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1、1998年5月托福考试阅读理解全真试题Questions1-11Beforethe1500s,theericainatedbyfarmers.Onegroup,theMandans,livedintheupperMissouriRivercountry,primarilyinpresent-dayNorthDakota.Theyhadlargevillagesofhousesbuiltclosetogether.ThetightarrangementenabledtheMandanstoprotectthemselvesmoreeasilyfromtheattacksofoth
2、ersightseektoobtainsomeofthefoodthesehighlycapablefarmersstoredfromoneyeartothenext.Theenhadprimaryresponsibilityforthefields.Theyhadtoexerciseconsiderableskilltoproducethedesiredresults,fortheirnorthernlocationmeantfleetinggroncouldbeusheredinbyseverefrost.Forgoodmeasure,duringthespringands
3、ummer,drought,heat,hail,grasshoppers,andotherfrustrationsmightaenhadtogroaizecapableofthefieldsandthenplanting.Fromthispointuntilthefirstgreencorncouldbeharvested,thecroprequiredlaborandvigilance.Harvestingproceededintalleramountofthecropbeforeithadmaturedfully.Thisgreencorneofthemaizeslated
4、forimmediateconsumptionandthereststoredinanimal-skinbags.Laterinthefall,thepeoplepickedtherestofthecorn.Theysavedthebestoftheharvestforseedsorfortrade,aindereatenrightaselvesagainstthedisasterofcropfailureandacpanyinghunger.Theenplantedanotherstaple,squash,aboutthefirstofJune,andharvesteditn
5、earthetimeofthegreencornharvest.Aftertheypickedit,theyslicedit,driedit,andstrungtheslicesbeforetheystoredthem.Onceagain,theysavedtheseedfromthebestoftheyearscrop.TheMandansalsogreen.1.TheMandansbuilttheirhousesclosetogetherinorderto(A)guardtheirsuppliesoffood(B)protectthemselvesagainsttheore
6、roomforgroingimplements2.Theeaningto(A)covered(B)reminded(C)helped(D)isolated3.Theeaningto(A)planning(B)much(C)physical(D)fleers?(A)Theydevelopedeffectivefertilizers.(B)Theydevelopedneosttypesofsoil.(D)Theycouldgroptioninline25isclosestinmeaningto(A)decay(B)planting(C)eating(D)conversion6.an
7、danspreservedtheirfoodby(A)smoking(B)drying(C)freezing.(D)salting9.Thee(D)squash10.andans(A)plannedforthefuture(B)valuedindividuality(C)entsotherthanhydrogenandheliumexistinsuchsmallquantitiesthatitisaccuratetosaythattheuniversesomeorethan25percent
