托福阅读历年真题精选25_第2页

31.  What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A)  The artwork of James and Sarah Miriam Peale

(B)  How Philadelphia became a center for art in the nineteenth century

(C)  Nineteenth-century still-life paintings in the United States

(D)  How botanical art inspired the first still-life paintings

 

32.  Which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of the still lifes of James and Sarah Miriam Peale?

(A)  Simplicity

(B)  Symbolism

(C)  Smooth texture

(D)  Social commentary

 

33.  The word "biting" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

(A)  simple

(B)  sorrowful

(B)  frequent

(D)  sharp 

 

34.  The word "It" in line 14 refers to

(A)  Luncheon Still Life

(B)  one of the Peales' pieces

(C)  a larger scale

(D)  the number of objects 

 

35.  The word "heightened" in line 18 is closest in meaning to

(A)  complicated

(B)  directed

(C)  observed 

(D)  increased

 

36.  The word "meticulous" in line 24 is closest in meaning to

(A)  careful

(B)  significant

(C)  appropriate

(D)  believable