TPO全部指代题样稿.docx

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As the snow is deeper and lasts longer in the valleys, trees tend to attain greater heights on the ridges, even though they are more exposed to high-velocity winds and poor, thin soils there.
word “they” in the passage refers to
○valleys
○trees
○heights
○ridges
因为山谷中积雪覆盖较厚且连续时间很长，树木往往在山脊上长得更高，即便是生长在大风和贫瘠土地里。
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But the myths that have grown up around the rites may continue as part of the group’s oral tradition and may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites. When this occurs, the first step has been taken toward theater as an autonomous activity, and thereafter entertainment and aesthetic values may gradually replace the former mystical and socially efficacious concerns.
5. The word “this” in the passage refers to
○the acting out of rites
○the divorce of ritual performers from the rest of society
○the separation of myths from rites
○the celebration of supernatural forces
不过在这些仪式中发展起来神话小说继续在大家口头流传，甚至可能脱离了仪式而被演绎着。这时侯，戏剧做为一个自发活动迈出了自己第一步，接着，戏剧娱乐和审美价值开始逐步替换先前带有神话色彩、在社会上灵验关注。

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For example, as the great ice sheets that covered North America during the last ice age steadily melted away, huge volumes of water flowed from them. The water was always laden with pebbles, gravel, and sand, known as glacial outwash, that was deposited as the flow slowed down.
5. The phrase “glacial outwash” in the passage refers to
○fast rivers
○glaciers
○the huge volumes of water created by glacial melting
○the particles carried in water from melting glaciers
比如，冰河时代覆盖北美巨大冰层逐步融化，大量水从那儿流出。水里总会携带些石子、砾石和沙石，这就是所谓冰河期冰水沉积，这些颗粒会伴随水流减速而沉淀。
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It has been suggested that Pakicetus fed on fish in shallow water and was not yet adapted for life in the open ocean. It probably bred and gave birth on land.
5. The word “It” in the passage refers to
○Pakicetus
○fish
○life
○ocean
有些人认为Pakicifus靠吃浅水鱼类为生，未能适应在广阔大海里生活。它们很有可能在陆地进行生育繁殖。
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A third likely explanation for infantile amnesia involves incompatibilities between t