TPOTheFirstCivilizations题目解析.pdfVIP

智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料 TPO33-1 The First Civilizations题目解析（2） 在本篇TPO阅读题目解析中，涉及托福阅读词汇题、细节题和宏观 题等三类题型，同学们不妨做完以后比照解析看看自己的想法和老师的 分析是不是一样的吧。 Paragraph 3 The spread of this river valley agriculture in various parts of Asia and Africa was the decisive factor in the rise of the first civilizations. The increase in food production in these regions led to a significant growth in population, while efforts to control the flow of water to maximize the irrigation of cultivated areas and to protect the local inhabitants from hostile forces outside the community provoked the first steps toward cooperative activities on a large scale. The need to oversee the entire process brought about the emergence of an elite that was eventually transformed into a government. 6. The word “provoked” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. secured B. coordinated C. modeled D. brought about 答案 D 解析 词汇题：provoke 激起， 引起， 招致，激怒，对应 D 选项，引起。 7. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT a reason why governments first arose? among agricultural communities? A. A significant increase in population B. The desire to control water resources for irrigation C. The need for protection from outside forces D. The demand for organized communication with other communities 答案 D 解析 否定细节题: 定位第二句 The increase in food production in these regions led to a significant growth in population, while efforts to control the flow of water to maximize the irrigation of cultivated areas and to protect the local inhabitants from hostile forces outside the community provoked the first steps toward cooperative activities on a large scale. 中的 significant growth in population对应 A 选项；efforts to control the flow of water 对应 B 选项； protect the local inhabitants from hostile forces outside the community 对应 C 选项。因此 D 选项错误。 托福(TOEFL)优质课程 拨打免费电话400-077-0188获取课程优惠信息 Paragraph 4 The first clear steps in t