2010年托福阅读模拟题
<p> <span word="READING">READING</span> <span word="COMPREHENSION">COMPREHENSION</span></p><p> <span word="Question">Question</span> 1-10</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>. <span word="Labor">Labor</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span>: <span word="here">here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="land">land</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="came">came</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="plow">plow</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="implements">implements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="backs">backs</span>; <span word="by">by</span> 1860, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="plow">plow</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1790 <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Newbold">Newbold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>-<span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plow">plow</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1869 <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Bend">Bend</span>, <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="chilled">chilled</span>-<span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="plow">plow</span>.</p><p> 1.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>?</p><p> (<span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="population">population</span></p>
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