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科目：TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language)托福 | 選擇題數：50 | 申論題數：0

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1. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) Why many human societies are dependent on agriculture (B) the changes agriculture brought to human life (C) How Neolithic peoples discovered agriculture (D) Why the first agricultural societies failed
2. The word "precarious" in line 1 is closest in meaning to (A) uncertain (B) humble (C) worthy (D) unusual
3. The author mentions "seeds and fruits" in line 2 as examples of (A) the first crops cultivated by early agricultural societies (B) foods eaten by hunters and gatherers as a secondary food source (C) types of food that hunters and gatherers lacked in their diets (D) the most common foods cultivated by early agricultural societies
4. The word "settled" in line 15 is closest in meaning to (A) advanced (B) original (C) involved (D) stable
5. According to the passage, agricultural societies produced larger human populations because agriculture (A) created more varieties of food (B) created food surpluses (C) resulted in increases in leisure time (D) encouraged bartering
6. According to the passage, all of the following led to the development of writing EXCEPT the (A) need to keep records (B) desire to write down beliefs (C) extraction of ink from plants (D)growth of social complexity
7. The word "chronicle" in line 23 is closest in meaning to (A) repeat (B) exchange (C) understand (D) describe
8. According to the passage, how did the shift to agricultural societies impact people's family relationships? (A) the extended family became less important. (B) Immediate neighbors often became family members. (C) the nuclear family became self-sufficient. (D) Family members began to wok together to raise food.
9. The author mentions all of the following as results of the shift to agricultural societies EXCEPT (A) an increase in invention and innovation (B) emergence of towns and cities (C) development of a system of trade (D) a decrease in warfare
10. Which of the following is true about the human diet prior to the Neolithic period? (A) It consisted mainly of agricultural products (B) It varied according to family size. (C) It was based on hunting and gathering. (D) It was transformed when large numbers of people no longer depended on the grain they grew themselves.
11. Why did the potters discussed in the passage change the kind of pottery they made? (A) They discovered a new kind of clay. (B) They were compensation for the loss of an overseas supplier. (C) They studied new techniques in Europe. (D) The pottery they had been producing was not very strong.
12. The word "ornate" in line 7 is closest in meaning to (A) elaborate (B) puzzling (C) durable (D) common
13. The passage suggests that the earliest stoneware (A) was decorated with simple, abstract designs (B) used three-dimensional decorations (C) was valued for its fancy decorations (D) had no decoration
14. How did yellow ware achieve its distinctive color? (A) By sponging on a glaze (B) By dusting on metallic powders (C) By brown-glazing (D) By firing at a high temperature
15. The phrase "derived from" in line 19 is closest in meaning to (A) ruined by (B) warned against (C) based on (D) sold by
16. The word "It" in line 20 refers to (A) red ware (B) yellow ware (C) Rockingham ware (D) English brown-glazed earthenware
17. The word “Various" in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) complicated (B) accepted (C) careful (D) different
18. The phrase "account for" in line 22 is closest in meaning to (A) explain (B) restrict (C) finance (D) supplement
19. What was special about flint enamel? (A) Its even metallic shine (B) Its mottled appearance (C) Its spattered effect (D) Its varicolored streaks
20. Which of the following kinds of Rockingham ware were probably produced in the greatest quantity? (A) Picture frames (B) Dishes and bowls (C) Curtain tiebacks (D) Doorknobs
21. The passage would most probably continue with a discussion of (A) what bedpans, foot warmers, and cuspidors were used for (B) well-known, modern-day potters who make Rockingham ware (C) examples of Rockingham ware that collectors especially want (D) pieces of Rockingham ware that are inexpensive in today's market
22. According to the passage, the inventors of written language in Mesopotamia were probably the (A) Babylonians (B) Subarians (C) Akkadians (D) Sumerians
23. The word "subjugated" in line 4 is closest in meaning to (A) distinguished (B) segregated (C) Concentrated (D) conquered
24. The phrase "synonymous with" in line 5 is closest in meaning to (A) equivalent to (B) important for (C) respected in (D) familiar with
25. According to the passage, by the year 3000 B.C. the Sumerians had already done all of the following EXCEPT: (A) They had abandoned the area north of the Persian Gulf. (B) They had established themselves in cities. (C) They had started to communicate through (D) They had created bronze tools and weapons.
26. The word "some" in line 14 refers to (A) Archaeologists (B) Sumerians (C) years (D) clay tablets
27. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage concerning the Sumerians? (A) They were descendants of the Persians. (B) They were the first people to cultivate the valley of the Tigris. (C) They were accomplished musicians. (D)They had the beginnings of an economy.
28. According to the passage, when did archaeologists begin to be able to understand tablets inscribed in Sumerian? (A)IN the early nineteenth century (B) More than 150 years ago (C) After the 1890's (D) In the mid-eighteenth century
29. According to the passage, in what way did the Sumerian language resemble ancient Greek and Latin? (A) It was invented in Mesopotamia. (B) It became well established around 3000 B.C. (C) It became a classical language. (D) It was used exclusively for business transactions.
30. The word "excavating" in line 19 is closest in meaning to (A) Living (B) digging (C) assembling (D) building
31. According to the passage, how did archaeologists learn to read the Sumerian language? (A) By translating the work of the Subarians (B) By using their knowledge of spoken Semitic languages (C) By comparing Sumerian to other classical languages (D) By using their knowledge of Akkadian
32. According to the passage, an organism without hard body parts (A)is not likely to appear in the fossil record (B)is not heavy enough to sink below the surface (C)is not attractive to predators (D)takes a long time to decay
33. The word "agents" in line 5 is closest in meaning to (A) dangers (B) examples (C) areas (D) causes
34. Why are marine organisms good candidates for fossilization? (A) they have more fleshy structures than land organisms. (B) It is likely that they will be buried rapidly (C) The water environment speeds the decay caused by bacteria. (D) It takes longer for them to be preserved.
35. The fact that the "land is largely the site of erosion" (line 7) is significant because (A) erosion is less destructive than sedimentation (B) fossils are most common in areas subject to erosion (C) erosion contributes to the destruction of skeletal remains (D) few organisms live in areas that experience extensive erosion
36. According to the passage, why were the remains of organisms trapped in swamps better preserved for the fossil record than those that were not? (A) The swamp environment reduced the amount of bacterial decay. (B) Swamp waters contained higher amounts of materials such as calcium carbonate. (C) There were fewer sediments in swamps than in other bodies of water. (D) Swamp vegetation accelerated the decomposition of organisms.
37. The word "aided" in line 12 is closest in meaning to (A) reversed (B) helped (C) reformed (D) counted
38. It can be inferred that flood plains, deltas, and stream channels (lines 13-14) are similar in which of the following ways? (A) Animals rather than plants have been preserved at such locations. (B) Such locations are likely to be rich sources of fossils. (C) Fossilized human remains are only rarely found in such locations. (D) Rapid sedimentation in such locations makes it difficult to locate fossils.
39. What is the author's main point in paragraph 3? (A) Weathering makes it impossible to identify many fossils. (B) Many fossils have been buried forever under the soil. (C) Fossils provide a limited sample of ancient organisms. (D) It is easier to find the remains of plants than animals.
40. Why does the author mention "aragonite" in line 26 (A) To explain why fossils are rare (B) To compare aragonite fossils and calcite fossils (C) To argue that certain fossils are more informative than others (D) To illustrate the kinds of inorganic hard parts that can form fossils
41. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The ecology of oak trees (B) Factors that determine the feeding habits of Squirrels (C) Various species of animals that promote the dispersal of tree seeds (D) The relationship between squirrels and oak trees
42. The word "they" in line 7 refers to (A) oak forests (B) acorns (C) squirrels (D) predators
43. According to the passage, what do squirrels do when large quantities of acorns are available? (A) They do not store acorns. (B) They eat more than 74 percent of available acorns. (C) They do not retrieve all the acorns that they have stored. (D) They hide acorns in tree cavities.
44. The word "estimated" in line 11 is closest in meaning to (A) commented (B) judged (C) observed (D) discovered
45. Why does the author mention “the University of Indiana campus" in line 10-11 (A) To provide evidence that intact acorns are hard to find under oak trees (B) To indicate a place where squirrels can aid seed dispersal of oaks (C) To argue in favor of additional studies concerning the destructive force of squirrels (D) To support the claim that squirrels can do great damage to oak stands
46. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that chipmunks do not aid in the dispersal of oak trees because (A)they store their acorns where they cannot germinate (B) they consume most of their stored acorns (C) their stored acorns are located and consumed by other species (D) they cannot travel the long distance required for dispersal
47. According to the passage, which of the following do squirrels and blue jays have in common? (A) They travel long distances to obtain acorns. (B) They promote the reproduction of oak trees. (C) They bury acorns under fallen leaves. (D) They store large quantities of acorns.
48. The phrase “pry off" in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) swallow (B) remove (C) squeeze (D) locate
49. The word "littered" in line 22 is closest in meaning to (A) covered (B) displayed (C) fertilized (D) planted
50. According to the passage, scientists cannot explain which of the following aspects of squirrel behavior? (A) Where squirrels store their acorn caches (B) Why squirrels prefer acorns over other seeds (C) Why squirrels eat only a portion of each acorn they retrieve (D) Why squirrels prefer acorns from a particular species of oak trees

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