十月十二TPO10听力题目及解析

2021年1月19日发(作者：裘奉尧)












































TPO10
托福听力
Conversation1

1. Why does the student go to see the professor?
To discuss the latest trends in the photography shows
To find out why some of her work was not selected for a show
To discuss how to get her photographs exhibited
To find out about a student photography show on campus


2 According to the professor, what is the best way to create work that is likely to
be chosen for a show
By taking photographs that fit with current trends
By following one’
s own artistic views
By consulting experienced photographers
By learning what gallery owners are interested in
3
What
does
the
professor
imply
about
photography
created
outside
of
the
classroom
It is usually technically stronger than work created for a class
It tends to be more interesting than class work
It faces increased pressure to be trendy
It is more likely to be exhibited than is work created for a class
4.
According
to
the
professor,
what
are
two
ways
young
photographers
can
market their work.
Click on 2 answers

Share examples of their work with others
Hire a professional agent to sell their work
Display their work in places other than gallery
Ask a professor to recommend their work to gallery owners
5. Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. Why does
the student say this

To ask the professor to reevaluate her work
To indicate that she understands the importance of sharing her work
○
To show that she disagrees with the professor’s opinion

○
To suggest that her work has m
et the professor’s criteria















TPO10
托福听力
Conversat ion1
答案解析
Question 1 of 5

正确答案：
C

题目解析：
这类型题目的定位句一般在对话的开头。
这本篇对话的开头，< br>学生先提出自己有个问

题，
并说明这个问题是：学生不知道怎样才能创作出能 够去展览的作品。所以答案为
C
。

Question 2 of 5

正确答案：
B
题目解析：
教授在了解到学生的问题之后提出
: the first thing you should do is you absolutely have to stay
true to your artistic vision
。所以能体现自己的艺术风格的 作品是可能被选上的。答案应选
B
。

Question 3 of 5

正确答案：
C
题目解析：
教授对学生说在学校里创作的时候要 记得遵循自己的想法，
而在社会上的创作，
That could
be in different story
，即情况就不同了。
There are a lot of pressures to become something you are not, and
people often surrendered to that pressure.
说明在社会上创作时人们可能因为各

种压力而刻意地追求流行趋势，希望得到别人的认可。所以答案为
C
选项。

Question 4 of 5

正确答案：
AC
题目解析：
在倒数第二段中教授告 诉学生要学会为自己创造机会，
并提出了两种可行的方法：

always
having a sample if you worked on hand to give the people
，
即随身带着自己的作品向别人展示，
也就是

A
答案
;try to get your work seen in the places like restaurants, bookstores
，即

在各种不同的地方让自己的
作品得到展示，也就是
C
答案。

Question 5 of 5

正确答案：
D
题目解析：学生说
I think that comes through my work
是为了表明自己的作品总是在展示她自己的想
法，
这正是教授向她提出的要求，
所以学生说这句话是为了说明自己的作品总是能满足教授的这一条
要求。
















6 What is the lecture mainly about

Recent fossil evidence connecting whales and the hippopotamus
Difficulties in the determining the evolutionary history of whales
Similarities among ancient ancestors of whales
Similarities between whales and other modern-day animals

7 According to the professor, what three aspects of the Ambulocetus fossil make
Ambulocetus a likely bridge between land mammals and sea mammals?

Click
on 3 answers





It had an elongated skeletal structure
It strongly resembled a modern hippopotamus
It had an unusually kind and thin tail for a whale
It had limbs that could have been used for walking
Its skull had ear bones characteristic of land mammals

8
According
to
the
professor,
what
does
the
discovery
of
Ambulocetus
mean
to
researchers?
It fills a gap in the fossil evidence for whale evolution
It has become less significant since the discovery of Basilosaurus
It call into doubt the theory that whale evolved from land mammals
It suggests that whales evolved more recently than was previously believed

9 What evidence suggests that whale are descendants of the hippopotamus
Similarities between hippopotamus fossils and the Ambulocetus fossil
Similarities in the genes of hippopotamuses and whales
Similarities in the habitats of modern hippopotamuses and ancient whales
Similarities
in
the
skeletal
structures
of
modern
hippopotamuses
and
ancient
whales

10 What is the professor's opinion about recent genetic studies relating to whale
evolution?
They solve a long-standing mystery involving fossil evidence
They contain significant errors
They present evidence that conflicts with fossil evidence.
The findings of the various studies should not have surprised researchers

11. What does DNA evidence indicate about relationships among whales?
All modern whales descend from sperm whales
Differences among toothed whales are less significant that was previously thought
Not all toothed whales are closely related
Sperm
whale
are
more
closely
related
to
killer
whales
than
was
previously
thought




TPO10
托福听力
Lecture1
答案解析
Question 1 of 6

正确答案：
B

题目解析：
教授一开始就

说

We know whales are mammals and that they evolved from land creatures. So
the mystery is figuring out how they became ocean dwellers.
而接下来整片
lecture就讲述了对于鲸鱼从陆
生动

物变成海洋动物的过程的研究及遇到的问题，
印证了鲸鱼的发展历史在目前很难得到准确结

论
这个主旨。所以答案应该选
B
。

Question2 of 6

正确答案：
ACD
题目解析：教授首先告诉大家
Ambulocetus
的名字的意思就是
walking whale that swims
，提示了
Ambulocetus
和鲸鱼之间可能有告诉的相关性，
接下来则提到了一些正面

Ambulocetus
可能是鲸鱼和
陆生哺乳动物之间的过渡的特点：
It clearly had four limbs that couldn’t hav
e been used for walking
，即
答案
D;It also had a long thin tail, typical of mammals, something we don’t see in today’s whales
，即答案
C;it also had a long skeletal structure
，即答案
A
。

Question 3 of 6

正确答案：
A
题目解析：听力材料中分析了
Ambulocetus
的身体结构并解释了为什么这些结构特点证明

Ambulocetus
是鲸鱼和陆生哺乳动物之间的一个过渡，
说明
Ambulocetus
的发 现填补了这个过渡期中
的一些空白。
B
、
C
、
D
在材料中都没有被提及。

Question 4 of 6

正确答案：
B
题目解析：听力材料中提到通过

比较鲸鱼和

hippopotamuses
的
DNA
，得出鲸鱼是

hippopotamuses
的后代的结论，这个结论

是由鲸鱼的
DNA
和

hippopotamuses
的相似性得到的。所以答案应选
B
。

Question 5 of 6

正确答案：
C
题目解析：教授说通过化石
(
也就是身体结构
)
分析和通过

DNA
分析我们分别得到了

contradictory
evidences
，
We can believe the molecular data- the DNA, or we can believe the skeleton trail, but
unfortunately, not both
。所以答案应该选
C
。

Question 6 of 6

正确答案：
C
题目解析：
教授提到

for the toothless whales, like the blue whale and other baleen whales, we assumed that
they be closely related. But recent DNA studies suggest that that’s not the case at all.
说明有牙齿的鲸鱼在
DNA
上并不一定相近。所以答案应该选
C




12 What is the main purpose of the lecture ?
To describe the trade in food crops between Europe and Americas
To describe the introduction of American food crops to Europeans
To describe the influence of American food crops on traditional Europeans
To describe the difficulties of growing American food crops in European climates

13 What does the professor imply about certain plants in the nightshade family?
They grow best in Mediterranean climates
Their leaves are high in nutritional value
They were mistakenly believed to be related to potatoes
They are dangerous when eaten by human beings

14
What
does
the
professor
imply
about
Thomas
Jefferson's
attitude
toward
tomatoes?
It was typical of his unconventional way of thinking
It helped to advance his political career
It changed the eating habits of North Americans
It helped to make tomatoes popular in Europe

15
According
to
the
professor,what
was
the
long-effect
of
the
intorduction
of


American corn and potatoes to Europe?
It
had
a
negative
effect
on
the
nutritional
intake
of
people
living
near
the
Mediterranean Sea
It
contributed
to
a
shift
in
the
balance
of
power
from
southern
Europe
to
northern Europe
It encouraged the development of new types of cuisine in southern Europe
It led to the failure of many native European grain crops

16
According
to
the
professor,
what
is
one of
the
reasons
why potatoes
became
popular in Ireland?
Potatoes were more nourishing than native Irish food crops
Potatoes grew better at higher altitudes than native Irish crops
Political leaders in Ireland encouraged the cultivation of potatoes

People in Ireland were not aware that potatoes are members of the nightshade
family

17.
Listen
again
to
part
of
the
lecture.
Then
answer
the
question.
What
can
be
inferred about the professor when she says this

She expects the student to provide an answer to her question

She is surprised by the student's question
She thinks that she knows what the student was going to ask
She expects other students in the class to express their opinions