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1、托福阅读辅导:老托福阅读真题及答案passage28 为了帮助大家备考托福阅读，练习更多阅读题目。提高阅读水平，下面我给大家带来托福阅读辅导:老托福阅读真题及答案 PASSAGE 28，希望对大家有所帮助! 老托福阅读原文 passage28 The end of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century were marked by the development of an international Art Nouveau style, characterized by sinuous line

2、s, floral and vegetable motifs, and soft evanescent coloration. The Art Nouveau style was an eclectic one, bringing together elements of Japanese art, motifs of ancient cultures, and natural forms. The glass objects of this style were elegant in outline, although often deliberately distorted, with p

3、ale or iridescent surfaces. A favored device of the style was to imitate the iridescent surface seen on ancient glass that had been buried. Much of the Art Nouveau glass produced during the years of its greatest popularity had been generically termed "art glass." Art glass was intended for

4、 decorative purposes and relied for its effect upon carefully chosen color combinations and innovative techniques. France produced a number of outstanding exponents of the Art Nouveau style; among the most celebrated was Emile Galle (1846-1904). In the United States, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1843-1933

5、) was the most noted exponent of this style, producing a great variety of glass forms and surfaces, which were widely copied in their time and are highly prized today. Tiffany was a brilliant designer, successfully combining ancient Egyptian, Japanese, and Persian motifs. The Art Nouveau style was a

6、 major force in the decorative arts from 1895 until 1915, although its influence continued throughout the mid-1920's. It was eventually to be overtaken by a new school of thought known as Functionalism that had been present since the turn of the century. At first restricted to a small avant-gard

7、e group of architects and designers, Functionalism emerged as the dominant influence upon designers after the First World War. The basic tenet of the movement that function should determine form was not a new concept. Soon a distinct aesthetic code evolved: form should be simple, surfaces plain, and

8、 any ornament should be based on geometric relationships. This new design concept, coupled with the sharp postwar reactions to the styles and conventions of the preceding decades, created an entirely new public taste which caused Art Nouveau types of glass to fall out of favor. The new taste demande

9、d dramatic effects of contrast, stark outline and complex textural surfaces. 老托福阅读题目 passage28 1. What does paragraph 1 mainly discuss? (A) Design elements in the Art Nouveau style (B) The popularity of the Art Nouveau style (C) Production techniques for art glass (D) Color combinations typical of t

10、he Art Nouveau style 2. The word "one" in line 4 refers to (A) century (B) development (C) style (D) coloration 3. Paragraph 1 mentions that Art Nouveau glass was sometimes similar to which aspect of ancient buried glass? (A) The distortion of the glass (B) The appearance of the glass surf

11、ace (C) The shapes of the glass objects (D) The size of the glass objects 4. What is the main purpose of paragraph 2? (A) to compare different Art Nouveau styles (B) to give examples of famous Art Nouveau artists (C) to explain why Art Nouveau glass was so popular in the United States (D) to show th

12、e impact Art Nouveau had on other cultures around the world 5. The word "prized" in line 16 is closest in meaning to (A) valued (B) universal (C) uncommon (D) preserved 6. The word "overtaken" in line 20 is closest in meaning to (A) surpassed (B) inclined (C) expressed (D) applie

13、d 7. What does the author mean by stating that "function should determine form" (lines 23-24)? (A) A useful object should not be attractive. (B) The purpose of an object should influence its form. (C) The design of an object is considered more significant than its function. (D) The form of

14、 an object should not include decorative elements. 8. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason Functionalism became popular was that it (A) clearly distinguished between art and design (B) appealed to people who liked complex painted designs (C) reflected a common desire to break from the

15、 past (D) was easily interpreted by the general public 9. Paragraph 3 supports which of the following statements about Functionalism? (A) Its design concept avoided geometric shapes. (B) It started on a small scale and then spread gradually. (C) It was a major force in the decorative arts before the

16、 First World War. (D) It was not attractive to architects and designers. 10. According to the passage , an object made in the Art Nouveau style would most likely include (A) a flowered design (B) bright colors (C) modern symbols (D) a textured surface 老托福阅读答案 passage28 ACBBA ABCBA 托福技巧：怎么解托福阅读大范围考察题

17、型? 新托福阅读考试中绝大部分题目都是对应详细段落的，这会为考生节约许多时间。但是也不解除有少量题目的范围比较大或比较模糊，考生在找寻答案时难免一头雾水，费时费劲。其实这些看似没有明确定位方向的题目都是暗藏玄机的。 Wind power has a significant cost advantage over nuclear power and has become competitive with coal-fired power plants in many places. With new technological advances and mass production, proj

18、ected cost declines should make wind power one of the worlds cheapest ways to produce electricity. In the long run, electricity from large wind farms in remote areas might be used to make hydrogen gas from water during periods when there is less than peak demand for electricity. The hydrogen gas cou

19、ld then be fed into a storage system and used to generate electricity when additional or backup power is needed. Wind power is most economical in areas with steady winds. In areas where the wind dies down, backup electricity from a utility company or from an energy storage system becomes necessary.

20、Backup power could also be provided by linking wind farms with a solar cell, with conventional or pumped-storage hydropower, or with efficient natural-gas-burning turbines. Some drawbacks to wind farms include visual pollution and noise, although these can be overcome by improving their design and l

21、ocating them in isolated areas. Based on the information in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas mentioned at the end of paragraph 1? A. They rely largely on coal-fired power plants. B. They contain remote areas where the winds r

22、arely die down. C. Over 1 percent of the electricity in these states is produced by wind farms. D. Wind farms in these states are being expanded to meet the power needs of the United States. 这个题目的题干涉及到三个段落，而事实上考生根本不须要去看第一段的内容，因为答案依据的是第三、四段的信息，但是这两个段落假如都看的话内容也不少，从应试的角度来说太费时间。正确的做法应当是从选项中挖掘一下方向。A项里大家一

23、般都会选择有连字符的coal-fired作为关键词去定位，B项没有比较惹眼的词就只能选名词短语remote areas，C项选1 percent， D项选the United States。选完关键词我们不难发觉除了B项不大好定位以外，其他三个选项的关键词都很醒目。 经过定位，A项应当去比对第3段的第一句话，意思明显冲突;B项不好找，可以暂且跳过;C项和D项的关键词在这两段都找不到，这就属于新托福阅读中推理题的错误答案设计方法之一无中生有。所以虽然我们没有去验证B项的说法是否正确，但经过解除也只能选B了。这样的做题方法就会省时省力，且答案也是正确的。 托福阅读辅导:老托福阅读真题及答案 passage28本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第10页 共10页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页