SAT阅读练习题:Reading Comprehension Test 7
<p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="false">false</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vitiated">vitiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5 <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geologists">geologists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impenetrable">impenetrable</span> <span word="jungles">jungles</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> 10 <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="allusions">allusions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="inhabiting">inhabiting</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> 15 <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rendered">rendered</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="engravings">engravings</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interior">interior</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lately">lately</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tropic">Tropic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Capricorn">Capricorn</span>, <span word="informs">informs</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span>, 20 <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sterile">sterile</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="coasts">coasts</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveller">traveller</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="plains">plains</span>, 25 <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scanty">scanty</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="inhabiting">inhabiting</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="plains">plains</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="extraordinarily">extraordinarily</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="immense">immense</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="enumerate">enumerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rhinoceros">rhinoceros</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hippopotamus">hippopotamus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="giraffe">giraffe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bos">bos</span> <span word="caffer">caffer</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="zebras">zebras</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gnus">gnus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="antelopes">antelopes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span>.</p>
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