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1、托福-10 及答案解析(总分:99.96,做题时间:90 分钟)一、READING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、passage-1(总题数:1,分数:10.00)Fred Smith1 At the turn of the century, the American economy shifted from its reliance on bulk manufacturing to a more service-based domain and lightweight high technology products. 2 The period when manufactured good
2、s were produced by semi-skilled workers in factories located not far from the raw materials that were transported by rail, truck, and canal was drawing to a close. 3 Highly trained scientists and technicians were developing products based upon electronic devices rather than tons of brute steel. 4 1
3、This new era allowed for the dispersal of manufacturing facilities and company headquarters. 2 With this freedom of location came the problem of transferring information and goods to scattered places. 3 Some items could be delivered electronically, but discs, paper, tapes and the like posed some ser
4、ious logistical problems. 4 Heralded as one of the great entrepreneurial figures of recent times, Fred Smith took astonishing risks to fulfill his vision and go against the United States Postal Service. For us, who live in a changing context of transportation and communication, his actions seem less
5、 precipitous and rash than to his contemporaries. But the Federal Express story should serve as a reminder that many of the best entrepreneurs are just as skilled at judging, controlling and minimizing risks as they are in taking them. With much of Smith“s family in the transportation industry, he u
6、sed part of the profits from selling his inherited father“s restaurants to serve as venture capital. 1 Though he did well in school, his interest focused on extra curricular activities, including starting a record label at age 15 that still exists today. 2 At Yale, he enrolled with the Marine Corp R
7、eserve Officers Training Program and the Flying Club. 3 He focuses his thesis on discussing the need for moving high priority, time-sensitive material in a more efficient manner. 4 Aware that few packages were sent directly to their destination by existing carriers, Smith proposed to have them shipp
8、ed from one city to the next on different airlines to their final destination. Smith“s professor, citing problems with federal regulations and competition from larger airlines that would preclude any chance of such a firm being successful, gave the paper a C. After dropping out of college, Smith tur
9、ned a faltering airplane engine repair business into a stable business. 1 It was from there that he began his dream of sending packages overnight in the formation of Federal Express. 2 By studying where the traffic of priority items was headed, Smith was able to construct a service that answered the
10、 complaints that many businesses had with existing services. 3 He initiated a postal service, which guaranteed the secure delivery of any items within a minimum of 3 days. 4 Smith contacted airline carriers and offered them a percentage of the fees he charged so that he may be able to ship his items
11、 on their planes via the fastest route possible. Today, the FedEx, as the company is termed, is synonymous with speedy delivery. It is one of the most lucrative and fastest growing businesses in the world. It boasts headquarters in virtually any location on the globe, while its employees are respect
12、ed for their courtesy and efficiency and dealing with customers. Glossaryelectronic: implemented on a computer or computer network entrepreneur: a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture extra-curricular: being outside the regular curriculum of a school or college
13、 carrier: one that transports or conveys(分数:10.00)(1).Look at the four squares in paragraph 1 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. It was the dawn of a new industrialized era. Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage
14、.(分数:2.50)(2).Look at the four squares in paragraph 2 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Companies could locate their basis in areas most conducive to attracting the best managers, scientists and workers. Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to
15、add the sentence to the passage.(分数:2.50)(3).Look at the four squares in paragraph 3 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. During his junior year at the university, he wrote a paper analyzing the state of the U.S. freight service. Where would the sentence best fit
16、? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage:(分数:2.50)(4).Look at the four squares in paragraph 4 that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. This included weekends and any extraneous statutory holidays as well. Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a sq
17、uare to add the sentence to the passage.(分数:2.50)三、passage-2(总题数:1,分数:10.00)The Declaration of IndependenceMost people know that in 1776 the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from Britain and decided to form their own country. The reasons why the colonists decided to declare the
18、ir independence, however, are very complex. Britain had ruled over colonies in America since the 1600s. 1 Since Britain was very far away, by the mid-1700“s, the East Coast colonists had become virtually self-sufficient. 2 They governed themselves autonomously for the most part, using elected assemb
19、lies to make local laws. 3 They formed their own militia to deal with Indian attacks and other problems, and slowly expanded westwards. 4 There were the problems between Britain and the colonies in I763. Britain had just defeated France in a long war, and had taken over a great deal of French land i
20、n North America. 1 But to pay for the war and to manage the new lands, the British needed financial resources. 2 The colonists became filled with discontent over the taxes and declared that since they were British citizens they could not be taxed without their representatives in the government agree
21、ing to that. 3 Their motto was no taxation without representation. 4 The colonists doggedly held to this view of actual representation, while the British upheld the concept of virtual representation, which meant a member of the London Parliament virtually represented every British citizen, colonist
22、or not, so a specific representative from the colonies was not necessary. 1 As more taxes were imposed, the colonists grew ever angrier with the mother land. 2 In a final surge of anger, they dumped ship-loads of British tea into Boston harbor in a protest that became known as the Boston Tea Party.
23、3 Eventually, the colonists realized that they did not need the British government, and that they had done pretty well on their own. 4 They fought the British in several small battles and realized, finally, that to be happy and free, they had to break away from Britain. 1 A number of wealthy merchan
24、ts who had done well under the British rule were less enthusiastic supporters of emancipation. 2 They feared severe retaliation at the hands of the British and were not willing to risk life and limb, as well as their wealth, for such lofty ideals as independence. 3 Soon, two parties established them
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