The many part of the earth s atmosphere are linked with the various parts of the earth s surface to produce a whole---the climate system. Different parts of the earth s surface react to the energy of
Several men have been responsible for promoting forestry as a profession. Foremost was Gifford Pinchot， the father of the professional forestry in America. He was chief of the Forest Service from 18
One s style of the dress reveals the human obsession with both novelty and tradition. People use clothing to declare their membership in a particular social group; however， the rules for what is acc
The war for independence from Britain was a long and economically costly conflict. The New England fishing industry was temporarily destroyed， and the tobacco colonies in the South were also hard hi
FREEZING FOOD The discovery of freezing has changed our eating habits more than any other related invention. Because many foods contain large amounts of water， they freeze solidly at or just below 3
THE QUEEN ANNE HOUSE The house style that dominated American housing during the 1880s and 1890s was known as Queen Anne， a curious name for an American style. The name was， in fact， a historical a
Sports Commentary One of the most interesting and distinctive of all uses of language is commentary. An oral reporting of ongoing activity， commentary is used in such public arenas as political cere
questions 1l-20 according to some scientists， migratory birds should be able to withstand the winter. a bird s feathery coat is good insulation against the cold. because a bird is warm- blooded， it
questions 31-40 glacier national park in montana shares boundaries with canada， an american indian reservation， and a national forest. along the north fork of the flathead river， the park also bor
reading comprehension question 1-10 the agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things： the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture.
question 41-50 if the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed， it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. nevertheless， some of these small changes are important. there are three basic pro
Iraqi constitution may be postponed The announcement came hours before the 71-member drafting committee was to say whether it would need an extension to finish the document. The committee chairman，
NHL s Crosby era begins as Penguins draft phenom first OTTAWA It was Sidney Crosby s draft， and yet it was clearly the Americans day when the NHL officially relaunched competition with a scaled-d
Police suspect racial motive in Liverpool ax killing A black teenager who was followed through a park by a group of men shouting racist taunts died Saturday after an attacker embedded an ax in his sk
questions 1l-20 according to some scientists， migratory birds should be able to withstand the winter. a bird s feathery coat is good insulation against the cold. because a bird is warm- blooded， it
questions 31-40 glacier national park in montana shares boundaries with canada， an american indian reservation， and a national forest. along the north fork of the flathead river， the park also bor
reading comprehension question 1-10 the agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things： the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture.
question 41-50 if the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed， it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. nevertheless， some of these small changes are important. there are three basic pro
Section Three： Reading Comprehension Questions 1-9 Glass fibers have a long history. The Egyptians made coarse fibers by 1600 B.C.， and fibers survive as decorations on Egyptian pottery dating back
1998年1月托福考試閱讀理解全真試題 Question 1-9 Although social changes in the United States were being wrought throughout most of the nineteenth-century，， public awareness of the changes increased
1997年8月托福考試閱讀理解全真試題 Question 1-10In the 1600 s when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the southwestern United States， they encoun- tered the ancestors of the modern-day
1997年1月托福閱讀全真試題 Question 1-8 Both the number and the percentage of people in the United States involved in nonagricultural pursuits expanded rapidly during the half century following the C
1996年8月托福閱讀全真試題 Questions 1-10The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light， from the Sun or a light bulb， is em
1996年8月托福閱讀全真試題 Questions 1-10The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light， from the Sun or a light bulb， is em
1996年1月托福閱讀全真試題 Questions 1-7 Joyce Carol Oates published her first collection of short stories. By The Gate， in 1963， two years after she had received her masters degree from the Univer
Question 1-8 When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864， there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the Earth s interior. Some geologists thought that it contain
Question 1-12 Orchids are unique in having the most highly developed of all blossoms， in which the usual male and female reproductive organs are fused in a single structure called the column. The co
Questions 1-13 Atmospheric pressure can support a column of water up to 10 meters high. But plants can move water much higher， the sequoia tree can pump water to its very top， more than 100 meters
1995年8月托福考試閱讀理解全真試題（下） Questions 31-40 There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that dra
