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 托福閱讀真題 Desert formation 解答(1)

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(1) 2

This is a Vocabulary question. The word being tested is threatened. It is highlighted in the passage. To threaten means to speak or act if you will cause harm to someone or something. The object of the threat is in danger of being hurt, so the correct answer is choice 2, “endangered”

 

(2) 2

This is a Factual Information question asking for specific information that can be found in paragraph 3. The correct answer is choice 2, reduced water absorption. The paragraph explicitly states that the reduction of vegetation greatly reduces water absorption. Choice 4, reduced water runoff, explicitly contradicts the paragraph, so it is incorrect. The “spaces in the soil” are mentioned in another context: the paragraph does not say that they increase, so choice 3 is incorrect. The paragraph does not mention choice 1.

 

(3) 1

This is a Vocabulary question. The word being tested is delicate. It is highlighted in the passage. The correct answer is choice 1, “fragile” meaning “easily broken.” Delicate has the same meaning as “fragile.”