托福阅读理解强化训练

相关推荐

托福阅读理解强化训练

　　阅读理解是托福考试的重难点之一，考生要尽可能多的进行一些阅读理解训练。下面，小编就为大家送上一篇托福阅读理解强化训练题。

托福阅读理解强化训练

　　The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from their exposed and defenseless eggs or chicks.

　　The ever-watchful plover can detect a possible threat at a considerable distance. When she does, the nesting bird moves inconspicuously off the nest to a spot well away from eggs or chicks. At this point she may use one of several ploys. One technique involves first moving quietly toward an approaching animal and then setting off noisily through the grass or brush in a low, crouching run away from the nest, while emitting rodent like squeaks. The effect mimics a scurrying mouse or vole, and the behavior rivets the attention of the type of predators that would also be interested in eggs and chicks.

　　Another deception begins with quiet movement to an exposed and visible location well away from the nest. Once there, the bird pretends to incubate a brood. When the predator approaches, the parent flees, leaving the false nest to be searched. The direction in which the plover "escapes" is such that if the predator chooses to follow, it will be led still further away from the true nest.

　　The plover's most famous stratagem is the broken-wing display, actually a continuum of injury-mimicking behaviors spanning the range from slight disability to near-complete helplessness. One or both wings are held in an abnormal position, suggesting injury. The bird appears to be attempting escape along an irregular route that indicates panic. In the most extreme version of the display, the bird flaps one wing in an apparent attempt to take to the air, flops over helplessly, struggles back to its feet, runs away a short distance, seemingly attempts once more to take off, flops over again as the "useless" wing fails to provide any lift, and so on. Few predators fail to pursue such obviously vulnerable prey. Needless to say, each short run between "flight attempts" is directed away from the nest.

　　1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

　　(A) The nest-building techniques of plovers

　　(B) How predators search for plovers

　　(D) Why plovers are vulnerable to predators

　　2. The word "merely" in fine 3 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) often

　　(B) only

　　(D) at first

　　3. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about plovers?

　　(A) Their eggs and chicks are difficult to find.

　　(B) They are generally defenseless when away from their nests.

　　(D) Their nests are on the surface of the ground.

　　4. The word "emitting" in line 10 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) bringing

　　(B) attracting

　　(D) minimizing

　　5. In the deception technique described in paragraph 2, the plover tries to

　　(A) stay close to her nest

　　(B) attract the predator's attention

　　(D) frighten the approaching predator

　　6. The word "spanning" in line 19 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) covering

　　(B) selecting

　　(D) explaining

　　7. According to paragraph 4, which of the following aspects of the plover's behavior gives the appearance that it is frightened?

　　(A) Abnormal body position

　　(B) Irregular escape route

　　(D) Unusual amount of time away from the nest

　　8. The word "pursue" in line 25 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) catch

　　(B) notice

　　(D) chase

　　9. According to the passage , a female plover utilizes all of the following deception techniques EXCEPT

　　(A) appearing to be injured

　　(B) sounding like another animal

　　(D) pretending to sit on her eggs

　　10. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage ?

　　(A) A description of the sequence of steps involved in plovers nest building

　　(B) A generalization about plover behavior followed by specific examples

　　(D) A cause-and-effect analysis of the relationship between a prey and a predator

　　参考答案：CBDCB ABDCB

　　附：托福阅读理解技巧

　　一、共同的答题原则

　　1. 题目都需要回文章定位

　　一般的英语考试阅读题目都是从文章内容出发来提问的，考生要按照阅读文章内容答题有两种方式：一种是看题然后回文章定位，一种是看文章然后解题。要知道托福阅读的文章长度、阅读时间、题目设置等一系列客观特点决定了托福阅读题目都是需要会文章定位的。在托福阅读题目定位时要选择合适的定位词，并选取正确的定位策略。定位词一般都是以名词为主，因为名词是相对于动词，形容词等其他种类的词来说变化形式最少的词，而在文章中的对应方式又多以原词对应为主。而且在做题过程中要具体情况具体分析。

　　2. 答题需要把握好时间

　　托福阅读答题有时间限制，很多考生都会不注意这一点，往往最后一个大题没有足够的时间解答。在解题时控制好时间一方面要注意对句子的理解速度要快，不过分纠结一句话的意思;另一方面则是在答题时对题目解答分配好时间。比如词汇题用30秒左右的时间、多选题留1分半的时间、其余的题目尽量保持在1分的时间答题。

　　二、各题型的解题特色

　　1.不同题型的解题步骤各有特点

　　托福阅读题型多样给考生带来了不小的答题压力，因为在解题时要不断进行思路转换。依赖不同步骤答题。比如托福阅读文章小结题一般是在对文章有大致框架了解之后再看选项、排除明显错误选项、最后得出答案，又比如句子简化题需要读原句、提取主干、分析逻辑、对比选项、得出答案等等。

　　2.可以结合各题型解题技巧解题

　　技巧的使用是高分必备的。托福阅读题型的特点给予了考生使用技巧的机会。比如托福阅读事实信息题这类细节题目，考生可以将与选项中和原文信息相矛盾的选项直接排除;也可以直接排除和题目不符的选项。对于托福阅读句子插入题，则可以采用连接词高效解题。

【托福阅读理解强化训练】相关文章：

2017年职称英语阅读理解强化训练07-24

2015年托福阅读难句理解大全10-29