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1、2005年托福(TOEFL)考试模拟试题(4-2)READINGCOMPREHENSIONQuestions1-11Withitsradiantcolorandplantlikeshape,theseaanemonelooksmorelikeaflowerthanananimal.Morespecifically,theseaanemoneisformedquiteliketheflowerforwhichitisnamed,withabodylikeastemandtentacleslikepetalsinbrilliantshadeso
2、fblue,green,pink,andred.ItsdiametervariesfromaboutsixmillimetersinsomespeciestomorethanninetycentimetersinthegiantvarietiesofAustralia.Likecorals,hydras,andjellyfish,seaanemonesarecoelenterates.Theycanmoveslowly,butmoreoftentheyattachthelowerpartoftheircylindricalbodiestorocks,s
3、hells,orwharfpilings.Theupperendoftheseaanemonehasamouthsurroundedbytentaclesthattheanimalusestocaptureitsfood.Stingingcellsinthetentaclesthrowouttinypoisonthreadsthatparalyzeothersmallseaanimals.Thetentaclesthendragthispreyintotheseaanemonesmouth.Thefoodisdigestedinthelargein
4、nerbodycavity.Whendisturbed,aseaanemoneretractsitstentaclesandshortensitsbodysothatitresemblesalumponarock.Anemonesmayreproducebyformingeggs,dividinginhalf,ordevelopingbudsthatgrowandbreakoffasindependentanimals.1.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?(A)Thevarietiesof
5、oceanlife(B)Thecharacteristicsoftheseaanemone(C)Acomparisonoflandandseaanemones(D)Thedefensesofcoelenterates2.Thework"shape"inline1isclosestinmeaningto(A)length(B)grace(C)form(D)nature3.Theauthorcomparesaseaanemonestentaclestoaflowers.(A)stem(B)petals(C)leaves(D)roots4.Itcanbei
6、nferredfromthepassagethathydras(A)werenamedafteraflower(B)areusuallyfoundinAustralia(C)preyonseaanemones(D)arerelatedtoseaanemones5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatseaanemonesareusuallyfound(A)attachedtostationarysurfaces(B)hiddeninsidecylindricalobjects(C)floatingamongunderwat
7、erflowers(D)searchingforfood6.Theword"capture"inline8isclosestinmeaningto(A)catch(B)control(C)cover(D)clean7.Theword"retracts"inline11isclosestinmeaningto(A)pullsback(B)relaxes(C)reproduces(D)liftsup8.Accordingtothepassage,whenaseaanemoneisbotheredit(A)hidesunderarock(B)altersit
8、sshape(C)changescolors(D)ejectsapoisonoussubsta