说到托福阅读备考，TPO是必不可少的备考神器，通过TPO练习来更好的适应阅读考试的节奏。本文小编带来的是TPO26 Energy and the Industrial Revolution的学习笔记，希望能够与正在备考的大家一起进步。
TPO26 Energy and the Industrial Revolution
文章题材：社会学科——能源与工业革命
常见词汇：
mechanization [,mekənai'zeiʃən, -ni'z-] n. 机械化;机动化
impurity [im'pjuəriti] n. 不纯，杂质
expansion [iks'pænʃən] n. 扩大，膨胀，扩充
urban ['ə:bən] adj. 城市的，都市的
consequent ['kɔnsi.kwent] adj. 作为结果的，随之发生的，合乎逻辑的
temporary ['tempərəri] adj. 暂时的，临时的n. 临时工
watt [wɔt] n. 瓦特
response [ri'spɔns] n. 回答，响应，反应，答复
spread [spred] v. 伸展，展开，传播，散布，铺开，涂撒
refined [ri'faind] adj. 精炼的，优雅的，精细的 v. 精炼，净化，使
易错题解析：
Paragraph 1: For years historians have sought to identify crucial elements in the eighteenth-century rise in industry, technology, and economic power known as the Industrial Revolution, and many give prominence to the problem of energy. Until the eighteenth century, people relied on energy derived from plants as well as animal and human muscle to provide power. Increased efficiency in the use of water and wind helped with such tasks as pumping, milling, or sailing. However, by the eighteenth century, Great Britain in particular was experiencing an energy shortage. Wood, the primary source of heat for homes and industries and also used in the iron industry as processed charcoal, was diminishing in supply. Great Britain had large amounts of coal; however, there were not yet efficient means by which to produce mechanical energy or to power machinery. This was to occur with progress in the development of the steam engine.
1、Why does the author provide the information that “Great Britain had large amounts of coal”?
○ To reject the claim that Britain was facing an energy shortage in the eighteenth century
○ To explain why coal rather than other energy resources became the primary source of heat for homes and industries in eighteenth-century Britain
○To indicate that Britain’s energy shortage was not the result of a lack of fuel
○ To explain why coal mining became an important industry in nineteenth-century
题型：修辞目的题。答案是(C)
解析：读highlight所在句，说英国有煤，但没法变成能量来运行机器，选项C同时说了由煤木有能量，是正确答案。A错在不是reject，原文承认缺能量，A说反;B错在原文没讲other energy resources怎么样;D错在coal mining变成重要行业没讲。
易错选项：(D)。
14 、Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
Uruk, located in ancient Mesopotamia, flourished in the fourth millennium B.C.E. and was the first city in human history.
Answer Choices
O A variety of evidence indicates that Uruk, while it supported itself primarily by agriculture, also had specialized craft workers.
O The monumental sculptures of Uruk were made by the specialist stone cutters who also produced small-scale relief scenes on shell, bone and faience.
O The large number, standardized sizes, and simple molded construction of a type of pottery produced in Uruk demonstrate specialized, centrally organized mass production.
O Cylinder seals from the late Uruk period are far superior to the stamp earlier Neolithic period.
O Archaeological evidence from across the Near East indicates that Uruk was a center for the production and export of highly decorated pottery made by craft specialists in private homes.
O The carved designs on cylinder seals produced in Uruk are of such technical and artistic excellence that they could only have been produced by professional artisans.
题型：文章总结题。答案是(A)(E)(F)
解析：A正确，选，对应文章第一段的高亮句(第一题)和第二段第二句。B无明显错误，对应最后一段的倒数第三局，但只是细节，不选。C原文并没有说做这个monumental sculpture的人和做印章的是一样的人。D错误，highly decorated pottery与原文矛盾，原文第二段第四句说undecorated utilitarian pottery.E正确，选，对应原文第二段。F正确，选。对应原文最后一段。
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