2014年GRE考试阅读模拟试题3
<p> <span word="Comparison">Comparison</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felled">felled</span>.<span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="archaeologists">archaeologists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="depends">depends</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="lain">lain</span> <span word="unused">unused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indeterminable">indeterminable</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p><p> 答案：<span word="B">B</span></p><p> </p>
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