Soal Toef Reading Practice Section 3 Comprehension section contains reading passages and The Reading Comprehension questions about the passages. The questions are about information that is stated or implied in the passage and about some of the specic words in the passages. Because many English words have more than one meaning, it is important to remember that these questions concern the meaning of a word or phrase within the context of the passage. Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of stated or implied in what is stated or implied in that passage. Read the ollowing passage: The railroad was was not the rst institution institution to impose regularity regularity on society, or to draw attention to the importance of precise timeeeping. !or as long as merchants have set out their wares at Line daybrea and communal festivities have been celebrated, people (5) have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this tradition is today more apparent than ever. "ere it not for public acceptance of a single yardstic of time, social life would be unbearably chaotic# the massive daily transfers of goods, services, and informatio information n would proceed in ts and (10) starts$ the very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.
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Example I "hat is the main idea of the passage% &n mod oder ern n soc socie iety ty we mu must st ma ae e mor more e tim time e for for ou ourr nei neigh ghbo bors rs.. The tr traditions of of so society ar are ti timeless. An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society. )ociety *udges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities. The main idea of the passage is that societies need to agree about how time is measured in order to function smoothly. Therefore, you should choose answer '. Example II &n line +, the phrase this tradition refers to the th e pr prac acttic ice e of of st star arti ting ng the bus usin ines ess s day day at daw awn n friendly relations between neighbors the th e rai ailr lro oad ad-s -s rel elia ian nce on tim ime e sch ched edul ule es peo pe opl plee-s s agr agree eem men entt on on the the mea eas sur urem emen entt of of tim time e The phrase this tradition refers to the preceding clause, people have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. Therefore, Therefor e, you should choose answer answer (. Now begin wor on the !"estions#
PR$CTICE P$SS$%E The Alasa pipeline starts at the froen edge of the Arctic /cean. &t stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the 0nited )tates, ending at a remote ice1free seaport village nearly Line 233 miles from where it begins. &t is massive in sie and extremely (5) complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the froen ground. &t weaves through crooed canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocy crags, maes its way through thic forests, and passes over or (10) under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 5 million barrels 6or 24 million gallons7 of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. 8esting on 91shaped steel racs called bents, long sections of the pipeline follow a igag course high above the froen earth. (15) /ther long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocy ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline-s up1and1down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, roc, or permafrost (20) 6permanently froen ground7. A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from : to ;5 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. /ne of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately (25) <2 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction pro*ect ever undertaen by private industry. &n fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 2 ma*or oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil elds and (30) paid into the pipeline1construction fund according to the sie of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortages, equipment breadowns, labor disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alasa pipeline has been completed and is operating.
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The word it in line 4 refers to pipeline ocean state village According to the passage, 24 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each day wee month year The phrase 8esting on in line ;: is closest in meaning to 'onsisting of )upported by =assing under =rotected with The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline-s route E?'E=T the climate lay of the land itself local vegetation ind of soil and roc The word undertaen in line 5+ is closest in meaning to removed selected transported attempted 9ow many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline% : 4 2 ;5 The word particular in line 5 is closest in meaning to peculiar specic exceptional equal "hich of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each member of the consortium would pay% 9ow much oil eld land each company owned 9ow long each company had owned land in the oil elds 9ow many people wored for each company 9ow many oil wells were located on the company-s land "here in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always remains froen% ine : ine ;: ine ; ine :5
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Questions 1-9 Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in industry today because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well as its use in the production of propellants. Despite its widespread use in industry carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home use. !n the past carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning compounds that were used throughout the home but it was found to be dangerous" when heated it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness and even death if it is inhaled. #ecause of this dangerous characteristic the $nited %tates revo&ed permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in 19'(. The $nited %tates has ta&en similar action with various other chemical compounds. 1. The main point of this passage is that ). carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it is heated #. the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 19'( C. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry it is not allowed in home products. D. carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of cleaning compounds *. The word +widely, in line * could most easily be replaced by ). grandly #. etensively C. largely D. hugely . The word +banned, in line / is closest in meaning to ). forbidden #. allowed
C. suggested D. instituted /. !t is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated it becomes ). harmful #. colorless C. a cleaning compound D. inflammable 0. )ccording to the passage before 19'( carbon tetrachloride was ). used by itself as a cleanser #. banned in industrial use C. often used as a component of cleaning products D. not allowed in home cleaning products . The word +inhaled, in line ' is closest in meaning to ). warmed #. breathed in C. carelessly used D. blown '. The word +revo&ed, in line 2 could most easily be replaced by ). gave #. granted C. instituted D. too& away 2. The paragraph following the passage most li&ely discusses ). additional uses of carbon tetrachloride #. the banning of various chemical compounds by the $.%. government C. further dangerous effects of carbon tetrachloride D. the ma3or characteristic of carbon tetrachloride 9. !t can be inferred from the passage that one role of the $.%. government is to ). regulate product safety #. prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride C. instruct industry on cleaning methodologies D. ban the use of any chemicals 4awaban 1. C. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry it is not allowed in home products *. #. etensively . ). forbidden /. ). harmful 0. C. often used as a component of cleaning products . #. breathed in '. D. too& away 2. #. the banning of various chemical compounds by the $.%. government 9. ). regulate product safety
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