited only the paintings of its members.(D) Scenes of the Hudson River appeared often in the work of society members.5. The exhibition at th

12、e Crystal Palace of the works of the Society for the Promotion of Painting inWatercolor was significant for which of the following reasons?(A) It resulted in a dramatic increase in the popularity of painting with watercolor.(B) It was the first time an exhibition was funded by a private source.(C) I

13、t was the first important exhibition of the society s work.(D) It resulted in a large increase in the membership of the society.6. The word it in line 15 refers to(A) time(B) group(C) building(D) studio7. Which of the following is true of watercolor painters in New York City in the late 1850 s?(A) T

14、hey increased in number despite a lack of formal organization.(B) They were unable to exhibit their paintings because of the lack of exhibition space.(C) The Artists Fund Society helped them to form The American Society of Painters in WaterColors.(D) They formed a new society because they were not a

15、llowed to join groups run by other kinds ofartists.8. Henry Warren s Painting in Water Color was important to artists because it(A) received an important reward(B) was the only textbook published that taught painting(C) was much better than an earlier published fundamental of instruction(D) attracte

16、d the interest of art collectors9. The word considerable in line 19 is closest in meaning to(A) sensitive(B) great(C) thoughtful(D) planned10. The year 1866 was significant for watercolor painting for which of the following reasons?(A) Elements of GraphicArt was republished.(B) Private collections o

17、f watercolors were first publicly exhibited.(C) The neo-Venetian Gothic building on Twenty-Third Street in New York City was built.(D) The NationalAcademy of Design held an exhibition of watercolor paintings.11. The word prominent in line 25 is closest in meaning to(A) wealthy(B) local(C) famous(D)

18、organized托福阅读答案：BADCC BACBD C托福真题练习2The observation of the skies has played a special part in the lives and cultures of peoples since the earliest of times. Evidence obtained from a site known as the Hole in the Rock, in Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, indicates that it might have been used as an o

19、bservatory by a prehistoric people known as the Hohokam.The physical attributes of the site allow its use as a natural calendar/clock. The hole at Hole in the Rock is formed by two large overhanging rocks coming together at a point, creating a shelter with an opening large enough for several persons

20、 to pass through. The northeast-facing overhang has a smaller opening in its roof. It is this smaller hole that produces the attributes that may have been used as a calendar/clock.Because of its location in the shelter s roof, a beam of sunlight can pass through this second hole and cast a spot onto

21、 the shelter s wall and floor. This spot of light travels from west to east as the sun moves across the sky. It also moves from north to south and back again as the Earth travels around the Sun, the west-to-east movement could have been used to establish a daily clock, much like a sundial, while the

22、 north-to-south movement could have been used to establish a seasonal calendar.The spot first appears and starts down the surface of the wall of the shelter at different times of the morning depending on the time of the year. The spot grows in size from its first appearance until its maximum size is

23、 achieved roughly at midday. It then continues its downward movement until it reaches a point where it jumps to the floor of the shelter. As the Sun continues to move to the west, the spot continues to move across the shelter floor and down the butte, or hill, toward a group of small boulders. If a

24、person is seated on a certain one of these rocks as the spot reaches it, the Sun can be viewed through the calendar hole. This occurs at different times in the afternoon depending on the time of year.托福阅读题目：1. What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) observations of the stars by ancient people(B) ro

25、ck formations of Arizona(C) a site used by ancient people to measure time(D) the movement of the earth around the Sun2. The word obtained in line 2 is closest in meaning to(A) acquired(B) transported(C) covered(D) removed3. The word attributes in line 5 is closest in meaning to(A) changes(B) charact

26、eristics(C) locations(D) dimensions4. The word its in line 10 refers to(A) roof(B) beam(C) hole(D) spot5. The word establish in line 15 is closest in meaning to(A) create(B) locate(C) consult(D) choose6. Which of the following is NOT true of the spot of light?(A) It is caused by sunlight passing thr

27、ough a hole.(B) It travels across the roof of the shelter.(C) Its movement is affected by the position of the Sun.(D) It movement could have been used to estimate the time of day.7. From which of the following can be the time of year be determined?(A) The movement of the spot of light from west to e

28、ast(B) The speed with which the spot of light moves(C) The movement of the spot of light from north to south(D) The size of the sport of light at midday8. The word roughly in line 18 is closest in meaning to(A) finally(B) harshly(C) uneasily(D) approximately9. The passage mentions that the Hole in t

29、he Rock was used as all of the following EXCEPT(A) a calendar(B) a home(C) a clock(D) an observatory10. Which of the following can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?(A) The boulders are located below the rock shelter.(B) The person seated on the rock cannot see the shelter.(C)After it passes the

30、 boulders, the spot of light disappears.(D) The spot of light is largest when it first appears.托福阅读答案：CABCA BCDBA托福真题练习3Matching the influx of foreign immigrants into the larger cities of the United States during the late nineteenth century was a domestic migration, from town and farm to city, withi

31、n the United States. The country had been overwhelmingly rural at the beginning of the century, with less than 5 percent of Americans living in large towns or cities. The proportion of urban population began to grow remarkably after 1840, increasing from 11 percent that year to 28 percent by 1880 an

32、d to 46 percent by 1900. A country with only 6 cities boasting a population of more than 8,000 in 1800 had become one with 545 such cities in 1900. Of these, 26 had a population of more than 100,000 including 3 that held more than a million people. Much of the migration producing an urban society ca

33、me from smaller towns within the United States, but the combination of new immigrants and old American settlers on America s urban frontier in the late nineteenth century proved extraordinary.The growth of cities and the process of industrialization fed on each other. The agricultural revolution sti

34、mulated many in the countryside to seek a new life in the city and made it possible for fewer farmers to feed the large concentrations of people needed to provide a workforce for growing numbers of factories. Cities also provided ready and convenient markets for the products of industry, and huge co

35、ntracts in transportation and construction as well as the expanded market in consumer goods allowed continued growth of the urban sector of the overall economy of the Untied States.Technological developments further stimulated the process of urbanization. One example is the Bessemer converter (an in

36、dustrial process for manufacturing steel), which provided steel girders for the construction of skyscrapers. The refining of crude oil into kerosene, and later the development of electric lighting as well as of the telephone, brought additional comforts to urban areas that were unavailable to rural

37、Americans and helped attract many of them from the farms into the cities. In every era the lure of the city included a major psychological element for country people: the bustle and social interaction of urban life seemed particularly intriguing to those raised in rural isolation.托福阅读题目：1. What aspe

38、cts of the United States in the nineteenth century does the passage mainly discuss?(A) Technological developments(B) The impact of foreign immigrants on cities(C) Standards of living(D) The relationship between industrialization and urbanization2. The word influx in line 1 is closest in meaning to(A

39、) working(B) processing(C) arrival(D) attraction3. The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discuss(A) foreign immigration(B) rural life(C) the agricultural revolution(D) famous cities of the twentieth century4. What proportion of population of the United States was urban in 1900?(A) Five p

40、ercent(B) Eleven percent(C) Twenty-eight percent(D) Forty-six percent5. The word extraordinary in line 12 is closet in meaning to(A) expensive(B) exceptional(C) supreme(D) necessary6. The phrase each other in line 13 refers to(A) foreign immigrants and domestic migrants(B) farms and small towns(C) g

41、rowth of cities and industrialization(D) industry and transportation7. The word stimulated in line 14 is closest in meaning to(A) forced(B) prepared(C) limited(D) motivated8. Why does the author mention electric lighting and the telephone in line 23?(A) They contributed to the agricultural revolutio

42、n(B) They are examples of the conveniences of city life(C) They were developed by the same individual.(D) They were products of the Bessemer converter.9. The word them in line 25 refers to(A) urban areas(B) ruralAmericans(C) farms(D) cities10. The word era in line 25 is closest in meaning to(A) peri

43、od of time(B) location(C) action(D) unique situation11. The word intriguing in line 27 is closest in meaning to(A) profitable(B) attractive(C) comfortable(D) challenging托福阅读答案：DCADB CDBBA B托福真题练习4Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decisio

44、n, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure

45、believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solut

46、ions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically

47、 calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil an

48、d paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of

49、variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question What will I do after graduation? A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will als