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1、新托福经典加试阅读——《苏美尔文明》超级完整版SumerianCivilizationParagraphOneQ1选C原文Itisanastonishingfactthathumancivilizationshouldhaveemergedintothelightofhistoryintwoseparateplacesatjustaboutthesametime.题干1.Thewordastonishinginthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)important(B)unkn
2、own(C)amazing(D)interesting解析这道题目属于“熟词熟义”题。 Q2选C原文Between3500and3000B.C.whenEgyptwasbeingunitedunderpharaohicrule,anothergreatcivilizationaroseinMesopotamia,the“landbetweentherivers”.题干2.Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehigh
3、lightedsentenceinthepassage?Incorrectchoiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.(A)AgreatcivilizationaroseinMesopotamia,the“landbetweentherivers”underpharaonicrule.(B)EgyptandanothergreatcivilizationbothdevelopedinMesopotamiabetwe
4、en3500and3000B.C.(C)AgreatcivilizationaroseinMesopotamiabetween3500and3000B.C.atthesametimethatancientEgyptwasbeingunited.(D)AsEgyptwasbeingunitedunderpharaonicrule,agreatcivilizationarosethere.解析按照无词阅读法“一一对应”的原则，原文中有一个关键信息“between3500and3000B.C.”，只有B和C有，从
5、而立刻排除A和D。而原文中强调的是两个文明的“同时性”（when…），对应题干的atthesametime。所以无需翻译即可完成。 ParagraphTwoQ3选A原文Asaconsequence,thepoliticalhistoryofancientMesopotamiahasnounderlyingthemeofthesortthatdivinekingshipprovidesforEgypt.Localrivalries,foreignincursions,thesuddenupsurgeandeq
6、uallysuddencollapseofmilitarypower–theseareitssubstance.题干3.Thephraseitssubstancerefersto(A)thepoliticalhistoryofancientMesopotamia(B)divinekingship(C)Egypt(D)thesuddencollapseofmilitarypower解析关系词Asaconsequence是解题的关键，因为这里要给出结论了。后面的主语thepoliticalhistoryofan
7、cientMesopotamia是这个结论的“主题”，因此后面的解释内容肯定是围绕这个主题展开的，于是这个主题就成了答案。注释：无词阅读法的三个要素就是“主题+方向+关系词”。“主题”就是一句话的point，方向是正负向，关系词是维持或改变方向的标志。只要抓住这三个要素，托福阅读就可以在不大量背单词的情况下取得高分。表示结果的关系词：so,therefore,thus,hence,asaresult,asaconsequence,accordingly,consequently表示原因的关系词：becaus
8、e,as,since,for,inthat,dueto ParagraphThreeQ4选A原文TheoriginoftheSumeriansremainsobscure.Theirlanguageisunrelatedtoanyotherknowntongue.题干4.Thewordobscureinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto(A)unclear(B)unique(C)cont
