年底大贴——TPO阅读疑难问题汇总解答

ruirui_hsuUID：2586243

Q3：定位句就是题干中的这句话。选项1是根据上下文infer的，文中没有现成的。这个obvious explanation要自己推测。看题要联系上下文。不是真的只看这个paragraph就够了的。上文提到海洋的几个悬疑问题，下文提到 ...
jiang08 发表于 2009-12-22 14:30

这个段子第六题 D项错在哪里了呢？
Most difficult problems不对？

magicwang2006UID：2713764

TPo12 Which Hand Did They Use?

Paragraph 4：Fractures and other cut marks are another source of evidence. Right-handed soldiers tend to be wounded on the left. The skeleton of a 40- or 50-year-old Nabatean warrior, buried 2,000 years ago in the Negev Desert, Israel, had multiple healed fractures to the skull, the left arm, and the ribs.

7. Which of the following statements about fractures and cut marks can be inferred from paragraph 4?
○ Fractures and cut marks caused by right-handed soldiers tend to occur on the right side of the injured party's body.
○ The right arm sustains more injuries because, as the dominant arm, it is used more actively.
○ In most people, the left side of the body is more vulnerable to injury since it is not defended effectively by the dominant arm.
○ Fractures and cut marks on fossil humans probably occurred after death.
文勇答案给的是4，费解中啊~

klhyyUID：2736211

为啥木有TPO8捏

georgenanUID：2708257

TPO10  Chinese Pottery

5. Paragraph 3 supports all of the following concerning the history of the ceramic industry in China EXCEPT:
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  The earliest high-fired ceramics were of poor quality.
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  Ceramics produced during the Tang and Ming dynasties sometimes incorporated multiple colors.
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  Earthenware ceramics were produced in China before stonewares were.
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  The Song dynasty period was notable for the production of high quality porcelain ceramics.

这个提为什么选A？文章中说了后来的是质量好的，那不是说明之前的质量不好吗？
谢谢回答。

润舞无声UID：2740896

斑竹辛苦了!
tpo3
Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer
Paragraph 5—6：The reaction of farmers to the inevitable depletion of the Ogallala varies. Many have been attempting to conserve water by irrigating less frequently or by switching to crops that require less water.█ Other, however, have adopted the philosophy that it is best to use the water while it is still economically profitable to do so and to concentrate on high-value crops such as cotton.█ The incentive of the farmers who wish to conserve water is reduced by their knowledge that many of their neighbors are profiting by using great amounts of water, and in the process are drawing down the entire region’s water supplies.█

In the face of the upcoming water supply crisis, a number of grandiose schemes have been developed to transport vast quantities of water by canal or pipeline from the Mississippi, the Missouri, or the Arkansas rivers. █Unfortunately, the cost of water obtained through any of these schemes would increase pumping costs at least tenfold, making the cost of irrigated agricultural products from the region uncompetitive on the national and international markets. Somewhat more promising have been recent experiments for releasing capillary water (water in the soil) above the water table by injecting compressed are into the ground. Even if this process proves successful, however, it would almost triple water costs. Genetic engineering also may provide a partial solution, as new strains of drought-resistant crops continue to be developed. Whatever the final answer to the water crisis may be, it is evident that within the High Plains, irrigation water will never again be the abundant, inexpensive resource it was during the agricultural boom years of the mid-twentieth century.

13．Look at the four squares [█] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
But even if uncooperative farmers were to join in the conservation efforts, this would only delay the depletion of the aquifer.
Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.


为什么选C不选B呢? 开头的"But even if"有点诡异啊...不知道它要转折什么..B前面那句和C前面那句说的都是一些不好的现象啊..
请指教!

gexumingUID：2649471

TPO10  Chinese Pottery

5. Paragraph 3 supports all of the following concerning the history of the ceramic industry in China EXCEPT:
􀂅
  The earliest high-fired ceramics were of poor qual ...
georgenan 发表于 2010-1-13 10:48

Paragraph 3：The earliest ceramics were fired to earthenware temperatures, but as early as the fifteenth century B.C., high-temperature stonewares were being made with glazed surfaces. During the Six Dynasties period (AD 265-589), kilns in north China were producing high-fired ceramics of good quality. Whitewares produced in Hebei and Henan provinces from the seventh to the tenth centuries evolved into the highly prized porcelains of the Song dynasty (AD. 960-1279), long regarded as one of the high points in the history of China's ceramic industry. The tradition of religious sculpture extends over most historical periods but is less clearly delineated than that of stonewares or porcelains, for it embraces the old custom of earthenware burial ceramics with later religious images and architectural ornament. Ceramic products also include lead-glazed tomb models of the Han dynasty, three-color lead-glazed vessels and figures of the Tang dynasty, and Ming three-color temple ornaments, in which the motifs were outlined in a raised trail of slip- as well as the many burial ceramics produced in imitation of vessels made in materials of higher intrinsic value.

定位红色部分，很明显。注意high-fired 在文中相当于表示一定的温度（文中是几种不同温度下的东东）……
欢迎讨论！
楼主不建议吧？
回答也是一种学习……

gexumingUID：2649471

斑竹辛苦了!
tpo3
Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer
Paragraph 5—6：The reaction of farmers to the inevitable depletion of the Ogallala varies. Many have been attempting to conserve water by irrigat ...
润舞无声 发表于 2010-1-13 11:18

B前的那句讲是Other 怎么样，就是那些继续追求高利的人，然后说本来想保护水资源的人们看到了这些人（即是前面那些others）,他们怎么想。这段就没了。再看下一段，一上来就是事实上即将到来的供水危机…………

而题目中的那句：但是尽管那些不合作的人（others）也加入进来，也仅仅是拖延了时间。

转折句，尽管这样………………事实上…………

可以理解吗？
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gexumingUID：2649471

TPO8  EXTINCTION OF THE DINOSAURS
Paragraph 4 Dissatisfaction with conventional explanations for dinosaur extinctions led to a surprising observation that, in turn, has suggested a new hypothesis. Ma ...
ruirui_hsu 发表于 2010-1-9 19:15

Many plants and animals disappear abruptly from the fossil record //as //one moves from layers of rock( documenting the end of the Cretaceous) up into rocks (representing the beginning of the Cenozoic).

清楚点没？
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georgenanUID：2708257

也就是说high-fire和high-temperature是不一样的是吗？文章先提出high-temperature并没有说他的质量好，而是说直到某一时间才有了high-quality。

所以现在的问题是，high-fire与high-temperature是不是一样的？ 111# gexuming

伟大的战士UID：2733693

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Paragraph 1：In order to understand ancient Egyptian art, it is vital to know as much as possible of the elite Egyptians' view of the world and the functions and contexts of the art produced for them. Without this knowledge we can appreciate only the formal content of Egyptian art, and we will fail to understand why it was produced or the concepts that shaped it and caused it to adopt its distinctive forms. In fact, a lack of understanding concerning the purposes of Egyptian art has often led it to be compared unfavorably with the art of other cultures: Why did the Egyptians not develop sculpture in which the body turned and twisted through space like classical Greek statuary? Why do the artists seem to get left and right confused? And why did they not discover the geometric perspective as European artists did in the Renaissance? The answer to such questions has nothing to do with a lack of skill or imagination on the part of Egyptian artists and everything to do with the purposes for which they were producing their art.

3. In paragraph 1, the author mentions all of the following as necessary in appreciating Egyptian art EXCEPT an understanding of
○ the reasons why the art was made
○ the nature of aristocratic Egyptian beliefs
○ the influences of Egyptian art on later art such as classical Greek art
○ how the art was used
ABD仨选项在文中找不到对应内容啊 请指教

伟大的战士UID：2733693

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Paragraph 2：The majority of three-dimensional representations, whether standing, seated, or kneeling, exhibit what is called frontality: they face straight ahead, neither twisting nor turning. When such statues are viewed in isolation, out of their original context and without knowledge of their function, it is easy to criticize them for their rigid attitudes that remained unchanged for three thousand years. Frontality is, however, directly related to the functions of Egyptian statuary and the contexts in which the statues were set up. Statues were created not for their decorative effect but to play a primary role in the cults of the gods, the king, and the dead. They were designed to be put in places where these beings could manifest themselves in order to be the recipients of ritual actions. Thus it made sense to show the statue looking ahead at what was happening in front of it, so that the living performer of the ritual could interact with the divine or deceased recipient. Very often such statues were enclosed in rectangular shrines or wall niches whose only opening was at the front, making it natural for the statue to display frontality. Other statues were designed to be placed within an architectural setting, for instance, in front of the monumental entrance gateways to temples known as pylons, or in pillared courts, where they would be placed against or between pillars: their frontality worked perfectly within the architectural context.

4. According to paragraph 2, why are Egyptian statues portrayed frontalty?
○ To create a psychological effect of distance and isolation
○ To allow them to fulfill their important role in ceremonies of Egyptian life
○ To provide a contrast to statues with a decorative function
○ To suggest the rigid, unchanging Egyptian philosophical attitudes
我错选了第四个 没明白答案什么意思 没找到定位句

伟大的战士UID：2733693

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture

Paragraph 3：Statues were normally made of stone, wood, or metal. Stone statues were worked from single rectangular blocks of material and retained the compactness of the original shape. The stone between the arms and the body and between the legs in standing figures or the legs and the seat in seated ones was not normally cut away. From a practical aspect this protected the figures against breakage and psychologically gives the images a sense of strength and power, usually enhanced by a supporting back pillar. By contrast, wooden statues were carved from several pieces of wood that were pegged together to form the finished work, and metal statues were either made by wrapping sheet metal around a wooden core or cast by the lost wax process. The arms could be held away from the body and carry separate items in their hands; there is no back pillar. The effect is altogether lighter and freer than that achieved in stone, but because both perform the same function, formal wooden and metal statues still displays frontality.



10. According to paragraph 3, which of the following statements about wooden statues is true?
○ Wooden statues were usually larger than stone statues.
○ Wooden statues were made from a single piece of wood.
○ Wooden statues contained pieces of metal or stone attached to the front.
○ Wooden statues had a different effect on the viewer than stone statues.
第三选项为什么不对？ 四个选项设置 前仨都是比较具体 第四个说法很抽象 这思路我有点乱 第四个文中貌似也没有对应定位啊

gexumingUID：2649471

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
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伟大的战士 发表于 2010-1-13 23:49

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gexumingUID：2649471

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Paragraph 2：The majority of three-dimensional representations, whether standing, seated, or kneeling, exhibit what is called frontality: they face straight ahead, ne ...
伟大的战士 发表于 2010-1-13 23:50

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gexumingUID：2649471

Tpo11 Ancient Egyptian Sculpture

Paragraph 3：Statues were normally made of stone, wood, or metal. Stone statues were worked from single rectangular blocks of material and retained the compactness  ...
伟大的战士 发表于 2010-1-13 23:50

我想问下，你第三个选项是定位在哪得出来的？