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【题目】 TOEFL is the most widely used language assessment exam for American universities. There are two major versions of the TOEFL test. The first is the iBT, or Internet-based Test. It is offered in most of the world and accepted by nearly every university and scholarship program in the United States. The other is called the Paper-based Test or PBT.【1】

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Plan ahead —【2】Do not expect a big lift in your test results in two weeks. There is no easy way to improve your score quickly. You will have to spend a lot of time and energy.

Master the basics first —【3】.If you score below 500 on the PBT or 70 on the iBT, study the fundamentals for a few months and come back to the TOEFL later.

Get a study guide It is easy to find study guides for the iBT. 【4】 The best study guides will have explanations in the answer key. PBT study guides are difficult to find because the test is being phased out.

【5】— Remember, you are learning a language, not a test. You can improve your TOEFL part of your daily life. Some simple ways are listening to podcasts, watching movies, reading newspapers, sending and reading text messages in English, and writing online comments in English.

A.Know English well.

B.Use various resources.

C.It is still used in some developing countries.

D.Raising your score will take months of intensive work.

E.If you have a choice, take the iBT if it is not too pricey.

F.Pearson, Barron’s，ETS, and Kaplan all produce quality materials.

G.You should have at least an upper- intermediate English level before you attempt the test.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】G

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍托福考试的一些策略。

【1】根据第一段第三、四、五句 The first is the IBT， or Internet-based Test. It is offered in mostof the world and accepted by nearly every university and scholarship program in the United States. The other is called the Paper-based Test or PBT.可知，首先介绍了第一种考试类型IBT，并介绍了它在世界上大部分地区都有提供。接着介绍第二种类型PBT。所以此处应该继续介绍它的使用范围。C项意为＂它仍在一些发展中国家被使用”，承接上文，符合语境。故正确答案为C。

【2】根据下文 Do not expect a big lift in your test results in two weeks.可知，别指望两个星期你的考试成绩就会有大的提高。D项意为“提高你的分数需要几个月的强化训练”，引出下文符合语境。故正确答案为D。

【3】根据下文“If you score below 500 on the PBT or 70 on the iBT, study the fundamentals for a few months and come back to the TOEFL later.”可知，如果你的PBT成绩低于500分，或者IBT成绩低于70分，那就先学习几个月的基础知识，然后再回过头来学习托福。G项意为“在你参加考试之前，你的英语水平至少要达到中上水平”，引出下文，符合语境。故选G。

【4】根据上文 It is easy to find study guides for the IBT.可知，要找到IBT的学习指南很容易。此处应该与学习指南有关。F项意为“Pearson ,Barron’s ,ETS和 Kaplan都生产高质量的

教材”，承接上文，符合语境。故正确答案为F。

【5】根据最后一段最后两句 You can improve your TOEFL part of your daily life. Some simple ways are listening to podcasts, watching movies, reading newspapers, sending and reading text messages in English, and writing online comments in English。由此可知，你可以通过让英语成为你日常生活的一部分来提高托福成绩。一些简单的方法是听播客，看电影，读报纸，用英语发送和阅读文本信息，以及用英语写在线评论。B项意为“使用各种资源”，引出下文，符合语境。故选B。