10月托福阅读全真试题2

1、10 月托福阅读全真试题 28. Theword"there"inline18refersto（A）treetops（B）roots（C）watercolumns（D）tubes9. Whatcausesthetensionthatdrawswaterupaplant ？（A）Humidity（B）Plantgrowth（C）Rootpressure（D）Evaporation10. Theword"extend"inline24isclosestinmeaningto（A）stretch（B）branch（C）increase（D）rotate11.

2、Accordingtothepassage whydoeswatertravelthroughplantsinunbrokencolumns ？（A）Rootpressuremovesthewaterveryrapidly.（B）Theattractionbetweenwatermoleculesinstrong.（C）Thelivingcellsofplantspushthewatermoleculestogether.（D）Atmosphericpressuresupportsthecolumns.12. Whydoestheauthormentionsteelwireinline30 ？

3、（A）Toillustrateanothermeansofpullingwater（B）Todemonstratewhywoodisagoodbuildingmaterial（C）Toindicatethesizeofacolumnofwater（D）Toemphasizethestrengthofcohesiveforcesinwater13. Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorgiveanexampleofaplantwithlowroot pressure ？A)Lines3-4B)Lines5-7C)Lines10-11D）Lines12-13Question

4、14-22MasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabricoftheAmericanc ityinthreefundamentalways.Itcatalyzedphysicalexpansion，itsortedoutpeopleandlanduses，anditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlife.Byopeningvastareaso funoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion， theomnibuses ， horserailways ，commu

5、tertrains ， andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredista ntfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepre-modernera.In1850 ， forexample ， thebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict ； bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafford itcouldlivef

6、arremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforwork shopping ， andentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmoste verymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwe nowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920 ， forexample ， some250 ， 000newresidentiallotswerere

7、cordedwithinthebordersofChicago ， mostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiod ， another550 ， 000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanarea.Anxiou stotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommuting，realestatedevelopersadded800，000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirty

8、years-lotsthat couldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeople.Ofcourse ， manywereneveroccupied ； therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdivided ， butvacant ， landaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresi dentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation ：urbansprawlwasessentiallyunplanne

9、d.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsm allinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers. Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposes，particularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-cl assinhabitantswereanticipated，didsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthis process.Realestatesubdivisionthereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.14. Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconc