进军美利坚tpo阅读疑难解答帖

反衬UID: 2328867

TPO5第三篇 THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION        : X/ _. _9 O4 T. D. e, _9 z
Paragraph2: Scientists have asked important questions about this explosion for more than a century. Why did it occur so late in the history of Earth? The origin of multicellular forms of life seems a relatively simple step compared to the origin of life itself. Why does the fossil record not document the series of evolutionary changes during the evolution of animals? Why did animal life evolve so quickly? Paleontologists continue to search the fossil record for answers to these questions.
5.According to P2, which of the following is NOT a question that paleontologists asked about the Cambrian explosion?
a. Why was the origin of life a simple step in Earth’s history? : \1 h- Q$ \% R4 k. n4 n
b. Why did it take so long for multicellular organisms to develop?
c. Why did animal life evolve so rapidly?
d. Why does the fossil record lack evidence of animal evolution during that time?3 S  O- t, N( ~6 \3 m
看了文勇的解释，很不理解~原文中的multicellular形容的事forms of life，貌似与A中的simple并不矛盾吧，我认为，原文中第三句话是用来解释第二句话的，因此第一个问题恰好可以同意转换成A的形式，没什么问题的啊~反倒是B，根本就是与原文相反，原文通篇的意思都是说这个进化过程太快了，B却说take so long，怎么能对呢
viiiiiiena 发表于 2010-8-22 12:51

做题最重要的第一步：读懂题干要我们干什么。题目问的是 "not a question" 所以就算A当中的文字在文章出现过提过，它也不是个问题啊。作者并没有对此发问。
其二，原文中origin of life 和simple step不是同一个东西啊。The origin of multicellular forms of life seems a relatively simple step compared to the origin of life itself. 请同学看清楚这个simple step到底是指 哪一个origin.
其三第三句和第二句的关系，应该是这样的：第二句是一个问题，第三句解释为什么这是个问题。第二句说why did it occur so late? 而第三句告诉我们这个东西相对简单。所以两句结合在一起，就显得这东西发生的很晚，简单的东西照理不应该发生得这么晚啊!

所以so late就变成了B当中的So long了。

这种题目其实不需要想这么多。题目叫我们找不是问题的选项，你把文章三个why找出来，没有在why里面出现过的文字就错了。那不就把A搞定咯

反衬UID: 2328867

哪位高人能说说14这种题的做法？之前看到有经验贴说把每段大意写下来再选就行，可是我用了不灵啊~
谢谢！
viiiiiiena 发表于 2010-8-22 12:51

答案就是各段主旨。 细节不对。没讲过的不对。
段落主旨通常在各段段首出现。

viiiiiienaUID: 2716640

346# 反衬
明白了~！谢谢！可否讲下14题第二个选项~？

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346# 反衬
明白了~！谢谢！可否讲下14题第二个选项~？
viiiiiiena 发表于 2010-8-22 13:58

第二个选项概括了四、五、六三个自然段的关系

wuqian0801UID: 2637709

对于个人而言，没有最好的方法，只有最合适的方法。如果面前摆着两个方法，当由版友自己去判断，取其于己成本低者用之。

我个人觉得相关性原则用来对付GMAT的阅读更有效些。而托福更多的是语言的考察。所以理 ...
反衬 发表于 2010-8-22 13:14

GMAT荼毒之后 就成这样了。
反衬说的确是。不拍砖。狂顶！
只是我的原则就是 做对就是了。如何做 懒得管了。-->个人想法哈~~

感谢反衬。 继续支持阅读贴。

反衬UID: 2328867

GMAT荼毒之后 就成这样了。
反衬说的确是。不拍砖。狂顶！
只是我的原则就是 做对就是了。如何做 懒得管了。-->个人想法哈~~

感谢反衬。 继续支持阅读贴。
wuqian0801 发表于 2010-8-22 16:45

众人拾薪焰火高。共勉。

zenglingyuanUID: 2773905

好久没来了 最近有遇到不少问题了 急啊
It is significant that the earliest living things that built communities on these islands are examples of symbiosis, a phenomenon that depends upon the close cooperation of two or more forms of life and a principle that is very important in island communities.
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1.Some of the earliest important examples of symbiosis-the close cooperation of two or more living things-occur in island communities.  
3.The first organisms on these islands worked together closely in a relationship known as symbiosis, which is particularly important on islands.
就是这2 个搞不清楚 答案是第3个 不过我觉得 第一个earlist 和  first 不是一样吗

hjHKUID: 2730373

THE ORIGIN OF THEATERS
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Paragraph 5:In addition to exploring the possible antecedents of theater, scholars have also theorized about the motives that led people to develop theater. Why did theater develop, and why was it valued after it ceased to fulfill the function of ritual? Most answers fall back on the theories about the human mind and basic human needs. One, set forth by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., sees humans as naturally imitative—as taking pleasure in imitating persons, things, and actions and in seeing such imitations. Another, advanced in the twentieth century, suggests that humans have a gift for fantasy, through which they seek to reshape reality into more satisfying forms than those encountered in daily life. Thus, fantasy or fiction (of which drama is one form) permits people to objectify their anxieties and fears, confront them, and fulfill their hopes in fiction if not fact. The theater, then, is one tool whereby people define and understand their world or escape from unpleasant realities.
9. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph 5?
○The author presents two theories for a historical phenomenon.
○The author argues against theories expressed earlier in the passage.
○The author argues for replacing older theories with a new one.
○The author points out problems with two popular theories.
为何第九题选A，不选D????

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The Long-Term Stability of Ecosystems
14．Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.

The process of succession and the stability of a climax community can change over time.
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●6--> 3 ，我觉得3在文中没有根据，为何选3呢？

Answer choices
○The changes that occur in an ecosystem from the pioneer to the climax community can be seen in one human generation.
○A high degree of species diversity does not always result in a stable ecosystem.
○The level of resilience in a plant community contributes to its long-term stability.
○Ecologists agree that climax communities are the most stable types of ecosystems.
○Disagreements over the meaning of the term “stability” make it difficult to identify the most stable ecosystems.
○The resilience of climax communities makes them resistant to destruction caused by humans.

hjHKUID: 2730373

Paragraph 1: Growth, reproduction, and daily metabolism all require an organism to expend energy. The expenditure of energy is essentially a process of budgeting, just as finances are budgeted. If all of one’s money is spent on clothes, there may be none left to buy food or go to the movies. Similarly, a plant or animal cannot squander all its energy on growing a big body if none would be left over for reproduction, for this is the surest way to extinction.

1. The word squander in the passage is closest in meaning to
○ Extend
○Transform
○ Activate
          ○ Waste


我怎么觉得这里该选D，而不选A，大家怎么看？

zenglingyuanUID: 2773905

这个题 做一次 错一次 TPO10_2  7题
More extended trading networks also helped develop Europe's economy in this period. English and Dutch ships carrying rye from the Baltic states reached Spain and Portugal. Population growth generated an expansion of small-scale manufacturing, particularly of handicrafts, textiles, and metal production in England. Flanders, parts of northern Italy, the southwestern German states, and parts of Spain. Only iron smelting and mining required marshaling a significant amount of capital (wealth invested to create more
wealth).

7.  Why does the author mention that English and Dutch ships carrying rye from the Baltic states
reached Spain and Portugal?  1、To suggest that England and the Netherlands were the two most important trading nations inseventeenth-century Europe
2 To suggest how extensive trading relations were
3 To contrast the importance of agricultural products with manufactured products
4 To argue that shipping introduced a range of new products
答案是 第3个 我觉得是第2个

kila1002UID: 2806614

353# hjHK
D选项是对两个理论提出质疑，文章中只是提出理论，并没有质疑

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353# hjHK  
D选项是对两个理论提出质疑，文章中只是提出理论，并没有质疑
kila1002 发表于 2010-8-22 20:38

嗯，谢谢。是point out 和 present 之间的差别。

反衬UID: 2328867

这个题 做一次 错一次 TPO10_2  7题
More extended trading networks also helped develop Europe's economy in this period. English and Dutch ships carrying rye from the Baltic states reached Spain and Por ...
zenglingyuan 发表于 2010-8-22 19:31

答案错了。明显是第2个对

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问一个OG7 的问题~~
Paragraph 5: The Whigs, in contrast, viewed government power positively. They believed that it should be used to protect individual rights and public liberty， and that it had a special role where individual effort was ineffective. By regulating the economy and competition, the government could ensure equal opportunity. Indeed, for Whigs the concept of government promoting the general welfare went beyond the economy. In particular, Whigs in the northern sections of the United States also believed that government power should be used to foster the moral welfare of the country. They were much more likely to favor social-reform legislation and aid to education.

The political system of the United States in the mid-nineteenth century was strongly influenced by the social and economic circumstances of the time.
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Answer Choices
1. The Democratic and Whig Parties developed in response to（对。。。做出反应） the needs of competing economic and political constituencies.
2. During Andrew Jackson's two terms as President, he served as leader of both the Democratic and Whig Parties.（文中没提到）
3. The Democratic Party primarily represented the interests of the market, banks, and commerce. （D 代表的是愤愤不平的穷人们）
4. In contrast to the Democrats, the Whigs favored government aid for education.
5. A fundamental difference between Whigs and Democrats involved the importance of the market in society.
6. The role of government in the lives of the people was an important political distinction between the two parties.
我个人在最后一题上认为应该选146， 因为4 是转述原文“They were much more likely to favor social-reform legislation and aid to education.”
而 5 的陈述关于importance of the market in society 并没有争议， 而是怎样对待和引导market 上两党派截然不同

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