TOEFL Reading Test 02
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- 1.What does the passage mainly discuss? (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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The role of literature in early American histories
- B.
The place of American women in written histories
- C.
The keen sense of history shown by American women
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The “great women” approach to history used by American historians
- 2.The word “contemporary” in line 5 means that the history was (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Informative
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Written at that time
- C.
Thoughtful
- D.
Faultfinding
- 3.In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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A woman’s status was changed by marriage
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Even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored
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Only three women were able to get their writing published
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Poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women
- 4.The word “celebratory” in line 12 means that the writings referred to were (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Related to parties
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Religious
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Serious
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Full of praise
- 5.The word “they” in line 12 refers to (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Efforts
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Authors
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Counterparts
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Sources
- 6.In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out? (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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They put too much emphasis on daily activities
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They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
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The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
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They were printed on poor-quality paper.
- 7.On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations? (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
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Biographies of John Adams
- C.
Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
- D.
Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college
- 8.What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection? (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
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They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.
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They provided valuable information for twentieth—century historical researchers.
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They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
- 9.In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT : (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Authors
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Reformers
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Activists for women’s rights
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Politicians
- 10.The word “representative” in line 29 is closest in meaning to (www.balalaenglish.blogspot.com)
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Typical
- B.
Satisfied
- C.
Supportive
- D.
Distinctive
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