iBT閱讀A版 week 3 投影片

TOEFL IBT Reading week 3
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Factual information Q.
 facts
 details
 definitions
 other information
Tips for Facts Q.
 refer back
 X recall
 X mentioned in the passage
 answer the question



extant

simultaneously
simil, sembl = same
 simultaneous
 assemble
 assembly
 simulate
 simulation
 assimilate
 assimilation
 dissemble
 dissemblance
 facsimile
 resemble

 given
 considering
 in the light of
 in view of


Negative Factual Information Q.
 not true
 not included
 “not”
 “except”

the diversity of life
increases as continents fragment and
diminishes as they merge.


One the Pangean continent itself, evolutionary adaptation proceeded without hindrance.

The variety of land formations created by the collision of the continents ensured the survival of many different species.

 adept
 adapt
 adopt

proceed
cede, ceed, cess = go
 proceed
 procedure
 process
 cede
 concede
 concession
 precede
 predecessor

 unprecedented
 recede
 recess
 secede
 secession
 exceed
 excess
 excessive
 succeed to V
 succeed in N
 success
 succession
 successor

 successive
 access
 accessible
 accessory

Economic Mineralogy
1. minerals  valuable to manufacturing & trade
2. metals
3. metals: a lot
4. nonmetal
5. limestone: concrete & road rock
6. evaporites
7. sulfur

8. oil, coal, uranium (energy)
9. X mineral, but importnat
10. War for oil
11. strategic metals & minerals
12. Use but X produce
13. less-developed countries: minerals exchange foreign goods

Economic Mineralogy
 metals
 nonmetal
 oil, coal, uranium
 strategic metals & minerals


underscore
underline
emphasize
stress
accentuate

implication
suggestion
inference
meaning
overtone
presumption

Most economically valuable resources occur everywhere in minuscule amounts; the important thing is to find their concentrated locations that make them in economically recoverable.


 組成
 comprise
 compose
 constitute
 form
 make up
 彌補
 make up for
 compensate for
 offset
 balance out

impede
ped = foot, child
 impede
 impediment
 impedance
 expedite
 expedition
 expedient
 peddle
 pedal
 peddler
 pedestal
 pedestrian
 pediatrics

The First Civilizations
1. Subspecies of modern 人, Africa
2. Middle east: advantage  animals for domestication




For non-nomadic people, possessions were no longer a burden, and these people began amassing things including works of art.
The First Civilizations
1. Subspecies of modern 人, Africa
2. Middle east: advantage  animals for domestication