1997年10月托福考试阅读理解全真试题
One anomaly is the subspecies of red crossbill known as the Newfoundland crossbill. This bird has a large， robust bill，yet most of Newfoundland s conifers have small cones， the same kind of cones that the slender-billed white-wings rely on.
18.What does the passage mainly discuss？
（A） The importance of conifers in evergreen forests
（B） The efficiency of the bill of the crossbill
（C） The variety of food available in a forest
（D） The different techniques birds use to obtain food
19.Which of the following statements best represents the type of "evolutionary fine - turning" mentioned in line1？
（A） Different shapes of bills have evolved depending on the available food supply
（B） White - wing crossbills have evolved from red crossbills
（C） Newfoundland s conifers have evolved small cones
（D） Several subspecies of crossbills have evolved from two species
20.Why does the author mention oystercatchers， hummingbirds， and kiwis in lines 2-5？
（A） They are examples of birds that live in the forest
（B） Their beaks are similar to the beak of the crossbill
（C） They illustrate the relationship between bill design and food supply
（D） They are closely related to the crossbill
21.Crossbills are a type of
（A） shorebird
（B） hummingbird
（C） kiwi
（D） finch
22.Which of the following most closely resembles the bird described in lines 8-11？
（A） （图）
（B） （图）
（C） （图）
（D） （图）
23.The word "which" in line 16 refers to
（A） seed
（B） bird
（C） force
（D） bill
24.The word "gap" in line 18 is closest in meaning to
（A） opening
（B） flower
（C） mouth
（D） tree
25.The word "discards" in line 20 is closest in meaning to
（A） eats
（B） breaks
（C） finds out
（D） gets rid of
26.The word "others" in line 25 refers to
（A） bills
（B） species
（C） seeds
（D） cones
27.The word "deft" in line 27 is closest in meaning to
（A） hungry
（B） skilled
（C） tired
（D） pleasant
28.The word "robust" in line 32 is closest in meaning to
（A） strong
（B） colorful
（C） unusual
（D） sharp
29.In what way is the Newfoundland crossbill an anomaly？
（A） It is larger than the other crossbill species
（B） It uses a different technique to obtain food
（C） The size of its bill does not fit the size of its food source
（D） It does not live in evergreen forests.
30.The final paragraph of the passage will probably continue with a discussion of
（A） other species of forest birds
（B） the fragile ecosystem of Newfoundland
（C） what mammals live in the forests of North America
（D） how the Newfoundland crossbill survives with a large bill
31.Where in the passage does the author describe how a crossbill removes a seed from its cone？
（A） The first paragraph
（B） The second paragraph
（C） The third paragraph
（D） The forth paragraph
Question 32-38
If you look closely at some of the early copies of the De- laration of Independence， beyond the flourished signature of John Hancock and the other 55 men who signed it， you will also find the name of one woman， Mary Katherine Goddard. It was she， a Baltimore printer， who published the first official copies of the Declaration， the first copies that included the names of its signers and therefore heralded the support of all thirteen colonies.
Mary Goddard first got into printing at the age of twenty- four when her brother opened a printing shop in Providence，Rhode Island， in 1762. When he proceeded to get into trouble with his partners and creditors， it was Mary Goddard and her mother who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing the Providence Gazette， a weekly newspaper. Similar problems seemed to follow her brother as he opened businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to run the newspapers. After starting Baltimore s first newspaper， The Maryland Journal， in 1773， her brother went broke trying to organize a colonial postal service. While he was in debtor s prison. Mary Katherine Goddard s name appeared on the newspaper s masthead for the first time.