小托福官方指定用书TOEFL Junior摸底测评题及参考答案

PlacementTestforTOEFLJuniorName:________Date:________Score:________（__/30*100）Directions:Thistestconsistsoftwoparts.Thefirstpartislanguageformandmeaningwith10questions.Thesecondpartisreadingwiththreetextsand20questions.Youshouldspendabout30minutesonthetest.PART1.–Howaboutgoinghikingthisweekend?–Sorry.Iprefer_______ratherthan_______.A.togoout;stayathomeB.tostayathome;gooutC.stayingathome;togooutD.goingout;stayathome2.Iboughtashirtbecauseitwasgoodinqualityand________inprice.A.reasonableB.valuableC.comfortableD.enjoyable3.Nowtheairinourcityis________thanitusedtobe.Somethingmustbedonetostopit.A.verygoodB.muchbetterC.ratherbadD.evenworse4.Thecommitteeisdiscussingtheproblemrightnow.Itwill________havebeensolvedbytheendofnextweek.A.eagerlyB.hopefullyC.immediatelyD.gradually5.Jimsoldmostofhisthings.Hehashardly________leftinthehouse.A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something6.Tobegreat,youmustbesmart,confident,and,_________,honest.A.thereforeB.aboveallC.howeverD.afterall7.________aboy,themanwastakenawaybythepolice.A.SupposingtomurderB.SupposedtomurderC.SupposingtohavemurderedD.Supposedtohavemurdered8.Thecomputerwasusedinteaching.Asaresult,notonly_________,butstudentsbecamemoreinterestedinthelessons.A.savedwasteacher’senergyB.wasteachers’energysavedC.teachers’energywassavedD.wassavedteachers’energy9.YouspeakgoodEnglish.Couldyoutellme_________?A.howcanIimprovemyEnglishB.howIcanimprovemyEnglishC.howcouldIimprovemyEnglishD.howIcouldimprovemyEnglish10.–Whatareyoutalkingabout?–We’retalkingabouttheteacherandhisschool_______wevisitedyesterday.A.whichB.whomC.whoD.thatPARTQuestions11-16areaboutthefollowingpassage.PlayingorganizedsportsissuchacommonexperienceintheUnitedStatesthatmanychildrenandteenagerstakethemforgranted.Thisisespeciallytrueamongchildrenfromfamiliesandcommunitiesthathavetheresourcesneededtoorganizeandsponsorsportsprogramsandmakesurethatthereiseasyaccesstoparticipationopportunities.Childreninlow-incomefamiliesandpoorcommunitiesarelesslikelytotakeorganizedyouthsportsforgrantedbecausetheyoftenlacktheresourcesneededtopayforparticipationfees,equipment,andtransportationtopracticesandgamesandtheircommunitiesdonothaveresourcestobuildandmaintainsportsfieldsandfacilities.Organizedyouthsportsfirstappearedduringtheearly20thcenturyintheUnitedStatesandotherwealthynations.Theywereoriginallydevelopedwhensomeeducatorsanddevelopmentalexpertsrealizedthatthebehaviorandcharacterofchildrenwerestronglyinfluencedbytheirsocialsurroundingsandeverydayexperiences.Thisledmanypeopletobelievethatifyoucouldorganizetheexperiencesofchildreninparticularways,youcouldinfluencethekindsofadultsthatthosechildrenwouldbecome.Thisbeliefthatthesocialenvironmentinfluencedaperson’sdevelopmentwasveryencouragingtopeopleinterestedinprogressandreformintheUnitedStatesatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Itcausedthemtothinkabouthowtheymightcontroltheexperiencesofchildrentomanufactureresponsibleandproductiveadults.Theybelievedstronglythatdemocracydependedonresponsibilityandthatagrowingcapitalisteconomydependedontheproductivityofworkers.11.Whatfactdoestheauthorsayaboutchildrenfrompoorcommunities?A.Theyoftentakeorganizedsportsforgranted.B.Theydon’tlikeorganizedsportsthatmuch.C.Theircommunitiesdon’twanttosponsorthem.D.Theydon’thaveenoughmoneyfortheresources.12.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanstronglyinfluencethebehaviorandcharacterofchildren?A.Theincomeoftheirfamilies.B.Sportsfieldsandfacilitiesintheircommunities.C.Socialsurroundingsandeverydayexperiences.D.Whethertheyjoinorganizedsportsornot.13.Whydidtheeducatorsandexpertsoriginallydeveloporganizedyouthsports?A.TheyfoundthatsportswerepopularintheUnitedStates.B.Theyrealizedthatchildren’sphysicalhealthwasreallyimportant.C.Theywantedtoorganizechildren’sexperiencesbyorganizedsports.D.Theythoughtorganizedsportscouldinfluencethecapitalisteconomy.14.Inline13,thewordencouragingisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.upsettingB.surprisingC.disappointingD.inspiring15.Inline15,thewordmanufactureisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.raiseB.preventC.multiplyD.provide16.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidagrowingcapitalistdependon?A.SocialenvironmentB.TheexperienceofchildrenC.ResponsibleadultsD.ProductivityofworkersQuestions17-21areaboutthefollowingpassage.Throughoutthehistoryoflife,therehavebeenmanymajorupheavalsinwhichwholegroupsofanimalswerereplacedbyothers.Perhapsthemostfamousexamplewasdinosaurs.Thedinosaurswerereplacedbythemammals65millionyearsago.Anothermajorchangeoccurred150millionyearsearlier,whenthedinosaurstookoverthepositionofdominancethathadbeenheldfor80millionyearsbymammal-likereptiles.Whattriggeredthesegreatchanges?Scientifictheoriessuggestthatthefactorsthatmighthavebeenresponsibleforsuchreplacementarevarious.Butthesefactorshavegonethroughsomesignificantchangeofitsown.Attimes,forexample,scientistshavesuggestedthatmammalscausedtheextinctionofthedinosaursbyeatingtheireggsorbycompetingforthesamefoodresources.Now,however,mostpeopleareconvincedthatthemammalsplayedonlyaminorrole,ifany(largelybecausebothgroupshadlivedsidebysideformillionsofyears).Instead