老托福阅读真题PASSAGE 97-智课教育旗下智课教育.pdf

智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料老托福阅读真题PASSAGE 97-智课教育旗下智课教育本文和大家分享的是老托福阅读真题PASSAGE 97，练习真题是最重要也最有效的复习方法，大家在复习托福阅读考试的时候一定要对真题重视起来。托福阅读 的思维方式就是托福阅读的出题方式，只有掌握了这种思维方式，才有可能在做题之前，预测到新托福阅读题的出题形式和特点，为找答案节省时间。老托福阅读试题的核心价值，在于其最贴近真题的阅读思维方式。此外老托福阅读真题比新托福IBT阅读文章要短，比较容易适应。这也是大家在备考托福的 时候非常重要 的一点。因为前期的入手如果能从容易的开始，就会形成一个循序渐进的过程方式，让大家的练习有一个提高的过程。既然老托福阅读试题有这样的效果，那我们如何利用那有限的真题来达到锻炼自己的目的呢?事实上这就一个办法，就是坚持。本期为大家推荐老托福阅读的真题PASSAGE97，有原文及答案，希望对托福考生备考有所帮助。The Moon,which has undergone a distinct and complexgeological history,presents a striking appearance.The moonmay be divided into two major terrains:the Maria(dark lowlands)and the Terrace(bright highlands).The contrast in the reflectivity(the capability of reflecting light)of these two terrains suggestedto many early observers that the two terrains might havedifferent compositions,and this supposition was confirmed bymissions to the Moon such as Surveyor and Apollo.One of themost obvious differences between the terrains is the smoothnessof the Maria in contrast to the roughness of the highlands.Thisroughness is mostly caused by the abundance of craters:thehighlands are completely covered by large craters(greater than40-50 km in diameter),while the craters of the Maria tend to bemuch smaller.It is now known that the vast majority of theMoons craters were formed by the impact of solid bodies withthe lunar surface.Most of the near side of the Moon was thoroughly mappedand studied from telescopic pictures years before the age ofspace exploration.Earth-based telescopes can resolve objects assmall as a few hundred meters on the lunar surface.Closeobservation of craters,combined with the way the Moondiffusely reflects sunlight,led to the understanding that theMoon is covered by a surface layer,or regolith,which overlies thesolid rock of the Moon.Telescopic images permitted thecataloging of a bewildering array of land forms.Craters werestudied for clues to their origin;the large wispy marks were seen.Strange,sinuous features were observed in the Maria.Althoughvarious land forms were catalogued,the majority of astronomersattention was fixed on craters and their origins.Astronomers have known for a fairly long time that theshape of craters changes as they increase in size.Small craterswith diameters of less than 10-15 km have relatively simpleshapes.They have rim crests that are elevated above thesurrounding terrain,smooth,bowl-shaped interiors,and depthsthat are about one-sixth their diameters.The complexity of shapeincreases for larger craters.1.What does the passage mainly discuss?(A)What astronomers learned from the Surveyor and Apollospace missions.(B)Characteristics of the major terrains of the Moon.(C)The origin of the Moons craters.(D)Techniques used to catalogue the Moons land forms.2.The word undergone in line 1 is closest in meaning to(A)altered(B)substituted(C)experienced(D)preserved3.According to the passage,the Maria differ from theTerrace mainly in terms of(A)age(B)manner of creation(C)size(D)composition4.The passage supports which of the following statementsabout the Surveyor and Apollo missions?(A)They confirmed earlier theories about the Moonssurface.(B)They revealed that previous ideas about the Moonscraters were incorrect.(C)They were unable to provide detailed information aboutthe Moons surface.(D)They were unable to identify how the Moons craterswere made.5.The word vast in line 11 is closest in meaning to(A)special(B)known(C)varied(D)great6.All of the following are true of the Maria EXCEPT:(A)They have small craters.(B)They have been analyzed by astronomers.(C)They have a rough texture.(D)They tend to be darker than the terrace.7.All of the following terms are defined in the passageEXCEPT(A)Moon(line 1)(B)reflectivity(line 3)(C)regolith(line 16)(D)Maria(line 2)8.The author mentions wispy marks in line 19 as an exampleof(A)an aspect of the lunar surface discovered through lunarmissions(B)a characteristic of large craters(C)a discovery made through the use of Earth-basedtelescopes(D)features that astronomers observed to be common to theEarth and the Moon9.According to the passage,lunar researchers have focusedmostly on(A)the possibility of finding water on the Moon(B)the lunar regolith(C)cataloging various land formations(D)craters and their origins10.The passage probably continues with a discussion of(A)the reasons craters are difficult to study(B)the different shapes small craters can have(C)some features of large craters(D)some difference in the ways small and large craters wereformed参考答案：BCDAD CACDC以上就是本期整理的老托福阅读真题，考生可进行参考训练以提高自己的考试水平。若您想了解托福考试更多相关信息请关注智课教育。