7月6日托福听力考前机经预测

      What is the student's attitude about speaking in front of other students?

　　A. He thinks it will be fun.

　　B. He views it as a useful opportunity.

　　C. He feels nervous about it.

　　D. He prefers it to writing papers.

　　2. The student talks about a species of fungus. What fact about the fungus interests him ?

　　A. It acts as a food source for other fungi.

　　B. It grows well on wind farms.

　　C. It can be used as an alternative source of energy.

　　D. It produces chemicals that destroy toxins.

　　3. Why does the professor mention trees and apples?

　　A. To give advice on how to explain fungi and mushrooms

　　B. To show how the environment can affect growth rates

　　C. To provide an example of the effects of pesticides

　　D. To give an example of how a wind farm replaced a fruit farm

　　4. Why does the professor suggest that the student visit the greenhouse?

　　A. The student might be able to conduct a research study there.

　　B. A mushroom species that interests the student is being grown there.

　　C. Mushrooms grow more quickly there than in other locations.

　　D. Environmentally safe growing techniques are demonstrated there.

　　5. Why does the student go to see the professor?

　　A. To get advice about how much information to include in a paper he is writing

　　B. To ask for permission to change the topic of an assignment

　　D. To discuss the results of research he has done for a paper he is writing

      7月6日托福阅读考前机经预测

      Passage One

　　学科分类：文化艺术

　　题目：Dutch Painting

　　内容回忆：本文共5段。第一段说17世纪是荷兰艺术文化的黄金时期，画作主要以花草，任务，事件为主题，具备道德宣扬和法律记录的作用。第二段说画作采用text information的方式标明所属对象等真实性。第三段说这种方式同样能够体现出画作的主要内容以及作者的意图。第四段举了一个例子，Heyden的“room corner curiosity”主要传达了万物皆空的理念。第五段说后期规范之后的书写方式使得欧洲文明大放异彩

　　词汇题：

　　1. typically：specifically

　　2. thus: as a result

　　3. pursuit: possession

　　4. intricate: complex

　　Passage Two

　　学科分类：植物

　　题目：Determination of Plant Diversity in a Particular Place

　　内容回忆：本文共5段。第1段说植物多样性会因为历史原因减少例如海平面降低;第2段提出第二个原因physiological traits;第3段揭露第三个原因biotic interaction;第四段说以上三种原因会不断变化，相互作用但biotic interaction是最主要引起多样性骤减的因素。第五段提出为什么在不同区域植物多样性会呈现不同情况的原因，在热带雨林主要是由light climate引起的;而在沙原(sand plains)则是root traits 导致的。

　　词汇题：

　　1. eliminates：removes

　　2. relatively: comparatively

　　3. inadvertently: unintentionally

　　Passage Three

　　学科分类：农业

　　题目：Inca Highlands Adaptation

　　内容回忆：本文共5段。第1段讲highlands繁荣的经济主要是以农业和畜牧业为主。第2段说高低的农业发展会遇到很多挑战例如：雨水;霜冻，冰雹;土壤肥沃程度。第3段提到当地农民发明了一些方法去解决以上问题。第一种是verticality，在不同海拔高度相邻的地方种植各种不同的作物.第4段是第二种方法，通过风干技术储存在产量丰收年的粮食。第5段给出最后一种方法，组织一群人去较远的地方种植当地不能产的作物，等到成熟采用船运回。由此形成了各种分布较散的殖民地。

　　词汇题：

　　1. self-sufficiency: independence

　　2. constant: regularly occurring

　　3. employed: used

　　4. retained: kept