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1、智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料老托福阅读真题PASSAGE 59-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 59，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
2、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PASSAGE 59，附有原文及答案，希望对托福考生备考有所帮助。The first birds appeared during late Jurassic times. These birds are known from four very good skeletons, two incomplete skeletons, and an isolated feather, all from the
3、 Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany. This fine-grained rock, which is extensively quarried for lithographic stone, was evidently deposited in a shallow coral lagoon of a tropical sea, and flying vertebrates occasionally fell into the water and were buried by the fine limy mud, to be preserved w
4、ith remarkable detail. In this way, the late Jurassic bird skeletons, which have been named Archaeopteryx, were fossilized. And not only were the bones preserved in these skeletons, but also were imprints of the feathers. If the indications of feathers had not been preserved in association with Arch
5、aeopteryx, it is likely that these fossils would have been classified among the dinosaurs, for they show numerous theropod characteristics. Archaeopteryx were animals about the size of a crow, with an archeosaurian type of skull, along neck, a compact body balanced on a pair of strong hind limbs, an
6、d a long tail. The forelimbs were enlarged and obviously functioned as wings. Modern birds, who are the descendants of these early birds, are highly organized animals, with a constant body temperature and a very high rate of metabolism. In addition, they are remarkable for having evolved extraordina
7、rily complex behavior patterns such as those of nesting and song, and the habit among many species of making long migrations from one continent to another and back each year. Most birds also have very strong legs, which allow them to run or walk on the ground as well as to fly in the air. Indeed, so
8、me of the waterbirds, such as ducks and geese, have the distinction of being able to move around proficiently in the water, on land, and in the air, a range in natural locomotor ability that has never been attained by any other vertebrate. 1. According to the author, all of the following evidence re
9、lating to the first birds was found EXCEPT (A) nesting materials (B) four skeletons in good condition(C) two fragmented skeletons (D) a single feather 2. The word preserved in line 8 is closest in meaning to (A) confused with others (B) gradually weakened (C) protected from destruction (D) lost perm
10、anently 3. It can be inferred from the passage that the Archaeopteryx were classified as birds on the basis of (A) imprints of bones (B) imprints of feathers (C) the neck structure(D) skeletons 4. The word they in line 10 refers to (A) indications (B) fossils (C) dinosaurs (D) characteristics 5. Why
11、 does the author mention a crow in line 11? (A) to indicate the size of Archaeopteryx (B) To specify the age of the Archaeopteryx fossils (C) To explain the evolutionary history of Archaeopteryx (D) To demonstrate the superiority of the theropod to Archaeopteryx 6. It can be inferred from the passag
12、e that theropods were (A) dinosaurs (B) birds (C) Archaeopteryx (D) crows 7. The word constant in line 16 is closest in meaning to (A) comfortable (B) combined(C) consistent (D) complementary 8. The author mentions all of the following as examples of complex behavior patterns evolved by birds EXCEPT (A) migrating (B) nesting (C) singing (D) running 9. The word attained in line 23 is closest in meaning to (A) required (B) achieved (C) observed(D) merited 参考答案：ACBBA ACDB 以上就是智课教育为大家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。
