toefl ibt閱讀 B版第一週投影片

TOEFL IBT Reading week 1 (B版, 書號461)
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n 約700字
n 3-5 篇
n 一篇12-14題
n 共60-100分鐘
n 總分30分

閱讀高分的撇步
n 單字

閱讀高分的撇步
n 單字
n 文法
n 熟悉題型
Toefl reading question types
n Vocabulary and reference
n factual & negative factual
n inference & rhetorical
n simplification & insert
n summary & table

閱讀高分的撇步
n 單字
n 文法
n 熟悉題型
n 文章結構

n adjacent
n adjoining
n bordering
n next to
nail down
n The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to
nail down the elusive accord.

n wary
n cautious
n alert
n circumspect
n suspicious
n vigilant

n What appears to us as dolphin talk may involve a level of
processing completely different from what we perceive as language, and
unless we can enter their minds and see for ourselves, attempting to
qualify or evaluate the dolphin intellect with any certainty will
remain a difficult, if not impossible, task.

n be superior to
n be inferior to

n dexterous
n deft
n adroit
n handy
n nimble
n ingenious

n edify
n instruct
n enlighten
n nurture
n educate
n teach

From the establishment of the Post Office Department by the Second
Continental Congress in 1775 to the present, the United States Postal
Service has helped develop and subsidize new forms of transportation
that have had dramatic effects on the national landscape.

subsidize

n 1789: tavern counter; rough roads
n 1800: stagecoach line
n 1830: to all settled regions of the country
steam engine
n 1832: offering contracts to railway companies
n 6 yrs. later: all railroads = post routes

n Migratory animals: senses to navigate
n finest example: birds
n the other example: salmon

n actuate
n activate
n motivate

n attune
n accustom
n adapt
n adjust
n harmonize

n conception (n.)
n concept (n.)
n conceive (v.)

Lascaux cave,
1. prehistoric paintings of animals
2. location (recess, far from entrance)
3. origin 1: a seasonal migration record
4. origin 2: hunting, part of a special preparation ceremony
5. origin 3:Certain animals assumed mythical significance
6. No best answer, but important

obliterate

substantiate

indecipherable

This made it easy for the artists to paint and display them for the
rest of the cave dwellers.
Prose Summary Questions
n only major ideas

Wind Power
1. wind electricity
2. fast & quick
3. > nuclear, coal-fired
4. need steady winds, if X, back up
5. disadvantages
6. expansion

n in place
n working
n be able to used
n in place of
n instead of
n He took IELTS in place of toefl iBT.

n cluster
n collection
n assemblage
n clump

n megawatt
n megaton
n megabit
n a Hollywood mega-star

Large wind farms might also interfere with the flight patterns of
migratory birds in certain areas, and they have killed large birds of
prey (especially hawks, falcons, and eagles) that prefer to hunt along
the same ridge lines that are ideal for wind turbines.

The killing of birds of prey by wind turbines has pitted
environmentalists who champion wildlife protection against
environmentalists who promote renewable wind energy.

electrocute

Some companies in the power industry are aware of this wider
possibility and are planning sizable wind-farm projects in states
other than California.
Wind Power
1. wind electricity
2. fast & quick
3. > nuclear, coal-fired
4. need steady winds, if X, back up
5. disadvantages
6. expansion