托福阅读模拟题(九)
2008-09-24来源:
34 . The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred to a container of a different
(A) color
(B) quality
(C) weight
(D) shape
35 .According to the passage, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils they
(A) counted the number of pencils of each color
(B) guessed at the total number of pencils
(C) counted only the pencils of their favorite color
(D) subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils
36. The word "They" in line 17 refers to
(A) mathematicians
(B) children
(C) pencils
(D) studies
37. The word "prerequisite" in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A) reason
(B) theory
(C) requirement
(D) technique
38. The word "itself" in line 20 refers to
(A) the total
(B) the concept of abstract numbers
(C) any class of objects
(D) setting a table
39. With which of the following statements would the author be LEAST likely to agree?
(A) Children naturally and easily learn mathematics .
(B) Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.
(C) Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development
(D) Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.
40. Where in the passage does the author give an example of a hypothetical experiment ?
(A) Lines 3-6
(B) Lines 7-9
(C) Lines 11-14
(D) Lines 17-20
(A) color
(B) quality
(C) weight
(D) shape
35 .According to the passage, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils they
(A) counted the number of pencils of each color
(B) guessed at the total number of pencils
(C) counted only the pencils of their favorite color
(D) subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils
36. The word "They" in line 17 refers to
(A) mathematicians
(B) children
(C) pencils
(D) studies
37. The word "prerequisite" in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A) reason
(B) theory
(C) requirement
(D) technique
38. The word "itself" in line 20 refers to
(A) the total
(B) the concept of abstract numbers
(C) any class of objects
(D) setting a table
39. With which of the following statements would the author be LEAST likely to agree?
(A) Children naturally and easily learn mathematics .
(B) Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.
(C) Most people follow the same pattern of mathematical development
(D) Mathematical development is subtle and gradual.
40. Where in the passage does the author give an example of a hypothetical experiment ?
(A) Lines 3-6
(B) Lines 7-9
(C) Lines 11-14
(D) Lines 17-20
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