2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第三套(2)
Perceptions of the visible world were greatly altered by the invention of photography in the middle of the nineteenth century. In particular, and quite logically, the art of painting was forever changed, though not always in the ways one might have expected. The realistic and naturalistic painters of the mid- and late-nineteenth century were all intently aware of photography—as a thing to use, to learn from, and react to. Unlike most major inventions, photography had been long and impatiently awaited. The images produced by the camera o... [ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第三套(2)的相关文章
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Spartina Spartina alterniflora, known as cordgrass, is a deciduous, perennial flowering plant native to the Atlantic coast and the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is the dominant native species...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第二套(3)
The Evolutionary Origin of Plants Paragraph 1 The evolutionary history of plants has been marked 1 a series of adaptations. The ancestors of plants were photosynthetic single-celled organisms that...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第二套(2)
The Decline of Venetian Shipping Paragraph 1 In the late thirteenth century, northern Italian cities such as Genoa, Florence, and Venice began an economic resurgence that made them into the most im...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第二套(1)
The Surface of Mars Paragraph 1 The surface of Mars shows a wide range of geologic features, including huge volcanoes-the largest known in the solar system-and extensive impact cratering. Three ve...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第一套(3)
Sumer and the First Cities of the Ancient Near East PARAGRAPH 1 The earliest of the city states of the ancient Near East appeared at the southern end of the Mesopotamian plain, the area between the...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第一套(2)
Survival of Plants and Animals in Desert Conditions PARAGRAPH 1 The harsh conditions in deserts are intolerable for most plants and animals. Despite these conditions, however, many varieties of pla...[ 查看全文 ]2013年4月托福考试辅导:toefl阅读模拟试题第一套(1)
Energy and the Industrial Revolution PARAGRAPH 1 For years historians have sought to identify crucial elements in the eighteenth-century rise in industry, technology, and economic power Known as th...[ 查看全文 ]